X8SAX / C7X58

Quick Reference Guide

Contact Information
www.supermicro.com (Email: support@supermicro.com)
Manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals
Drivers & Utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com
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Motherboard Layout and Features

13

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

Fan6

Fan5

LAN2

LAN1

S/PDIF

USB 0~3

SMBUS_PS1

USB4~5

USB6~7

JPUSB1

JPW3

44
43
42

Slot6 PCI-E x16 Gen2

Slot5 PCI-E x4 in x8 Gen1

JPW2

DIMM3A

DIMM2A

DIMM3B

DIMM2B

DIMM1A

JPI1

1394_2

1394a
CTRL

BIOS

45
JBT1
B1

Battery

JWOL
I-SATA3
I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

32

JWD

JD1

33 34

28

JF1 LE1

36

37

39

JLED

Fan1 - CPU

30 31

I-SATA5
I-SATA4

JOH1

29

Fan2

JPUSB2
JL1

Fan3

Fan4

27

South Bridge

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO0

USB 10/11

= mounting hole

Heatsink Installation

1. Open
socket
cover

Front Panel Control (JF1)

1. Apply
thermal
grease

Lock

Default

15

JPL1/JPL2

LAN 1/2 Enable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

18

JPAC

Audio Enable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

19

JI C1/JI C2

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

(See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)

33

JD1

CMOS Clear
Speaker/Buzzer

Pins 3-4 (Internal Speaker)

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.

DIMM Installation
Towards the edge of the motherboard
DIMM3A

3. Twist to lock
fasteners

DIMM2A

Item #

Connector

Description

KB/Mouse

Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

2, 5, 7

USB0~3, USB4/5, 6/7

(Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

DIMM1A

S/PDIF

Sony/Phillips Digital Audio Interface Format

DIMM1B

4, 6

LAN1/LAN2

Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

(HD) Audio

(BP) High Definition Audio (7.1) header

JPW3

+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

20

DIMM2B

Towards the CPU

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device

Size

Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

Wake-On-Ring Header

Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS)

1 MB

3.99 GB

Floppy

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Local APIC

4 KB

3.99 GB

22

1394a_1, 1394a_2

IEEE 1394a Connection Headers

Area Reserved for the chipset

2 MB

3.99 GB

23

JWOL

Wake-On-LAN Header

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)

4 KB

3.99 GB

24, 25, 31

USB8, USB9, USB10/11

Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

PCI Enumeration Area 1

256 MB

3.76 GB

10, 11, 26
27, 34, 40

Fans 6, Fan 5, Fan4

Fans 3, Fan 2, Fan1

System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU fan)

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

28

JL1

Chassis Intrusion Header

VGA Memory

16 MB

2.85 GB

Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

TSEG

1 MB

2.84 GB

Memory available for the OS & other applications

30

T-SGPIO-0/1

2.84 GB

I-SATA 0~5

(Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports 0/1, 2/3, 4/5

NMI

36

JOH1

Overheat LED Header

Note: The motherboard will NOT boot if DIMM module(s) are installed in any of the Bank2 slots but none

37

JF1

Front Panel Control Header

in the Bank1 slots. The first DIMM module must be installed in DIMM1A, and all Bank1 slots must be filled

Vcc

38

JLED

Power LED Indicator Header

before populating any Bank2 slot(s).

Power LED

41

JPW1

24-pin ATX Main Power Connector

HDD LED

Vcc

42

JPW2

+12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector

NIC1 LED

Vcc

44

SMB_PS1

PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

19

Ground
X

NIC2 LED

Vcc

OH/Fan Fail LED

Vcc

Power Fail LED

3. Close and
secure lever.

Description

32

20

2. Set heatsink
on CPU

2. Insert CPU (Align

Notches)

40

38

35

CPU Installation

41

North Bridge
JPW1

USB9

26

X58

Intel ICH10R

SPKR1

USB8

25

Jumper

Connectors
DIMM1B

X8SAX

CPU

Intel PXH-V

Item #

DIMM3B

Intel

24

Memory Support

Jumpers

KB/Mouse

HD Audio (7.1)

1394_1

23

10

Audio FP
Slot4 PCI-E x16 Gen2

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

JI2C2

22

11

Audio CTRL

CD-In

Floppy

21

Slot2 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)

JI2C1

20

Slot1 PCI-X 133/100 MHz (X8SAX only)

JWOR

19

Package Contents (Applies to individual-pack only)

One (1) Supermicro Motherboard
One (1) I/O Shield
Six (6) SATA Cables
One (1) SLI Bridge (C7X58 only)
One (1) Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
One (1) Quick Reference Guide
One (1) 1394a Connector

Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators

JPL2
JPL1

COM1

16
17
18

S I/O

COM2

14
15

12

MNL-1063-QRG

Back Panel IO Connectors

F
E

Vcc

Ground
Ground
2

Reset

Reset Button

PWR

Power Button

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.

LED Indicators
Item #

LED

Description

Color/State

Status

39

LE1

Onboard Stby PWR LED

Green: Solid on

Power On

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.

S
R

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

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.

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