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Chapter 2: Installation
2-13
Serial Ports
T
wo COM connections (COM1 &
COM2) are located on the mother-
board. COM1 port is located on the I/O
backpanel. COM2, located next to the
Front Panel
Audio connector
, provides
front panel serial access. See the table
on the right for pin de
fi
nitions.
Serial Ports-COM1/COM2
Pin De
fi
nitions
Pin # De
fi
nition
Pin # De
fi
nition
1
DCD
6
DSR
2
RXD
7
RTS
3
TXD
8
CTS
4
DTR
9
RI
5
Ground
10
N/A
1. COM1
2. COM2
X8DAL-3/i Rev
. 1.01
1
2
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
About this Manual
3
About this Motherboard
3
Conventions Used in the Manual
3
Manual Organization
3
Preface
3
Contacting Supermicro
5
Table of Contents
6
Contacting Supermicro
7
Chapter 1 Introduction
9
Overview
9
Checklist
9
X8DAL-3/X8DAL-I Quick Reference
12
Motherboard Features
14
Chipset Overview
17
Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5500 Chipset
17
Special Features
18
Recovery from AC Power Loss
18
PC Health Monitoring (W/Sdii or SDIII)
18
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control
18
Environmental Temperature Control
18
System Resource Alert
18
ACPI Features
19
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
19
Main Switch Override Mechanism
19
Power Supply
19
Super I/O
20
Chapter 2 Installation
21
Static-Sensitive Devices
21
Precautions
21
Unpacking
21
Motherboard Installation
22
Tools Needed
22
Installation Instructions
22
Processor and Heatsink Installation
23
Installing a CPU Heatsink
25
Memory Installation
27
Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports
30
Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports
30
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports
31
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
32
Serial Ports
33
Ethernet Ports
34
(Back_Panel) High Defi Nition Audio (HD Audio)
35
CD Header
35
Front Panel Audio
36
Front Control Panel
37
Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions
38
NMI Button
38
Power LED
38
Hdd Led
39
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators
39
Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail
40
Power Fail LED
40
Reset Button
41
Power Button
41
Connecting Cables
42
Power Connectors
42
Fan Headers
43
Chassis Intrusion
43
Internal Speaker
44
Power Led/Speaker
44
Overheat Led/Fan Fail (JOH1)
45
Power SMB (I 2 C) Connector
45
T-SGPIO 1/2 & 3-SGPIO 1/2 Headers
46
Jumper Settings
47
Explanation of Jumpers
47
GLAN Enable/Disable
47
CMOS Clear
48
Watch Dog Enable/Disable
48
I 2 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots
49
Audio Enable
49
SAS Enable/Disable (X8DAL-3 Only)
50
USB Wake-Up
50
Onboard LED Indicators
51
GLAN Leds
51
Onboard Power LED
52
SAS Heartbeat LED (X8DAL-3)
52
Serial ATA and SAS Connections
53
Serial ATA Ports
53
SAS Ports (X8DAL-3 Only)
53
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
55
Troubleshooting Procedures
55
Before Power on
55
No Power
55
No Video
56
Losing the System's Setup Confi Guration
56
Memory Errors
56
Technical Support Procedures
57
Frequently Asked Questions
57
Returning Merchandise for Service
58
Chapter 4 BIOS
59
Introduction
59
Starting BIOS Setup Utility
59
How to Change the Confi Guration Data
59
Starting the Setup Utility
60
Main Setup
60
Advanced Setup Confi Gurations
61
Boot Features
62
Processor and Clock Options
63
Advanced Chipset Control
65
Security Settings
78
Boot Confi Guration
79
Exit Options
81
BIOS Recovery
82
How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image (-The Main BIOS Block)
82
4.7.1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device
82
4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM
83
Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port ("Serial Flash")
83
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
87
BIOS Error Beep Codes
87
Appendix B Installing the Windows os
89
B-1 Installing the Windows os to a RAID System
89
B-2 Installing the Windows os to a Non-RAID System
90
Appendix C Software Installation Instructions
91
C-1 Installing Software Programs
91
C-2 Confi Guring Supero Doctor III
92
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Model
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Category
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Language
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