Supermicro Supero X8DTL-3 - Connecting Cables; Jumper Settings; Serial ATA and SAS Connections

X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF User's Manual
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1
No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1
No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2
Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1
How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 4-1
Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2
4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations...................................................................... 4-4
4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22
4-5 Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................ 4-24
4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-25
4-7 BIOS Recovery ............................................................................................. 4-27
How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block) ..................... 4-27
4.7.1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device .......................................... 4-27
4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM ..................................... 4-28
4.7.3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port ("Serial Flash") ................... 4-28
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1
Appendix B Installing the Windows OS
B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System ................................................B-1
B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System ........................................B-2
Appendix C Software Installation Instructions
C-1 Installing Software Programs .........................................................................C-1
C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................C-2