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1. ee QG 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports are located at on Pin Definition the IO backplane above the backpanel USB ports These ports accept RJ45 208 type cables Note Please refer to the _ Act LED LED Indicator Section for LAN LED TP 1 P3V3SB information i cud AS VSB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED F F Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 m a a m T SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual High Definition Audio HDA The X8SAX C7X58 features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA codec that pro e Blue Line In vides 10 DAC channels simultaneously
2. 2 29 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when receiving an incoming call to the modem when in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature 2 30 Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A WOR B WOL 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to cho
3. 2 27 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A Overheat Fan Fail LED B Chassis Intrusion SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 Power Supply Connector PWR Supply FC Pin Definitions Power Supply Connector moni tors the status of the power supply SRM fan and system temperature See the 1 Glock table on the right for pin definitions oe 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED An onboard Power LED header is Pin Definitions located at JLED1 This Power LED Pin Definition header is connected to Front Control 1 vee Panel located at JF1 to indicate the 2 No Connection status of system power See the table 3 Connection to PWR on the right for pin definitions PWR SMB B PWR LED zm
4. 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 1394a 1 1394a 2 Connections 1394 1 Pin Definitions 1394a 1 and 1394a 2 provide the Pind Pind Dakin IEEE 1394 connections on the moth 1 2 PTPAO erboard See the tables on the right for GND 4 GND pin definitions 5 PTPBO 6 PTPBO T PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZX J1394a_2 Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 PTPA1 2 PTPA1 3 GND 4 GND 5 1 6 1 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZY T SGPIO 0 1 Headers 56 Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers are Pin Definition Pin Definition located next to the front USB ports 7 m m 10 11 on the motherboard These 3 Ground 4 DATA Out headers are used to communicate k 5 Load 6 Ground with the enclosure management chip 7 Clock 8 NC in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers NC No Connections 1394 _1 Seu 1394a 2 T SPGIOO D T SPGIO1 SUPER xesAx
5. 20 19 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground fo Reset Reset Button Ground fo PWR gt Power Button 2 19 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 20 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 19 G Groun NMI x ojo x Power LED Ojo Vcc HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED f LED LED Ground Reset gt Reset Button
6. Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CDC 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC SATA Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 5 RX 6 Ground 1 COM1 2 2 3 0 1 4 2 3 5 3 4 5 Chapter 2 Installation 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 JF1 Header Pins 9 PO B mam o E Pin 2070 o Pin 19 i b cam i SUPER X8SAX g Intel X58 9 Pin 2 1 Sits POLE Genz CERS me cond Sk PCLX MHZ EET m
7. A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 8 Pin Processor PWR B 4 Pin Auxiliary PWR 2 24 Fan Headers The X8SAX C7X58 has six fan headers Fan1 Fan6 Fans 2 6 are system cooling fans Fan 1 is used as a CPU fan These fans are 4 pin fan headers However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans Note Please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on a motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board The default set ting is Disabled which allows the onboard fans to run at full speed Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 25 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 16V Red 9 Tachometer 4 PWM Control D Fan4 E Fan1 CPU Fan F Fan5 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer SP1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for t
8. X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 0 3 4 5 6 7 Pin Definitions Eight Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 3 USB 4 5 USB 6 7 are located on Pin Definition Definition 1 45V 5 5V the I O back panel USB Ports 4 5 are 2 USBPNi 6 USB PNO located below LAN Port1 port USB 3 USB PPA 7 USB PPO 6 7 are below LAN Port2 Additional 4 4 Ground 8 Ground USB connections USB 8 USB 9 and USB 10 11 are used to provide front Front Panel USB 8 9 10 11 chassis access USB 8 and USB 9 are Pin Definitions Type A Connectors USB Cables are USB 8 9 10 USB 11 not included See the tables on the Pian Eine Definition right for pin definitions ER 2 USB PN2 7 USB PN3 USB PP2 8 USB_PP3 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 No Con 10 Key nection gt OTP olollollollo SUPERO 85 1 Backplane USB 0 2 Backplane USB 1 3 Backplane USB 2 4 Backplane USB 3 5 Backplane USB 4 6 Backplane USB 5 7 Backplane USB 6 8 Backplane USB 7 9 Front Panel USB 8 10 Front Panel USB 9 11 Front Panel USB 10 11
9. 2 32 SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots 5 2 33 IEEE 13944 Enable 2 ie ease 2 33 Audio Enable e Hte etai e ete die 2 34 vii SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual USB Wake Up is ixi ERR eiii up ene HERE RE 2 34 2 8 Onboard Indicators eris Ros 2 35 Onboard Power LED sette ttttttentttttte 2 35 2 9 Serial ATA and Floppy Drive 2 36 SATA 2 36 2 37 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures eiecit drca dera rea 3 1 Before OM m EM 3 1 Mol 3 1 3 1 Memory 2 oe ch d ees eee dE ede eese ix ced 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures ssssssssssssseeeeeeeneneeen nee 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sesssssseeeeeeenneeneennnns 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 EEA EE E A T E T E 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility recette nene rere etes 4 1 How To Change the Conf
10. HRC e T UAU uum Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 11 USB Port 6 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 12 USB Port 7 3 USB Port 0 13 LAN2 4 USB Port 1 14 Side Surround Grey 5 USB Port 2 15 Back Surround Black 6 USB Port 3 16 CEN LFE Orange 7 SIPDIF 17 Microphone In Pink 8 USB Port 4 18 Front Green 9 USB Port 5 19 Line In Blue 10 LAN 1 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 5 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2M The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 at al nbi mouse are located next to the Back P Definition rius Panel USB Ports 1 2 on the moth 1 Mouse Pata erboard See the table at right for pin 2 2 No Commecitan definitions 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V Mouse 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Keyboard 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green l 6 o d b
11. ojo PWR Fail LED 4 o Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 Pin Definition x 7 Vcc of JF1 to provide advanced warnings 8 for chassis overheat or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED 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 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED 2 22 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located
12. pwr gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation 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 detected on the mother board s built in disk controllers for any hard drive activities on the sys tem including Serial ATA and IDE However any drive activity through an installed third party add on card will not be detected See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 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 2 21 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 13 5V Pin Definition 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Pin Definition A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Ground alo NMI x 4 ojo Power LED 4 ojo Vcc T 4 NIC1LED
13. ssssssssssssssssssseeeneeene nennen PRECAUTIONS T EA UNPACKING X 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing an Active Fan CPU 2 4 Installing a Passive CPU 2 6 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into the 2 8 Tools Needed itd eee tare er eu ede 2 8 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory 2 9 Installing amp Removing DIMMs 2 5 Connectors lO POMS ciere ciem tre Pel Back Panel Connectors and 2 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 2 13 vi Table of Contents 2 6 2 7 Universal Serial Bus 2 14 Eth rnet Ports MI teca dts od de idus 2 15 High Definition Audio HDA sse 2 16 CD Input and FP Audio Headers 2 16 Front Panel Audio 2 17 S PDIF ore cce pe e de qi p ee ea 2 17 SerialPOrts is deb db dr D n i tec ede 2 18 Serial Ports
14. nnna 3 Manual Organization 3 Conventions Used the enne 4 Contacting Supermicfo 2 deett ee knee tete pea e tbe 5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 ol I 1 1 Checklist 1 1 Motherboard 1 6 1 2 Chipset OVOIVIBW arises aes 1 11 Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the 58 1 11 1 39 PC Health MOonitOrilig iioii roten ere 1 12 Recovery from AC Power 055 1 12 Onboard Voltage Monitoring Fan Status Monitor with Software sssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeenne 1 12 CPU Overheat LED and Control 1 12 1 4 Power Configuration SettingS cccccceecseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeneeaee 1 12 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 13 BIOS Support for USB Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 5 Power Supply oa dede anya ene 1 6 Super MVO sirist hedini iri eee ir esten Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices
15. 2 18 Eront Control Parieli iet ett e event LRL reir e aues 2 19 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions ssssssseeen 2 20 NMI Button RUE ae a 2 20 HDD LEDI s nest Emo ede o iHi ad cele 2 21 NIC1 NIC2 EED Indicators irent het 2 21 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED ssssssseeeeeenennn 2 22 Power Fail LED c a i reri tton 2 22 Reset Button osie MM 2 23 Button tUe eom e edet eder 2 23 Connecting Cables d ipe code tede d d eee 2 24 4 Pin Auxiliary Power 2 24 Ran Headers 2 t sca acess renee 2 25 Internal BUZzer oen e ro a eee 2 26 Lc 2 26 Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH 2 27 Chassis Intrusion o eei c epe te e beh DEL 2 27 Power Supply 2 28 Onboard Power BED ry oeste eR ret 2 28 1394a 1 1394a 2 2 29 T SGPIO 0 1 Headers ec tec cen e teet een tps 2 29 do ise than 2 30 Wake On EAN eere eh UE E RU Hte 2 30 Jumper Settings cda CU o de Fo d EL Socr dae 2 31 Explanation of J mbpers ed ea egeta 2 31 LAN Port Enable Disable 222 2 31 CMOS Clear den eei e Wa rax ui ipee 2 32 Watch Dog Enable Disable
16. FA 3 Place Standoffs on the chassis as needed 4 Place the motherboard inside the chassis Caution To avoid damag 5 Locate the matching mounting ing the motherboard and holes on the chassis Align the mount its components please do ing holes on the motherboard against not use a force greater than 8 Ib the mounting holes on the chassis inch on each mounting screw dur 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into ing motherboard installation a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Philips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 6 until all mounting holes are secured 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Press down the release tabs Installing amp Removing DIMMs Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A When populating multiple DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same motherboard In DIMM module into the slot Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory slot Insert each DIMM module verti
17. Population Recommendation Optimal Performance Populate ALL DIMM slots Bank1 Bank2 High Performance Populate DIMM1A DIMM3A slots Bank1 Performance Install one DIMM in slot 1 the first slot in Bank1 OR one DIMM each slot DIMM1A and DIMM2A the first two slots of Bank1 Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will activate Memory Interleaving which will result in increased memory performance Note 1 The motherboard will NOT boot if DIMM module s are installed in any of the Bank2 slots but none in the Bank1 slots The first DIMM module must be installed DIMM1A and Bank1 slots must be filled before populating any Bank2 slot s Note 2 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 3 Due to memory allocation to system devices the memory avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the table on the following page Chapter 2 Installation Note 4 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 suppo
18. v IL MAIL Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio output is disabled This is done through the FP Audio header Audio FP If the front panel interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header jumpers should be installed on the header pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel line out connector will be disabled and microphone input Pin 1 will be left floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk See the table at right for pin definitions SIPDIF Out Connector Chapter 2 Installation HD Front Panel Audio Pin Definitions Pins Signal A N MIC Right Channel Front Panel Audio Detect Line Out Right Channel MIC Jack Detect Front Audio Jack Detect Key Line Out Left Channel Line Out Jack Detect An S PDIF Out connector is located next to the Backpanel USB ports on the moth erboard The S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format connector is used for transporting stereo digital audio signals It is commonly used to connect the output of a DVD player to a home theater receiver that supports Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound The S PDIF Out connector includes the top component S PDIF RCA and t
19. 2 o DIMM1B 0 6 8 T x 8 tao 050 8 88 S 984 X 5 Os Intel oor 90 58 lt North Bridge CPU LAN CTRL Fan LAN CTRL 5 JPW3 Cd al gg Fan5 00009 000000000 is 58000925 506 PCI E x16 Gen2 69 24 g Intel ICHTOR 589090 505 PCI E x4 in x8 sed los 59 South Bridge m Audio FP TooToo Audio CTRL 5059980 PCI E x16 Gen2 i E 8 m 5 B3 zj rl PAC mnc E lo Slot3 PCI 33MHz 1394 le 510 o CTRL 2 oo ES oj JPL2 5 Intel PXH V 8 JPL1 5 coooodO 51012 PCI X 133 100 MHz JEA LJ 0000 0590 00000 ooooodO PCI X 133 100 MHz C0000000000000000 Fan3 cocoa COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 oot USB8 USBS 0000 12041 13842 558 wene B000 jogom Fan4 mE 09 WO 00000000000000 65555 Important Notes to the User Jumpers not indicated are for testing only See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections p indicates the location of Pin 1 When LE1 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on
20. This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 2nd Drive USB XXXXXXXXX gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select
21. Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components 1 3 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual X8SAX Quick Reference SMBUS PS1 or USB 0 3 5o 00000 00000 Medio ood ooo O 9990 0588 0 LAN2 USB6 7 LAN1 USB4 5 Ken 000000000000 ooooooooooomj oocom JPW2 JPW1 DIMM3A o 2828 DIMM3B o Fani CPU DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A o DIMM1B E S SUPER X8SAX o o Intel X58 North Bridge CPU 000000000 59909 91016 PCI E x16 Gen2 Slot5 PCI E x4 in x8 Gen1O Slot3 PCI 33MHz 00000 81012 PCI X 133 100 MHz 0000060 Slott PCI X 133 100 MHz COM Jizc1 Jumper JBT1 JFC1 JPC2 JPAC JPI1 JPL1 JPL2 JPUSB1 JPUSB2 JWD Label 45 27 28 14 30 18 17 57 38 49 o BO 00000000000000 n Eb oooooo Bist KSATAZ L SATAS T SGPIO1 T SGPIOO Bessie Inte
22. and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B SUPERO xesAx Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette A Floppy 2 37 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Notes 2 38 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 changing or installing any hardware co
23. be used for adequate power supply In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 1 6 Super The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports two 360 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTS provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support
24. for PCI X slots X8SAX only Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express x16 Gen2 slots Slot 6 Slot 4 One PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Slot 5 Two 2 PCI X 133 100 MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 2 X8SAX only One 1 32 bit PCI 33MHz slot Slot 3 Audio The HD ALC883 Audio Controller supports 7 1 channel High Definition audio interface One HD Audio connector on the IO backplane supports 8 channel 7 1 audio with Line in Line out Microphone built in One S PDIF connector on the IO backplane supports Digital Audio Video In terface One additional onboard audio header Audio FP and a CD input header CD In for front access Graphics Support for multiple PCI Express Graphics cards Gen 2 or Gen 1 Supports ATI Technology Supports nVidia SLi Technology C7X58 only 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Network Connections Two Intel 82574L Gigabit 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet Controllers with two Gigabit LAN ports Two 2 RJ 45 backplane connectors with Link and Activity LEDs built in Devices SATA Connections Six 6 SATA ports supported by the Intel ICH10R SATA Controller e Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 under the Windows OS environment Floppy Drive One 1 floppy port interface up to 1 44 MB USB Devices Eight 8 USB ports USB 0 3 USB 4 5 USB 6 7 on the IO backplane for rear access Four 4 USB connections for front access Two Type A connectors and
25. on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 23 3 1 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby Chapter 2 Installation A Reset Button B PWR Button Groun x Ave Power LED 20 19 NMI x HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED ONS ON Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground pwr gt Power Button X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports r
26. one header Keyboard Mouse e PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backplane Serial COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 headers Super e Winbond Super 83627DHG BIOS e 32Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Configuration e ACPI ACPM Power Management Main switch override mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Power on mode for AC power recovery e External modem ring on e Suspend to RAM STR 1 7 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core Memory Voltage Chipset Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V Standby VBat and 12V CPU 6 Phase switching voltage regulator e CPU System overheat LED and control e CPU Thermal Trip support e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 PWM Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management Platform Environment Configuration Interface support e System resource alert via SUPER Doctor III e SUPER Doctor Ill Watch Dog NMI lC temperature sensing logic Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection PbFree CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel amp X58 Express chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 0 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction N
27. wake up latency Select Enabled to activate power saving LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard select Disabled for normal operational state without any power saving function The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency Use this option to force the system memory to run at a different frequency than the default frequency The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing Memory sparing occurs when on demand inactive memory is au tomatically activated by the system to temporarily replace failed memory until a service action can be performed supported only 2010 Intel Core processor family based on the 32nm Intel amp microarchitecture Demand Scrubbing Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original Source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Sc
28. 1 Slot 2 20 19 PCI X 133 100 MHz slots X8SAX only Slot 3 16 PCI 33 MHz slot Slot 4 Slot 6 13 10 PCI Express x16 Generation 2 slots Slot 5 11 PCI E x4 x8 slot SMB_PS 58 PWR supply System Management Bus S PDIF 3 Digital audio video interface connector SPKR1 33 Internal speaker buzzer T SGPIO 0 1 41 39 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers USBO 3 2 4 5 Backpanel Universal Serial Bus USB ports USB4 5 6 7 0588 USB9 32 34 40 Front panel accessible USB headers USB10 11 LED Label Description LE1 52 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator 1 5 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel Core i7 900 series i7 Extreme Edition and Intel Xeon 5500 3500 series processors in an LGA1366 socket 5600 3600 series processors are supported on PCB Rev 2 0 with BIOS 2 0 and above Memory Six 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with support for unbuffered ECC if supported by CPU or non ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz memory Supports non ECC 1600 MHz XMP memory when an Extreme Edition CPU is installed This feature is supported on the C7X58 motherboard only see pages 2 10 3 3 3 4 and 4 11 for more information Supports 3 channel memory bus DIMM sizes of 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB are supported Chipset Intel amp X58 Express Chipset IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel PXH V I O Bridge
29. The options are Enabled and Disabled EUP Support EuP or Energy Using Product is a European energy saving specification that sets a standard on the maximum total power consumption on electrical products Se lect Enabled to activate EUP support select Disabled for normal S5 sleep mode system wakeup capability 4 5 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 y Processor amp Clock Options Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect value a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause System to become unstable When this occurs revert to the default setting CPU Ratio This feature allows the user to use the CPU clock multiplier to multiply CPU speed in order to enhance performance Select Manual to Manually set the multiplier set ting Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically select the CPU multiplier setting for your system The options are Auto and Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed Select Disabled to enhance system stability The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performanc
30. User Password Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Clear User Password Password Check Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password 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 supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password 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 Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Clear User Password Available only if
31. User Password has been set Password Check Available options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced Security Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Use this feature to configure Boot Settings gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 5th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 4 23 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc gt Removable Drives
32. 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 re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem bly 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 heatsink fans 4 When purchasing an LGA 1366 processor or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 1366 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 Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Plate 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket Plastic Cap v 7 ____ Note The photos on this page and T 2 succeeding pages 2 3 through 2 9 are for illustration purposes only They do not necessarily reflect the exact product s described in
33. not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components Active Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 5 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual A Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Note Passive CPU Heatsinks that have been purchased from Supermicro will include the optional heatsink bracket Heatsinks pur chased elsewhere may not include this bracket but is available sepa rately from Supermicro Part BKT 0023L WARNING Before proceeding through this section please make sure the optional bracket for the heatsink is attached underneath the motherboard Locate the four heatsink mounting holes on the reverse side of the motherboard and four heatsink lock alignments on the heatsink bracket Align the four bracket lock align ments on the heatsink bracket against the four mounting holes on the back of the motherboard Place the heatsink bracket on the m
34. of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 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 Use 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 Putthe 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 Do not install the onboard upside down battery 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 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation
35. sup Black Back 2 porting 7 1 sound playback and two channels Surround e Green Front of independent stereo sound output multiple Side streaming through the front panel stereo Surround out via the front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated with the software included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Sound is output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks CD Input and FP Audio Headers A 4 pin CD header is located between PCI Pin Slots 3 amp 4 An Auxiliary header is located Pind Definition between Slots 4 amp 5 on the motherboard 1 Left Stereo Signal These headers allow you to use the onboard 2 Ground sound for audio CD playback Connect an 3 Ground audio cable from your CD drive to the header 4 Right Stereo Signal that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at any one time See the tables at right for pin definitions Refer to the next page for more info on FP Audio 1 Backplane HD Audio 2 CD Input Header A E E E E
36. system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that can Jumper Settings JWD reboot the system when a software appli Jumper Setting Definition cation hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the Pins 1 2 Reset system if an application hangs Close pins Geray 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Eins 2 3 signal for the application that hangs See Opan Disabled the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds SMBus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Use Jumper JI C1 to connect the System Jumper Settings Management Bus to the PCI slots and Jumper Setting Definition Jumper JI C2 to the PCI Exp slots in Pins 1 2 order to improve power management for PCI X and PCI E slots The default setting is to close pins 2 3 to disable the Enabled Pins 2 3 Default Disabled function See the table on the right for jumper settings IEEE 1394a Enable 1394a Enable JPI1 allows th
37. this Hold e no amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it 2 2 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket Once both the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the Socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap prop erly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Ship ment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the sock et pins Chapter 2 Installation ic 2 3 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan power con nector on the motherboard Refer to Thermal Grease the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan pow
38. this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 25 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 Notes 4 26 Appendix A POST Error Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST Power On Self Test error beep codes for the AMI 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 the front panel Overheat LED on system overheat 8 beeps memory error A 1 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Note
39. 0R South Bridge and the PXH V IO Bridge With Intel QuickPath Interconnect technology built in the X8SAX C7X58 is one of the first motherboards on the market that offer the next generation point to point system interconnect interface replacing the current Front Side Bus Technology providing substantial system performance enhancement by utilizing serial link interconnections to increase bandwidth and scalability Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 Intel QuickPath Interconnect link up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8SAX C7X58 The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring 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 BIOS chapter of this manual to cha
40. AM Additionally the C7X58 also supports 1600 XMP memory when an Extreme Edition CPU is installed See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Note Please enable XMP under Performance Tuning Mode in the BIOS to enable 1600 XMP operation on the C7X58 See page 4 11 You must have Extreme Edition CPU installed for this feature to work Otherwise the system will fall back to a lower bus speed regardless of the BIOS settings Question installed 1333 1066 MHz memory why doesn t my motherboard X8SAX C7X58 X8ST3 F E or X8STi family run the memory at 1333 1066 MHz The memory speed depends on the installed CPUs QPI rating Please check your CPU specifications For example to support 1333 MHz memory the CPU s QPI should be 6 4GT S A lower QPI number means that it will support slower memory More information may be found at www intel com SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Question When I plug in my 1600 MHz XMP DDR3 memory into the X8SAX or C7X58 motherboard it only shows that it s running at 1333MHz or 1066 MHz How can make it work at 1600MHz Answer The X8SAX motherboard does not support 1600MHz XMP memory Therefore it will only support up to 1066 1333MHz On the C7X58 motherboard please enable 1600MHz XMP mode in the BIOS Enter BIOS setup go to Advanced Advanced Chipset Control gt amp IMC Configuration gt Performance Tuning Mode then select 1600MHz Note If
41. Boot Sector Recovery Process 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a USB flash device or a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file 2 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS binary image super rom and power the system down 3 While powering on the system press and hold Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your keyboard until the USB device s LED indicator comes on This will take a few seconds or up to one minute 4 Once the USB device s LED is on release the Ctrl and Home keys The System may generate beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM firmware is being reprogrammed The screen will also display a message as shown below DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS Starting FLASH Recovery NVRBM data will be destroyed CHOS data will be destroyed Ending FLASH Recovery FLASH Update completed successfully Rebooting C 1 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 5 When the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen Part 2 BIOS Reprogramming Re Flashing After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process you will need to reprogram re flash the proper BIOS binary file again into the BIOS ROM in order to have the correct BIOS file loaded by the s
42. En abled and Disabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto FIDE Floppy Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys tem The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible Enhanced 4 11 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 Configure 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI ICH RAID CodeBase Available if RAID is selected above Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec Host RAID Utility The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA 2 Configuration Available if IDE is enabled under Configure SATA 1 as above Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options Disabled Enhanced IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set t
43. MB s Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select MWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s 4 13 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra mode 0 It has data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MB s Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MB s Select UDMAG to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode It has a data transfer rate of 44 4 MB s Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 66 7 MB s Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 100 0 MB s Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Ena
44. R X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor The Supero Doctor program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor 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 Note 1 Both default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 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 Doctor Interface Display Screen l Health Information 2009072 Wealth information a B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Remote Control 7 gt Graceful power control Sper
45. SB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user presses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again to wake up the whole system During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power the system to keep the required cir cuitry alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard 1 5 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 of 1 GHz and faster The SUPERO X8SAX C7X58 accommodates ATX12V standard power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX12V standard power supply Specification 1 1 or above It is also required that the 12V 8 pin power connection JPW2 and the 12V 4 pin power connection JPW3
46. SUPERO X8SAX C7X58 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2c 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 and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license 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 s
47. System Overview Use ENTER TAB S or SHIFT TAB to 20 40 select a field System Date Tue 06 14 2010 Use or to Supermicro X8SAX C7X58 configure system time Version 1 1a Build Date 04 29 10 Processor Intel R Core TM i7 CPU 975 3 33GHz Speed 3333MHz Physical Count 1 Logical Count 8 Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit System Memory Populated Size 2048MB Available Size 2048MB vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X8SAX C7X58 Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Type of Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Populated Size Available Size 4 3 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setu
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49. bled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCIX Slot Frequency This feature selects the maximum PCI bus speed When Auto is selected the bus speed is determined automatically by the system based on the capability of the device attached to the bus The options are Auto 33MHz PCI 66MHz PCI 66MHz PCI X M1 100MHz PCI X M1 and 133MHz PCI X M1 PCI IDE Bus Master When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCIE I O Performance This feature selects the setting f
50. bled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system s PCle bus The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system s memory The options are Yes and No 4 21 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced i Boot Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Installed
51. cally into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM mod ules from the motherboard Installing and Removing DDR3 Memory Notch Y Front View Note Notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab Release Tab VU immi Top View of DDR3 Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom 2 9 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Memory Support DIMM Module Population Configuration Maximum Memory Possible Single Rank UDIMMs 12GB 6x 2GB DIMMs Dual Rank UDIMMs 24GB 6x 4GB DIMMs See Note 5 on the next page for XMP memory support C7X58 only JPw2 DIMM3A DIMM3B 5 DIMM2A o DIMM2B Bank1 Slots DIMM1A i a 5 DIMM1B 3 8 2 3 DIMM1A Slot SUPER X8SAx JPW1 Bank2 Slots i
52. cide 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 for effective system cooling Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed of 10096 Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle for maximum cooling The Full Speed setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Performance for the onboard fans to run at 7096 of the Initial PWM Cycle for better system cooling The Performance setting is recommended for high power consum ing and high density systems Select Balanced for the onboard fans to run at 50 of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling and power saving The Balanced setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Energy Saving for the onboard fans to run at 3096 of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS 100 of PWM Cycle Performance PF 70 4 19 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 of PWM Cycle Balanced BL 50 of PWM Cycle and Energy Saving ES 30 of PWM Cycle Voltage Reading This feature displays the current voltage detected of the various components in the system Vcore VDIMM 5V 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT Vtt gt Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interfac
53. ded to a more advanced feature by Intel Chapter 4 AMI BIOS in its newer processors The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Tem perature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send its Temperature Toler ance to the motherboard resulting in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com IOH Temperature This feature displays the absolute Input Output Hub IOH temperature i e 519C System Temperature This feature displays the absolute system temperature i e 34 Fan1 Fan 6 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to de
54. during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel AES NI When supported by the CPU Intel amp AES instructions are a new set of instructions available beginning with the the all new 2010 Intel Core processor family based on the 32nm Intel microarchitecture These instructions enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard AES The options are Dis abled and Enabled Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel Turbo Boost Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Ha
55. e power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Device Wakeup from 53 54 This option is used to enable system wakeup through a USB device from suspend states S3 84 The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Aware O S Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat ing System Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No Suspend Mode This option is used to select the ACPI State that is used for system suspend The options are S1 POS S3 STR and Auto 1 POS processor caches are erased and stops executing in structions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed S3 STR The CPU has no power and the power supply goes on reduced power mode However main memory RAM is still powered AMI OEMB Table This enables the OEMB table support The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS ACPI APIC Support Select Ena
56. e 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 MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering Choose the method of ordering for the Multiple APIC Description Table MADT Select Modern Ordering for Microsoft Windows XP or later Select Legacy Order ing for Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note 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 for detailed information 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system
57. e indicates the location of pin 1 SATA Connectors Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard to provide serial link connections Se rial Link connections provide faster data transmission than those of the traditional Parallel ATA These SATA connectors are supported by the Intel ICH10R Chip South Bridge See the table on the right for pin definitions E SUPER X8SAX v a o 2 36 SATA Connectors Pin Definitions Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Signal Ground SATA TXP SATA TXN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP Ground A I SATA 0 1 B I SATA 2 3 C I SATA 4 5 Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located near the PCI X Slot 1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note the following when con necting the floppy cable The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two con nectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A
58. e user to use the onboard ee IEEE 1394 1 and 1394 2 connections Close Pins 1 2 to use this function The Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default default setting is Enabled Disabled 1 2 2 1394a 1 2 Enable 2 33 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Audio Enable JPAC enables or disables the onboard audio connections See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers to wake up your sys tem by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable both USB jumpers and the USB feature in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections gt Note JPUSB1 is used for Backpanel USB ports 0 7 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports 8 9 and 3110 11 The default jumper setting is Disabled However when the USB func tion is Enabled in the BIOS please be sure to remove those USB devices from the USB po
59. ed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer the following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022L One 1 1394a connector Internal header to external back panel cable CBL 0173L One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00030 0N One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR X8 UP One 1 SLI Bridge AOC SLIB C7X58 Only One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 1063 1 1 SUPERO X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual SUPER X8SAX Image Tr trn desunee C ii Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual Motherboard Layout Chapter 1 Introduction O O O O 000000000000 ooom J ooooooooooomj JPW2 z JPWT o DIMM3A 0 go Ps DIMM3B Fani CPU o o 5 DIMM2A ae ao DIMM2B E o oo 5 o DIMM1A H 8 88
60. efer to Page 2 9 For information on COM Port 1 and COM Port 2 please see Page 2 10 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR DS Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector J40 13 3 3 1 3 3V is used to provide power to the mother 14 12V 2 3 3V board The 8 pin CPU PWR connector 15 3 COM JPW2 is also required for the proces 16 PS_ON 4 5V Sor These power connectors meet the 17 5 COM SSI EPS 12V specification See the 18 COM 6 5 table on the right for pin definitions 19 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK 21 5 9 5VSB 4 Pin Auxiliary Power Connector 22 5V 10 12V In addition to the ATX main power the 23 11 12 4 12V power connector located at 24 COM 12 3 3V JPW3 is also required to provide power to the South Bridge North Bridge and 12V 8 pin Power Connec tor Pin Definitions JPW3 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions all VRMs See the table on the right for pins Definition Sen Pins Definition pin definitions 1 through 4 Ground 1 and 2 Ground 5 through 8 12V 3and4 12V Required H G br pcd
61. em to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Hit Del Message Display This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This setting allows you to decide if the power button will instantly turn the system off or wait 4 seconds to turn off while the button is depressed The options are 4 Seconds Override and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices
62. em will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then boot the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot Note The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS please send your motherboard to at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix D BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions 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 applica
63. er connector and are not interfered with other components CPU 3 Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink 4 Remove the thin layer of the Fan Wires protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Heatsink Fins Warning CPU may overheat if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step Heatsink Fastener 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clear ance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 2 4 7 Align the four heatsink fasten ers with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward 8 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heat sink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector Removing the Heatsink Chapter 2 Installation Narrow end of the groove should point outward Warning We do
64. fetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below gt QPI and IMC Configuration QuickPath Interconnect is the connection between the CPU and the motherboard s hub Use this feature to modify speed and power management settings Links Speed Use this feature to select QPI data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed Frequency Use this option to set the QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866 GT and 6 400 GT 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS QPI 105 and L1 QuickPath Interconnect offers three power states called LO 0 and L1 LO is a normal operational state where data and control packets can be transmitted and received All power management states are entered from this state LOs is intended as a power saving state It allows a link to quickly enter and recover form a power saving state without going through recovery L1 is a power saving state that allows an additional power saving over LOs but with additional resume
65. hall be governed by the laws of Santa 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 B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation 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 interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Mater
66. he bottom component S PDIF See the tables below for pin definitions SPDIF_RCA 5 4 5 Inside SIPDIF RCA Top Compo nent Pin Definition Pin Location Definition Outside Ground Inside S PDIF Signal S PDIF Bottom Compo nent Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Vcc 3 S PDIF Signal 1 FP Audio 2 S PDIF Out Connector mE 2 17 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Serial Ports Two COM Port headers are located on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA SATA ports SATAO SATAS are located next to the ICH10R on the motherboard These SATA connections are sup ported by the ICH 10R South Bridge to provide Serial Link signal trans missions on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers
67. he locations of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Speaker On the JD1 header Pins 3 4 are used for internal speaker Close Pins 3 4 with a cap to use the onboard speaker If you wish to use an external speaker close Pins 1 4 with a cable See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 26 Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Neg Alarm Speaker Pin 2 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins1 4 External Speaker A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas sis overheat This LED will also blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened
68. he time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to al
69. ials 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 2c Release Date March 25 2011 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 O 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8SAX C7X58 motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X8SAX C7X58 supports the Intel Core i7 900 series i7 Extreme Edition and Intel amp 5500 3500 series processors 5600 3600 series processors are supported on PCB Rev 2 0 with BIOS 2 0 and above It is the first platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect technology providing the next generat
70. iguration 4 1 Starting the Setup tuii ta pesa ze 4 2 4 2 Main Setup ae sre 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup 4 4 4 4 Security Settings eee ede 4 22 4 5 Boot Configuration r a dese eee cd eae p iat 4 23 4 67 EET 4 24 Appendix A POST Error Codes Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing nnne nennen nnn B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor 11 eene B 2 Appendix C BIOS Recovery C 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive Recommended Method C 1 C 2 Recovery Process from an IDE SATA ATAPI Disc Driv 2 viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Thank you for 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 list
71. ing Re Flashing If your system still does not boot up after performing the above procedure then there may be other issues with your motherboard Please contact your customer Service representative 2 Disclaimer 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
72. ion point to point system interface replacing the current Front Side Bus With the Intel X58 Express Chipset platform built in the X8SAX C7X58 of fers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for intensive applications and high end workstations Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling 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 Other Software Program Installation Appendix C provides BIOS Recovery Instructions SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 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 D
73. l PXH V X8SAX C7X58 Quick Reference Description CMOS Clear SMB to PCI Slots Audio Enable 1394a_1 2 Enable LAN 1 2 Enable Backplane USB Wake up Enable Front Panel USB Wake up Enable Watch Dog Timer Enable 1 4 Default Setting See Chpt 2 See Chpt 2 1 2 Enabled 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Reset Chapter 1 Introduction Connector Label Description 1394a 1 2 25 26 IEEE 1394a connection headers Audio FP 12 Front panel audio header HD Audio 6 BP High Definition Audio 7 1 header Battery 48 Onboard battery B1 CD In 15 Audio CD Input header COM1 COM2 22 21 COM1 2 Serial connection headers Fans 1 6 8 47 36 35 System CPU fan headers Fan 1 CPU fan 54 9 Floppy 24 Floppy Disk Drive connector JD1 46 Speaker header Pins 3 4 Internal 3 4 Ext JF1 51 Front Panel Control header JL1 37 Chassis Intrusion header JLED 53 Power LED Indicator header JOH1 50 Overheat LED header JPW1 55 24 pin ATX power connector JPW2 56 12 8 pin CPU power connector JPW3 7 12 4 Secondary power connector this is rec ommended but not required for normal operation JWOL 29 Wake On LAN header JWOR 23 Wake On Ring header KB Mouse 1 Keyboard mouse connectors LAN1 LAN2 4 5 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports 0 5 44 43 42 Intel South Bridge SATA ports 0 1 2 3 4 5 Slot
74. low Flashing ConnectionActive GLAN Activity LED Rear View When viewing from the rear side of the chassis Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When LE1 is on the AC power cable is connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or installing any component See the layout below for the LED location D HE Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off On System on or System off and PWR Cable Connected A LAN Port 1 B LAN Port 2 C Onboard Power LED E SUPER 85 E fi Es n amp I _ m WRC e 2 35 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 9 Serial ATA and Floppy Drive Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and floppy disk drive cables Besure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment Ared mark on a wir
75. low data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MB s Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MB s Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Select SWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select SWDMA2Z to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3
76. lt State feature C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The op tions are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled ACPI T State This feature Enables the ACPI throttling support for the processor to save power The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a special ized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip This feature is supported only by some types of processors The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Pre
77. mponents Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby PWR LED LE1 is not lit Note If is on the onboard power is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the components 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 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 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 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 remove all the add on cards and cables first 3 1 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 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 specs of memory modules reset the memo
78. nge this setting The default set ting is Last State Onboard Voltage Monitoring The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously CPU Core Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V Standby Vbat and 12V Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SD Fan Status Monitor with Software PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero Doctor 111 CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature reaches this pre defined overheat threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the buzzer and at the same time the CPU speed will be decreased 1 4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Chapter 1 Introduction Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blink ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for U
79. ns may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The Default Alarm the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High condition continues for some time after it is reached The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down If the CPU temperature still increases even with the CPU fan running at full speed the system buzzer will activate and the Overheat LED will turn on The Early Alarm the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly when the High level is reached The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down Note In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Note the system may shut down if it con tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU Notes The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgra
80. o Docter allows user to inferna the OS to reboot or thet down within deut ui 30 Before the ryiten reboots os chute down ft alowed te cancel the actor Keqaresens Keep Supero SD 3S erece Daemon at ab tenes on cyzem TCPAP Power control zi Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor B 3 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Notes Appendix D BIOS Recovery Appendix C BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by your Supermicro Technical Support representative or in cases of emergencies where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS DO NOT re program re flash the BIOS if your system is running properly C 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive Recommended Method If the BIOS file is corrupted and the system is not able to boot up this feature will allow you to recover the BIOS image using a USB attached device A USB Flash Drive or a USB CD DVD ROM RW drive may be used for this purpose Please note that a USB Hard Disk drive is NOT supported at this time Below is a two part procedure to recover the BIOS Part 1
81. or Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infrared Data is an industry standard for remote control de vices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infrared devices Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard Floppy Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Dis abled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 Base Address 3F8h IRQ 4 COM 2 Base Address 2F8h IRQ 3 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supp
82. or the IOH PCIE maximum payload size The op tions are 128B and 256B ROM Scan Ordering This item determines what kind of option ROM activates over another The options are Onboard First and Add on First Slot1 PCIX 133MHz Slot2 PCIX 133MHz Slot3 PCI 33MHz Slot4 PCIE x16 51015 PCIE x4 on x8 51016 PCIE x16 Use this feature to enable or disable a PCI E PCI X or a PCI slot The options are Disabled and Enabled Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM This feature is to enable LAN OPROM for PXE This is to boot computers using a network interface The options are Disabled and Enabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use this feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Other and Slot 6 Select Slot 6 if a graphics controller is installed in the CPU controlled Slot 6 slot gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from 4 15 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options f
83. orted by some operating systems 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec gt Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review the status of each item when displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU OverheatAlarm setting which determines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature 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 Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as
84. ose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled caka bd E uns 2 31 Chapter 2 Installation vo sans d j E 4s 4 GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent 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 Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the
85. otes 1 9 X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual X8SAX C7X58 Block Diagram DIMM CH1 Intersil Intel DIMM CH2 VRD 11 1 QPI Up to 6 40 GT s DIMM CH3 DDR3 1600XMP 1333 1066 800 1600XMP is supported on the C7X58 motherboard only see page 3 3 for more information L bci E x16 Slot Ex o Inte PCIE x16 X58 PCI E x16 Slot PCIE x4 bed PCIX 2 Slot RJ45 RJ45 INTEL 82574L DMI 1 xesAx only 4 PCIE X1 North Bridge PCIE X1 Intel 82574L 4 Intel PCI E x4 in x8 Slot SATA x6 SATAN 500 ICH10R PCI 32 BUS South Bridge lt PCI 32 X 1 Slot USB x 12 USB2 0 9 W83627DHG SPI TI TSB43AB22A W83795ADG H W Monitor LPC I O SPI EEPROM HDA Realtek ALC883 KB Flo COM1 X8SAX C7X58 System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel X58 Express chipset the X8SAX C7X58 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor systems with configuration options optimized for intensive ap plication and high end workstation platforms The main architecture of the X8SAX C7X58 consists of an LGA 1366 processor Socket the Intel X58 Express North Bridge chipset the ICH1
86. otherboard Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU be cause the required amount has already been applied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the bracket now located under neath 2 6 Heatsink Mounting Holes 4 on the motherboard Mount the optional Optional Heatsink Bracket heatsink bracket here Align the Heatsink Mounting Holes 4 on the motherboard with the screw holes of the heatsink bracket Optional heatsink bracket mounted 5 Screw two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until secure However leave each loosely tightened until all four screws are in place 6 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Do not over tighten to avoid pos sible damage to the CPU Passive Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as shown in the picture on the right 3 Hold the heatsink as shown and gently loosen it from the CPU by moving it from side to side Do not use excessive force 4 Onceit is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 5 Toreinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the su
87. ough the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermicro com support bios Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website 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 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 type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X8SAX C7X58 supports up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC or non ECC 1 5V DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz two way interleaved or non interleaved SDR
88. p and hit Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILTY Security Boot Exit Advanced Settings Configure Settings during System Boot gt Processor amp Clock Options gt Advanced Chipset Control gt IDE Floppy Configuration gt PCI PnP Configuration gt Super IO Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration gt Hardware Health Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Event Log Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc gt BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On PS 2 Mouse Support This feature enables support for the PS 2 mouse The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Wait For F1 If Error This forces the syst
89. rface before reinstalling them on the motherboard Chapter 2 Installation Screw 1 Screw 2 Using a screwdriver to remove Screw 1 2 7 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all mounting holes for the motherboard and the chas sis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray See the layout on the right for mounting hole locations Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary measures to avoid damaging these compo nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis Tools Needed Location of Mounting Holes 1 Philips Screwdriver 2 9 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions 1 Install the I O shield in your chassis This is provided with your motherboard md 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for mounting hole loca tions
90. rt microsoft com kb 888137 Note 5 Up to three Core i7 1600 XMP DDR3 DIMM Modules are supported on the C7X58 motherboard one DIMM per channel However XMP mode will only work if a Core i7 Extreme Edition CPU and Core i7 XMP memory are both installed See Page 4 11 to activate XMP mode in the BIOS Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset APIC 4 Kbytes Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available for the OS amp other applications Size 1 MB 4KB 2 4 256 256 512 16 1 Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 3 99 GB 3 99 GB 3 99 GB 3 99 GB 3 76 GB 3 51 GB 3 01 GB 2 85 GB 2 84 GB 2 84 GB 2 11 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual 2 5 Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and 10 Ports 5 e a
91. rts whose USB jumpers are set to Disabled before the system goes into the standby mode E HEL 20 2 34 Audio Enable JPAC Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled JPUSB1 BackPanel USB Wake up Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled JPUSB2 Front Panel USB Wake up Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A Audio Enable B USB Wake up Backpanel C USB Wake up Front Panel Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators Lan Port LEDs Two LAN ports are located on the Backplane Each LAN port has two LEDs The yellow GLAN Activity LED see be low indicates activity while the GLAN Link Speed LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the con nection See the tables at right for more information GLAN Link Speed LED GLAN Link Speed LED Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green On 100 Mbps Amber On 1 Gbps GLAN Activity LED Indicator Color Definition Yel
92. rub bing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 Patrol Scrubbing Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the North Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by au tomatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled Performance Tuning Mode Available on the C7X58 only when both XMP memory and an Extreme Edition CPU are installed This item allows the user to choose the Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP Speci fication which enables DDR3 memory to operate beyond the standard JEDEC SPD specification Select XMP for 1600 MHz XMP memory operation and better system performance Otherwise leave this setting on Auto HDA Controller Select Enabled to enable the High Definition Audio controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments
93. ry or try a different one Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots 2 You should be using unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333 1066 800 MHz memory See the next page Also it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty modules 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 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 make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro 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 thr
94. s Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers 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 Note To install the Windows OS please refer to the Windows OS Installation Guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X8SAX Motherboard Drivers amp Toots Winia xl 9 gj Intel 50 Chipset INF fies SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Universal Audio Acon 10001 X58 Kxpress Rastak High Datinison Audio Diva Chipset NSSAN lt Al Intet Matrix Storage Mansoer Intel PAO Network Connectonz Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Budd and manuali Browse CD tuto Stan Up Tine For moie r amation please vet SUPERMICRO web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click 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 B 1 SUPE
95. s etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER X8SAX C7X58 How to Start the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related Nis Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced Security Boot Exit
96. soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm 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 C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below See the notes on P 4 18 for more information SUPER X8SAX C7X58 CPU Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fa
97. ter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8SAX C7X58 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the System is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt 5 gt ar row key
98. the C7X58 motherboard detects that the memory installed is not suited for 1600MHz XMP operation the BIOS activates a protection routine to lower its clock speed to 1066MHz or 1333MHz automatically This is done to protect the system so it can still boot using the proper clock speed Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any 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 Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS rom file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You may choose the zip file or the exe file If you choose the zipped BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter Notes Always use the file named to update the BIOS and insert space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X8SAX and build version as the extension For example X8SAX0 115 When completed your syst
99. tions you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows security and audio drivers Question How do I handle used batteries Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environ ment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfi Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before 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 Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred 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 prob lems SUPER X8SAX C7X58 User s Manual Notes Chap
100. to through the Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled SR IOV Support Enable this item to support Single Root I O Virtualization and Sharing SR IOV The options are Disabled and Enbaled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Extend PCI Hole Select Enabled when using a 64 bit Operating System The options are Disabled and Enabled USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en abled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 8 USB ports 10 USB ports and 12 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2 0 controller The options are
101. ystem For details on how to flash re flash a BIOS please check our website for Update your BIOS or see the section 3 3 FAQ of this manual DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS When completed the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error again Press F1 to go to setup Press F9 to load the defaults and then press F10 to save and exit C 2 Recovery Process from an IDE SATA ATAPI Disc Drive This process is identical to the Boot Sector Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive as above except that the BIOS image file is loaded from an IDE ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW disc drive that is attached to the system Note that loading from an IDE SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file Note Record Burn the CD DVD R RW disc using the ISO 9600 standard format Refer to your CD DVD mastering application documentation for instructions on how to do this 2 Insert the newly created disc into the IDE SATA ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW drive of the system that has the corrupted BIOS and power the system down 3 Follow the step by step instructions under Part 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive above starting from Step 3 and continue on to Part 2 BIOS Reprogramm

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