Sapphire Pure Black X79N User Manual

User’s Manual Sapphire Pure Black X79N Intel X79 / LGA 2011 Mainboard TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registere

~ 6 ~ Item Component description 1 CPU Socket 2011 2 Intel X79 Chip 3 NVIDIA nF200 Chip 4 DDR3 DIMM Slots 1-4 5 P C I - E 2 . 0 x 16 S l o t * 6

~ 7 ~ I/O Back Panel The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O

~ 8 ~ 7. Dual LAN Ports with LEDs The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks for connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). Two LEDs are built

~ 9 ~ Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Before You Begin Please take note of all precautions before you install anything on to the mainboard or change any

~ 10 ~ 2-4 Installing the CPU and Cooler Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. 1. Open the hinge lever (a) then full

~ 11 ~ 5. Align the CPU pin one (small triangle marking) and CPU notches. Place CPU straight down without tilting or sliding it. 6. Close the lo

~ 12 ~ 2-5 Installing System Memory This mainboard has four 240-pin DIMM sockets for DDR3 memory. These slots support 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB DDR3 DI

~ 13 ~ 2-6 Installing Expansion Cards The mainboard provides six PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The PCI-

~ 14 ~ Please refer to PCI Express card configuration table. The design of this motherboard supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology for support

~ 15 ~ 2-7 Connecting Cables This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the mainboard. Connecting Power Supply Cables  24-pin

~ ii ~ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi

~ 16 ~ Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables SATA cables support the Serial ATA protocol. Each cable can be used to connect one SATA drive to the mai

~ 17 ~ Connecting to the Internal Headers and Connectors Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is used to connect the front

~ 18 ~ 1VCC2USB1-USB1+GroundNo ConnectEmptyUSB0-USB0+GroundUSB2.0 Headers This mainboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the re

~ 19 ~ CFPA Header This header allows you to connect the front panel audio. The audio connector supports HD audio standard. S/PDIF Header This

~ 20 ~ Fan Headers There are six fan headers (CPUFAN, SYSFAN, SYSFAN1, PWRFAN, CHAFAN, AUXFAN) on the motherboard. Three of these fans (CPUFAN, PWR

~ 21 ~ 2-8 Diagnostics LED This mainboard provides a two-digit POST code to show why the system may be failing to boot. It is useful during a troubl

~ 22 ~ 2-10 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include Clear CMOS, RESET and POWER, which allow you to easily clear the CMOS, reset the system a

~ 23 ~ 2-11 Dual BIOS Switch This mainboard includes dual onboard BIOS, (Primary and Secondary BIOS), When the primary BIOS is corrupted or has fail

~ 24 ~ Chapter 3 Configuring the BIOS This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimu

~ 25 ~ upon the bottom of the display during Power On Self Test (POST). Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter Setup. Pressing Del takes you to the BIOS

~ iii ~ Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ... 1 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ..

~ 26 ~ 3-3 Main Menu When entering the BIOS Setup Utility, the main menu screen appears. This main menu includes the system overview and displays t

~ 27 ~ Access Level This item is used to limit the user access level. 3-4 Performance Menu The Performance menu allows you to specify your settin

~ 28 ~ Note: This function doesn’t support overclocking, when using CrossFireX technology to support multiple graphic cards. CPU Host Clock (Mhz

~ 29 ~ CPU Configuration Non Turbo Ratio Override This is used to select the Ratio or Multiplier of the CPU, this varies depending on what CPU yo

~ 30 ~ Memory Configuration XMP Profile 1/2 These items display the current status of the X.M.P support information. DDR SPD Type Allows the BIO

~ 31 ~ RAS# to CAS# Delay(tRCD) Set the RAS to CAS Delay time for Read/Write commands to the same bank. Options: Auto(9), 3 ~ 15. Row Precharge Time

~ 32 ~ Voltage Configuration Loadline Control Loadline Control function is a safety measure to protect the CPU. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Int

~ 33 ~ DIMM 3 / 4 Voltage Allows you to adjust the DIMM3 and DIMM4 Slots voltage. Options: Auto, 1.10V ~2.50V in 0.01V. CPU VTT Allows you to adjust

~ 34 ~ 3-5 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU, USB and other system devices. Press <Enter> to

~ 35 ~ ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Enables system ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep Sate). This option may be not effective with some OS. Op

~ iv ~ 3-3 Main Menu ... 26 3-4 Performance Menu ...

~ 36 ~ CPU Configuration Hyper-threading This item enables the Intel Hyper-Threading technology. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Active Processor Co

~ 37 ~ Options: Enabled, Disabled. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This item enables Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

~ 38 ~ SATA Configuration SATA Port0 ~ SATA Port5 This filed show SATA ports connection state. SATA Mode Allows you to set the onboard Serial

~ 39 ~ USB Configuration USB3.0 Support Enables USB3.0 (XHCI) controller support. Options: Enabled, Disabled. USB transfer time-out The time-out

~ 40 ~ Super IO Configuration Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port Enables the Serial Port support. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Change Sett

~ 41 ~ H/W Monitor CPU / VREG/ System Displays the current CPU, onboard regulator and system temperature. CPU /Power /Chassis Fan Speed Display

~ 42 ~ Smart Fan Configuration CPU Fan Type Allows you to select the CPU Fan type. Options: PWM FAN (4 pin), Linear FAN (3 pin) CPU Fan Mode

~ 43 ~ Onboard Device Configuration Marvell 88SE9128 SATA3 Controller (SATA3 A/B) Enables the onboard Marvell SATA3 controller (SATA3 A/B). Optio

~ 44 ~ USB3.0 Controller (FP) Enables the onboard USB 3.0 controller of front panel. Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Azalia HD Audio Enables the

~ 45 ~ 3-6 Chipset Menu The chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Inte

~ 1 ~ Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Mainboard Specifications CPU  Supports Intel® Core i7 3900 and 3800 series processor in LGA2011 package  Sup

~ 46 ~ 3-7 Boot Menu The Boot menu is used to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. Setup Prompt Timeout This is used to set an

~ 47 ~ 3-8 Security Menu The Security menu allows you to change the system security settings. Administrator Password This function is used to set,

~ 48 ~ 3-9 Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows you to load the optimal default values for BIOS, and save or discard your changes t

~ 49 ~ Boot Override This group of functions includes a list, each of them corresponding to one device within the boot order. Select a drive to imme

~ 50 ~ Chapter 4 Driver Installation After the operating system has been installed, you need to install drivers for this mainboard. The support CD

~ 51 ~ 4-2 TRIXX Utility TRIXX is a simple and easy-to-use utility that allows users to adjust system settings for overclocking in a Windows environ

~ 52 ~ 4-3 Hardware monitor gadget This Hardware monitor gadget directly appears in windows screen after TriXX installation is completed. It can be

~ 53 ~ 4-4 S_BIOS Flash Utility This mainboard provides a BIOS update tool. The S_BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS without having to enter

~ 54 ~ Setp3: To Update BIOS form Drive, select the BIOS update file and press <OK> to start update. If the BIOS file stored in USB device

~ 55 ~ Setp4: The update BIOS processing screen appears. Setp5: The BIOS update is completed. Please press any key to restart the system.

~ 2 ~  From Marvell 88SE9128 controller: - Two SATA3 ports with 6Gb/s data transfer rate with RAID 0 and 1 - Supports AHCI (Advanced Host Contr

~ 56 ~ Setp6: Save BIOS to Drive, allows you to save the current BIOS file. If the BIOS file stored in USB device, please must first insert USB de

~ 57 ~ Setp8: After saving BIOS file is completed. Select <Ese> to return “Exit” tab of BIOS setup.

~ 58 ~ Chapter 5 POST Code This chapter provides the Aptio POST Codes List for the mainboard during the BIOS pre-boot process. The POST Codes are

~ 59 ~ 05 OEM initialization before microcode loading 06 Microcode loading 07 AP initialization after microcode loading 08 North Bridge initializ

~ 60 ~ 3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 3D Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module

~ 61 ~  DXE Phase Status Code Description 60 DXE Core is started 61 NVRAM initialization 62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services

~ 62 ~ A1 IDE Reset A2 IDE Detect A3 IDE Enable A4 SCSI initialization is started A5 SCSI Reset A6 SCSI DetectA7 SCSI Enable A8 Setup Verifying Pa

~ 3 ~  2 x RJ45 LAN ports  4 x USB 3.0 ports  6 Audio jacks Internal I/O Connectors  1 x 24-pin ATX power connector  1 x 8-pin ATX 12V p

~ 4 ~ Form Factor  ATX form factor of 305mm x 245mm Operating systems:  Supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 1-2 Package Contents Your Sapphi

~ 5 ~ 1-3 Mainboard Layout The following figure shows the location of components on the mainboard. See following page for description.