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X6DA3-G2
• Best New SAS/Paxville Solution

Key Features
1. Dual Intel® 64-bit Xeon® Support,
    up to 3.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB
2. Intel® E7525 Chipset
3. Up to 16GB DDR2 400 SDRAM
4. Intel® 82546GB Dual-port Gigabit
    Ethernet Controller
5. Adaptec AIC-9410W Serial-Attached
    SCSI (SAS)
6. 2x SATA Ports via ICH5R
    SATA Controller
7. 1 (x16) & 1 (x4) PCI-Express,
    1x 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X,
    2x 64-bit 100MHz PCI-X,
    1x 32-bit 33MHz PCI
8. Zero-Channel RAID Support
9. AC'97 Audio, 6-Channel Sound
10. SAS 4 + 4 Support
11. Fan Speed Control

 
Links & Resources
Tested Memory List
Motherboard Manual
Update Your BIOS
Download the Latest Drivers and Utilities
SAS Cable Compatibility
Product SKUs - Discontinued SKU (EOL). Please contact sales-rep for alternative options.
MBD-X6DA3-G2-O
  • X6DA3-G2 (Standard Retail Pack)
MBD-X6DA3-G2-B
  • X6DA3-G2 (Bulk Pack)
 
Physical Stats
Form Factor
  • Extended ATX
Dimensions
  • 12" x 13.05" (30.5cm x 33.2cm)
 
Processor/Cache
CPU
  • Dual 604-pin FC-mPGA4 Sockets
  • Supports up to two Intel® 64-bit Xeon® processor(s) of the same type below:
    • Xeon (Paxville) Dual Core CPU with 2x2MB L2 Integrated Advanced Transfer Cache
    • Xeon (Nocona) CPU with 1MB L2 Integrated Advanced Transfer Cache, up to 3.60 GHz
    • Xeon (Irwindale) CPU with 2MB L2 Integrated Advanced Transfer Cache, up to 3.80 GHz
    • Xeon LV (Low Voltage) CPU, up to 2.8 GHz
System Bus
  • 800 MHz system bus
 
System Memory
Memory Capacity
  • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets
  • Supports up to 16 GB DDR2 400MHz memory
  • Dual channel memory bus
  • Memory must be populated in pairs
  • Single-rank modules are recommended for 6+ DIMM support
Memory Type
  • DDR2 400MHz buffered (registered) ECC SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes
  • 512 MB, 1GB, 2GB
Memory Voltage
  • 1.8V only
Error Detection
  • Corrects single-bit errors
  • Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
  • Supports Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
 
On-Board Devices
Chipset
  • Intel® E7525 chipset
  • MCH + ICH5R + PXH +82546GB
SATA
  • ICH5R SATA Controller
  • RAID 0, 1, JBOD support
SAS
  • Adaptec AIC-9410W Controller
  • Host RAID 0, 1, 10
ZCR
  • Support for Zero-Channel RAID
  • Optional: (Card not included)
IPMI
  • Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface v.2.0 (Optional)
Network Controllers
  • Intel® 82546GB Dual Port Gigabit Controller
  • Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output
Audio
  • AC'97 audio CODEC with high quality 6-channel sound
Super I/O
  • Winbond 83627HF chip
 
Input / Output
Serial Attached SCSI
  • Two 4-port SAS connectors
  • Up to Eight SAS hard drives supported
Serial ATA
  • Two Serial ATA ports
  • Two SATA hard drives supported
IDE
  • Dual EIDE channels support up to four UDMA IDE devices
  • Supports UDMA Mode 5, PIO Mode 4, and ATA/100
Floppy
  • 1 Floppy controller; 1.44 MB
LAN
  • 2x RJ45 LAN ports
USB
  • 4x USB rear ports
  • 4x USB internal headers
  • USB 2.0 Compliant / 1.1 Compliant
Keyboard / Mouse
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Serial Ports
  • 2 Fast UART 16550 serial ports
Parallel Port
  • 1 ECP / EEP parallel port
Audio
  • 1 Line-In / Line-Out / Microphone Port
  • 6-channel Surround Sound
Chassis ( Optimized for X6DA3-G2 )
2U Chassis
3U / Mid-tower Chassis
Tower / 4U Rackmount
Important Chassis Notes
  • To ensure system stability, a 500W (minimum) ATX power supply
    [4-pin (+12V), 8-pin (+12V) and 24-pin are required]
  • To ensure system stability with non-Paxville CPUs, a 420W (minimum) ATX power supply
    [4-pin (+12V), 8-pin (+12V) and 24-pin are required]
  • Chassis must have CPU mounting holes required for 800MHz FSB CPUs with this serverboard.
 
Expansion Slots
PCI-Express
  • 1 (x16) slot
  • 1 (x4) using (x16 slot)
PCI-X
  • 1x 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slot
  • 2x 64-bit 100MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slots
PCI
  • 1x 32-bit 33MHz PCI (5V) slot
 
System BIOS
BIOS Type
  • 8Mb Flash EEPROM with Phoenix® BIOS
BIOS Features
  • Plug and Play (PnP)
  • SMBIOS 2.3
  • DMI 2.3
  • PCI 2.2
  • ACPI 1.0
  • ACPI 1.0 (limited)
  • USB Keyboard Support
  • RTC (Real Time Clock) Wakeup
 
Management
Software
  • Optional IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.0
  • SuperDoctor® III
  • Watch Dog
  • NMI
Power Configurations
  • ACPI / APM Power Management
  • Wake-On-Ring (WOR) header
  • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) header
  • Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off
  • Suspend to RAM (STR)
  • Power-on mode control for AC power loss recovery
  • Internal / External modem remote ring-on
 
PC Health Monitoring
Voltage
  • Monitors for CPU Cores (+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, ±12V & +3.3V/+5V Standby, VBAT)
  • CPU Core 4-Phase-switching voltage regulator with auto-sense from 0.8375V-1.6V
FAN
  • Total of eight 4-pin fan headers
  • 8 proprietary fan headers
  • Low noise fan speed control
  • Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connector
  • Support 3-pin fans (without speed control)
  • Status monitor for on/off control
  • Status monitor for speed control
Temperature
  • Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment
  • CPU thermal trip support
  • Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
  • I2C temperature sensing logic
LED
  • CPU / System Overheat LED
  • +5V Standby alert LED
  • Suspend-state indicator LED
Other Features
  • Chassis intrusion detection
  • Chassis intrusion header
OS Compatibility

• Please see our OS Compatibility Chart
Parts List
  Part Number Qty Description
X6DA3-G2 MBD-X6DA3-G2-O 1 X6DA3-G2 Motherboard
Manual(s) MNL-0822
MNL-0669
1
1
Motherboard Manual for X6DA3-G2
Ultra 320 SCSI Manual
I/O Cables CBL-022
CBL-097L-01
CBL-036L-02-02
1
2
1
ATX Floppy Cable
1-to-4 SAS Cables
ATA 66/100 IDE LP Cable
Driver Disk CDR-X6 1 Software and Driver CD
I/O Shield CSE-PT53 1 Motherboard I/O Shield

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