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Chapter 1: Introduction

Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.

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Contents

Super Manual Revision Release Date June 25 Manual Organization About This ManualConventions Used in the Manual Preface Table of Contents Table of Contents Security Setup Boot Setup Exit Main Bios Setup Checklist OverviewIntroduction Headquarters Contacting Supermicro X7DBi+ Image Not drawn to scale X7DBi+ Motherboard Layout Quick Reference X7DBi+ Jumper Description Default Setting Chipset MemoryExpansion Slots PC Health Monitoring Dimensions Acpi FeaturesOnboard I/O Other 5000P Block Diagram of the 5000P Chipset Chipset Overview Xeon Dual Core ProcessorsXeon Quad Core Processors PC Health Monitoring Special Features Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Acpi FeaturesMain Switch Override Mechanism External Modem Ring-On Super I/O Power SupplyPage Page Installation PrecautionsStatic-Sensitive Devices Unpacking Installation of the LGA771 Processor Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage Installation of the Heatsink To Un-install the HeatsinkCEK Heatsink Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Dimm Installation Installing DIMMsMemory Support Dimm Module Population Conﬁguration Installing and Removing DIMMs Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports JF1 Header Pins Power ButtonFront Control Panel Power LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Power LEDFront Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Pin# Deﬁnition 13 +5V HD ActivePin# Deﬁnition Vcc 10/12 Ground Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power Fail LEDOH/Fan Fail LED PWR Supply Fail Power Button Reset ButtonReset Button B. PWR Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Connecting Cables ATX Power ConnectorProcessor Power Connector Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBBackpanel USB Front Panel USB Keylock Fan HeadersFan Fan 7 CPU Fan Fan 8 CPU Fan Fan Header Pin Deﬁnitions Fan1-8 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports COM1 is a connector located onSerial Ports Pin 10 is available on COM2 only. NC No Connection Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-RingWake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁnitions WOR Wake-On-LAN Pin Deﬁnitions WOL Speaker Connector Power LED/SpeakerGlan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports PWR LED/Speaker Alarm Reset Power Fault PWR Supply FailurePower Fault B. Alarm Reset Alarm Reset SMB J18 PWR SMB J17 SMBus PS I2C ConnectorSMB Header Pin Deﬁnitions Pin# Deﬁnition Data Ground Clock No Connection Sgpio Headers VGA ConnectorThere are two T-SGPIO Serial General Location Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorJumper Deﬁnition Compact Flash Power On Off Power Off Compact Flash PWR Glan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsGlan Port1 Enable B. Glan Port2 Enable Explanation Jumpers Clear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable/DisableWatch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Cmos Clear VGA Enable/Disable 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P3rd PWR Fail B. VGA Enabled 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings I2C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp. Slots Compact Flash Master/Slave SelectCompact Flash Master/ Slave Select J27 Onboard Power LED Onboard IndicatorsGlan LEDs Rear View Overheat LED Overheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1Overheat LED Pin Deﬁnitions OH/Fan Fail LED Parallel Printer Port ConnectorParallel printer port is Located On the IO panel. See the table on Floppy Connector Simlp SlotFloppy Simlp Compact Flash Card Slot IDE Connectors Before Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Memory Errors Technical Support Procedures Troubleshooting System ﬁrst boots up System conﬁguration Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service How To Change the Conﬁguration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Bios Running Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Main Bios Setup Menu Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlUltra DMA Mode IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave Serial ATA Sata RAID Enable Sata Controller ModeICH RAID Code Base Available when Sata RAID is enabled Sata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is disabled Advanced Setup Memory Cache Cache System Bios Area Power Loss ControlCache Video Bios Area Resume On Modem Ring Cache Extended Memory Cache Base 512K-640KDiscrete Mtrr Allocation PCI Conﬁguration Emulated IRQ Solutions Default Primary Video AdapterPCI Parity Error Forwarding Reset Conﬁguration Data Enable Master Latency TimerLarge Disk Access Mode Memory Branch Mode Serr Signal ConditionAdvanced Chipset Control 4GB PCI Hole Granularity Crystal Beach Features High Temperature Dram OperationClock Spectrum Feature AMB Thermal Sensor Legacy USB Support USB Function Core-Multi-Processing Available when supported by the CPU Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPUMachine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPUDCA Delay Clocks Available when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU KBC Clock Input I/O Device ConﬁgurationSerial Port a Base I/O Address Floppy Disk Controller DMA ChannelDMI Event Logging Event Log Validity COM Port Address Console RedirectionBaud Rate Console Type CPU Overheat Alarm Peci Agent 1/2 Temperatures/System TemperatureHardware Monitoring Fan1-Fan8 Speeds System TemperatureFan Speed Control Modes Voltage Monitoring Bios Post Watch Dog Bios Post ErrorsSystem Event Logging Clear System Event Logging Timer for Loading OS Minutes OS Boot Watch DogSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode Time Out Option IPMI LAN Conﬁguration Realtime Sensor Data Update LAN Settings Default GatewayVlan Tagging IP Address Source Security Settings Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Boot Settings Exit Page Error Message Bios Error Beep CodesBeep Code Description X7SBi+ User’s Manual Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Page Installing Other Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and DriversDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen Conﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control