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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 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i motherboard. The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i sup- ports dual Intel Xeon Quad-Core/Dual-Core 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors (w/771 LGA) with a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz or 1.066 GHz.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury. 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 correct system setup.
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X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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 ...................................................................................
Table of Contents 2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-14 ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-15 Fan Headers .................................................................
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures .............................................................................. 3-1 Before Power On....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power................................................................................................... 3-1 No Video ..................................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 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. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All are included in the Retail Box.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.
Chapter 1: Introduction X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Motherboard Layout J22 DIMM1B DIMM0-1 DIMM2A DIMM1-2 DIMM2B DIMM0-2 DIMM3A DIMM1-3 DIMM3B DIMM0-3 JAR JP3 JPW2 LE1 CPU1 JF1 FAN2 PRINTER JCOM1 DIMM1-1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 USB 0/1/2/3 JPW3 DIMM1A JCOM2 J3P1 J6 FAN7 Intel 5100 CTRL JPL1 JD1 JLAN3 LAN1/2 LAN MCH CPU2 FAN8 J12 Audio CTRL SLOT6 PCI-E X16 I-SATA0 JBT1 JC2 J18 JOH1 SP1 SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI FAN3 AUDIO LAN CTRL J21 JC1 I-SATA1 I-button SLOT5 PCI 33 MHz Intel
Chapter 1: Introduction X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) JI2C1/JI2C2,JI2C3/JI2C4 I2C to PCI/PCI-X/E Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 SAS Enabled (X7DCA-3) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description Audio/JC2/CD1 Audio Microphone, Line-In/Line-Out/CD-In COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Ports FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Driv
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel® 64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz/1067 MHz Memory • Six 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC Buffered (Registered) DDR2 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2.) Chipset • Intel 5100 chipset, including: the 5100 Memory Control Hub (MCH), the ICH9R SouthBridge and PXH-V Expansion Slots • • • • Two PCI-Exp.
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 environment) • • • • • • • • • Eight SAS ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5.) (*See Note 5 on Page 1-4) One SIMLP IPMI 2.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 1C 1B 1A Ports #4,5 #6,7 Port #2 DDR2 667/533 PCI-Exp x4 SAS LSI 1068 1333/1067 MT/S MCH 5100 Port #3 Port #0 PCI-Exp x4 to PCIE or SAS 3C 2B 2A DDR2 667/533 Ports #4~7 PCI-Exp x16 VRD PCIE x4 Ports #0~3 Processor #1 Processor #2 1333/1067 MT/S PCI-E x16 PCI-E x16 VRD DMI PCI-Exp x4 PXH-V Lanes 1~4 133/100MHz ICH9 IDE PHY#1 iI82573V Lane 5 PHY#2 i82573L Lane 6 3.0 Gb/S USB 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-2 Chipset and Processor Features Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5100 chipset, the X7DCA-3/ X7DCA-i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based high-end computer systems with configuration options optimized for energy-efficient graphic applications and CAD (Computer-Aided Drawing) systems.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 1-3 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. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State.
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 define an overheat temperature. When the CPU temperature reaches the pre-defined overheat threshold, both the overheat fan and the warning 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.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy 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. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives.
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Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. • Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation ! Warning: 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 components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink. 2. Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
Chapter 2: Installation Loading the Processor into the Socket North 1. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the Center Edge socket corner that is marked with a South triangle cutout. Center 2. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key, the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket. 3. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket. (Do not drop the CPU on the socket.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die; the required 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 Screw#1 Screw#2 mechanism. 3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.) 4.
Chapter 2: Installation 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the picture on the right. 2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink!!) 3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU socket. 4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-3 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 (See Figure 2-2) • Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM #1A.
Chapter 2: Installation Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB Total System Memory) Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76 PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256MB boundary- 512 MB 3.01 VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 TSEG 1 MB 2.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.
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 specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions (JF1) The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 Pin# Definition of JF1. Refer to the table on the right 19 Control for pin definitions. 20 Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions (JF1) The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin# Definition 15 +5V 16 Ground A. NMI B.
Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a HDD LED Pin Definitions (JF1) hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity (for any hard drives on the system, including SAS, Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin Pin# Definition 13 +5V 14 HD Active definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions (JF1) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure. Refer to the Pin# Definition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH/Fan Fail Indicator Status table on the right for pin definitions.
Chapter 2: Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for Reset Button Pin Definitions (JF1) Pin# Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground pin definitions. Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-5 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Definitions ATX Power Connector A 24-pin main power supply connector is located at JPW3, and an 4-pin power connector is lactated at JPW1 on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification. See the table on the right for pin definitions. For the 8-pin CPU Power connector (JPW2), refer to the item below. Processor Power Connector Pin# Definition Pin # Definition 13 +3.3V 1 +3.
Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB (USB 0~3) There are ten USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Four of them are Back Panel USB ports: USB 0~3 (JPUSB1). The other six are Front Panel USB connectors: USB 4~5 (JUSB2), USB 6~7 (JUSB3), USB 8 (J23) and USB 9 (J24). See the tables on the right for pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i has five chassis/ system fan headers (Fans 1~Fan 6), and Fan Header Pin Definitions two CPU Fans (Fans 7~8). All these fans are 4-pin fans. These 4-pin headers also Pin# Definition support 3-pin fans. See the table on the right 1 Ground for pin definitions. 2 +12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Note: The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting.
Chapter 2: Installation ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 Pin# Definition mouse are located at JKM1. See the 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC table on the right for pin definitions. (The mouse port is above the keyboard port.) See the table on the right for pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is located at JWOR1. This feature allows your Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions computer to be "awakened" by an incoming call to the modem when the Pin# Definition system is in the suspend state. See 1 Ground the table on the right for pin defini- 2 Wake-up tions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use this feature.
Chapter 2: Installation GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN3 on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. GLAN1/2 Power LED/Speaker On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for a power LED, and pins 4-7 are for the speaker. See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed, Alarm Reset Pin Definitions the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails. Connect JAR to a micro-switch to turn Pin Setting off the alarm that is activated when a Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 +5V power module fails. See the table on the right for pin definitions. PWR Supply Failure/PWR Fault Detect The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure.
Chapter 2: Installation T-SGPIO Headers Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General Purpose Input/Output) headers are located T-SGPIO1/2 Pin Definitions Pin# Definition Pin Definition These headers are used to commu- 1 NC 2 NC nicate with the Seriel-Link System Monitoring chip on the backplane. See 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground the table on the right for pin definitions. 7 Clock 8 NC at J14 and J15 on the motherboard.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual BP PWR SMB (I2C) Connector BP PWR SMB Pin Definitions 2 Backplane Power SMB(I C) Connector (J5) monitors power supply and temper- Pin# Definition atures of backplane IO connectors. See the table on the right for pin definitions. 1 SMBDAT_ICH_EXIT 2 GND 3 SMBCLK_ICH_EXIT 5 NC SAS Power SMB (I2C) Connector (X7DCA-3) SAS SMB PWR Pin Definitions SAS Power SMB (I2C) Connector (JP3) monitors the status of Power Supply System Management Bus for SAS ports 0~3, 4~7.
Chapter 2: Installation Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) PWR Supply Failure Pin Definitions Connect a cable from your power Pin# Definition header at J3P1 to provide warnings of any power supply failure. This 1 PWR 1: Fail 2 PWR 2: Fail warning signal is passed through the 3 PWR 3: Fail PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power 4 Signal: Alarm Reset supply to the Power Supply Failure failure on the chassis. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual High Definition Audio (HDA) This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Channel Orange: CEN/LFE Blue: Line-In provides 10 DAC channels, simultaneously supporting 7.1 sound playback and two chan- Black: Back Surround Green:Front nels of independent stereo sound output (mul- Grey: Side Surround Pink: Mic-In High Definition Audio (HDA) (JC1) codec that tiple streaming) through the front panel stereo out for the front L&R, rear L&R, center and subwoofer speakers.
Chapter 2: Installation Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output HD Front Panel Audio Pin Definitions is disabled. This is done through the FP Pin# Audio header (JC2). If the front panel in- 1 MIC_L terface card is not connected to the front panel audio header, jumpers should be 2 AUD_GND 3 MIC_R installed on the header (JC2) pin pairs 4 FP_Audio-Detect 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins 3 2 1 3 2 1 To m o d i f y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e motherboard, jumpers can be used Jumper Cap to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder Setting Pin 1-2 short pad on the printed circuit board. See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations.
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. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2 I C Bus to PCI Slots 2 2 2 Jumpers JPI C1/JPI C2 allow you to I C to PCI-Slots Jumper Settings connect the System Management Bus 2 2 (I C) to PCI-X slots, while JPI C3/ 2 JPI C4, PCI-Express slots. The default Jumper Setting Definition 1-2 Enabled setting is set to Disabled. See the table 2-3 Disabled (Default) on the right for jumper settings. SAS Enable/Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable SAS Connectors.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs Activity Link LED LED Rear View (when viewing from the back of the chassis.) There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port GLAN Activity Indicator LED Setting has two LEDs. The green LED indicates activity, while the Link LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed Color Status Definition Green Flashing LAN Active of the connection.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual SAS_LED Indicators (LES1/LES2) Two SAS_LEDs are located at LES1 SAS LED Indicators Settings and LES2 on the motherboard. These LEDs indicate the status of SAS connections. Refer to the table on the right for LES1 and LES2 settings. See the LED# Description LES1: On SAS Active LES2: On SAS Active layout below for the LED locations. FAN7 DIMM1A DIMM1-1 DIMM1B DIMM0-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM2B DIMM0-2 DIMM3A DIMM1-3 DIMM3B DIMM0-3 JAR JP3 J3P1 A. LES1: SAS LED JPW2 B.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-8 Floppy Drive, SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables: • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions (Floppy) Floppy Connector JFDD1. See the table below for pin definitions.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual IDE Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 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. Before Power On 1.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual No Video 1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. 2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes. Losing the System’s Setup Configuration 3. 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. 4.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specific system configuration that was sold to you. 1.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Question: How do I update my BIOS? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision, and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading.
Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DCA-3/i. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy 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. Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 4-2 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 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 (See the next page). When you first power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately activated.
Chapter 4: BIOS System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fields. Then press the key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields, and enter the correct data. Press the key to save the data. BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built. Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed. CHS Format (Available on the Primary Master/Slave slots only) 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2. Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5. Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 4-4 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 . XBoot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
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. Resume On Modem Ring Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your modem. The options are On and Off.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual or to be written into L1, L2 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. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K.
Chapter 4: BIOS XSlot1 PCI-X 133/100 MHz, Slot2 PCI-X 133/100 MHz, Slot3 PCI 33 MHz, Slot4 PCI-Exp. x8/x4, Slot5 PCI 33 MHz, and Slot6 PCI-Exp. x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: 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.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit, and Both. 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS XAdvanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor. Frequency Ratio (Available if supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The default setting is Default. Core-Multi-Processing (Available if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Processors. Hardware Prefetcher (Available if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to activate the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Echo TPR Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS XI/O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz. Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7. Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP. DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options are DMA1 and DMA3. Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.
Chapter 4: BIOS XDMI 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 to view the contents of the event log. Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual XConsole 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. The options are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K. Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type.
Chapter 4: BIOS XHardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit 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.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual XIPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Specification 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. When this function is set to Disabled, the system will continue to log events received via system interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Chapter 4: BIOS BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 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. The default setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 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 . All Security BIOS settings are described in this section. Supervisor Password Is: This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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).
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-6 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 Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 4-7 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 to save any changes you've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility. Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made.
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 recoverable error codes are listed below. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To configure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions 1.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. 2. Press the key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays. 3. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s). 4.
Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-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. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons to the right of these items. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Notes: 1.
X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual C-2 Configuring Supero Doctor III 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 on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: 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 the Linux OS, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.
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