X7SBL-LN1/LN2

USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1a
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 Preface

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 X7SBL-
LN1/LN2 motherboard. The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports single Xeon® 3000 sequence
processor with a system bus speed of 1330 MHz/1066 MHz. The Intel Xeon 3000
sequence processor supports the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces
with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With support of Dual-Core and Quad
Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB, Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI),
Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and Thermal Management
2 (TM2), the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 delivers unparalleled system performance and great
power efficiency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specifica-
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, specifications 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
Contacting Supermicro..................................................................................... 1-2
X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Image................................................................................ 1-3
X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Layout............................................................................... 1-4
X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference............................................................... 1-5
Motherboard Features .................................................................................... 1-6
Chipset/System 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 Definitions............................................................2-11
NMI Button.................................................................................................2-11
PWR LED...................................................................................................2-11
HDD LED................................................................................................... 2-12
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators........................................................................ 2-12
OH/Fan Fail LED....................................................................................... 2-13
Power Fail LED......................................................................................... 2-13
Reset Button.............................................................................................. 2-14
PWR Button............................................................................................... 2-14
2-6 Connecting Cables......................................................................................... 2-15
ATX Power Connector.................................................................................... 2-15

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

Universal Serial Bus....................................................................................... 2-16
Chassis Intrusion............................................................................................ 2-16
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports.......................................................... 2-17
Serial Ports..................................................................................................... 2-17
Power LED..................................................................................................... 2-18
External Speaker/Internal Buzzer.................................................................. 2-18
GLAN (Ethernet Ports)................................................................................... 2-19
VGA Connector.............................................................................................. 2-19
Fan Headers.................................................................................................. 2-20
Wake-On-Ring................................................................................................ 2-21
Wake-On-LAN................................................................................................ 2-21
Power Fault.................................................................................................... 2-22
Power SMB Connector.................................................................................. 2-22
2-7 Jumper Settings............................................................................................. 2-23
Explanation of Jumpers................................................................................. 2-23
GLAN Enable/Disable.................................................................................... 2-23
Clear CMOS................................................................................................... 2-24
Watch Dog Enable/Disable............................................................................ 2-24
PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds................................................................... 2-25
VGA Enable/Disable....................................................................................... 2-25
Force-Power-On Enable/Disable................................................................... 2-26
USB Wake-Up................................................................................................ 2-27
2-8 Onboard Indicators......................................................................................... 2-28
GLAN LEDs.................................................................................................... 2-28
Onboard Power LED (LE1)............................................................................ 2-29
2-9 Floppy and SIM 1U IPMI Connections.......................................................... 2-30
Floppy Connector........................................................................................... 2-30
SIM 1U IPMI................................................................................................... 2-31

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 Configuration........................................................ 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................................................................. 3-5

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............................................................................................ 4-23
4-6 Boot Settings.................................................................................................. 4-25
4-7 Exit................................................................................................................. 4-26

Appendices:
Appendix A BIOS POST 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.

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

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) floppy 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

for X7SBL-LN1(CSE-PT02L)

for X7SBL-LN2(CSE-PT7L)

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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: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (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: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific
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: [email protected]
Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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X7SBL-LN1/LN2 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

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."
• GLAN2 is only available on LN2 models.
• Slot 6 is specially designed for Supermicro riser cards only.

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X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

2 2
JI C1/JC C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)
JPF Power Force On Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-1 Enable/USB 2-6 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP3 (Optional) Trusted Platform Module Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description
COM1 COM Port/Serial Port 1 Connector
COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 2 Connector (J13)
Fans 1-6 Fan 6: CPU Fan, Fan 1-5: Chassis Fan Headers
JBT1 CMOS Clear
JF1 FP Control Panel Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator
JPR1 Redundant Power Alarm Reset
JPW2 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)
JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header
JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header
J9 Speaker Header
KB/MS PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
LAN1/LAN2 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors (LAN 2 only available on the
LN2 model)
LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator
PCI Slot PCI 33 MHz
PCI-E Slot PCI-Express x4
PW Fault Power Fault Header
PW SMB Power SMBus
SATA 0-5 SATA Headers
SGPIO 1-2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers
SIM IPMI SIM 1U IPMI Slot
Slot 6 + SBX PCI-Express x8 slot + SBX: PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot
USB 0-1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB 2-5 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
USB 6 Front Panel USB Connector
VGA Video Graphics Connector

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Motherboard Features

Processor
• Single Intel Xeon 3000/3200 series processor with a system bus speed of
1333/1066/800 MHz
• Intel® Core ™ 2 Duo and Quad Processors
• 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

Expansion Slots
• One (1) Universal PCI-E x8 slot or one (1) PCI 32-bit slot
• One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz
• One (1) SIM 1U (Available only on X7SBL-LN2)

BIOS
• 8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS
• 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
• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
• BIOS support for USB keyboard
• Main switch override mechanism

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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 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)
• 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header
• Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (Two LANS under
LAN2)
• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports
• Up to 7 USB (2 rear ports, 2 headers, and 1 on-board connector)
• VGA Connector
• SIM 1U IPMI Slot
• Winbond 83627HG (Super I/O), Hardware Monitor: W83793G
• XGI Volari Z9S with 32 MB DDR2

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

Other
• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)
• Onboard +5vsb warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")
• External modem ring-on

CD Utilities
• Drivers and software for Intel 3200 chipset utilities

Dimensions
• Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" (243.8 x 243.8 mm)

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Block Diagram

VID[0-7]
VRM 11.0 LGA775_PROCESSOR
CK505 CLK

S3

ADDR

CTRL

DATA
FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz

ADDR

DATA
CTRL
SLOT

DIMM_CHA DDR2_800/667 PCIE_x8

BIGBY-V
DIMM_CHB
MCH
3

PCI_32_BUS 2x PCI_32
DMI

PCIE_x4
PCIE_x4
6 x SATA S-ATA/300 SLOT
PORTS PCIE_x1
82573V GLAN
ICH-9 PCIE_x1
USB USB 2.0/1.1 82573L GLAN
PORT_1-7 PCI_32_BUS
XGI - Z9S
DDRII
SPI SPI
LPC

FLASH SMBUS W83793G

IPMI LINK IPMI

Slot
W83627HG
4

LPC I/O

SER.1
FDD PS/2
SER.2
KB/MS

Intel 3200 Chipset:

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 specifications of your motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3200 chipset, designed for use with an Intel Xeon 3000 sequence proces-
sor in the LGA 775 Land Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary com-
ponents: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R).
The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 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 flow 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 efficiently. 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.
Functions and capabilities include:

• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)

• Intel I/O External Design Specification (EDS)

• 3200 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) External Design Specification (EDS)

• Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9R ) Thermal Design Guideline

• Intel 82573 Platform LAN Connect (PLC) PCI Design

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 X7SBL-LN1/LN2.

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

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V,
+5V Standby, +12V, −12V and Vbatt.(via SuperO Doctor)

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage
becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen.
Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define 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-defined
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal
circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-
sis temperature is too high.

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I/O Virtualization Technology

With the Intel ICH9R built in, the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports I/O Virtualization Tech-
nology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in
independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host 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 define 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 insufficient hard drive space for saving the data, you
can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also configure Supero Doctor to
provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre-de-
fined range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifica-
tion defines a flexible 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 configuration 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.

1-6 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 Configura-
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 com­ponents. To prevent dam-

age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally sufficient 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 specified 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

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 fit 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.

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Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when install-
ing the motherboard to the chassis.

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pres-
! sure 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-
certified 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 fol-

low the following procedure: Heatsink

1. Install the heatsink backplate CPU

into the chassis if needed.

2. Install the motherboard into the CPU

Socket
chassis.

3. Install the CPU onto the moth- Mother-

erboard. board

4. Install the heatsink and/or

cooling fans (if any).
CPU Retention
5. Connect the fan and power Bracket (Pre-
cables (if any). Installed)

Backplate

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Installation of the LGA 775 Processor

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate
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.

Load Plate
(with PnP Cap
attached)

3. Use your thumb and your index fin- Top Center Edge
ger to hold the CPU at the top center Triangle
edge and the bottom center edge of
the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

Bottom Center Edge
marked with a triangle) against the
socket corner that is marked with a golden dot
Socket Key
triangle cutout. (Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)
below the circle.

Corner with a
CPU Pin1
triangle cutout

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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 Load Lever
installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the CPU in the CPU socket
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. Plastic cap
is released
from the
Note: Please save the plastic
load plate
PnP cap. The motherboard
if CPU
must be shipped with the PnP
properly
cap properly installed to protect
installed.
the CPU socket pins. Shipment
without the PnP cap properly
installed will cause damage to
the socket pins.

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Installation of the Heatsink

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 Screw 1

not fully tighten the screws, which may

damage the CPU).

Screw 2

4. Finish the installation by fully tighten-

ing all four screws.

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Removal of 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 instructions 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
1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with
DIMM1A. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules
at a time, beginning with DIMM1A, DIMM1B, then, DIMM2A and DIMM2B

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch
along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor-
rectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.
Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support
The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2
800/677 MHz in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM#1A, DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A,
DIMM#2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result
in dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single chan-
nel, non-interleaved memory.

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.

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

operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in
memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the following Memory Avail-
ability 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 flash 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

Notch
DDR2 DIMM Notch

Release Release
Tab Note: Notch Tab
should align
with the
receptive point
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.
To Remove:
Top View of DDR2
Use your thumbs
to gently push
Top View of DDR2 Slot
the release tabs
near both ends of
the module. This
should release it
from the slot.

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. 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 Definitions

2 4

5 6 7 8

1 3

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)
2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)
3. Back Panel USB Port 0
4. Back Panel USB Port 1
5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)
6. VGA Port (Blue)
7. Gigabit LAN 1
8. Gigabit LAN 2 (X7SBL-LN2 only)

(*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. See the image below for the
descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the
following section for descriptions and pin definitions.

A. JF1

Header Pins

20 19
Ground NMI

X X

Vcc
A Power LED

HDD LED Vcc

NIC1 LED Vcc

NIC2 LED Vcc

OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc

PWR Fail LED Vcc

Ground FP Reset Button

Ground FP Power Button

2 1

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3. Front Control Panel Pin Definitions

NMI Button NMI Button

Pin Definitions (JF1)
The non-maskable interrupt button
Pin# Definition
header is located on pins 19 and 20
19 Control
of JF1. Refer to the table on the right
20 Ground
for pin definitions.

Power LED Power LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)
The Power LED connection is located
Pin# Definition
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the
15 +5V
table on the right for pin definitions.
16 Ground

A. NMI
B. PWR LED

Header Pins

20 19
Ground NMI A
X X

B Power LED Vcc

HDD LED Vcc

NIC1 LED Vcc

NIC2 LED Vcc

OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc

PWR Fail LED Vcc

Ground FP Reset Button

Ground FP Power Button

2 1

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators GLAN 1 LED GLAN 2 LED

Pin Definitions (JF1) Pin Definitions (JF1)
The NIC (Network Interface Control-
Pin# Definition Pin# Definition
ler) LED connection for GLAN 1 is
11 LED_Anode+ 9 LED_Anode+
located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and
12 NIC1 LED 10 NIC1 LED
the LED connection for GLAN 2 is on Signal Signal
Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC LED
cables to display network activity.
Refer to the table on the right for pin
definitions.

HDD LED
The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the HDD LED
Pin Definitions (JF1)
hard drive LED cable here to display
Pin# Definition
disk activity (for any hard drives on the
13 +5V
system, including SAS, Serial ATA and
14 HD Active
IDE, if available). See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

A. HDD LED
B. NIC1 LED
C. NIC2 LED

Header Pins
20 19
Ground NMI

X X

Power LED Vcc

A HDD LED Vcc

B NIC1 LED Vcc

C NIC2 LED Vcc

OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc

PWR Fail LED Vcc

Ground FP Reset Button

Ground FP Power Button

2 1

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status
Connect an LED to the OH/Fan
State Definition
Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of
Off Normal
JF1 to provide advanced warning of
On Overheat
chassis overheating or fan failure.
Flash- Fan Fail
Refer to the table on the right for pin ing
definitions.

Power Fail LED

PWR Fail LED
The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definitions (JF1)
located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer Pin# Definition
to the table on the right for pin defini- 5 Vcc
tions. 6 PWR Fail

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

Header Pins
20 19
Ground NMI

X X

Power LED Vcc

HDD LED Vcc

NIC1 LED Vcc

NIC2 LED Vcc

A OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc

PWR Fail LED Vcc

Ground FP Reset Button

Ground FP Power Button B

2 1

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Reset Button Reset Button

Pin Definitions (JF1)
The Reset Button connection is located
Pin# Definition
on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the
3 Reset
hardware reset switch on the computer
4 Ground
case. Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

Power Button
The Power Button connection is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con- Power Button
Pin Definitions (JF1)
tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-
Pin# Definition
tem. This button can also be configured
to function as a suspend button (with a 1 Signal

setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To 2 +3V Standby

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 definitions.

A. Reset Button
B. PWR Button

Header Pins

20 19
Ground NMI

X X

Power LED Vcc

HDD LED Vcc

NIC1 LED Vcc

NIC2 LED Vcc

OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc

PWR Fail LED Vcc

A
Ground FP Reset Button

Ground FP Power Button

2 1 B

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2-6 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions
There are a 24-pin main power supply Pin# Definition Pin # Definition
connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU 13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
PWR connector (JPW2) on the moth-
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
erboard. These power connectors
15 COM 3 COM
meet the SSI EPS 12V specification.
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
For the 8-pin PWR (JPW2), please
17 COM 5 COM
refer to the item listed below.
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
Processor Power Connector
In addition to the Primary ATX power
12V 8-pin Power CPU
connector (above), the 12V 8-pin CPU Connector
Pin Definitions
PWR connector at JPW2 must also (JPW2)
be connected to your power supply. Pins Definition
See the table on the right for pin 1 through 4 Ground
definitions. 5 through 8 +12V

A B
A. JPW1
B. JPW2

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Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB

(J15)
There are seven USB 2.0 (Universal
Pin# Definitions
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
1 +5V
motherboard. Two of them are Back
2 PO-
Panel USB ports (USB 0-1: J15).
3 PO+
Another two USB Headers: (USB 2-3:
4 Ground
J44) and (USB 4-5 : J45) can provide
5 N/A
front access USB connections. (FP
USB 6: J47) is a front panel USB con- Front Panel & Front Accessible USB
Pin Definitions (J44, J45, J47)
nection. See the tables on the right for
USB 2, USB 4, USB 6 USB 3, USB 5
pin definitions. Pin # Definition Pin # Definition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+
Chassis Intrusion 4 Ground 4 Ground

5 No connec- 5 Key
A Chassis Intrusion header is located tion
at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an
appropriate cable from the chassis to Chassis Intrusion
Pin Definitions (JL1)
inform you of a chassis intrusion when
Pin# Definition
it is opened.
1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A A. Backpanel USB 0-1

B. Front Accessible USB 2-3
C. Front Accessible USB 4-5
D. Front Panel USB 6
E. Chassis Intrusion

E
C

B
D

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin
Mouse Ports Definitions

Pin# Definition
The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
1 Data
mouse are located at J28. See the
2 NC
table on the right for pin definitions.
3 Ground
(The mouse port is above the key-
4 VCC
board port. See the table on the right
5 Clock
for pin definitions.) 6 NC

Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions

COM1 (J31) is a connector located Pin # Definition Pin # Definition

on the IO Backpanel and COM2 is a 1 DCD 6 DSR
header located at J13. See the table 2 RXD 7 RTS
on the right for pin definitions. 3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

(Pin 10 is available on COM2

only. NC: No Connection.)

A A. Keyboard/Mouse
B. COM1
C. COM2

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Power LED PWR LED

Pin Definitions
The Power LED connector is located
Pin# Definition
at JLED. This connection is used to
1 +5V
provide LED Indication of power being
2 Key
supplied to the system. See the table
3 Ground
on the right for pin definitions.

External Speaker/Internal Speaker Connector

Buzzer
Pin Setting Definition
On the J9 header, pins 1-4 are for an
Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker
External Speaker and pins 3-4 are for
Pins 1-4 External Speaker
the Internal Buzzer See the table on
the right for speaker pin definitions.

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.

A. PWR LED
B. Speaker

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GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports)

Two G-bit Ethernet ports (GLAN1/
GLAN2) are located next to the VGA
GLAN1 GLAN2
Connector on the IO backplane. These
ports accept RJ45 type cables.

VGA Connector
A VGA connector (J16) is located
between COM1 and GLAN1 on the IO
backplane. Refer to the board layout
below for the location.

A. GLAN1
B. GLAN2
C. VGA

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Fan Headers
4-pin Fan Header
The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 has six fan headers Pin Definitions (Fan1-6)

(Fan1 to Fan6) including five chassis/sys- Pin# Definition

tem fan headers (Fan1 to Fan5) and one 1 Ground

CPU Fan (CPU Fan6). All these fan head- 2 +12V

ers support 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 3 Tachometer

of the fan headers are backward compat- 4 PWR Modulation

ible with the traditional 3-pin fans. See

the table on the right for pin definitions.
The onboard fan speeds are controlled by
Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware
Monitoring in the Advanced Setting.

Notes:

1. The Default setting is Disabled.

2. Please use all 3-pin fans or all

4-pin fans on the motherboard.
Please do not use 3-pin fans and
4-pin fans on the same board.)

F A

A. Fan 1
B. Fan 2
C. Fan 3
D. Fan 4
E. Fan 5
F. Fan 6 (CPU
Fan)

E
C

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Wake-On-Ring
Wake-On-Ring
The Wake-On-Ring header is located Pin Definitions
(JWOR)
at JWOR. This feature allows your
Pin# Definition
computer to be awakened by an incom-
1 Ground
ing call to the modem when the system
2 Wake-up
is in the suspend state. See the table
on the right for pin definitions. You
must have a Wake-On-Ring card and
a cable to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-LAN
Pin Definitions
The Wake-On-LAN header is located (JWOL)
at JWOL on the motherboard. See the Pin# Definition
table on the right for pin definitions. 1 +5V Standby
(You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground
a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable 3 Wake-up
to use this feature.)

A. WOR
B. WOL

A
B

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Power Fault (PWR Supply PWR Supply Fail

Failure) Pin Definitions

Pin# Definition
Connect a cable from your power sup-
1 PWR 1: Fail
ply to the Power Fail (PW3) header
2 PWR 2: Fail
to provide a warning in the event of a
3 PWR 3: Fail
power supply failure. This warning sig-
4 Signal: Alarm Reset
nal is passed through the PWR_LED
pin to indicate of a power failure on the
chassis. See the table on the right for Note: This feature is only available when using

pin definitions. Super Micro redundant power supplies.

Power SMB Connector PWR SMB

Pin Definitions
Power SMB Connector (PW4) is used Pin# Definition
to monitor PWR supply, fan and system
1 Clock
temperature. See the table on the right
2 Data
for pin definitions.
3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

B A

A. PWR Fault
B. PWR SMB

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers
To modify the operation of the mother-
board, jumpers can be used to choose
between optional settings. Jumpers
create shorts between two pins to
change the function of the connector.
Pin 1 is identified with a square solder
pad on the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"

means the jumper is on and
"Open" means the jumper is off
the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable GLAN Enable

Both JPL1 and JPL2 enable or dis-

Pin# Definition
able the GLAN Port on the mother-
1-2 Enabled (*default)
board. See the table on the right for
2-3 Disabled
jumper settings. The default setting
is enabled.

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

B. GLAN Port 2 Enable
B

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Clear CMOS
JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads
to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such
as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system,
remove the AC power cord and then close pins 1 and 2 to clear CMOS.

JBT1
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 Watch Dog
Jumper Settings (JWD)
1-2 to reset the system if an application hangs.
Jumper Setting Definition
Close pins 2-3 to generate a non-maskable inter-
Pins 1-2 Reset
rupt signal for the application that hangs. See the (*default)
table on the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog Pins 2-3 NMI
must also be enabled in the BIOS. Open Disabled

Note: When enabled, the user needs to

write his/her own application software to
disable the Watch Dog Timer.

A. Clear CMOS
B. Watch Dog Enable

A
B

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PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Speeds Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Definition

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to
Closed Enabled
connect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the
Open Disabled (*Default)
System Management Bus. The de-
fault setting is open to disable the
connection. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

VGA Enable/Disable VGA Enable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA

Pin# Definition
Connector on the motherboard. See
Pins 1-2 Enabled (*default)
the table on the right for jumper set-
Pins 2-3 Disabled
tings. The default setting is enabled.

A. JI2C1
B. JI2C2
C. JPG1

C A

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Force-Power-On Enable/Disable Power Force On

Jumper Settings
Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable
Pin# Definition
the function of Force-Power-On. If enabled, the
Off Normal
power will always stay on automatically. If this
On Force On
function is disabled, the user needs to press the
power button to power on the system.

A. PWR Force On

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USB Wake-Up JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)
Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of
Pin# Definition
"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al-
1-2 Enabled
lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a
2-3 Disabled (*default)
key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB
mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are
used together with the USB Wake-Up function in JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB
Wake-up)
the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS
Pin# Definition
setting to allow the system to "wake-up via USB
Devices". See the table on the right for jumper 1-2 Enabled (*default)

settings and jumper connections. (JPUSB1 is 2-3 Disabled

for Back Panel USB ports:0/1, and JPUSB2 is

for Front Panel USB ports:2/3/4/5/6.)

Note: The default jumper setting for the

USB ports located 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" before
the system goes into the standby mode.

A. JPUSB1
B. JPUSB2
A

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

Link Activity
GLAN LEDs
LED LED
There are two GLAN ports on the
motherboard. Each Gigabit Ether- (*Rear View: When viewing it from
net LAN port has two LEDs. The the rear side of the chassis)
yellow LED indicates activity, while
the Link LED may be green, amber GLAN Activity Indicator
or off to indicate the speed of the
Color Status Definition
connection. See the tables at right
Yellow Flashing Active
for more information.

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Color Definition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

A. GLAN1
B. GLAN2

A
B

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Onboard Power LED (LE1) Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED Color Definition

LED is located at LE1 on the moth- Off System Off
erboard. When LE1 is off, the On Standby Power On
system is off. When the LED is on, Green System On
the power is on. Unplug the power
cable before removing or installing
components. See the layout below
for the LED location.

A. Power LED

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2-9 Floppy and SIM 1U IPMI Connections

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two
floppy 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 Drive Connector

Pin Definitions (Floppy)

Pin# Definition Pin # Definition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved
Floppy Connector 5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index
The floppy connector is located at
9 Ground 10 Motor Enable
J27. See the table below for pin
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B
definitions.
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. Floppy

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SIM 1U IPMI
A SIM 1U IPMI Socket is located
at J19 on the motherboard. This
connection provides IPMI (Intelli-
gent Power Management Interface)
capability to the motherboard. Refer
to the layout below for the SIM 1U
IPMI location.

A. SIM 1U IPMI

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Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all
of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support
Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.
Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any
hardware components.

Before Power On

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

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

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the
chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper
settings as well.

5. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufac-
turer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explo-
sion.

6. Make sure the 4-pin 12v power connector at J41 is connected to your power
supply.

No Power

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

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

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

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

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

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

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

tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

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

2. You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory (see the next page). Also, it
is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the
system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.
Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that
as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly to end-users, so
it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.
They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specific system configuration
that was sold to you.

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

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-
port.
Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed; it depends on the modifications to the boot
block code.

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

supermicro com/support/bios/) 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 first boots up).

• System configuration

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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

ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be
reached by e-mail at [email protected], by phone at:(408) 503-
8000, option 2, or by fax at (408)503-8019.

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3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports unbuffered, ECC/Non-ECC DDR2

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

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 specific 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.

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 files 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) file 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 file or the
.exe file. If you choose the zipped BIOS file, please unzip the BIOS file onto a
bootable device or a USB pen/thumb drive. To flash the BIOS, run the batch
file named “flash.bat” with the new BIOS .rom file from your bootable device or
USB pen/thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> flash xxxxxxxx.rom <Enter>

Note: Be sure to insert a space immediately after “flash” and use only the file
named “flash.bat” to update the BIOS.

When completed, your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .exe
file, please run the .exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk.
Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS. Then, boot
the system to the floppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically flash 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 flashing 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.

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Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default
settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To
repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA
at Supermicro for service.

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

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that
will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and
install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers
for Windows and security and audio drivers.

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.

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 first
for any product problems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS
4-1 Introduction
This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7SBL-LN1/LN2.
The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using
a floppy 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 Super Micro web site <http://www.supermicro.
com> for any changes to the BIOS not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The 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 pro-
vides power to the CMOS logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time
the computer is powered on, the computer is configured with the values stored in
the CMOS logic by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

How To Change the Configuration 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. (See below.)

Starting the Setup Utility

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,
such as the Security and Power menus. Beginning with Section 4-3, detailed de-
scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to
! prevent possible boot failure.

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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 next page).

When you first 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:

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

2. When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen
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
is displayed below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among 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 CMOS 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.

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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
fields. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields, 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 floppy disk drive installed as dis-
kette 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 2.88MB 3.5 in.

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BIOS Date

The item displays the date that the BIOS was built.

BIOS Revision

The item displays the BIOS revision number.

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

This setting allows the user to add a delay prior to the first access of a hard disk
by the BIOS. The delay ensures that the hard disk has time to initialize before
power up. The options are Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12
Seconds, 15 Seconds, 21 Seconds and 30 Seconds

Serial ATA

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

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

SATA RAID Enable

This setting allows you to enable or disable the SATA RAID functionality. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

ICH RAID CobeBase

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA RAID firmware. Select Adaptec to use
the Adaptec HostRAID firmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

SATA AHCI Enable

Enhanced AHCI: WinXP-SPI + IAA driver supports AHCI mode. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

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SATA AHCI Legacy Enable

This setting allows you to disable SATA ports 5 and 6 while in this mode. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave/SATA Port2/SATA Port3

These settings allow you to set the parameters of slots indicated above. Hit <Enter>
to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set
the correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are the
following:

Type

This option allows you to select the type of storage or ROM drive. Auto allows
the BIOS to automatically determine the drive's type/capacity (number of heads,
etc.). User allows you to enter the parameters for the storage device installed on
this particular port. For hard drives, enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a
predetermined HDD type. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select
ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

Note: Select User for any device or legacy device that is not supported or auto-
matically detected under Auto. This enables you to manually enter parameters
for devices that are not otherwise available in the BIOS' drive table.

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CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

TYPE: This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device.

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 you to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in
the multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and
16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item allows you to use logical block addressing in place of cylinders, heads,
and sectors. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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32 Bit I/O

This option allows you to enable or disable the function of a 32-bit data transfer.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows you 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 you to select the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

Installed Memory

This display informs you how much total memory installed in the system is
detected by the BIOS.

System Memory

This display informs you how much of the installed memory is available to the
system.

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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 sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing
<Enter>.

Boot Features

Quiet Boot

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

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POST Errors

Use the setting to Pause and Display SETUP entry or resume boot prompt if
error occurs on boot disabled. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Mode
Use the setting to determine whether you want to use the ACPI (Advanced
Configuration 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
you hit the power button. The options are Instant-Off and 4-second Override.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your
modem. The options are On and Off.

Resume On PME#

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

PS2 Keyboard (KB)/Mouse Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S1/S3/S4/S5 state. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Wake Up

This setting allows you to wake up the system from S3/S4 state. Make sure
to set the proper jumper first for USB wake up. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

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Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns
after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and
Last State.

Watch Dog

Select Enabled to automatically reset the system if the system is not active for
more than 4 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays
the system configuration during bootup.

Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor.

Frequency Ratio (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

The feature allows you to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The
options are: Default, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10 and x11.

Frequency High Ratio (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

The feature allows you to set the high ratio internal frequency multiplier for the
Intel SpeedStep CPUs. The settings are: Default, [X6] to [X11], [X12] to [X27].

Note: If a wrong ratio that is not supported by the CPU is selected, the system
may hang. If this happens, clear the CMOS to recover the system.

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Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in in-
creased CPU performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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.

Intel Enhanced Debug (Recommended for maintenance)

This feature allows an operating system level debug of issues that may be pro-
cessor related. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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-specific 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 (OP-
Code) in the floating point (FP) state. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

L3 Cache (Available when supported by the CPU.)

This feature allows you to select this very fast memory that filters information
between the processor and the slower RAM. The options are Enabled or
Disabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2,) which will lower the CPU
voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined over-
heat threshold. Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU
clocking to be regulated via the 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 op-
tions 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. (For debug only)

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/fre-
quency to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Intel® 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, creating multiple virtual systems in one computer. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and re-
start the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s web site
for detailed information.

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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 memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and
thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to
overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack.

Note 1: This feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the
function of Execute Disable Bit. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note 2: For more information regarding the hardware/software support for this
function, please refer to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

Enhanced Intel Speed Step (Available when supported by the

CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows
the system to automatically adjust the 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 dis-
abled). 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 incorrect

! setting, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may result
in system instability. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If Enabled, BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by

the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Memory Remapping

This feature allows the bios reserve memories to remap the memory above the
4GB to 5GB area when using 4GB of memory. The settings are Enabled and
Disabled.

Enable VT-D

Select Enable to use the functionality of VT-D. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

High Precision Event Timer

Select Yes to activate this feature which is capable of producing periodic inter-
rupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) can in syn-
chronizing 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 are Yes and No.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to.
The options are PCI and LPC.

USB Host Controller

This feature enables or disables the USB Host Controller. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

EHCI Controller

This feature enables the onboard Enhanced Host Controller Interface. The op-
tions Enabled and Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

This feature enables support for legacy Universal Serial Bus. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

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Memory Cache

Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be
used as a System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) 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 function 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 and allow 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: 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
allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at
the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the
base memory area of Block 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: 512K-
640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM
(SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU
operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to
allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at
the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the
base memory area of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU

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

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

PNP Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PNP (Play &
Plug) devices.

PCI32 Slot#1 - PCI32 Slot#2

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol-
lowing:

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 Bus Master. A high-priority, high-
throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

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

Slot 3 PCI-Exp x4

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.

Latency Timer

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

Slot 4 PCI-Exp x8

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.

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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 Bus Master. A high-priority, high-
throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,
0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and
other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after
the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting and try
again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

Onboard LAN 1 and Onboard LAN 2

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options
are Enabled and Disabled. This will allow the system to boot from the LAN.

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 Bus Master. A high-priority, high-
throughout device may benefit 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.

I/O Device Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

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KBC Clock Input

This setting allows you to select the clock frequency for the Keyboard Controller.
The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port A. The
options are Enabled (user defined) and Disabled.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The
options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.

Interrupt

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

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port B. The
options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS
Controlled.

Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial
Port B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device) and ASK-IR.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The
options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

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Interrupt

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

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS controlled).

DMI Event Logging

Event Log Validity

This displays the validity of the DMI event log.

Event Log Capacity

This displays the space available in the DMI event log. Full indicates the DMI
log has no more space available to store DMI events.

View DMI Event Log

This setting allows the user to view the events in the DMI log.

Event Logging

Select Enable to log DMI events. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Mark DMI Events as Read

This setting allows you to mark DMI events as read.

Clear all DMI Event Logs

Setting this option to Yes will clear the DMI event log before rebooting. The
options are Yes and No.

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Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings:

COM Port Address

This setting will allow you to specify which COM port to direct the remote con-
sole to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. The options are Disabled, COM
A and COM B.

Baud Rate

This setting will enable you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection. The
options are 300,1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2 K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K.

Console Type

This setting will enable you to set the console redirection type. The options are
VT100, VT100 (8bit), PC ANSI (7bit), PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8 and ASCII.

Flow Control

This setting enables you to select the flow control option for the console. The
options are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

This setting allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected.
The options are Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after Post

This setting allows you to decide if you would like to continue with the console
redirection after the POST routine. The options are On and Off.

Hardware Monitoring

This feature allows the BIOS to automatically monitor the following components
and display the temperature of each component as detected. Highlight this and hit
<Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

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CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which
determines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of
possible CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predefi
ned by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability.
When the CPU temperature reaches this predefi 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 tem-
peraturereaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predefi ned by
the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed
for CPUand 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 predefi ned by the CPU
manufacturer. (See the notes on P. 4-23 for more information.)

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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 configured 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 configured 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:

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

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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, trig-
gering the Overheat Alarm, etc). Since CPUs can have different ‘Temperature
Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send its ‘Temperature Tolerance’ 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 informa-
tion on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.
com.

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System Temperature

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

Fan1 - Fan 5

The BIOS will automatically display the status of the fan as specified.

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” if your system is used as a Work-
station. 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:

Vcore A, MCH Core, -12V, V-DIMM, 3.3V, +12V, 5V Standby, 5VDD, PVTT,
Vbatt

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-
cedence over the BIOS settings. When first installed, Supero Doctor III adopts
the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent
changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD
III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS
temperature threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same
as those set in the BIOS.

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4-5 Security Settings

Choose Security 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.

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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.

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Select Normal to enable the function of Write-Protect to protect the boot sector
on the hard drives against viruses.

Password on Boot

When this feature is set to Enabled, a password is required for a user to enter the
system at bootup. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled
(password not required).

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4-6 Boot Settings

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and
specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are
described in this section.

Boot List

Candidate

List

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 specified. 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 fixed 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 Specific Help window.

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this
section.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility while saving any
changes you may have made.

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.

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Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you made.
You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will
remain in the Setup utility.

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Appendix A

BIOS 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 configuration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected
1 continuous beep (with front panel OH LED on) - system overheat

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Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must first configure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. To configure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Configuration 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

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

system will start booting up from CD.

2. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

3. When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-
ditional device(s).

4. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into Drive
A: and press the <Enter> key.

5. Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in
the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

6. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to
specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devices are specified, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

7. From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The
XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then, continue the
Windows XP/2003 installation.

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

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B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for

Systems without RAID Functions

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

system will start booting up from CD.

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

3. From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The
XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with
the Windows XP/2003 installation.

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

5. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD
Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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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.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the
readme files for each item. Click on 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.

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C-2 Configuring 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 user name and password are ADMIN.

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

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When first installed, Supero Doc-
tor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in 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 BIOS.

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

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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 Doctor II.

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 Disclaimer

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