User`s manual

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Table of Contents
Installing the Outer Rails on the Rack ............................................................ 2-7
Standard Chassis Installation ......................................................................... 2-8
2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup .................................................................... 2-9
2-6 Preparing to Power On ................................................................................. 2-10
Chapter 3 System Interface
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-1
Power .............................................................................................................. 3-1
UID .................................................................................................................. 3-1
3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-2
Alert LED ......................................................................................................... 3-2
NIC .................................................................................................................. 3-2
3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs .......................................................................................... 3-3
Chapter 4 System Safety
4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1
4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................ 4-2
4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................. 4-3
4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4
Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Motherboard .............................................................................. 5-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 5-2
5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-3
Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-3
Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-3
Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3
5-4 Rear I/O Ports ................................................................................................. 5-4
5-5 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 5-5
Installing the LGA1156 Processor ................................................................. 5-5
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 5-7
5-6 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 5-9
DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 5-9
Memory Support ............................................................................................ 5-10
Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................5-11
5-7 Adding PCI Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 5-14
5-8 Motherboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-14
X8SiT-HF Quick Reference ........................................................................... 5-14
5-9 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-17