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USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.2a X8SAX C7X58.
Manual Revision 1.2a Release Date: September 23, 2010 Unless you request and recei ve written permissio n f rom Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is su bject to chan ge wi thout notice.
Preface T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8SAX/C7X58 motherboard.
X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual: Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury t.
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vi X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual T able of Contents Prefac e About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization .................................................
vii T able of Contents Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-1 4 Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-1 5 High Denition Audio (HDA) .
X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual viii USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-3 4 2-8 Onboard Indicators ......................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Thank you for purchasing your computer motherboard f rom 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.
1-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual X8 SAX Image Note : All grap hics sh own in this manual were based u pon th e late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've receiv ed may or may not look exactly t he same as the gr aphics shown in this manual.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User Jumpers not indicat ed are for testing only . • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel connectio ns. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".
1-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JP AC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6 Fan1 - CPU Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SA TA5 I-SA TA4 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA2 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/1 1 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Connector Label Description 1394a_1/2 #25, 26 IEEE 1394a connection headers Audio FP #12 Front panel audio header (HD) Audio #6 (BP) High Denition Audio (7.
1-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel • ® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme Edition, and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series processors in an LGA1366 socket. Xeon® 5600/3600 series processors are supported on PCB Rev . 2.0 with BIOS 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Network Connections T wo Int el 82 574L G igabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethe rnet Controllers with two • Gigabit LAN ports T wo (2) RJ-45 backplane connectors with Link an.
1-8 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory V oltage, Chipset V oltage, • +1.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Notes.
1-10 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual X8SAX/C7X58 System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block di agram and may not exactly repr esent the features on your mothe rboard. See the follow ing pages for the actual specications of each motherboard. W83795AD G H/W Monito r Inte l VRD 11.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on the fun ct i on ali t y an d th e ca pa bil it y o f the Inte l X5 8 E xp re ss c hi ps et, t he X8S A X /C7 X5 8 mo th er b oa rd p rov.
1-12 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section de scribes the PC health monito ring features of the X8SAX/C7 X58. The mother board has an onboard System Ha rdware Mon itor chip that suppo rts PC health monitoring.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink - ing to indic ate t hat th e CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user press es any key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
1-14 X8SAX/C7X58 User ’s Manual 1-6 Super I/O The disk drive adapter func tions of the Super I/O chip includ e a oppy disk drive controller that is c ompatible with indust ry standar d 82077/7 6.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam - age t o yo ur s ystem board, it is importa nt t o han dle it very careful ly . Th e fo llowing measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.
2-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. No te s: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re - 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After removing the plastic cap, 4. using your thumb and the index nger , hold the CPU at the north and south center ed ges. Align the CPU key , the semi- 5. circle cutout, agai nst the socket key , the notch be low the gold color dot on the side of the socket.
2-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Fan Wires Thermal Grease CPU Heatsink Fastener Heatsink Fins 1. Locate the CPU Fan power con - nector on the motherbo ard.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Narrow end of the groove should point outward 1. Unplug the power cord from the powe r supply . 2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header .
2-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Heatsink Mounting Holes (4) on the motherboard. Mount the optional heatsink bracket here Optional Heatsink Bracket Part# BKT -0023L Locate the four heatsi nk mounting 1. holes on the reverse side of the motherboard an d four heatsink lock alignments on the heatsink bracket.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Unplug the power cord from th e 1. power supply . Using a screwdriver , loosen and 2. remove the heatsink s crews from the motherboard in the se - quence as shown in the picture on the right. Hold the heatsink as shown an d 3.
2-8 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 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 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Che ck th e S upe r mic ro web si te for re co mm end ed me mor y mod ule s. CAU T I O N Exe rc is e ex tr em e ca re w he n i ns ta lli ng o r rem ovi ng D IM M mo dul es to p reve nt any po ss ib le da ma ge.
2-10 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Note 2 : Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory . Note 3 : Due to me mor y a llo c ati on to syste m d evic e s, t he me mo r y avail - abl e fo r o pe rat io na l us e wi ll b e re du c ed w he n 4 G B of R A M i s us ed.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Possible System Memory Allocation & A vailability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB T otal 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.
2-12 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 A TX PS /2 Keybo ard and P S/2 Mouse Ports Th e A TX PS/ 2 key b oa r d an d PS /2 mouse are locat ed next to the Back Panel USB Ports 1~2 on the moth - erboard.
2-14 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1 2 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH 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.
2-16 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH 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.
2-18 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 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 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
2-20 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Front Control Panel Pin Denitions Power LE D The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin denitions. NMI Button Th e no n -m a s k ab l e in te r r u p t bu t t o n header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR .
2-22 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Po we r Bu tt on OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Power Bu tton The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.
2-24 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
2-26 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 Chassis Intrusion A Chassi s Int rusion header is l ocated at JL1 on the mother board. Attach the appropriate cable from the chas sis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened.
2-28 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 1394a_1/1394a_2 Connections 1394a_1 and 1394a_2 provide the IEEE 1394 connections on the moth - erboard. See the tables on the right for pin denitions.
2-30 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual W ake-On-Ring The Wake- O n - R in g he ade r is des - ign ated JWO R . T his func t ion all ows y o u r c o m p u t e r t o w a k e u p w h e n r e c e i v i n g a n i n c o m i n g c a l l to t h e mo de m w he n i n t he s usp en d s t ate.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
2-32 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent accident al cleari ng of CMO S. T o clea r CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 SMB to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Speeds Use Jumper JI 2 C1 to connect the System Management Bus t o the PCI slo ts, and Jumper JI 2 C2, to th e PCI-Exp . slots in or de r to imp r ov e po we r man a ge m en t for PCI-X and PCI-E slots.
2-34 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Audio Ena ble JP AC enables or disables the onboard audio c o n n e c t i o n s . S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t fo r j u mp e r s e tt i n g s .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
2-36 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual REV 1.01 X8SAX 2-9 Serial A T A and Floppy Drive Connections Note the follow ing condition s when connecti ng the Serial A T A and oppy disk drive cables: • Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 T-SGPIO0 T-SGPIO1 JF1 JWOL JWD JPUSB1 JPAC JPL2 JPL1 JLED JPI1 JPUSB2 SPKR1 B1 Fan4 Fan6 Fan1-CPU Fan5 Fan3 LE1 JWOR JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH JPW1 COM2 COM1 JPW2 SMBUS_PS1 JD1 1 JPW3 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A2 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A0 DIMM3A DIMM3B JBT1 USB 10/11 HD Audio (7.
2-38 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes.
3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol low ing pro c edu res to trou ble sho ot your system.
3-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 2. U se t he spe aker to det er min e i f any b ee p c od es exist . ( Refer to A pp en dix A for det ail s on bee p c o de s. ) 3. Rem ove a ll m em o r y mo dul es an d t ur n on th e sy ste m. (I f t he al ar m is on, c he ck the sp ec s of mem or y m odu le s, res et t he me mor y or tr y a dif fere nt one.
3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS ca n be as hed. Some cannot be ashed ; it dep ends on the modications to the boot block code.
3-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Qu e s ti o n: Wh en I p lu g in my 1 60 0 MH z X MP DD R3 me mo ry i nt o t he X8 S AX or C7 X5 8 m ot h e rb o ar d , i t on ly sh ows t ha t it 's ru nn in g at 1333 MH z or 106 6 MH z .
3-5 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Whe n t he B IO S ashi ng s cr een is c o mpl eted, the system wil l re bo ot an d w ill sho w “ Pr es s F1 or F2 ”.
3-6 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8SAX-C7X58 . The AMI ROM BIOS is s tored in a Fl ash EEPROM an d can be easi ly updated. This ch apter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.
4-2 X8SAX/C7X58 How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As th e mem ory i s bei ng te sted, press the <D elete> key to ent er th e mai n men u of the AMI BIOS Setup Util ity .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/Syste m Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys - tem Date using the arrow ke ys. Enter new values through the keyboa rd.
4-4 X8SAX/C7X58 4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items: BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Thi s fo rc e s t he sy ste m t o wai t u nti l th e ' F 1' key is p re ss ed i f an er r or o c cu rs . T he opti on s a re Di sab le d a nd Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s f eat ure dis pl ays " Pr es s D EL to r un S etu p" du r ing PO ST .
4-6 X8SAX/C7X58 Processor & Clock Options W arning : T ake Caution when changing the Ad vanced settings. An incorrect value, a very high DRAM frequency or inco rrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Execut e-Disa ble Bit C apabil ity (Available when supp orted by the OS and the CPU) Set to Enabled to enab le the Execute Dis able Bit which will allow the process or to desig.
4-8 X8SAX/C7X58 C-State package limit setting If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package register . The options are Auto , C1, C3, C6 and C7. C1 Auto Demotion When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un-core auto-demote information.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 QPI L0s and L1 QuickPath Inter connect (QPI) offers three power states ca lled L0, L0s and L1: L0 is a normal operational state where data an d control packets can be transmitted and received . All po wer ma nagement states are entered from this state.
4-10 X8SAX/C7X58 Patrol Scrubbing Patrol Scrub bing is a proce ss that allow s the CPU to cor rect correct able memory errors detecte d on a memory modul e and send the corr ection to the requestor (the ori ginal source).
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the P CI Express Bus. This maximizes pow er-saving and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled .
4-12 X8SAX/C7X58 Congure SA T A#1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SA T A#1. The options are IDE , RAID and AHCI. ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above) Select Intel to enable the Inte l SA T A Ho st RAID Utility .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Disabled to allow data to be tran sferred from and to the devi ce one sector at a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.
4-14 X8SAX/C7X58 Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MB/s. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2. Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MB/s.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency T imer of each PCI d evice installed on a P CI bus. Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64 , 9 6, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248. PCIX Slot Frequency This feature sele cts the maximum PCI b us speed.
4-16 X8SAX/C7X58 accessing any system resources. When this o ption is set to Dis abled, th e serial port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 , 3E8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IR Q3.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 Sel ec t B oot Lo ade r to keep Co ns ole Red ire ct io n ac ti ve du ri ng PO ST an d B oot Load er . The op ti ons ar e D is abl ed, Bo ot Load er, a nd Alw ays . T erminal T ype This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi - rection.
4-18 X8SAX/C7X58 CPU T emperature/System T emperature This feature displa ys current tempera ture readings for the CPU and th e S ystem. The following items will be displayed for your reference only: .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 in its newer processors. The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read.
4-20 X8SAX/C7X58 of PWM Cycle), Balanced/BL (@50% o f PWM Cycle), and Energy Saving /ES (@30% of PWM Cycle). V oltage Reading This feature displays the current vol tage detected of the various component s i n the system: Vcore, VDIMM, 5V , 12V , -12V , 3.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 ACPI APIC Support Select En abled to include the ACPI APIC T able Poin ter in the RSDT (Root System Description T able) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disab led. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item i s set t o Enable d, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is su pported b y the s ystem.
4-22 X8SAX/C7X58 4-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass - words, the Supervisor password must be set rst. BIOS SETUP UTIL TY Main Ad vanced Security Boot Exit vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 Use th is feat ure to co n gur e B oo t S et tin gs: Boot Device Priority This f eature allows the user t o spe cify t he seq uence of pri ority for t he Boo t Devi ce. The settings are 1st boo t device, 2nd boot devic e, 3rd boot device, 4th boo t device, 5th boot device and Disabl ed.
4-24 X8SAX/C7X58 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab fro m the AMI BIOS S etup Ut ility s creen t o enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have complete d the system cong.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Select th is optio n to q uit the BIOS Setu p withou t making any p ermanent changes to the system congurat ion, an d reboot the computer.
4-26 X8SAX/C7X58 Notes.
Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This secti on lists POST ( Power On Self T est) e rror beep codes f or the AMI BIO S. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.
A-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes.
Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the pap er to v iew the readme les for each ite m. Click a compu ter icon to the rig ht of an item to ins tall an item (from to p to the botto m) one at a tim e.
B-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2 Conguri ng Supero Doctor III The Supe ro Doct or III program is a W eb-base management tool that s upports remote manageme nt capability .
Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revisi on 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:/ /ftp.super micro.com/u tility/Sup ero_Doctor_ III/. Y o u can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.
B-4 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual Notes.
Appendix D: BIOS Recov ery C-1 Appendix C - BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by your Su permicro T echnical Supp ort repres entative, or in cases of emergenci es where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS.
C-2 X8SAX/C7X58 User's Manual 5. When the B oot Sector R ecovery Proc ess is compl ete, the sys tem will reb oot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen.
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