Supermicro SUPERO X7SBi-LN4 User manual

X7SBi-LN4

X7SBi-LN4-TM

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

Manual Revision 1.0b

Release Date: January 14, 2010

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Preface

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technician and knowledgeable

PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the Supermicro

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM motherboard. The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports

single Intel

®

Xeon

®

3000 Sequence, Core™2 Quad and Duo series processor with

a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz. The Intel

®

Xeon

®

3000 Sequence

and Core™2 processors support the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces

with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With support of Quad-Core/Dual-

Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI),

Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and Thermal Management

2 (TM2), the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM delivers unparalleled system performance

and great power efciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard

specications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for

updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally

installed by a technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the

system setup stored in CMOS, in case you encounter problems.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Beep Codes. Appendix B and Appendix C provide

the Windows OS Installation and other Software Programs Installation Instruc-

tions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and

to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,

to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure

correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Motherboard Layout .......................................................................... 1-4

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Quick Reference ................................... 1-5

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Motherboard Features ....................................... 1-6

Block Diagram ................................................................................................. 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-1

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

2-4 Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................. 2-7

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports................................................................. 2-9

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ..................................................................... 2-9

2. Front Control Panel ........................................................................................ 2-10

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions................................................................ 2-11

NMI Button .....................................................................................................2-11

Power LED .....................................................................................................2-11

HDD LED ...................................................................................................... 2-12

NIC1/NIC2/NIC3/NIC4 LED Indicators .......................................................... 2-12

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) ........................................................................ 2-13

Power Fail LED ............................................................................................ 2-13

Reset Button ................................................................................................ 2-14

Power Button ............................................................................................... 2-14

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-15

ATX Power Connector ................................................................................... 2-15

Processor Power Connector ........................................................................ 2-15

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................... 2-16

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ................................................ 2-17

Serial Ports .................................................................................................... 2-17

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Power LED .................................................................................................... 2-18

External Speaker/Internal Buzzer ............................................................... 2-18

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) .................................................................... 2-19

VGA Connector ............................................................................................. 2-19

Fan Headers ................................................................................................. 2-20

Alarm Reset .................................................................................................. 2-20

Wake-On-Ring ............................................................................................... 2-21

Wake-On-LAN ............................................................................................... 2-21

Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) .............................................................. 2-22

Power SMB Connector ................................................................................. 2-22

Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................... 2-23

Speaker ......................................................................................................... 2-23

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-24

GLAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................... 2-24

Clear CMOS ................................................................................................. 2-25

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-25

SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Speeds .................................................................. 2-26

VGA Enable/Disable ...................................................................................... 2-26

IDE Enable/Disable ....................................................................................... 2-27

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable................................................................... 2-27

USB Wake-Up .............................................................................................. 2-28

TPM Support Enable ..................................................................................... 2-29

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-30

GLAN LEDs ................................................................................................... 2-30

Onboard Power LED (LE1) ........................................................................... 2-31

2-9 Floppy, Parallel and SIMSO Connections ..................................................... 2-32

Floppy ............................................................................................................ 2-32

Parallel Port ................................................................................................... 2-33

SIMSO IPMI .................................................................................................. 2-33

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ....................................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-4

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4 BIOS

4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................ 4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................ 4-2

4-4 Advanced Setup .............................................................................................. 4-7

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-24

4-6 TPM State ..................................................................................................... 4-26

4-7 Physical Presence Operations ...................................................................... 4-27

4-8 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-28

4-9 Exit ................................................................................................................ 4-29

Appendices

Appendix A: BIOS POST Beep Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS ....................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Installing Other Software and Drivers ...................................................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-0036L-03)

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT07L)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel: 886-2-82261900

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X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Image

Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The

motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as

those in this manual.

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM User’s Manual

Important Notes to the User

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.1.

See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers and connectors2.

" " indicates the location of Pin 1.3.

To congure RAID settings, please refer to the User Guide posted on our 4.

web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

To repair or replace the onboard SPI BIOS chip, please return the mother-5.

board to RMA Dept. at Supermicro for service.

JPT1 is for the X7SBi-LN4-TM only.6.

(See Note 6)

1-4

Printer

JPG1

Slot1 PCI 33 MHz

COM2

USB4/5 USB6/7

S I/O 1

SATA 3 SATA 2

SATA 1

SATA 0

SATA 4

SATA 5

USB 3

USB 2

FAN 4

JP2

JWOR

JBT1

Battery

JL1

JWD

JD1

IDE

Floppy

FAN 3

FAN 2

JPF

JF1

JLED1

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

JPL3

JPL4

FAN 5

LAN 1/2

JPL1

LAN 3/4

VGA

COM 1

USB 0/1

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

FAN 6

SMBUS_PS

PWR FAIL

JPWF

PSU ALARM RST

JAR

FAN 1

NIC LED 3

NIC LED 4

JPW2

LGA 775 CPU

W83627DHG

Slot6 SXB2 PCIX-133

LAN CTRL

82573L

LAN CTRL

Intel ICH9R

Intel Bigby V 3200

IDE

CTRL

PXH-V

JPUSB2

VGA ES1000

IPMI

JI2C2

JI2C1

JWOL

LE1

JPUSB1

JPL2

LAN CTRL

82573V

82573L

SPI BIOS

X7SBi-LN4

SPKR1

JPT1

Motherboard Layout

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Jumpers Description Default Setting

JAR Power Alarm Reset Open (Normal)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JI

2

C1/JI

2

C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JP2 IDE Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPF Power Force On Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2/JPL3/JPL4 GLAN 1/2/3/4 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPT1 (X7SBi-LN4-TM) TPM Support Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-1/USB 2-7 Enable JPUSB1:Pins1-2(Ena.),JPUSB2:Pins 2-3(Dis.)

Watch Dog Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1/COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 1-2 Connectors

Fans 1-6 Fan 6: CPU Fan, Fan 1-5: System Fan Headers

Floppy Floppy Disk Connector

IDE IDE Hard Drive Connector (Blue)

IPMI SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket

JBT1 CMOS Clear

JD1 External Speaker Header

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED1 Onboard Power LED Header

JOH Overheat LED Header

PWR Fail Power Fail

JPW1 ATX 24-pin Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN1-LAN4 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors

Printer Parallel Printer Port

SATA 0-5 SATA Headers

SGPIO 1-2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Ports

Slot 1 PCI 32-bit 33 MHz (3.3V)

Slot 6 SBX2 PCI-X 133 MHz (3.3V)

SMB_PS Power SMBus (I

2

C )

SPKR1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

USB 0-1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2-3, 4-7 Front Panel (Onboard) USB Ports and FP Accessible USB Headers

VGA Video Graphics Port

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

NIC LED3/NIC LED4 LED Indicators for GLAN Port 3/GLAN Port 4

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM Quick Reference

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel•

®

Xeon

®

3000 Sequence or Core™2 Quad and Duo series processor

with a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz

Supports Intel Dual Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution• , FSB Dynamic

Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and

Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

Memory

Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 800/667 MHz up •

to 8 GB of ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM

Chipset

Intel 3200•

Intel ICH9R•

Intel PXH-V•

Expansion Slots

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (3.3V)•

One (1) PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz (3.3V)•

BIOS

8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS (Note 1)•  

DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3 •

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, • +5V,

+5V Standby, +12V, −12V, and VBAT

CPU 4-phase-switching voltage regulator•

Status monitor for fan speed & System OH/Fan Fail LED/Control•

Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control & Low noise fan speed control•

Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS•

Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•

SuperDoctor III, NMI•

System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III•

ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•

Main switch override mechanism•

External modem ring-on•

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Onboard I/O

1 ATA 100 EIDE Channel•

Intel ICH9R SATA Controller, 6 connectors for 6 devices with support of RAID* •

functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (in the Windows environment) (Note 2)

1 oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB) •

Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header•

Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers•

PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports•

Up to 8 USB (2 rear ports, 2 headers, and 2 on-board connectors)•

VGA Port•

SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Slot•

Winbond 83627HG (Super I/O), Hardware Monitor: W83793G•

ATI ES1000 w/32MB Video Memory•

Temperature

Monitoring CPU, chassis environment•

CPU Thermal Trip support•

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)•

Other

Wake-on-LAN (JWOL)•

Wake-on-Ring (JWOR)•

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support (for X7SBi-LN4-TM only)•

Onboard Standby Power warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")•

CD Utilities

Drivers and software for Intel 3200 chipset utilities •

Dimensions

ATX form factor, 12" x 9.6" (304.8 x 243.8 mm)•

Notes:

1. To repair or replace the onboard SPI BIOS chip, please return the motherboard

to RMA Dept. at Supermicro for service.

2. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

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3200

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-9R

USB

PORT_0~7

FWH

LPC I/O

MS.

KB. FDD. SER.1

SER.2

PRI_IDE

VRM 11

BLOCK DIAGRAM

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

UDMA/100

LPC

PCI_32_BUS

DDR2_800/667

DMI

ATI ES1000

DIMM_CHA

S-ATA/300

6 x SATA

CK505 CLK

MCH

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x8

GLAN4 82573L

PCIE_x1

W83627HG

FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz

LPCUSB 2.0/1.1

PXH - V

1x PCIX_64

PCI-X BUS

IPMI

IPMI I/F

Print

port

LCI/GLCI

GLAN3 82573L

PCIE_x1

GLAN2 82573L

PCIE_x1

GLAN1 82573V

LPC

TPM

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the

actual specications of your motherboard.

Block Diagram

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3200 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R). The X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-

LN4-TM provides the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream

server market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data ow between four interfaces: the

CPU interface, the DDR2 System Memory interface, the PCI Express interface (Note

2), and the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Intel® Xeon®

3000 Sequence processor in the LGA775 Land Grid Array package. It supports one

or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM.

Intel ICH9R System Features

The I/O Controller (ICH9R) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration

required for the system to operate efciently. It also provides the bandwidth needed

for the system to maintain its peak performance. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)

provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH9R. The ICH9R supports two

PCI-Express devices, six Serial ATA ports, and up to eight USB 2.0 ports/headers.

In addition, the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides

various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access. It also supports the

next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in

conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller. Functions and

capabilities include:

Advanced Conguration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)•

Power SMBus (I•

2

C )

SST/PECI for Speed Control•

SPI Flash BIOS•

Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface•

Note 1: For more information on the ICH9R, please refer to Intel's website at

www.intel.com.

Note 2: The Intel 3200 chipset does not support add-in graphics cards in the

PCI-E interface provided by the Memory Controller Hub (MCH).

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the Advanced section to change this setting. (Default: Last State).

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-

LN4-TM. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

Cores, Memory Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V, Memory and Vbatt.

(via SuperO Doctor). Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an

error message is sent to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to

dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects

that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan

control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-

sis temperature is too high.

With the Intel ICH9R built in, the X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM supports I/O

Virtualization Technology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and ap-

plications to run in independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host

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physical memory, and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and

protection across multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that

supports I/O Virtualization Technology is installed on the motherboard.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this tem-

perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS en-

vironment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify

the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on

virtual memory and there is insufcient hard drive space for saving the data, you

can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also congure Supero Doctor to

provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre-de-

ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica-

tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows

2003 Server Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

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1-6 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator,

drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The Super I/O supports

two 360 K, 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 I/O provides functions that comply with the ACPI (Advanced Congura-

tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man-

agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient 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.•

Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not •

in use.

For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent •

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the •

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto

the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different

types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both

motherboard and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are

screwed in tightly (not to exceed 8lb of torque). Then use a screwdriver to secure

the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing

the motherboard to the chassis.

2-2

X7SBi-LN4/X7SBi-LN4-TM User’s Manual

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure

on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the

processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. The Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink

assembly. If you buy a heatsink separately, make sure that you use only Intel-

certied multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU heatsink and fan.

4. When purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or when receiving a motherboard

with an LGA 775 Processor pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap

is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer

immediately.

5. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installation Overview

For proper system setup, please follow the fol-

lowing procedure:

Install the heatsink backplate into 1.

the chassis if needed.

Install the motherboard into 2.

the chassis.

Install the CPU onto the mother-3.

board.

Install the heatsink and/or cooling 4.

fans (if any).

Connect the fan and power 5.

cables (if any).

Heatsink

CPU

CPU Socket

Motherboard

CPU

Retention

Bracket

(Pre-

Installed)

Backplate

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