Supermicro X8SAX manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.2a X8SAX C7X58[...]

Manual Revision 1.2a Release Date: September 23, 2010 Unless you request and recei ve written permissio n f rom Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is su bject to chan ge wi thout notice. Other products and c ompanies referred to h erein are tra demarks or r egistered trademark s of t[...]

Preface T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8SAX/C7X58 motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8SAX/C7X58 supports the Intel ® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme Edition, and Intel® Xeon ® 5500/35[...]

X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual 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: Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catast rophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury W arning: Important[...]

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vi X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual T able of Contents Prefac e About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3 Conventions Used in the Manual: ............[...]

vii T able of Contents Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-1 4 Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-1 5 High Denition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-1 6 CD-Inp[...]

X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual viii USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-3 4 2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-3 5 Onboard Power LED ........................................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Thank you for purchasing your computer motherboard f rom an acknowledged leader in the industry . Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items hav[...]

1-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual X8 SAX Image Note : All grap hics sh own in this manual were based u pon th e late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've receiv ed may or may not look exactly t he same as the gr aphics shown in this manual.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User Jumpers not indicat ed are for testing only . • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel connectio ns. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • When LE 1 (Onbo ard Po wer LED Indica tor) i s on, sys[...]

1-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JP AC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6 Fan1 - CPU Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SA TA5 I-SA TA4 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA2 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/1 1 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Connector Label Description 1394a_1/2 #25, 26 IEEE 1394a connection headers Audio FP #12 Front panel audio header (HD) Audio #6 (BP) High Denition Audio (7.1) header Battery #48 Onboard battery (B1) CD-In #15 Audio CD Input header COM1/COM2 #22, 21 COM1/2 Serial connection headers Fans 1~6 #8, 47, 36, 35, 54, 9 System[...]

1-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel • ® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme Edition, and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series processors in an LGA1366 socket. Xeon® 5600/3600 series processors are supported on PCB Rev . 2.0 with BIOS 2.0 and above. Memory Six 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIM M sockets with support for un buffered EC[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Network Connections T wo Int el 82 574L G igabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethe rnet Controllers with two • Gigabit LAN ports T wo (2) RJ-45 backplane connectors with Link and Activity LEDs built-in • I/O Devices SA T A Connections Six (6) SA T A ports supported by the Intel ICH10R SA T A Controller • Supports RA[...]

1-8 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory V oltage, Chipset V oltage, • +1.8V , +3.3V , +3.3V standby , + 5V , + 5V , Standby , VBat and ± 12V CPU 6-Phase-switching voltage regulator • CPU/System overheat LED and control • CPU Thermal Trip support • Therma[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Notes[...]

1-10 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual X8SAX/C7X58 System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block di agram and may not exactly repr esent the features on your mothe rboard. See the follow ing pages for the actual specications of each motherboard. W83795AD G H/W Monito r Inte l VRD 11. 1 Inte l Intersi l Intel 82574 L QPI: Up to 6.40 GT/s PCIE_x16[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on the fun ct i on ali t y an d th e ca pa bil it y o f the Inte l X5 8 E xp re ss c hi ps et, t he X8S A X /C7 X5 8 mo th er b oa rd p rov i des th e p er fo r man c e a nd f eat ur e se t re qu ire d for dual-proc essor systems with conguration options optimized for intensiv e ap - p[...]

1-12 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section de scribes the PC health monito ring features of the X8SAX/C7 X58. The mother board has an onboard System Ha rdware Mon itor chip that suppo rts PC health monitoring. Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC po[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink - ing to indic ate t hat th e CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user press es any key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on. BIOS Support f[...]

1-14 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual 1-6 Super I/O The disk drive adapter func tions of the Super I/O chip includ e a  oppy disk drive controller that is c ompatible with indust ry standar d 82077/7 65, a dat a separato r , write pre-compensation circuitry , decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera - tor , drive interfa ce cont rol log ic [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam - age t o yo ur s ystem board, it is importa nt t o han dle it very careful ly . Th e fo llowing measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a[...]

2-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. No te s: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re - 1. moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After removing the plastic cap, 4. using your thumb and the index nger , hold the CPU at the north and south center ed ges. Align the CPU key , the semi- 5. circle cutout, agai nst the socket key , the notch be low the gold color dot on the side of the socket. Once both the CPU and the 6. socket are aligned, c arefull[...]

2-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Fan Wires Thermal Grease CPU Heatsink Fastener Heatsink Fins 1. Locate the CPU Fan power con - nector on the motherbo ard. (Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location.) 2. Position the heatsi nk so t hat the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfered with ot[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Narrow end of the groove should point outward 1. Unplug the power cord from the powe r supply . 2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header . 3. Use your nger tips to gently press o n t he fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1/4 (90 0 ) t urn, and then pull the fastener upward to loose[...]

2-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Heatsink Mounting Holes (4) on the motherboard. Mount the optional heatsink bracket here Optional Heatsink Bracket Part# BKT -0023L Locate the four heatsi nk mounting 1. holes on the reverse side of the motherboard an d four heatsink lock alignments on the heatsink bracket. Align [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Unplug the power cord from th e 1. power supply . Using a screwdriver , loosen and 2. remove the heatsink s crews from the motherboard in the se - quence as shown in the picture on the right. Hold the heatsink as shown an d 3. gently lo osen it from the CPU by moving it from side to side. (Do not use excessive force) Onc[...]

2-8 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6 Fan1 - CPU Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Che ck th e S upe r mic ro web si te for re co mm end ed me mor y mod ule s. CAU T I O N Exe rc is e ex tr em e ca re w he n i ns ta lli ng o r rem ovi ng D IM M mo dul es to p reve nt any po ss ib le da ma ge. To I n s t a l l : I ns er t m o dul e ver ti c al ly an [...]

2-10 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Note 2 : Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory . Note 3 : Due to me mor y a llo c ati on to syste m d evic e s, t he me mo r y avail - abl e fo r o pe rat io na l us e wi ll b e re du c ed w he n 4 G B of R A M i s us ed. T he redu ct io n in mem or y avail abil it y [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Possible System Memory Allocation & A vailability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB T otal System Memory) Firmware Hub ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256[...]

2-12 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SATA5 I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2 I-SATA1 I-SATA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 A TX PS /2 Keybo ard and P S/2 Mouse Ports Th e A TX PS/ 2 key b oa r d an d PS /2 mouse are locat ed next to the Back Panel USB Ports 1~2 on the moth - erboard. See the tab le at right for pin denitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Denitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# Denition Pin# Denition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse D[...]

2-14 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1 2 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SATA5 I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2 I-SATA1 I-SATA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 Aud[...]

2-16 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SATA5 I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2 I-SATA1 I-SATA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 Audio F[...]

2-18 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SATA5 I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2 I-SATA1 I-SATA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6 Fan1 - CPU Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8[...]

2-20 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Front Control Panel Pin Denitions Power LE D The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin denitions. NMI Button Th e no n -m a s k ab l e in te r r u p t bu t t o n header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF 1. R efer to th e ta ble o n th [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control - ler) LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of J[...]

2-22 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED cable to the OH/ Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced wa[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Power Bu tton The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/of f th[...]

2-24 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 A[...]

2-26 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 Chassis Intrusion A Chassi s Int rusion header is l ocated at JL1 on the mother board. Attach the appropriate cable from the chas sis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened. Chassis Intrusion PinDenitions(JL1) Pin# Denition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JP[...]

2-28 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 1394a_1/1394a_2 Connections 1394a_1 and 1394a_2 provide the IEEE 1394 connections on the moth - erboard. See the tables on the right for pin denitions. 1394a_1 PinDenitions Pin# Den. Pin# Den 1 PTP A0+ 2 PTP A0- 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB0+ 6 PTPB0- 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZX J1394a_2 PinDenitions Pi[...]

2-30 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual W ake-On-Ring The Wake- O n - R in g he ade r is des - ign ated JWO R . T his func t ion all ows y o u r c o m p u t e r t o w a k e u p w h e n r e c e i v i n g a n i n c o m i n g c a l l to t h e mo de m w he n i n t he s usp en d s t ate. See the t ab le o n t he r i ght f or pin de nit io ns. Y ou must h[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 A[...]

2-32 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent accident al cleari ng of CMO S. T o clea r CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC power cord from the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 SMB to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Speeds Use Jumper JI 2 C1 to connect the System Management Bus t o the PCI slo ts, and Jumper JI 2 C2, to th e PCI-Exp . slots in or de r to imp r ov e po we r man a ge m en t for PCI-X and PCI-E slots. The default setting i s to close pin s 2-3 to disab le the function. See the table on t he r [...]

2-34 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Audio Ena ble JP AC enables or disables the onboard audio c o n n e c t i o n s . S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t fo r j u mp e r s e tt i n g s . T h e de f a u l t s e t t i n g is Enabled. Audio Enable (JP AC) Pin# Denition 1-2 Enabled (default) 2-3 Disabled T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 J[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 A[...]

2-36 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual REV 1.01 X8SAX 2-9 Serial A T A and Floppy Drive Connections Note the follow ing condition s when connecti ng the Serial A T A and  oppy 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[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.1) S/PDIF LAN2/USB6~7 USB 0~3 1394_1 USB9 USB8 A[...]

2-38 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol low ing pro c edu res to trou ble sho ot your system. If you have follo wed all of th e p ro c ed ure s be lo w a nd st il l nee d as si st an ce, r efe r t o th e ‘ T ec hn ic al S upp o r t Pro c ed ure s’ a nd /or ‘ Retu r nin g M e rc ha [...]

3-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 2. U se t he spe aker to det er min e i f any b ee p c od es exist . ( Refer to A pp en dix A for det ail s on bee p c o de s. ) 3. Rem ove a ll m em o r y mo dul es an d t ur n on th e sy ste m. (I f t he al ar m is on, c he ck the sp ec s of mem or y m odu le s, res et t he me mor y or tr y a dif fere nt one.) M[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS ca n be as hed. Some cannot be ashed ; it dep ends on the modications to the boot block code. 3. If yo u' ve fol lowe d th e ins tr uc ti ons above to t rou ble sh oot yo ur syst em, an d st ill cannot resolve the problem, then c ont a ct Supe rm ic r o's tech ni c al supp or t a [...]

3-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Qu e s ti o n: Wh en I p lu g in my 1 60 0 MH z X MP DD R3 me mo ry i nt o t he X8 S AX or C7 X5 8 m ot h e rb o ar d , i t on ly sh ows t ha t it 's ru nn in g at 1333 MH z or 106 6 MH z . How c an I ma ke it wo rk a t 16 00 M H z? Answ er: Th e X8S A X mot he r bo ar d d oe s not su pp or t 16 0 0 M Hz X M [...]

3-5 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Whe n t he B IO S  ashi ng s cr een is c o mpl eted, the system wil l re bo ot an d w ill sho w “ Pr es s F1 or F2 ”. A t t hi s p oi nt, you wi ll ne ed to l oa d t he BI O S d efa ult s. Pr e s s < F1> to g o t o t h e BI O S se t up s c re e n , a n d p r es s < F9 > to l o ad t he d ef a ul t se[...]

3-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8SAX-C7X58 . The AMI ROM BIOS is s tored in a Fl ash EEPROM an d can be easi ly updated. This ch apter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Starting BIOS Setup Utility T o enter the AMI BIOS Setup[...]

4-2 X8SAX/C7X58 How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As th e mem ory i s bei ng te sted, press the <D elete> key to ent er th e mai n men u of the AMI BIOS Setup Util ity . F rom the main menu, you c an access t he other set up screens. An AMI BIOS identication st[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/Syste m Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys - tem Date using the arrow ke ys. Enter new values through the keyboa rd. Press the <T ab> key or the arrow keys to move between  elds. The da t[...]

4-4 X8SAX/C7X58 4-3  Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items:  BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Quiet Boot This option all[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Thi s fo rc e s t he sy ste m t o wai t u nti l th e ' F 1' key is p re ss ed i f an er r or o c cu rs . T he opti on s a re Di sab le d a nd Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s f eat ure dis pl ays " Pr es s D EL to r un S etu p" du r ing PO ST . The opt [...]

4-6 X8SAX/C7X58  Processor & Clock Options W arning : T ake Caution when changing the Ad vanced settings. An incorrect value, a very high DRAM frequency or inco rrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting. CPU Ratio This feature a llows the use r to use the CPU c lock multipl ier to [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Execut e-Disa ble Bit C apabil ity (Available when supp orted by the OS and the CPU) Set to Enabled to enab le the Execute Dis able Bit which will allow the process or to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, thus prev enting a worm or a virus from ooding il legal [...]

4-8 X8SAX/C7X58 C-State package limit setting If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package register . The options are Auto , C1, C3, C6 and C7. C1 Auto Demotion When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and En[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 QPI L0s and L1 QuickPath Inter connect (QPI) offers three power states ca lled L0, L0s and L1: L0 is a normal operational state where data an d control packets can be transmitted and received . All po wer ma nagement states are entered from this state. L0s i s int ended as a powe r sav ing state. It al lows a lin k to quickl[...]

4-10 X8SAX/C7X58 Patrol Scrubbing Patrol Scrub bing is a proce ss that allow s the CPU to cor rect correct able memory errors detecte d on a memory modul e and send the corr ection to the requestor (the ori ginal source). When this item is set to Enabled, the Nort h Bridge will read and write back one c ache line every 16K cycles, if there is no de[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the P CI Express Bus. This maximizes pow er-saving and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Route Port 80h Cycles to This fe ature allows the us er to decide which bus [...]

4-12 X8SAX/C7X58 Congure SA T A#1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SA T A#1. The options are IDE , RAID and AHCI. ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above) Select Intel to enable the Inte l SA T A Ho st RAID Utility . Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec Host RAID Utility . The options are Intel and A[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Disabled to allow data to be tran sferred from and to the devi ce one sector at a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled. PIO Mode The ID E PIO (Pro grammable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the ID[...]

4-14 X8SAX/C7X58 Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MB/s. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2. Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MB/s. Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a dat[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency T imer of each PCI d evice installed on a P CI bus. Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64 , 9 6, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248. PCIX Slot Frequency This feature sele cts the maximum PCI b us speed. When Auto i s s elected, the bus speed i[...]

4-16 X8SAX/C7X58 accessing any system resources. When this o ption is set to Dis abled, th e 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 Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 , 3E8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IR Q3. The options for Seria[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 Sel ec t B oot Lo ade r to keep Co ns ole Red ire ct io n ac ti ve du ri ng PO ST an d B oot Load er . The op ti ons ar e D is abl ed, Bo ot Load er, a nd Alw ays . T erminal T ype This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi - rection. The options are ANSI, VT100 , and VT-UTF8. VT -UTF8 [...]

4-18 X8SAX/C7X58 CPU T emperature/System T emperature This feature displa ys current tempera ture readings for the CPU and th e S ystem. The following items will be displayed for your reference only: CPU T emperature The CPU T emperature feat ure wil l displ ay the CPU temperatu re stat us as detected by the BIOS: Low – This level is considered a[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 in its newer processors. The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read. This ‘T emperature Threshold’ or ‘T emperature T olerance’ has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during different CPU tempera[...]

4-20 X8SAX/C7X58 of PWM Cycle), Balanced/BL (@50% o f PWM Cycle), and Energy Saving /ES (@30% of PWM Cycle). V oltage Reading This feature displays the current vol tage detected of the various component s i n the system: Vcore, VDIMM, 5V , 12V , -12V , 3.3Vcc, 3.3VSB, VBA T , Vtt  ACPI Conguration Use this feature to congure Advanced Co[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 ACPI APIC Support Select En abled to include the ACPI APIC T able Poin ter in the RSDT (Root System Description T able) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disab led. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item i s set t o Enable d, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is su pported b y the s ystem. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Headless [...]

4-22 X8SAX/C7X58 4-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass - words, the Supervisor password must be set rst. BIOS SETUP UTIL TY Main Ad vanced Security Boot Exit vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Security Settings Supervisor P a ssword : Installed User P a ssword : [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 Use th is feat ure to co n gur e B oo t S et tin gs:  Boot Device Priority This f eature allows the user t o spe cify t he seq uence of pri ority for t he Boo t Devi ce. The settings are 1st boo t device, 2nd boot devic e, 3rd boot device, 4th boo t device, 5th boot device and Disabl ed. 1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy D[...]

4-24 X8SAX/C7X58 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab fro m the AMI BIOS S etup Ut ility s creen t o enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have complete d the system congura tion changes, sel ect this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new system con - BIOS SETUP UTIL TY Main Ad van[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Select th is optio n to q uit the BIOS Setu p withou t making any p ermanent changes to the system congurat ion, an d reboot the computer. Select Disca rd Chang es and Exit from the Ex[...]

4-26 X8SAX/C7X58 Notes[...]

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This secti on lists POST ( Power On Self T est) e rror beep codes f or the AMI BIO S. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes Wh en a r eco ve ra[...]

A-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the pap er to v iew the readme les for each ite m. Click a compu ter icon to the rig ht of an item to ins tall an item (from to p to the botto m) one at a tim e. After in stalling eac h item, you mu st re-b[...]

B-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2 Conguri ng Supero Doctor III The Supe ro Doct or III program is a W eb-base management tool that s upports remote manageme nt capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tool s. The local manageme nt is called the SD III [...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revisi on 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:/ /ftp.super micro.com/u tility/Sup ero_Doctor_ III/. Y o u can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDI II[...]

B-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes[...]

Appendix D: BIOS Recov ery C-1 Appendix C - BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by your Su permicro T echnical Supp ort repres entative, or in cases of emergenci es where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS. DO NOT re-program (re-ash) the BIOS if your system is running [...]

C-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 5. When the B oot Sector R ecovery Proc ess is compl ete, the sys tem will reb oot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen. Part 2 - BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing) After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process, you will need to reprogram (“re-ash”) the proper BIOS binary le a[...]

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