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X7DCA-3 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a S UPER X7DCA-i ...
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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. Please Note: F ...
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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 mot he rb oar d. Th e X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i sup- ports dual Intel Xeon Qu ad - C or e/ Du al - C or e 5 40 0 /5 3 0 0/ 520 0 /5 1 0 0 Se ri es proces- sors (w/771 L ...
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X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Danger/Caution : Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent cata- strophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury . W arning: 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 ensu ...
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Notes T able of Contents v ...
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vi Preface About This Manual ........................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ........................................................................................ iii Conventions Used in the Manual ....................................................................... iii Chapt ...
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T able of Contents vii 2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-14 A TX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14 Universal S ...
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viii Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures .............................................................................. 3-1 Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power ..................................................................................... ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 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 a ...
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1-2 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super M ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 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. ...
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1-4 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Motherboard Layout Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel • connections. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. • When LE1 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before removi ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2,JI 2 C3/JI 2 C4 I 2 C 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 W atch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector D ...
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1-6 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.) Chi ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 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 SA T A ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ- • ment) Eight SAS ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5.) (*See Note 5 o ...
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1-8 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Fea- tures pages for details on the features of each motherboard. PCI-Exp x4 to PCIE or SAS PCI-33 PCI-33 Parallel Port PCI-E x16 DDR2 667/533 Lane 6 COM2 Inernal/SOL PCI-Exp x4 PCI-E x16 IDE USB 2.0 3.0 Gb/S Port Ports Po ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 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 con fi guration options optimized for energy-ef fi cient graph ...
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1-10 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BI OS pr ovi des a set ti ng fo r you to d eter min e how t he sys tem w ill r esp on d whe n AC powe r is lo st an d th en re sto red t o the sy stem . Y ou c a n ch oo se fo r the sy stem to re main p ower ed of f (in w hic h c ase yo u must h it th e powe r ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 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 de fi ne an overheat temperature. When the CPU temperature reaches the pre-de fi ned overheat threshold, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered. System R ...
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1-12 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism When an A TX 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 t ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-7 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 D ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions Use a grounded wri ...
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2-2 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Installing the LGA771 Processor Press the load lever to release 1. the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. Gently lift the load lever to open 2. the load plate. Use your thumb and your index 3. finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU. ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 War ni ng : Ple ase s ave the p last ic Pn P c ap. The m oth er bo ard m ust be sh ipp ed w ith t he PnP c a p pro per ly i nst all ed to p rotec t th e CPU so cket pin s. Sh ipm ent wi tho ut th e PnP c ap p rop er ly in sta lle d wil l c ause d ama ge to t he so cket pi ns. Socket Key (Socket Notch) South Center Edge N ...
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2-4 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the 1. heatsink or the CPU die; the required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU 2. so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. Screw ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 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 secur ...
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2-6 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-3 Installing DIMMs Note : Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTI O N E x e r c is e e xt r e m e ca r e w h e n i n s ta l l i n g o r r e m o v i n g D IM M mo dul es to p revent any po ss ibl e dam age. A ls o note t hat t he me mor y is i nter le aved to i mpr ove pe r fo r ma ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 To I n s t a l l : In s e rt m o d ul e v ert i ca l ly an d p r e s s dow n unti l it sna ps int o plac e. Pay at tent ion t o the ali gnm ent notc h at th e bot to m. Installing and Removing DIMMs To R e m o v e : Use your thumbs to gently push the re - lease tabs near both ends of the module t o r e l e a s e i t f r ...
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2-8 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Th e I/O p or ts a re c ol or c od ed i n co nfo rm anc e w ith t he P C 9 9 spe ci fi cat ion . See the fi gu re be low f or t he c ol or s and l oc at io ns of t he var i ous I /O po r t s. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 1 2 19 20 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed speci fi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See th e fi gu re be low for the descriptions of the various control ...
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2-10 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Bu tto n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Grou nd 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1 and the LED ...
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2-12 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Bu tto n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Grou nd 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Bu tto n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Grou nd NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Power Button Th e Power Bu t ton c on nec ti on i s loc ate d on pi ns 1 an d 2 of JF 1 . M ome nta ri ly contacting both pins wil l pow er on/ of ...
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2-14 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-16 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-18 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-20 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 T -SGPIO1/2 Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition Pin De fi nition 1N C 2 N C 3 Ground 4 DA T A Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 F ...
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2-22 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Supply Failure header at J3P1 to provide warnings of any power supply failure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Note: ...
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2-24 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual High De fi nition Audio (HDA) This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Channel High De fi nition Audio (HDA) (JC1) codec that provides 10 DAC channels, simultaneously supporting 7.1 sound playback and two chan- nels of independent stereo sound output (mul- tiple streaming) through the front panel stereo out for th ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output is disabled. This is done through the FP Audio header (JC2). If the front panel in- terface card is not connected to the front panel audio header , jumpers should be installed on the header (JC2) pin pairs 1-2, 5-6, and 9-1 ...
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2-26 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-28 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-30 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH-V SAS0~3 ...
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2-32 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1-1 DIMM1-2 DIMM0-3 DIMM1-3 DIMM0-2 DIMM0-1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I-button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I/O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R P ...
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3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting 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 ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . ...
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3-2 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and 1. cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix 2. for details on beep codes. Losing the System’ s Setup Con fi guration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply . A poor ...
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3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures Before contacting T echnical 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 fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of an ...
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3-4 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 experi- encing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web site at http://www .supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how t ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 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 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 ...
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4-2 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 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 ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 System Time T o 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. Press the <Enter> key to save the data. BIOS Date This fi el ...
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4-4 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 A T API if a removable disk drive is installed. CHS Format (A vailable on the Primary Master/Slave slots only) The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: TYPE: This item ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 T ransfer 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 A T A Th ...
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4-6 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. Y ou 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- ter>. X Boot Features Access the submenu to mak ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 Power Button Behavior If set to I nstant-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 you ...
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4-8 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. Se- lect Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base me ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 X Slot1 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 fol- lowing: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled an ...
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4-10 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual SERR Signal Condition This setting speci fi es 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 ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 X Advanced 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 (A vailable if supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The default setting ...
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4-12 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 (A vailable 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 ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 X I/O Device Con fi guration 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 de fi ned) ...
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4-14 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 ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 X DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log V alidity 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 pre ...
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4-16 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual X 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 ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 X Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of the item: CPU1 T emperature/CPU1 Second Core T emperature CPU2 T emperature/CPU2 Second Core T emperature CPU1 T emperature/CPU2 T emperature/ CPU3 T emperature/ CPU4 T emperature System T emperature Fan1-Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan ...
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4-18 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual X IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Speci fi cation V ersion: This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. Firmware V ersion: This item displays the current Firmware V ersion. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this fun ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 BIOS POST W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST W atch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled . OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch 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 Boo ...
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4-20 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual X Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 4-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou 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. Supervisor Password ...
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4-22 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). ...
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Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Speci fi c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Order ...
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4-24 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou 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 ut ...
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Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes A-1 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self T est) 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 ...
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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst con fi gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o con fi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Con fi guration User Guides posted on our ...
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B-2 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual B-2 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 1. system will start booting up from CD. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2. third party SCSI or RAID ...
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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing Other Drivers Af te r you' ve in sta lle d th e Win dow s Op er atin g Syst em, a sc re en as s how n bel ow wi ll app ea r . Y o u are r eady t o inst al l sof t ware p ro gra ms an d dr iver s th at have not ...
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C-2 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual C-2 Con fi guring 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 ...
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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III S of t war e ca n be dow nlo ade d fro m our Web s ite at: f t p://f t p. supermicro.com/utilit y/Supero_ Doctor_III/ . Y ou can also download SDIII Use r 's Gu ide at : htt p://w w w.super mi cr o.c om /P ...
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