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• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard
• Six (6) SATA Cables
• One (1) Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
• One (1) 1394a Connector
• One (1) I/O Shield
• One (1) SLI Bridge (C7X58 only)
• One (1) Quick Reference Guide
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© 2012 Supermicro Computer Inc.
All rights reserved. Reproduction of this document whether in part or in whole is strictly prohibited without Supermicro's wri
tten
consent.
All T
rademarks are property of their respective entities.
All information provided is deemed accurate at t
he time of printing; however
, it is not guaranteed.
This motherboard supports up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 ECC or
Non-ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM in
6 memory slots.
Note
: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been
validated by Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our
website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Item #
Jumper
Description
Default
15
JPL1/JPL2
LAN 1/2 Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
18
JPAC
Audio Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
19
JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2
SMB to PCI Slots
Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
21
JPI1
1394a_1/2 Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
29
JPUSB2
FP USB Wake-up Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
35
JWD
Watch Dog Timer Enable
Pins 1-2 (Reset)
43
JPUSB1
Backplane USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
45
JBT1
CMOS Clear
(See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
33
JD1
Speaker/Buzzer
Pins 3-4 (Internal Speaker)
Item #
Connector
Description
1
KB/Mouse
Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
2, 5, 7
USB0~3, USB4/5, 6/7
(Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
3
S/PDIF
Sony/Phillips Digital Audio Interface Format
4, 6
LAN1/LAN2
Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
8
(HD) Audio
(BP) High Definition Audio (7.1) header
9
JPW3
+12V 4-pin Secondary Power Connector
12
Audio FP
Front Panel Audio Header
13
CD-In
Audio CD Input Header
14, 16
COM2, COM1
COM1/2 Serial Connection Headers
17
JWOR
Wake-On-Ring Header
20
Floppy
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
22
1394a_1, 1394a_2
IEEE 1394a Connection Headers
23
JWOL
Wake-On-LAN Header
24, 25, 31
USB8, USB9, USB10/11
Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
10, 11, 26
27, 34, 40
Fans 6, Fan 5, Fan4
Fans 3, Fan 2, Fan
1
System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU fan)
28
JL1
Chassis Intrusion Header
30
T-SGPIO-0/1
Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
32
I-SATA 0~5
(Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports 0/1, 2/3, 4/5
36
JOH1
Overheat LED Header
37
JF1
Front Panel Control Header
38
JLED
Power LED Indicator Header
41
JPW1
24-pin ATX Main Power Connector
42
JPW2
+12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector
44
SMB_PS1
PWR supply (I
2
C) System Management Bus
Item #
LED
Description
Color/State
Status
39
LE1
Onboard Stby PWR LED
Green: Solid on
Power On
Motherboard Layout and Features
Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
Jumpers
Connectors
LED Indicators
Note:
Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
Front Panel Control (JF1)
Back Panel IO Connectors
Memory Support
Note:
Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.
DIMM Installation
Note
: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
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mounting hole
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
DIMM3A
Towards the CPU
Towards the edge of the motherboard
DIMM2A
DIMM3B
DIMM2B
A. Keyboard
K. LAN 1
B. PS/2 Mouse
L. USB Port 6
C. USB Port 0
M. USB Port 7
D. USB Port 1
N. LAN 2
E. USB Port 2
O. Side Surround
F. USB Port 3
P. Back Surround
G. S/PDIF
Q. CEN/LFE
H. S/PDIF_RCA
R. Mic In
I. USB Port 4
S. Front
J. USB Port 5
T. Line In
45
K
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Lock
1. Open
socket
cover
2. Insert CPU (Align
Notches)
3. Close and
secure lever.
1. Apply
thermal
grease
2. Set heatsink
on CPU
3. Twist to lock
fasteners
Heatsink Installation
CPU Installation
T-SGPIO0
T-SGPIO1
JF1
JWOL
JWD
JPUSB1
JP
AC
JPL
2
JPL1
JLED
JPI1
JPUSB2
SPKR
1
B1
Fan
4
Fan5
Fan6
Fan1 - CPU
Fan3
LE1
JWOR
JL
1
JI2C2
JI2C1
JOH1
JPW1
COM2
COM1
JPW2
SMBUS_PS1
JD1
1
JPW3
I-SATA5
I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
DIMM3A
DIMM3B
JBT1
USB 10/11
HD Audio (7.1)
S/PDIF
USB6~7
USB 0~3
1394_1
USB9
USB8
Audio FP
USB4~5
LAN1
LAN2
Slot6 PCI-E x16 Gen2
Slot5 PCI-E x4 in x8 Gen1
Slot4 PCI-E x16 Gen2
Slot2 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)
CD-In
KB/Mouse
Floppy
X8SAX
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
LAN CTRL
LAN CTRL
S I/O
1394_2
Slot3 PCI 33MHz
Slot1 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)
Fan2
Audio CTRL
CPU
Intel
North Bridge
Intel ICH10R
South Bridge
Battery
Intel PXH-V
1394a
CTRL
BIOS
X58
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
3
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
29 30 31
32
33 34
35
36 37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
24
25
26
27
28
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
Power Fail LED
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Ground
Ground
19
20
Vcc
X
Ground
NMI
X
Vcc
NIC2 LED
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device
Size
Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)
Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS)
1 MB
3.99 GB
Local APIC
4 KB
3.99 GB
Area Reserved for the chipset
2 MB
3.99 GB
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)
4 KB
3.99 GB
PCI Enumeration Area 1
256 MB
3.76 GB
PCI Express (256 MB)
256 MB
3.51 GB
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on
256-MB boundary-
512 MB
3.01 GB
VGA Memory
16 MB
2.85 GB
TSEG
1 MB
2.84 GB
Memory available for the OS & other applications
2.84 GB
DIMM1A
DIMM1B
Note
: The motherboard will NOT boot if DIMM module(s) are installed in any of the Bank2 slots but none
in the Bank1 slots. The first DIMM module must be installed in DIMM1A, and all Bank1 slots must be filled
before populating any Bank2 slot(s).
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