Supero X7SBi-LN4, X7SBi-LN4-TM User Manual

X7SBi-LN4
X7SBi-LN4-TM

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

Manual Revision 1.0b
Release Date: January 14, 2010

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Preface

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Preface

About This Manual

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

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

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM motherboard. The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports

single Intel® Xeon®3000 Sequence, Core™2 Quad and Duo series processor with

a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz. The Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence

and Core™2 processors support the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces

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

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

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

2 (TM2), the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM delivers unparalleled system performance

and great power efciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard

specications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for

updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally

installed by a technician.

Manual Organization

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

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the

system setup stored in CMOS, in case you encounter problems.

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

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

the Windows OS Installation and other Software Programs Installation Instruc-

tions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

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

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,

to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

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

correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

Motherboard Layout .......................................................................... 1-4

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Quick Reference ................................... 1-5

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Motherboard Features ....................................... 1-6

Block Diagram ................................................................................................. 1-8

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIC1/NIC2/NIC3/NIC4 LED Indicators .......................................................... 2-12

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) ........................................................................ 2-13

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

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

Power Button ............................................................................................... 2-14

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

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

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................... 2-16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alarm Reset .................................................................................................. 2-20

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

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

Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) .............................................................. 2-22

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

Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................... 2-23

Speaker ......................................................................................................... 2-23

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-24

GLAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................... 2-24

Clear CMOS ................................................................................................. 2-25

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-25

SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Speeds .................................................................. 2-26

VGA Enable/Disable ...................................................................................... 2-26

IDE Enable/Disable ....................................................................................... 2-27

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable................................................................... 2-27

USB Wake-Up .............................................................................................. 2-28

TPM Support Enable ..................................................................................... 2-29

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-30

GLAN LEDs ................................................................................................... 2-30

Onboard Power LED (LE1) ........................................................................... 2-31

2-9 Floppy, Parallel and SIMSO Connections ..................................................... 2-32

Floppy ............................................................................................................ 2-32

Parallel Port ................................................................................................... 2-33

SIMSO IPMI .................................................................................................. 2-33

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1

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

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

4-4 Advanced Setup .............................................................................................. 4-7

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-24

4-6 TPM State ..................................................................................................... 4-26

4-7 Physical Presence Operations ...................................................................... 4-27

4-8 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-28

4-9 Exit ................................................................................................................4-29

Appendices

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

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

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

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

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

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

The following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

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

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-0036L-03)

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

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Image

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

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

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

those in this manual.

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Important Notes to the User

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.1.

See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers and connectors2.

" " indicates the location of Pin 1.3.

To congure RAID settings, please refer to the User Guide posted on our 4.

web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

To repair or replace the onboard SPI BIOS chip, please return the mother-5.

board to RMA Dept. at Supermicro for service.

JPT1 is for the X7SBi-LN4-TM only.6.

(See Note 6)

1-4

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

JPWF

PSU ALARM RST

JAR

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

Motherboard Layout

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Jumpers Description Default Setting

JAR Power Alarm Reset Open (Normal)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JP2 IDE Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPF Power Force On Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2/JPL3/JPL4 GLAN 1/2/3/4 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPT1 (X7SBi-LN4-TM) TPM Support Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-1/USB 2-7 Enable JPUSB1:Pins1-2(Ena.),JPUSB2:Pins 2-3(Dis.)

Watch Dog Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1/COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 1-2 Connectors

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

Floppy Floppy Disk Connector

IDE IDE Hard Drive Connector (Blue)

IPMI SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket

JBT1 CMOS Clear

JD1 External Speaker Header

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED1 Onboard Power LED Header

JOH Overheat LED Header

PWR Fail Power Fail

JPW1 ATX 24-pin Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN1-LAN4 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors

Printer Parallel Printer Port

SATA 0-5 SATA Headers

SGPIO 1-2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Ports

Slot 1 PCI 32-bit 33 MHz (3.3V)

Slot 6 SBX2 PCI-X 133 MHz (3.3V)

SMB_PS Power SMBus (I2C )

SPKR1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

USB 0-1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2-3, 4-7 Front Panel (Onboard) USB Ports and FP Accessible USB Headers

VGA Video Graphics Port

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

NIC LED3/NIC LED4 LED Indicators for GLAN Port 3/GLAN Port 4

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel•

®

Xeon® 3000 Sequence or Core™2 Quad and Duo series processor

with a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz
Supports Intel Dual Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution• , FSB Dynamic

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

Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

Memory

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

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

Chipset

Intel 3200•
Intel ICH9R•
Intel PXH-V•

Expansion Slots

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (3.3V)•
One (1) PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz (3.3V)•

BIOS

8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS (Note 1)•  
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3 •

PC Health Monitoring

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

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

ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
Main switch override mechanism•
External modem ring-on•

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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 environment) (Note 2)

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

Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header•
Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers•
PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports•
Up to 8 USB (2 rear ports, 2 headers, and 2 on-board connectors)•
VGA Port•
SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Slot•
Winbond 83627HG (Super I/O), Hardware Monitor: W83793G•
ATI ES1000 w/32MB 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 (JWOL)•
Wake-on-Ring (JWOR)•
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support (for X7SBi-LN4-TM only)•
Onboard Standby Power warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")•

CD Utilities

Drivers and software for Intel 3200 chipset utilities •

Dimensions

ATX form factor, 12" x 9.6" (304.8 x 243.8 mm)•

Notes:

1. To repair or replace the onboard SPI BIOS chip, please return the motherboard

to RMA Dept. at Supermicro for service.

2. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

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3200

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-9R

USB

PORT_0~7

FWH

LPC I/O

MS.

KB. FDD. SER.1

SER.2

PRI_IDE

VRM 11

BLOCK DIAGRAM

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

UDMA/100

LPC

PCI_32_BUS

DDR2_800/667

DMI

ATI ES1000

DIMM_CHA

S-ATA/300

6 x SATA

CK505 CLK

MCH

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x8

GLAN4 82573L

PCIE_x1

W83627HG

FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz

LPCUSB 2.0/1.1

PXH - V

1x PCIX_64

PCI-X BUS

IPMI

IPMI I/F

Print
port

LCI/GLCI

GLAN3 82573L

PCIE_x1

GLAN2 82573L

PCIE_x1

GLAN1 82573V

LPC

TPM

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System Block Diagram

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

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

actual specications of your motherboard.

Block Diagram

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3200 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R). The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-

LN4-TM provides the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream

server market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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

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

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

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

or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM.

Intel ICH9R System Features

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

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

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

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

PCI-Express devices, six Serial ATA ports, and up to eight USB 2.0 ports/headers.

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

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

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

conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller. Functions and

capabilities include:

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

Power SMBus (I•

2

C )

SST/PECI for Speed Control•

SPI Flash BIOS•

Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface•

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

www.intel.com.

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

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

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

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

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-

LN4-TM. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

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

Cores, Memory Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V, Memory and Vbatt.

(via SuperO Doctor). 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.

With the Intel ICH9R built in, the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports I/O

Virtualization Technology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and ap-

plications to run in independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host

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physical memory, and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and

protection across multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that

supports I/O Virtualization Technology is installed on the motherboard.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this tem-

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

System Resource Alert

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

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

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

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

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

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

ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

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

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

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

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

2003 Server Operating Systems.

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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1-6 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well

as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support

higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-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.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto

the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different

types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both

motherboard and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are

screwed in tightly (not to exceed 8lb of torque). Then use a screwdriver to secure

the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

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

precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing

the motherboard to the chassis.

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: 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,

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

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

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

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

certied multi-directional heatsink and fan.

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

CPU heatsink and fan.

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

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

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

immediately.

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

Installation Overview

For proper system setup, please follow the fol-

lowing procedure:

Install the heatsink backplate into 1.

the chassis if needed.

Install the motherboard into 2.

the chassis.

Install the CPU onto the mother-3.

board.

Install the heatsink and/or cooling 4.

fans (if any).

Connect the fan and power 5.

cables (if any).

Heatsink

CPU

CPU Socket

Motherboard

CPU

Retention

Bracket

(Pre-

Installed)

Backplate

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2-3

Triangle

Installing the LGA 775 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Load Lever

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the

load plate.

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

Load Plate

(with PnP Cap

attached)

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

Bottom Center Edge

Top Center Edge

3. Use your thumb and your index n-

ger to hold the CPU at the top center

edge and the bottom center edge of

the CPU.

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

CPU Pin1

Corner with a

triangle cutout

golden dot

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-

circle cutout below a golden dot

against the socket key, the Notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

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6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket.

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

Do not move the CPU horizontally or

vertically. Do not rub the CPU against

the surface or against any pins of the

socket to avoid damage to the CPU or

the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU

to make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

load lever down to the lever lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be

automatically released from the load

plate when the load lever is pushed in

the lever lock. Remove the PnP cap

from the motherboard.

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if CPU

properly

installed.

Warning: Please save the plas-

tic PnP cap. The motherboard

must be shipped with the PnP

cap properly installed to protect

the CPU socket pins. Shipment

without the PnP cap properly

installed will cause damage to

the socket pins.

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2-5

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die, the required

amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting holes

are aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (eg. the

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

not fully tighten the screws, which may

damage the CPU).

4. Finish the installation by fully tighten-

ing all four screws.

Installing the Heatsink

Screw 1

Screw 2

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1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

from in the sequence as show in the picture

on the right.

2. Hold and gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when loosening the heatsink!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove it

from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surfaces of the CPU and the

heatsink to remove the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of thermal

grease on the surface before re-installing the

CPU and the heatsink.

Removing the Heatsink

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

However, if you do need to un-install the heatsink, please follow these instruc-

tions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket.

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2-7

2-4 Installing DIMMs

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

Warning: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that

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

DIMM Installation

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

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

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

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

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

rectly.

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

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports up to 8 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-

ECC DDR2 800/677 MHz in 4 DIMM slots. Populating DIMM1A,DIMM2A, and/or

DIMM1B, DIMM2B 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 channel, non-interleaved memory.

Notes:

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

than 4GB of memory.

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

the memory slots. When ECC memory is used, it may take 25-40 seconds for

the VGA to display.

3. Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that

remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is

used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the

following Memory Availability Table for details.)

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To Install: 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 release tabs
near both ends of
the module. This
should release it
from the slot.

Top View of DDR2

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

Top View of DDR2 Slot

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Notch

Release

Tab

Release

Tab

DDR2 DIMM

X7SBi-LN4

Chapter 2: Installation

2-9

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

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 0 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 2

8. Gigabit LAN 1

9. Gigabit LAN 4

10. Gigabit LAN 3

(*See Section 2-5 for details.)

4

2

5

3

6

1

7

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9

8

10

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2. Front Control Panel

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

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

specically for use with Super Micro server chassis. See the following image for

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

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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. JF1

A

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3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

Header Pins

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 +5V

16 Ground

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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

B

A

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GLAN 1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 LED_Anode+

10/12 NIC LED Signal

NIC1/NIC2/NIC3/NIC4 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller)

LED connection for GLAN port1 is located

on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, for GLAN port2

on Pins 9 and 10. The NIC LED connec-

tion for GLAN port 3 is located at NIC3

LED, for GLAN port 4 is located at NIC4

LED. Attach the NIC LED cables for dis-

play network activity. 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

pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the hard

drive LED cable here to display disk ac-

tivity (for any hard drives on the system,

including SAS, Serial ATA and IDE, if

available). See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

D. NIC3 LED

E. NIC4 LED

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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

B

D

E

C

A

GLAN 3/4 LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 LED_Anode+

2 NIC LED Signal

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Header Pins

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide advanced warning 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 Indicator

Status (JF1)

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. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con-

tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-

tem. This button can also be congured

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

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

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

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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

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Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

2-6 Connecting Cables

A. JPW1

B. JPW2

A

B

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

connector (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.

12V 8-pin Power CPU

Connector

PinDenitions

(JPW2)

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

ATX Power Connector

There are a 24-pin main power supply

connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU

PWR connector (JPW2) on the moth-

erboard. These power connectors

meet the SSI EPS 12V specication.

For the 8-pin PWR (JPW2), please

refer to the item listed below.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions(JPW1)

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

(Required Connection)

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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). Another

four USB Headers: USB 4/5 and USB

6/7 can provide front access USB con-

nections. FP USB 2/3 are front panel

USB connections. See the tables on

the right for pin denitions.

A. Backpanel USB0/1

B. Front Panel USB2

C. Front Panel USB3

D. Front Accessible USB4/5

E. Front Accessible USB6/7

Back Panel USB

(0/1)

PinDenitions

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Accessible USB

PinDenitions

USB4, USB6

Pin # Denition

USB5, USB7

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 No connec-

tion

5 Key

A

B

C

D

E

Front Panel USB

(2/3)

PinDenitions

Pin# Denitions

1 Vcc

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/ 7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

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 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. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

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

A

B

C

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX P S/2 keyboard and

the PS/2 mouse are located at

J28. 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.)

Serial Ports

COM1 is a connector located on

the IO Backpanel, COM2 is a

header located next to the PCI

Slot. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

Power LED

The Power LED connector is located

at JLED. This connection is used to

provide LED Indication of power being

supplied to the system. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

PWR LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Key

3 Ground

External Speaker/Internal Buzzer

On the J9 header, pins 1-4 are for an

External Speaker and pins 3-4 are for

the Internal Buzzer See the table on

the right for speaker pin denitions.

Note: Connect a cable to pins 1-4 to

user an external speaker. If you

wish to use the onboard buzzer,

you should close pins 3-4 with

a cap.

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

A. PWR LED

B. Speaker

A

B

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

GLAN1

GLAN2

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports)

F o u r G - b i t E t h er n e t p o r t s

(GLAN1/2/3/4) are located next to

the VGA Connector on the IO back-

plane. These ports accept RJ45 type

cables.

A. GLAN1

B. GLAN2

C. GLAN3

D. GLAN4

E. VGA

VGA Connector

A VGA connector is located between

COM1 and GLAN1 on the IO back-

plane. Refer to the board layout below

for the location.

GLAN3
GLAN4

C

B

A

E

D

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USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

Fan Headers

The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM has six fan headers

including ve chassis/system fan headers (Fan1 to

Fan5) and one CPU Fan (CPU Fan6). All these fans

are 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers

are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin

fans. See the table on the right for pin denitions.

The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the

Advanced Setting.

Note: The Default setting is Disabled.

4-pin Fan Header

PinDenitions(Fan1-6)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

F. Fan 6 (CPU Fan)

G. Alarm Reset

D

E

F

A

B

C

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 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 +5V

G

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This feature allows your

computer to be awakened by an incom-

ing call to the modem when the system

is in the suspend state. See the table

on the right for pin denitions. You

must have a Wake-On-Ring card and

a 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nitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with

a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. WOR

B. WOL

B

A

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USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A. PWR Fault

B. PWR SMB

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power SMB (I2C) Connector (PW4) is

used to monitor PWR 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

Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure)

Connect a cable from your power sup-

ply to the Power Fail (J3P) header to

provide a warning in the event of a

power supply failure. This warning sig-

nal is passed through the PWR_LED

pin to indicate of a power failure on the

chassis. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Note: This feature is only available when us-

ing Supermicro redundant power supplies.

PWR Supply Fail

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 PWR 1: Fail

2 PWR 2: Fail

3 PWR 3: Fail

4 Signal: Alarm Reset

A

B

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Speaker

The Speaker Header (JD1) allows you

to choose between using an external

speaker or the internal (onboard)

speaker. Close Pins 3-4 to use the in-

ternal speaker. Connect a cable to Pins

1-4 to use an external speaker.

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions(JD1)

Pin# Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

A. Chassis Intrusion

B. Speaker Header

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

it is opened.

B

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To mo d i fy th e operat i o n of th e

motherboard, 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 th e jumper is on and

"Open" means the jumper is off

the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

The jumpers JPL1/JPL2/JPL3/JPL4

enable or disable the GLAN Ports 1-

4 on the motherboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings (JPL1/

JPL2/JPL3/JPL4)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

B. GLAN Port2 Enable

C. GLAN Port3 Enable

D. GLAN Port4 Enable

A

B

C

D

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Clear CMOS

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" con-

sists 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 clear-

ing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut

down the system, remove the AC power cord and then close

pins 1 and 2 to clear CMOS.

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD controls the Watch Dog function. Watch

Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the

system when a software application hangs.

Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an applica-

tion 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 set-

tings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

Note: When enabled, the user needs to

write his/her own application software to

disable the Watch Dog Timer.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

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USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

B

A

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slot Speeds

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con-

nect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System

Management Bus. The default setting is

open to disable the connection. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings (JI2C1/JI2C2 )

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (*Default)

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA

Connector on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is enabled.

VGA Enable

PinDenitions(JPG1)

Pin# Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (*default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

A. JI2C1

B. JI2C2

C. JPG1

B

C

A

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USB4/5 USB6/7

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SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A. IDE Enable

B. Power Force On

IDE Enable/Disable

JP2 enables or disables IDE on the

motherboard. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. The default

setting is enabled.

IDE Enable

(JP2)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable

the function of Force-Power-On. If enabled, the

power will always stay on automatically. If this

function disabled, the user needs to press the

power button to power on the system.

Power Force On

Jumper Settings (JPF)

Pin# Denition

Off Normal

On Force On

A

B

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USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A. JPUSB1

B. JPUSB2

USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of

"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al-

lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing

a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the

USB mouse of your system. The JPUSB jump-

ers are used together with the USB Wake-Up

function in the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers

and the BIOS setting to allow the system to

"wake-up via USB Devices". See the table on

the right for jumper settings.

Note: JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB

ports:0/1, and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel

USB ports:4/5/6/7/8/9.

The default jumper setting for the USB ports lo-

cated on the back panel is "Enabled". However,

when the "USB Wake-Up" function is enabled

in the BIOS and the desired USB ports are

enabled via the JPUSB jumper, please be sure

to remove all USB devices from the USB ports

whose USB jumpers are set to "Disabled" be-

fore the system goes into the standby mode.

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (default)

A

B

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A. TPM Support Enable

A

TPM Enable (For the X7SBi-LN4­TM)

Use JPT1 to enable or disable

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on

the motherboard. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is Enabled.

TPM Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

A. GLAN1

B. GLAN2

C. GLAN3

D. GLAN4

GLAN LEDs

There are four GLAN ports on the

motherboard. Each Gigabit Ether-

net LAN port has two LEDs. The

green LED indicates activity, while

the Link LED may be green, amber

or off to indicate the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

Activity

LED

GLAN Activity Indicator

Status

Color Status Denition

Green Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

Status

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

L i n k

LED

(Rear View: When viewing it from

the rear side of the chassis)

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

D

C

A

B

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A. Power LED

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Denition

Off System Off

On Standby Power On

Green System On

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

The Onboard Standby Power LED is lo-

cated at LE1 on the motherboard. When

LE1 is off, the system is off. When the

green light is on, the system is on. When

the LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the

power cable before removing or installing

components. See the layout below for the

LED location.

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

A

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

2-9 Floppy, Parallel and SIMSO 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 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.

Floppy Connector

The oppy connector is located

at J1005. See the table below for

pin denitions.

A. Floppy

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

A

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COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

PS ALARM RST

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE
CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket

A SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket is located

next to the PCI slots on the moth-

erboard. This connection provides

IPMI (Intelligent Power Management

Interface) capability to the mother-

board. Refer to the layout below for

the SIMSO IPMI location.

A Parallel Header

B.SIMSO IPMI 2.0

Parallel Port Header

The parallel (printer) header is located

on the Backplane IO Panel. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Parallel (Printer) Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed-

3 Data Bit 0 4 Error-

5 Data Bit 1 6 Init-

7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN-

9 Data Bit 3 10 GND

11 Data Bit 4 12 GND

13 Data Bit 5 14 GND

15 Data Bit 6 16 GND

17 Data Bit 7 18 GND

19 ACK 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 Write Data

23 PE 24 Write Gate

25 SLCT 26 NC

B

A

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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.

Always disconnect the AC 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 chas-1.

sis.

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

keyboard and mouse.

Remove all add-on cards.3.

Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the 4.

chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper

settings as well.

Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the Manufacturer. 5.

Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

No Power

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

sis.

Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.

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

Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.4.

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The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies 5.

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

No Video

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

cables.

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

details on beep codes.

Note: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics card is recommended.

Memory Errors

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

You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory (See the next page). Also, it 2.

is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the

system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and 3.

noting the results.

Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.4.

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

Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power 1.

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

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies 2.

~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 3.

vendor for repairs.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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.

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 Support.

Note 1: Not all BIOS can be ashed; it depends on the modications to the

boot block code.

Note 2: The onboard SPI BIOS chip cannot be removed from the motherboard.

To repair or replace the BIOS chip, please return the motherboard to RMA Dept.

at Supermicro for service.

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

com/support/bios/).

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

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).

4. 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], by phone at:[phone], option 2, or

by fax at [phone].

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3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports unbuffered, ECC/Non-ECC

DDR2 667/800 MHz memory modules. See Section 2-4 for details on installing

memory.

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

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.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS only

detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

Answer: Because the chipset does not support memory remapping, and PCI-E

memory requires a great deal of memory, so there is a memory hole located

around the 4GB memory address.

Question: Why does Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista show

less memory than what is physically installed?

Answer: Microsoft implemented a design 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 information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge

Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

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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 damages in-

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

maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-

LN4-TM. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ash chip and can be easily up-

graded 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.

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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.

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

failure. The options are: Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 15 Seconds,

21 Seconds, and 30 Seconds.

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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.

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID functions. (For the Windows OS

environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When set to

Enabled, the item: ICH RAID Code Base will become available. If this item is

set to Disabled, the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

ICH RAID CodeBase

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Intel to use the

Intel HostRAID Utility. The default setting is Intel.

SATA AHCI

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.The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP-SP1

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

SATA AHCI Legacy Enable

This setting allows the user to enable or disable SATA ports 5 and 6 while in this

mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave,

SATA Port2, and SATA Port3

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of SATA Port0/SATA Port1/SATA

Port2/SATA Port3/SATA Port4/SATA Port5/Ext. Primary Master/Ext. Primary Slave

connections. 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-

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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.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA
Format.

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, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and

16 Sectors.

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.

32-Bit I/O

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

Enabled and Disabled.

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.

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.

Extended Primary Master/Extended Primary Slave

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-

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

able disk drive is installed.

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.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA
Format.

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, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and

16 Sectors.

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.

32-Bit I/O

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

Enabled and Disabled.

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.

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.

Installed Memory

This feature informs you how much memory has been installed in the system as

detected by the BIOS.

System Memory

This feature informs you how much system memory has been 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.

Quiet Mode

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.

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, the system will power on or

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power off when the user presses the key for 4 seconds and longer. The options

are Instant-off and 4-seconds.

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.

PS2 Keyboard (KB)/Mouse Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S3, S4 or S5 state. If this feature

is set enabled, you will also need to enable the JPWAKE jumper by closing pins

1-2. (Please refer to Page 1-5 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 <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when 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 when 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. For more information regarding hardware/software support for this

function, please refer to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

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Enhanced Intel Speed Step Support (Available when 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). Please

refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information. Please refer to Intel’s web site for

detailed information.

Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incor-

rect setting, a very high DRAM frequency, or an incorrect DRAM timing

may make the system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the

setting to the default setting.

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 Disabled, PCI and LPC.

Legacy USB Support

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

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USB Host Controller

Select Enabled to enable the USB Host Controller. The settings are Enabled and

Disabled.

Memory Cache

Memory Cache

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the functionality of Memory Cache.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

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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-

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.

VBIOS

This setting allows redirection of the console video to either the local display

or remotely via IPMI. Select For IPMI when accessing the system remotely via

IPMI. When using the local machine, select For Local. The settings are For

Local and For IPMI. Note: This is provided for compatibility with a combination

of certain displays and some Windows OS versions.

PCI 32 Slot

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

following:

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.

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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.

PCIx(s) Frequency

This setting allows you to change the bus frequency for the slots to run. The

options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz,

and PCI-X 133 MHz,.

PCI-X 133 MHz Slot

Access the submenu to make changes to the following:

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 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.

Onboard LAN1/LAN2/LAN3/LAN4

Access the submenu to make changes to the following:

Option ROM Scan

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

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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), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled).

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, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Mode

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

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

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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.

Parallel Port

This setting allows you to decide how the parallel port will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), Disabled and Auto (BIOS-or OS- controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are 378, 278 and

3BC.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port.
The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Mode

This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output

only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options

are DMA1 and DMA3.

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).

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.

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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.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC 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:

Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. 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.

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 de-

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

CPU overheat. Refer to the the next item, CPU Temperature for more information

regarding PECI, DTS and other thermal features of this motherboard.

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 Default Alarm Setting: 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 +5 PECI counts 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.

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.

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 that each CPU is embedded

by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read. This

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

the factory and is the baseline by 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 ‘Tem-

perature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send its ‘Temperature Toler-

ance’ to the motherboard resulting 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.

System Temperature

This item displays the absolute system temperature as detected by the BIOS.

CPU Fan/Fan 1 to Fan 6

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

the status of each fan as specied.

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Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows you 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. If the option

is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).

Select “Workstation” or "Server" if your system is used as a Workstation or Server

respectively. Select “Disable” to disable the fan speed control function to allow the

onboard fans to constantly run at full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable and

2. 3-pin (server) 3-pin (workstation), 4-pin (server) and 4-pin (workstation). Do not

select 4-pin settings if you have a mix of 3-pin and 4-pin fans.

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

VcoreA, Vcc 1.5, -12V/+12V, V_DIMM, +3.3V, 5Vsb/5VDD, VTT_FSB, 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 (The option is available only when an IPMI card is
installed in the system.)

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 Dis-

abled.

OS Boot Watch Dog

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

abled.

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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)

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

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

tures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.

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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).

TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Support (X7SBi-LN4-TM only)

Select Enabled to enable Trusted Platform Module support and allow the BIOS

to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms

specied. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

If set to Enabled, the TPM State screen displays. (See the next section.)

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Current TPM State

This item shows the current TPM State only.

Change TPM State

Select Enabled & Activate to enable TPM support for the system. Select De-activate

& Disabled to disable the function of TPM support. If "No Change" is selected, no

changes will be done to the current TPM State. Select Clear to clear or erase all

information related to TPM support.

If set to Clear, the sub-menu: Physical Presence Operations will appear. Select Reject

to cancel the selection. Select Execute to proceed with selection. All information

related to TPM Support will be erased.

4-6 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) State (For the
X7SBi- -LN4-TM only)

Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display.

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4-7 Physical Presence Operations (X7SBi-LN4­ TM only)

Choose Physical Presence Operations from the Phoenix BIOS Setup

Utility with the arrow keys. The following screen will display.

State

This feature allows you to congure TPM state settings. Please note that this action

will switch TPM state support on or off.

Reject

This feature allows you to abandon a setting you've congured. The setting that

you have chosen will be abandoned.

Execute

This feature allows the system to carry out the setting you've congured and be

carried out.

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4-8 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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4-9 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: POST Error Beep Codes

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Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, 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 long continuous with OH 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 hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for Systems
with RAID Functions

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

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"ITE RAID XP/2003 Driver for IDE" into Drive A: and 4.

press the <Enter> key.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-5.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into Drive 6.

A: and press the <Enter> key.

Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R 7. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 8.

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 9.

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

Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-10.

matically reboot.

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B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for Systems
without RAID Functions

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

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"ITE RAID XP/2003 Driver for IDE" into Drive A: and 4.

press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to proceed with the installation process. (If you need 5.

to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 6.

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

the Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-7.

matically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 8.

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

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

C-1

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 to 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. The bottom

icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Appendix C

Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded
Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver

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.

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

C-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base 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 temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure below for a

display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: The 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 set-

tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

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 Revision 1.0 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 Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doc-

tor II.

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Notes

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.

(Disclaimer Continued)