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Supero X8DAi User Manual (97 pages)

Super Micro - X8DAi Workstation Motherboard

Brand: Supero | Category: Motherboard | Size: 2 MB

About this Manual
3
About this Motherboard
3
Conventions Used in the Manual
3
Manual Organization
3
Preface

3
- Contacting Supermicro
  4
- Table of Contents
  6
Chapter 1 Introduction

9
- Overview
  9
  - Checklist
    9
  - X8Da3/X8Dai Quick Reference
    13
  - Motherboard Features
    14
- Chipset Overview
  17
  - Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset
    17
- Special Features
  18
  - Recovery from AC Power Loss
    18
- PC Health Monitoring
  18
- ACPI Features
  19
  - Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
    19
  - Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
    19
- Power Supply
  20
- Super I/O
  20
Chapter 2 Installation

21
- Static-Sensitive Devices
  21
  - Precautions
    21
  - Unpacking
    21
- Motherboard Installation
  22
  - Tools Needed
    22
  - Installation Instructions
    22
- Processor and Heatsink Installation
  23
  - Installing a CPU Heatsink
    25
- Memory Installation
  27
  - DIMM Installation
    27
  - Memory Support
    28
- Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports
  30
  - Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports
    30
  - Front Control Panel
    31
  - Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ Nitions
    32
    
    NMI Button
    32
    
    Power LED
    32
    
    Hdd Led
    33
    
    NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators
    33
    
    Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail LED
    34
    
    Power Fail LED
    34
    
    Reset Button
    35
    
    Power Button
    35
- Connecting Cables
  36
  - ATX Power Connector
    36
  - Processor Power Connector
    36
  - Universal Serial Bus (USB)
    37
  - Chassis Intrusion
    37
  - Fan Headers
    38
  - Speaker/Power LED Header
    38
  - ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports
    39
  - Serial Ports
    39
  - Wake-On-LAN
    40
  - Overheat Led/Fan Fail (JOH1)
    40
  - GLAN 1/2 (Giga-Bit Ethernet Ports)
    41
  - T-SGPIO Headers
    41
  - Power SMB (I 2 C) Connector
    42
  - Smb
    42
  - High Deﬁ Nition Audio (HD Audio)
    43
  - CD Header/Front Panel Audio
    43
- Jumper Settings
  45
  - Explanation of Jumpers
    45
    
    GLAN Enable/Disable
    45
    
    CMOS Clear
    46
    
    Watch Dog Enable/Disable
    46
    
    I 2 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots
    47
    
    I 2 C Bus to PCI-X Slots
    47
    
    SAS Enable/Disable
    48
    
    SAS RAID Select
    48
    
    CNF1/CNF2 Enable
    49
- Onboard Indicators
  50
  - GLAN Leds
    50
  - Onboard Power LED
    50
- Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections
  51
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

55
- Troubleshooting Procedures
  55
  - Before Power on
    55
  - No Power
    55
  - No Video
    56
  - Losing the System's Setup Conﬁ Guration
    56
  - Memory Errors
    56
- Technical Support Procedures
  57
- Frequently Asked Questions
  57
- Returning Merchandise for Service
  58
Chapter 4 BIOS

59
- Introduction
  59
- Main Setup
  60
- Advanced Setup Conﬁ Gurations
  62
  - Processor and Clock Options
    63
  - Advanced Chipset Control
    65
  - System Health Monitor
    74
  - View Bmc System Event Log
    78
- Security Settings
  81
- Boot Conﬁ Guration
  82
  - Boot Device Priority
    83
  - Hard Disk Drives
    83
  - Removable Drives
    83
- Exit Options
  84
- BIOS Recovery
  85
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

89
- BIOS Error Beep Codes
  89
Appendix B Installing the Windows os

91
- B-1 Installing the Windows os for a RAID System
  91
- B-2 Installing the Windows os for a Non-RAID System
  92
Appendix C Software Installation Instructions

93
- C-1 Installing Software Programs
  93
- C-2 Conﬁ Guring Supero Doctor III
  94

Supero X8DAi User Manual (64 pages)

Preliminary Draft

Brand: Supero | Category: Motherboard | Size: 1 MB

Preface
3
Chapter 1: Introduction

7
- Overview
  7
- Checklist
  7
  - Contacting Supermicro
    8
  - X8Da3/X8Dai Image
    9
  - Quick Reference
    11
  - Motherboard Features
    12
- Chipset Overview
  15
- Special Features
  16
- PC Health Monitoring
  16
- ACPI Features
  17
- Power Supply
  18
- Super I/O
  19
Chapter 2: Installation

21
- Static-Sensitive Devices
  21
  - Precautions
    21
  - Unpacking
    21
- Processor and Heatsink Installation
  22
  - Memory Installation
    26
  - Memory Support
    27
- Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports
  29
  - Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports
    29
  - Front Control Panel
    30
  - Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ Nitions
    31
    
    NMI Button
    31
    
    Power LED
    31
    
    Hdd Led
    32
    
    Nic1/Nic2 Led
    32
    
    Overheat/Fan Fail LED
    33
    
    Power Fail LED
    33
    
    Reset Button
    34
- Power Button
  34
- Connecting Cables
  35
  - ATX Power Connector
    35
  - Processor Power Connector
    35
  - Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1)
    36
  - Chassis Intrusion
    36
  - Fan Headers
    37
  - Serial Ports
    38
  - Wake-On-LAN
    39
  - Overheat Led/Fan Fail
    39
  - GLAN (Ethernet Ports)
    40
  - T-SGPIO Headers
    40
  - High Deﬁ Nition Audio
    42
  - CD Header
    42
  - Front Panel Audio
    43
- Jumper Settings
  44
  - Explanation of Jumpers
    44
  - GLAN Enable/Disable
    44
  - Clear CMOS
    45
  - Watch Dog
    45
  - SAS Enable
    47
  - 1394_1/1394_2 Enable
    48
- Onboard Indicators
  49
  - GLAN Leds
    49
  - Onboard Power LED
    49
  - SAS LED Indicators
    50
  - Floppy Connector
    51
  - Serial ATA Ports
    52
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

53
- Troubleshooting Procedures
  53
  - Before Power on
    53
  - No Power
    53
  - No Video
    54
  - Losing the System's Setup Conﬁ Guration
    54
  - Memory Errors
    54
- Technical Support Procedures
  55
- Frequently Asked Questions
  55
- Returning Merchandise for Service
  56
Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

57
Appendix B: Installing the Windows os

59
- Software Installation Instructions
  61

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Supero X8DAi User Manual (97 pages)

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Installation

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Chapter 4 BIOS

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B Installing the Windows os

Appendix C Software Installation Instructions

Supero X8DAi User Manual (64 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix B: Installing the Windows os

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