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X7DVL-3
X7DVL-i
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1a
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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: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves
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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 X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i motherboard. The X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i supports dual Intel Xeon Quad Core/Dual Core processors (w/771 LGA) with a front side bus speed of 667 MHz/1.066 GHz/1.333 GHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon Quad Core/Dual Core processors built-in, the X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i offers substa
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-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 ....................................
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Table of Contents Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-14 ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) .........................
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1 Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1 No Video .................................................................................................
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Super Micro 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 itmes are included in the Retail
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-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
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Chapter 1: Introduction X7DVL-3/X7DVL-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. 1-3
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) Notes: 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. 3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 4. When LE1 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or in- stalling components. 5. SAS is available for the X7DVL-3 only. SAS Connectors, the LSI SAS HostRAID Controller, the I-Button
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Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference (X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i) Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 2 2 JI C1/JI C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPA1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPA2 Software RAID Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPWF PWR Supply Failure Detect Off (Disabled) JWD (JWD1) Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description ATX PWR (
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU ® • Dual Intel 64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad Core/Dual Core processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz/1067 MHz/667MHz Memory • Six 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buff- ered) DDR2 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.) Chipset • Intel 5000V chipset, including: the 5000V Memory Control Hub (MCH) and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2) Expansion Slots • One PCI-Exp
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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) • Six SAS ports (supporting RAID0, 1,10 and 5.) (*See Note 5 on Page 1-4) • One SIMLP IPMI 2.0 socket • Two Giga-bit LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge • One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface • One fl oppy port interface • Tw
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual VRM VRM PROCESSOR#2 PROCESSOR#1 ISL6306 ISL6306 667/1067/1333 667/1067/1333 MT/S MT/S #2 #2 #1 #1 #0 FBD CHNL0 #0 PORT #4,5 FBD CHNL1 MCH PORT #6,7 J10 #6 PORT PORT #2,3 #0 ATA 100 PORT PORT #4 #3 PCI-EXP X8 PORT IDE CONN #1,2 #7 #6 #5 #5 #4 #4 #3 #3 PCI-EX4 #2 #2 LSI PORT #1 #1 3.0Gb/S #0 #0 SAS #0 1068E J12 J13 3.0 Gb/S #6 #5 ESB2 PCI-X133MHz J6 #5 #1 #4 #3 #2 #1 PCI 32/33MMZ #0 USB 2.0 VGA VGA LPC XGI Z7 CONN SIO GB LAN FWH RJ45 W83627 GILGAL HF RJ45 SIML
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V chipset, the X7DVL-3/ X7DVL-i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V chipset supports a single or dual Intel Xeon 64-bit Quad Core/Dual Core processor(s) with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz. The
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-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 se
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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 defi ne an overheat temperature. When the CPU temperature reaches the pre-defi ned 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. Supero Docto
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual 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. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine. External Modem Ring-On Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the s
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Chapter 1: Introduction 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 DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with fl oppy disk driv
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X7DVL-3/X7DVL-i User's Manual Notes 1-14
