SUPER MICRO Computer X7SPA-H, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF, X7SPA-HF-D525, X7SPA-L, X7SPE-H, X7SPE-HF, X7SPE-HF-D525 9, 4, 6, 7, 8, 5, 3, 1 2, X7SPA-L, X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA- HF-D525 Quick Reference

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-13

MH2

MH3MH4

D17

JPW1

JUSB1

JD1

JPC3

JPUSB1

JWD1

JPG1 JBMC1

JPL1

JPT1

JPL2

JDIMM2

1

JDIMM1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JOH1

JL1

JL2

SP1

+

J2

J3

JBT1

JBAT1

JPCIE1

JUSB5

JUSB4

JUSB3

JUSB2

JLPC80

R1050

JSMB1

FAN1 FAN2

JCOM2

JCOM4

JPI2C1

JWF1

J8

JVGA1

CD1

JPB

FAN

FAN

COMS CLEAR

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

JPB:BMC ENABLE/DISABLE

CD-in

JPT1:TPM ENABLE/DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

AUDIO FP

T-SGPIO2 T-SGPIO1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JSMB1:SMBus1

JPUSB1:USB WAKE UP

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

JWF1:DOM PWR

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

ON:ENABLEJI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1

OFF:DISABLE

ON:ENABLE

JL2:AUDIO FRONT PANEL SELECT

ON:AC'97 FRONT PANEL

OFF:HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JPG1:VGA

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

JPL2:1-2 ENABLE

JPL1:1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

JL1:CHASISS INTRUSION

JF1 PWR ON RST X OH/FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI

2-3 NMI

JWD1:1-2 RST

JBT1:

LAN2

LAN1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

SLOT1 PCI-E X4 (IN X16 SLOT)

SYS

CPU

KB/MOUSE

COM4

COM3

COM2

COM1

SODIMM2

SODIMM1

CPU

J6

J5

J10 J11

J12

J13

J14 JPF

9543

10

11

87612

12 14

15

16

18

19

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

45

50

13

32

33

41

42

43 44

X7SPA-L, X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF-D525 Quick Reference

(not drawn to scale)

17

20 21

22

343536

Note 2: Jumpers that are not indicated are used for factory testing only.

1

37

1

38

1

39

1

40

47

46

49

48

52

53

Note 1: USB 3/4, COM3/4 are available on the X7SPA-L only. LAN2 and

SATA 2/3 are available on the X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPE-H, X7SPE-

HF, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF-D525, X7SPE-H-D525 and X7SPE-HF-

D525 only.

Contents

Main Printed in the United States of America iii Preface About This Manual About This Motherboard Manual Organization Conventions Used in the Manual: v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Europe Asia-Pacic vi Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction vii Chapter 2 Installation viii Inverter Power Connector ix Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 BIOS x xi xii Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1-11 Motherboard Layout (X7SPA-L, X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF-D525) J14 JPF J13 J12 COM2 Motherboard Layout (X7SPE-H, X7SPE-HF, X7SPE-H-D525, X7SPE-HF-D525) X7SPE-H-D525 and X7SPE-HF-D525 Only. COM2 SYS LAN2 9 4 6 7 8 5 4 6 7 1-14 1-15 1-16 1-17 Model USB Serial LAN Audio LVDS SATA IPMI RAID TPM HF-D525 H-D525 HF Motherboard Features Page Page 1-21 Intel ATOM TPM DDR2 X7SPA/X7SPE Series SIO LPC I/O CODEC BLOCK DIAGRAM 1-2 Chipset Overview I/O Controller Hub: ICH9 (X7SPA-L) 1-23 1-3 PC Health Monitoring Recovery from AC Power Loss Onboard Voltage Monitoring Fan Status Monitor with Software CPU Overheat LED and Control 1-4 PowerCongurationSettings Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator BIOS Support for USB Keyboard Main Switch Override Mechanism 1-5 Power Supply 1-6 Super I/O 1-7 Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller (X7SPA- HF/X7SPE-HF/X7SPE-HF-D525/X7SPA-HF-D525 only) 1-26 1-8 LVDS (X7SPA-L only) 24-bpp LVDS Panel 18-bpp Connector 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Precautions Unpacking 2-2 2-2 Motherboard Installation Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws (4-6 pieces) Location of Mounting Holes Page 2-4 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual DIMM2 J14 JPF 2-3 System Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. How to Install SO DIMMs Memory Support The SO DIMM Socket 2-6 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual J13 J12 2-4 Connectors/I/O Ports Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports FAN JSMB1:SMBus1 LAN2 2-7 Keyboard (Purple) Mouse (Green) LAN2 is not available on the 2-8 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual 1 +5V 6 +5V 2 USB_PN 7 USB_PN 3 USB_PP 8 USB_PP 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 NA 10 Key LAN2 is not available on the 2-9 Serial Ports-COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N/A (Backpanel) COM1 COM2 COM3 (X7SPA-L Only) COM4 (X7SPA-L Only) LAN2 is not available on the 2-10 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual 15-pin VGA Connector VGA Port/Connector VGA Port/Connector 2-11 RJ45/LAN 1 TX_D1+ 5 BI_D3- 2 TX_D1- 6 RX_D2- 3 RX_D2+ 7 BI_D4+ 4 BI_D3+ 8 BI_D4- LAN2 is not available on the Shared LAN1 / IPMI port (X7SPA-HF/X7SPE-HF/X7SPE- HF-D525/X7SPA-HF-D525) Front Control Panel Power Button OH/Fan Fail LED 1 2 HDD LED Power LED FrontControlPanelPinDenitions Power LED Pin# Denition 15 +3.3V 16 Ground POWER LED HDD LED NIC1 NIC2 HDD LED 2-14 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual OH/Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED OH/Fan Fail LED Fan Fail 2-15 Power Button Pin# Denition 1 Signal Reset Button Pin# Denition 3 Reset 4 Ground 2-5 Connecting Cables 24-pin ATX Main PWR 4-pin External PWR 4-Pin External Power Connector Pin Denition 1 +12V 2 Ground 1 3 Ground 2 4 +5V 2-17 FAN J14JPF J13 J12 2-18 Overheat LED OH/FF LED (JOH) Front Panel Audio (X7SPA-L Only) Front Panel Audio Header (X7SPA-L 2-19 Chassis Intrusion SATA DOM Power I2C Connector Chassis Intrusion PinDenitions(JL1) Pin# Denition 1 Intrusion Input PWR Supply I2C Pin# Denition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 +3.3V 2-20 CD Header Pin# Denition 1 Left Stereo Signal 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal CD Header SMBr T-SGPIO Headers 2-21 LVDS Connector Inverter Connector LVDS Inverter Power Connector Pin# Denition 1 12V 2 12V 3 GND 4 GND 5 3.3V 6 3.3V 7 GND 8 GND 9 BKLTEN 10 BKLTCTL 2-22 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual TPM Header (X7SPE-H-D525, X7SPE-HF-D525 CPU COM2 CPU 2-6 Jumper Settings 2-24 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual JI2C1/JI2C2 LAN Port 1 Enable LAN Port 2 Enable (X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPE- HF, X7SPE-H, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF-D525, X7SPE-H- D525, X7SPE-HF-D525 only 2-25 FAN J14 JPF J13 J12 2-26 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual USB Wake-up 2-27 TPM Support Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Denition 1-2 Enabled (Default) 2-28 Speaker Connector Pin Setting Denition Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker Pins 4-7 External Speaker BMC Pin Setting Denition Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) Pins 2-3 Disabled 2-29 VGA Enable Jumper Settings Pin# Denition 1-2 Enabled (default) HDA/AC97 Jumper Settings Pin# 1-2 Denition Open HD Audio (default) Closed AC97 VGA Enable HDA/AC97 Select 2-30 X7SPA and X7SPE Motherboard Series User's Manual 2-31 LAN Port LEDs J13 2-7 Onboard Indicators Link/Speed LED FAN JSMB1:SMBus1 LAN1 2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections I-SATA0 I-SATA1 I-SATA2* I-SATA3* I-SATA4 I-SATA5 F *I-SATA2 and I-SATA3 are not available on the X7SPA-L. 3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power On No Power No Video 3-2 Technical Support Procedures 3-3 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions 3-4 Warning 3-5 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service Page 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction Starting BIOS Setup Utility HowToChangetheCongurationData 4-2 4-2 Main Setup 4-3 4-4 4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations 4-5 4-6 Warning 4-7 4-8 X7SPA-H-D525 and X7SPE-H-D525 only) 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 & X7SPA-HF-D525 Only) 4-18 4-19 4-20 4-4 Security Settings 4-21 Page 4-23 4-6 Exit Options 4-24 Page Page Page B-2 B-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII