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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 X7DA3+ motherboard. The X7DA3+ supports dual Intel Quad-Core and Dual-Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1.
iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ...............................................................................................
T able of Contents v Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13 Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-6 Connectors and Headers .
vi SIMLP IPMI Slot ...................................................................................... 2-32 IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-33 SAS Connectors ................
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.
1-2 X7DA3+ 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.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DA3+ 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.
1-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA 5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot).
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off (Disabled) JAR Alarm Reset Of f (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Se.
1-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel ® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz Memory • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC DDR2 FBD 667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Onboard I/O • Adaptec AIC-9410W SAS Controller w/HostRAID support (RAID 0, 1,10) • Intel ESB-2 South Bridge supports 6 SA T A connectors (w/RAID 0, 1, 5,10) (For the Wi.
1-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5000X (Greencreek) Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X (Greencreek) chipset, the X7DA3+ motherboard provides the performance and feature set requ.
1-10 X7DA3+ 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.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 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.
1-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual External W ake-On-LAN W ake-On-LAN is de fi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely 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 traf fi c is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which sup- port higher speed modems. The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer Port (BPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
1-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ElectroStatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam- age 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.
2-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the LGA771 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Socket Key (Socket Notch) South Center Edge North Center Edge Load Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed. 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU.
2-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 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 mechanism.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 (W arning: W e do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.
2-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2-4 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).
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 DDR2 FBD DIMM T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module.
2-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speci fi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions Back Panel Connectors 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 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.
2-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin de fi nitions.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2.
2-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.
2-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ) .
2-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PC.
2-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ) .
2-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) P.
2-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) P.
2-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot).
Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) P.
2-26 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ) .
2-28 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ).
Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3 + 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) .
2-30 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ) .
2-32 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA 3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) .
2-34 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® 1 N A L J S UPER X7DA3+ 1 n a F 8-pin PWR 1 F J FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 1 E D I y p p o l F Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SM B PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot .
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 .
3-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Losing the System’ s Setup Con fi guration 1. 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.
3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed. It depends on the modi fi cations to the boot block code. 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, make sure to have the follow.
3-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. Y ou can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number .
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4- 1 In tr od uc ti o n This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DA3+. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program.
4-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features 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.
4-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port2, SA T A Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port2, SA T A Port3 slots.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 32 Bit I/O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer .
4-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual ICH RAID Code Base (A vailable when SA T A RAID is enabled.) Select Intel to enable Intel's SA T A RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec . SA T A AHCI (Available when SA T A RAID is disabled.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. QuickBoot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self T est) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on.
4-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power . The options are Stay Of f, Power On, and Last State . W atch Dog If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 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 512-640K.
4-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled, the Emulated IRQ Scheme will allow PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Slot#1 PCI-X100 MHz ZCR, Slot#2 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot#3 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot#4 PCI-E x4, Slot#5 PCI-33MHz and Slot#6 PCI-E 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.
4-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate. System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another . Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traf fi c to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications.
4-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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 when supported by the CPU.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled .
4-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 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 .
4-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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. This setting can also be Disabled .
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly . Y our screen may look differently from the one shown below .
4-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 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 Boot W atch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank.
4-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-5 Security Settings 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>.
4-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual 4-6 Boot Settings 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 .
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 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 utility .
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A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.
A-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default con fi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modi fi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues.
A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably .
A-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Invalid System Con fi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ con fl ict I/O device IRQ con fl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings.
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Appendix B: POST Error Beep Codes B-1 Appendix B POS T Error Beep Cod es This section lists POST (Power On Self T est) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.
B-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-1 Appendix C Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst con fi gure the SAS RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers.
C-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Managing Arrays From the main menu (as shown above), select "Managing Arrays" and hit <Enter> to access the following submenu: A.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-3 Viewing Array Properties T o view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the Array Con fi guration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press <Enter>.
C-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un- initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-5 Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is created, you can assign the properties to the array . Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the Array Con fi guration Utility .
C-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array , back up any data contained on the new drive to prevent data loss. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from Array Con fi guration Utility , you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-7 Adding a Bootable Array T o make an array bootable : 1. From the Main menu, select Con fi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>.
C-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting a Bootable Array T o delete a bootable array: 1. From the Main menu, select Con fi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>. 2. From the "Select the Boot Unit" list (in the right window), select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press <Delete>.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-9 Adding/Deleting Hotspares Note : In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you will need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Con fi guration Utility .
C-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array , or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array . Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array .
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-1 1 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Con fi guration Utility . 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Con fi guration Utility .
C-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives you want to initialize are selected and press <Enter>. 6. When the following message appears, make sure that you have selected the correct drive to initialize and press <Y> to initialize the drive or press <N> to quit.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-13 Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: Y ou can use Rebuilding on Fault T olerant array (RAID 1) only . If an array Build or Initialization process is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to the Optimal status.
C-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Using the SerialSelect Utility to Con fi gure SAS Settings The SerialSelect Utility enables you to con fi gure SAS disk drive settings.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-15 4. Use the arrow keys to select an item. Then, press <Enter> and the arrow keys to con fi gure the setting for the item selected. 5. T o load the default settings, press <F6>.
C-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual T o Set Physical Con fi guration: 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Con fi guration Utility . 2. Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical Con fi guration submenu as shown below: 3.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-17 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial A T A hard disks.
C-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual T o Exit Adaptec RAID Con fi guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array con fi gurations, press <ESC> to exit. The following screen will appear . 2. Press <Y es> to exit the Adaptec RAID Con fi guration Utility .
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-19 C-2 Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Operating System Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD 1. Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear .
C-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically 16. reboot. Note : The Intel RAID Con fi guration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed.
Appendix D: Con fi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-1 Appendix D Con fi guring Intel SA T A HostRAID and the Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst con fi gure the Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers.
D-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual The Intel HostRAID Con fi gurations The following types of Intel's HostRAID con fi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives.
Appendix D: Con fi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-3 Using the Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID V olumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will automatically reboot.
D-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.
Appendix D: Con fi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume: 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld.
D-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
Appendix D: Con fi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.
D-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting RAID V olume: W arning : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) 1. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID V olume, and press <Enter>.
Appendix D: Con fi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD 1. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>.
D-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual D-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation 1. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the system will start booting up from CD.
Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time.
E-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) E-2 Con fi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools.
Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/.
E-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes.
(Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, .
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Supermicro X7DA3+ c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Supermicro X7DA3+ - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Supermicro X7DA3+, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Supermicro X7DA3+ va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Supermicro X7DA3+, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Supermicro X7DA3+.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Supermicro X7DA3+. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Supermicro X7DA3+ ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
