Supermicro SUPER X6DHR-C8 User manual

SUPER X6DHR-C8

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

SUPER

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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

X6DHR-C8 motherboard. The X6DHR-C8 supports single or dual

Intel

Xeon 64-bit 604-pin EM64T (Nocona) processors at a 800 MHz front side

bus. Packaged in a 604-pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in

a Zero Insertion Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the Xeon EM64T processor, which

supports Hyper-Threading Technology and the EM64T Technology, is ideal for high-

end security server environments with up to two processors on one system bus.

Please refer to the motherboard speciﬁ cations pages on our web site (http://www.

supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported proces-

sors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the X6DHR-C8

mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored

in CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages.

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.

Appendix C lists Software Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used In The Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and

to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent

catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installa

tion or to prevent damage to the components.

(*Note): Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models

or to ensure correct system setup.

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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Conventions Used In The Manual .............................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist ................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................. 1-2

X6DHR-C8 Image ....................................................................... 1-3

X6DHR-C8 Layout ...................................................................... 1-4

X6DHR-C8 Quick Reference ...................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features ................................................................................ 1-6

Chipset: Block Diagram ........................................................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings ........................................................................ 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features .............................................................................................. 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ................................................................................................ 2-1

Unpacking ................................................................................................ 2-1

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................. 2-5

2-4A I/O Ports and Front Panel Control Connectors .............................................. 2-6

2-4B Logical Port Numbers for the Onboard LANs ................................................. 2-7

2-5 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-8

Processor Power Connector ................................................................... 2-8

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-9

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-9

HDD LED ............................................................................................... 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED ..................................................................................... 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-11

Power Fail LED .........................................................................................2-11

Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-12

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Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-12

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-13

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ................................................................ 2-13

Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers (USB0/1) ............................. 2-14

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-14

GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................... 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ..................................................... 2-15

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 2-16

Power LED/Speaker Header .................................................................. 2-16

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-17

SMB Power (I

2

C) ...................................................................................... 2-18

SMB .......................................................................................................... 2-18

Power Fault .............................................................................................. 2-19

Power Fail Alarm Clear Switch ................................................................ 2-19

Overheat LED ......................................................................................... 2-20

3rd Power Supply Power Fault Detect ..................................................... 2-20

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-21

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-21

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-21

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-22

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-22

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-23

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-24

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable ............................................................ 2-24

2-7 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-25

SCSI Channel Activity LEDs .................................................................... 2-25

LAN LEDs ................................................................................................. 2-25

2-8 Hard Disk Drive/IPMI and SCSI Connections .............................................. 2-26

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-26

IPMI Connector ....................................................................................... 2-26

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors ...................................................................... 2-27

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1

No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1

No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1

Losing the System's Setup Conﬁ guration ................................................ 3-1

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Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ....................................................................... 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................. 3-3

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 4-2

4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-6

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-16

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-17

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-18

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes ................................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System .........................B-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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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 all been included with your motherboard. If

anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All are included

in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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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: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (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: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. X6DHR-C8 Image

An Important Note to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown

in this manual.

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Figure 1-2. X6DHR-C8 Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

JLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DHR-C8

JLAN2

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 3

A

(Bank 3)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

DIMM

1A

(Bank 1)

DIMM 1B (Ban

k

1)

Fan1

JF1

FP Ctrl

J

D1

JP15

Fan2

JOH1

Fan3

JL1

IPMI

JIDE1

BIOS

J18

JPA1

SCSI CH A

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SATA1

USB2/3

SMBUS

Buzzer

JWOR1

Batt

ery

J

PL1

R

AGE-

XL

PCI-X #1 100 MHz

Super

IO

(

North

Bridge)

JPG1

COM1

USB

0/1

KB/

Mouse

Fan5

Fan6

A

TX PWR

4-Pin

PWR

24-Pin

Fan7

J24

JP12

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

PXH

PCI-E x8

COM2

J

PA

2

JPA3

DA1

D

A2

ICH5R

PXH

L

indenhurst

Clear

CMOS

(South

Bridge)

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JLAN4

JLAN5

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1

230 SL

J

P

L3

J

PL4

JPL2

JA2

J

27

JPW3

JPW1

JPW2

J

PC1

DA10

DA12

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VGA

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JP

1

3

L

E1

JUSB2

J51

J52

J24

PCI1

82546GB

JLAN6

JLAN7

JLAN8

Compact

Flash Card

Type 1

Important Notes to the User

• All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest

PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The mother-

board you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

• When the LE1 LED is on, the 5V Standby PWR is on. Maker sure to turn off

the power before installing or removing components.

• Refer to Page 2-7 for the Logical Port# of each onboard LAN.

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Jumper Description Default Setting

J18 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

JP12 Power Fault (See Chapter 2)

JP13 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect On (Enabled)

JP14 Alarm Reset Enable Off (Disabled)

JP15 Reboot Option Off (Disabled)

JPA1 SCSI Channel A/B Enable On (Enabled)

JPA2/JPA3 SCSI Channels A/B Termination Off (Enabled)

JPC1 Cavium Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2/JPL3/JPL4 JLAN (GLAN) 1-8 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR (JPW1) Primary ATX PWR Connector(*Also:JPW2, JPW3)

CPU PWR (JPW3) +12 V8-pin CPU PWR Connector (*required)

Aux. PWR (JPW2) +12V 4-pin (Auxiliary) system PWR Conn. (*Required)

COM1/COM2 COM1(JCOM1)/COM2(JCOM2) Serial Ports

DIMM#1A-DIMM#4B Memory (RAM) Slots

FAN 1-8 CPU/Chassis/OH Fan Headers(Fans7/8: CPU1/2 Fans)

IPMI (JIPMI) IPMI Connector

J22 System Management Bus Connector

J24 Power System Management (I

2

C) Connector

JD1 PWR LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)

JF1 Front Control Panel Connector

IDE1, Compact Flash Slim IDE HDD Connector (JIDE1), Type 1 Compact

Flash Card Connector (JCOMP1)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLAN 1-8 (*Note) G-bit Ethernet Ports (JLAN 1-4:RJ 45 ports, JLAN5-8:

SFP ports) (*SFP: Small Form Factor Pluggable)

JOH1 Overheat LED

JVGA1 VGA Connector

JWOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header

USB 0/1(JUSB1) (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2/3 (JUSB2) Front Panel USB Headers

Indicator Description

LE1 Power LED

DA1/DA2 SCSI CH A LED (DA1)/SCSI CH B LED(DA2)

DA8/DA10/DA12/DA14 SPF LAN Activity LED Indicators

(*Note: Refer to Page 2-7 for the Logical Port# of each onboard LAN.)

Quick Reference ( X6DHR-C8)

(*Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin deﬁ nitions and detailed

information.)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel

®

Xeon 64-bit 604-pin (Nocona

TM

w/EM64T) processors at

800 MHz front side (system) bus speed.

• Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T supported

Using the EM64T Feature

• Use a CPU that supports the EM64T Technology

• Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.)

• Install the 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-on cards

Using the Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

• Use a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology

• Install an OS that supports HT, including Windows XP/2003 Server and Linux

2.4x.

• Enable the HT feature in the BIOS (under "Advanced" Setting) before install-

ing a supported OS. (*Note: visit www.Intel.com for CPU support and driver

updates.)

Memory

• Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR2-

400 (PC3200) SDRAM

(*Note: Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs.

See Section 2-3 for details.)

Chipset

• Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset

• ICH5R, PXH (X2), 82546GB (X4)

• National P87427 I/O chip

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-E slot (x8), or

• One PCI-X-100 slot

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

®

Flash ROM

• DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3V, +5V, +3V

standby, +12V and -12V

• Fan status monitor with ﬁ rmware/software on/off control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• CPU 3-phase-switching voltage regulator

• Low noise fan speed control and System overheat/Fan Fail LED and control

• SuperDoctor III, NMI w/System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

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• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

ACPI Features (optional)

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Support Adaptec 7902W dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI (Host RAID 0, 1, 10)

• One IPMI 2.0 socket

• Intel 82546GB dual Channel Gigabit Ethernet controller support up to 4 GLAN

ports and 4 GLAN ports w/4 Optical Small Form-Factor Pluggable GLAN

(SFP)

• One Slim IDE 44-pin connector and one Type 1 compact ﬂ ash connector

• Two Fast UART 16550 compatible serial connections (1 port/1 header)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 4 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus): 2 Front Panel USB ports, 2 Back

Panel USB Headers)

• Super I/O

• Two COM ports (1 header, 1 port)

• Two SATA ports support 2 drives (RAID 0, 1)

• VGA Connector (Vertical)

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on (WOR)

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

• SMBbus for SMC Power Supply

• Fan Speed Control via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• ATX Ext. 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

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Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features

pages for details on the features of the motherboard.

MCH

NOCONA PROCESSOR#2VRM

CLOCK

NOCONA PROCESSOR#1

ICH5R

HUB

DDRII-400

PCI BUS(32-BIT)

DIMMs

IDE

PRI/SEC

UDMA/100

VGA

DIMMs

LPC BUS

USB

USB PORT

0,1,2,3,4,5

BMC CON. FWHLPC I/O

Mouse

Floppy

H/WCOM1

COM2

Keyboard

MONITOR

4 DDR II 400

DDRII-400

X8

PCI EXP.

C

X8

B

PCI EXP.

A

X8

PXH

#1

B

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

IDSEL:PXH1_PAAD18

U24

U4E1

U6

CPU1

CPU2

U16 X3P1

U10

Gbit LAN4

ANVIK II

82546GB

A

B

PXH

#2

U62

AIC7902W

SCSI

UA24

IDSEL:PXH1_PAAD17

Gbit LAN3

ANVIK II

82546GB

IDSEL:PXH1_PBAD17

CAVIUM

CN1230SL

Gbit LAN2

IDSEL:PXH2_PAAD18

ANVIK II

82546GB

IDSEL:PXH2_PAAD17

PCI-X BUS(133 MHZ)

IDSEL:PXH2_PBAD17

Gbit LAN1

ANVIK II

82546GB

PCI-EXP

SLOTx8

JPCIE1

1 PCI-X

SLOT

JPCIX1

Right

IDSEL:PXH2_PBAD18

Right

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

0, 1

SATA

PCI EXP.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7520 Lindenhurst chipset,

The X6DHR-C8 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required

for dual processor-based servers, with conﬁ guration options optimized for commu-

nications, server security, storage, computation or database applications. The Intel

E7520 Lindenhurst chipset consists of the following components: the Lindenhurst

Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the 82801ER I/O Controller Hub 5-R (ICH5-R), and

the PCI-X Hub.

The E7520 Lindenhurst MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with Front

Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz(*Note). Its memory controller provides direct

connection to two channels of registered DDR2 400 with a marched system bus

address and data bandwidths of up to 6.4GB/s. The Lindenhurst also supports the

new PCI Express high speed serial I/O interface for superior I/O bandwidth. The

MCH provides three conﬁ gurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively

be conﬁ gured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces. These interfaces

support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant

with the PCI Express Interface Speciﬁ cation, Rev. 1.0a. The MCH interfaces with

the 82801ER I/O Controller Hub 5-R (ICH5R) via a dedicated Hub Interface sup-

porting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB/s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz. The PXH

provides connection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI

bus interfaces that can be conﬁ gured for standard PCI 2.3 protocol, as well as the

enhanced high-frequency PCI-X protocol. The PXH can be conﬁ gured to support for

64-bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, and 133 MHz.

The ICH5R I/O Controller Hub provides legacy support similar to that of previous

ICH-family devices, but with extensions in RAID 0,1 support, Serial ATA Technology,

and an integrated ASF Controller. In addition, the ICH5R also provides various inte-

grated functions, including a two-channel Ultra ATA/100 bus master IDE controller,

USB 2.0 host controllers, an integrated 10/100 LAN controller, an LPC ﬁ rmware hub

(FWH) and Super IO interface, a System Management Interface, a power manage-

ment interface, integrated IOxAPIC and 8259 interrupt controllers.

(*Notes: The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer. Please do

not change the CPU FSB setting.)

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X6DHR-C8. The

motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, +3.3V, +5V, +3V

standby, +12V and −12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a volt-

age becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the

screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to deﬁ ne the sensitivity of the

voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS.

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 this

temperature reaches the threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated

and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and, at the same time, the CPU speed

will be decreased.

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it keyboard will function

like a normal keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user depresses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

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Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. Dur-

ing 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 depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power

will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake Ring-On (WOR)

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only

be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is deﬁ 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 trafﬁ c 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. Note that Wake-On-LAN

can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conﬁ guration and Power Interface. The ACPI speciﬁ -

cation deﬁ nes a ﬂ exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its

hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to

automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI pro-

vides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for conﬁ guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with both Windows and Linux Operating Sys-

tems.

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1-6 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 of 1 GHz and faster.

The

X6DHR-C8 accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although

most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ cations required by the CPU, some

are inadequate. The X6DHR-C8 accommodates ATX power supplies. It is strongly

recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power

supply Speciﬁ cation 2.02 or above. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for

the Ethernet ports. It must also be SSI compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/).

Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose

to install a line ﬁ lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that

you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power

surges. Please note that the 8-pin 12V (JWP3) and the 4-pin 12V (JPW2) power

connectors are also required to provide adequate power to you system.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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X6DHR-C8 User's Manual

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install

the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU (CEK) heat sink.

2-2 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.

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CPU Installation

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket: lift

the lever completely as shown on the

picture on the right; otherwise, you

will damage the CPU socket when

power is applied. (Install CPU1 ﬁ rst.)

Socket lever

Pin1

2. Insert the CPU in the socket, mak-

ing sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns

with pin 1 of the socket (both corners

are marked with a triangle). When

using only one CPU, install it into CPU

socket #1 (socket #2 is automatically

disabled if only one CPU is used).

3. Press the lever down until you

hear the *click* so you can be

sure that the CPU is securely

installed in the CPU socket.

Pin 1

Socket lever in the

locking Position

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