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X7SPA-L

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X7SPA-H

X7SPA-HF

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Page 1: ...X7SPA L USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a X7SPA H X7SPA HF...

Page 2: ...RDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Sant...

Page 3: ...ffective performance in a small form factor This product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a techni cian Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications an...

Page 4: ...Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss Impor...

Page 5: ...Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Su...

Page 6: ...verview 1 12 I O Controller Hub ICH9R X7SPA H X7SPA HF 1 12 I O Controller Hub ICH9 X7SPA L 1 12 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 13 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 13 Onboard Voltage Monitoring 1 13 Fan Stat...

Page 7: ...Connector 2 10 LAN Ports IPMI X7SPA HF 2 11 Front Control Panel 2 12 JF1 Header Pins 2 12 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 13 Power LED 2 13 HDD LED 2 13 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 13 Overheat O...

Page 8: ...ct 2 28 Power Force On Enable Disable 2 29 DCD P5V Select 2 29 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 30 LAN Port LEDs 2 30 2 8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections 2 31 SATA Connectors 2 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1...

Page 9: ...urity Settings 4 20 4 5 Boot Settings 4 22 4 6 Exit Options 4 23 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Dri...

Page 10: ...u 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 re...

Page 11: ...PA L Image 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...

Page 12: ...ge 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...

Page 13: ...PA HF Image 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...

Page 14: ...B BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB1 USB WAKE UP 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4...

Page 15: ...CT ON AC 97 FRONT PANEL OFF HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JPG1 VGA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL2 1 2 ENABLE JPL1 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JL1 CHASISS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED...

Page 16: ...8 Power Connector for Add on devices 27 SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA Connectors SATA 2 3 X7SPA H X7SPA HF only 29 JWF1 SATA Disk on Module DOM Power 30 T SGPIO 0 1 Serial General Purpose IO headers for SATA...

Page 17: ...r See Chapter 2 46 J12 J13 Pin 1 DCD P5V Select COM3 COM4 OEM option for the X7SPA H X7SPA HF only Pins 1 2 DCD Pins 2 3 P5V 47 J10 J11 Pin 1 DCD P5V Select COM1 COM2 OEM option for the X7SPA H X7SPA...

Page 18: ...X7SPA HF only Expansion Slots One 1 PCI E 1 1 x4 Gen1 in x16 physical slot BIOS 32 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash BIOS PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltag...

Page 19: ...connector Optimized for the Supermicro 1U SC512 SC731 chassis X7SPA H Only 6 SATA connectors for 6 devices with support for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 in the Windows OS environment Dual 10 100 1...

Page 20: ...eries LPC SATA GEN2 x4 x6 USB 2 0 x10 WPCM450 BMC HD AUDIO 128MB DDR2 PCI 33 USB x2 SDRAM W83627DHG SIO IT8760E LPC I O KB MS CONN COM 1 CONN COM 2 Header COM 3 Header COM 4 Header ALC888 CODEC FP Hea...

Page 21: ...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 us...

Page 22: ...te Onboard Voltage Monitoring The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 12V and Vbat Once a voltage b...

Page 23: ...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 will cause the whole system to wake up During the...

Page 24: ...terfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to commu nicate with the graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to...

Page 25: ...face Please refer to the following illustration Differential Clock Pair A Differential Data Pair A0 Differential Data Pair A1 Differential Data Pair A2 18 bpp Connector Differential Clock Pair B Diffe...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 SODIMM2 SODIMM1 CPU REV 1 00 X7SPA L J6 J5 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 JPF 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards h...

Page 28: ...Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Install standoffs in the chassis as needed Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis Install the motherbo...

Page 29: ...DIMM1 then DIMM2 Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the mod ule to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation Insert each DIMM module at an angle vertically and snap it into place Repeat 2...

Page 30: ...ds away from the module This should release it from the slot Pull the SO DIMM module upwards The SO DIMM Socket Position the SO DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point on the sl...

Page 31: ...JCOM2 JCOM4 JPI2C1 JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD1 JPB FAN FAN COMS CLEAR 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C...

Page 32: ...5 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JLPC80 R1050 JSMB1 FAN1 FAN2 JCOM2 JCOM4 JPI2C1 JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD1 JPB FAN FAN COMS CLEAR 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3...

Page 33: ...MH2 MH3 MH4 D17 JPW1 JUSB1 JD1 JPC3 JPUSB1 JWD1 JPG1 JBMC1 JPL1 JPT1 JPL2 JDIMM2 1 JDIMM1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH1 JL1 JL2 SP1 J2 J3 JBT1 JBAT1 JPCIE1 JUSB5 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JLPC80 R1050 JSMB1 FAN1 FAN2 JCO...

Page 34: ...JBT1 JBAT1 JPCIE1 JUSB5 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JLPC80 R1050 JSMB1 FAN1 FAN2 JCOM2 JCOM4 JPI2C1 JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD1 JPB FAN FAN COMS CLEAR 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE...

Page 35: ...LE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER ON ENABLE JI2C2 OFF DISABLE JI2C1 OFF DISABLE ON ENABLE JL2 AUDIO FRONT PANEL SELECT ON AC 97 FRONT PANEL OFF HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JPG1 VGA 2 3 D...

Page 36: ...CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB1 USB WAKE UP 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER ON ENABLE...

Page 37: ...PL1 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JL1 CHASISS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E...

Page 38: ...1 00 X7SPA L J6 J5 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 JPF Front Control Panel 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 definition...

Page 39: ...D PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 SODIMM2 SODIMM1 CPU REV 1 00 X7SPA L...

Page 40: ...YS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 SODIMM2 SODIMM1 CPU REV 1 00 X7SPA L J6 J5 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 JPF Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting...

Page 41: ...JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD1 JPB FAN FAN COMS CLEAR 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB...

Page 42: ...JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 C...

Page 43: ...JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB1 USB WAKE UP 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER ON ENABLE JI2C2 OFF DISABLE JI2C1 OFF DISABLE ON ENABLE JL2 AUDIO FRONT PANEL SELECT ON AC 97 FRONT PANE...

Page 44: ...OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 SODIMM2 SODIM...

Page 45: ...ON AC 97 FRONT PANEL OFF HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JPG1 VGA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL2 1 2 ENABLE JPL1 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JL1 CHASISS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PW...

Page 46: ...FRONT PANEL OFF HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JPG1 VGA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL2 1 2 ENABLE JPL1 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JL1 CHASISS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X N...

Page 47: ...motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the...

Page 48: ...SABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB1 USB WAKE UP 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER ON ENABLE JI2C2 OFF DISABLE JI2C1 OFF DISABLE ON ENABLE J...

Page 49: ...U REV 1 00 X7SPA L J6 J5 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 JPF 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 m...

Page 50: ...SS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4...

Page 51: ...2 RS232 default Pins 2 3 TTL Open Disabled MH2 MH3 MH4 D17 JPW1 JUSB1 JD1 JPC3 JPUSB1 JWD1 JPG1 JBMC1 JPL1 JPT1 JPL2 JDIMM2 1 JDIMM1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH1 JL1 JL2 SP1 J2 J3 JBT1 JBAT1 JPCIE1 JUSB5 JUSB4 JU...

Page 52: ...JPC3 JPUSB1 JWD1 JPG1 JBMC1 JPL1 JPT1 JPL2 JDIMM2 1 JDIMM1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH1 JL1 JL2 SP1 J2 J3 JBT1 JBAT1 JPCIE1 JUSB5 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JLPC80 R1050 JSMB1 FAN1 FAN2 JCOM2 JCOM4 JPI2C1 JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD...

Page 53: ...FAN1 FAN2 JCOM2 JCOM4 JPI2C1 JWF1 J8 JVGA1 CD1 JPB FAN FAN COMS CLEAR 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2...

Page 54: ...LE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL2 1 2 ENABLE JPL1 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JL1 CHASISS INTRUSION JF1 PWR ON RST X OH FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I...

Page 55: ...LE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC ENABLE DISABLE CD in JPT1 TPM ENABLE DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE AUDIO FP T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JPI2C PWR I2C JSMB1 SMBus1 JPUSB1 USB WAKE UP 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JWF1 DOM PWR J...

Page 56: ...T JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA0 SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT SYS CPU KB MOUSE COM4 COM3 COM2 COM1 SODIMM2 SODIMM1 CPU REV 1 00 X7SPA L J6 J5 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 JPF 2 8...

Page 57: ...2 32 X7SPA L X7SPA H X7SPA HF User s Manual Notes...

Page 58: ...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 Connect the chassis speaker and the power LE...

Page 59: ...y 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...

Page 60: ...upport Answer The X7SPA L X7SPA H X7SPA HF supports up to 4GB of unbuf fered Non ECC DDR2 667MHz two way interleaved or non interleaved SO DIMM SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Q...

Page 61: ...e 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...

Page 62: ...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 t...

Page 63: ...3 6 X7SPA L X7SPA H X7SPA HF User s Manual Notes...

Page 64: ...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 a...

Page 65: ...pgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incide...

Page 66: ...eys 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 Superm...

Page 67: ...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 displa...

Page 68: ...y or wait for 4 seconds when it is pressed The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for...

Page 69: ...ance system stability The options are Disabled and Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems...

Page 70: ...d is selected DRAM CAS Latency The options are 3 4 5 and 6 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay The options are 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks and 6 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge The options are 3 DRAM C...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...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...

Page 73: ...to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIO...

Page 74: ...I PnP 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...

Page 75: ...rial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow t...

Page 76: ...lect 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...

Page 77: ...ncluding the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additio...

Page 78: ...blems 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 upgr...

Page 79: ...or best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle Performance 70 of PWM Cycle Balanced 50 of PWM Cycle and Energy Saving 30 of PWM Cycle CPU Vcore AVCC 3 3Vcc...

Page 80: ...Root System Description Table RSDT table The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer...

Page 81: ...pressing Enter Clear BMC System Event Log This feature is used to clear the System Event Log Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure you no longer need any data stored i...

Page 82: ...separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Powe...

Page 83: ...ord 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...

Page 84: ...r User Password Available only if 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 pr...

Page 85: ...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 Hard Disk Drives This feat...

Page 86: ...evices Select this option to retry booting from the configured boot devices if the systems fail to boot initially The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI...

Page 87: ...ter 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 al...

Page 88: ...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 issu...

Page 89: ...A 2 X7SPA L X7SPA H X7SPA HF User s Manual Notes...

Page 90: ...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 Appendix B Software Installatio...

Page 91: ...III 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...

Page 92: ...te Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com...

Page 93: ...ted 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 ul...

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