SUPER MICRO Computer X8SIA-F Motherboard Installation, Tools Needed, Location of Mounting Holes

Chapter 2: Installation

2-4 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas- teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver	Pan head screws (9 pieces)	Stand Offs (9 pieces)
		(Only if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are nine (9) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

JPL2 JPL1

IPMI_LAN

JPI2C

JPW1

FLOPPYFAN1

JPUSB1	DIMM2A
	DIMM2B
	DIMM2C
	DIMM1A
	DIMM1B

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required	DIMM1C	FAN2/CPUFAN
FAN2

		LE1
LAN1/LAN2		JLED
	CPU	JF1
		JF1

FAN5

JPB:BMC

Hermon

X8SIA

COM2

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT4 PCI-E2.0X8 IDT 89HI0524G2PS

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

	JPG1
JI2C1	SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)
JI2C2	JWOL:
	Wake on Lan

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

USB5

JWOR
Wake on Ring	IPMB	USB6/7	USB8/9

PCH

+

USB4	CMOS CLEAR
JBT1

FAN3

+

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2 FAN4 JL1 Chassis Intrusion

JL1:

JD1

JWF1

Caution: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation. 2) Some components are very close to the mount- ing holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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