Supero X7DVL-L User Manual

®

SUPER

X7DVL-L

USER’S MANUAL

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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

X7DVL-L motherboard. The X7DVL-L supports dual Intel Quad­Core and Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors with a front side bus
speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz (Note). With two 64-bit dual-core proces­sors built in, the X7DVL-L offers superior performance, system reliability and power
effi ciency for embedded, storage, and communications platforms. The features
supported by this motherboard include the Intel Core Microarchitecture, dual-core
with dual-processing capabilities, ultra dense low-power platform, larger cache
with 4 MB shared L2 capacity, the Intel Virtualization Technology, the Extended
Memory 64 Technology (EM64), and the Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/
OA T). The X7DVL-L offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I/O
environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems. Please refer to the moth­erboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be
professionally installed. (Note: CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.)

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the 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 lists BIOS POST Error Codes.
Appendix B and Appendix C list Windows OS and Other Software Programs

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 installation or
to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor-

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

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

X7DVL-L Image ......................................................................... 1-3

X7DVL-L Layout ........................................................................ 1-4

Quick Reference ...................................................................................... 1-5

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

Intel 5000V (Blackford-VS) 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 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................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 ............................................................................................. 2-6

2-4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports ......................................................... 2-8

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-8

B. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................2-9

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ........................................................2-10

NMI Button ............................................................................................. 2-10

Power LED ............................................................................................. 2-10

HDD LED .............................................................................................. 2-11

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-11

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-12

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................2-12

Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13

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Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13

2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-14

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-15

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

Power Force-On ....................................................................................... 2-16

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

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

Wake-On-Ring ..........................................................................................2-18

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-18

GLAN 1/2 (Ethernet) Ports ....................................................................... 2-19

Speaker/Power LED Header .................................................................. 2-19

T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-20

VGA Connector ....................................................................................... 2-20

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

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

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

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

Watch Dog ................................................................................................2-22

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

I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................ 2-23

2-7 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-24

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-24

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-24

POST-Code LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-25

Status LED ............................................................................................... 2-25

CPU VRM Overheat LED .........................................................................2-26

2-8 Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections ................................................... 2-27

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-27

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-28

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 ................................................................. 3-4

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 Setup ...............................................................................................4-25

4-6 Boot Setup ......................................................................................................4-26

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-27

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error 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. Check
that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything
listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-03)
One (1) fl oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022L)
Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)
One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT07L)
One (1) CPU Retention Module (SKT-0159L)
One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities
One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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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-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, 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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Chapter 1: Introduction

Note: The drawings and graphics shown in this manual were based on the latest
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard
you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown
in the manual.

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X7DVL-L Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

JKM1

J20

JCOM1

COM1

J15

VGA

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

J7B2 J7B3 J8B1

J7B1

JLAN1

JLAN2

KB/MS

USB0/1

S I/O

COM2

JCOM2

GLAN1

GLAN2

LAN CTRL

J10

J19

JWD
JPG1

J6

J22

8-Pin PWR

PWR Force

VGA Memory

JPW3

JPF

JP2

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

24-Pin PWR

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

Battery

JUSB1

USB2/3

JPL1
JPL2

JBT1

JWOL1

JPW1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

Buzzer

SP1

SD1

JWOR1

Fan 1

J26

LE2

LE5
LE4

T-SPGIO

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

JS4

JS2

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

JS1

JS3

CPU 1

CPU 2

LE1

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan 4

Chassis.
Intrusion

Fan 3

Fan 2

LE6

IDE#1

J23

JIDE#1

Notes:

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

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

3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

4. When LE1 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or in­stalling components.

5. CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.

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Quick Reference (X7DVL-L)

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Pg. 2-23)
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description
ATX PWR (JPW1) Primary 24-Pin ATX PWR Connector
CPU PWR (JPW3) +12V 8-pin PWR
Chassis Intru.(J23) Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1/COM2 (JCOM1/2) COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors
DIMM#1A-DIMM#2B Memory DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMM Slots
FAN 1-5 Fans 3-5: System cooling/chassis fans, Fans 1-2:CPU
fans
Floppy (J22) Floppy Disk Drive Connector
FP Control (JF1) Front Control Panel Connector
GLAN 1/2 (JLAN1/2) G-bit Ethernet Ports
IDE#1 (JIDE1) IDE#1 Hard Drive
Keyboard/Mouse (JKM1) Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
PWR LED/SPKR (JD1) Power LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)
PWR Force-On (JPF, JP2)Power Force-On
SATA0-SATA3 (JS1-JS4) Intel SATA 0-3 Connectors
Slot#4 (J6) PCI 33MHz Slot
Slot#6 (J10) PCI-Exp. x8 Slots
T-SGPIO (J26) Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header
USB 0/1 (J20) Back Panel USB 0/1
USB 2/3 (JUSB1) Front Panel Accessible USB 2/3
VGA (J15) VGA Port
WOL (JWOL1) Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR (JWOR1) Wake-on-Ring Header

LED Indicator Description
D31 Status LED (See Pg. 2-26)
LE1 Power LED (See Note 4 on the previous page.)
LE2/LE6 (See Pg. 2-27) CPU1 VRM Overheat(LE2)/CPU2 VRM Overheat (LE6)
LE4/LE5 POST-Code LED Indicators (See Pg. 2-26)

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 for more information on connectors and jumpers.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

®

64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series
processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz (Note:
CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.)

Memory

• Four 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buffered)
DDR2 667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula­tion.)

Chipset

• Intel 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset, including: the 5000V Memory Control Hub
(MCH) and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2)

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-E slot (one x8-Slot#6)

• One 32-bit PCI 33 MHz slot (Slot#4)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

®

Flash ROM

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Keyboard support, Hard­ware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, 12V, 12V,
+3.3V standby, +5V standby and VBAT

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Low noise fan speed control

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan control

2

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection

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

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

• Power-on mode for power recovery

Onboard I/O

• Intel ESB2 supports four SATA ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5
supported in the Window OS environment)

• The 82563EB supports two Giga-bit LAN ports

• One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface

• One fl oppy port interface

• Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

• Up to four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 1 Header)

• Xgi Z7 Graphic Controller

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG

Other

• External modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Proprietary 10" x 9.6" (254mm x 243.8mm)

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VGA

CONN

VGA

XGI Z7

VRM

ISL6312

J10
#6

PCI-EXP_x8_SLOT

J6
#1

3.0 Gb/S

PROCESSOR#2

1067/1333

PCI-EXP x8

PCI 32/33MHz

MT/S

PORT

#1,2

PORT
#0

PORT

#4,5

PORT

#6,7

PORTPORT

#4

PROCESSOR#1

1067/1333

MCH

PORT PORT

#0

#2,3

PCIEx8

PCIEx4

#3

ESB2

MT/S

FBD CHNL0

FBD CHNL1

ATA 100

3.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

#0

#0

VRM

ISL6312

#1B #2B

#1A #2A

FBD DIMM

IDE CONN

#3

#2

#1

SATA

#3

#2

#1

USB

FBD DIMM

SIO
DHG

MS
KB

LPC

COM1

COM2

PCI32_SLOT

RJ45
RJ45

KUMERAN

GB LAN FWH
GILGAL

W83627

FDD

Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset

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

pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset,
the X7DVL-L motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for
dual processor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communica-
tions, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V

®

(Blackford-VS) chipset supports a single or dual Intel
5300/5100/5000 Series processor(s) with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz.
The chipset consists of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) Memory Controller Hub (MCH),
and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2). (Note)

The 5000V (Blackford-VS) MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing
across two independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit
wide, 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10.7 GB/sec. The MCH chipset con­nects up to four Fully Buffered DIMM modules, providing a total memory bandwidth
of up to 16.0 GB/s. The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI-Express and one x4
ESI interfaces to the ESB2. In addition, the 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset offers a
wide range of RAS features, including memory interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device
Data Correction, CRC, parity protection, memory mirroring and memory sparing.

Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon

The Xeon Dual Core Processor Features

Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000V chipset, the Xeon dual core
Processor provides a feature set as follows:

The Xeon Dual Core Processors

L1 Cache Size: Instruction Cache (32KB/16KB), Data Cache (32KB/24KB)

•

L2 Cache Size: 4MB/2MB (per core)•

Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s•

Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands•

The Xeon Quad• Core Processors

L1 Cache Size: Instruction Data Cache (32KB per core)

•

L2 Cache Size: Shared 4MB per die (8MB Total Cache per processor)•

Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s•

Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands•

Note: CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.

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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 Setup section to change this setting. The default setting
is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVL-L. All have
an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously:
Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby and VBAT. 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 defi 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 reaches a user-defi 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 lower the CPU temperature. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis
temperature is too high.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS
environment 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 insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the
data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero
Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond
a pre-defi ned range.

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.

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 confi 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 Servers/Systems.

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.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system sus­pend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended
and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again "wake-up" the
whole system. During 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 press and hold the power button for 4 sec­onds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine.

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External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing
when the system is in the Standby or Off state. Note that external modem ring-on
can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN

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. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL
without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used
with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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.

The X7DVL-L can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the motherboard,
some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.
In addition, the 12V 8-pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU.
Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets
ATX power supply Specifi cation 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (For
detailed information, please refer to the web site 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.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive
controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, 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 wide range of functions
integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required

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for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 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
system. 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 ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage­ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2: Installation

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 as specifi ed by the manu-
facturer. 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.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on
the label area of the fan.

*Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding, remov­ing or changing any components. Make sure to install the processor into the CPU
socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
If you buy a CPU separately, use only Intel-certifi ed heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the Heatsink Backplate and the motherboard into the chassis
before you install the CPU heatsink and fan.(*See Installation Procedures below.)

4. When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU Socket, make sure that
the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent; other­wise, contact the retailer immediately.

5. All graphics shown in this manual are for reference only. The components that
came with your motherboard may or may not look exactly the same as the pictures
shown in this manual.

Installation Procedures

For proper system setup, please follow
the procedure below to install the CPU,
backplate, heatsink, and motherboard
into the chassis.

1. Install the heatsink backplate onto the
chassis.

2. Install the motherboard into the chas­sis.

3. Install the CPU onto the mother­board.

4. Install the heatsink or/and cooling fans
(if any).

5. Connect fan and power cables (if
any).

Mounting the Backplate onto the Chassis

Mounting Hole

1. On the backplate, locate the text and
the arrow, indicating "facing front."

Heatsink

CPU

CPU Socket

Motherboard

CPU Retention
Bracket (Pre­installed)

Backplate

SKT0159 Backplate

Mounting Hole

Arrow

Facing
Front (Text)

Mounting Hole

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Mounting Hole

2. Locate the front side of the chassis.

3. Locate the four backplate mounting
holes on the chassis.

4. Align the backplate with the chassis.
Make sure that the arrow on the back­plate is pointing at the front side of the
chassis.

5. Once the backplate is correctly orient­ed, align the four heatsink mounting holes
on the backplate against their respective
mounting holes on the chassis. (*Note:
The two mounting holes on the center of
the backplate are optional.)

6. Once aligned, securely attach the
backplate onto the chassis by installing
the screws into the mounting holes.

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The Front Side of Chassis

Mounting
Holes

Backplate inside the Chassis
(w/Mounting holes aligned)

Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting
holes to fi 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.
*Note: some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent any damage done to these components when
you install the motherboard into the chassis.)

Mounting MB into the Chassis

Mounting Hole

Installation of the LGA771 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release the load
plate, which covers the CPU socket, from
its locking position.

Load Lever

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the
load plate.

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3. Use your thumb and index fi nger to hold
the CPU at the North Center Edge and the
South Center Edge of the CPU.

Load Plate
(w/PnP Cap
attached)

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked
with a triangle) against the socket corner that
is marked with a triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle
cutout below a gold 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 done 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. Then,
close the load plate.

North Center
Edge

South Center
Edge

Socket Key
(Socket Notch)

CPU Key
(semi-circle
cutout) below
the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

Load Lever

gold dot

CPU Pin1

8. Use your thumb to gently push the load
lever down to lock it.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the
socket, the plastic cap will be automatically
released from the load plate when the clip is
pushed in the clip lock. Remove the plastic
cap from the motherboard.

(Warning: 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.)

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CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap is
released from
the load plate
if CPU properly
installed.

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Installation and Removal of the Heatsink

CEK Heatsink Installation

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 (ie the #1 and

the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not over­tighten the screws to avoid possible damage
to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all

four screws.

To Un-install the Heatsink

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#1

Screw#2

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

However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc­tions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging the CPU
or the CPU socket.

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

from the motherboard in the sequence as show
in the picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture

on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to
loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease
on the surface before you re-install the CPU
and the heatsink.

Screw#1

Screw#4

Screw#3

Screw#2

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

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

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM
#1A. (*See the Memory Installation Table Below.)

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along
the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.
Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X7DVL-L supports up to 16 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2 667/533 in 4
DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with (a) pair(s) of memory modules of the same
size and same type will result in better memory performance.

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than 4
GB of memory. (See the DIMM Population Confi gurations Table below.)

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

Number

of DIMMs

2 DIMMs 1A ------ ------ 2A ------ -----­4 DIMMs 1A 1B ------ 2A 2B ------

Bank 1 Bank 2

(*Notes: i. DIMM slot# specified: DIMM slot to be
populated; “---“: DIMM slot not to be populated. ii.
Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are
supported; however, you need to use the memory
modules of the same speed and of the same type
on a motherboard. iii. Interleaved memory is
supported when pairs of DIMM modules are
installed in both

Bank1 and Bank2. iv. For
memory to work properly, you need to follow the
restrictions listed above. )

Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail­able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction
in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table
below for details.)

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System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl 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)

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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.

DDR2 FBD DIMM

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 FBD Slot

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