Supermicro X7SBL-LN2, X7SBL-LN1 USER MANUAL

X7SBL-LN1/LN2

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1a

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technician and knowledgeable

PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7SBL-

LN1/LN2 motherboard. The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports single Xeon® 3000 sequence

processor with a system bus speed of 1330 MHz/1066 MHz. The Intel Xeon 3000

sequence processor supports the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces

with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With support of Dual-Core and Quad

Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB, Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI),

Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and Thermal Management

2 (TM2), the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 delivers unparalleled system performance and great

power efciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specica-

tions pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on

supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed and

serviced by a technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mother-

board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the

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

shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Preface

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

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions.

Appendix C lists Other Software Program 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:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,
to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

!

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure
correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

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

X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Image ............................................................................... 1-3

X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Layout ..............................................................................1-4

X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference .............................................................. 1-5

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

Chipset/System Block Diagram....................................................................... 1-8

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

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

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

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-1

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

2-4 Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................. 2-7

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports................................................................. 2-9

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................ 2-9

2. Front Control Panel ................................................................................... 2-10

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ...........................................................2-11

NMI Button ................................................................................................2-11

PWR LED ..................................................................................................2-11

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-12

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators .......................................................................2-12

OH/Fan Fail LED ...................................................................................... 2-13

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-13

Reset Button ............................................................................................. 2-14

PWR Button .............................................................................................. 2-14

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-15

ATX Power Connector ................................................................................... 2-15

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Processor Power Connector ......................................................................... 2-15

Universal Serial Bus ...................................................................................... 2-16

Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................... 2-16

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-17

Serial Ports .................................................................................................... 2-17

Power LED .................................................................................................... 2-18

External Speaker/Internal Buzzer .................................................................2-18

GLAN (Ethernet Ports) .................................................................................. 2-19

VGA Connector ............................................................................................. 2-19

Fan Headers ................................................................................................. 2-20

Wake-On-Ring ............................................................................................... 2-21

Wake-On-LAN ............................................................................................... 2-21

Power Fault ................................................................................................... 2-22

Power SMB Connector ................................................................................. 2-22

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-23

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-23

GLAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................... 2-23

Clear CMOS .................................................................................................. 2-24

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-24

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds .................................................................. 2-25

VGA Enable/Disable ...................................................................................... 2-25

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable................................................................... 2-26

USB Wake-Up ............................................................................................... 2-27

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-28

GLAN LEDs ................................................................................................... 2-28

Onboard Power LED (LE1) ........................................................................... 2-29

2-9 Floppy and SIM 1U IPMI Connections ......................................................... 2-30

Floppy Connector .......................................................................................... 2-30

SIM 1U IPMI .................................................................................................. 2-31

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ...........................................................................3-4

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-5

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 .............................................................................................. 4-7

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-23

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-25

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................4-26

Appendices:

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

Appendix B Installing the Windows OS .....................................................................B-1

Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers....................................C-1

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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.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All the following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) I/O shield

for X7SBL-LN1(CSE-PT02L)

for X7SBL-LN2(CSE-PT7L)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The

motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as

those in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

panel connections.

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

• GLAN2 is only available on LN2 models.

• Slot 6 is specially designed for Supermicro riser cards only.

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X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JI2C1/JC2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JPF Power Force On Pins 1-2 (Reset)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-1 Enable/USB 2-6 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP3 (Optional) Trusted Platform Module Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1 COM Port/Serial Port 1 Connector

COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 2 Connector (J13)

Fans 1-6 Fan 6: CPU Fan, Fan 1-5: Chassis Fan Headers

JBT1 CMOS Clear

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator

JPR1 Redundant Power Alarm Reset

JPW2 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

J9 Speaker Header

KB/MS PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN1/LAN2 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors (LAN 2 only available on the

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

PCI Slot PCI 33 MHz

PCI-E Slot PCI-Express x4

PW Fault Power Fault Header

PW SMB Power SMBus

SATA 0-5 SATA Headers

SGPIO 1-2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers

SIM IPMI SIM 1U IPMI Slot

Slot 6 + SBX PCI-Express x8 slot + SBX: PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

USB 0-1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2-5 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

USB 6 Front Panel USB Connector

VGA Video Graphics Connector

LN2 model)

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel Xeon 3000/3200 series processor with a system bus speed of •

1333/1066/800 MHz

®

Intel•

Core ™ 2 Duo and Quad Processors

Supports Intel Dual Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution• , FSB Dynamic

Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and

Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

Memory

Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 800/667 MHz up •

to 8 GB of ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM

Chipset

Intel 3200•
Intel ICH9R•

Expansion Slots

One (1) Universal PCI-E x8 slot or one (1) PCI 32-bit slot•
One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz •
One (1) SIM 1U (Available only on X7SBL-LN2) •

BIOS

8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS •  
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3 •

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, • +5V,

+5V Standby, +12V, −12V, and VBAT
CPU 4-phase-switching voltage regulator•
Status monitor for fan speed & System OH/Fan Fail LED/Control•
Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control & Low noise fan speed control•
Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS•
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•
SuperDoctor III, NMI•
System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III•
Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard•
Main switch override mechanism•

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ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard•
Main switch override mechanism•
Internal/external modem ring-on•

Onboard I/O

Intel ICH9R SATA Controller, 6 connectors for 6 devices with support of RAID •

functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (RAID 5: supported by Intel's RAID Controller in the

Windows OS environment only)

1 oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB) •

1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header•
Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (Two LANS under •

LAN2)
PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports•
Up to 7 USB (2 rear ports, 2 headers, and 1 on-board connector)•
VGA Connector•
SIM 1U IPMI Slot•
Winbond 83627HG (Super I/O), Hardware Monitor: W83793G•
XGI Volari Z9S with 32 MB DDR2•

Temperature

Monitoring CPU, chassis environment•
CPU Thermal Trip support•
Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)•

Other

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)•
Wake-on-Ring (WOR)•
Onboard +5vsb warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")•
External modem ring-on•

CD Utilities

Drivers and software for Intel 3200 chipset utilities •

Dimensions

Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" (243.8 x 243.8 mm)•

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4

3

BIGBY-V

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-9

USB

LPC I/O

KB/MS

PS/2

FDD

SER.1
SER.2

VRM 11.0

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

LPC

PCI_32_BUS

DDR2_800/667

DMI

XGI - Z9S

DIMM_CHA

S-ATA/300

6 x SATA

CK505 CLK

MCH

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

82573V GLAN

PCIE_x1

W83627HG

FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz

USB 2.0/1.1

PCIE_x4

IPMI

PCIE_x8

S3

VID[0-7]

PCIE_x4

SLOT

82573L GLAN

PCIE_x1

DDRII

SLOT

SPISPI

FLASH

PORT_1-7

W83793G

SMBUS

IPMI LINK

PCI_32_BUS

2x PCI_32

Slot

Block Diagram

Intel 3200 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the

actual specications of your motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3200 chipset, designed for use with an Intel Xeon 3000 sequence proces-

sor in the LGA 775 Land Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary com-

ponents: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R).

The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 provides the performance and feature-set required for the

mainstream server market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data ow between four interfaces: the

CPU interface, the DDR2 System Memory interface, the PCI Express interface (Note

2), and the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Intel Xeon

3000 sequence processor in the LGA775 Land Grid Array package. It supports one

or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM.

Intel ICH9R System Features

The I/O Controller (ICH9R) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration

required for the system to operate efciently. It also provides the bandwidth needed

for the system to maintain its peak performance. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)

provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH9R. The ICH9R supports

two PCI-Express devices, six Serial ATA ports, and up to seven USB 2.0 ports/

headers. In addition, the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which

provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access. It also

supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive

technology in conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Functions and capabilities include:

Advanced Conguration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)•

Intel I/O External Design Specication (EDS)•

3200 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) External Design Specication (EDS)•

Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9R ) Thermal Design Guideline•

Intel 82573 Platform LAN Connect (PLC) PCI Design•

Note 1: For more information on the ICH9R, please refer to Intel's website at

www.intel.com.

Note 2: The Intel 3200 chipset does not support add-in graphics cards in the

PCI-E interface provided by the Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the Advanced section to change this setting. (Default: Last State).

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBL-LN1/LN2.

All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni-

toring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V,

+5V Standby, +12V, −12V and Vbatt.(via SuperO Doctor)

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage

becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen.

Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage

monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects

that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan

control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-

sis temperature is too high.

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I/O Virtualization Technology

With the Intel ICH9R built in, the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports I/O Virtualization Tech-

nology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in

independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory,

and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection across

multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports I/O

Virtualization Technology is installed on the motherboard.

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 dene an overheat temperature. When this tem-

perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS en-

vironment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify

the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on

virtual memory and there is insufcient hard drive space for saving the data, you

can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also congure Supero Doctor to

provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre-de-

ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica-

tion denes a 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

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

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

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

implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows

2003 Server Operating Systems.

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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.

1-6 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator,

drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The Super I/O supports

two 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of

250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports

(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud

rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys-

tem. 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.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with the ACPI (Advanced Congura-

tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man-

agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

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

measures are generally suf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 as specied by the •

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down 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.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU onto the motherboard.

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

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Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when install-

ing the motherboard to the chassis.

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pres-

!

sure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

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

processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. The Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink

assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-

certied multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU heatsink and fan.

4. When purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or when receiving a motherboard

with an LGA 775 Processor pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap

is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer

immediately.

5. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installation Overview

For proper system setup, please fol-

low the following procedure:

Install the heatsink backplate 1.

into the chassis if needed.

Install the motherboard into the 2.

chassis.

Install the CPU onto the moth-3.

erboard.

Install the heatsink and/or 4.

cooling fans (if any).

Connect the fan and power 5.

cables (if any).

Heatsink

CPU

CPU

Socket

Mother-

board

CPU Retention

Bracket (Pre-

Installed)

Backplate

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Installation of the LGA 775 Processor

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

1. Press the load lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the

load plate.

Load Plate

(with PnP Cap

attached)

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3. Use your thumb and your index n-

ger to hold the CPU at the top center

edge and the bottom center edge of

the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

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Triangle

Top Center Edge

Bottom Center Edge

golden dot

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5. Alig n t he CPU key t hat is the

semi-circle cutout below a golden dot

against the socket key, the Notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket.

(**Do not drop the CPU on the socket.

Do not move the CPU horizontally or

vertically. Do not rub the CPU against

the surface or against any pins of the

socket to avoid damage to the CPU

or the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU

to make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

Load Lever

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

load lever down to the lever lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be

automatically released from the load

plate when the load lever is pushed

in the lever lock. Remove the PnP cap

from the motherboard.

Note: Please save the plastic

PnP cap. The motherboard

must be shipped with the PnP

cap properly installed to protect

the CPU socket pins. Shipment

without the PnP cap properly

installed will cause damage to

the socket pins.

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if CPU

properly

installed.

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Installation of the Heatsink

Screw 1

Screw 2

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die, the required

amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting holes

are aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (eg. the

#1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (do

not fully tighten the screws, which may

damage the CPU).

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4. Finish the installation by fully tighten-

ing all four screws.

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Removal of the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be

!

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

from in the sequence as show in the picture

on the right.

2. Hold and gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when loosening the heatsink!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove it

from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surfaces of the CPU and the

heatsink to remove the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of thermal

grease on the surface before re-installing the

CPU and the heatsink.

removed. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please

follow these instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the

CPU socket.

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-4 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

Warning: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that

!

DIMM Installation

the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step

1).

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with 1.

DIMM1A. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules

at a time, beginning with DIMM1A, DIMM1B, then, DIMM2A and DIMM2B

Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch 2.

along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor-

rectly.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. 3.

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2

800/677 MHz in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM#1A, DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A,

DIMM#2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result

in dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single chan-

nel, non-interleaved memory.

Notes:

Due to the OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than 1.

4GB of memory.

Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC memory modules can be installed in the 2.

memory slots.

Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available for 3.

operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in

memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the following Memory Avail-

ability Table for details.)

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Top View of DDR2 Slot

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Notch

Release

Tab

Release

Tab

DDR2 DIMM

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ash memory (System

BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other ap­plications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

2.84

Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Remove:

Use your thumbs
to gently push
the release tabs
near both ends of
the module. This
should release it
from the slot.

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it
snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the
bottom.

Top View of DDR2

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

the image below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

BackPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

2

4

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2 (X7SBL-LN2 only)

(*See Section 2-5 for details.)

5

3

1

6

7

8

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FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Vcc

Vcc

2. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo-

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. See the image below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

A. JF1

Header Pins

A

2-10

3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Vcc

Vcc

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NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

Header Pins

A

B

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