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1. POST LEDs POST LED Indicators LE3 LE4 LED Settings Two POST Power On Self Test LEDs ues are located at LE3 LE4 on the mother mm wane board The green LED is LE3 while the POST On yellow LED is LE4 These LEDs indicate Memory Initial Blinking Blinking POST activities during system bootup PCI Initialization On Blinking Refer to the table on the right for details Video Initial Blinking On Also see the layout below for the LED POST Com Off Off pleted locations Floppy 5 Jew2 JPW1 A LE1 Mouse 2 3 Em B LE3 USBO 1 FAM JPUSB1 DIMM1B LE4 gt pa Fa DIMM1A sarres L El E mE 90 E Slot 4 PCI E x4 xi n AT USB2 3 LSATAS A Battery 51000 USB4 5 I SATAS E 1218 d i N JF lt Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA1 x Sesi Contollen Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz n SIM1U Slot USB6 1 ee 7 2 30 System Status LED A System Status LED is located at D25 on the motherboard When the green light is on the system is normal When the orange light is on the system is in a standby mode but the AC power cable is st
2. JO GU o o o o 24 Pin o o o 0 0 0 0 o0 0 0 0 O amp CO 0 C O0 O O0 O O0 O C O0 O 0 r la N 83999928 py eee ee AIXPWA 5 1282 8 im Fum 2 o o 2 ja DIMM2A 40 loc 9 lt oo gt a DNDN o F Winbon eve DIMM1B of Winbond nun B B el b B B DIMM1A 8 76 Mmmm 7 t ae 2 389 E 990g Intel 3210 MCH O E 5 E Ro 000 2 oo go Be 09 S Hoo ee S S loo ays eae jj 900 PCIE X8 o JFT Q T SGP102 E mgs 91016 PCIX 133 C SATA 5995 Intel ICHOR 52 5 91015 PCIX 133 m 5 53 9 5 22 ha x 4 5 OT Slot PCIE X4 iy O PL Intel PHX ATLES1000 sss 9 f Jj o VGA CTRL O O 0 0 0 LLI mooo 5 5 m Battery 05845 956 ess CE JPUSB2 ES NEL S 8 E X JPCIX Slot2 PCIX 100 ZCR 9 laptec 7901 z 26 SCSI CTRL Slot1 PCIX 100 o WAI lt JPG1 u S
3. SUPER X7SB4 T seplo2 50 01 Slot 6 PCLX 133 Mhz p JWOR Slot 5 PCIX 133 Mhz zanl AT c m N I USB2 3 HSATAG JPL2 lot I E E x gu ies FTN USBA 5 5 5 ES1000 Battery WOU N 3 d JPUSB2 gt amp Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPN 19 gos Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 4 PCI X 100 Mhz JPTE SIM1U Slot USBS JPA2 PNE y 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 HD Active 9 11 10 12 A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED qe dd 5 Ee Groun X besa Power LED Q LED n LED Qo NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definition Ground NMI Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground gg PWR gt Power Button SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail con nection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheat
4. 2 19 mE 2 20 eve rp este tette 2 20 Power 2 21 Power SMB ka M 2 21 Link GPIO Headers 2 22 Alarm 2 22 2 7 J mper Settings 2 23 Explanation of J mpers i t reet 2 23 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 CMOS Cleat CET 2 24 Waich Dog 2 24 SMBus to PCI PCI E 2 25 VGA zc 2 25 SCSI Enabl Disa Dl iie eo teet iere o lak Saran Wa neya eres 2 26 SCSI Termination 2 26 USB Wake U p n E arae Far dV ant 2 27 Ena Dl s xasa eea Ka eki eren 2 28 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 29 GLAN LED Indicators o rrt rtt Kak Ha n k O Ae dede 2 29 Onboard Power iyi s ka k ran n k naa V kayi V haaa Ra ER k radi wan aa k ana 2 30 POST LED ind l SOL Si 2 30 System Status na bana ban kana na b na kak an a ka d n 2 31 2 9 Floppy Hard Drive SIM 10 IPMI and SCSI Connections 2 32 Floppy COnneCtOF EEE kk kk Kek KK KK k
5. 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports sssssssseeeH HH 2 8 Front Control Panel er re ea ue wanda nU 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin 2 10 rt 2 10 Power tented a n krea bawk day k dak 2 10 dz o PCT EP c CET 2 11 1 2 LED Indicators coctis conto t tee 2 11 all LED o a IE 2 12 Power Fail LED _ HHHH HHHH HHHH 2 12 Table of Contents Reset Button 2 13 BUTON 2 13 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 14 ATX Power Connector 2 14 Processor Power Connector 2 14 Universal Serial Bus 2 15 Chassis TIS m 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 2 16 Serial 2 16 Power e 2 17 External Speaker Internal Buzzer 2 17 GAN Eoi E ERE 2 18 2 18 wei i i pce 2 18 Fan
6. mum SIM aw A Clear CMOS Kybd Mouse 3 DIMM2B B Watch Dog Enable DIMM2A USO JPUSB1 DIMM1B acc Winbond perl DIMM1A 8 JI CPU lt gt JF1 LAN2 FANS os ew AE T SGPIO2 y T SGPIO1 F SGPIO 8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 Ef 2 1 JWOR Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz FSATA2 212 Slot4 LES Ce cn pd 25 SATA4 LN ATI z x ES1000 JWOL USB4 5 SATAS o L JPUSB2 m N gt lt Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA1 e J9 oss Adaptec 7901 m SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz JPG1 2 a SIM1U Slot USB6 asi JL1 2 gel J 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation SMBus to PCI PCI Exp Slots SMB to PCI Enable Jumper Settings Jumpers JI C1 2 allow your PCIX PCI E cards to be connected to the System Management Bus The default setting is Open to disable the connec tion See the table on the right for jumper settings Pin Definition Open Disabled default Closed Enabled VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Jumper Settings JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Con nector on the motherboard See the table Pin Definition on the right for
7. mmi 7 VGA Slot 7 PCI E x8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz 2 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz JPL2 Slot 4 PCIE x4 Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz IPG1 aloo PLN Battery t wo Y o S N lt 9 m 2 un SIM1U Slot I SATAO JWOR I SATA1 1 5 2 04 I SATA3 JBT1 TELES O r i 025 V SATA4 51000 JWOL USB4 5 SATA5 d 2 06 2 j i 0 JPA1 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller USB6 JPA2 FANS 7 Flo 5 JPw2 JPW1 Kybd il 5 Mouse J come 119 DIMM2B DIMM2A USBOH PWA JPUSB1 DIMM1B _ Winbond uper VO DIMM1A o CPU Intel 3210 rana JF1 FAN3 ER T SGPIO2 ws T SGPIO1 le 18 A GLAN1 B GLAN2 VGA Fan Headers The X7SB4 X7SBE has five chasis sys tem fan headers Fan1 to Fan5 and one CPU Fan CPU Fan6 All these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The on board fan speeds are controlled by Ther mal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Notes 1 The Def
8. To Remove Top View Of DDR2 Slot Use your thumbs to gently push the release eee Release Tab tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 7 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel Port Locations and Definitions ee O 4 me 3 5 7 2 N Wey Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Backpanel USB 0 4 Backpanel USB 1 5 6 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details Backpanel USB 7 8 are OEM only SUPER X7SB4 Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are de sign
9. H R 1 1 Contacting bee 1 2 SUPERG X7SB4 X7SBE lmage 1 3 BUPER X7SB4 X7 SBE Layout brc tote ro bre na d 1 4 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE Quick 1 5 Motherboard Features ee kla Wa ei k ka ka baka 1 6 Intel 3210 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVerviGW cepe iyar lue Wak rue kelk dini r 1 9 153 Special Features riter Hans Haseena iit 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS 1 10 1 4 PC Health MOnitoring iiio rs tts ete ne opone baja ka Waa adnan a dar n ius 1 10 155 Features nire Fre Rv ede ua 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 TANESTUTO lioc 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 5 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory 2 6 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and I O Ports 2 8 2 6 Connecting
10. Slot 7 PCI E x8 ss em ES NIC2 LED Vcc sero f e stor OH Fan Fail LED pe onaren PWR Fail LED 75 4 E USB23 ESATAR E oN ATI ES1000 JwoL USBAIS Battery j mem I spusez su Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR 1 5 5 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz PGI ES SIMIU mas JPA2 m 2 13 Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector A 24 pin main power supply connector is located at JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU Power connector is located at JPW2 on the motherboard These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For the 8 pin Power JPW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU Power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition 3 3V 12V COM PS_ON COM COM Pin oa gt C N EM a o 12 Definition oro 3 COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 12 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions Pins 1 t
11. y 7 wee B SATA4 NE ES1000 Cose 0 E o el JPUSB2 d i wr 2 Li Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA1 1 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 1 1 55 N SIM1U Slot PTEN C JPA2 wal FAN4 2 15 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at J28 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC The mouse port is above the keyboard 3 Ground port See the table on the right for pin 4 definitions 5 Clock 6 NC Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Serial Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition COM1 931 is a connector located on 1 CD 6 DSR the IO Backpanel and is a header 2 RD 7 RTS located at J13 See the table on the right 3 TD 8 CTS for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection Pan Floppy amp JPW1 A Power Button Mouse A 8 DIMM2B DIMM2A B COM1 USBO 1 Guar i
12. 1 LSATAT LSATA2 h 8 184 USB4 5 LSATAS sami 2 32 Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette Chapter 2 Installation Ultra 320 SCSI Connector Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector X7SB4 only Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition An Ultra 320 SCSI connector DB 12 35 DB 12 is located at JA1 on the DB 13 36 DB 13 motherboard Refer to the table n DB 14 37 DB 14 below for the pin definitions 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 1 6 DB 0 40 08 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 08 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 SIM IU 10 08 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 A SIM 10 IPMI Socket is located 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 at J1
13. Slot 7 PCI E x8 BIOS T SGPIO2 ker A T SGPIO1 B Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 B9 2 1 Ea 1 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz JBT1 JPL2 Slet4 PCLEx4 LEA a ge Slot 4 PCI E x4 E em usB2 3 4 JPL1 EE ES1000 JWOL USB4 5 SATAS Battery NE Bisa JPUSB2 JA o gt Ba gt lt Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR 7 Adaptec 7901 mes SCSI Controller jaa Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPG1 E SIM4U Slot usse 2 28 Power Force On Jumper Settings Pin Definition Off Normal Force On A Power Force On Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 A GLAN LEDs Onboard Indicators There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection more information See the tables at right for Link Activity LED D LED Rear View When viewing it from the rear side of the cha
14. Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B Power Supply Fail Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc H Fan Fail LED Vcc Vcc pwr Fail LED 2 12 Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be config ured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition PWR Signal Ground A Reset Button B Power Button p Floppy amp swz E use Uu M Groun NMI JPUSB1 DIMM1B ETT x x 8 Power LED Vcc 5 Intel 3210 sur HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED FANS V
15. T sGPio2 HED T SGPIO1 JPL2 Slot 4 PCI E x4 ines ee Battery Ji2C2 Ji2c1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz ATI 51000 m JWOR EJ Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz PGES SIMIU Slot usps Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller TSATAO i acum Em LEA USB2 3 USB4 5 SATAS NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 sv 16 Ground A NMI B Power LED Groun X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk ac tivity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE if available See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for GLAN port is locat ed on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
16. Installation of the Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Remove the thin layer of the protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Warn ing CPU overheat may occur if the protec tive film is not removed from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to orient each fastener in a way that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard con nect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connecto
17. Closed Disabled Default Open Do not change the default setting A SCSI Enable B SCSI Termination Enable Chapter 2 Installation USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of Sys tem Waking Up via USB devices These jumpers allow you to wake up the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up function in Jumper Settings the BIOS Enable the jumper and the BIOS setting Jumper Setting Definition to use this feature See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections Note JPUSBI is for Back Panel USB ports 0 1 7 8 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports 2 3 4 5 6 Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Note JPUSB1 should be enabled by default to allow BP USBO and BP USB1 to wake up from Standby Modes However the default jumper set ting for the JPUSB2 is Disabled When the USB Wake Up feature is enabled in the BIOS and the selected USB ports are also enabled via the JPUSB jumpers please be sure to remove all other USB devices from the USB ports whose USB jumpers are to Disabled before the system goes into the standby mode AJPUSBi Mouse DIMM2B DIMM2A B JPUSB2 Pwa DIMM1B ES Winbond gt uper lO
18. 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 in the CHS Format LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access a SATA device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to setthe transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the userto configure the Ultra DMA Mode setting The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 5 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utili
19. ing or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LE D OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition T Vcc OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing The Power Fail LED connection is lo cated on pins 5 and of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions N Kybdi Mouse Floppy JPW2 DIMM2B Z DIMM2A 1 USBO En DIMM1B JPUSB1 Winbond uper IO DIMM1A CPU VGA Slot 7 POLE 8 2 Intel 3210 FANS Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz JPTE SUPERO x7sB4 SIMIU Slat uses ER T SGPIO2 E es 4 B Slot 6 PCLX 133 Mhz m 220288 3 aces Slot 5 PCIX 133 Mhz ESATA 2 NOISE 12 Slot4 PCIE x4 Leg ut y lese _ UsB2 3 SATA4 AN ar seas Sew 65100 m 5 5 N F Ld do spuse2 ne SPAY Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller JPA2
20. Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L X7SBE only Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044L X7SB4 only One 1 SCSI cable CBL 034L U320 X7SB4 only One 1 I O shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual 1 1 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Neth
21. DIMM1A 8 ens CPU Intel 3210 FANS FANS Slot 7 PCI E 8 BIOS T SGPIO2 A T SGPIO1 Slot 6 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 4 ici 1 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz JPL2 Slot 4 PCI E x4 LE4 du he j USB2 3 SATA4 ATI ES1000 JWOL Q I SATAS A 2 JM Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA T __ Battery Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz SIM1U Slot USB6 1 JPA2 Eo FARE SUPER X7SB4 2 27 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Force Power On Enable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the feature of Force Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system A A Flor 5 JPW2 JPW1 n 5 Mouse 9 DIMM2B 2 USBO 1 mumumr JPUSB1 DIMM1B _ eee Winbond 5 uper VO DIMM1A 8 CPU lt gt Intel 3210 LANI JE1 LAN2 Ly FANS rans
22. Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on label area of the fan Notes 1 Installing the LGA775 Processor 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 socket before you install the CPU heatsink The Intel boxed Xeon LGA 775 CPU 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 The Intel Xeon LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Press the socket lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Gently lift the socket lever to open the load plate Load Plate 2 2 Loading the CPU into the Socket 1 Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket Note Pin 1 is the corner marked with a tri angle Please note that the North Key and the Sout
23. a user will need to key in a password to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 23 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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 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 lt gt key ora lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt 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 lt x gt 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 lt x gt 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 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7
24. up to 2 88 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Upto 7 USB ports 1 on board connector and 2 headers Two additional USB USB 7 8 are for OEM only VGA Connector SIM 10 IPMI Slot e Super I O Winbond 83627HG Hardware Monitoring W83793 ES1000 w 32MB Video Memory Temperature Monitoring CPU chassis environment CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 available if supported by the CPU Other Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR Onboard 5vsb warning LED Indicator LE 1 External modem ring on CD Utilities Drivers and software for Intel 3210 chipset utilities Dimensions 9 6 W x 12 L 243 84 mmx 304 8 mm 1 7 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual VID 0 7 VRM 11 0 LGA775_PROCESSOR an CK505 CLK ACPI_S3 gt OPTIONAL 2 2 gt FSB 1333 1066 800MHz gt SCSI PORT 5 B 5 gt i 2x PCIX AIC7901 DIMM_CHA DDR2_800 667 3210 J iL DIMM_CHB PCIE_x8 MCH PCIE_x8 on x8 SLOT iL PCI X lt 2_PCIX PCIE_x4 PCIE x4 x SATA S ATA 300 un PORTS PCIE_x1 pee ICH9 y PCIE x1 4 82573V GLAN wa USB USB 2 0 1 1 825731 GLAN 51000 DDR2 FLASH m S VGA PORT SMBUS W83793 LPC 1 0 IPMI LINK IPMI 200pin SER1 P
25. 1 J15 FP USB 6 J47 is a front panel USB connector Another two USB Headers USB 2 3 J44 and USB4 5 J45 can provide front USB ac cess See the tables on the right for pin Front Panel amp Front Accessible USB Pin Definitions J44 J45 J47 Pin Definitions 1 2 3 4 Ground 5 definitions USB2 USB4 USB6 USB3 USB5 Note BP USB 7 8 are for OEM only Pin Definition Pin Definition 5V 5V PO PO PO Chassis Intrusion Ground Ground A Chassis Intrusion header is located Key at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to Chassis Intrusion inform you of a chassis intrusion when Pin Derntions JE the chassis is opened Pine Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Poppy n A Backpanel USB 0 1 o m B Front Accessible USB 2 3 EM Q FrontAccessible USB 4 5 et DIMM1B Winbond E Chassis Intrusion VGA Intel 3210 2 JE FANS cana Slot 7 PCIE x8 BIOS T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 3 D Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 8 2 1 Lj I SATA1 Slot 5 133 Mhz LSATA2 1 SLES LEA JPL2 PCI 12 Slot4 PCIE x4
26. COM2 Winbond uper HOE DIMM1A i CPU_FAN6 Intel 3210 FAN2 JFA LAN2 FANS FAN3 Slot 7 PCI E x8 BIOS T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 is Slot 6 133 Mhz 1 SATA0 Ji2c2 Wf 2 1 JWOR 1 1 Slot 5 133 Mhz 0 N 1 8 JPL2 m OES Slot 4 PCI E 1564 iy JPL2 lot 4 PCI E 4 LEA i TEBA USB2 3 SATA4 51000 JWOL USB4 5 5 5 A n mea o ges JPUSB2 JM N PF x Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA1 J9 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller ea Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 n SIM1U Slot USB6 m JL1 JPA2 FAN 3 2 16 Power LED The Power LED connector is located at JLED This connection provides LED Indication of power supplied to the sys tem See the table on the right for pin definitions External Speaker Internal Buzzer On the J9 header pins 1 4 are for an External Speaker and pins 3 4 are for the Internal Buzzer See the table on the right for speaker pin 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 Chapter 2 Installation Power LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Key Speaker Connector
27. Disabled 4 19 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of asystem boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 21 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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
28. I SATA5 5 woc B2 o Ws i 7 A JA Rog zo m x Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR J9 mesa Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller m Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPG1 miso un SIM1U Slot USB6 mo JL1 JPA2 FAN4 N 2 20 Power Fault Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail J3P header to provide a warning in the event of a power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Power SMB Connector Power SMB Connector PW4 is used to monitor Power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation PWR Supply Fail Pin Definitions Pin Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Fo Jo e Kybd 8 Mouse USB EN COM2 DIMM2B DIMM2A 0 1 m JAR FAI m 1 JPUSB1 DIMM1B Winbond DIMM1A CPU VGA Intel 3210 FAN2 JF1 LAN2 FANS FANS Slot 7 PCI E 8 BIOS AE T SGPIO2 7 A T SGPIO1 i Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATA
29. JF1 8 Flo amp JPw2 JPW1 Kybd tl 2 Mouse cowa DIMM2B DIMM2A USBOH far umm JPUSB1 DIMMIB also Winbond gt 4 DIMM1A 8 j a rave mmm gt FANS FAN3 Slot 7 PCI E x8 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz JO I SATAO Ji2C2 F8 2 1 ka 1 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz LSATAZ JBT1 mu Slot 4 PCI E x4 LE4 5 og N UsSB2 3 I SATA4 lt f 51000 JWOL USB4 5 1 8 5 m 7 omes coma NA JPUSB2 o ES X kan H 1 N JF Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR lt B lo z ZCR JPA1 TD Adaptec 7901 INI 5 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 PGi ses un SIMIU Slot 0586 JPA2 FAN4 2 17 Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins 1 4 External Speaker A Power LED B Speaker SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports GLAN1 GLAN2 are located next to the VGA Connector on the backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables VGA Connector A VGA connector J16 is located between COM1 and GLAN 1 on IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location
30. Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE motherboard The X7SB4 X7SBE supports a single Intel Xeon 3000 Series processor at a system bus speed of 1333 MHz 1066 MHz or 800 MHz The Intel Xeon 3000 Series processors are housed in the Flip Chip Land Grid Array package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket The X7SB4 X7SBE supports the Intel Virtualization Technology VT Execute Disable Bit and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST providing the user with the ultimate performance in a slim package Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for CPU updates or visit Intel s web site for processor support This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed informatio
31. 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 SUPERMICRO 75 4 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP x A B Drivers amp Tools B ATI Graphics Driver j a A Intel Bigby P Chipset INF Files SUPERMICR Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Intel 3210 Chipset Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager X7SB4 E Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers f lt gt SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor nme e Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time SUPERMICRO Computer Inc For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen jin r Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 1 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor 11 program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Mana
32. in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 Set to Enabled to enable the function of L3 Cache to optimize system and CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 1 allowing CPU clocking to regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this o
33. legacy and ACPI Power Manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The fol lowing measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use 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 Useonly the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 2 2
34. the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced 5 Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on hoot Disabled tL 9 e Enter F18 Supervisor Password Is This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt 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 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enable the feature of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives from virus intrusion Password on Boot When set to Enabled
35. 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground NC Clock Note NC No Connections Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 5V Pin 2 Ground Floppy JPW2 JPW1 A T GPIO1 Mouse DIMM2B DIMM2A GPIO2 USBOA FAN1 _ ji DIMM1B C Alarm Reset DIMM1A i JPUSB1 DE Winbond uper VO CPU COM VGA Intel 3210 MCH LAN2 FANS Slot 7 PCI E x8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz Ji2c2 F Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz mu Slot4 PCI E x4 E JPL TN Battery JN Slot 2 100 Mhz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz JPGi ecc SIM1U Slot USB6 w3JL1 SUPER x7sB4 f Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller FANS T SGPIO2 AED T SGPIO1 FAN2 JF1 I SATAO 1 1 1 2 1 SATA4 JPA2 wt 2 22 I SATAS 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 amp Kybd Mouse Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to
36. 60Kb 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 BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Hard Disk Pre Delay When Enabled this feature will add a delay to provide time need for HDD self initialization before the HDD is accessed by the BIOS for the first time Some HDDs will hang if accessed by the BIOS without proper initialization The options are 3 6 9 12 15 21 30 seconds and Disabled 4 3 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select Serial ATA to use the SATA mode or select Auto to use the Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base 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 Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanc
37. 9 on the motherboard This 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 connection provides IPMI Intel i 14 DB P 48 DB P ligent Power Management Inter 15 Ground 49 Ground face connection to the mother 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground board Refer to the layout below 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR for the SIM 1U IPMI location 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 59 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground B SIM 1U 5 sack 58 E oe ae 25 RST 59 RST c NN LEE 26 MSG 60 MSG af E 20 61 28 0 62 C D 8 29 REQ 63 REQ n 30 64 4 O m 31 0 8 65 08 8 uM 32 DB 9 66 08 0 HETTA wege 67 DB 10 Se TSATAO 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz SATA2 5 Oy SELES set4 PckE xt DE USB2 3 SPUN ATI E1000 0584 5 Battery we mw 7 7 mem E JPUSB2 Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPAT Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz SUPERO xzsB4 SIMAU Slot USB6 JPA2 wel FANS E 2 33 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Notes 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assi
38. 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 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 25 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Notes 4 26 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST Power On Self Test error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST error beep codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the followi
39. H Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x4 slot Slot 4 Two 2 PCI X 64 Bit 133 MHz slots Slot 5 Slot 6 Two 2 PCI X 64 Bit 100 MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 2 X7SBE One 1 PCI X 64 Bit 100 MHz slots Slot 1 One 1 PCI X 64 Bit 100 MHz ZCR slot Slot 2 X7SB4 Green Slot Slot 2 w AOC LPZCR1 support One 1 PCI Express x8 slot Slot 7 One 1 SIM 1U IPMI slot J19 BIOS 16Mb SPI Phoenix BIOS DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 PCI X 1 0 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 Hardware BIOS Virus Protection 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 amp System OH Fan Fail LED Control Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control amp Low noise fan speed control Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Supero Doctor NMI System Resource alert via Supero Doctor Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism 1 6 Onboard I O Chapter 1 Introduction Adaptec Ultra 320 AIC 7901 SCSI Controller X7SB4 only Intel ICH9R SATA Controller 6 connectors for 6 devices supporting 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
40. IM1U Slot J19 mooo JH Un alo JPA2 mol 3 Important Notes_to the User connections indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel When the LE1 LED is on the Standby Power is on Maker sure to remove the power cable before installing or removing components slot for the X7SB4 e Back Panel USB Ports 7 amp 8 are for OEM only 1 4 SCSI and PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot are available for the X7SB4 only Slot 4 A regular PCI 100 MHz slot for the X7SBE and a PCI 100 MHz ZCR Chapter 1 Introduction X7SB4 X7SBE Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI C1 JI C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open Open Disabled JPA1 X7SB4 SCSI Channel Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 X7SB4 SCSI Channel Termin EnableOpen Enabled JPF Power Force On Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 Giga bit LAN 1 LAN 2 EnablePins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 Backpanel USB Wake Up 1 2 Enabled JPUSB2 Front Panel USB Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM Port 1 amp COM 2 Header J31 J13 Fans 1 6 Chassis System Fan Headers Fans 1 5 amp Floppy Floppy Disk Connector J27 J9 Speaker Header J3P Power Fault Header See Chapter 2 JAR Alarm Reset Header JF1 Fro
41. K 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 the 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 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 4 11 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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 the 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
42. K KE KK KK 2 32 SUPERO X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Ultra 320 SCSI cerco e eee 2 33 SIM HU PIB sun rH 2 33 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power ON E 3 1 POWOT est 3 1 No VIdEO Mem 3 1 Memory EO Sisirin 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions ka WAN danka kad a eene 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 421 IntroductlOni E ORE 4 1 4 2 Running Setup RRA 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup Deb qe 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup ice gre agi b xana yayi Ki iha bk Kan DERE e dais 4 6 4 5 Security Setup ar EN alimek n l ke wa nakan aka ERE RAE 4 22 4 6 Boot eg wa 4 24 4l E XI seyen nayen 4 25 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep enna 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows 8 B 1
43. Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SB4 X7SBE All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Memory Voltage 1 8 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 the 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 passes a user defined overheating 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 the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the use
44. O Ji2c2 8 2 1 Ta E JWOR Slot 5 133 Mhz JBT1 JPL2 12 Slot 4 PCLE x4 _ USB2 3 SATA4 PA ATN ATI ES1000 JWOL USB4 5 SATAS c JPUSB2 m gt lt Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPAT 1 J9 oss Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller m Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPG1 sss kk un SIM1U Slot USB6 1 JPA2 FANS 2 21 PWR SMB Pin Definitions Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A Power Fault B Power SMB SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Serial_Link GPIO Headers Two Serial_Link General Purpose Input Output GPIO headers T_SPIO1 amp T_ SPIO2 are located on the motherboard These headers are used to communicate with the System Monitoring Chip on the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JPR1 to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA_GPIO Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC
45. S 2 W83627HG The Intel 3210 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly repre sent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel 3210 Chipset designed for use with the Xeon 3000 Series Processor is comprised of two primary components the Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Controller Hub ICH9R In addition Intel s PCI X PXH is used for added functionality The X7SB4 X7SBE provides the performance and feature set required for the cutting edge cost effective 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 Below and the Direct Media Interface DMI The MCH is optimized for the Xeon Core 2 processor in the 45nm 65nm process in the LGA775 Land Grid Array Package It supports one or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM The I O Controller ICH9R provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired 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 and the ICH9R The ICH9R supports two PCI Express devices six Serial ATA ports and up to seve
46. SUPERO SUPERO X7SB4 SUPERO X7SBE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Cl
47. The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back gt PnP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices PCI X s Frequency When set to Enabled this feature allows the user to set the bus frequency for a PCI X slot for it to work properly The default setting is Auto gt Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR 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 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails afterthe installation ofa new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate ZCR slot is available on the X7SB4 only 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Slot 4 PCI Exp x4 Slot 7 PCI Exp x4 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this
48. an access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure Note The SPI BIOS chip used in the X7SB4 X7SBE is not removable To replace a damaged SPI BIOS chip please send the motherboard to Supermicro for repair 4 1 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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 appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options See the next page When you 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 m
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50. ault setting is Dis abled 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 N Il Flo 5 Jewi 5 COM DIMM1A Ji VGA LAN2 Slot 7 PCI E x8 T SGPIO2 AE T SGPIO1 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz cow DIMM2B E DIMM2A FA mum JPUSB1 DIMM1B Winbond JI2C2 4 2 1 m JWOR Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz JBT1 JPI Slot 4 PCI E x4 O E Us 2z ORB EN usB2 3 77 7 ATI ES1000 N USB4 5 SATAS m N JPUSB2 9 er B JA Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JIA T D J9 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller ea Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPGTISE SIM1U Slot 0586 wcJL1 JPA2 jM S 2 19 Chapter 2 Installation 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 9 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation A Fan 1 Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 CPU Fan SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR This feature allows your com p
51. ble X7SB4 Only Jumpers JPA2 allows you to enable or disable the termination of the SCSI con nector The default setting is open to en able to terminate the SCSI channel For SCSI to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper settings P Floy S JPW2 JPW1 2 Mouse DIMM2B DIMM2A UsBOn BAR JPUSB1 DIMM1B pea Winbond E 4 DIMMIA 8 CPU FANG lt 5 FAN2 LAN2 er FANS ENS Slot 7 PCI E x8 BIOS B T SGPIO2 T SGPI01 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz Ji2c2 Ji2C1 m JWOR Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz zz Slot 4 PCI E x4 Wes USB2 3 SATA4 mee Ez JLED 5 I SATAO I SATA1 I SATA2 SCSI Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled Battey i Ea JPF Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR 4 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz SUPER 75 4 SIM1U Slot USB6 USB4 5 I SATA5 FAN4 2 26 SCSI Termination Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition Enabled default Open
52. 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 Connector Pins Jumper ul Setting means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN ports on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The de fault setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled Floppy 3 5 Fi JPW1 2 DIMM2B DIMM2A 1 VGA f mma JPUSB1 Winbond uper I O amma FAN1 DIMM1B DIMM1A CPU FAN Intel 3210 FAN2 JFA LAN2 FANS rana Slot 7 PCI E x8 808 A T SGPIO1 a Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 4 JWOR 1 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz KSATA2 JBT1 ETO Slot 4 PCI E x4 184 dy 1 pd 4 Gee USB2 3 SATA4 foe N ATI Es1000 JWOL USB4 5 I SATAS Battery m 7x J E ge I JPUSB2 Ji N
53. d 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 Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used all PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery provides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time 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 lt Delete gt 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 lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you c
54. e done to these components when installing the motherboard into the chassis 2 5 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory Memory Module Installation Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 1 Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The X7SB4 X7SBE supports dual or single channel ECC Non ECC unbuf fered DDR2 800 667 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating DIMM 1A DIMM 2A and or DIMM 1B DIMM 2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory When ECC memory is used it may take 25 40 seconds for the VGA to display Notes Due to chipset limitation Memory can only be supported by the following operating systems 32 Bit Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows XP Profes sional x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Some old version of DDR2 667 may not match Intel s On Die Temperature requir
55. e for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture indepen dent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis Power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again to wake up the whole system During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ab
56. ed Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP SP1 OS and the IAA Driver is used The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA AHCI Legacy Select Enable to use Legacy Mode for SATA Advanced Host Interfacing When this feature is set to Enabled SATA Port 5 and SATA Port 6 are disabled Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled gt SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of SATAO SATA 5 connections Hit lt Enter gt 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 Type This option allows the user to select the type of a SATA device Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of a SATA device installed on a slot Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS SATA device installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI or IDE Removable if a removable disk drive is installed CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of a SATA drive Cylinders This item indicates the number of cylinders detected by the BIOS
57. ed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions SUPER X7SB4 20 19 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc j NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vec Vcc PWR Fail LED gg JL Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for NMI Button pin definitions The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table Power LED on the right for pin definitions Mouse JPW2 DIMM2B usBon VGA SUPER X7SB4 2 JPUSB1 Winbond uper IO DIMM1B DIMM1A CPU Slot 7 PC E x8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz
58. ement and will automatically be down graded to run 533 MHZ If this occurs contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value 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 Memory Availability Table below for details Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory 1 3 99 System BIOS Local APIC 4 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if 512 MB 3 01 needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and 2 84 other applications DDR2 Installation Notch xw _ Notch Release Release Tab Note Notch Tab should align with the receptive point on the slot n Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch r atthe bottom SUPERO xzsB4
59. ements Keep Supero SD3Serace Daemon running at all times on thos system Provide TOPP ccanectmaty Power control P Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII User Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor C 3 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Notes Disclaimer continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
60. erlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tek 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE Image An Important Note to the User All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale
61. es are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will auto matically reboot B 1 SUPERO X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive 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 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 4 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen as shown on Page C 1 will display Follow the instructions given in Appendix C to complete other software driver installation Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other than the Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the
62. g across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Yes and No Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled USB Host Controller 1 This feature allows the user to configure the USB Host Controller setting for USB Device 29 Functions 0 1 2 3 7 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS USB Host Controller 2 This feature allows the user to configure the USB Host Controller setting for USB Device 26 Functions 0 1 2 7 The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used a
63. gement 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 interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor 11 settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 111 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 settings override the BIOS settings 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 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Be Wem Free Tek Heb WU MP A Super Doctor Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to the OS to reboot shut down within a pechod tine the defauk is 30 seconds Before the reboots or shits down it s alowed to cancel the action Requir
64. h Key are located vertically in the CPU housing Position the motherboard in such a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Use your thumb to gently push the lever down and lock it in the hook If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automati cally released from the load plate when the lever is pushed into the hook Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Please keep the plastic cap The motherboard and the CPU must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU pins Shipment without the CPU plastic cap properly installed will void the warranty Plastic cap is released from the load Chapter 2 Installation Pin 1 South Key North Center Edge CPU in the CPU socket plate if CPU properly installed 2 3 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual
65. his setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for the console The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This feature allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual gt Hardware Monitoring CPU Temperature CPU Overheat Temperature This item is for display only The default setting is 75 C See
66. hrough 4 5 through 8 Definition Ground 12V amp N Floppy JPw2 Mouse USBO 1 JPUSB1 1 DIMM2B DIMM2A HJAR DIMM1B DIMM1A CPU FAN6 VGA LAN2 5 Slot 7 PCI E x8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz 2 2 2 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz JWOR 1 MCH HE T SGPIO2 2 T SGPIO1 Intel 3210 FANS I SATAO LSATA2 1 ELES Required Connection A 24 pin ATX Power JPL2 Slot 4 PCI E x4 LE4 E 3 025 usB2 3 SATA4 TN m 51000 z Battery JwoL USB4 5 I SATAS m J 8 N Ter JPUSB2 ai N z gt lt Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR Je mood Adaptec 7901 m SCSI Controller Slot 1 100 Mhz ga JPG1 als lt Beal N SIM1U Slot Uses al FAN4 2 14 B 8 pin Processor Power Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB J15 There are seven USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the mother board Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0
67. ility of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7SB4 X7SBE can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 8 pin power connection is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must sup ply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the compute
68. ill connected When is red light is on it indicates power errors See the layout below for the LED location Chapter 2 Installation System Status LED Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition System Normal Green System Standby PWR Cable Connected Orange Red Possible PWR Errors 5 5 JPW2 JPW1 Kybd 20 3 m Mouse DIMM2B DIMM2A fear JPUSB1 i DIMMIB MT Winbond 5 Super 0 PIMMIA 8 CPU_FAN6 mmm lt 5 gt Inte 3210 FAN2 JF1 LAN2 FANS Slot 7 PCI E x8 BIOS T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 l Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz Ji2c2 Ji2c1 s pL JWOR I SATA1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz 1 SATA2 I SATA3 JBT1 JPL2 l 1 JPL2 Slot 4 PCIE x4 ipo USB2 3 FSATA4 Le ATI ES1000 r WEN JWOL USB4 5 1 5 t wo j 8 Eea EF NE JPUSB2 ii N JPF jo Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR 1 D e Je wi Adaptec 7901 M SCSI Controller m Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPG1 N SIM1U Slot USB6 moJL1 JPA2 fas FAN4 2 31 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 2 9 Mou
69. jumper settings default setting is enabled The Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled A SMB to PCI n Flo 5 JPW2 JPW1 Kybd Hi 2 mee cow DIMMER B VGA Enable DIMM2A JPUSB1 DIMM1B oag Winbond DIMM1A 8 ceu mmm 7 lt o gt JF1 LAN2 pm A ke Nees FANS FANS seres Blos T sep oz T SGPIO1 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mb I SATAO i A JWOR 1 1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz 2 oo JBT1 ue Slot 4 PCI E x4 184 E JPL A usas AM ES1000 USB4 5 1 8 5 sPusB2 Tur N a Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz 2 JPAT J9 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 joa n SIMIU Slot SCRIPT JPA2 RE FAN4 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable X7SB4 Only Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller The default setting is to close Pins 1 2 to enable the SCSI connection See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disa
70. n 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 Intel ICH9R System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system Functions and capabilities include Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Version 2 0 ACPI Intel I O External Design Specification EDS 3210 Memory Controller Hub MCH External Design Specification EDS Intel I O Controller Hub 9 ICH9R Thermal Design Guideline Intel 82573 V L Platform LAN Connect PLC PCI Design Note The Intel 3210 chipset does not support add in graphics cards in the PCI E interface provided by the Memory Controller Hub MCH 1 9 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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 Note Default Last State 1 4 Health
71. n about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshoot ing procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list the Windows OS Installation and Other Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPERO X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This iii Mantial OrganiZation Cm iii Conventions Used in the Manual sse nennen ii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 c 1 1 CHEGCKIISE cm
72. ng beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with the front panel Overheat LED on system overheat A 1 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Notes Appendix B Installing the Windows OS 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 Press the key when the message Press if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad ditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 Driver for into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devic
73. nt Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header KB MS PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector J28 LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Port1 Port2 Connectors I SATAO 1 SATA5 6 Intel SATA Ports JS1 JS6 PWA Power SMBus Header SCSI X7SB4 SCSI Channel Connector JA1 SPKR1 Internal Speaker Buzzer T SPGIO1 T SPGIO2 Serial Link General Purpose I O Headers USB 0 1 7 8 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1 amp 7 8 J15 USB 2 8 4 5 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers 2 3 4 5 J44 J45 USB 6 Front Panel USB Port 6 J47 VGA VGA Connector J16 LED Indicator Description Refer to Section 2 8 in Chapter 2 D25 System Status LED Indicator JLED Power LED LE 1 Onboard 5V Standby Power warning LED Indicator LE3 LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators 1 5 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Intel Xeon 3000 Series Processors at system bus speeds of 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz Intel Virtualization Technology VT Execute Disable Bit Enhanced Intel SpeedStep EIST supported Memory Latest memory technology Note See Section 2 4 for details Four DIMM slots support Dual Single Channel DDR2 800 667 MHz up to 8 GB of ECC Non ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology ntel 3210 Intel ICH9R ntel PX
74. o not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 3 3 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual 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 the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before 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 Ship ping 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 incurred 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 prob lems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7SB4 X7SBE The Phoenix ROM BIOS is store
75. om 2 z x Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR JPA1 J9 zc Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller m Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 5 JPGijsss un SIM1U Slot USB6 1 JPA2 2 23 GLAN1 Enable GLAN2 Enable SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual CMOS Clear 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 clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD allows you to enable the Watch Dog timer Watch Dog is used for sys tem monitoring It can cause the system to reboot when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the sys SR SP tem if an application hangs Close Pins default 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 2 3 NMI signal for the application that hangs See Open Disabled the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the Jumper Setting Definition
76. otherboard support Answer The X7SB4 X7SBE supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 800 677 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do 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 file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable device or USB pen to flash the BIOS Then your system will automati cally 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 bootup 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 D
77. ove among the different settings in each menu Use the arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt 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 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Advanced Security Boot Exit 15 19 38 Item Specific Help System Date 09 04 2007 1 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or Legacy Diskette A 11 44 1 25 MB 3 1 lt Enter gt selects field BIOS Date Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Auto 1 SATA RAID Enable Disabled ICH Raid CodeBase Intel SATA AHCI Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Legacy Enable Disabled gt SATA Port 1 gt SATA Port 2 gt SATA Port 3 gt SATA Port 4 gt SATA Port 5 System Memory CKXXX KB tL F9 Esc e gt Enter F10 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt key to save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 3
78. ption is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3 The options are Disabled and Enabled Echo TPR Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system The options are Disabled and Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel lt R gt 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 physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preven
79. r 2 4 1 4 SUPER x7sB4 Greage Heatsink Fastener 3 Narrow end of the groove points outward Chapter 2 Installation Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasten ers from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent damag
80. r by closing pins 1 2 Please refer to Pg 1 5 and Chapter 2 for more details The default setting is Disabled Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 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 gt 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 4 7 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The default setting is Default Frequency High Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set high ratio internal frequency multiplier for Intel SpeedStep CPUs The default setting is x12 Note If a wrong ratio that is not supported by the CPU is selected the system may hang If this happens clear CMOS to recover the system Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result
81. r enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When the CPU temperature passes this temperature threshold both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is 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 defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation 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 interfac
82. r from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 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 com munication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system 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 supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bidirectional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of
83. r 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 Support BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 f you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then please contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information 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 support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my m
84. re you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate 4 13 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual gt Onboard LAN 1 Onboard LAN 2 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 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails afterthe installation ofa new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for the keyboard clock The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of Serial Port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you
85. s a System BIOS buffer to allow the 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 to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into the 11 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 640
86. se Conne ctions Floppy Hard Disk Drive SIM 1U IPMI and SCSI Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle 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 Connector The floppy connector is located at J27 See the table below for pin definitions e o A Floppy DIMM2B DIMM2A ran 1 DIMM1B JPUSB1 p Wini DIMMA CPU FAN6 VGA SUPER xzsB4 Intel 3210 1 PEN o NO 9 ODN FANS NY Slot 7 x8 Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz Ji2c2 yizc1 JWOR Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz 2 2 Siot4 fe An m 51000 atey N gt ir 3 Slot 2 PCI X 100 Mhz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz 8 JPUSB2 ta c spat T4 Adaptec 7901 SCSI Controller PGES SIM1U Slot usB6 welt E T SGP102 FAN2 ra
87. 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 00COh and OOEOh 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 gt Slot 5 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz 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 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails afterthe installation ofa new softwa
88. ssis GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings Color Status Definition GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps 3 8 JPW2 Jew Kybd Mouse come 9 DIMM2B DIMM2A PWA Guar RD JPUSB1 DIMM1B _ m I uper VO DA 8 1 6 mmi Intel 3210 MCH FAN2 JFA E FAN3 Slot 7 PCI E x8 T SGPIO2 TED T SGPIO1 i Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c1 JWOR Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz LSATA2 0 N I SATA3 JBT1 JPL2 ae Slot 4 PCI E 4 ty oss _ USB2 3 SATA4 ES1000 E T aaay JWOL USB4 5 SATAS t WS A J mee o E JPUSB2 3M N Slot 2 PC X 100 Mhz ZCR J MESS Adaptec 7901 m SCSI Controller Slot 1 PCI X 100 Mhz JPG soo 5 un SIM1U Slot USB6 wsJL1 JPA2 2 29 A GLAN1 GLAN2 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When is off the system is off When the green light is on LED Color Definition the system is on Make sure to discon Off System Off nect the power cable before removing Green System on or installing components See the layout below for the LED location
89. stance 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 the 8 pin 12v power connector is connected 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 4 Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard No Power 1 sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 4 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 Ifthe power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to remove all the add on cards and cables first 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specifications of memory modules rese
90. t the memory or try dif ferent modules 3 1 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots You should be using unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 800 677 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 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 3 2 Please be sure to use 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 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributo
91. the note below Highlight this and hit Enter to see the status of each item shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Fan 1 to Fan 5 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of each fan as specified Fan Speed Control Modes This item allows the user 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 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 Optimized Server w 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation w 3 pin 4 Optimized Server w 4 pin and 5 Optimized Workstation w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A MCH Core 12V VDIMM 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor 11 settings take precedence over the BIOS set
92. ting 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 this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Enhanced Intel Speed Step Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The default setting is GV1 GV3 Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 4 9 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings rect value a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incor Memory Reclaiming Select Enable to enable the functionality of Memory Remapping above 4GB The settings are Enabled and Disabled Enable VT d Select Enable to enable the functionality of the Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I O support which offers fully protected I O resource sharin
93. tings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl 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 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 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt IPMI The option is available only when an card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is setto Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Setto Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and
94. 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 assign control of Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 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 4 15 SUPER X7SB4 X7SBE User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging T
95. ty main menu with the arrow keys You shouldseethe following display Theitems with atriangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Boot Features gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quiet Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up 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 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS ACPI Mode Select Yes to use the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management feature on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power on or power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button 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 of PCI slots The options On and PS2 Keyboard KB Mouse Wake Up Select Enable to wake your system up from the 51 S3 S4 or S5 state If this feature is set to Enabled you will also need to enable the JPWAKE jumpe
96. uter to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system 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 The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground Wake up use this feature A UR Floppy 5 JPw2 JPW1 A WOR y 4 Mouse 2 DIMM2B 3 WOL USBOH m Pw4 FAN1 JPUSB1 B DIMM1B MEC Winbond 2 vo DIMMIA o CPU nmm lt gt Intel 3210 FAN2 1 LAN2 rana Slot 7 PCI E x8 Bios HE Taden JLED T SGPIO1 gl Slot 6 PCI X 133 Mhz I SATAO Ji2c2 8 Ji2c1 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Mhz TSATA2 N 5 JBT1 O TELES JPL2 Slot 4 PCI E x4 LEA SZ E D 1 025 3 USB2 3 SATA4 ATI ES1000 Na Je USB4 5

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