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  • Page 1 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB, Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Access, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2), the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 delivers unparalleled system performance and great power effi ciency in a slim package. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Products/) for updates on sup-...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Image ... 1-3 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Layout ... 1-4 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Chipset/System Block Diagram... 1-8 Chipset Overview ... 1-9 Special Features ... 1-10 PC Health Monitoring ... 1-10 ACPI Features ...1-11...
  • Page 5 Processor Power Connector ... 2-15 Universal Serial Bus ... 2-16 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ... 2-17 Power LED ... 2-18 External Speaker/Internal Buzzer ... 2-18 GLAN (Ethernet Ports) ... 2-19 VGA Connector ...
  • Page 6 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Frequently Asked Questions ... 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service... 3-5 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction ... 4-1 Running Setup ... 4-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 4-2 Advanced Setup ... 4-7 Security Settings ... 4-23 Boot Settings ... 4-25 Exit ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from 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 have all been included with your motherboard.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 9: X7Sbl-Ln1/Ln2 Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Image Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as...

  • Page 10: Motherboard Layout

    • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. • " " indicates the location of "Pin 1." • GLAN2 is only available on LN2 models. • Slot 6 is specially designed for Supermicro riser cards only.

  • Page 11: X7Sbl-Ln1/Ln2 Quick Reference

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 Quick Reference Jumpers Description C1/JC SMB to PCI Slots Power Force On JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/2 Enable JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-1 Enable/USB 2-6 Enable JP3 (Optional) Trusted Platform Module Enable Watch Dog Timer Out Connectors Description COM1...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Features

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Motherboard Features Processor • Single Intel Xeon 3000/3200 series processor with a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz • ® Intel Core ™ 2 Duo and Quad Processors • Supports Intel Dual Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution...
  • Page 13 ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O • Intel ICH9R SATA Controller, 6 connectors for 6 devices with support of RAID functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (RAID 5: supported by Intel's RAID Controller in the Windows OS environment only) •...

  • Page 14: Chipset/System Block Diagram

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Block Diagram VID[0-7] LGA775_PROCESSOR VRM 11.0 FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz DIMM_CHA DDR2_800/667 DIMM_CHB 3200 6 x SATA S-ATA/300 PORTS ICH-9R USB 2.0/1.1 PORT_0-6 FLASH (optional) W83627HG LPC I/O SER.1 SER.2 Intel 3200 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard.

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    LGA 775 Land Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary com- ponents: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R). The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 provides the performance and feature-set required for the mainstream server market.

  • Page 16: Special Features

    Advanced section to change this setting. (Default: Last State). PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7SBL-LN1/LN2. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni- toring.

  • Page 17: Acpi Features

    I/O Virtualization Technology With the Intel ICH9R built in, the X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports I/O Virtualization Tech- nology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory, and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection across multiple partitions.

  • Page 18: Super I/O

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Installation

    Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match.

  • Page 20: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when install- ing the motherboard to the chassis. Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pres- sure on the label area of the fan.
  • Page 21 Installation of the LGA 775 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Load Plate (with PnP Cap attached) 3.
  • Page 22 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual 5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutout below a golden dot against the socket key, the Notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket. 6. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket.
  • Page 23 Installation of the Heatsink 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die, the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 24 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Removal of the Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow these instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket.

  • Page 25: Installing Dimms

    Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2 800/677 MHz in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM#1A, DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single chan- nel, non-interleaved memory.
  • Page 26 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System 1 MB BIOS) Local APIC 4 KB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB PCI Enumeration Area 1...

  • Page 27: Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the image below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions Back Panel Connectors 1.

  • Page 28: Front Control Panel

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual 2. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. See the image below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defi...

  • Page 29: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1.

  • Page 30: Hdd Led

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The NIC (Network Interface Control- Pin# ler) LED connection for GLAN 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN 2 is on Pins 9 and 10.

  • Page 31: Oh/Fan Fail Led

    Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.

  • Page 32: Reset Button

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

  • Page 33: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW2) on the moth- erboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. For the 8-pin PWR (JPW2), please refer to the item listed below.

  • Page 34: Universal Serial Bus

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are seven USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Two of them are Back Panel USB ports (USB 0-1: J15). Another two USB Headers: (USB 2-3: J44) and (USB 4-5 : J45) can provide front access USB connections.

  • Page 35: Serial Ports

    ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located at J28. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. (The mouse port is above the key- board port. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 36: Power Led

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Power LED The Power LED connector is located at JLED. This connection is used to provide LED Indication of power being supplied to the system. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. External Speaker/Internal...

  • Page 37: Vga Connector

    GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports (GLAN1/ GLAN2) are located next to the VGA Connector on the IO backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. VGA Connector A VGA connector (J16) is located between COM1 and GLAN1 on the IO backplane.

  • Page 38: Fan Headers

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Fan Headers The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 has six fan headers (Fan1 to Fan6) including fi ve chassis/sys- tem fan headers (Fan1 to Fan5) and one CPU Fan (CPU Fan6). All these fan head- ers support 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are backward compat- ible with the traditional 3-pin fans.

  • Page 39: Wake-On-Ring

    Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is located at JWOR. This feature allows your computer to be awakened by an incom- ing call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and a cable to use this feature.

  • Page 40: Power Fault

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) Connect a cable from your power sup- ply to the Power Fail (PW3) header to provide a warning in the event of a power supply failure. This warning sig- nal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis.

  • Page 41: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother- board, 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 identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 42: Clear Cmos

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Clear CMOS JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

  • Page 43: Pci/Pci-E Slots To Smb Speeds

    PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds Jumpers JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 allow you to connect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System Management Bus. The de- fault setting is open to disable the connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 44: Force-Power-On Enable/Disable

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Force-Power-On Enable/Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Force-Power-On. If enabled, the power will always stay on automatically. If this function is disabled, the user needs to press the power button to power on the system.

  • Page 45: Usb Wake-Up

    USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of "System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al- lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake-Up function in the BIOS.

  • Page 46: Onboard Indicators

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard. Each Gigabit Ether- net LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity, while the Link LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

  • Page 47: Onboard Power Led (Le1)

    Onboard Power LED (LE1) The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED is located at LE1 on the moth- erboard. When LE1 is off, the system is off. When the LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the power cable before removing or installing components.

  • Page 48: Floppy And Sim 1U Ipmi Connections

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Floppy and SIM 1U IPMI Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

  • Page 49: Sim 1U Ipmi

    Chapter 2: Installation SIM 1U IPMI A SIM 1U IPMI Socket is located at J19 on the motherboard. This connection provides IPMI (Intelli- gent Power Management Interface) capability to the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the SIM 1U IPMI location.
  • Page 50 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Notes 2-32...

  • Page 51: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 52: No Video

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup- plies ~3VDC.

  • Page 53: Technical Support Procedures

    BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at supermicro com/support/bios/) If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support: • Motherboard model and PCB revision number • BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system fi...

  • Page 54: Frequently Asked Questions

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The X7SBL-LN1/LN2 supports unbuffered, ECC/Non-ECC DDR2 667/800 MHz memory modules. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory. Question: How do I update my BIOS? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system.

  • Page 55: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be- fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried.
  • Page 56 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 57: Chapter 4 Bios

    Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7SBL-LN1/LN2. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 58: Running Setup

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Running Setup *Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see next page).
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi...
  • Page 60 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built. Hard Disk Pre-Delay This setting allows the user to add a delay prior to the fi rst access of a hard disk by the BIOS. The delay ensures that the hard disk has time to initialize before power up.
  • Page 61 IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave/SATA Port2/SATA Port3 These settings allow you to set the parameters of slots indicated above. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are the following: Type This option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive.
  • Page 62 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Headers: This item indicates the number of headers. Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors. Maximum Capacity : This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system. LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:...

  • Page 63: Advanced Setup

    Ultra DMA Mode This option allows you to select the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.
  • Page 64 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Boot Features Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display during bootup. QuickBoot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS USB Wake Up This setting allows you to wake up the system from S3/S4 state. Make sure to set the proper jumper fi rst for USB wake up. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power.
  • Page 66 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Frequency High Ratio (*Available when supported by the CPU.) The feature allows you to set the high ratio internal frequency multiplier for the Intel SpeedStep CPUs. The settings are: Default, +6% to +11%, +12% to +27%. Note: If a wrong ratio that is not supported by the CPU is selected, the system may hang.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2,) which will lower the CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefi ned over- heat threshold. Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via the CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold.
  • Page 68 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information. No Execute Mode Memory Protection the CPU and the OS.)
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: BIOS Enable VT-D Select Enable to use the functionality of VT-D. The options are Enabled and Disabled. High Precision Event Timer Select Yes to activate this feature which is capable of producing periodic inter- rupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) can in syn- chronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an X86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU.
  • Page 70 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices. Cache Video BIOS Area...
  • Page 71 Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB.
  • Page 72 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual PCI-Express x4 Slot 3 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: PCI Express Port #3 Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex4 Port#3. Select Disabled to always disable PCI-Ex4 Port#3. (If PCI-E x1 Port#1 is disabled, PCI-E x4 Port#5 will be disabled as well).
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master.
  • Page 74 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual I/O Device Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select the clock frequency for the Keyboard Controller. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: BIOS Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.
  • Page 76 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Clear all DMI Event Logs Setting this option to Yes will clear the DMI event log before rebooting. The options are Yes and No. Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings: COM Port Address This setting will allow you to specify which COM port to direct the remote con- sole to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B.
  • Page 77 Hardware Monitoring This feature allows the BIOS to automatically monitor the following components and display the temperature of each component as detected. Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items: CPU1 Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature. (See note below.) CPU Temperature System Temperature Fan1 - Fan 5...

  • Page 78: Security Settings

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.
  • Page 79 Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS. Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter>...

  • Page 80: Boot Settings

    X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Boot Settings Boot List Candidate List Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section.

  • Page 81: Exit

    Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility while saving any changes you may have made.
  • Page 82 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility. Save Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility.

  • Page 83: Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. 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 When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 84 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 85: Appendix A Bios Post Beep Codes

    South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for...
  • Page 86 Windows XP/2000/2003 installation. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

  • Page 87: Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 88 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 89 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote 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/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you...
  • Page 90 X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User's Manual Notes...
  • Page 91 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency com- munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi...

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