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X8SAX / C7X58
QuICk referenCe guIde rev. 1.00
• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard
• Six(6)SATACables
• One(1)FloppyDriveRibbonCable
• One(1)1394aConnector
• One(1)I/OShield
• One(1)SLIBridge(C7X58only)
• One(1)QuickReferenceGuide
MNL-1063-QRG 1.00
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This motherboard supports up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 ECC or
Non-ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM in
6 memory slots.
Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been
validated by Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our
website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Item # Jumper Description Default
15 JPL1/JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
18 JPAC Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
19 JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
21 JPI1 1394a_1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
29 JPUSB2 FP USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
35 JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
43 JPUSB1 Backplane USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
45 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
33 JD1 Speaker/Buzzer Pins 3-4 (Internal Speaker)
Item # Connector Description
1KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
2, 5, 7 USB0~3, USB4/5, 6/7 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
3S/PDIF Sony/Phillips Digital Audio Interface Format
4, 6 LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
8(HD) Audio (BP) High Denition Audio (7.1) header
9JPW3 +12V 4-pin Secondary Power Connector
12 Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header
13 CD-In Audio CD Input Header
14, 16 COM2, COM1 COM1/2 Serial Connection Headers
17 JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
20 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
22 1394a_1, 1394a_2 IEEE 1394a Connection Headers
23 JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header
24, 25, 31 USB8, USB9, USB10/11 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
10, 11, 26
27, 34, 40
Fans 6, Fan 5, Fan4
Fans 3, Fan 2, Fan1
System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU fan)
28 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
30 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
32 I-SATA 0~5 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports 0/1, 2/3, 4/5
36 JOH1 Overheat LED Header
37 JF1 Front Panel Control Header
38 JLED Power LED Indicator Header
41 JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector
42 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector
44 SMB_PS1 PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
39 LE1 Onboard Stby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power On
Motherboard Layout and Features Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
Jumpers
Connectors
LED Indicators
Note: Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
Front Panel Control (JF1)
Back Panel IO Connectors
Memory Support
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.
DIMM Installation
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
=mounting hole
A
B
C
H
I
J
DIMM3A
Towards the CPU
Towards the edge of the motherboard
DIMM2A
DIMM3B
DIMM2B
A. Keyboard K. LAN 1
B. PS/2 Mouse L. USB Port 6
C. USB Port 0 M. USB Port 7
D. USB Port 1 N. LAN 2
E. USB Port 2 O. Side Surround
F. USB Port 3 P. Back Surround
G. S/PDIF Q. CEN/LFE
H. S/PDIF_RCA R. Mic In
I. USB Port 4 S. Front
J. USB Port 5 T. Line In
45
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
Lock
1. Open
socket
cover
2. Insert CPU (Align
Notches)
3. Close and
secure lever.
1. Apply
thermal
grease
2. Set heatsink
on CPU
3. Twist to lock
fasteners
Heatsink Installation
CPU Installation
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
JOH1
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
USB6~7
USB 0~3
1394_1
USB9
USB8
Audio FP
USB4~5
LAN1
LAN2
Slot6 PCI-E x16 Gen2
Slot5 PCI-E x4 in x8 Gen1
Slot4 PCI-E x16 Gen2
Slot2 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)
CD-In
KB/Mouse
Floppy
X8SAX
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
LAN CTRL
LAN CTRL
S I/O
1394_2
Slot3 PCI 33MHz
Slot1 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)
Fan2
Audio CTRL
CPU
Intel
North Bridge
Intel ICH10R
South Bridge
Battery
Intel PXH-V
1394a
CTRL
BIOS
X58
124
5
6
7
8 3910111213
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
29 30 31 32 33 34
35
36 37 38
39
40
41
42
43
44
24
25
26
27
28
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
Power Fail LED
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Ground
Ground
1920
Vcc
X
Ground NMI
X
Vcc
NIC2 LED
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device Size Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total 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 MB 3.76 GB
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51 GB
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on
256-MB boundary-
512 MB 3.01 GB
VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 GB
TSEG 1 MB 2.84 GB
Memory available for the OS & other applications 2.84 GB
DIMM1A
DIMM1B
Note: The motherboard will NOT boot if DIMM module(s) are installed in any of the Bank2 slots but none
in the Bank1 slots. The rst DIMM module must be installed in DIMM1A, and all Bank1 slots must be lled
before populating any Bank2 slot(s).
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