SUPER MICRO Computer X7SPA-H, X7SPA-H-D525, X7SPA-HF, X7SPA-HF-D525, X7SPA-L, X7SPE-H, X7SPE-HF, X7SPE-HF-D525 2-7 Onboard Indicators

Chapter 2: Installation

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LAN Port LEDs

Two LAN ports are located on the I/O

Backplane. Each Ethernet LAN port has

two LEDs. The yellow Activity LED (right,

see below) indicates activity, while the Link/

Speed LED (left) may be green, amber or off

to indicate the speed of the connection. See

the tables at right for more information.

2-7 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port 1

LAN Port 2 (Not available on

the X7SPA-L)

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

Activity LED

Link/Speed LED

A

B

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

FANFAN

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:

LAN2LAN1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

SLOT1 PCI-E X4 (IN X16 SLOT)

SYSCPUKB/MOUSECOM4COM3COM2COM1SODIMM2SODIMM1CPUJ6J5J10J11J12J13J14JPF

Back Panel Connectors

A

B

GLAN Activity LED IndicatorColor Denition Yellow (Flashing) ConnectionActiveGLAN Link/Speed LED IndicatorLED Color Denition Off No Connection or 10 MbpsGreen (On) 100 MbpsAmber (On) 1 Gbps

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