Supero X7SBi-LN4-TM, X7SBi-LN4 User Manual
X7SBi-LN4
X7SBi-LN4-TM
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a
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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integra tors, PC technician and knowledgeable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
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 effi ciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations
pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on sup-
ported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
X7SBi-
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when
installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system.
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 Defi 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 Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3
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3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-4
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................ 3-4
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 ........................................................................................... 4-22
4-6 TPM State ..................................................................................................... 4-24
4-7 Physical Presence Operations ...................................................................... 4-25
4-8 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-26
4-9 Exit ................................................................................................................ 4-27
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
Chapter 1: Introduction
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:
One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
One (1) fl 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: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
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Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)
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4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: support@supermicro.com.tw
Tel: 886-2-82261900
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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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Motherboard Layout
PSU ALARM RST
JAR
PWR FAIL
JPWF
USB 0/1
COM 1
KB/MOUSE
JPUSB1
JPW1
FAN 6
SMBUS_PS
FAN 1
NIC LED 3
NIC LED 4
JPW2
FAN 5
JPL3
JPL4
VGA
JPL2
JPL1
82573V
LAN CTRL
LAN 1/2
LAN 3/4
82573L
LAN CTRL
82573L
LAN CTRL
82573L
LAN CTRL
IPMI
Intel Bigby V 3200
X7SBi-LN4
DIMM 1A
DIMM 1B
DIMM 2A
DIMM 2B
Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133
T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2
SPI BIOS
LGA 775 CPU
PXH-V
JD1
JPF
JLED1
LE1
JF1
FAN 2
FAN 3
JL1
JWD
VGA ES1000
JPG1
Printer
JI2C2
COM2
Slot1 PCI 33 MHz
JI2C1
USB4/5 USB6/7
Intel ICH9R
JWOL
SATA 3 SATA 2
SATA 5
S I/O 1
W83627DHG
SATA 4
SATA 1
Battery
SATA 0
JBT1
IDE
CTRL
JWOR
SPKR1
JPT1
USB 3
(See Note 6)
Important Notes to the User
Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.
1.
See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers and connectors
2.
" " indicates the location of Pin 1.
3.
To confi 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.
1-4
JP2
JPUSB2
USB 2
Floppy
IDE
FAN 4
Chapter 1: Introduction
X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Quick Reference
Jumpers Description Default Setting
JAR Power Alarm Reset Open (Normal)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
2
JI
C1/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 (I
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
2
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Motherboard Features
Processor Latest CPU technology!
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 Latest memory technology!
Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 800/667 MHz up
•
to 8 GB of ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM
Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology!
Intel 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 fl 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 confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides
posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.
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Block Diagram
VRM 11
FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz
DIMM_CHA
DIMM_CHB
PRI_IDE
6 x SATA
PORTS
USB
PORT_0~7
DDR2_800/667
UDMA/100
S-ATA/300
LGA775_PROCESSOR
ADDR
CTRL CTRL
ADDR
3200
MCH
ICH-9R
LPC
DATADATA
DMI
LPC
TPM
PCIE_x8
LCI/GLCI
PCIE_x1
PCIE_x1
PCIE_x1
PCI_32_BUS
LPCUSB 2.0/1.1
CK505 CLK
1x PCIX_64
PCI-X BUS
PXH - V
GLAN1 82573V
GLAN2 82573L
GLAN3 82573L
GLAN4 82573L
ATI ES1000
FWH
W83627HG
LPC I/O
KB. FDD. SER.1
MS.
SER.2
(X7SBi-LN4-TM only)
Print
port
IPMI I/F
IPMI
X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM
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 specifi cations of your motherboard.
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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 fl 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 effi 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 Confi guration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)
•
Power SMBus (I2C )
•
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
defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control
The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard
CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under
Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).
Environmental Temperature Control
The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn
on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defi ned
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control to 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 defi 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 insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the data, you
can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero Doctor to
provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre-de-
fi ned range.
1-5 ACPI Features
ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi ca-
tion defi nes a fl exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard
way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including
its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system
to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard
disk drives and printers. 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 confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug
and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows
2003 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 Confi gura-
tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man-
agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
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Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-
age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
•
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic
•
bag.
Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
•
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
•
Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not
•
in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
•
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the
•
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 fi t different
types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both
motherboard and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or
are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the
motherboard tray.
Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent 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 CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certi-
fi 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.
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nstallation 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).
Heatsink
CPU
CPU Socket
Motherboard
CPU
Retention
Bracket
(Pre-In-
stalled)
Connect the fan and power
5.
cables (if any).
Backplate
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Installing the LGA 775 Processor
1. Press the load lever to release
the load plate, which covers the CPU
socket, from its locking position.
2. Gently lift the load lever to open the
load plate.
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Load Lever
PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate
3. Use your thumb and your index fi n-
ger to hold the CPU at the top center
edge and the bottom center edge of
the CPU.
4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner
marked with a triangle) against the
socket corner that is marked with a
triangle cutout.
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.
Load Plate
(with PnP Cap
attached)
Triangle
Socket Key
(Socket Notch)
CPU Key (semi-
circle cutout)
below the circle.
Corner with a
triangle cutout
Top Center Edge
Bottom Center Edge
golden dot
CPU Pin1
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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
Load Lever
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.
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.
CPU in the CPU socket
Plastic cap
is released
from the
load plate
if CPU
properly
installed.
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Installing the Heatsink
S
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.
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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.
crew 1
Screw 2
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device Size Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)
Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System
1 MB 3.99
BIOS)
Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)
512 MB 3.01
-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-
VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85
TSEG 1 MB 2.84
Memory available to OS and other ap-
2.84
plications
Installing and Removing DIMMs
X7SBi-LN4
To Remove:
Use your thumbs
to gently push
the release tabs
near both ends of
the module. This
should release it
from the slot.
Notch
Release
Tab
Note: Notch
should align
receptive point
DDR2 DIMM
with the
on the slot
To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it
snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the
bottom.
Top View of DDR2
Top View of DDR2 Slot
Notch
Release
Tab
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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports
The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See
the image below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.
1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports
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5
6
8
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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi 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
1
3
7
9
(*See Section 2-5 for details.)
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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
specifi 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 defi nitions.
JF1 Header Pins
A. JF1
SMBUS_PS
SATA 5
S I/O 1
W83627DHG
SATA 4
SATA 1
PS ALARM RST
PWR FAIL
LGA 775 CPU
PXH-V
Battery
SATA 0
Intel Bigby V 3200
Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133
T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2
Slot1 PCI 33 MHz
USB4/5 USB6/7
FAN 6
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DIMM 1A
DIMM 1B
DIMM 2A
DIMM 2B
SPI BIOS
Intel ICH9R
JWOL
SATA 3 SATA 2
KB/MOUSE
JPW1
USB 0/1
JPUSB1
COM 1
82573L
LAN CTRL
JPL2
JPL1
VGA
82573V
LAN CTRL
LAN 1/2
LAN 3/4
FAN 5
JPL3
82573L
JPL4
LAN CTRL
82573L
LAN CTRL
IPMI
VGA ES1000
JPG1
JI2C2
JI2C1
Printer
COM2
NIC LED 3
NIC LED 4
FAN 1
JPW2
1920
Ground
X
A
JLED1
LE1
JPF
JF1
FAN 2
FAN 3
JL1
JWD
JD1
IDE
CTRL
JP2
SPKR1
JPUSB2
JPT1
Floppy
JWOR
JBT1
USB 3
IDE
USB 2
FAN 4
Power LED
HDD LED
NIC1 LED
NIC2 LED
OH/Fan Fail LED
PWR Fail LED
Ground
Ground
2
NMI
X
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Reset
Reset Button
Power Button
PWR
1
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