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USER'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER X5DA8 SUPER X5DAE SUPER X5DAL-G SUPER X5DAL-TG2 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1b...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Manual Organization

    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 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 motherboard. The SU- ® PER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 supports single or dual Intel 604/603-pin Xeon processors at up to 3.20 GHz at a 533/400 MHz front side...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Super X5DAE Image ................. 1-5 Super X5DAL-G Image ................1-6 Super X5DAL-TG2 Image ................. 1-7 Super X5DA8 Layout ................1-8 Super X5DA8 Quick Reference ..............1-9 Super X5DAE Layout ................1-10 Super X5DAE Quick Reference ............. 1-11 Super X5DAL-G Layout ................1-12 Super X5DAL-G Quick Reference ............
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 2-5 Connecting Cables .................... 2-8 ATX Power Connector ................2-8 Processor Power Connector ..............2-8 NMI Button ....................2-8 Power LED ....................2-8 HDD LED ....................2-9 NIC LED ..................... 2-9 Overheat LED .................... 2-9 Power Fail LED ..................2-9 Reset Button ...................
  • Page 6 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual System Bus Speed ................. 2-18 Onboard Indicators ..................2-19 GLAN LEDs ..................... 2-19 Overheat LEDs ..................2-19 SCSI Channel Activity LEDs ..............2-19 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ....2-20 Parallel Port Connector ................2-20 Floppy Connector ..................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 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.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 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.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: Introduction Notes...

  • Page 10: Super X5Da8 Image

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-1. SUPER X5DA8 Image...

  • Page 11: Super X5Dae Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-2. SUPER X5DAE Image...

  • Page 12: Super X5Dal-G Image

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-3. SUPER X5DAL-G Image...

  • Page 13: Super X5Dal-Tg2 Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-4. SUPER X5DAL-TG2 Image...

  • Page 14: Super X5Da8 Layout

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-5. SUPER X5DA8 Layout (not drawn to scale) JPUSB CPU1 Chassis Fan ATX PWR CONN Keyboard JPWAKE Mouse JP36 USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 D1-D4 CPU Fan1 Overheat Fan COM2 GLAN JP38 JOH1 CPU 2 JP33...
  • Page 15 Chapter 1: Introduction X5DA8 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled) JP33 CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select Closed (CPU Fan) JP34 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JP37 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI)

  • Page 16: Super X5Dae Layout

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-6. SUPER X5DAE Layout (not drawn to scale) JPUSB CPU1 Chassis Fan Keyboard ATX PWR CONN JPWAKE Mouse JP36 USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 D1-D4 CPU Fan1 Overheat Fan COM2 GLAN JP38 JOH1 CPU 2 JP33...
  • Page 17 Chapter 1: Introduction X5DAE Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled) JP33 CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select Closed (CPU Fan) JP37 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI) JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2...

  • Page 18: Super X5Dal-G Layout

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-7. SUPER X5DAL-G Layout (not drawn to scale) JPUSB Keyboard ATX PWR CONN D3, D4 BANK 0 BANK 1 JPWAKE Mouse USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 CPU Fan1 COM2 GLAN CPU 2 CPU Fan2 Overheat Fan JP39 8xAGP (1.5V)
  • Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction X5DAL-G Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled) JP37 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI) JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2 JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto) JPA1/JPA2 Serial ATA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

  • Page 20: Super X5Dal-Tg2 Layout

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 1-8. SUPER X5DAL-TG2 Layout (not drawn to scale) JPUSB Keyboard ATX PWR CONN D3, D4 BANK 0 BANK 1 JPWAKE Mouse USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 CPU Fan1 COM2 GLAN CPU 2 GLAN CPU Fan2 JP39 Overheat Fan 8xAGP (1.5V)
  • Page 21 Chapter 1: Introduction X5DAL-TG2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled) JP37 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI) JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2 JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto) JPA1 SATA #1/#2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

  • Page 22: Motherboard Features

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Motherboard Features ® • Single or dual Intel 604/603-pin Xeon processors of up to 3.20 GHz at a 533/400 MHz front side (system) bus speed. Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).
  • Page 23 Chapter 1: Introduction • CPU overheat LED header • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core • System overheat LED and control • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert ACPI Features (optional) •...

  • Page 24: Intel E7505 Chipset: System Block Diagram

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Processor 2 Processor 1 ATA 100 533/400 MHz System Bus Ports 33 MHz PCI PCI-X #1 100 MHz PCI-X Bus USB 2.0 PCI-X #2 Ports ICH4 P64H2 SCSI SMBus 100 MHz PCI-X Bus PCI-X #3 8xAGP...

  • Page 25: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The Intel E7505 chipset is a high-performance chipset with a performance and feature-set designed dual processor servers. The E7505 chipset con- sists of three major components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4) and the PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2). The MCH has four hub interfaces, one to communicate with the ICH4 and three for high-speed I/O communications.

  • Page 26: Pc Health Monitoring

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2. All have an onboard System Hard- ware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V and +3.3V Standby...

  • Page 27: Acpi Features

    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 tempera- ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.
  • Page 28 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re- quests.

  • Page 29: Power Supply

    As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate.
  • Page 30 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

  • Page 31: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To pre- vent 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.

  • Page 32: Pga Processor And Heatsink Installation

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.
  • Page 33 Chapter 2: Installation 4. Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3. 5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket: lift the lever completely or you will Socket lever damage the CPU socket when power is applied. (Install CPU1 first.) 6.
  • Page 34 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket Lever Warning! Make sure you lift the lever completely Triangle when installing the CPU. If the lever is only partly raised, damage to the Processor...

  • Page 35: Installing Dimms

    Chapter 2: Installation Installing DIMMs Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm 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) 1.

  • Page 36: I/Oports/Control Panel Connectors

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot. I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2: Installation Front Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor- mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connec- tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 38: Connecting Cables

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector Pin Definitions The main power supply connector Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition on the X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/ +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V X5DAL-TG2 meets PS_ON# (Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica- tion, however it also supports a 20-pin power supply connector.

  • Page 39: Hdd Led

    Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED HDD L ED Pin Definitions (JF 2) The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2. Attach Number Definition the hard drive LED cable here to HD Active display disk activity (for any hard drives on the system, including SCSI, Serial ATA and IDE).

  • Page 40: Reset Button

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Reset Button Reset Pin Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo- (JF 2) cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2. At- Number Definition tach it to the hardware reset Reset Ground switch on the computer case.

  • Page 41: Serial Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Front Panel Universal Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Serial Bus Headers Definitions FPUSB0/FPUSB2 FPUSB1/FPUSB3 Extra USB headers (FPUSB0/ Number Definition Number Definition FPUSB1/FPUSB2/FPUSB3) can be used for front side USB access. You will need a USB cable to use Ground Ground either connection.

  • Page 42: Fan Headers

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Fan Headers Fan H eader Pin Definitions X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/ Number Definition Ground (black) X5DAL-TG2 has six fan headers, +12V (red) Tachometer which are designated CPU Fan1, Caution: Fan headers are DC CPU Fan2, CPU1 Chassis Fan, power.

  • Page 43: Wake-On-Lan

    Chapter 2: Installation Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is des- W ake-On-LAN Pin Definitions (W OL) ignated WOL. See the table on the Number Definition right for pin definitions. You must +5V Standby enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in Ground W ake-up BIOS to use this feature.

  • Page 44: Jumper Settings

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used choose between Jumper optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the Setting connector.

  • Page 45: Glan Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation GLAN Enable/Disable GLAN Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JD4/JPL1) JD4 (JPL1 on the X5DAL-G/ Jumper X5DAL-TG2) enables or disables Position Definition Pins 1-2 Enabled GLAN port(s) Pins 2-3 Disabled motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The de- fault setting is enabled.

  • Page 46: Usb Wake-Up

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual USB Wake-Up USB W ake-Up Jumper Settings (JPUSB) Jumper JPUSB is used in conjunc- Jumper tion with the Keyboard Wake-Up Definition Position function in BIOS when you wish 5v Standby to wake the system up with a USB keyboard that has been connected to a USB port (not header).

  • Page 47: Onboard Audio Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation Onboard Audio Enable/ Disable (not on X5DAL-G/ AC97 Enable/Disable X5DAL-TG2) Jumper Settings (JP40) Jumper Position Definition AC'97 brings high quality audio to Enabled PCs. When enabled with JP40, audio Disabled is processed onboard. The disabled setting should be selected when you wish to use an PCI add-on card for audio.

  • Page 48: Keyboard Wake-Up

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Keyboard Wake-Up Keyboard W ake-Up Jumper Settings (JPW AKE) The JPWAKE jumper is used to- Jumper Position Definition gether with the Keyboard Wake- Disabled Enabled Up setting in BIOS. Enable both to allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the key- board.

  • Page 49: Onboard Indicators

    Chapter 2: Installation Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator The Gb Ethernet LAN port (located Color Definition beside the COM2 port) has two No Connection Green 100 MHz LEDs. The yellow LED indicates Orange 1 GHz activity while the other LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

  • Page 50: Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive And Scsi Connections

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI 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.

  • Page 51: Floppy Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7. See the table below for pin definitions. Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP7) Pin Number Function Pin Number Function FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index- M otor Enable D rive Select B- D rive Select A- M otor Enable DIR-...

  • Page 52: Ultra320 Scsi Connectors

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connector (X5DA8) Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2. 68-pin Ultra320/160 SCSI Connectors (JA1, JA2) Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names...

  • Page 53: Installing Software Drivers

    Chapter 2: Installation Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-4 should appear.
  • Page 54 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Notes 2-24...

  • Page 55: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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.

  • Page 56: Memory Errors

    UPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos- tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B. Memory Errors 1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2.

  • Page 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) before con- tacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/download.htm.
  • Page 58 UPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and down- load the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the phlash.exe (BIOS flash utility), the platform.bin (platform file) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system.

  • Page 59: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
  • Page 60 UPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 61: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS™ Setup utility for the X5DA8/ X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2. 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.

  • Page 62: Running Setup

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Running Setup *Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos- ing 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 on next page).

  • Page 63: System Time

    Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time [16:36:44] System Date [10/20/02] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB] Legacy Diskette B: [Disabled] !Primary Master [120 GB] !Primary Slave [None] !Secondary Master [CD-ROM]...
  • Page 64 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CD-ROM and ATAPI Removable. Multi-Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors.

  • Page 66: Advanced Setup

    SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual 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 sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) power management on your system. Options are Yes and No. ACPI Sleep Mode Selects the sleep mode for ACPI. Options are S1 and S3. Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power.
  • Page 68 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual ! ! ! ! ! PCI/PnP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Onboard LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: BIOS Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the minimum guaranteed time slot allotted for the bus master in units of PCI bus clocks. Options are Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h and 00E0h. ! ! ! ! ! Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
  • Page 70 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter. Options are Disable, Primary, Secondary and Both.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS Interrupt Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled). Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B.
  • Page 72 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Mode Specify the parallel port mode. Options are Output Only, Bi-directional, EPP and ECP. DMA Channel Specifies the DMA channel. Options are DMA1 and DMA3. Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS Split Lock Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations. Hyper-threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper-threading. Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. ! ! ! ! ! DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
  • Page 74 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual ! ! ! ! ! Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On-board COMA or On-board COMB. This setting can also be Disabled.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: BIOS System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3.3V Standby 3.3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1.8V Vcc -12V Vcc 4-15...
  • Page 76 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual 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 <Enter>.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: BIOS Set Supervisor Password When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to BIOS. Set User Password When the item "Set User Password"...
  • Page 78 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window.

  • Page 79: Exit

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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. Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help...
  • Page 80 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility. Save Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility.

  • Page 81: Appendix Abios Post Messages

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (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.
  • Page 82 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values.
  • Page 83 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. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows system performance considerably. CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.
  • Page 84 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identified. Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ conflict I/O device IRQ conflict 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.
  • Page 85 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message.
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  • Page 87: Appendix Bbios Post Codes

    Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 88 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual POST Code Description 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager...
  • Page 89 Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area message...
  • Page 90 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 User's Manual POST Code Description Check for SMART Drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock...
  • Page 91 Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot...
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