Supermicro X8SAX Quick Reference Manual

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X8SAX / C7X58
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Motherboard Layout and Features
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1394a
CTRL
45
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Intel ICH10R
24
Intel PXH-V
South Bridge
25
T-SGPIO0
T-SGPIO1
26
JD1
USB 10/11 1
I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1
I-SATA4 I-SATA2
I-SATA0
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CPU Installation Heatsink Installation
1. Open
socket
cover
2. Set heatsink
2. Insert CPU (Align
on CPU
Notches)
Lock
3. Close and
secure lever.
Note: Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
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S/PDIF USB 0~3
LAN1
LAN2
KB/Mouse
HD Audio (7.1)
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SMBUS_PS1
USB6~7 USB4~5
43
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5
42
CPU
Intel
X58
41
North Bridge
39
JLED
JF1 LE1 40
JWD
36 37 38
= mounting hole
35
Front Panel Control (JF1)
20 19
1. Apply
Ground
NMI
thermal
grease X
X
Power LED Vcc
Vcc
HDD LED
NIC1 LED Vcc
Vcc
NIC2 LED
OH/Fan Fail LED Vcc
Power Fail LED
Vcc
Reset Reset Button
Ground
3. Twist to lock
fasteners
Power Button
Ground PWR
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aCkage ontents
(Applies to individual-pack only)
• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard
• Six (6) SATA Cables
• One (1) Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
• One (1) 1394a Connector
Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
Jumpers
Item # Jumper Description
15 JPL1/JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable
18 JPAC Audio Enable
19 JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots
21 JPI1 1394a_1/2 Enable
29 JPUSB2 FP USB Wake-up Enable
35 JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable
43 JPUSB1 Backplane USB Wake-up Enable
45 JBT1 CMOS Clear
Speaker/Buzzer
33 JD1
Connectors
Item # Connector Description
1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
2, 5, 7 USB0~3, USB4/5, 6/7 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
3 S/PDIF Sony/Phillips Digital Audio Interface Format
4, 6 LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
8 (HD) Audio (BP) High Definition Audio (7.1) header
9 JPW3 +12V 4-pin Secondary Power Connector
12 Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header
13 CD-In Audio CD Input Header
14, 16 COM2, COM1 COM1/2 Serial Connection Headers
17 JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
20 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
22 1394a_1, 1394a_2 IEEE 1394a Connection Headers
23 JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header
24, 25, 31 USB8, USB9, USB10/11 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
10, 11, 26 Fans 6, Fan 5, Fan4 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU fan)
27, 34, 40
Fans 3, Fan 2, Fan
1
28 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
30 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
32 I-SATA 0~5 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports 0/1, 2/3, 4/5
36 JOH1 Overheat LED Header
37 JF1 Front Panel Control Header
38 JLED Power LED Indicator Header
41 JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector
42 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector
44 SMB_PS1 PWR supply (I C) System Management Bus
2
LED Indicators
Item # LED Description Color/State
39 LE1 Onboard Stby PWR LED Green: Solid on
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
• One (1) I/O Shield
• One (1) SLI Bridge (C7X58 only)
• One (1) Quick Reference Guide
Memory Support
This motherboard supports up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 ECC or
Default
Non-ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM in
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
6 memory slots.
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been
Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
validated by Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our
website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
DIMM Installation
Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Towards the edge of the motherboard
(See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
DIMM3A
Pins 3-4 (Internal Speaker)
DIMM3B
DIMM2A
DIMM2B
DIMM1A
DIMM1B
Towards the CPU
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device
Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS)
Local APIC
Area Reserved for the chipset
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)
PCI Enumeration Area 1
PCI Express (256 MB)
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on
256-MB boundary-
VGA Memory
TSEG
Memory available for the OS & other applications
Note: The motherboard will NOT boot if DIMM module(s) are installed in any of the Bank2 slots but none
in the Bank1 slots. The first DIMM module must be installed in DIMM1A, and all Bank1 slots must be filled
before populating any Bank2 slot(s).
Back Panel IO Connectors
F
E
K
H
B
Status
J
A D G
Power On
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Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.
Size Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)
1 MB 3.99 GB
4 KB 3.99 GB
2 MB 3.99 GB
4 KB 3.99 GB
256 MB 3.76 GB
256 MB 3.51 GB
512 MB 3.01 GB
16 MB 2.85 GB
1 MB 2.84 GB
2.84 GB
A. Keyboard K. LAN 1
Q B. PS/2 Mouse L. USB Port 6
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C. USB Port 0 M. USB Port 7
D. USB Port 1 N. LAN 2
E. USB Port 2 O. Side Surround
F. USB Port 3 P. Back Surround
G. S/PDIF Q. CEN/LFE
H. S/PDIF_RCA R. Mic In
M P S
I. USB Port 4 S. Front
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J. USB Port 5 T. Line In