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X7SBA Motherboard
QuICk referenCe guIde
• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard
• Six(6)SATACables
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MNL-0976 -QRG
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MNL-0976-QRG
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X7SBA
4
Battery
Slot1 PCI 33 MHz
SI/O
JPL1
LAN
CTRL
Intel
Slot7 PCI-E x8 on x16
Slot6 PCI-X 100/133 MHz
Slot5 PCI-X 100/133 MHz
Slot4 PCI 33 MHz
Slot3 PCI 33 MHz
Slot2 PCI 33 MHz
LAN
CTRL
Intel
J28
KB/MS
J11
USB0/1
COM1
J7
VGA
LAN1
LAN2
JLAN1
JLAN2
JPW1
Fan6
ATX 24-Pin PWR
CPU Fan
SMB PS
PWR Fail
JAR
Fan1
8-Pin PWR
JPW2
CPU
3210
Xeon
3000
DIMM2B
DIMM1B
DIMM2A
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
Fan 5
JLED1
JF1
LE1
JOH
Fan2
Fan3
JL1
JWD
JD1
Speaker
Floppy
Fan4
J48
JBT1
JWOR
I-SATA2
JWOL
J44
J45
JI
2
C1JI
2
C2
COM2
Printer
SIMSO (IPMI 2.0)
USB8/9 USB6/7
BP USB11
FP CTRL
JPWF
R171
Q15
DIMM1A
JPL2
I-SATA0
PXH-V
I-SATA1
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA5
Buzzer
Intel
Intel
J29
J30
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
JPG1
ICH9R
SPKR1
MCH
JUSB1
1
JUSB2
This motherboard supports up to 8GB of Dual channel, unbuffered ECC DDR2
800/667 SDRAM in 4 DIMM 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
10,11
JI2C2,JI2C1 I2C (SMB) Bus to PCI slots
(Open/Open: Disabled)
16
JBT1 CMOS Reset Open (short pads to reset)
18,43
JUSB2,JUSB1 Front Panel USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
26
JPG1 Enable/Disable On Board VGA Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
27
JWD Watch Dog Timer Reset Pins 1-2 (Reset)
44,45
JPL2,JPL1 LAN2,LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Item # Connector Description
1~6
I/O Back Panel Please see "Back Panel IO Connectors" section below, right.
7,24,34,35,36,41
Fan 5,4,3,2,1,6 System Fan Headers
8
Printer Parallel Printer Port for LPT1
9
COM2 COM2 Header
12,13
USB 8/9,6/7 Internal USB Headers
14
JWOR Wake On Ring Header
15
JWOL Wake On LAN Header
17
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
19
T-SGPIO1/T-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers 1/2
20
USB 11 Internal USB Port, Type A
21
Floppy Floppy Drive Port
22
I-SATA 0~5 SATA Ports 0~5
23
SPKR1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer
25
JD1
Speaker Header (Pins 3-4: Internal Buzzer Enable, Pins
1-4: External Speaker Cable)
28
SIMSO IPMI SIMSO IPMI 2.0 Socket
29
JLED 1 Power LED Header
30
JOH System Overheat LED Header
32
Battery System Backup Battery
33
JF1 Front Panel Control Header
37
JPW1 24-pin ATX Power Header
38
JPW2 8-pin ATX Auxilliary Power Header
39
JAR Alarm Reset Header
40
JPWF Power Failure Header
42
SMB PS Power Supply SMbus (I2C)
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
31
LE1 Power Standby LED
Green/Solid System is Plugged In/Ready
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.
Heatsink Installation
Front Panel Control (JF1)
CPU Installation
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.
DIMM1A
Towards the CPU
Towards the edge of the motherboard
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM2B
42
43
44
45
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
3
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
19
20
21
22
23
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
24
25
26
27
28
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
Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned
on 256-MB boundary-
512 MB 3.01
VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85
TSEG 1 MB 2.84
Memory available to OS and other applica-
tions
2.84
A
B
D
F
G
H
C
E
A. PS/2 Keyboard
B. PS/2 Mouse
C. USB Port 0
D. USB Port 1
E. COM1 Port
F. VGA Port
G. Gb LAN1
H. Gb LAN2
16
18
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Ground
Ground
1920
Vcc
X
Ground
NMI
X
Vcc
PWR Fail LED
NIC2 LED
Passive Heatsink
Screw#1
Screw#2
Screw#1
Screw#2
Note: Please populate the memory slots in the following order for optimal results: DIMM1A, DIMM2A,
DIMM1B, DIMM2B.