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Super Manual Revision Release Date October 6 Manual Organization PrefaceAbout This Manual Bios Advanced Chassis Setup Preface Table of Contents System Safety Advanced Chassis Setup Bios Page Overview Chapter Introduction Motherboard Features Chassis Features Intel 3400/3420 Chipset System Block Diagram Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PaciﬁcPage Unpacking the System Chapter Server InstallationPreparing for Setup Rack Precautions Choosing a Setup Location Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the System into a Rack Installing the Rack Rails Installing the Chassis Rails Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Checking the Components Checking the Serverboard SetupAccessing the Inside of the System Figure Accessing the Inside of the System Providing Power Checking the Drive Bay SetupChecking the Drives Checking the Airﬂow Power Reset ButtonChapter System Interface Control Panel Buttons HDD Overheat/Fan Fail Serial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs Page Electrical Safety Precautions Chapter System Safety General Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Installing the Onboard Battery Operating Precautions Chapter Advanced Motherboard Setup Connecting Cables Motherboard InstallationConnecting Data Cables Installing to the Chassis Connecting the Control Panel Connecting Power Cables I/O Ports Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing the LGA1156 Processor Page Installing the Heatsink Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Removing the Heatsink Memory Support Installing MemoryDimm Installation Populated Any combination Per Channel Memory Population GuidelinesDDR3 ECC Registered Rdimm Memory Support Dimm Installation Installing an Expansion Card Installing a PCI Expansion Card X8SIL/X8SIL-F Layout Motherboard Details X8SIL/X8SIL-F Headers/Connectors Number Description X8SIL/X8SIL-F Jumpers Number Description DefaultX8SIL/X8SIL-F LED Indicators Number Standby PWR LED Indicator Green Solid on PWR On Main ATX Power Supply Connector Connector DeﬁnitionsProcessor Power Connector Power Button Overheat OH/Fan Fail Power On LED ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Chassis IntrusionFan Headers Onboard Speaker Serial Ports SpeakerUniversal Serial Bus USB LAN1/LAN2 Ethernet Ports Power Supply I2C Connector Onboard Power LEDAlarm Reset Sgpio 0/1 Headers VGA Enable Jumper SettingsExplanation of Jumpers Cmos Clear PCI Slot SMB Enable LAN1/LAN2 Enable/DisableUSB Wake-Up BMC Jumper LAN1/2 LEDs Onboard IndicatorsIpmi Dedicated LAN LEDs Ipmi Heartbeat LED Sata Ports Floppy ConnectorSata and Floppy Drive Connections Page Static-Sensitive Devices Chapter Advanced Chassis Setup Chassis Front View Control Panel Replacing System Cooling Fans System FansSystem Fan Failure Serial ATA Drive Installation Drive Bay Installation/RemovalAccessing the Drive Bays Mounting a Sata Drive in a Drive Carrier Installing/Removing Sata Drives Installing a DVD-ROM Drive DVD-ROM Drive Installation Replacing the Power Supply Power SupplyPower Supply Failure Page How To Change the Conﬁguration Data Starting Bios Setup UtilityChapter Introduction How to Start the Setup Utility Main Setup System Memory System Time/System DateProcessor Xboot Feature Advanced Setup Conﬁgurations XProcessor & Clock Options Intel Eist Technology Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUActive Processor Cores XAdvanced Chipset Control Xsata / Floppy Conﬁguration LBA/Large Mode IDE Detect Timeout secPIO Mode Type DMA Mode XPCI/PnP Conﬁguration XSuper IO Device Conﬁguration XRemote Access Conﬁguration System Temperature CPU Overheat AlarmCPU Temperature XHardware Health Conﬁguration Fan Speed Control Modes Xacpi Conﬁguration Xipmi Conﬁguration X8SIL-F Only XIntel TXT LT Conﬁguration XEvent Log Conﬁguration Bios AS Sclean Bios AC Scheck Supervisor Password Security SettingsUser Password Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Boot SettingsXBoot Device Priority Exit Options Retry Boot DevicesXRemovable Drives XCD/DVD Drives Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimal DefaultsDiscard Changes and Exit Discard ChangesPage Recoverable Post Error Beep Codes Appendix a Post Error Beep CodesPage Installing Windows to a RAID System Appendix B Installing Windows Installing Windows to a Non-RAID System Appendix C System Speciﬁcations Bios Weight Appendix C System Speciﬁcations