Chapter 2: Installation

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap- plication hangs. Close pins 1~2 to reset the system if an application hangs. Close pins 2~3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting

 

Defi nition

Pins 1-2

 

Reset

 

 

 

(default)

Pins 2-3

 

NMI

 

Open

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

VGACOM1 LAN2 LAN1USB0/1KB/MOUSE

1

 

 

Fan5

 

 

 

JPW2

JPW1

 

 

DIMM1B

 

 

UNB NON-ECC DDR2 400/533/667 Required

 

 

DIMM1A

VRM

 

X7SLM-L

CTRL

 

 

 

 

Intel 945GC

 

 

Intel

 

 

CPU

LAN

 

 

CTRL

 

 

 

 

Slot 7 PCI-E x16

Fan1/CPU Fan

LED/SPKR

 

PWR JD1

 

JF1

Speaker

 

 

FP CTRL

LE1

JOH1

 

Fan2

 

JWD

IDE

 

Clock chip

B

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

LAN

 

 

 

CTRL

 

 

SATA3-I

Slot 6 PCI 33MHz

 

 

 

Battery

 

SATA2-

 

 

 

Intel ICH7R

Slot 5 PCI-E x4 in x8

 

 

I

Super IO

 

 

A SATA1

 

BIOS

A

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

 

 

I-

 

 

 

COM2

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA0-I

 

JPL1

 

 

 

 

 

JBT1

 

JPL2

JP3

Fan4

USB4

 

USB7

Fan3

 

 

USB2/3

USB5/6

JL1

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SUPER MICRO Computer x7slm-l user manual Cmos Clear, Watch Dog Enable/Disable

x7slm-l specifications

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