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SUPER
X6DVA-4G
X6DVA-EG
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1b
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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 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard. The X6DVA- TM ® 4G/X6DVA-EG supports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors (w/ext. EM64T) at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture, the Nocona processor supports the IA-32 software and TM includes features fou
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X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Table of Contents Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-14 Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-15 GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................. 2-15 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports................................................ 2-16 Fan Headers ..........................
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Table of Contents 4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1 4-2 Running Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................. 4-2 4-3 Advanced Setup.............................................................................................. 4-4 4-4 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-18 4-5 Se
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac- knowledged 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 in- cluded with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or miss- ing, contact your retailer. All included with Retail Box. One
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro 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: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@superm
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Image 1-3 Introduction
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Introduction ® DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Figure 1-2. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) SMB PW3 PWR PW1 8-pin PWR2 GLAN1 Battery GLAN2 64- bit 64- bit WOL Clr CMOS Notes: 1. All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing. The motherboard you’ve re- ceived may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual. 2. Jumpe
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Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference ( X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG) (*Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions.) Jumper Description Default Setting J13/J15 PCI #1/PCI-X #5,#6 to System SMB On (Connected) JA1(*Note) SCSI Channel Term. Enable Off (Enable) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPA1(*Note) SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPF Power Force on Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN 2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPR1 Power Fail Alarm Reset Open (Disa
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU TM ® � Single or dual Intel 604-pin 32-bit/Ext. EM64T Nocona (up to 3.6 GHz) processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed. (*Notes: CPU FSB speed is set by Manufacturer. Please do not change the FSB setting. ) Memory � Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12/24 GB Registered ECC DDR-333/266 (PC2700/PC2100) SDRAM required Notes: 1. Memory size is set via BIOS. 2. Interleaved memory; requires memory modules to be
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Chapter 1: Introduction for more information.) 0 0 0 � VRM Protection Feature (88 C, *98 C, 108 C) (*Default) ACPI Features � Microsoft OnNow � Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator � Main switch override mechanism Onboard I/O � LSI Logic Single Channel 53C1020 Ultra 320 SCSI(*X6DVA-G4 only) � One IPMI 2.0 � Two Intel 82541 GI Gigabit Ethernet controllers � 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces � 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB) � 1 EPP/ECP Parallel Header � PS/2 mouse and PS
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual COM1 Flpy/Prntr Keyboard Mouse 82541 FPUSB 6300ESB- FPUSB 82541 USB USB SATA SATA IDE IDE Video SRAM Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. 1-8 PCI 33MHz Slot#1 6 5 4
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7320 (Lindenhurst- VS) chipset, the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard provides the perfor- mance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The Intel E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) chipset consists of the following components: the E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) Memory Controller Hu
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG 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 (Advanced Power Configuration) t
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Chapter 1: Introduction damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high. 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 tempera- ture. TM2/CPU VRM Overheat 0 When the CPU reaches 70 C and above (Overheat), the CPU will slow down and the CPU voltage will drop to reduce
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, tele- phones and stereos. In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper- ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI lever- ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a proces
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Chapter 1: Introduction Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re- motely 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 traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Not
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Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 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. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 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 communication ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byt
