Installing and Removing DIMMs

Chapter 2: Installation

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device

Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS)

Size

1 MB

Physical Memory

Remaining (-Available)

(4 GB Total System Memory)

3.99

Local APIC

Area Reserved for the chipset

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)

PCI Enumeration Area 1

PCI Express (256 MB)

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

4KB

2MB

4KB

256MB

512MB

3.99

3.76

3.51

3.01

VGA Memory

TSEG

Memory available to OS and other ap- plications

16MB

1MB

2.85

2.84

C2SBA

Installing and Removing DIMMs
Notch	DIMM2	Notch
Notch		Notch
Release	Note: Notch	Release
Tab	Note: Notch	Tab
	should align
	with the
	receptive point
	on the slot

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.

To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.

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Contents

C2SBA+II C2SBA C2SBE Page Conventions Used in the Manual About This Manual Manual Organization Table of Contents Table of Contents Troubleshooting Appendices BiosIntroduction Running Setup Advanced Setup Overview Checklist Asia-Pacific Contacting Super MicroHeadquarters Europe C2SBA+II/C2SBA+/C2SBA/C2SBE Image Motherboard Layout Please see important notes on Jumpers Description Default Setting C2SBA+II/C2SBA+/C2SBA/C2SBE Quick ReferenceAll notes indicated above are listed on Overclocking Considerations Important Notes to the User Motherboard Features CD Utilities DimensionsOnboard I/O Other Intel G33/P35 Chipset System Block Diagram Intel ICH9/ICH9R System Features Chipset OverviewGraphic Memory Controller Hub Gmch PC Health Monitoring Recovery from AC Power LossAcpi Features Enhanced Power Management Wake-On-LAN WOL Power SupplySlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Bios Support for USB Keyboard Virtualization Technology VT-d Versatile Media CapabilitiesSuper I/O High Definition Audio C2SBA+II/C2SBA+/C2SBA/C2SBE User’s Manual Unpacking Motherboard InstallationPrecautions Static-Sensitive Devices Installation of the LGA 775 Processor Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation Tally or vertically. Do not rub the CPU CPU Installation of the Heatsink Heatsink Removal Installing DIMMs Dimm InstallationMemory Support Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability Installing and Removing DIMMs Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Front Control Panel JF1 Header Pins LEDAnode+ Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LEDPower LED Pin Definitions APower LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH NIC1 IndicatorOH/Fan Fail Indicator Status Power LED Power Button Pin Definitions Reset ButtonPower Button Reset Button Pin Definitions ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Definitions Connecting CablesATX Main Power Connector Pin CPU Power Connector Front Panel USB 7/8 Front Panel USB 9/10 Universal Serial Bus USBChassis Intrusion Back panel USB Ports 1/2 Back panel USB Ports 3/4/5/6 Fan 1 CPU Fan VGA ConnectorFan Headers Not available on the C2SBE PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Port Pin Definitions ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsSerial Ports Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-LAN Pin Definitions Wake-On-RingWake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions Speaker/Buzzer Speaker Connector Pin DefinitionsGlan 1 Giga-bit Ethernet Port Speaker CD1 Pin Definition High Definition Audio HDACD Header HD Audio CD-In Front Panel Audio Front Panel Audio Control High Definition Front Panel Audio Pins# Signal Glan Enable Jumper Settings Jumper SettingsGlan Enable/Disable Glan Port1 Enable Cmos Clear Watch Dog Enable/DisableClear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Jumper Settings Keyboard Wake-Up SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots Jumper SettingsKB Wake-up Enable Jumper Settings PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds IDE Enable Jumper Settings IDE Enable/DisableTPM Enable For the C2SBA/C2SBA+II/C2SBA+ IDE Enable B. TPM Enable Audio Enable Audio EnableAudio Enable Jumper Settings USB Wake-Up USB Wake-up Enable Jumper Settings Glan Port1 LEDs Onboard IndicatorsGlan LEDs Glan Link/Speed LED Glan Activity LED Onboard Power LED LE1 Power LEDSettings Parallel Port ConnectorParallel Port, Floppy Drive and IDE Hard Drive Connections Parallel Printer Port Floppy Floppy Connector IDE#1 IDE#2 IDE Connectors For the C2SBA+II/C2SBA+ onlyPage No Video Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Power Technical Support Procedures Memory ErrorsLosing the System’s Setup Configuration Question What type of memory does my motherboard support? Frequently Asked Questions Question How do I utilize the onboard HD sound? Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for Service Page Introduction System BiosHow To Change the Configuration Data Starting the Setup Utility Main Bios Setup Running Setup Main Setup Features Main Bios Setup Menu Sata Ahci Legacy Enable Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable C2SBA+II Only Sata Ahci Enable CHS Format Type Installed Memory LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode Ultra DMA Mode Advanced Setup High Precision Event Time Acpi Sleep ModePower Button Behavior Power Loss Control Core-Multi-Processing Available when supported by the CPU CPU Overclocking Available when supported by the CPUCPU OverVoltage Available when supported by the CPU Memory OverVoltage Available when supported by the CPU C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Fast String Operations Available when supported by the CPUCompatible FPU Code Available when supported by the CPU Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Clock Spectrum Feature Advanced Chipset ControlIntegrated Device Control Sub-menu USB Host Controller Memory Reclaiming Enable VT-dDefault Primary Video Adapter Dvmt 4.0 Mode Cache Base 0-512K Memory Cache Cache System Bios AreaCache Video Bios Area Route Port 80h Cycles to Cache Extended Memory Area PCI Device Slot#1 PCI Device Slot#4 PNP ConfigurationEnable Master Latency Timer PEG PCI-Express Graphics Port Submenu IDE RAID Mode Available on the Onboard PCI IDE SubmenuPCI-E x1 Slot PCI Express Port#1 PCI Express Port#5 Base I/O Address I/O Device ConfigurationKBC Clock Input Serial Port a Floppy Disk Controller CPU Overheat AlarmCPU1 Temperature DMA ChannelPage Fan Speed Control Modes System TemperatureVoltage Monitoring Fan1 Fan Set Supervisor Password Security SettingsSupervisor Password Is User Password Is Fixed Disk Boot Sector Password on BootTPM Trusted Platform Modules Support TPM Trusted Platform Modules State Current TPM StateChange TPM State Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Boot Settings Exit Failure Fixed Disk Keyboard errorKeyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup Check date and time settings System Cmos checksum bad Default configuration usedSystem timer error Real time clock error Entering Setup System cache error Cache disabledFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for device Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Invalid System Configuration DataPS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen Device IRQ conflict System Bios shadowed Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousPress F2 to enter Setup Run the I2O Configuration UtilityPage Recoverable Post Errors Terminal Post ErrorsPost Code Description Memory bus Post Code Description Post Code Description Following are for boot block in Flash ROM Page Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATAFor the C2SBA+II Only Serial ATA Sata Intel Matrix Storage Intel HostRAID Configurations Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes Using the Intel ICH9R Sata RAID Utility Program Creating a RAID 0 Volume Creating a RAID 1 Volume Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1+ RAID Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity Deleting a RAID Volume Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Page Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Page Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Controller Hub Examples of Valid RAID ConfigurationsExamples of Invalid RAID Configurations Serial ATA SataPage Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Using the Array Configuration Utility ACUAdaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Managing Arrays To configure a disk drive Configuring Disk DrivesPage Page To create an array Creating Arrays Assigning Array Properties Page Deleting a Bootable Array Adding a Bootable Array Adding/Deleting Hotspares Page To Rebuild an array Rebuilding Arrays Deleting Arrays To access the disk utilities Using the Disk Utilities To format a disk To verify disk media Page Installing the Intel ICH9R Driver by Adaptec and the OS Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing Drivers Configuring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control

SUPER MICRO Computer C2SBE, C2SBA+II user manual Installing and Removing DIMMs

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

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