Supero X7SBU User Manual

X7SBU

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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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 X7SBU

motherboard. The X7SBU supports single Intel® Xeon® 3000 sequence/CoreTM 2

Extreme/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processor with a system bus speed of 1600

MHz/1333 MHz/1066 MHz and up to 8 Gb Unbuffered DDR3 Non-ECC up to 1333

MHz in 4 DIMMs or DDR3 Non-ECC 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs memory.

The Intel® Xeon® 3000 sequence/CoreTM 2 Extreme/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2

Duo processor supports the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces with the

motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With support of Dual-CoreTM Technology, Intel®

Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB Dynamic Bus

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

Management 2 (TM2), the X7SBU delivers unparalleled system performance and

great power efciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specica-

tions pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on

supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed and

serviced by a technician.

Manual Organization

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

board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

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

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

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

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

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions.

Appendix C lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

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

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

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

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

1-3 Motherboard Layout ........................................................................................ 1-4

X7SBU Quick Reference ................................................................................ 1-5

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

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

1-4 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ....................................................................... 1-9

1-5 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss ..................................................................... 1-10

1-6 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control .................................................. 1-10

Environmental Temperature Control ............................................................. 1-10

CPU Overheat LED and Control ....................................................................1-11

System Resource Alert...................................................................................1.11

1-7 ACPI Features ................................................................................................1-11

SLow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator ...........................................1-11

1-8 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Fan 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

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicator .......................................................................... 2-12

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

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

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

Table of Contents

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

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

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

24-Pin Proprietary Power Connectors........................................................2-15

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

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

Chassis Intrusion ....................................................................................... 2-16

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

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

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

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

JLAN (Gigabit Ethernet Ports) ................................................................... 2-19

UID Switch..................................................................................................2-19

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

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

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

Wake-On-Lan ............................................................................................. 2-21

Power SMB (I2C) Connector ...................................................................... 2-22

SGPIO Header .......................................................................................... 2-22

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-23

Explanations of Jumpers ........................................................................... 2-23

GLAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-23

Clear CMOS .............................................................................................. 2-24

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ........................................................................ 2-24

VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................. 2-25

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable ............................................................... 2-25

IDE Enable/Disable ................................................................................... 2-26

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-27

GLAN LEDs ............................................................................................... 2-27

UID LED (LE2) .......................................................................................... 2-27

Power-Ok LED ........................................................................................... 2-28

Onboard power LED (LE1)........................................................................2-28

2-9 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, SIM 1U IPMI Connections .................................... 2-29

Floppy Connector ...................................................................................... 2-30

IDE Connector ........................................................................................... 2-30

SIMSO IPMI ............................................................................................... 2-30

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 ................................................... 3-3

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 .............................................................................................. 4-6

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

4-6 Boot Settings..................................................................................................4-23

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

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1

Appendix B

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

Appendix C

Installing other Software Programs and Drivers.............................................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

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

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

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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1-2 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

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (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: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel: 886-2-8228- 1366, ext. 132 or 139

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X7SBU Image

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 mother-

board 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.

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

panel connections.

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

When installing a UIO riser card that contains two PCI-E slots (such as Super-

micro's RSC-R1UU-2E8 and RSC-R1UU-UE8), please note that the lower slot

supports both PCI-E 2.0 and PCI-E 1.1; however, the upper slot only supports

PCI-E 1.1

1-4

1-3 Motherboard Layout

CPU

FAN1

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

JF1

JPW2

JPG1

JWD

JL1

JPF

DIMM4

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM1

JPL1

JPL2

JPW1

BUZZER

SPKR1

JWOR

IPMI

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

J27

JD1

JPI2C

JLED

X7SBU

FAN6

Intel

LAN CTRL

Intel

LAN CTRL

J44

LGA775

JP2

JS2

JS6

JS5

JS4

JS3

JPCIE3

JWOL

T-SGPIO1

FP CTRL

ATX PWR

CPU1

LAN2 LAN1

WAKE ON LAN

USB7

SPKR

PWR

I2C

Chassis

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

SIMSO

FLOPPY

COM2

USB6

USB4/5

USB2/3

Intrusion

PWR

LED

IDE

PWR_OK

LED

UIOP

SXB1:PCI-E X16

SXB2"PCI-E X4

UID

KB/MOUSE

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

Intel X48

JBT1

VGA

RN50

ICH9R

Battery

IDE

CTRL

J28

J14

J31

J16

JUIDB

J11

J45

J47

J48

J1000

J13

LE2

Super I/O

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Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JPF Power Force On OPEN (NORMAL)

JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP2 IDE Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1, COM2 COM1 Port and COM2 Header

Fans 1-6 Fan 1: CPU Fan, Fan 2-6: Chassis Fan Headers

JD1 On Board Speaker Connector

JAR Alarm Reset

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLAN1/JLAN2 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors

JLED Header Key Power Indication

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 Connector

PCI-E x4 PCI-Express x8 (physical, x4 signal)

PCI-E x16 PCI-Express x16 slot (PCI-E x8 + x8)

PWR_SMB

Power SMBus (I

C )

SATA 0-5 SATA Headers

SIMSO SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket

SKPR1 Internal Buzzer

UIOP Supermicro Proprietary Power Connector

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

USB 0/1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2/3, USB 4/5 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

USB 6/7 Type A USB Connectors

VGA Onboard Video Graphics Connector

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Onboard StandBy Power LED

LE2 (JUIDB) UID (Universal Identication) Button-In LED Indicator

D64 (PWR_OK LED) Power Ready LED Indicator

X7SBU Quick Reference

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel•

Xeon® 3000 sequence/CoreTM 2 Extreme/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM

2 Duo processor with a system bus speed of 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

Supports up to 8GB/s of single or dual channel Unbuffered DDR3 Non-ECC •

up to 1333 MHz or Unbuffered DDR3 Non-ECC up to 4 GB 1600 MHz in up

to 2 DIMM modules

Chipset

Intel•

X48 Express Chipset

Intel•

ICH9R

Expansion Slots

One (1) Universal PCI-E x8 + x8 (x16) slot• One (1) PCI-E x4 (x8) slot• One (1) SIMSO IPMI• One (1) UIO Riser card •

Note: When installing a UIO riser card that contains two PCI-E slots (such

as Supermicro's RSC-R1UU-2E8 and RSC-R1UU-UE8), please note that the

lower slot supports both PCI-E 2.0 and PCI-E 1.1; however, the upper slot

only supports PCI-E 1.1

BIOS

16 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS • DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0 (S3 Optional), Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS •

2.3

PC Health Monitoring

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

Standby, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V, and VBAT

CPU 4-phase-switching voltage regulator• Chassis intrusion detection• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready• 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•

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Suspend to RAM (STR) (S3 Optional)• BIOS support for USB keyboard• Main switch override mechanism•

ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator• BIOS support for USB keyboard• Main switch override mechanism• Internal/external modem ring-on•

Onboard I/O

Intel•

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

functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (RAID 5: supported by Intel's RAID Controller in the

Windows OS environment only)

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

1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header• Intel•

82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

IDE Connector could connect up to 2 IDE devices controlled by an ITE 8213 •

chip PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports• Up to 8 USB (2 rear ports, 2 headers, and 2 on-board connector)• On board VGA Connector• SIMSO IPMI Slot• Winbond 83627HG (Super I/O), Hardware Monitor: W83793H/W• ES1000 (16 MB) Graphic Controller supports one VGA connector•

Temperature

Monitoring CPU, chassis environment• CPU Thermal Trip support• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)•

Other

Wake- on-LAN (WOL)• Onboard +5V Stanby warning LED Indicator (D64)• External modem ring-on•

CD Utilities

Drivers and software for Intel•

3200 chipset utilities

Dimensions

Proprietary form factor, 8" x 13" (203.2 x 330.1 cm)•

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X7SBU Block Diagram

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

LGA77 5_PROCESSOR

ICH9 R

LPC I / O

VRM 11 . 0

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

S- AT A/300

6 x SATA

MCH

PORTS

W83627 HG

PCI E_x 4

PCIE_x 8

CH_B1- 2

DDR3

CH_A

- 2

2 x PCI E_x8

1x PCI E_x 4 IN x 8 SLOT

PCIE_x 8

PCIE_x 1 6

SLOT

I N

VI D

I DTCV1 83 -1CLK

USB 2 . 0 / 1 . 1

PORT_0- 7

USB

SPI

FLASH

X48

82 573 L LAN

PCI E_x1

82 573 V LAN

PCI E_x 1

32 MB DDR

IDE

L PC

B/ MS

PS/2

FDD

SER. 1 SER. 2

IP MI LI NK

IPM I

SIMSO

W837 93

SMBUS

IT 8213

DDR 3: 16 00 / 13 33 / 10 66 / 80 0MHz

PCI _3 2

PCIE_2.0

PCI E_1.1

DDR 3: 16 00 / 13 33 / 10 66 / 80 0MHz

00 0

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1-4 Chipset Overview

The Intel® X48 Express chipset, designed for use with an Intel® Xeon ®3000 se-

quence/CoreTM 2 Extreme/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processor in the LGA 775

Land Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary components: the Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R). The X7SBU provides

the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream server market.

Note: The Intel® X48 chipset does not support add-in graphics cards in the

PCI-E interface by the Memory Controller Hub

Memory Controller Hub (X48)

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

CPU interface, the DDR3 System Memory interface, the PCI Express interface,

and the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Xeon® 3000

sequence/CoreTM 2 Extreme/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo processor in the LGA775

Land Grid Array package.and supports up to 8 Gb Unbuffered DDR3 Non-ECC up

to 1333 MHz in 4 DIMMs or DDR3 Non-ECC 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs

memory

I/O Controller (ICH9R)

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 seven 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.

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1-5 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.

1-6 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBU. All have an

onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU

Cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V and Vbatt.(via

SuperO Doctor) continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given

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

to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects

that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan

control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-

sis temperature is too high.

With the Intel® ICH9R built in, the X7SBU supports I/O Virtualization Technology

(VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in inde-

pendent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory,

and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection across

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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

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

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

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

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

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

dened range.

1-7 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.

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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.

1-8 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.

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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 sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.•

Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic •

bag.

Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral •

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.•

Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not •

in use.

For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent •

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the •

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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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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.

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

2-2 Motherboard Installation

Note: 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.

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray..

Please note that 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

Caution: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do

not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during moth-

erboard installation.

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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.

Load Lever

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the

load plate.

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

L o a d P l a te

(with PnP Cap

attached)

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.

Bottom Center Edge

Top Center Edge

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Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if CPU

properly

installed.

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.

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.

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 in-

stalled will cause damage to the

socket pins.

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

CPU Pin1

Corner with a

triangle cutout

golden dot

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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 uninstall the heatsink, please follow these instruc-

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

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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).

Memory Support

This motherboard supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered DDR3 Non-ECC up to 1333 MHz

in 4 DIMMs or DDR3 Non-ECC 1600 MHz upto 4GB in up to 2 DIMMs memory

(See notes 2 and 3). Populating DIMM 1A, DIMM 2A, and/or DIMM 1B, DIMM 2B

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

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

interleaved memory.

Notes:

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

4 GB of memory.

Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC memory modules will boot up. How-2.

ever, ECC functionality is not supported on this board.

X7SBU supports DDR3 up to 1600 MHz;. You can only install up to two 3.

1600 MHz modules with one module in DIMM1B slot or DIMM2B slot or

with two modules in both DIMM 1B and DIMM 2B slots

Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available 4.

for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduc-

tion in memory availability is disproportional.

For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented a design change in 5.

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is

specic to the Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode behavior which im-

proves 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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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.

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

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

Figure 2-3 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. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

2. Keyboard (Purple)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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