Chapter 2: Installation
2-11
2-4 Installing DDR3 Memory
Note
: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod
-
ules.
CAUTION
Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM
modules to prevent any possible damage.
DIMM Installation
1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs
into the memory slots, starting with
the blue slots DIMMA2, DIMMB2,
then the black slots DIMMA1, and
DIMMB1. For the system to work
properly, please use the memory
modules of the same type and speed
in the same motherboard.
Release Tabs
Notches
2. Push the release tabs outwards on
both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock
it.
Press both notches
straight down into
the memory slot.
3.
Align the key of the DIMM mod
-
ule with the receptive point on the
memory slot.
4. Align the notches on both ends of
the module against the receptive
points on the ends of the slot.
5. Use two thumbs together to press
the notches on both ends of the
module straight down into the slot
until the module snaps into place.
6.
Press the release tabs to the lock
positions to secure the DIMM module
into the slot.
LE6
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM1
DIMM4
FAN2
FAN3
FA
N4
FAN1
FANA
JBR1
JLED1
JWD1
JPB1
JPG1
JPL3
JPL4
JP
ME1
JP
ME2
JPL2
JPL1
J19 - RESE
RV
ED
LE3
LE5
LE4
J8
J7
JPW1
JPW2
J21
JI2C1 JI2C2
JL1
J31
J32
JS
1
JS
2
JS
3
JUSB1
JPI2C1
JTP
M1
U7
J12
J11
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
JSD1
JSTB
Y1
B1
JBT1
JF1
J14
SW1
MH8
MH7
MH1
MH6
MH5
NMI
X
JTP
M1:T
PM
/PORT80
JBR1:BIOS REC
OVE
RY
1-2:NORMAL
2-3:BIOS REC
OVE
RY
1-2:ENABLE
JPUSB1:USB4/5 WAKE UP
2-3:DISABLE
LAN4
LAN3
1-2:ENABL
E
JPL2:LAN2
2-3:DISABLE
2-3:DISABL
E
JPL4:LAN4
1-2:ENABL
E
JP
ME
2
1-2:NORMAL
2-3:ME MANU
FA
C
TURING MODE
2-3:ME REC
OVE
RY
JP
ME
1
1-2:NORMAL
COM2
USB1(3.0)
FF
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI
JWD1:WATCH DOG
USB8/9
USB12/13
JSD1:SATA DOM POWER
_LAN
IPMI
1-2:ENABL
E
2-3:DISABL
E
JPL3:LAN3
JPL1:LAN1
2-3:DISABL
E
1-2:ENABL
E
JPB1:BMC
JPI2C1:PWR I2
C
VGA
COM1
USB0(3.0)
JBT1:CMOS CLEAR
LAN2
JL
1
LAN1
DIMMB2
DIMMA2
JI2C1/JI2C2
USB4/5
CPU SL
O
T6 PCI-E 3.0 X8/16
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABL
E
CPU
OFF
:DISABL
E
ON:ENABL
E
2-3:DISABL
E
1-2:ENABL
E
:CHASSIS INTRUSION
JF1
ON
LED
LED
PWR
HDD
NIC1
NIC2
OH/
X
RST
PWR
USB2/3(3.0)
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
I-SATA5
CPU SL
O
T5 PCI-E 3.0 X8
PCH SL
O
T4 PCI-E 2.0 X2/4(INX8)
DIMMB1
DIMMA1
JPG1:
VGA
J18 - RESER
VED
I-SATA2
SP1