Supermicro X7SLA-L and X7SLA-H Motherboards

In this article you will find detailed information about the Supermicro X7SLA-L and X7SLA-H Motherboards.

Motherboard Data

Supermicro X7SLA-L Motherboard (Atom 230 single-core CPU, 1x GBit LAN)

Supermicro X7SLA-H Motherboard (Atom 330 dual-core CPU, 2x GBit LAN, USB-Type-A connector onboard, Serial Header)

Manufacturer: Supermicro
Motherboard: X7SLA-L and X7SLA-H
Manual: manual X7SLA-L and X7SLA-H
FAQs: FAQs for 'X7SLA' bei Supermicro
Downloads: Supermicro Mainboard X7SLA-L und Supermicro Mainboard X7SLA-H
Supermicro Motherboard Drivers & Tools CD: CD/DVD Image (Please note, that the files (drivers, tools, ...) on this CD might be out-of-date.)

Features

Differences between the Motherboard variants:
- X7SLA-L: Atom 230 single-core CPU, 1x GBit LAN
- X7SLA-H: Atom 330 dual-core CPU, 2x GBit LAN, USB-Type-A connector onboard, Serial Header
Motherboard form factor: FlexATX (22.86cm x 19.05cm)
CPU socket: Intel® Atom™ 230 Single-Core
RAM:
- Number of DIMM slots: 2
- Memory type: DDR2 667/533/400MHz Unbuffered, non-ECC SDRAM, 240-pin DIMMs
- Possible sizes of Memory Modules: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GiB, 2GiB
- Maximum Memory Capacity: 4GiB (unbuffered, non-ECC)
SATA chip: 4x Intel ICH7R SATA 3.0Gbps Controller

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows Only)
The chassis you are using and the specific configuration of your server determine the number of hard disks that can be connected on board.

Expansion slots:
- 1x PCI-E (x8)
- 1x PCI-E (x4 in x8)
- 1x PCI 32-Bit 33MHz
Graphics chip: GMA950 Video

IPMI chip: No IPMI chip.

Hardware Revisions

Version 1.00

BIOS

BIOS Versions

Recommendation: After a BIOS update load the default settings of the BIOS, and adjust the configuration as suggested below at BIOS Configuration.

Version 1.0c
- The quality assurance update version release date: 2/1/2011
Version 1.0b
- The quality assurance update version release date: 9/30/2010
Version 1.0a
- The quality assurance update version release date: 6/4/2010
Version 1.0

BIOS Settings

At Thomas Krenn, after loading the default settings the following BIOS configuration adjustments are applied before a server with this motherboard gets its test installation and gets shipped:

Advanced Menu Option

Advanced > Boot Features                 > Quick Boot                   > Disable
                                         > Quiet Boot                   > Disable     
         > PCI/PnP Configuration         > Load Onboard LAN1 Option Rom > Enabled
                                         > Load Onbaord LAN2 Option Rom > Enabled      
         > Hardware Health Configuration > Fan Speed Control Modes      > 4-pin (Server)

Another option is to activate the Settings of the SATA Raids depending on the server configuration.

Boot Menu Option

Boot     > Boot Device Priority          > Floppy
                                         > CD/DVD
                                         > Festplatte
                                         > Netzwerk

IPMI

IPMI Versions

The Supermicro X7SLA-L and X7SLA-H Motherboards can not be managed via IPMI.

Software Tools

Intel ESB2 SATA Matrix Storage Manager: Enables the Management of an Intel Onboard Raid Controller under Windows
Supero Doctor: With this software the motherboard can be monitored. The available sensors are displayed graphically.

Servers with Supermicro X7SLA-L und X7SLA-H

The Supermicro X7SLA-L Motherboard will be sold off and is only available at 1U Intel Atom Single-CPU CSE502 Server. It will be replaced by the Supermicro X7SPE-HF Motherboard.