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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X7SPA and X7SPE motherboard product series. This product is intended
to be professionally installed and serviced by a technician.
About This Motherboard
The X7SPA and X7SPE motherboard product series are value-driven products
aimed at users who demand a reduced-cost, low-power motherboard for PC or
storage server applications.
The X7SPA and X7SPE series come in different model variations with different
CPU support. The X7SPA-L features a single-core Intel® ATOM
TM
D410 (1.66GHz,
10.0W) processor, while the X7SPA-H, X7SPA-HF, X7SPE-H, and X7SPE-HF sup-
ports the Intel ATOM D510 (Dual Core, 1.66GHz, 13.0W) processor. In addition,
four other models, the X7SPE-H-D525, X7SPA-HF-D525, X7SPA-H-D525 and the
X7SPE-HF-D525 are equipped with the Intel ATOM D525 (Dual Core, 1.8GHz,
13W) processor. Depending on the particular model, X7SPA and X7SPE series
also offer several conguration choices, including memory up to 4GB (non-ECC
SO-DIMM), up to 6 SATA ports, an on-board VGA, and up to 10 USB 2.0 ports.
These enable the X7SPA and X7SPE series to deliver cost-effective performance
in a small form- factor package.
This wide selection of processors and options make the X7SPA and X7SPE series
an excellent choice for system builders looking to standardize on a particular moth-
erboard line, at cost-effective price points.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 provides hardware
installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the processor, memory
modules and other hardware components into the system. If you encounter any
problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for video,
memory and system setup stored in the CMOS. Chapter 4 includes an introduction
to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes. Appendix B lists Driver Installa-
tion Instructions.
Preface