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  • Page 1 UPER X7DWU USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 Manual Revision 1.0 Release Date: January 10, 2008 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.

  • Page 3: Manual Organization

    Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7DWU motherboard. The X7DWU supports 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 GHz.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    X7DWU User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ................... iii Manual Organization ..................iii 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 ................
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 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 .....................
  • 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

    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

    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 graphics shown in the manual.
  • Page 10 X7DWU User's Manual X7DWU Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) KB/MS Buzzer SMBUS_PS FAN6 FAN5 CPU FAN1 8-Pin PWR DIMM4B DIMM4A 20-Pin PWR DIMM3B DIMM3A FAN1 CPU2 DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A FAN2 Intel 5400 JOH1 North Bridge CPU1 FAN3 LAN CTRL FAN8 FAN2...

  • Page 11: Quick Reference

    Chapter 1: Introduction X7DWU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) C1/JI C to PCI/PCI-X Slots Open (Disabled) Memory Voltage Select Pins 1-2 (Auto) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector...

  • 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.) Chipset...
  • 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 • Six SATA ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ- ment) •...
  • Page 14 X7DWU User's Manual PROCESSOR#2 PROCESSOR#1 1067/1333/1600 1067/1333/1600 MT/S MT/S FBD CHNL0 Intel5400 PCI-E_2 X16 Ports FBD CHNL1 #5,6,7,8 FBD CHNL2 PCI-E_2 X8 Ports #1,2 FBD CHNL3 Port Ports Port #3,4 RJ45 PCIE x4 82575EB RJ45 Port Port Port ATA 100 IDE CONN PCI-E x8 Ports...

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWU motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for quad-processor or dual-processor-based high-end systems with confi guration options optimized for complex storage platforms. The 5400 chipset supports single or dual Intel Quad- Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series processor with front side bus speeds of up to 1.6 GHz.

  • Page 16: Special Features

    X7DWU User's Manual Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state.

  • Page 17: Acpi Features

    Chapter 1: Introduction 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

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 •...

  • Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    X7DWU User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re- moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2: Installation Loading the CPU into the North Center Edge 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.
  • Page 24 X7DWU User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Passive 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 Screw#2 Screw#1 the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Installation 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. Then, use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

  • Page 26: Installing Dimms

    X7DWU User's Manual Installing DIMMs Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1). DIMM Installation Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM #1A.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: Installation Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail- able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table on the next page for details.) Possible System Memory Allocation &...

  • 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

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 the fi gure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 30: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X7DWU User's Manual 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/Fp Uid Switch

    Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED/FP UID Switch The Front Panel UID Switch connection is located on pin 13 of JF1. Connect a cable with a switch attached to pin 13 of JF1 to HDD LED provide Unit Identifi cation to your system. Pin Defi...

  • Page 32: Overheat/Fan Fail Led/Pwr Fail/Fp Uid Led

    X7DWU User's Manual Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/ OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/FP UID LED FP UID LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Pin# Defi nition Connect an LED to the Overheat/Fan Blue_LED_Cathode (UID) Fail/PWR Fail/UID (Unit ID) LED OH_Fan Fail_PWR connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to Fail_UID provide advanced warnings of chas- OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/FP UID Indica-...

  • Page 33: Reset Button

    Chapter 2: Installation Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Pin Defi nitions (JF1) on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the Pin# Defi nition hardware reset switch on the computer Reset case. Refer to the table on the right for Ground pin defi...

  • Page 34: Connecting Cables

    X7DWU 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 20-pin main power supply -12V +3.3V connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) on the moth- PS_ON erboard.

  • Page 35: Universal Serial Bus

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB (USB 0/1) There are fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal Pin# Defi nitions Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Two of them are Back Panel USB ports (USB#0/1), and the Ground others are Front Panel USB headers (USB#2/3, USB#4).

  • Page 36: Fan Headers

    X7DWU User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DWU has eight chassis/sys- 4-Pin Fan Header tem fan headers (Fan1 to Fan8). Pin Defi nitions Fan1-Fan6 are chassis/system fans, Pin# Defi nition while Fan7 and Fan8 are CPU fans. Ground The fan speeds for these fans are +12V controlled by Thermal Management Tachometer...

  • Page 37: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard and Ports Mouse Port Pin Defi nitions The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 Pin# Defi nition mouse ports are located on the IO Data Backpanel. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • 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 Wake-On-Ring "awakened" by an incoming call to Pin Defi nitions the modem when the system is in the Pin# Defi nition suspend state.

  • Page 39: Glan 1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

    Chapter 2: Installation GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports are desig- nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO backplane. These ports accept RJ45 GLAN1 GLAN2 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 Connector speaker.

  • Page 40: Overheat Led/Fan Fail

    X7DWU User's Manual Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions The JOH1 header is used to connect Pin# Defi nition an LED to provide warnings of chassis 5vDC overheating. This LED will blink to in- OH Active dicate a fan failure. Refer to the table on right for pin defi...

  • Page 41: Power Smb Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Power SMB (I C) Connector PWR SMB Pin Defi nitions Power SMB (I C) Connector (J17) Pin# Defi nition monitors onboard power supply, fan Clock speeds and system temperatures. Data See the table on the right for pin PWR Fail defi...

  • 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

    Chapter 2: Installation Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumper Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a Setting square solder pad on the printed circuit Pin 1-2 short...

  • 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. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

  • Page 45: 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 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on Pins 2-3 Disabled the right for jumper settings.

  • Page 46: Onboard Indicators

    X7DWU User's Manual Onboard Indicators L i n k Activity GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth- (Rear View: When viewing from erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port the rear side of the system) has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates GLAN Activity Indicator activity, while the Link LED may be green, (LED Settings)

  • Page 47: Floppy Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive and SIMSO IPMI Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...

  • Page 48: Simso Ipmi Slot

    X7DWU User's Manual SIMSO IPMI Slot There is a SIMSO IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) slot on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the location of 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.

  • Page 49: Ide Connectors

    Chapter 2: Installation IDE Connector IDE Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions An IDE Connector is located at Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition JIDE1on the motherboard. See Reset IDE Ground the table on the right for pin Host Data 7 Host Data 8 defi...
  • Page 50 X7DWU User's Manual Notes 2-30...

  • Page 51: 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 52: No Video

    X7DWU User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and memory modules. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A and Appendix B for details on beep codes. Losing the System’s Setup Confi...

  • Page 53: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration that was sold to you. • Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (http:// www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support.

  • Page 54: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X7DWU User's Manual downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS fi le to your computer. Unzip the BIOS fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and reboot your system. Follow the Readme.txt to continue fl ashing the BIOS. Warning : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!

  • Page 55: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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

    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 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

    Chapter 4: BIOS Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved memory area.
  • Page 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. Select Uncached to disable this function.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 Chapter 4: BIOS 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. AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to activate the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring.

  • Page 69: Advanced Processor Options

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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.) Set to Enabled to allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an ap- plication code can execute and where it cannot, and thus preventing a worm or...
  • Page 71 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, 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

    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

    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. BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection.
  • 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 X7DWU 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 Chapter 4: BIOS 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.
  • 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. 4-24...

  • Page 79: Set Supervisor Password

    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: Tpm State

    X7DWU 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). 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 81 Chapter 4: BIOS 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

    X7DWU 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

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A 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 X7DWU User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 85: Appendix B: Intel Hostraid Setup Guidelines

    Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. Important Notes to the User: Note 1: If you do not wish to confi...
  • Page 86 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. RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive.
  • Page 87 Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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...
  • Page 88 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 89 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 90 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>. 3.
  • Page 91 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 92 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>. 2.
  • Page 93 Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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.
  • Page 94 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 95: Appendix C: Adaptec Hostraid Setup Guidelines

    Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 96 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 97 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded SATA HostRAID Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA/RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows data to be written across multiple drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O perfor- mance.
  • Page 98 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 99 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 100 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 101 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 102 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. Note: It is recommended that you confi...
  • Page 103 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 104 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. 5.
  • Page 105 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 106 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. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, and then, press <Enter>.
  • Page 107 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 108 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 109 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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.

  • Page 110: 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 111 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 112 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 113 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 114 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. Choose from the list the item: "Intel ESB2 Driver by 3rd Party (Adaptec)"...
  • Page 115 Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix D 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 116 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 117: Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    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.
  • Page 118 X7DWU User's Manual Notes...

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