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  • Page 1 X7SBU USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. "Supermicro" reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2), the X7SBU delivers unparalleled system performance and great power effi ciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specifi ca- tions pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 Motherboard Layout ... 1-4 X7SBU Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Block Diagram ... 1-8 Chipset Overview ... 1-9 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ... 1-9 Special Features ...
  • Page 5 Reset Button ... 2-14 Power Button ... 2-14 Connecting Cables ... 2-15 24-Pin Proprietary Power Connectors...2-15 Processor Power Connector...2-15 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ... 2-16 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ... 2-17 Power LED ...
  • Page 6 X7SBU User’s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ... 3-1 Before Power On ... 3-1 No Power ... 3-1 No Video ... 3-2 Memory Errors ... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ... 3-3 Technical Support Procedures ... 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ...

  • Page 7: Overview

    Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    X7SBU User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: Introduction X7SBU Image All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The mother- board you have received may or may not look exactly the same as those in...

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    X7SBU User’s Manual Motherboard Layout PWR_OK JUIDB LAN2 UIOP Intel LAN CTRL ICH9R I-SATA5 I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2 I-SATA1 I-SATA0 T-SGPIO1 Chassis Intrusion Important Notes to the User • Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections.

  • Page 11: X7Sbu Quick Reference

    X7SBU Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear Power Force On JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/2 Enable IDE Enable Watch Dog Timer Out Connectors Description COM1, COM2 COM1 Port and COM2 Header Fans 1-6 Fan 1: CPU Fan, Fan 2-6: Chassis Fan Headers...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Features

    One (1) UIO Riser card Note: When installing a UIO riser card that contains two PCI-E slots (such as Supermicro's RSC-R1UU-2E8 and RSC-R1UU-UE8), please note that the lower slot supports both PCI-E 2.0 and PCI-E 1.1; however, the upper slot only supports PCI-E 1.1...

  • Page 13: Main Switch Override Mechanism

    • Suspend to RAM (STR) (S3 Optional) • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O ®...

  • Page 14: Block Diagram

    X7SBU User’s Manual Block Diagram LGA775_PROCESSOR VRM 11. 0 DDR3: 1600/ 1333/ 1066/ 800MHz DDR3: 1600/ 1333/ 1066/ 800MHz DDR3 CH_A - 2 CH_B1- 2 S- ATA/300 6 x SATA PORTS USB 2 . 0 / 1 . 1 PORT_0- 7...

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    2 Extreme/Core Land Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R). The X7SBU provides the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream server market. ® Note: The Intel...

  • Page 16: Special Features

    Advanced section to change this setting. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBU. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan the Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V and Vbatt.(via...

  • Page 17: Cpu Overheat Led And Control

    multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports I/O Virtualization Technology is installed on the motherboard. CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this tem- perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

  • Page 18: Slow Blinking Led For Suspend State Indicator

    X7SBU User’s Manual Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

  • Page 19: Static-Sensitive Devices

    Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

  • Page 20: Motherboard Installation

    Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match.
  • Page 21 Installing the LGA 775 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. 3. Use your thumb and your index fi n- ger to hold the CPU at the top center edge and the bottom center edge of the CPU.
  • Page 22 X7SBU User's Manual 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout. 5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutout below a golden dot against the socket key, the Notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2: Installation Installing the Heatsink 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die, the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 24 X7SBU User's Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow these instruc- tions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket.

  • Page 25: Installing Dimms

    Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC memory modules will boot up. How- ever, ECC functionality is not supported on this board. X7SBU supports DDR3 up to 1600 MHz;. You can only install up to two 1600 MHz modules with one module in DIMM1B slot or DIMM2B slot or...
  • Page 26 X7SBU User's Manual Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Firmware Hub fl ash 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)

  • Page 27: Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports KB/MOUSE USB4/5 USB7 JPL1 JPL2 SXB2"PCI-E X4...

  • Page 28: Front Control Panel

    X7SBU User's Manual 2. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defi...

  • Page 29: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1.

  • Page 30: Nic1/Nic2 Led Indicator

    X7SBU User's Manual NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED connection for GLAN 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN 2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity.

  • Page 31: Overheat/Fan Fail Led (Oh)

    Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan. Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.

  • Page 32: Reset Button

    X7SBU User's Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

  • Page 33: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables 24-pin Proprietary Power Connectors The main power supply connector (JPW1) on the X7SBU meets the SSI (Superset ATX) specifi cation. You can only use a 24-pin power supply cable on the motherboard. Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct.

  • Page 34: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    X7SBU User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are eight USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0/1. Another four USB Headers: USB 2/3 and USB 4/5 can provide front access USB con- nections.

  • Page 35: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Ports

    ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located on the back panel. See the table on the right for pin defi - nitions. (The mouse port is above the keyboard port. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 36: Power Led

    X7SBU User's Manual Power LED (JLED) This is a 3-pin connector that shows the system power status. It is a front panel LED External Speaker/Internal Buzzer On the JD1 header, pins 1-4 are for an External Speaker and pins 3-4 are for the Internal Buzzer See the table on the right for speaker pin defi...

  • Page 37: Jlan (Gigabit Ethernet Ports)

    JLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two Giga-bit Ethernet ports (JLAN1/ JLAN2) are located next to the VGA Con- nector on the IO backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. UID (Unit Identifi cation Switch) There is a UID switch (JUID) on the motherboard.

  • Page 38: Fan Headers

    X7SBU User's Manual Fan Headers The X7SBU has six fan headers (Fan1 to Fan6) including fi ve chassis/system fan head- ers (Fan1 to Fan5) and one CPU Fan (CPU Fan6). All these fan headers support 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.

  • Page 39: Wake-On-Ring

    Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is located at JWOR. This feature allows your computer to be awakened by an incom- ing call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and a cable to use this feature.

  • Page 40: Power Smb (I C) Connector

    X7SBU User's Manual Power SMB (I C) Connector Power SMB (I C) Connector (PW4) is used to monitor PWR supply, fan and system temperature. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) headers are located above the IDE on the motherboard.

  • Page 41: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 42: Clear Cmos

    X7SBU User's Manual Clear CMOS JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the 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.

  • Page 43: Vga Enable/Disable

    VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. Force-Power-On Enable/Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or dis- able the function of Force-Power-On. If enabled, the power will always stay on automatically.

  • Page 44: Ide Enable/Disable

    X7SBU User's Manual IDE Enable/Disable J2 enables or disables IDE on the X7SBU. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. KB/MOUSE SPKR USB4/5 COM2 FLOPPY USB7 Super I/O Winbond BUZZER SPKR1 JPG1 JPL1...

  • Page 45: Onboard Indicators

    Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard. Each Gigabit Ether- net LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity; while the Link LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

  • Page 46: A. Power Ok-Led

    X7SBU User's Manual Power OK-LED (D64) The Power OK-LED Indicator is located next to the SPEC Slot on the mother- board. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Onboard Power LED (LE1) There is an Onboard power LED (LE1) located on the motherboard.

  • Page 47: Floppy Connector

    Floppy, Hard Disk Drive and IPMI 2.0 Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...

  • Page 48: Ide Connector

    X7SBU User's Manual IDE Connector There is one IDE Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SIMSO IPMI There is an SIMSO IPMI 2.0 (Intelligent Power Management Interface) Slot on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the IPMI slot location.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting Procedures

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 50: No Video

    X7SBU User's Manual Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup- plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

  • Page 51: Losing The System's Setup Confi Guration

    1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Ques- tion' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at com/support/bios/).

  • Page 52: Frequently Asked Questions

    However, the functionality of ECC is not supported by DDR3 1600 MHz memory. X7SBU supports DDR3 up to 1600 MHz;. You can only install up to two 1600 MHz modules on the X7SBU (with one module in DIMM1B slot or DIMM2B slot or with...
  • Page 53 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super- micro.com/support/rma/). This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in- curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.
  • Page 54 X7SBU User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 55: Introduction

    Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7SBU. The Phoe- nix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 56: Running Setup

    X7SBU User's Manual Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see the next page).

  • Page 57: Main Bios Setup Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi...
  • Page 58 X7SBU User's Manual Hard Disk Pre-Delay This setting allows the user to add a delay prior to the fi rst access of a hard disk by the BIOS. The delay ensures that the hard disk has time to initialize before power up.
  • Page 59 used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and 16 Sectors. LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 32 Bit I/O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer.

  • Page 60: Advanced Setup

    X7SBU User's Manual Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

  • Page 61: Advanced Processor Options

    Chapter 4: BIOS POST Error Use the setting to Pause and Display SETUP entry or resume boot prompt if error occurs on boot disabled. The options are Enabled and Disabled. ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine whether you want to use the ACPI (Advanced Con- fi...
  • Page 62 X7SBU User's Manual Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU) The feature allows you to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The feature depends on the CPU fl exibility. The options are: Default, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10 and x11.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: BIOS No Execute Mode Memory Protection (Available when supported by the CPU and the OS) Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a fl...

  • Page 64: Advanced Chipset Control

    X7SBU User's Manual Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU) Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2,) which will lower the CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefi ned overheat threshold. Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via the CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy universal serial bus. The options are en- able and disable USB Host Controller This feature enables or disables USB Controller in Dev 29 Function 0,1,2,3,7. Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved memory area.
  • Page 66 X7SBU User's Manual into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS PCI Express Port #3 Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex4 Port#3. Select Disabled to always disable PCI-Ex4 Port#3. (If PCI-E x1 Port#1 is disabled, PCI-E x4 Port#3 will be disabled as well). When set to Auto, PCI-Ex4 Port#3 will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected.
  • Page 68 X7SBU User's Manual Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high- throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other.

  • Page 69: Console Redirection

    Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the fl oppy disk controller. The options are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS controlled). DMI Event Logging Event Log Validity This setting allows you to report the validity of the DMI event log.
  • Page 70 X7SBU User's Manual Baud Rate This setting will enable you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection. The options are 300,1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2 K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K. Console Type This setting will enable you to set the console redirection type. The options are VT100, VT100 (8bit), PC ANSI (7bit), PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8 and ASCII.
  • Page 71 Run at 12V, 2. Optimized Server w/3-pin, 3. Optimized Workstations with 3-pin, 4. Optimized Server with 4-pin, and 5. Optimized Worstation with 4-pin. Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed: Vcore A, MCH Core, V-DIMM, 3.3V, +12V, 5V Standby, 5VDD, PVTT, Vbatt Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre- cedence over the BIOS settings.
  • Page 72 X7SBU User's Manual IPMI Specifi cation Version: This item displays the current IPMI Version. This item displays the current Firmware Version. Firmware Version: System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled, the system will continue to log events received via system interface.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS Time Out Option This item allows the user to decide what action to take in an event of a system boot failure. The options are No Action, Reset, Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode) These options display the System Event (SEL) Log and System Event (SEL) Log in List Mode.
  • Page 74 X7SBU User's Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. 4-20...

  • Page 75: Security Settings

    Chapter 4: BIOS Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

  • Page 76: Boot Settings

    X7SBU User's Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS.

  • Page 77: Exit

    Chapter 4: BIOS Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section.
  • Page 78 X7SBU User's Manual Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility while saving any changes you may have made.

  • Page 79: Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.
  • Page 80 X7SBU User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 81: Installing The Windows Os

    South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for...
  • Page 82 Windows XP/2000/2003 installation. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

  • Page 83: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 84 X7DWE User's Manual C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 85 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our website at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/ SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero...
  • Page 86 X7DWE User's Manual Notes...

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