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X8SAX / C7X58QuICk referenCe guIde
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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 Description1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors2, 5, 7 USB0~3, USB4/5, 6/7 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports3 S/PDIF Sony/Phillips Digital Audio Interface Format4, 6 LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports8 (HD) Audio (BP) High Definition Audio (7.1) header9 JPW3 +12V 4-pin Secondary Power Connector12 Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header13 CD-In Audio CD Input Header14, 16 COM2, COM1 COM1/2 Serial Connection Headers17 JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header20 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector22 1394a_1, 1394a_2 IEEE 1394a Connection Headers23 JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header24, 25, 31 USB8, USB9, USB10/11 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
10, 11, 2627, 34, 40
Fans 6, Fan 5, Fan4Fans 3, Fan 2, Fan1
System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU fan)
28 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header30 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers32 I-SATA 0~5 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports 0/1, 2/3, 4/536 JOH1 Overheat LED Header37 JF1 Front Panel Control Header38 JLED Power LED Indicator Header41 JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector42 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector44 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 IndicatorsJumpers
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
CD
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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
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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 InstallationCPU Installation
T-SGPIO0T-SGPIO1
JF1
JWO
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JWD
JPUSB1
JPAC
JPL2
JPL1
JLED
JPI1
JPUSB2
SPKR1
B1
Fan4
Fan5
Fan6
Fan1 - CP
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Fan3
LE1
JWOR
JL1
JI2C2
JI2C1
JOH1
JPW
1
CO
M2
CO
M1
JPW
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SMBUS_PS1
JD11
JPW
3
I-SATA5I-SATA4
I-SATA3I-SATA2
I-SATA1I-SATA0
DIM
M3A
DIM
M3B
JBT1
USB 10/11
HD Audio (7.1)
S/PDIF
USB6~7
USB 0~3
1394_1U
SB
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Audio FP
USB4~5
LAN1LAN2
Slot6 P
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Slot5 P
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Slot4 P
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Slot2 P
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CD
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KB/Mouse
Floppy
X8SAX DIM
M2B
DIM
M2A
DIM
M1B
DIM
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LAN
CTR
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Fan2
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CPU
Intel
North BridgeIntel ICH10R
South Bridge
Battery
Intel PXH-V
1394aCTRL
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29 30 31 32 33 34
35
36 37 38
39
40
41
42
43
44
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25
26
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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
VccNIC2 LED
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available)(4 GB Total System Memory)
Firmware Hub flash 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 first DIMM module must be installed in DIMM1A, and all Bank1 slots must be filled
before populating any Bank2 slot(s).
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