Installing and Removing DIMMs

Chapter 2: Installation

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device

Size

Physical Memory

Remaining (-Available)

(4 GB Total System Memory)

Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS) 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-

VGA Memory

TSEG

Memory available to OS and other applications

1MB

4KB

2MB

4KB

256MB

512MB

16MB

1MB

3.99

3.76

3.51

3.01

2.85

2.84

X7DCL-3/i

DDR2 DIMM

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 re- lease tabs near both ends of the module to release it from the slot.

Top View of DDR2 Slot

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Contents

Super Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationConventions Used in the Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Advanced Setup TroubleshootingBios Introduction Running Setup Overview Checklist Asia-Pacific Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters Europe X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Image Not drawn to scale X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Motherboard Layout JPA1 Note Jumper Description Default SettingLED Indicator Description Quick Reference X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Expansion Slots Motherboard FeaturesMemory Chipset Other Acpi FeaturesDimensions Onboard I/O MCH Block Diagram of the Intel 5100 Chipset Chipset and Processor Features Overview 5100 Memory Controller Hub MCHNinth Generation I/O Controller Hub ICH9 PC Health Monitoring Special Features External Modem Ring-On Acpi FeaturesSlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Main Switch Override Mechanism Super I/O Power SupplyPage Page Precautions Static-Sensitive DevicesUnpacking Installing the LGA771 Processor Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation Loading the Processor into the Socket To Remove the Heatsink Installing the Heatsink Installing DIMMs Dimm InstallationMounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Dimm 1A Dimm 1B Dimm 1C Dimm 2A Dimm 2B Dimm 2C Memory SupportDimm 1A Dimm 2A Dimm 1A Dimm 1B Dimm 2A Dimm 2B Installing and Removing DIMMs To RemovePossible System Memory Allocation & Availability Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Front Control Panel JF1 Header PinsPower LED Power Button NMI PWR LED Power LEDFront Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Power Fail LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED OHOH/Fan Fail LED B. PWR Supply Fail Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Reset ButtonPower Button Reset Button PWR Button Required Connection Connecting CablesATX Power Connector Processor Power Connector Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB2/3/4/5 Universal Serial Bus USBBackpanel USB 0/1 Front Panel USB 2/3 Front Panel USB 4/5 Back Panel USB 0/1 Pin Definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1-6 Fan HeadersChassis Intrusion Fan Chassis Intrusion COM1 COM2 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsSerial Ports Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions Wake-On-RingWake-On-LAN WOR WOL GLAN1 GLAN2 Power LED/SpeakerSpeaker Connector Glan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports PWR Fault Alarm ResetPWR Supply Failure/PWR Fault Detect Alarm Reset J10 SASGPIO#1 VGA ConnectorGpio Headers VGA J7 SATAGPIO#0 J8 SATAGPIO#1 J9 SASGPIO#0 Backplane PWR SMB Power SMB I2C ConnectorBP PWR SMB I2C Connector PWR SMB Keylock KeylockKeylock Pin Definitions Glan Enable Jumper Settings Jumper SettingsGlan Enable/Disable Glan Port1 Enable B. Glan Port2 Enable Cmos Clear Watch Dog Enable/DisableClear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JPI2C1 C. JPI2C2 VGA Enable/DisableVGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings I2C Bus to PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings SAS Enable/DisableSoftware RAID Enable SAS Enabled Software RAID Enable LED Onboard LED IndicatorsOnboard Power LED LED3 Glan LEDs LED5 CPU1VRM OH LED LED6 CPU2VRM OH LED Cpuvrm Overheating LED Indicators LED5/LED6System Status LED LED4 LED4 System Status LED LED1 SAS LED SAS LED Indicator LED1 Floppy Connector Floppy Drive, Simlc Ipmi and Hard Disk Drive ConnectionsFloppy Disk Drive IDE Connector Simlc Ipmi SlotIDE Simlc Losing the System’s Setup Configuration Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Power Memory Errors Technical Support Procedures Frequently Asked Questions Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for Service Introduction System BiosHow To Change the Configuration Data Starting the Setup Utility Running Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Main Setup Features Main Bios Setup Menu Multi-Sector Transfers LBA Mode ControlSATA Port 1 ~ Sata Port 6, Ext. Primary Master/Slave Type Sata Controller Mode Transfer ModeUltra DMA Mode Native Mode Operation Sata Ahci Enable System MemoryExtended Memory Advanced Setup Cache Video Bios Area Power Button BehaviorPower Loss Control Memory Cache Cache System Bios Area Discrete Mtrr Allocation Cache Base 0-512KCache Base 512K-640K Cache Extended Memory Reset Configuration Data PCI ConfigurationOnboard GLAN-1/Onboard GLAN-2 Gigabit- LAN Oprom Configure Onboard Storage Oprom Configure Advanced Chipset Control Clock Spectrum FeatureCrystal Beach Configure Enable Serr Signal Condition Route Port 80h Cycles to Enable Multi-Media TimerDemand Scrubbing Patrol Scrubbing Core-Multi-Processing Available if supported by the CPU C1 Enhanced Mode Available if supported by the CPUMachine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU KBC Clock Input I/O Device ConfigurationCPU Cache Control Intel Eist Support Available if supported by the CPU Mode Base I/O AddressInterrupt Serial Port B Clear All DMI Event Logs Event LoggingECC Event Logging Mark DMI Events as Read CPU Overheat Alarm CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 TemperatureHardware Monitor System Temperature Fan1-Fan6 Speeds Fan Speed Control ModesVoltage Monitoring Event Log Control System Event LoggingClear System Event Logging Existing Event Log Number Timer for Loading OS Minutes System Event Log/System Event Log List ModeBios Post Watch Dog OS Boot Watch Dog Realtime Sensor Data IPMI LAN Configuration Set User Password Supervisor Password IsUser Password Is Set Supervisor Password Boot Password on BootBoot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Exit Recoverable Post Error Beep Codes Appendix a Post Error Beep CodesPage Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Page Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing other Drivers and the OS Configuring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control

SUPER MICRO Computer X7DCL-3, X7DCL-i user manual Installing and Removing DIMMs, To Remove

Models: X7DCL-3 X7DCL-i

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Remove: