Chapter 2: Installation

Floppy Connector

Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions (Floppy)

The floppy connector is located at J22. See the table below for pin definitions.

SIMLP IPMI Slot

There is a Low Profile SIMLP IPMI Slot on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location.

Pin#

Definition

1

Ground

3

Ground

5

Key

7

Ground

9Ground

11Ground

13Ground

15Ground

17Ground

19Ground

21Ground

23Ground

25Ground

27Ground

29Ground

31Ground

33Ground

Pin # Definition

2

FDHDIN

4

Reserved

6

FDEDIN

8

Index

10Motor Enable

12Drive Select B

14Drive Select B

16Motor Enable

18DIR

20STEP

22Write Data

24Write Gate

26Track 00

28Write Protect

30Read Data

32Side 1 Select

34Diskette

A. Floppy

KB/ Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

JPWF

JAR

8-Pin

24-Pin ATX PWR

PWR

PWR

I C

 

 

 

2

 

 

CPU VRM

 

JPF

 

 

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

 

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

 

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

 

DIMM 1C (Bank 1)

 

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

 

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

 

Fan1

LE2

CPU1

B. SIMLP Slot

LAN2

Fan5

Fan6

 

 

I-Button

5000V

SUPER

®

 

X7DVL-3

North Bridge

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

SIMLP

 

 

 

CPU2

GLAN

Slot6

PCI-X 133 MHz

CTRLR

 

 

JWD

 

 

Slot5

PCI-X 133 MHz

Graphics

 

 

 

 

Memory

Battery

 

 

JBT1

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

CTRLR

 

 

 

 

JPG1

BIOS

 

 

 

 

S I/O

 

Printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot1

A

 

JWOR

 

PCI 33 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

JWOL

JPL1

JCOM2

Floppy

JPL2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI-E x8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE3

 

Fan2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzzer

 

CPU VRM

 

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JF1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESB2

 

 

 

T-SGPIO1

 

 

 

 

JD1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPA1

SGPIO0-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South

 

 

 

T-SGPIO0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSI SAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI C2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI

C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGPIO1-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB2/3

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

SAS4

SAS5

 

SAS6

SAS7

Fan4

 

 

SATA0

SATA2

SATA4

 

 

 

SATA1

SATA3

SATA5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUPER MICRO Computer X7DVL-3 user manual Floppy Connector, Simlp Ipmi Slot, Simlp Slot

X7DVL-3 specifications

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is a well-respected name in the realm of high-performance computing, offering diverse solutions tailored for various applications. One of the notable offerings from the brand is the Supermicro X7DVL-3 motherboard, designed to provide exceptional performance and reliability for both workstations and servers.

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