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Table of Contents
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-24
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard.................................................................. 1-24
Main Switch Override Mechanism ................................................................ 1-24
1-5
Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-24
1-6
Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-25
1-7
Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller (X7SPA-HF/X7SPE-HF/X7SPE-
HF-D525/X7SPA-HF-D525 only) .............................................................................. 1-25
1-8
LVDS (X7SPA-L only).................................................................................... 1-26
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1
Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1
Tools Needed .................................................................................................. 2-2
Location of Mounting Holes ............................................................................ 2-2
2-2
Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-2
Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 2-3
2-3
System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-4
How to Install SO DIMMs ............................................................................... 2-4
Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-4
The SO DIMM Socket ..................................................................................... 2-5
2-4
Connectors/I/O Ports ....................................................................................... 2-6
Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ............................................................ 2-6
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................. 2-7
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................ 2-8
Serial Ports ................................................................................................. 2-9
VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-10
LAN Ports / IPMI .......................................................................................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 (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-14
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14
Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-15
Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-15
NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-15
2-5
Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-16
