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X9SRW Motherboard Series User’s Manual
Table of Contents
Preface
About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ iii
Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii
Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv
Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7
1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10
Intel C600 Chipset Features ......................................................................... 1-10
1-3 Special Features ............................................................................................1-11
Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11
1-4 PC Health Monitoring .....................................................................................1-11
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ...................................................1-11
Environmental Temperature Control ..............................................................1-11
System Resource Alert ..................................................................................1-11
1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-12
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-12
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12
1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13
Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2
The LGA2011 Socket ..................................................................................... 2-2
Opening the LGA2011 Socket ....................................................................... 2-3
Installing the LGA2011 Processor ................................................................. 2-5
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-7
Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-8
2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory ................................................................................. 2-9
DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-9