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1. 2 Ey ae BES TET g 5 5 a gt amp gt a z 2 a 5 HE zi 5 5 B Wa 6 azg 223 655 fe SIMSO 1983 5 5 amp 2 z TEL g mi C y E 5 Se 5 i Re E lt age a 295 lt uj D ore Due H 2 ag 2 E 4 oa D 5 es 5 g 3 5 SE 2 a 8 H o mp 5 ER 58 DIMM1A DIMM1 DIMM1B DIMM2 5 aH DIMM2A DIMM3 zl DIMM2B a 5 SLOT1 PCI E X16 DIMM4 Er a 5 eas 5 2 25 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard Each Gigabit Ethernet 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 connec tion See the tables at right for more information 10 Gigabit LAN LED For the X7SBT 10G Only Lin LED Activity k CO G Rear View when viewing from the back of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator Right LED Setting Status Definition Flashing LAN Active GLAN Link Indicator Left LED Set
2. 5 gF Epo RE mr H g B g 5 8 5 aa a 2 a 5 F p7 5 5 c 65 5 a 5 5 Jas 836 fe 4988 2 S 5 _ z gay go S z 58 gt N L zz a E Ei a ji 8 5 2 22 E oe OQ 5 9 P 5 SE 2 a 8 H 2229 3 52 DIMM1A DIMMI Ny NY TI T 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 ke ZI 5 af Ow 152548 DIMM2A DIMM3 zl l8 na 5 58 A E SLOT1 PCI E X16 S S SATAS SATAZ DIMM2B DIMM4 ESTA SSi EA alll ESATA ESATAD RE 2 23 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Setting Definition plication hangs Close pins 1 2 of Jumper RUM JWD to reset the system if an applica Pins 2 3 NMI tion hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a Open Disabled non maskable interrupt signal for the ap plication that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the Jumper Settings JPG1 VGA port The default position is on pins Botin dumpers Definition 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on Pins 1 2 Enabled the right for jumper settin
3. VGA TANS ng 2 m pa n CON E o 2 V 5 z 85 2 eee a 2545 Ei KCN 8i 8 TN 2 es 2 a me g 8 2 g DIMMI ny 5 E DIMM2 E 8 Bla 4 2 8 DIMMS 88 2 ka J 4 amp SLOT POLES S SESATAS ESATAZI DIMMA HERE ul la E SATAT SATA Groun x Power LED HDD LED A OH Fan Fail LED NIC1 LED B PWR Supply Fail NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED pwrrait LED SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 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 definitions Pin Definition 3 Reset Signal 4 Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To i turn off the power when
4. 4 21 4 6 Boot Setup nanan nana xan 4 22 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Beep A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and 5 C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 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 If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the bulk box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 SATA cables CBL 044L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers utilities and user s manual 1 1 X7SBT X7SBT 10G 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
5. 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Control Panel Connectors Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the graphics below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports NE of E ES N S 8 a ai O 4 B z T V 6 3 3 2 amp 8 SIMSO 5 x 5 B s Eee E o is 5 5 4 ux HE E NE 8 N H E Z gt a z ma CN Bg V y 9 5 E g m j Sk E 2 B 5 2 8 2 DIMMIA DIMMI i z DIMM1B DIMM2 a 7 DIMM2A DIMMS Y 2 a SLOTI PCLE X16 gt FSATAS DIMM gw 1 50222932224 SATAY 5 for 106 only Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Back Panel USB Port 0 USB Port 1 2 Gigabit LAN 1 3 Gigabit LAN 2 4 COM 1 Port 5 VGA Port Blue 6 10
6. x Taran g g 5 8 L um E m gt m m E 5 zi EZ 5 a 5 szE TP 72 8 zie SIMSO 588 z 2 NENEILLINEENEENEENEENEEEIII NENENI o 5 5 ara a BEES fe S d 5 i 3 e 1 g m 52 2 N HS 3z E a 35 5 g uj ore c Bz ons a 2 4 s gt 4 Pam DNO 5 amp 5 e 5 5 E gt Og m B a 2229 5 ENS 2 58 DIMM1A DIMM1 nS ON zi N 5 z DIMM1B DIMM2 7 Es D xU 5 65 5 Oe 8 2 DIMM2A DIMM3 A 5 Ems x SLOT1 PCI E X16 _ 5 DIMM2B DIMM4 g I ar yon Fao 5 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 JPUSB1 Two are Front Acces sible USB ports 0584 USB6 JUSB5 JUSB6 resp Four header ports USB8 7 USB11 10 JUSB3 JUSB2 resp There are two ports USB5 3 JUSB4 reserved for Intel Sloid State Drive There is one USB port 0589 embedded IPMI slot and one USB port USB2 embedded in mini PCI E Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB 0 1 JUSB1 Pin Definitions 1 5V PO PO Ground N A Header amp Front Accessible USB Pin Definitions JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 JD1 PWR STBY PWR LED1
7. 2 24 PCI PCI E slots to SMB speed 2 25 2 8 Onboard Indicators nla EE ER xa keka ne ated 2 26 GEAN LEDS tirer ru 2 26 TOGA LEAN LED iether t del ts 2 26 Onboard Power LED ane l d la kan Sana ka Haaa V la Halan ca daka kk kan 2 27 2 9 SIMSO IPMI 2 28 SIMSQ IPMLESIOt eto ete pacte e 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On eroe ir ee dre tee Rete ded de 3 1 NoPOWOT stesso us eet et Is 3 1 NO ro 3 2 Memory EFO S pax xa kes n 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 3 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions kk kk RA 3 4 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS tan eed 4 1 4 2 RUNNING Setup x exte c e eee a e e m 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup see eet e Ete ERR e e OR ERR de ea 4 2 4 4 ott x reus 4 5 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 4 5 Security
8. SES 2 2 amp 59 DIMM4A DIMMI e 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 sil 8 y 5 all g 778 DIMM2A DIMM3 BE SLOTIPCIEX16 gt 658 DIMM2B DIMM4 E ee lt E S SIFSATAS SATAZ Er x n eS fall SATAT SATAG 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 10Gb_LAN Enable Disable For X7SBT 10G Only JPL3 enables or disables the 10 Giga bit_LAN Port LAN3 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled CMOS Clear 10Gb_LAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled 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 Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS gt Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS A 10Gb LAN Enable B CMOS Clear FAN3
9. Intel LAN CTRL a On ORE HDD LEDI LED2 JUSB5 JUSB6 USB3 0588 USB10 USB5 0587 USB11 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 10 5V PO PO Ground No connection Backpanel USBO0 1 Front Accessible USB4 USB6 Header port USB5 3 Header port USB8 7 Header port USB11 10 O0 gt JWR1 WR 2 FANI a gt Ee ur ur 5 5 r xil 5 ZEN E Bo NEV E ES g s N5 j 2 pom S sz a z45 5 8 55 H 27 2 NEZ gt on O E 5 ec E 2 J 5 8 5 2 3 oe oF a 24 N 2 DIMM1A DIMMI N 5 gt DIMM1B DIMM2 g 5 af DIMM2A DIMMS 5 HE a 22 nu z SLOT1 PCI E X16 EESTI DIMM2B DIMM4 n 8 gt lt AR eS fal SATAT SATAQ SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Fan Headers The X7SBT X7SBT 10G has three sys tem fan headers Fans 1 to Fan 3 that support 4 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions Note The onboard fan
10. dey 2 12 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators sy a kurdan kalana nens 2 12 Overheat Fan Fail 2 13 Power Fall Bet 2 13 Reset Button e 2 14 Power BUTTON oreet exorto eee npe e e e Du 2 14 2 6 Connecting Cables 1 100000011000 kak ba Ek a aka a k n ka 2 15 20 Pin Proprietary Power Connector 2 15 4 Pin Auxiliary Power Connector 2 16 vi Table of Contents Universal Serial BUS 058 2 17 Fan Headers fon atu 2 18 Chassis Intr siOn eoe eee Er eR ees 2 18 2 19 Power Supply ConnectOr l l d kk kk kk kk 2 19 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet 2 20 10Gb MAN Kol Eh trei 2 20 nee pit her aed an t 2 21 VGA CONNECtOT J d n kana E RO RE Ree duda eee a des 2 21 2 f Jumper Settings el eco tti et as 2 22 Explanation of JUMPpersS 2 22 Enable Disable 2 22 1065 LAN Enable Disable 2 2 23 avg 2 23 Watch DOQ as 2 24 VGA
11. DIMM2 g 5 5 5 DIMM2A DIMM3 zg 3 a z SLOT PCI E X16 8 DIMM2B DIMM4 u 4 amp 5 5 5 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definitions JF1 header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 NMI Control Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 5V 3 7 s o LI E i NERE an EON ES sa 8 2 3 EON LOP lzz 5 mmr E E 8 4 gt SIMSO 98 ES z he 7 s T RT E X 3 gt E S 2 EJ P EI CN 5 S NA NC Ta g 5 es g gp 3 gt a 8 F 3 2 e IIMM1A DIMM1
12. 7 X 5 al IMM1B DIMM2 5 all x 8 2 DIMMS Ri z stovipce xis gt IMN28 EL i B 80222772221 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc A NMI OH Fan Fail LED PWR LED PWR Fail LED 2 11 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for LAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3 Vcc 14 HD Active LAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 3 3 Vsb 10 12 NIC Active m tI ET Bi 8 Era B5 8 5 ga 3 E E36 S
13. VGA Connector A VGA connector JVGA1 is located r 50906 next to the COM1 on the o backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location A SMB VGA i 5 5 8 38 gum 9 as 5 5 E 9 szz pi x E35 SIMSO z 55 E Le gt 2 5 5 Sur S 5 T 2 meal 5 f 9 ag a 5 o t 7 2 2 COMT Intel LAN CTRL CMOS CLEAR E LED3 VRD OH LED SUPERO X7SBT 10G BIDS ICH9R USB5 3 puss FAN3 Y DIMM1A g N EB DIMM2 H ees a 2 DIMM2A DIMM3 Y a N 58 DIMM2B A Ems SLOT1 PCI E X16 8 DIMM4 Er oc 22 TaT ele FSATAT IFSATAG 2 21 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers be used to choose between optional settings
14. 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A 12V Vdimm 5V 3 3V 1 25V 3 3Vsb Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual The option is available only when an card is installed in the system Firmware Version 1 51 Enable Disable IPMI event logging Disabling will still log events Clear System Event Log Disabled received via the system Existing Event Log number 110 interface Event Log Control SYS Firmware Progress Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabled DS boot Watchdog Disabled Timer for loading OS min 101 Time out action No Action gt System Event Log gt System Event Log list mode Fi TI SE F9 Esc Enter F10 Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue
15. 03 digital Discrete Event Description State fisserted Assertion SEL Event Data 01 00 00 F1 F9 Esc Enter F10 These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record 4 19 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 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 lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Passuord Is Clear User Password Is Clear Supervisor Password Enteri controls access to the Set User Password Enter setup utility Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled F1 aie F9 Esc Enter F10 Supervisor Password 15 This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a s
16. 75 75 10 Motherboard Layout 1 4 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard 1 6 Block Diagram e 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview kaaa kk te ea ta ka eae eee eee 1 9 1 3 Special Features UE 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring kann d xan nk xana xak kan 1 10 1 5 Lm 1 11 1 6 P wer Supply 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Ne No m 2 4 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Motherboard 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 4 Installing DIMMS tee t te Lice reden n uario j rkan ab dua puce 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and Ports 2 2 9 Back Panel Connectors IO 2 9 Front Control Panel 2 10 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 11 NMI BUTON retro ee ex ke e m sa eaa enger op b ne RR ER 2 11 Power 2 11 HDD LED monsuna
17. Jumpers m create shorts between two pins to er 7 oer change the function of the connector Cap Pin 1 is identified with a square solder Bos s pad on the printed circuit board See 7 the motherboard layout pages for ae Pin 1 2 short jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers 4 Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Jumpers JPL1 and JPL2 enable Jumper Settings or disable GLAN Port1 and GLAN Pin Definition Port2 on the motherboard See 1 2 Enabled default the table on the right for jump er settings The default setting is Enabled A GLAN 1 Enable B GLAN 2 Enable Disabled Be TT a g 5 g g ur n amp is 5 a 25 uu em al B r B2 8 S 8 5 azg 9 pu L Xp a E 5565 SIMSO wm E gt os Q ix e p n z z 5 2 7 5 El 1 Y g a gt 5 g 8 E 8 ons 85 a 9 5 E en CD 5 El 2 22 4 2 gt Ez
18. LEDA 20581 ES COMA EDS AN3 VGA CX4 Connector LI JPL3 for 10G only USBO 2 TANT Intel o 2 JPL1 JEXP1 SUPER LAN Intel X7SBT 10G BIR UA CTRL VGA CTRL i STBY PWR CMOS CLEAR e JBT1 LED o 00 Le18 g gt E m LO zi rm B ICH9R B Bh JUSB6 UsBe i 20585 amp USB4 nzjl2C1 Suber E1202 24 go BEROI USB5 3 HIE T xis Xie JUSB4 Ll 9 9 j su Ea zan SFI Chasis Sr JUSB2 Intrusion BUZZER SPT m Jp PWR LED OH LED JOH1 MCH i X48 gl g NEDA zz HDD LED SB 55 gt EIS J 2 S S s 5 JWR2 LED3 VRD OH LED JP1 WR FANS FAN2 FAN1 Notes e Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections e m indicates the location of Pin 1 e The 106 CX4 connector is only available on the X7SBT 10G You cannot use both 20 pin power connecors located at JWR1 right side con nector and JWR2 left side connector as input power supply connectors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at one time For proper use of these proprietary PWR connectors please customize your PWR cables based on the power connector pin out definitio
19. 10G DIMM1A DIMM1 USBMAD DIMM1B DIMM2 LAN3 B1 51 USB8 7 DIMM2A DIMM3 a B SATA2 SLOT1 PCI E X16 DIMM2B DIMM4 6 Fe JPL3 JEXP1 I SATA1 SATAO SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector In addition to two 20 pin power connec tors a 4 pin 12V PWR supply is located at JP1 on the motherboard This power A PIn Power Pin Definitions connector is used to provide power sup ply to hard drive disks Refer to the layout Pin Definition below for the location 1 12V Note 1 The 4 pin Auxiliary Power Ground Connector is used for power supply 2 3 Ground output to the HDDs only 4 5V Required Connection Note 2 The black square dot on the power connector indicates the location of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connec tions A 4 pin Aux PWR B One Male Receptacle PWR Connector C amp D Two Female PWR Connectors
20. 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 Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be re served for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to al low data to be cached 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 0 512K 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
21. Only In addition to the two GLAN ports men tioned above a 10 Gigabit LAN w CX4 interface is located at LAN3 on the I O backplane Refer to the layout below for the locations of the LAN ports A Gb LAN1 B Gb LAN2 C 10 Gb LAN for 10G only 8 B To ES 9 r 25 a I zi 25 B x a4 2 Bg D o o a a SIMSO 88 la 88 JPG1 VGA CTRL Supe Vo J EN BUZZER SPT FAN2 CMOS CLEAR LED3 VRD OH LED 5 5 95 ger S SEEH a ak 2 59 ji Be DIMM1A DIMM1 N ka 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 E 9 7 8 DIMM2A DIMM3 al SLOT PCI E X16 8 DIMM2B DIMM4 y 8 lt z S S FSATAS FSATAZ on SS ana n ele ESATAT FSATAG E 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation SMB SMB Header Pin Definiti A System Management Bus header in Definitions is located at JSMB1 Connect the Pin Definition 7 m 1 Data appropriate cable to utilize SMB on 2 Ground your system 3 clock 4 No Connection
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23. gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Boot Features Item Specific Help IID isab Ledl Display the graphic Logo QuickBoot Mode Disabled screen during boot POST Errors Enabled ACPI Mode Yes Power Button Behavior Instant 0ff Resume On Modem Ring Off Resume on 0n Power Loss Control Last State Watch Dog Disabled Extend Shadow Ram Disabled Summary screen Enabled F1 x Esc Enter Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enabled or Disabled the graphic logo screen display during bootup QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed 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 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine whether you want to use the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power on or power off immediately as soon as you hit the power button The options are default and 4 second Override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming c
24. or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operat ing system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2003 Servers operating systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend sta
25. processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached 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 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 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 process ing and operation The options are Unchached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back
26. to the previous item CPU Overheat Alarm to set this alarm to trigger earlier at 0 PECI count The system may also shut down to prevent damage to the processor if it is not corrected At this level the PECI count is 0 or above the processor s DTS thermal throttle point Notes i Supermicro does not display CPU absolute temperatures because Intel has changed the processor methodology to PECI Platform Environment Con trol Interface using DTS Digital Thermal Sensors Intel processors only provide PECI counts as references for fan speed controls So all our Intel processor based motherboards will be have been updated to change the CPU temperature display from numbers absolute temperatures to text low medium and high Each processor has a DTS and every processors DTS is individually cali brated at the factory DTS function is to provide digital data that informs the system of the processor s thermal throttle point Since this value varies for every processor it is impossible to assign a particular temperature level at the BIOS level Instead Intel developed PECI PECI reports a negative value expressing the information imbedded in DTS and subtracting from it the current temperature reading For example if the assigned DTS thermal throttle point value in a processor is 85 C and the current temperature read ing is 35 C the value reported by PECI would be 50 C This PECI count is monitored by your Supermicro mothe
27. to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel Enhanced Debug Recommended for maintenance This feature allows an operating system level debug of issues that may be processor related The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 predefined 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 4 9 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one computer The options are Enabled and Disabled If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site www intel com for detailed information gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An Incor
28. 009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10Gb motherboard The SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G supports single Intel Xeon 3000 sequence Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo processor with a system bus speed of 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory supports Non ECC unbuffered 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs With a Core 2 processor built in the X7SBT X7SBT 10Gb support Wide Dynamic Execution FSB Dynamic Bus Inver sion DBI and Advanced Digital Media Boost Smart Memory Access and Thermal Management 2 TM2 Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products for details This product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a technician Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and perfo
29. 2 SDRAM Ex eral LPC COM Port CTRL COM1 COM2 External Internal Header XTSBT X7SBT 10G System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset and Processor Features Overview The Intel x48 Express chipset designed for use with an ntel Xeon 3000 sequence Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo processor in the LGA 775 Land Array Package is comprised of two primary components the Memory Controller Hub North Bridge and the I O Controller Hub South Bridge The X7SBT X7SBT 10G provides the performance and feature set required for the mainstream server market Memory Controller Hub X48 North Bridge The function of the MCH is to manage the data flow between four interfaces the CPU interface the DDR3 System Memory Interface the PCI Express Interface and the Direct Media Interface DMI The MCH is optimized for the Intel Xeon 3000 3200 series processor in the LGA775 Land Grid Array package Four DIMM slots support non ECC Unbuffered Dual Single Channel DDR3 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs The Ninth Generation I O Controller Hub ICH9R South Bridge The I O Controller ICH9R provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired for the system to operate efficie
30. 8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 gt DMI Event Logging Event Log Validity This setting allows you to report the validity of the DMI event log Event Log Capacity This setting allows you to report the space available in the DMI event log Full indicates the DMI log has no more space available to store DMI events View DMI Event Log This setting allows the user to view the events in the DMI log Event Logging Select Enable to log DMI events Mark DMI Events as Read This setting allows you to mark DMI events as read Clear all DMI Event Logs Setting this option to Yes will clear the DMI event log after rebooting The options are Yes and No Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This setting will allow you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B The options are Onboard COM A Onboard COM B and Disabled 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 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 ASCIl Flow Control This settin
31. BIOS some settings may have been 4 added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro web site lt http www super micro com gt for any changes to the BIOS not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scripti
32. G LAN port for 10G only 2 9 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Front Control Panel Header JF1 Pins Header Pins Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED UID Switch Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail Blue LED Cathod UID Vcc PWR Fail UID LED PWR Fail LED 2 1 z LE PSU D 8 B gs 3 1 4 S B 2 p SIMSO 383 ge EN GE E 5 S c Zam i 5 5 Bey Bo 58 5 2 3 2 E 2 7 2 sz H E35 5 8 8 Ore 2i g2 EE 8 o E e 5 m E al gl J gt 1 3 E a 3 mu a 5 2 E a DIMMIA 24 BS DIMMI 5
33. IMSO gt 38 5 Be s BEN io O g EN 5 8 Ed E mn No H amp 835 2 2E 8 B 4 2 3 2 58 DIMM1A DIMMI e gt lt 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 4 j 2 DIMM2A DIMM3 af 2 2 SLOTIPCLEX16 7 FBATAZ F SATA DIMM2B DIMMA ga S ESATA 52224220052 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED A HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC1 LED 2 LED Vcc C NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground 2 1 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail eee connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail Indicator Status Pin Definition 7 3 3 Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Indicator State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED ANN PWR Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Definition 5 5 Voc 6 PWR Fail Indicator oso TIS LAN CTRL STBY PWR LED1 SMB li gt 2 9 5 jaca h D4 PWR 7 WR
34. R connector locations Chapter 2 Installation 20 pin Main Power Connector Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition PS On Ground 5VSB Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground NC2 NC1 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V 12V Note 1 You cannot use both 20 pin power connectors located at JWR1 the right connector and JWR2 the left connector as input power supply con nectors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at a time For proper use of these proprietary PWR connectors please customize your PWR cables based on the SMC PWR connector pin out definitions listed above Note 2 The black square dot on a power connector indicates the location of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connections m T 2 L M A The right 20 pin PWR con nector JWR1 B The left 20 pin PWR con nector JWR2 C 20 pin PWR cable TANT tn JPL2 JPL1 JF HDD LEI Ez VGA CTRL A Sup o DN BUZZER SPT 7 COMT Intel LAN CTRL CMOS CLEAR ICH9R VGA BIOS USB5 3 JUSB4 d El 2 SUPERG X7SBT
35. SUPERO SUPERO X7 SBT SUPERO X7SBT 10G USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates 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 IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Sant
36. Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 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 http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS be flashed it depends the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by 3 3 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What typ
37. TA hard drives as IDE drives SATA RAID Enable This setting allows you to enable or disable the SATA RAID functionality The op tions are Disabled and Enabled ICH RAID CobeBase Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Enable Enhanced AHCI WinXP SP1 IAA driver supports AHCI mode The options Disabled and Enabled SATA AHCI Legacy Enable This item appears it SATA AHCI Enable is activated This setting disables SATA Ports 5 and 6 when in AHCI legacy mode The options are Disabled and Enabled SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 Extended Primary Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port3 SATA Port4 and Extended Primary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed on a slot Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk dr
38. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the sequence as show the picture on the right 2 Hold and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when loosening the heatsink D R NO 3 SCREW 0 2 SCREW 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surfaces of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal gt grease on the surface before re installing the Do na reuse thermal grease and the heatsink 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules AN Memory Support Warning Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance This motherboard supports non ECC Unbuffered Dual Single Channel DDR3 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs See notes 2 and 3 Populating DIMM1A DIMM2A and or DIMM1B DIMM2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memo
39. a Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date February 11 2
40. all is received by your modem The options are On and Off Resume On PME Select On to wake your system up from the PME The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Select Enabled to automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Extend Shadow RAM The feature allocates more Shadow RAM for devices that may need more than the system s default The options are Disabled and Enabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enabled or Disabled the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor 4 7 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G 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 flexibility The options are Default x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 and x11 Frequency High Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows you to set the high ratio internal frequency multiplier for the Intel SpeedStep CPUs The options are Default X6 to X11 an
41. andidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 7 Exit 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 Main Advanced Security Boot Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit System Setup and Discard Changes save your changes to Save Changes CMOS F1 YT Esc Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility while saving any chang
42. at U16 See the table on the right for pin defintions Power Supply C Connector Power Supply Connector JPI2C Chapter 2 Installation Serial Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 7 RTS 8 CTS 4 DTR RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection PWR Supply Pin Definitions Pin Definition monitors the status of the power Clock supply fan and system temperature Data See the table on the right for pin PWR Fail definitions Ground A COM1 Port Port PWR Supply I C Cu NE a B Se F LA S rb a ES PO 255 EE T z Pos Su WD 5 a P i me m ja 2 58 DIMM1A DIMM1 i ox ud 5 E 1 DIMM1B DIMM2 all 2 E B DIMM2A DIMM3 1 5 E SLOT1 PCI E X16 7 58 i ESSA DIMM2B DIMMA one SS 2 19 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports are located at LAN1 LAN2 on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables GLAN1 GLAN2 10Gb LAN Port For X7SBT 10G
43. ced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBT X7SBT 10G All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Voltage Monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan the CPU Core Chipset 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 5V Standby and VBAT voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Chapter 1 Introduction System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment
44. d X12 to X27 Note If a wrong ratio that is not supported by the CPU is selected the system may hang If this happens clear the CMOS to recover the system Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Compatible FPU Code Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code OPCode in the floating point FP state The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3 The options are Disabled and Enabled Echo TPR Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system options are Disabled and Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site www intel com for detailed information 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS No E
45. directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back PNP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PNP Play amp Plug devices Onboard LAN 1 and Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate P PCI Express Slot 1 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol lowing Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout d
46. e 2 Quad Core 2 Duo processor with a system bus speed of 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory supports Non ECC unbuffered 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs Supports Intel Dual Core Technology Wide Dynamic Execution FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Advanced Digital Media Boost Smart Memory Access and Thermal Management 2 TM2 Memory Four DIMM slots support non ECC Unbuffered Dual Single Channel DDR3 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs E Note X7SBT 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 with two modules in both DIMM1B DIMM2B slots Chipset e Intel X48 North Bridge and Intel ICH9R South Bridge Expansion Slots e One PCI Exp x16 slot JEXP1 One SIMSO IPMI Slot BIOS 16 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 limited and ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support and Hardware BIOS Virus Protection PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores Memory voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 5V standby 12V 12V VBAT HT Memory and Chipset e Platform Environment Control Interface ready e CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator e Status monitor for fan speed and System OH Fan Fail LED Control Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for reco
47. e a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation Note Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install 4 the CPU onto the motherboard 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 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 Note Some components are very cl
48. e of memory does my motherboard support Answer Four DIMM slots support non ECC Unbuffered Dual Single Channel DDR3 1600 MHz up to 4GB in 2 DIMMs or DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz up to 8GB in 4 DIMMs Please note that X7SBT 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 with two modules in both DIMM 1B and DIMM2B slots Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not expe riencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and follow the readme txt to flash the BIOS Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question After have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 145GB of memory during POST Answer Becaus
49. e the chipset does not support memory remapping and PCI E memory requires a great deal of memory so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete 3 4 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 During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 5 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Notes 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7SBT The Phoe nix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the
50. ed for CPU and system cooling The Early Alarm Setting Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer 4 15 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual CPU Temperature This item displays the level of CPU temperature High Medium Low as detected by the BIOS The information shown in the screen is for your reference only See the notes below for more information on DTS and PECI Low This level is considered as the normal operating temperature No action is required The PECI count is below or equal to the processor s DTS thermal throttle point minus 10 PECI counts Medium The processor is running warmer This is a caution level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition At this point the PECI count is above the processor s DTS thermal throttle point minus 10 PECI counts but still below or equal to the DTS thermal throttle point High The processor is running hot Take the necessary steps to correct any heat dissipation problems Please check the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems At this point the system fans will run at full speed The system s Overheat Alarm will be triggered if the DTS thermal throttle point is reached plus 5 PECI counts This is the Default Alarm Setting Refer
51. efault user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Health Information HUB AS ef Doctor TIT ce Penh Information xa Fan 2 Intrusian Chassis Chazzis C 2 Appendix Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control AS Eee Ae Remote Management Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to the OS to reboot shut down witten a specdied tim the defauk is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or chuts down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serace Daemon running at all times on this system Fronde connectimty Power control al Note SD Software Revision 1 0 be downloaded from our website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide a
52. efore remov Green System On ing or adding any components See the Green ACPI S1 State table on the right for more details zm Standby Power LED and VRD Over Heat LED There is a Standby power LED located at LED1 on the motherboard There is also an OverHeat LED3 located at VRD OH LED on the motherboard A Onboard PWR LED B Standby Power LED C VRD OH LED E 5 Lock ER E 5 3 5 46 T ko ma c gt 5 B 5 azg 6 E 9 amp X 855 SMSO 5 2 Wee g i E 29 5 1 f a RA 2 gz ji 295 8 d ond 2 8 oe E i 2 85 5 2 B 2 Bes 23 Z 5 ta DIMM1A DIMMI Nn ND z 5 Ei DIMMIB DIMM2 g 8 ges 5 8 DIMM2A DIMM3 7 l3 N eee mui SLOT PCI E X16 8 5 DIMM2B DIMM4 E a SS ES ele FSATAT FSATAG x 2 27 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 2 9 SIMSO IPMI Connection SIMSO IPMI Slot There is a SIMSO IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout be low for the IPMI Slot locat
53. es you may have made Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made 4 23 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 24 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 Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with front panel Overheat LED on system overheat A 1 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Insta
54. evice may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select the clock frequency for the Keyboard Controller The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device and ASK IR 4 13 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F
55. g enables you to select the flow control option for the console The op tions are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This setting allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected The options are Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after Post This setting allows you to decide if you would like to continue with the console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off gt Hardware Monitoring Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see the status of each of the following items CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Refer to the the next item CPU Temperature for more information regarding PECI DTS and other thermal features of this motherboard Warning Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature N predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed The options are The Default Alarm Setting Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 5 PECI counts above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time need
56. gs Pins 2 3 Disabled A Watch Dog Enable B VGA Enable PWR LED H J LED2 E HDD Inter LAN CTRL o E LANT j JPL2 JPL1 LAN2 Intel LAN CTRL LG 1 CMOS CLEAR E LED3 VRD OH LED FAN2 eS CD 5 5 5 8 s gt a Ez oe aps 2 3g 2 5 ta N DIMM1A DIMM1 Nn ND z foe 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 g si 5 ges DIMM2A DIMM3 N al N LO na 2 2 SLOT1 PCI E X16 7 _ QIFSATAS jFSATAZ DIMM2B DIMM4 Sr Ld b fall SATAT SATAG 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation PCI PCI E Slots to SMB Speeds SMBus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI2C4 JI2C2 allow you to con ee nect PCI PCI Exp Slots to the System Management Bus The default setting is open to disable the connection Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default
57. he 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 Load Plate with PnP Cap attached 3 Use your thumb and your index fin ger to hold the CPU at the top center edge and the bottom center edge of the CPU Bottom Center Edge 2 3 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G 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 Socket Key Socket Notch 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 CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle Corner with a _ triangle cutout CPU Pin1 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket Load Lever 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the load lever is pushed in
58. ion A SIMSO IPMI slot x HS ER To S o S a lg 5 e E 8 B c 5 szz i 2355 35 2 gt RET ERAN A a E E BER 3 hA ley jg 8 3 a 2 rod 5 amp E 3 2 j a 55 5 a 8 do 28 48 85 2 gt 9 gt x zi Ie 53 E 8 J Oo 5 al gt 4 T m Be z amp 54 DIMM1A DIMMI un 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 5 gen r S ak d DIMM2A DIMM3 H af No 58 DIMM2B hen SLOT1 PCI E X16 8 DIMM4 BEEN Ba amp F a5 Ile E SATAT SATAO 5 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 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 changi
59. ive is installed Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via the LBA mode 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to configure the Ultra DMA Mode setting Installed Memory This display informs you how much total memory installed in the system is detected by the BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much of the installed memory is available to the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help gt Advanced Processor Options gt Advanced Chipset Control Select Boot features gt Memory Cache gt PnP Configuration gt I 0 Device Configuration gt DMI Event Logging gt Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor gt Esc Enter F10 4 5 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the above display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter
60. lling the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Ins
61. n Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 Aligned on 256 MB boundary TSEG VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 1 MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other ap 2 84 plications Installing and Removing DIMMs LE d TIRE Bez g B tg g q ur 8 cz B4 8 8 8 amp E 2545 SIMSO 5 E E LT Dar ye ra 2 ges o 52 8 y 5 le szg E 2545 8 Ore eu gam 85 5 E 5 5 5 e ae Sir E FE 5 DIMM1A OR 5 DIMMIB DIMM2 af 4 DIMM2A X v SLOT1 PCI E X16 59 DIMM2B amp 2 J ana ij 54 To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Release Note Notch Release Tab should align Tab with the receptive point on the siot To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Top View of DDR3 Slot Tab Il J Release Tab
62. ng or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure that it is fully seated and then con nect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Make sure to use the correct type of CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 3 1 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 5 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 No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to re move all the add on cards and cables first 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specifications of memory mod
63. ns listed on page 2 15 1 4 Jumpers JBT1 JIC1 J C2 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JPL3 JWD Connectors 1 COM2 Fans 1 3 JD1 JEXP1 JF1 JL1 JOH1 JP1 JSMB1 JUSB1 JUSB5 USB6 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 JVGA1 JWR1 JWR2 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 10GbE SATA 0 3 SIMSO SKPR1 T SGPIO 1 LED Indicator LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 Chapter 1 Introduction X7SBT X7SBT 10G Quick Reference Description Default Setting CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 SMB to PCI Slots OPEN OPEN Disabled VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled LAN 1 2 3 Enable LAN3 is for 10G only Pins 1 2 Enabled Watch Dog Timer Pins 1 2 Reset Description COM1 Port and COM2 Header Fan 1 CPU Fan Fan 2 3 Chassis Fan Headers Speaker Connector PCI E x 16 slot FP Control Panel Header Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Header 4 Pin Aux PWR for output only for Hard Drives PWR Power Supply SMbus Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Accessible USB Headers USB Header Ports Video Graphics Connector Primary 20 pin ATX Power Connector Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connectors 10Gb Ethernet Connector For X7SBT 10G only SATA Ports SIMSO IPMI Socket Internal Buzzer Serial General Purpose Input Output Header Description Stand By Power LED HDD LED VRD OH LED 10 G LED for 10G only X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel Xeon 3000 sequence Core 2 Extreme Cor
64. ntly It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direct Media Interface DMI provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH9R The ICH9R supports one PCI Express device four Serial ATA ports and up to six USB 2 0 portsheaders In addition the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access It also supports next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in conjunction with Intel s next generation Gigabit Ethernet controllers The Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system Functions and capabilities include e Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Intel External Design Specification EDS Intel x48 Memory Controller Hub External Design Specification EDS Intel ICH9R Controller Hub 9 Thermal Design Guideline Intel 82573 Platform LAN Connect PLC PCI Design 1 9 X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advan
65. ons are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 4 2 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 When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Item
66. ose to the mounting holes Please take f precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when install ing the motherboard to the chassis Caution To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during moth erboard installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU heat sink 2 The Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 Processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Installing the LGA 775 Processor Load Lever PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate 1 Press t
67. rboard and has been configured to display information according to a particular PECI count These are displayed in the BIOS as Low Medium and High A reading of High means that the 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS count has exceeded the DTS thermal throttle point PECI count of zero and above The information provided above is for your reference only For more informa tion on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature This item displays the absolute system temperature as detected by the BIOS CPU Fan Fan1 to Fan 3 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fan as specified Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows you to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chasis came with 3 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The options are Disabled Full Speed 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation
68. rect value a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Remapping This feature allows the bios reserve memories to remap the memory above the 4GB to 5GB area when using 4GB of memory The settings are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Timer Select Yes to activate this feature which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an X86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU THe High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Prorammable Interval Timer The options are Yes and No Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy universal serial bus The options are En abled and Disabled EHCI Controller This feature enables the onboard Enhanced Host Controller Interface The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS USB Host Controller This feature enables or disables the USB Controller in Dev 29 Function 0 1 2 3 7 The options are Enabled and Disabled
69. rivers amp Tools Microsoft Direc 9 0 GI Z9 Graphics Driver ee Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager X7SBT SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time SUPERMICRO Computer Inc For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme 4 files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 1 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor program is 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 111 program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface 4 Note 1 The d
70. rmance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions Appendix C lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVOrVIOW eee 1 1 19119 1 1 Contacting Supermicro 0010 1 2 SUPERG X7SBT X7SBT 10G lmage 1 3 SUPER
71. ry 1 Notes Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4GB of memory Both Unbuffered ECC and Non ECC memory modules will boot up How ever ECC functionality is not supported on this board The X7SBT X7SBT 10G 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 with two modules in both DIMM1B and DIMMZ2B slots Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See chart on following page For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the Physical Address Extension PAE mode behavior which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 MB 3 99 BIOS Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256MB 3 51 PCI Enumeratio
72. s that use submenus are indicated with the P icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Advanced secur ity Boot Exit Item Specific Help 1 27 24 System Date 05 28 2008 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or BIOS Date 05 27 08 lt Enter gt selects field Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Auto SATA RAID Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Enable Enabled SATA AHCI Legacy Enable Disabled gt SATA Port 0 251GB SATA gt SATA Port 1 None gt SATA Port 2 None gt SATA Port 3 None Installed memory 1024 MB F1 Se F9 Esc Enter F10 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built BIOS Revision The item displays the BIOS revision number Serial ATA This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 3 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Native Mode Operation Select the native mode of operation for the installed ATA device s The options are Auto and Serial Note Auto may cause Linux to recognize SA
73. set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition LEDI 05801 STBY PWR 4 sus 588 SE A WS N WR lac doma Tater LAN JP VGA CTRL j LAN CTRL TOMT JBT CMOS CLEAR 8 2 E a Si E aR XV 5 b a 8 PETS le SLOT PCI E X16 SNE FSATAZ ae Groun X Power LED HDD LED A Reset Button NIC1 LED B PWR Button NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground o o PWR FP Po 2 1 2 14 2 6 Connecting Cables 20 pin Proprietary Power Connectors There are two 20 pin main power supply connectors JWR1 JWR2 and 4 pin auxiliary power connector JP1 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For power supply to work properly please follow the instructions given below See the table on the right for pin definitions Also refer to the layout below for the PW
74. speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting The default setting is Disabled Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when LED2 E HDD 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground 12V Tachometer PWR Modulation A Fan1 B Fan2 C Fan3 D Chasis Intrusion Jac E LED3 VRD OH LED DIMM1A DIMM1 DIMM1B DIMM2 n SS za 8 E gt 8 2 c 5 ee 5 z 235 E M i A g gua Ld 3 p 5 804 5 a w g pr No sz 8 als 235 5 55 1 2 8 es 2 7 x SE a 8 i D ap 5 E Q nS NOM n a 5 ges USB8 7 DIMM2A DIMM3 SLOT1 PCI E X16 B SATA3 SATA2 DIMM2B E ee TANS JPL3 JEXP1 I SATA1 SATAO DIMM4 2r 5 Serial Port COM1 015 is located at the backpanel and COM2 is a header located
75. t http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor C 3 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Notes The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
76. tallation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 4 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C 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 To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X7SBT 10G Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP 4 Intel X48 Chipset INF Files SUPERMICR D
77. te 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 Main Switch Override Mechanism When a power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7SBT X7SBT 10G can only accommodate Supermicro proprietary power supplies Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Us
78. the lever lock Remove the PnP cap from the motherboard Plastic cap is released Warning Please save the plastic the PnP cap The motherboard must be load plate shipped with the PnP cap properly if CPU installed to protect the CPU socket properly N pins Shipment without the PnP cap installed properly installed will cause dam age to the socket pins 2 4 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 AN Do not reuse thermal grease 3 Screw in two diagonal screws eg the Seraw i 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws which may damage the CPU Q Screw 2 4 Finish the installation by fully tighten ing all four screws 2 5 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G 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 NO 1 SCREW N0 4 SCREW 1
79. tings LED Color Off Definition No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps 10Gb LAN LED Indicator LED Settings Two 10Gb LAN LED s are located at LED Color State Definition LED4 Green and LED5 Yellow on Green Blinking 10Gb_LAN Active the motherboard These LED indica 9 Static 10Gb_LAN Link tors show the status of the onboard Yellow Blinking Gb LAN Active LAN ports See the table on the right 17404 Static GD LAN Link for more details A Gb LAN1 LEDs B Gb LAN2 LEDs C 10Gb LAN LED SIMSO gt a ji 8 am E 255 5 29 z SR DIMM1A DIMM1 5 DIMM1B DIMM2 8 2 4 ak g Le DIMM2A DIMM3 Lol SLOT PCLE X16 TSATAZ FSATAZ DIMM2B DIMM4 gu 2 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator An Onboard Power LED is located at PED Settings LED2 on the motherboard When this LED 5 Off System Off PWR cable Indicator is on the system is on Be sure not connected to unplug the power cable b
80. to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Dis abled Chapter 4 BIOS BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Dis abled OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled 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 System Event Log SEL Record ID 0001 SEL Record Type 02 System Event Record Timestamp 05 27 2008 02 22 29 Generator Id 40 00 SEL Message Rev 04 Sensor Type 15 Module Board Sensor Number OC CPU Internal Er SEL Event
81. ules reset the memory or try different modules 4 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards cables 5 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes Note If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered DDR3 memory see the next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 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 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer
82. upervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt 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 4 21 SUPERO X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enable the function of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives against viruses Password on Boot When this feature is set to Enabled a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Settings 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 Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section L IDE CDI Boot List IDE HDD C
83. very from AC power loss e SuperDoctor 111 NMI System Resource Alert via SuperDoctor 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e BIOS support for USB keyboard e Main switch override mechanism ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e BIOS support for USB keyboard e Internal external modem ring on Onboard I O Four SATA ports supporting RAID 0 1 10 and 5 in the Windows OS ment RAID 0 1 and 10 in Linux One SIMSO IPMI socket Intel 82573V 82573L LAN chips support two Giga bit LAN ports and Intel 82598EB with CXA interface Up to 8 USB ports two rear ports four headers and two on board connec tors e Super I O Winbond W83627DHG Temperature Monitoring CPU chassis environment e temperature sensing logic Other e Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e 16 L x 6 5 W 40 64 cm x 16 51 1 7 SUPER X7SBT X7SBT 10G User s Manual 1600 1333 1066 m MT S X GEN2PCI EXP X16 PORTB 1A North Bridge 1600 1333 1066 GENZPCI EXP X8 DDRIII EE 1600 1333 1066 10G only Intel PCI EXP zy Intel PCI EXP X JLAN1 LAN2 RJ45 nj NJ spi h SP ICH9R j BIOS Chip South Bridge GDDR
84. xecute 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 flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack This feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding the hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust the processor voltage and core frequency in an ef fort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled C States GV1 GV3 are enabled GV1 GV3 Only C States Disabled C States Only G1 G3 Disabled and Disabled C States GV1 GV3 are disabled Please refer to Intel s web site www intel com for detailed information Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled

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