Supero X7SBi User Manual

X7SBi

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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Manual Revision 1.1

Release Date: October 1, 2009

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Preface

About This Manual

Thi s ma n ua l is wr itt en fo r sys te m int egr ato rs, PC te c hn i ci a ns an d

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

X7SBi motherboard. The X7SBi supports a Quad Core/Dual Core Intel®

Xeon 3000 Series/3200 Series Processor at system bus speeds of 1333/1066/800

MHz. With the Intel Xeon 3000 Series/3200 Series Processor and the 3210 Chipset

built in, the X7SBi offers unprecedented energy efciency performance and provides

optimized low-power, 64-bit computing solutions for single/uni-processor (UP) sys-

tems based on the Intel Core microarchitecture. With support of Intel Virtualization

Technology, Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, and the Enhanced Intel Speed-

step Technology, the X7SBi delivers server platforms that are reliable, easy-to-use,

environmentally-friendly, and very economical in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

Please refer to the motherboard specications pages on our website (http://www.su-

permicro.com/Product) for updates or visit Intel's website for processor support. This

product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes features, specications and performance of the X7SBi

mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

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

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

shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup.

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B provides Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Setup Guidelines.

Appendix C lists Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or

to prevent damage to the components.

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

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ....................................................................................................iii

Conventions Used in the Manual .................................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X7SBi Image ............................................................................. 1-3

X7SBi Layout .............................................................................. 1-4

X7SBi Quick Reference ............................................................... 1-5

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

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

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

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 Power Conguration Settings ....................................................................... 1-10

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

1-6 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

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

2-2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ..................................................... 2-1

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

2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory ................................................................................ 2-6

2-5 I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations ........................................ 2-7

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................... 2-7

Front Control Panel .......................................................................................... 2-8

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions .................................................................. 2-9

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-9

PWR LED ................................................................................................. 2-9

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-10

OH/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................................2-11

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................2-11

Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-12

PWR Button ............................................................................................. 2-12

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2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-13

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-13

Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 2-13

Overheat LED/Fan Fail LED .................................................................... 2-14

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-14

T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-15

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-15

USB .......................................................................................................... 2-16

GLAN Ports .............................................................................................. 2-16

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

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-17

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-18

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-19

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-19

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

Power SMB .............................................................................................. 2-20

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-21

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

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

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

SMBus to PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots .................................................................. 2-22

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-23

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-23

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-24

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-25

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-25

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-25

2-9 Floppy Connector, Hard Drive, IPMI and Parallel Port Connections ........... 2-26

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-26

IDE Connector ........................................................................................ 2-27

SIMSO IPMI ............................................................................................. 2-27

Parallel Port Connector ............................................................................ 2-28

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1

Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 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

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

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

4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-5

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-21

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-23

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-24

Appendices:

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

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Setup Guidelines .......................................... B-1

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention

to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your mother-

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

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

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022)

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-044)

One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT07L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Website: 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 Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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X7SBi Image

An Important Note to the User

• All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing. The motherboard you've received

may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

connections.

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

• When the LE1 LED is on, the 5V Standby PWR is on. Maker sure to turn off

the power before installing or removing components.

• Slot 6 PCI-Exp. x8 and PCI-X slots are specially designed for Supermicro's

proprietary riser cards only.

Motherboard Layout

X7SBi

200

4

ITE

IDE CTRL

Battery

Super I/O

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8

JBT1

JPG1

ATI
ES1000

VGA
CTRL

JPL1

Intel
LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

Intel
LAN
CTRL

BIOS

J28

KB/MS

J11

USB0/1

COM1

J7

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JLAN1

JLAN2

JPW1

Fan6

AT X 24-Pin PWR

CPU Fan

SMB PS

Fan1

8-Pin PWR

JPW2

CPU

MCH

Intel 3210

Xeon

3000/3200

DIMM1A

DIMM1B
DIMM2A

DIMM2B

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

Fan 5

JLED1

JF1

LE1

JOH

Fan2

Fan3

JL1

JWD

JD1

Speaker

J3

J1

IDE

Floppy

Fan4

J47

JS1

JS2

JS5

JS3

JS4

JS6

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4SATA5

JWOL

J44

J45

JI

2

C1

JI

2

C2

COM2

Printer

SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)

JPL2

Intel ICH9R

PXH-V

USB8/9 USB6/7

FP USB10

FP USB11

FP CTRL

JUSB1

J48

JWOR

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

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X7SBi Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (*See Chapter 2)

JI

2

C1/JI2C2 I2C (SMB) Bus to PCI slots (Open/Open: Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 Giga-bit LAN 1/2 Enable Open (Enabled)

JPUSB1 BP USB Wake Up (USB 0/1) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB2 FP USB Wake Up(USB 2~7) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

COM1, COM2 COM Port 1 & COM 2 Header

Fans 1-6 System Fan Headers (Fans 1-5), Fan6: CPU Fan

Floppy Floppy Disk Connector

IDE IDE Slot (Blue) (J3)

I-SATA0~I-SATA5 6 Intel SATA Ports (JS1-JS5)

JD1 Speaker Connector (Pins 3-4: Internal Buzzer Enable,

Pins 1-4: External Speaker Cable)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED1 Power LED Header

JOH Overheat LED Header

JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

JPW2 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

JWOL Wake On LAN Header

JWOR Wake On Ring Header

KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (J28)

LAN1/2 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Port1/Port2 Connectors

Printer Parallel Port (Printer) Header

SIMSO IPMI SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket

SMB_PS Power Supply SMbus Header (I2C)

SPK1 Internal Buzzer

T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers 1/2

USB 0/1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 0/1 (J11)

(F/P) USB 6/7, 8/9 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers 6/7, 8/9(44, J45)

USB 10, 11 Front Panel (Onboard) USB Ports 10,11 (J47, J48)

VGA VGA Connector (J7)

LED Indicator Description

LE 1 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• A Quad Core/Dual Core Intel Xeon 3000 Series/3200 Series Processor at

system bus speeds of 1333/1066/800 MHz.

OS Licensing Support

• Intel Quad Core/Dual Core CPU supports: Windows 2000 Professional,

Windows Advanced Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional,

Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise) and Windows Vista Operating

Systems

Memory  Latest memory technology! (Note: See Section 2- 4 for details.)

• Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 800/667 MHz up to 8 GB

of ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM.

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel 3210

• Intel ICH9R

• Intel PXH-V

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI 32-Bit/33 MHz (Slot 1)

• One (1) PCI-X 64-Bit 133 MHz slot (Slot6 SXB2) + (1) PCI-E x8 (Signal: x8 via

Riser Card) (Slot6 SXB1)

BIOS

• 16Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS 

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3 and

USB Keyboard support

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage,

+1.8V,+3.3V, +3.3V Standby, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, and −12V

• CPU 4-phase-switching voltage regulator

• Status monitor for fan speed & System OH/Fan Fail LED/Control

• Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control & Low noise fan speed control

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS, PWR-Up from AC PWR

loss

• Supero Doctor III, NMI

• System Resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 1 ATA/100 EIDE Channel

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

functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (in the Windows OS environment)

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

• 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header

• Two Intel single-port 82573 V/L PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 8 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed

• VGA Connector

• Low Prole SIMSO IPMI 2.0

• Super I/O (Winbond 83627DHG)

• Hardware Monitor (Winbond 83793G)

• ATI ES1000 with 32 MB DDR2 Video Memory

Temperature

• Monitoring CPU, chassis environment

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)

Other

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")

CD Utilities

• Drivers and software for Intel 3210 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• 9.6" (W) x 12" (L) (243.84 mmx 304.8 mm)

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The Intel 3210 Chipset:
System Block Diagram

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

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

actual specications of the motherboard.

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH9R

US

B

PORTS_0~7

FW

H

LPC I/O

MS.

KB. FDD. SER.

1

SER.2

VRM11

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

LP
C

PCI_32_BUS

DDR2_667/800

DMI

ATI-ES100

0

DIMM_CHA

CK505 CLK

MC H

DIMM_CHB

PCIE_x 8

GLAN1 82573V

PCIE_x1

W83627DH

G

FSB: 1333/1066/800

LP

C

USB2.0/1.1

PX H-V

1x

PCIX_64

PCI- XBUS

IPMI

IPMI I/F

PCIE_x

8

PCIE_x 8

PRINTER

GLAN2 82573L

PCIE_x1

Intel3210

S-ATA/300

6xS

ATA

PORTS

PRI_ID

E

UDMA/100

W83793

G

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The 3210 chipset, designed for use with the Quad Core/Dual Core Intel Xeon

3000 Series/3200 Series Processor, is comprised of two primary components: the

Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub ICH9R. In addition, the

PXH-V chip is used for added functionality. The X7SBi provides the performance

and feature-set required for cost-effective, power-efcient UP system platforms.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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

CPU interface, the DDR2 System Memory Interface, the PCI Express Interface

(*Note Below), and the Direct Media Interface (DMI).

The MCH is optimized for a Quad Core/Dual Core Xeon 3000 Series/3200 se-

ries processor in the LGA775 Land Grid Array Package with a FSB frequency

of 800/1066/1333 MHz. The 3210 MCH supports 36-bit host bus addressing, al-

lowing the CPU to access to the entire 64 GB of the host address space. It also

has a 12-deep In-Order Queue to support up to 12 outstanding pipelined address

request on the host bus. It supports one or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM. The

3210 platform uses the ninth generation I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) to provide I/O

related functions.

The Ninth Generation I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R)

The I/O Controller ICH9R 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 ICH9R. The ICH9R supports

up to six PCI-Express x8 Lanes, six Serial ATA ports and twelve USB 2.0 ports.

In addition, the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides

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

next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in

conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Intel ICH9R System Features

The I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the

system. Functions and capabilities include:

Advanced Power Management•

SMBus 2.0 (I•

2

C)

SST/PECI Fan Speed Control•

SPI Flash•

Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface•

Note: The Intel 3210 chipset does not support add-in graphics cards in the PCI-E
interface provided by the Memory Controller Hub (MCH).

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBi. The

motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring (via SuperO Doctor III)

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

Cores, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +3.3V Standby, +5V, +5V

St andby, +12V, and −12V. Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning

or send an error message to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds

to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control

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

board fans are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in

the BIOS.

CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning func-

tion in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When

the temperature reaches the predened threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature

will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and, at the same

time, the CPU speed will be decreased. It will also activate the alarm if a fan

failure occurs.

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 BIOS chapter to change this setting. The default setting is

Last State.

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

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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BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, this keyboard will function

like a normal keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will 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. Dur-

ing 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. The power

will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake Ring-On (WOR)

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can

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

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

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.

1-5 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

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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 both Windows and Linux Operating

Systems.

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 of 1 GHz and faster.

The X7SBi accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some are

inadequate.

The X7SBi accommodates ATX power supplies. It is strongly recommended that

you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specication

2.02 or above. You should use one that will supply at least 350W of power. Also

your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports. 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 problems caused by power surges.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The fol-

lowing 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. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

2-2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

Make sure that the loc at i ons o f all the mounting ho l e s fo r bot h th e mot h e r board and

the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting

fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother-

board to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed

in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard

tray. To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not use a

force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation.

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

necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components

when installing the motherboard into the chassis.

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When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

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

2. Intel's boxed LGA 775 package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certied multi-

directional heatsink and fan.

3. The Intel LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design and no tool

is needed for installation. (Refer to Note 7 below.)

4. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

heatsink and fan. (Refer to Note 7 below.)

5. When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an

LGA 775 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and

none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

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

7. When the X7SBi motherboard is installed in a server, please use the SNK-

P0016/SNK-P0016P Passive Heatsink only.

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

!

Installation Procedures

For proper system setup, please follow the

procedure below:

1. Install the heatsink backplate into the

chassis if needed.

2. Install the motherboard into the chas-

sis.

3. Install the CPU onto the motherboard.

4. Install the heatsink or/and cooling fans

(if any).

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

Backplate

CPU Retention
Bracket (Pre­installed)

Motherboard

CPU Socket

CPU

Heatsink

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Installation of the LGA775 Processor

1. Press the socket lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket lever to open

the load plate.

3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket.

Note: Pin 1 is the corner marked with

a triangle. Please Note that the North

Key and the South Key are located

vertically in the CPU housing.

4. Position the motherboard in such

a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is

located at the left bottom of the CPU

housing.

Socket Lever

Load Plate

Load Plate

Pin 1

South Key

North Key

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South Center Edge

North Center Edge

Socket Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap is released

from the load plate if

CPU properly installed.

5. Use your thumb and your index nger

to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge

and the South Center Edge of the CPU.

6. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the

socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do not

drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move

the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not

rub the CPU against the surface or against

any pins of the socket to avoid damage to

the CPU or the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the lever

down and lock it in the hook.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

socket, the plastic cap will be automatically

released from the load plate when the le-

ver is pushed into the hook. Remove the

plastic cap from the motherboard.

Warning: Please keep the plastic-

cap. The motherboard and the CPU

must be shipped with the plastic cap

properly installed to protect the CPU

pins. Shipment without the CPU plas-

tic cap properly installed will void the

warranty.

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1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

from the motherboard in the sequence as show

in the picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture

on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when wriggling the heatsink.)

3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink

to get rid of the old thermal grease. Reapply the

proper amount of thermal grease on the surface

before you re-install the CPU and the heatsink.

Screw#1

Screw#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 instruc-

tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU

or the CPU socket.

Uninstalling a Passive Heatsink

!

Installing a Passive Heatsink

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the

heatsink or the CPU di e; the required amount

has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so

that the four mounting holes are aligned with

those on the retention mechanism.

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

and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not

over-tighten the screws to avoid possible

damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening

all four screws.

Installation and Removal of the Heatsink

Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#1

Screw#2

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2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory

Memory Module Installation

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules

to prevent any possible damage.

Support

The X7SBi supports up to 8 GB of Dual channel, unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC

DDR2 800/667 SDRAM in 4 DIMM slots. Both interleaved and non-inter-

leaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM

slots. (Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#2A, and/or DIMM#1B, DIMM#2B with

memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual

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

nel, non-interleaved memory. When ECC memory is used, it may take 25-40

seconds for the VGA to display.)

Notes:

1. Due to OS limitations, 8 GB memory might only show 4 GB of memory in certain

32-bit operating systems, such as Windows 32-bit XP and Windows 32-bit

Vista.

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

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

memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Table below.)

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 256-MB
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

Note to Microsoft users:

Microsoft implemented a de-

sign change in Windows XP

with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and

Windows Vista. This change

is specic to the Physical Ad-

dress Extension (PAE) mode

behavior which improves driver

compatibility. For more informa-

tion, please read the following

article at Microsoft’s Knowledge

Base website at: http://support.

microsoft.com/kb/888137.

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

Installing DIMM into Slot

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to
gently push each
release tab outward
to release the DIMM
from the slot.

Top View Of DDR2 Slot

DDR2

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

the Figure 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

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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Front Control Panel

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

located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are

designed specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for

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

to the following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

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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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.

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

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

A

B

200

4

ITE

IDE CTRL

Battery

Super I/O

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8

JBT1

JPG1

ATI
ES1000

VGA
CTRL

JPL1

Intel
LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

Intel
LAN
CTRL

BIOS

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

Fan6

ATX 24-Pin PWR

CPU Fan

SMB PS

Fan1

8-Pin PWR

CPU

MCH

Intel 3210

Xeon

3000/3200

DIMM1A

DIMM1B
DIMM2A

DIMM2B

Fan 5

JLED1

LE1

JOH

Fan2

Fan3

JL1

JWD

Speaker

IDE

Floppy

Fan4

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4SATA5

JWOL

JI

2

C1

JI

2

C2

COM2

Printer

SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)

JPL2

Intel ICH9R

PXH-V

USB8/9 USB6/7

FP USB10

FP USB11

FP CTRL

JUSB1

JWOR

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

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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 status. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activities (for any hard drives on

the system, including Serial ATA and

IDE). See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

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

A

B

C

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

200

4

ITE

IDE CTRL

Battery

Super I/O

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8

JBT1

JPG1

ATI
ES1000

VGA
CTRL

JPL1

Intel
LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

Intel
LAN
CTRL

BIOS

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

Fan6

ATX 24-Pin PWR

CPU Fan

SMB PS

Fan1

8-Pin PWR

CPU

MCH

Intel 3210

Xeon

3000/3200

DIMM1A

DIMM1B
DIMM2A

DIMM2B

Fan 5

JLED1

LE1

JOH

Fan2

Fan3

JL1

JWD

Speaker

IDE

Floppy

Fan4

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4SATA5

JWOL

JI

2

C1

JI

2

C2

COM2

Printer

SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)

JPL2

Intel ICH9R

PXH-V

USB8/9 USB6/7

FP USB10

FP USB11

FP CTRL

JUSB1

JWOR

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

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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

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED cable 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. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

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 Ground

A

B

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

200

4

ITE

IDE CTRL

Battery

Super I/O

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8

JBT1

JPG1

ATI
ES1000

VGA
CTRL

JPL1

Intel
LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

Intel
LAN
CTRL

BIOS

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

Fan6

ATX 24-Pin PWR

CPU Fan

SMB PS

Fan1

8-Pin PWR

CPU

MCH

Intel 3210

Xeon

3000/3200

DIMM1A

DIMM1B
DIMM2A

DIMM2B

Fan 5

JLED1

LE1

JOH

Fan2

Fan3

JL1

JWD

Speaker

IDE

Floppy

Fan4

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4SATA5

JWOL

JI

2

C1

JI

2

C2

COM2

Printer

SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)

JPL2

Intel ICH9R

PXH-V

USB8/9 USB6/7

FP USB10

FP USB11

FP CTRL

JUSB1

JWOR

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

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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

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 Signal

2 +3V Standby

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

B

200

4

ITE

IDE CTRL

Battery

Super I/O

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8

JBT1

JPG1

ATI
ES1000

VGA
CTRL

JPL1

Intel
LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

Intel
LAN
CTRL

BIOS

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

Fan6

ATX 24-Pin PWR

CPU Fan

SMB PS

Fan1

8-Pin PWR

CPU

MCH

Intel 3210

Xeon

3000/3200

DIMM1A

DIMM1B
DIMM2A

DIMM2B

Fan 5

JLED1

LE1

JOH

Fan2

Fan3

JL1

JWD

Speaker

IDE

Floppy

Fan4

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4SATA5

JWOL

JI

2

C1

JI

2

C2

COM2

Printer

SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)

JPL2

Intel ICH9R

PXH-V

USB8/9 USB6/7

FP USB10

FP USB11

FP CTRL

JUSB1

JWOR

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

X7SBi

A. Reset

B. PWR