Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X7SLM-L motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The X7SLM-L supports a single Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core/Pentium
D/Pentium 4/Celeron® dual-core/Celeron/Celeron D Processor with a system bus
speed of up to 800 MHz in an LGA775 socket. With support for the Intel® Core
Microarchitecture Technology, Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Advanced Digital
Media Boost, and Smart Memory Access, the X7SLM-L delivers cost-effective
performance in a small form factor. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations
pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on sup-
ported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard
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 the Windows OS Installation Instructions.
Appendix C
lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions.
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:
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