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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 Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationConventions Used in the Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Bios TroubleshootingIntroduction Running Setup Advanced Setup Overview Checklist Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-Pacific X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Image Not drawn to scale X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Motherboard Layout LED Indicator Description Jumper Description Default SettingQuick Reference X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i JPA1 Note Memory Motherboard FeaturesChipset Expansion Slots Dimensions Acpi FeaturesOnboard I/O Other 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 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Acpi FeaturesMain Switch Override Mechanism External Modem Ring-On 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 2A Memory SupportDimm 1A Dimm 1B Dimm 2A Dimm 2B Dimm 1A Dimm 1B Dimm 1C Dimm 2A Dimm 2B Dimm 2C Installing and Removing DIMMs To RemovePossible System Memory Allocation & Availability Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Power LED JF1 Header PinsPower Button Front Control Panel Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LEDNMI Button NMI PWR LED 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 Power Button Reset ButtonReset Button PWR Button Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 ATX Power Connector Connecting CablesProcessor Power Connector Required Connection Backpanel USB 0/1 Front Panel USB 2/3 Front Panel USB 4/5 Universal Serial Bus USBBack Panel USB 0/1 Pin Definitions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB2/3/4/5 Chassis Intrusion Fan HeadersFan Chassis Intrusion Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1-6 Serial Ports ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsKeyboard/Mouse COM1 COM2 Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-RingWOR WOL Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions Speaker Connector Power LED/SpeakerGlan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports GLAN1 GLAN2 PWR Supply Failure/PWR Fault Detect Alarm ResetAlarm Reset PWR Fault Gpio Headers VGA ConnectorVGA J7 SATAGPIO#0 J8 SATAGPIO#1 J9 SASGPIO#0 J10 SASGPIO#1 BP PWR SMB I2C Connector Power SMB I2C ConnectorPWR SMB Backplane PWR SMB Keylock KeylockKeylock Pin Definitions Glan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsGlan Port1 Enable B. Glan Port2 Enable Glan Enable Jumper Settings Clear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable/DisableWatch Dog Jumper Settings Cmos Clear VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings VGA Enable/DisableI2C Bus to PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots JPI2C1 C. JPI2C2 Software RAID Enable SAS Enable/DisableSAS Enabled Software RAID Enable SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Onboard Power LED LED3 Onboard LED IndicatorsGlan LEDs LED System Status LED LED4 Cpuvrm Overheating LED Indicators LED5/LED6LED4 System Status LED LED5 CPU1VRM OH LED LED6 CPU2VRM OH 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 Before Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power Losing the System’s Setup Configuration Memory Errors Technical Support Procedures Frequently Asked Questions Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for Service How To Change the Configuration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Introduction Running Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Main Setup Features Main Bios Setup Menu SATA Port 1 ~ Sata Port 6, Ext. Primary Master/Slave LBA Mode ControlType Multi-Sector Transfers Ultra DMA Mode Transfer ModeNative Mode Operation Sata Controller Mode Sata Ahci Enable System MemoryExtended Memory Advanced Setup Power Loss Control Power Button BehaviorMemory Cache Cache System Bios Area Cache Video Bios Area Cache Base 512K-640K Cache Base 0-512KCache Extended Memory Discrete Mtrr Allocation Onboard GLAN-1/Onboard GLAN-2 Gigabit- LAN Oprom Configure PCI ConfigurationOnboard Storage Oprom Configure Reset Configuration Data Crystal Beach Configure Enable Clock Spectrum FeatureSerr Signal Condition Advanced Chipset Control Demand Scrubbing Enable Multi-Media TimerPatrol Scrubbing Route Port 80h Cycles to Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU C1 Enhanced Mode Available if supported by the CPUHardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Core-Multi-Processing Available if supported by the CPU CPU Cache Control I/O Device ConfigurationIntel Eist Support Available if supported by the CPU KBC Clock Input Interrupt Base I/O AddressSerial Port B Mode ECC Event Logging Event LoggingMark DMI Events as Read Clear All DMI Event Logs CPU Overheat Alarm CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 TemperatureHardware Monitor System Temperature Fan1-Fan6 Speeds Fan Speed Control ModesVoltage Monitoring Clear System Event Logging System Event LoggingExisting Event Log Number Event Log Control Bios Post Watch Dog System Event Log/System Event Log List ModeOS Boot Watch Dog Timer for Loading OS Minutes Realtime Sensor Data IPMI LAN Configuration User Password Is Supervisor Password IsSet Supervisor Password Set User 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