Supero X7SB3, X7SB3-F User Manual

®

SUPER

X7SB3

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

X7SB3-F

Manual Revision 1.0b

Release Date: February 5, 2010

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Preface

About This Manual

This m a n u al is written f o r s y s t em integrato r s , P C t e c hnicians a n d

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

X7SB3/X7SB3-F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X7SB3/X7SB3-F supports single Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core/Dual-Core

3000 Sequence/Core™ 2 processor with a front side bus speed of 1333/1066/800

MHz. The Intel® Xeon®3000 Sequence/Core™2 processor supports the 775-Land

Grid Array Package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With

support of the Intel® Virtualization Technology, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2),

the X7SB3/X7SB3-F delivers outstanding performance and great power efciency,

ideal for small High-Performance Cluster (HPC) server platforms. Please refer to

the motherboard specications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/

products/motherboard/) for the most recent updates. This product is intended to be

professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 introduces the motherboard, providing information on the layout, con-

nectors/jumpers, features, specications and the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

Chapter 3 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 4, which describes troubleshooting

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

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes. Appendix B and Appendix C provide

the 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.

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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 correct system setup.

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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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ....................................................................................................... 3

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3

Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3

Conventions Used in the Manual .................................................................................. 3

Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

X7SB3/X7SB3-F Motherboard Layout ......................................... 1-3

X7SB3/X7SB3-F Quick Reference .................................................................. 1-4

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

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 ....................................................................................................... 1-13

1-8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller .......................................... 1-13

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

2-2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ...................................................... 2-2

Installation Procedures .................................................................................... 2-2

2-3 Installing the Processor and Heatsink Fans ................................................... 2-4

Installing the LGA775 Processor .................................................................... 2-4

Loading the Processor into the Socket ........................................................... 2-5

Installing the Heatsink ..................................................................................... 2-6

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-6

2-4 Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................. 2-8

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-8

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-8

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability ..................................... 2-9

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports............................................................... 2-10

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .................................................................. 2-10

Front Control Panel ........................................................................................2-11

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Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-12

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-12

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

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-13

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-13

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH).................................................................... 2-14

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14

Reset Button ............................................................................................. 2-15

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-15

2-6 Connecting to the Headers and Connectors ................................................ 2-16

Power Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-16

ATX Power Connector .............................................................................. 2-16

Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 2-16

Fan Headers ................................................................................................. 2-17

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-17

I/O Connections ............................................................................................ 2-18

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-18

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-18

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-19

GLAN 1/2 Ethernet Ports and IPMI-dedicated LAN Port ......................... 2-19

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

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-20

SAS Ports ................................................................................................. 2-21

3-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-22

Onboard Connectors/Headers ...................................................................... 2-23

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-23

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-23

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-24

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-24

Power I2C Connector (X7SB3-F only) ...................................................... 2-25

I-Button ..................................................................................................... 2-25

Alarm Reset .............................................................................................. 2-26

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-27

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-28

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-28

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-28

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-29

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-29

(BMC) VGA Enable .................................................................................. 2-30

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I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................. 2-31

Power Force-On ....................................................................................... 2-31

SAS Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-32

SAS RAID Mode Select ........................................................................... 2-32

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-33

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-33

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-33

SAS Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-34

SAS Activity LED ..................................................................................... 2-34

IPMI Heartbeat LED (X7SB3-F only) ...................................................... 2-35

2-9 Floppy Drive Connections ............................................................................. 2-36

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-36

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ....................................................... 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

System BIOS ................................................................................................... 4-1

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................ 4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................ 4-2

Main BIOS Setup Menu .................................................................................. 4-3

4-4 Advanced Setup .............................................................................................. 4-6

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-24

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................4-25

Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix B Installing the Windows OS

Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Driver

Chapter 1: Introduction

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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 the following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard•

One (1) oppy cable (CBL-0022L)•

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)•

One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027- 0N)•

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities•

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL-1038)•

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X7SB3-F Motherboard Image

Note: The drawings and pictures 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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X7SB3/X7SB3-F Motherboard Layout

Notes:

Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. •

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

connections.

" " indicates the location of Pin 1.•

IPMI support, the IPMI-dedicated LAN, the Realtek PHY chip, and IPMI Heart-•

beat LEDs are available on the full-featured X7SB3-F board only.

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin AT X PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin AT X PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

X7SB3/X7SB3-F Quick Reference

Jumper Label Description Default Setting

JBT1 12 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2)

JI2C1/JI2C2 21/23 SMB to PCI slots Enable Off (Disabled)

JPF 55 Power Force-On Off (Normal)

JPG1 13 (BMC) VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 4/9 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 47 SAS Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS2 31 SAS ID/RAID Mode Select Closed (Software RAID)

JPUSB1 64 BP USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD 49 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17
18

19

20 21

23

22

24 25

26

27

28

29

303132

33 34

35

363738

39 40

41 42 43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

5960

61

62

63

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Connector Label Description

B1 17 Onboard Battery

BIOS Chip 15 Phoenix SPI BIOS Chip

COM1/COM2 3/22 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header

Fans 1~5

Fan1:59,Fan2: 53,

Fans 1~5: Chassis/CPU/System FansFan3:52,Fan4: 43,

Fan5: 8

Floppy 46 Floppy Drive Connector

I-Button 45 I-Button Socket

J3P (Optional) 61 Redundant PWR Fail Detect (for internal use)

IPMI LAN 2 Dedicated LAN for IPMI (X7SB3-F only)

JAR 60 Alarm Reset

JD1 20

Onboard Speaker Header (Pins 3~4: Internal

Buzzer, Pins 1~4: External Speaker)

JF1 56 Front Panel Control Connector

JL1 34 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLAN 1~2 6/7 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

JLED1 57 Onboard Power LED

JPW1 63 ATX Main Power Connector

JPW2 58 12V 8-Pin Auxiliary PWR Connector

JWOL 26 Wake-On-LAN Header

JWOR 16 Wake-On-Ring Header

KB/MS 1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

PW4 (X7SB3-F) 62 Power Supply SMB (I2C) Connector

SAS 0~7 35~42 Serial_Attached SCSI Connectors

(I-)SATA 0/1 29/30 (Intel South Bridge) Serial_ATA Ports 0~1

(3-)SGPIO 1/2 32/33 Serial-Link General Purpose I/O Headers

SPKR1 19 Internal Buzzer/Speaker

USB 0/1 2 Back Panel USB Ports#0~1

USB 2,USB 3 44/48 Front Panel Accessible USB Connectors 2~3

USB 4~5, 6~7 24/27 Front Panel USB Ports 4~5, 6~7

VGA 5 VGA Connector

LED Label Description Status

LE1 54 Onboard Standby Power LED Green: On (PWR On)

LE2 12 IPMI Heartbeat LED (X7SB3-F) Green: Blinking (IPMI Ready)

LE3/LE4 28/25 BIOS POST Codes LED (Reserved for Internal Use)

LE5 51 SAS Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking (SAS Ready)

LED1 50 SAS Activity LED Green: Blinking (SAS Active)

Note: Jumper JPB (14) is used for factory debug puposes only.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

Single Intel•

®

Xeon® LGA 775 Quad-Core/Dual-Core 3000 Sequence or Core™

2 processor at a front side bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

Four 240-pin DIMM sockets with support of up to 8 GB ECC/Non-ECC Unbuf-•

fered DDR2 800/667 MHz Memory with DIMM size of 2 GB/1 GB/512 MB/256

MB @ 1.8V (See Section 2-4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)

Chipset

Intel® 3210 chipset, including: the 3210 Memory Control Hub (MCH), and the •

ICH9 South Bridge

Expansion Slots

One PCI-E x8 slot (J8) (Not for a graphics card)•
One PCI 33MHz slot (PCI1)•

BIOS

16 Mb Phoenix•

®

SPI Flash EEPROM

DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, APM 1.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Key-•

board support, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

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

+12V, -12V, +3.3V standby, Vcore and VBAT

Fan status monitor with rmware control•

CPU/chassis temperature monitors•
CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator•
CPU slow-down on temperature overheat•
CPU thermal trip support for processor protection•
Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support•
CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode•
PECI Ready (Platform Environment Control Interface)•
Low noise fan speed control •
Fan status monitor for on-off control•
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan control•
Tachometer monitoring•
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•
Chassis intrusion detection•

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System resource alert via Supero Doctor III•

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

Two SATA ports•
Two Intel 82574L LAN chips support two Giga-bit LAN ports•
Additional IPMI-dedicated LAN supported by the Realtek RTL8201N Ethernet •

Controller (X7SB3-F only)

One oppy port interface supports 1.44 MB •

Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port) supports Fast UART 16550 connection•
Up to eight USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (two backpanel connectors, two front •

panel internal ports, and two Type A connectors)
Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG •
Winbond WPCM450-R Controller supports VGA and IPMI interface connections •

(IPMI interface: X7SB3-F only)

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

Device drivers•

Dimensions

ATX 12.0" (L) x 9.6" (W) (304.8 mm x 243.8 mm)•

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X7SB3/X7SB3-F Block Diagram

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

for details on the features of each motherboard.

Intel 3210

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH9

WPCM450R

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

LPC

DDR2_800/667

DMI

DIMM_CHA/CHB

S-ATA/300

2 SATA PORTS

CK505 CLK

MCH

PCIE_x8

FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz

LPC

LSI SAS 1068E

8 X SAS PORTS

PCIE_x1

GLAN1
82574L

PCIE_x1

VRM 11.0

USB 2.0/1.1

PORTS_0~7

USB

SPI

SPI FLASH 16Mb

LPC I/O

SER.2

SER.1

FDD

KB/MS

PS/2

PCI_32

PCI_32 SLOT

PCI_32

W83627DHG

PCIE_x8

PCIE x8 SLOT

VGA
PORT

RTL8201N

PHY (X7SB3-F)

GLAN2
82574L

RJ45
(X7SB3-F)

RJ45

RJ45

NC-SI

RMII

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3210 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory Con-

troller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9). The X7SB3/X7SB3-F provides

the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream high-performance

cluster platform (HPC) market.

Intel 3210 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, 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 ICH9 System Features

The I/O Controller (ICH9) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re-

quired 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 ICH9. The ICH9 supports two

PCI-Express devices, two Serial ATA ports, and up to eight USB 2.0 ports/head-

ers. 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)•

Power SMBus •

I•

2

C

SST/PECI for Speed Control•

SPI Flash BIOS•

Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface•

Note: For more information on the ICH9, please refer to Intel's web site at

www.intel.com.

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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 BIOS 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 X7SB3/X7SB3-F.

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

toring.

Voltage Monitoring

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the CPU Core, Chipset, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V,

+12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby and VBAT 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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1-11

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 the CPU

temperature reaches the pre-dened overheat threshold, 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

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 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-

cation 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-indepen-

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

Windows 2003 Servers.

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.

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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

will cause the whole system to wake-up. 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.

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. The external modem ring-on can

only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN is de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 traf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 X7SB3/X7SB3-F can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although

most power supplies generally meet the speci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 Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (info

at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission

is present, you may choose to install a line lter to shield the computer from noise.

It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid prob-

lems caused by power surges.

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1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a 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

for interfacing with 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). 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 Conguration

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

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller

The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface,

Virtual Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. With

blade-oriented Super I/O capability built-in, the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for

legacy-reduced server platforms.

The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate

with the Graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/mouse/

virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions.

The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet Phy module.

The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces,

fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and General

Purpose I/O (3SGPIO) ports.

The WPCM450 also includes the following features:

One X-Bus parallel interface for expansion I/O connections•

Three ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs•

Two serial for boundary scan and debug•

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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electro-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 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.

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X7SB3

2-2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

For proper installation, please follow the instructions below to mount the mother-

board into the chassis before installing the CPU on the motherboard.

Tools needed

Phillips screwdriver•

#6 32 x5mm pan head screw as shown below.•

Installation Procedures

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for •

the locations of the mounting holes. (The holes marked with arrows are the

mounting holes on this motherboard.)

Locate the mounting holes on the chassis.•

Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on •

the chassis.

Insert a #6 pan head screw into a pair of mounting holes on the motherboard •

and on the chassis.

Using a Phillips screwdriver, tighten the screw. Make sure that the standoffs on •

the chassis click in or are screwed in tightly.

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Repeat the step above until the motherboard is securely installed into the •

chassis.

Notes

1. 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.

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

precautionary measures to avoid damaging the components when install-

ing the motherboard into the chassis.

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Installing the LGA775 Processor

Press the load lever to release 1.

the load plate, which covers the

CPU socket, from its locking

position.

Gently lift the load lever to open 2.

the load plate.

Use your thumb and your index 3.

finger to hold the CPU at the

North Center Edge and the South

Center Edge of the CPU.

Load Lever

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

Load Plate

(with PnP Cap

attached)

2-3 Installing the Processor and Heatsink Fans

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

cessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

Intel's boxed Xeon® CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink as-2.

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

ed multi-directional heatsink and fan.

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

CPU heatsink and fan.

When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 775 CPU Socket, make sure 4.

that the CPU plastic cap is in place, and none of the CPU Socket pins are

bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

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

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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.

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

South

Center

Edge

North

Center

Edge

Load Lever

CPU in the

CPU socket

Plastic cap is

released from

the load plate

if the CPU

properly in-

stalled.

Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner 1.

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

Align the CPU key that is the 2.

semi-circle cutout below a gold dot

against the socket key, the notch

on the same side of the triangle

cutout on the socket.

Once aligned, carefully lower the 3.

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.)

Wi th the CPU ins talled in the 4.

socket, inspect the four corners of

the CPU to make sure that the CPU

is properly installed. Then, close

the load plate.

Use your thumb to gently push the 5.

load lever down to lock it.

If the CPU is properly installed into 6.

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.

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

CPU Pin1

Corner with a

triangle cutout

gold dot

Loading the Processor into the Socket

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Installing the Heatsink

UP Passive Heatsink

Screw#1 Screw#2

Screw#1

Do not apply any thermal grease to the 1.

heatsink or the CPU die; the required

amount has already been applied.

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU 2.

so that the four mounting holes are

aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 3.

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

not fully tighten the screws to avoid

possible damage to the CPU.)

Finish the installation by fully tightening 4.

all four screws.

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

prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.

Removing the Heatsink

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Unscrew and remove the heatsink 1.

screws from the motherboard in the

sequence as shown in the picture on

the right.

Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic-2.

ture on the right and gently wriggle the

heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do

not use excessive force when wriggling

the heatsink!!)

Once the heatsink is loosened, remove 3.

the heatsink from the CPU socket.

Clean the surface of the CPU and the 4.

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal

grease. Reapply the proper amount

of thermal grease on the surface be-

fore you re-install the CPU and the

heatsink.

Screw#1 Screw#2

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2-4 Installing DIMMs

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..

DIMM Installation

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

DIMM #1A, #1B, then #2A and #2B.

Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Gently press down on the 2.

DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules. Pay

attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the

DIMM module incorrectly.

This motherboard supports both dual-rank and single-rank memory modules. 3.

For system memory to work properly, please use all dual-rank memory mod-

ules or use all single-rank memory modules on the same motherboard. Check

the Supermicro web site for other information.

Memory Support

The X7SB3/X7SB3-F supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR2

800/667 MHz in 4 DIMMs. Populating memory slots of the same bank with a pair

(or pairs) of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in two-

way Interleaved Memory which will improve memory performance. (See the table

below.)

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show

more than 4 GB of memory.

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.

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

No. of

DIMMs

Channel 0 Channel 1

2 DIMMs DIMM#1A ------ DIMM#1B -----­4 DIMMs DIMM#1A DIMM#2A DIMM#1B DIMM#2B

(Notes: i. DIMM slot# specified: DIMM slot to be populated; “---“: DIMM slot not to be
populated. ii. DDR2 ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered 800 MHz/667 MHz DIMMs are supported;
however, please use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a
motherboard. iii. For memory to work properly, you need to follow the restrictions listed
above. )

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To I n stall : Insert module vertically and press

down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the

alignment notch at the bottom.

Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to

gently push the re-

lease tabs near both

ends of the module

to release it from the

slot.

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

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

Firmware Hub ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99

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 256­MB boundary-

512 MB 3.01

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other applications 2.84

Top View of DDR2 ECC Slot

Release Tab

Release Tab

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Notch

Release

Tab

Release

Tab

DDR2 DIMM

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

1

2

3

4

5

6

789

Back Panel Connectors

1 Keyboard (Purple)

2 PS/2Mouse (Green)

3 USB 0

4 USB 1

5 IPMI LAN (X7SB3-F only)

6 COM 1 (Turquoise)

7 VGA (Blue)

8 LAN 1

9 LAN 2

(See Section 2-6 for details.)

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12

19

20

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. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure below for the

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

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

Front Control Panel Header (JF1) Pins

X7SB3

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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

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.

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 Vcc

16 Ground

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

A

B

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1

and the LED connection for GLAN

Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the

NIC LED cables to display network

activity. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pin 14 of JF1. Attach a hard-drive

LED cable here to display disk activ-

ity. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

HDD/UID LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 Vcc

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 NIC LED

A

B

C

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide advanced warnings of chassis

overheating or fan failure. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the table on the right for pin deni-

tions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 OH/Fan Fail

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Power Fail

A

B

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

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FP Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

FP Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be

configured to function as a suspend

button (with a setting in the BIOS - see

Chapter 4). To turn off the power when

set to suspend mode, press the button

for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Power On

2 Ground

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

A

B

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

Required Connections

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 8-pin Processor PWR

A

B

2-6 Connecting to the Headers and Connectors

Power Connectors

ATX Power Connector

A 24-pin main power supply connector

(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector

(JPW2) are located on the motherboard.

These power connectors meet the SSI

EPS 12V specication. For the 8-pin PWR

(JPW2), please refer to the item listed

below. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power con-

nector (above), the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR

connector at JPW2 must also be connected

to your power supply. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Required Connection

12V 8-pin Power CPU

Connector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

Fan Headers

The X7SB3/X7SB3-F has ve system/chas-

sis/CPU fan headers (Fans 1~Fan 5). These

fan headers support 4-pin or 3-pin fans.

However, for the system to function properly,

please use all 3-pin or all 4-pin fans on a

motherboard. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Note: The onboard fan speeds are

controlled by Thermal Management

via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the

Advanced Setting. (The default setting

is Disabled.)

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

B

C

D

A

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

E

Fan Headers

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

I/O Connections

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse are located on the I/O back-

plane. See the table on the right for pin

denitions. (The mouse port is above

the keyboard port.) See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

Serial Ports

COM1 and COM2 are serial port con-

nections located on the motherboard.

COM1 is a connector located on the

I/O backplane. COM2 is a header lo-

cated below PCI Slot 1 to provide front

access. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

SerialPortPinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

A

B

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

Pin 10 (Key) is available on
COM2 only. NC: No Connec­tion.

C

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are eight USB 2.0 (Universal Serial

Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard.

Two of them are Back Panel USB ports:

USB 0~1. The other six are front panel

accessible USB connections. USB 2 and

USB 3 are Type A connectors. USB 4~5,

and USB 6~7 are Front Panel Internal

Ports. See the tables on the right for pin

denitions.

Note: To comply with FCC requirements,

please do not attach an un-shielded cable

to a USB port, even if there is no device

attached to the cable. Use only a shielded

USB cable that meets the requirements for

a USB device.

Back Panel USB

(USB 0~1)

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Panel USB

PinDenitions(USB2~7)

USB 2/4/6/7

Pin # Denition

USB 3/5

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 No connection 5 Key

B

C

D

A

E

GLAN 1/2 Ethernet Ports and IPMI­dedicated LAN Port

Two Ethernet ports are located on the I/O

backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type

cables. LAN 1/2 are G-bit LAN ports sup-

ported by the Intel 82574L controller. The

IPMI LAN located above USB ports on

the X7SB3-F is supported by the Realtek

RTL8201N Controller. (IPMI-dedicated

LAN is available on the X7SB3-F only.).

G

F

A. USB 0/1

B. USB 2

C. USB 3

D. USB 4/5

E. USB 6/7

F. LAN Port 1

G. LAN Port 2

H. IPMI LAN (X7SB3-F only)

H

H

F

G

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

SATA Port

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 Ground 2 TX+

3 TX- 4 Ground

5 RX- 6 RX+

7 Ground

A. VGA

B. SATA0

C. SATA1

VGA Connector

A VGA connector is located next to

COM1 port on the IO backplane.

This Video port is supported by the

Winbond Hermon-R chip. Refer to

the board layout below for the loca-

tion.

C

Serial ATA Ports

Two Serial ATA (SATA) ports

(SATA 0~S ATA1) a re l oca ted at

JS1~JS2 on the motherboard. Ad-

ditional four SATA ports located at

JS3~JS6 are optional. These SATA

connections are supported by Intel

South Bridge to provide Serial-Link

signal transmissions on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

pin denitions. Refer to the board

layout below for the locations of the

headers.

A

B

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SAS Port

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 Ground 2 TX+

3 TX- 4 Ground

5 RX- 6 RX+

7 Ground

SAS Ports

Eight SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI)

ports (SAS0~SAS7) are located

below the LSI 1068E SAS Control-

ler on the motherboard. These SAS

connections are supported by the

LSI 1068E Controller to provide

Serial-Link signal transmissions on

the motherboard. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. Refer to

the board layout below for the loca-

tions of the headers.

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. SAS0

B. SAS1

C. SAS2

D. SAS3

E. SAS4

F SAS5

G SAS6

H. SAS7

C

A

B

D

E

F

G

H

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

3-SGPIO

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

3-SGPIO Headers

Two Serial-Link General Purpose

Input/Output headers are located

between the SAS Controller and

the SAS ports on the motherboard.

These headers are used to commu-

nicate with the onboard Enclosure

Management chip. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. Refer to

the board layout below for the loca-

tions of the headers.

NC: No Connection

A. 3-SGPIO1

B. 3-SGPIO2

A

B

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This header is used to

"wake up" your system when it re-

ceives an incoming call to the modem

while in suspend state. See the table

on the right for pin denitions. You

must have a Wake-On-Ring card and

cable to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for pin deni-

tions. (You must have a LAN card

with a Wake-On-LAN connector, and

cable to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A

B

A. WOR

B. WOL

Onboard Connectors/Headers

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

Speaker

A Speaker header is located at JD1. Con-

nect a cable to pins 1~4 of JD1 to an

external speaker. If you wish to use the

onboard speaker, you should close pins 3~4

with a jumper. See the table on the right for

speaker pin denitions.

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

A

A. PWR LED/Speaker

B. Chassis Intrusion

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at

JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an appro-

priate cable from the chassis to inform you

of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is

opened.

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

B

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2-25

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A

A. PWR SMB

B. I-Button

Power I2C Connector (X7SB3-F
only)

Power I2C (Power SMB) connector

located at PW4 monitors the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

PWR SMB

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

B

I-Button

The I-Button, located above the

LSI chip on the motherboard, is a

computer chip enclosed in a durable

stainless container to enable RAID 5

under Software R AID mode. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

I-Button

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 GPIO1

3 Ground

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A

A. Alarm Reset

Alarm Reset

If three power supplies are installed

and Alarm Reset (JAR) is enabled,

the system will notify you when any

of the three power modules fails.

Connect JAR to a micro-switch to

enable you to turn off the alarm that

is activated when a power module

fails. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Alarm Reset

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pin 1 Ground

Pin 2 Alarm Reset

Chapter 2: Installation

2-27

Onboard Power LED

An onboard Power LED header is

located at JLED1. This Power LED

header is connected to Front Control

Panel located at JF1 to indicate the

status of system power. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Onboard PWR LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 VCC

2 No Connection

3 Connection to PWR

LED in JF1

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A

A. PWR LED

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, jumpers can be used to choose

between optional settings. Jumpers

create shorts between two pins to

change the function of the connector.

Pin 1 is identied with a square solder

pad on the printed circuit board. See

the motherboard layout pages for

jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper is on and

"Open" means the jumper is off the

pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable GLAN

Port1/GLAN Port2 on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

Enabled.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN 1 Enable

B. GLAN 2 Enable

A

B

Chapter 2: Installation

2-29

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

B

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system monitor that

reboots the system when a software appli-

cation hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close pins

2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

A

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. Note:

For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the

AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. (BMC) VGA Enable

A

(BMC) VGA Enable/Dis-

able Jumper Settings

(JPG1)

Both Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

(BMC) VGA Enable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the

onboard VGA connection supported by

the Winbond WPCM450-R Controller. The

default position is on pins 1 and 2 to en-

able VGA. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-31

I2C Bus to PCI Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to

connect the System Management Bus

(SMB) to PCI-E and PCI slots. JI2C1 is

used to enable or disable SMB Clock, and

JI2C2 is for SMB data. The default setting

is set to Disabled. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

JI2C1 to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Denition

On SMB CLK Enabled

Off
(Default)

SMB CLK Disabled

JI2C2 to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Denition

On SMB Data Enabled

Off
(Default)

SMB Data Disabled

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. I

2

C to PCI Slots (Clock)
B. I2C to PCI Slots (Data)
C. PWR Force-On

A

B

Power Force-On

JPF is the Power Force-On jumper.

Close pins 1~2 of this jumper to auto-

matically turn on system power after

a power outage. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Power Force-On

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

On PWR Force-On

Off Normal

C

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. SAS Enable

B. SAS RAID Mode Select

A

B

SAS Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Settings Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

SAS Enable/Disable

JPS1 allows you to enable or disable

SAS Connectors. The default position is

on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

Software RAID

Jumper Settings

Jumper Settings Denition

Close (Default) Software RAID Enabled

Open IT Mode Enabled

SAS RAID Mode Select

JPS2 allows you to select the SAS RAID

m o d e . Yo u c a n u s e e i t h e r S o f t w a r e R A I D

or IT Mode. Close this jumper to use

Software RAID (Default). Set this jumper

to open to use the IT Mode.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-33

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

GLAN LEDs

There are two Intel GLAN ports and an

IPMI-dedicated LAN port* on the moth-

erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port

has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates

activity, while the Link LED may be

green, amber or off to indicate the speed

of the connection. See the tables on the

right for more information.

*IPMI-dedicated LAN is available on the

X7SB3 -F only.

2-8 Onboard Indicators

C

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

B. GLAN Port2 LEDs

C. IPMI LAN LEDs (X7SB3-F only)

D. Onboard PWR LED

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity Indicator

LED Setting

Color Status Denition

Yellow Flashing LAN Active

Rear View
(when viewing from the back of the chassis.)

A

B

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1

on the motherboard. When this LED Indi-

cator is on, the system is on. Be sure to

unplug the power cable before removing

or adding any components. See the table

on the right for more details.

Onboard PWR LED Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Denition

Off System Off (PWR cable

not connected)

Green: On System Power On

Activity
LED

Link
LED

D

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. LE5: SAS Heartbeat LED

B. LED1: SAS Activity LED

A

B

SAS Heartbeat LED

A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at LE5.

When LE5 blinks, SAS connectors are

ready for use. Refer to the table on the

right for details. Also see the layout below

for the LED location.

SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator (LE5)

LED Settings

Blinking: Yellow SAS is ready for use

SAS Activity LED

A SAS Activity LED is located at LED1.

When LED1 blinks, SAS is active. Refer

to the table on the right for details. Also

see the layout below for the LED loca-

tion.

SAS Activity LED Indicator (LED1)

LED Settings

Blinking: Green SAS is active

Chapter 2: Installation

2-35

J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

A. LE2: IPMI Heartbeat LED

(X7SB3-F only)

A

IPMI Heartbeat LED (X7SB3-F only)

An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at LE2.

When LE2 blinks, the IPMI connection is

available and ready for use. Refer to the

table on the right for details. Also see the

layout below for the LED location.

IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator (LE2)

LED Settings

Blinking: green IPMI is available

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J27

J8

JLAN1

B1

COM2

JWOR

JAR

JPF

J3P

J45

J44

JPG1

JPL1

JPUSB1

JPS2

JPS1

JLED1

JWD

JPW1

JWOL

3-SGPIO2

Fan5

Fan1

Fan4

Fan2

JBT1

PW4

PCI1

SAS7

SAS0

SAS5

SAS6

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SPKR1

J48

J47

JD1

LE2

LE4

LE5

LE1

COM1

JF1

JPW2

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

CPU

KB/MOUSE

VGA

LE3

USB2

USB6/7

USB4/5

JLAN2

Battery

LAN

CTRL1

PCI-E x8

LAN

CTRL2

Winbond

IPMI/VGA CTRL

Winbond

83627DHG

SI/O

JI2C2

JI2C1

Intel

ICH9

(South Bridge)

3-SGPIO1

LSI

1068E

SAS CTRL

USB3

Floppy

FP CTRL

Fan3

Intel

3210 MCH

(North Bridge)

JS1

JS2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

PCI 33 MHz

BIOS

82574L

Intel

82574L

Intel

WPCM450-R

X7SB3

24-pin ATX PWR

8-pin PWR

I-Button

JPL2

JPB

JL1

LED1

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

(X7SB3-F)

2-9 Floppy Drive Connections

Connections

Note the following when connecting the oppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to

provide for two oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always

connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always

connects to drive B.

A. Floppy

A

Floppy Connector

The oppy connector is located next

to the USB2 and USB3 connectors.

See the table below for pin deni-

tions.

Floppy Drive Connector

PinDenitions(Floppy)

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

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Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing

any hardware components.

Before Power On

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the 1.

chassis.

Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for 2.

the keyboard and mouse. Remove all add-on cards.

Install a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power 3.

LED to the motherboard. (Make sure that the CPU is properly seated. Be sure

to check all jumper settings as well.)

No Power

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the 1.

chassis.

Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions. 2.

Make sure that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.3.

Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. The battery on your moth-4.

erboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not,

replace it with a new one.

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No Video

If the power is on, and you have no video, please remove all the add-on 1.

cards and cables.

Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix 2.

for details on beep codes.

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration

Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality 3.

power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.

Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-4.

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your 5.

vendor for repairs.

Memory Errors

Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. Check if 1.

DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed. Also make sure that

the BIOS setup is congured for the fastest speed of RAM used.

It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system. 2.

Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Unbuffered ECC/Non-

ECC 800/667 MHz SDRAM (recommended by the manufacturer.)

Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between 3.

four slots and noting the results. Make sure all memory modules are fully

seated in their slots. As an interleaved memory scheme is used, you must

install two modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, and so on

(see Section 2-4). Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power

supply.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that

as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so

it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

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They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specic system conguration

that was sold to you.

Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked 1.

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.supermi-2.

cro.com/support/bios/.

If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when 3.

contacting Supermicro for technical support:

Motherboard model and PCB revision number•

BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your •

system rst boots up)

System conguration•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http://www.•

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm/.

Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by

e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax at: [phone], option 2.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can

support?

Answer: The X7SB3/X7SB3-F has four 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2

ECC/Non-ECC 800/667 MHz SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that

you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (See Chapter 2

for detailed Information.)

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located

on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our

BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our

web site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS (.rom) le to

your computer. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is

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newer than your BIOS before downloading. You may choose the zip le or the

.exe le. If you choose the zipped BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a

bootable device or a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch

le named "ash.bat" with the new BIOS .rom le from your bootable device or

USB pen/thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> ash xxxxxxxx.rom <Enter>

Note: Be sure to insert a space immediately after "ash" and use only the le

named “ash.bat” to update the BIOS.

When completed, your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .exe

le, please run the .exe le under Windows to create the BIOS ash oppy disk.

Insert the oppy disk into the system you wish to ash the BIOS. Then, boot

the system to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS

without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to

complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent possible system boot failure!

When the BIOS ashing screen is completed, the system will reboot and will

show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will need to load the BIOS defaults.

Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default

settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To

repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA

at Supermicro for service.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD

and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset

drivers for the Windows OS, and security and audio drivers.

Question: When installing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager (MSM), it stops in

the middle of installation and cannot continue, why?

Answer: If you are conguring this motherboard as a stand-alone unit, it

means that you are unintentionally installing the complete version of MSM. The

complete version looks of an IPMI server for validation, which it cannot nd.

Simply restart the MSM installation and select Custom Install => Standalone.

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

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Notes

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7SB3/X7SB3-F.

The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ash chip and can be easily upgraded using

a oppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been

added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please

refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site <http://www.

supermicro.com> for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reected

in this manual.

System BIOS

BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and PS/2®

compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters, types of

disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very

little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a backup battery provides

power to the CMOS logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time when

the computer is powered on, the computer is congured with the values stored in

the CMOS logic by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot up.

HowToChangetheCongurationData

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed

by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system boot. Normally, the only

visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As the memory is

being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup

utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens. Beginning

with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the

Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap-

propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in

this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how

to set the options (See the next page).

When you rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-

vated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two

ways:

By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or1.

When the message shown below appears briey at the bottom of the screen 2.

during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate

the main Setup menu.

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen

displays below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move between the different settings in each menu.

Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the BIOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in

detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon. With the item highlighted,

press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS

to prevent possible boot failure.

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-3

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate

elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year elds, and enter the correct

data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

BIOS Revision

This shows the revision number of the BIOS.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of oppy disk drive installed as diskette A.

The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB,

3.5 in and 2.88 MB 3.5 in.

BIOS Date

The item displays the date that this version of BIOS was built.

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

This setting allows the user to add a delay before a hard drive is accessed by the

BIOS for the rst time. This delay will allow the time needed for the hard drive to

be properly initialized before it is accessed by the BIOS to prevent a possible boot

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Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA connections. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto (Native Mode) for ATA. The options are:

Serial ATA and Auto.

SATA AHCI Enable

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface.

(Take caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced program-

mers only. Enhanced AHCI is available when the Windows XP-SP1 OS and

the IAA Driver is used.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA Port 0 ~ 2

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the drive indicated above.

Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of the

items. Set the correct congurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-

menu are:

Type

This feature allows the user to select the type of a drive specied. Select Auto

to allow the BIOS to automatically set the capacity of the drive specied. Select

User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the drive installed at this con-

nection. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a remov-

able disk drive is installed.

CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders.

Headers: This item indicates the number of headers.

Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the

system.

LBA Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in the
LBA Format. (Note: The default setting changes when different devices are
installed.)

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Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA
Format. (Note: The default setting changes when different devices are
installed.)

Multi-Sector Transfers

This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used

for multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sec-

tors, and 16 Sectors. (Note: The default setting changes when different devices

are installed.)

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary

Master device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note:

The default setting changes when different devices are installed.)

32-Bit I/O

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options

are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: The default setting changes when different

devices are installed.)

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard,

Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

(Note: The default setting changes when different devices are installed.)

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to congure the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are

Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5. (Note: The

default setting changes when different devices are installed.)

Installed Memory

This feature informs you how much memory is installed in the system as detected

by the BIOS.

System Memory

This feature informs you how much system memory is available as detected by

the BIOS.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have

submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

Boot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

IPMI (X7SB3-F only)

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard IPMI slot. The options

are Enable and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display at

bootup.

QuickBoot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by

skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

POST Errors

Select Enabled to stop the POST routine and allow the system to display error mes-

sages when an error occurs at bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Mode

Select Yes to use the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) power

management on your system. The options are Yes and No.

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Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-off, the system will power on or power off immediately as soon as

the user hits the power button. If set to 4-seconds Override, the system will power

on or power off when the user presses the key for 4 seconds and longer. The op-

tions are Instant-off and 4-second Override.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your

modem. The options are On and Off.

Resume On PME#

Select On to “wake your system up” from the PME#. The options are On and Off.

PS/2 Keyboard (KB)/Mouse Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S3, S4 or S5 state. The default

setting is Disabled.

USB Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” via a USB device. If this feature is set

enabled, you will also need to enable the JPUSB1 jumper by closing pins 1-2.

(Please refer to Page 1-4 and Chapter 2 for more details). The default setting is

Disabled.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after

an unexpected power loss. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and Last State.

Watch Dog

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if it is not active for more

than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Extended Shadow RAM

Select Enabled to enable Extended Shadow RAM and allow the contents stored in

ROM to be directly copied into extended memory for faster operation. Take caution

when using this feature. If the system hangs, reset the setting for this item and

reboot the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays

the system conguration during bootup.

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Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display to indicate the speed of the CPU installed on the motherboard.

Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The

options are: Default and x9.

Frequency High Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier support for the

Intel Speedstep CPU. Please note that the system might hang if a wrong frequency

that is not supported by the CPU is selected. When this occurs, clear the CMOS

and re-congure this setting to recover the system. The default setting is x12.

Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in increased

CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Core-Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's

web site for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to

detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specic registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Compatible FPU Code (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code (OPCode)

in the oating point (FP) state. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage

and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predened overheat threshold.

Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be

regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches

the overheat threshold.

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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Set Maximum Ext. CPUID=3

When set to Enabled, the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Echo TPR

Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency

to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: please refer

to Intel’s web site for detailed information.)

Intel ® Virtualization Technology (Available if supported by the CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat-

ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled

and Disabled. (Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power

off and restart the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s web

site for detailed information.

No Execute Mode Memory Protection (Available if supported by the CPU
and the OS.)

Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify

areas in the memory slot where an application code can execute and where it can-

not, and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a ood of

codes to overwhelm the processor and damage the system during an attack.

Note: this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the

functionality of Execute Disable Bit. The options are Disabled and En-

abled.

Enhanced Intel Speed Step Support (Available if supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the

system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort

to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Enabled (-C

States, GV1/GV3 are enabled), GV1/GV3 Only (C States: Disabled), C-States Only

(-G1/G3: Disabled), and Disabled (-C States, GV1/GV3 are disabled).

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Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. Any in-

correct setting, inaccurate DRAM timing, or high DRAM frequency may

make the system unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to the

default setting.

Clock Spectrum Feature

When set to Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference

caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever

needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Remapping

Select Enable to use the functionality of Memory Remapping above 4GB. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable VT-d

Select Enable to enable the functionality of the Intel Virtualization Technology for

Direct I/O support, which offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the

Intel platforms, providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in

networking and data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

High Precision Event Time

Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable of

producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock

(RTC) can in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and

reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86

RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU. The High Precision Event Timer is used

to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options for this feature are

Yes and No.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The

options are PCI and LPC.

USB Host Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard USB Host Controllers. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

EHCI Controller

Select Enabled to use the EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specication)

for USB connections. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Legacy USB Support

This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Cache

Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) its data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area

will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this func-

tion and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area

will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this

function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area of block

0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM

(SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU

operations .Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to al-

low data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the

same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base

memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data

back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast

CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through,

Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area of 512K-640K

to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM)

or written into L1, L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.

Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to

be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time.

Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area

of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly

from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data pro-

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cessing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect,

and Write Back.

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to

be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or

written into L1, L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select

Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached

into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write

Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1

MB. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer

without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera-

tion. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

PnPConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices.

PCI 32 Slot/PCI-Express x8 Slot

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following settings for the PCI slots indicated above:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

Onboard SAS/LAN1/LAN2

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for the slots

indicated above:

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Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled. The default for the Onboard SAS is Enabled. The

default for LAN1 and LAN2 is Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For the Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

I/ODeviceConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

KBC Clock Input

This setting allows you to set a clock frequency for the KBC. The options are

6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port A will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), and Disabled.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The options

are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port A. The
options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), Disabled, and OS Controlled.

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Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of a device that will be connected to Serial

Port B. The options are Normal, IR (for an infrared device) and ASK-IR.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The options

are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The

options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to decide how the oppy disk controller will be controlled.

The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS

controlled).

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DMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting.

View DMI Event Log

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log.

Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The options are Yes

and No.

Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to:

On-board COM A, On-board COM B or On-board IPMI. This setting can also be

Disabled.

BAUD Rate

This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options are

300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K.

Console Type

This item allows you to set console redirection type. The options are VT100,

VT100/8bit, PC-ANSI/7bit, PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8 and ASCII.

Flow Control

This item allows you to select the ow control option for the console. The options

are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

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Console Connection

This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected: either

Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Select on to continue with console redirection after the POST routine. The options

are On and Off.

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Hardware Monitoring

Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of the item:

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which determines

when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature

predened by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system

instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold, the

CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed.

The options are:

The Early Alarm Setting: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat

alarm (including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU

temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU

manufacturer.

The Default Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature

reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predened by the CPU

manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU

and system cooling.

CPU Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected

by the BIOS:

Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

run normally as congured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and

generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU

is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as congured in the BIOS. The

fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU

fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem-

perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate

an overheat alarm:

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The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High

condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full

speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases

even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and

the Overheat LED will turn on.

The Early Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly

when the High level is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the

CPU temperature down.

Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as shown below.

See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take

action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room

temperature to correct any problems. Note: the system may shut down if it con-

tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU.

Notes: The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures

(Celsius/Fahrenheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by

Intel in its newer processors. The basic concept is each CPU is embedded

by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read. This

‘Temperature Threshold’ or ‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been assigned

at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action

during different CPU temperature conditions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan

speed, triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc). Since CPUs can have different

‘Temperature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send information to

the motherboard what its ‘Temperature Tolerance’ is, and not the other way

around. This results in better CPU thermal management.

Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to

certain thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This

makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status,

rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25oC).

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information on

thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.

Fan1 - Fan 5

If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display

the status of the fan as specied.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.

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Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation. Select Server if your

system is used as a Server. Select 3-pin if your chassis uses 3-pin fans. Select

4-pin if your chassis uses 4-pin fans. Select Disable (Full Speed) to disable the

fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full

speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disabled (Full Speed @12V), 2. 3-pin (Server),

3. 3-pin (Workstation), 4. 4-pin (Server), and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

VcoreA,-12V/+12V, V_DIMM, 5V, +3.3V/+3.3Vsb, and Vbatt.

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take

precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doctor III

adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any

subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc-

tor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows

OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the

SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

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IPMI (For the X7SB3-F only)

Firmware Version

This item displays the current Firmware Version.

System Event Logging

Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled,

the system will continue to log events received via system interface. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Clear System Event Logging

Enable this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the

next cold boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Existing Event Log Number

This item displays the number of the existing event log.

Event Log Control

System Firmware Progress

Enable this function to log POST progress. The options are Enabled and Dis-

abled.

BIOS POST Errors

Enable this function to log POST errors. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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OS Boot Watch Dog

Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Dis-

abled.

Timer for Loading OS (Minutes)

This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous

item: OS Boot Watch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The

default setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch

Dog is set to "Disabled".)

Time Out Option

This item allows the user to decide what action to take in an event of a system

boot failure. The options are No Action, Reset, Power Off and Power Cycles.

System Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode)

(X7SB3-F only)

These items display the System Event (SEL) Log and System Event (SEL) Log

in the List Mode. Items include: SEL (System Event Log) Entry Number, SEL

Record ID, SEL Record Type, Time Stamp, Generator ID, SEL Message Revi-

sion, Sensor Type, Sensor Number, SEL Event Type, Event Description, and

SEL Event Data.

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Realtime Sensor Data (X7SB3-F only)

This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as tempera-

tures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.

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IPMILANConguration(X7SB3-Fonly)

The following features allow the user to congure and monitor IPMI LAN settings.

VLAN Tagging

Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN(s) for IPMI connections and allow the user to

congure VLAN settings. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

VLAN ID

If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled, this item allows the user to change the

VLAN ID. If VLAN Tagging is disabled, this item will be ignored by the rmware.

IP Address Source

This item allows the user to select the IP address source for the connection. The

options are DHCP and Static.

This item displays the IP address for the IPMI connection detected.

IP Subnet Mask

This item displays the IP Subnet Mask for the IPMI connection detected.

Default Gateway

This item displays the Default Gateway for the IPMI connection detected.

MAC Address

This item displays the MAC Address for the IPMI connection detected.

Update LAN Settings

Select Yes to allow BIOS update LAN setting. The options are Yes and No.

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4-5 Security Settings

Choose the Security menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with

the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are

displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.

All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password

has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has

been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change

supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item Set User Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the

user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up.

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Select Normal to enable Write-Protect the boot sector on the hard drives to protect

against viruses.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system

boots up. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password

not required).

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4-6 Boot Settings

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and

specs of boot devices in the Item Specic Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are

described in this section.

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in

the sequence of boot order as specied. The boot functions for the devices included

in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a <-> key to

move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the type of

an USB device, either xed or removable. You can select one item from the boot

list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to make its

resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently, you can select an

item from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the candidate

list and put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable device. See

details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specic

Help window.

Boot List

Candidate
List

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this

section.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you may have made and

to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any

changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the

BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you have made.

You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you have made. You will

remain in the Setup utility.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

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Appendix A

BIOS POST Error Codes

This section lists Recoverable POST (Power On Self Test) Error codes for the

Phoenix BIOS.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display a

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following

beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep w/Front Panel Overheat LED On - System Overheat

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

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Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all the hardware has been installed, you must rst congure Software RAID

settings before you install the OS and other software drivers. To install the Linux

OS or to congure Software RAID settings, please refer to the OS Installation or

RAID Conguration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals.

Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display.2.

From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 3.

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then continue

with the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will 4.

automatically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 5.

Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

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Appendix C

Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

C-1 Installing Other Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below

will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not

yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note:

Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme

les for each item. Click a computer icon on the right of an item to install

an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each

item, you must re-boot the system before proceeding with the next

item on the list.

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C-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperatures, system voltages and fan status.

See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default username and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero

Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the

BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within

Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For

the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please

change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

Note: SD III Software can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.

supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII

User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/

UserGuide.pdf. For the Linux OS, we will still recommend that you use

Supero Doctor II.

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