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X7SLA-L

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X7SLA-H

Summary of Contents for X7SLA-H

Page 1: ...X7SLA L USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a X7SLA H...

Page 2: ...WARE 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 Santa...

Page 3: ...his product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a techni cian Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides d...

Page 4: ...r 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 Important...

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: ...toring 1 10 Fan Status Monitor with Software 1 10 CPU Overheat LED and Control 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 10 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 11 BIOS Support for USB Keyboa...

Page 7: ...18 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 19 Explanation of Jumpers 2 19 LAN Port Enable Disable 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 21 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 22 LAN Port LEDs 2 22 2 9 Serial ATA and HDD Connections 2 23 SATA Connec...

Page 8: ...eep Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Microsoft Windows OS B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System B 1 B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Support B 2 Append...

Page 9: ...ase check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail b...

Page 10: ...LA H 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 11: ...FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI E X4 in X8 SL...

Page 12: ...OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI E X4 in X8 SLOT6 PCI E X8 USB2 3 COM2 USB4 5 USB6 JBT1 CMOS CLEAR IDE SLOT5 PCI 33MHZ 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 2...

Page 13: ...3 9 22 25 System Cooling Fans 1 3 MCH FAN 23 Chipset Fan MCH FAN IDE 20 IDE Hard Drive Connector I SATA 0 3 18 Internal SATA Connectors JF1 24 FP Control Panel Header JPW1 26 ATX 24 pin Power Connecto...

Page 14: ...Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 slot One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 physical slot One 1 32 bit PCI 33MHz slots BIOS 8 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash BIOS DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard support...

Page 15: ...rts one on back panel one internal header Dual Realtek RTL8111C GR Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Eight USB 2 0 ports headers USB0 USB7 Two ports on the backpanel one Type A internal USB header and five...

Page 16: ...1 8 X7SLA L X7SLA H User s Manual X7SLA L X7SLA H Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard...

Page 17: ...AM and the PCI Express based graphics attached devices The Intel 945GC platform supports the seventh generation I O Controller Hub In tel ICH7R to provide a multitude of I O related features The Direc...

Page 18: ...can the following voltages continuously CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 12V and Vbat Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message...

Page 19: ...will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the req...

Page 20: ...processor interrupt system 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 sup port higher speed modems...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...e 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis m...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...pport The X7SLA L X7SLA H supports up to 2GB Unbuffered Non ECC DDR2 533 400 in 2 DIMM slots Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in i...

Page 25: ...DDR2 Slot Position the DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point on the slot When the module is properlly inserted the Lock Release tabs will automatically secure the DIMM module...

Page 26: ...6 VGA Blue 7 LAN1 8 LAN 2 X7SLA H only JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H D...

Page 27: ...ock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 2 Keyboard Purple Mouse Green JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested t...

Page 28: ...finition 1 5V 5 5V 2 USB_PN 6 USB_PN 3 USB_PP 7 USB_PP 4 Ground 8 Ground Front Panel USB 2 3 4 5 Pin Definitions USB 2 4 Pin Definition USB 3 5 6 Pin Definition 1 5V 6 5V 2 USB_PN2 7 USB_PN3 3 USB_PP2...

Page 29: ...2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A Backpanel COM1 COM2 X7SLA H only 1 2 1 2 JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Compl...

Page 30: ...1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI E X4 in X8 SLOT6 PCI E X8 U...

Page 31: ...3 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 P...

Page 32: ...PL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI...

Page 33: ...5 USB6 JBT1 CMOS CLEAR IDE SLOT5 PCI 33MHZ 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 2 LAN1 2 INTRUSION JL1 CHASSIS LAN2 LAN1 VGA COM1 X LED PWR HDD NIC FF OH RST PWR ON 1 JF1 DIMM1A DIMM1B JPW1 JPW2 for Device Pow...

Page 34: ...to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheat or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definition...

Page 35: ...Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Reset Button PWR Button Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode G...

Page 36: ...12V specifi cation See the table on the right for pin definitions of these connectors JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With...

Page 37: ...der Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The X7SLA L X7SLA H has four fan headers Fan1 Fan3 are system cooling fans MCH_FAN is used for the chipset fan...

Page 38: ...Ground A JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I S...

Page 39: ...oard 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 printed...

Page 40: ...ed B B A JF1 J13 JL1 R52 R53 JPL1 JPL2 FAN3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SA...

Page 41: ...JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI E X4 in X8 SLOT6 PCI E X8 USB2 3 COM2 USB4 5 U...

Page 42: ...3 FAN1 FAN_NB 4 1 FAN2 J3 J51 J46 JP5 JP4 BT1 JBT1 TP_ICH3 Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE X7SLA H DESIGNED IN USA NIC I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 SLOT7 PCI E X4 in X8 S...

Page 43: ...d hard disk drive cables Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 The connecto...

Page 44: ...38 SDCS3 39 SHDDLED 40 Ground A IDE IDE Connector An IDE Connector is located close to SATA Ports 0 3 on the motherboard This 40 pin connector provides support for 3 5 hard drive disks See the table o...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...se 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...

Page 47: ...rboard support Answer The X7SLA L X7SLA H supports up to 2 GB of unbuffered Non ECC DDR2 533 400 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question...

Page 48: ...for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and wil...

Page 49: ...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 Merchan...

Page 50: ...3 6 X7SLA L X7SLA H User s Manual Notes...

Page 51: ...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 se...

Page 52: ...I 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 BI...

Page 53: ...me 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 X7SLA Version XX XX XX Build Date MM DD YY ID XXXXXXXXProcessor The AMI BIOS...

Page 54: ...error occurs The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequ...

Page 55: ...duced power mode However main memory RAM is still powered ACPI Version Feature This feature allows the user to select the ACPI Version for the system The op tions are ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 and ACPI 3 0 US...

Page 56: ...this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and...

Page 57: ...eserved for use of PCI devices If set to 15 MB 16MB the reserved memory will be placed in the location around 15 MB 16 MB The options are Disabled and 15 MB 16 MB Initiate Graphic Adapter Use the feat...

Page 58: ...he onboard USB 2 0 controller The options are En abled and Disabled USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings for the motherboard Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to us...

Page 59: ...one drive installed and will be used in a Redundant Array RAID configuration Note Please use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM to con figure your RAID by pressing and holding down Ctrl and p...

Page 60: ...interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the...

Page 61: ...transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select U...

Page 62: ...VRAM during system boot The options are Yes and No Plug Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Pl...

Page 63: ...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 Po...

Page 64: ...want the CPU overheat alarm including 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 t...

Page 65: ...one 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...

Page 66: ...ccess Change User Password Use this feature to set a user password It secures the system from unauthorized use by restricting access to persons only with the proper user level password Select this fea...

Page 67: ...Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure Boot Settings Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The s...

Page 68: ...e user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives The settings are 1st boot device and Disabled 1st Drive CD DVD XXXXXXXXXXX 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup...

Page 69: ...it from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select 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...

Page 70: ...4 20 X7SLA L X7SLA H User s Manual Notes...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...A 2 X7SLA L X7SLA H User s Manual Notes...

Page 73: ...tup will automati 5 cally load all Windows supplied device drivers and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation You will be asked to enter the disk partition where the Operating System...

Page 74: ...ou need to install a 1 third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad 2 ditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003...

Page 75: ...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 C Software Installatio...

Page 76: ...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 passw...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...C 4 X7SLA L X7SLA H User s Manual Notes...

Page 79: ...is the only COM port recognized by the recovery process Below is a two part procedure to recover the BIOS Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct B...

Page 80: ...above except that the BIOS image file super rom 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...

Page 81: ...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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