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  • Page 1 UPER X7DWN+ USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • 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: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledge- able PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7DWN+ motherboard. About This Motherboard X7DWN+ supports dual Intel® Quad-Core and Dual-Core Xeon™ 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series processors with a front side bus speed of up to 1.6 GHz.
  • Page 4 X7DWN+ User's Manual Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components. Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor- rect system setup.
  • Page 5 Preface Notes...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ................... iii Manual Organization ..................iii Conventions Used in the Manual ............... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ....................1-1 Checklist ....................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ................1-2 X7DWN+ Image ................ 1-3 X7DWN+ Layout ................
  • Page 7 Preface Power Button ..................2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ................2-14 ATX Power Connector ................2-14 Processor Power Connector ..............2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ..............2-15 Chassis Intrusion ..................2-15 Fan Headers ..................2-16 Keylock ..................... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ............. 2-17 Serial Ports .....................
  • Page 8 X7DWN+ User's Manual IDE Connectors ..................2-32 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ..............3-1 Before Power On ..................3-1 No Power ....................3-1 No Video ....................3-1 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ..........3-2 Memory Errors ................... 3-2 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ..............

  • Page 9: 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 10: Contacting Supermicro

    X7DWN+ 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. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel:...

  • Page 11: X7Dwn+ Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction X7DWN+ 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 12: X7Dwn+ Layout

    X7DWN+ User's Manual X7DWN+ Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) CPU FAN1 DIMM 4D 4-Pin PWR 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR Fan5 DIMM 4C FAN7 JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 DIMM 4B DIMM 4A FAN1 Fan6 DIMM 3D 3rd PWR Fail Detect SMBUS_PS DIMM 3C DIMM 3B DIMM 3A...

  • Page 13: Quick Reference

    Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference ( X7DWN+) Jumper Description Default Setting 3rd PWR Failure Detection Off (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2) JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Select On (Master) I 2 C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots C1/JI Open (Disabled) Memory Voltage Select Pins 1-2 (Auto) JPG1...

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    • CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores • System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III...
  • Page 15 Chapter 1: Introduction ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism • ACPI Power Management • Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-off Onboard I/O • Intel ESB2 supports Six SATA2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment) •...
  • Page 16 X7DWN+ User's Manual PROCESSOR#1 PROCESSOR#2 1666/1333/1067 1666/1333/1067 MT/S MT/S FBD CHNL0 PCI-EXPx8 PORT FBD CHNL1 #5,6 PORT Seaburg PCI-EXPx8 FBD CHNL2 #1,2 FBD CHNL3 PCI-E PORT #3,4 PORT RJ45 PCI-E x4 GB LAN PORT PORT ZOAR #7,8 RJ45 RMII PORTESI ATA 100 IDE CONN PCI-EXPx4...

  • Page 17: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWN+ motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for quad-pro- cessor 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 18: Special Features

    X7DWN+ 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 19: Acpi Features

    LED are triggered. System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can also confi gure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre-defi...

  • Page 20: Power Supply

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted.
  • Page 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 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 com- munication ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system.
  • Page 22 X7DWN+ User's Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The fol- lowing measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 24: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    X7DWN+ 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 always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Installation 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger North Center Edge to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU. 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner marked with a triangle cutout.
  • Page 26 X7DWN+ User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the re- quired amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: Installation Screw#1 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right. 2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture Screw#2 on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU.

  • Page 28: Installing Dimms

    X7DWN+ 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 1.
  • Page 29 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 reduc- tion in memory availability is disproportional. (See the Memory Availability Table below.) Possible System Memory Allocation &...

  • Page 30: Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    X7DWN+ 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 31: 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 de- signed 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 32: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X7DWN+ 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 33: Hdd Led

    Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the Pin Defi nitions (JF1) hard drive LED cable here to display Pin# Defi nition disk activity (for any hard drive ac- tivities on the system, including SAS, HD Active Serial ATA and IDE).

  • Page 34: Overheat/Fan Fail Led

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Connect an LED Cable to the OH/Fan Pin# Defi nition Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings Ground of chassis overheating or fan failure. OH/Fan Fail Indicator Refer to the table on the right for pin Status...

  • Page 35: 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 a 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 36: Connecting Cables

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power 24-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 sup- -12V +3.3V ply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) on the PS_ON motherboard.

  • Page 37: Universal Serial Bus (Usb0/1)

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB (USB0/1) There are fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal Pin# Defi nitions Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Back Panel USB Ports 0 and 1 are located at JUSB1. The other three are Front Panel USB Ground headers.

  • Page 38: Fan Headers

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Fan Headers Fan Header The X7DWN+ has six chassis/system fan Pin Defi nitions (Fan1-8) headers (Fan1 to Fan6) and two CPU Fans Pin# Defi nition (Fans 7/8). (Note: All 4-pin fans headers Ground are backward compatible with the traditional +12V 3-pin fans.) See the table on the right for Tachometer...

  • Page 39: 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 40: Wake-On-Ring

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-Ring Pin Defi nitions The Wake-On-Ring header is des- (JWOR) ignated JWOR. This function allows Pin# Defi nition your computer to receive and be Ground "awakened" by an incoming call to Wake-up the modem when the system is in the suspend state.

  • Page 41: Glan (Ethernet Ports)

    Chapter 2: Installation GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports are located GLAN1 GLAN2 at JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Power LED/Speaker On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 used for power LED indication, and Speaker Connector pins 4-7 are for the speaker.

  • Page 42: Power Supply Failure

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Power Supply Failure PWR Supply Failure Pin Defi nitions Connect a cable from your power Pin# Defi nition supply to the Power Supply Fail PWR 1: Fail header (PSF/JP3) to provide warnings PWR 2: Fail of power supply failure. This warning PWR 3: Fail signal is passed through the PWR_LED Signal: Alarm Reset...

  • Page 43: Overheat Led/Fan Fail

    Chapter 2: Installation Overheat LED/Fan Fail Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions (JOH1) Pin# Defi nition The JOH1 header is used to connect 5vDC an LED indicator to provide warnings OH Active of chassis overheating or fan failure. This LED will blink when a fan failure OH/Fan Fail LED occurs.

  • Page 44: Power Smb Connector

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Power SMB (I C) Connector PWR SMB Pin Defi nitions Power SMB (I C) Connector (J17) Pin# Defi nition monitors power supply, fan and sys- Clock tem temperatures. See the table on Data the right for pin defi nitions. PWR Fail Ground +3.3V...

  • Page 45: Compact Flash Card Pwr Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A C o m p a c t F l a s h C a r d P o w e r Setting Defi nition Connector is located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash Compact Flash Card or the Compact Power On (Default)

  • Page 46: Jumper Settings

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modi f y the operat ion 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.

  • Page 47: Clear Cmos

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 48: Vga Enabled/Disabled

    X7DWN+ User's Manual VGA Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) JPG1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Setting Defi nition the VGA Controller. The default position Pins 1-2 Enabled is on pins 1 and 2 to use this feature. Pins 2-3 Disabled See the table on the right for jumper...

  • Page 49: 3Rd Pwr Supply Pwr Fault

    Chapter 2: Installation 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Detection (J3P) Jumper Setting Defi nition The system can notify you in the event Closed Enabled of a power supply failure. This feature is Open Disabled (Default) available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act-...

  • Page 50: Compact Flash Master/Slave Enable/Disable

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Compact Flash Master/Slave Compact Flash Card Master/ Select Slave Select A Compact Flash Master (Primary)/Slave Jumper Defi nition (Secondary) Selection Jumper is located Open Slave (Secondary) at JCF1. Close this jumper to enable Closed Master (Primary) Compact Flash Card. For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper (JCF1) to work properly, you will need to fi...

  • Page 51: Onboard Indicators

    Chapter 2: Installation Onboard Indicators Activity L i n k GLAN LEDs Rear View (when facing the There are two GLAN ports on the moth- rear side of the chassis) erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings has two LEDs.

  • Page 52: Drive Connections

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Floppy Drive, SIMSO, Serial ATA 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. •...

  • Page 53: Serial Ata Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA Pin Defi nitions Six Serial ATA Ports (I-SATA0~I- Pin# Defi nition SATA 5) are located at JS1~JS6 Ground on the motherboard. These ports TX_P provide serial-link signal transmis- TX_N sion, which is faster than that of the Ground traditional Parallel ATA.

  • Page 54: Ide Connectors

    X7DWN+ User's Manual IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Defi nitions There are two IDE Connectors (JIDE1: Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Blue, JIDE2: White) on the mother- Reset IDE Ground board. The blue IDE connector (JIDE1) Host Data 7 Host Data 8 is designated the Primary IDE Drive.

  • Page 55: 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 install- ing any hardware components.

  • Page 56: Losing The System's Setup Confi Guration

    X7DWN+ User's Manual for details on beep codes. 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 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting (http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at (http://www.supermicro. com/support/bios/). Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed, it depends on the modifi cations to the boot block code. 3.

  • Page 58: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X7DWN+ User's Manual 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. We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS, security and audio drivers.

  • Page 59: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWN+. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 60: Running Setup

    X7DWN+ 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 appropriate 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 as shown on the following page.

  • Page 61: Main Bios Setup Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi...
  • Page 62 X7DWN+ User's Manual Type This option allows the user 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 63 Chapter 4: BIOS SATA Controller Mode Option Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically-detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode.

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup

    X7DWN+ User's Manual Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have 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 65 Chapter 4: BIOS Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are instant-off and 4-sec override.
  • Page 66 X7DWN+ User's Manual 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) its data into this reserved memory area.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time.
  • Page 68 X7DWN+ User's Manual PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable this item to forward the PCI errors occurring behind P2P bridges to the South Bridge, so NMI can be asserted. The options are Enabled and Disabled. PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Enable this function to improve the DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32-bit multimedia card.

  • Page 69: Advanced Chipset Control

    Chapter 4: BIOS DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems). Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Warning : Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An Incor- rect value, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable.
  • Page 70 X7DWN+ User's Manual Memory Voltage Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect memory voltage based on the SPD table. Select 1.5V to force the system to use 1.5V for lower power fully- buffered DIMM modules. Select 1.8V to use 1.8V power for onboard memory modules.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered (FBD) memory module.

  • Page 72: Advanced Processor Options

    X7DWN+ User's Manual High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) can in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS C1/C2 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.) Execute Disable Bit (Available when supported by the CPU and the OS.) Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and...
  • Page 74 X7DWN+ User's Manual multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: BIOS Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

  • Page 76: Dmi Event Logging

    X7DWN+ User's Manual DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting. View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 77: Console Redirection

    Chapter 4: BIOS Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled. BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection.
  • Page 78 +5Vsb/+5VDD +3.3V P1V5/P_VTT/Vbat Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre- cedence 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 79 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 80 X7DWN+ User's Manual 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 81 Chapter 4: BIOS Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. The following items will also appear: IP Address, IP Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, MAC Address Byte0, MAC Address Byte1, MAC Address Byte2, MAC Address Byte3, MAC Address Byte4,...
  • Page 82 X7DWN+ User's Manual Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.
  • Page 83 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 84: Exit

    X7DWN+ 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 made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

  • Page 85: Post Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 86 X7DWN+ User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 87: 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 website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
  • Page 88 X7DWN+ 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. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter>...

  • Page 89: Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers 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 90 The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 91 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/User- Guide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.
  • Page 92 X7DWN+ User's Manual Notes...
  • Page 93 (Disclaimer continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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