Supermicro A2SDV-16C-TLN5F operation manual

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F A2SDV-12C+-TLN5F A2SDV-16C-TLN5F

USER MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians and knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Supermicro A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F motherboard comes with an integrated Intel® Atom SoC (FCBGA1310) supporting up to 16 Cores, a TDP of 32W and is optimized for low-power consumption. This is a small form factor motherboard that is optimized for the embedded solution. The following are some features that are offered: two M.2 connectors (one M-Key and one B-Key), four 10G LAN ports, PCI-E 3.0 x8 expandability either via expansion slot#6 OR #7, and the reliability and dependability of a Supermicro product. Please note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only. For processor/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/ products/.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/property damage or personal injury.

Warning! Indicates high voltage may be encountered when performing a procedure.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to relay safety precautions.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to provide information for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters
Address:	Super Micro Computer, Inc.
	980 Rock Ave.
	San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail] (General Information)
	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Website:	www.supermicro.com
Europe
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	's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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Website:	www.supermicro.com.tw

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	Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1	Checklist................................................................................................................................	8
	Quick Reference................................................................................................................	11
	Quick Reference Table......................................................................................................	12
	Motherboard Features.......................................................................................................	14
1.2	Processor Overview............................................................................................................	17
1.3	Special Features.................................................................................................................	17
	Recovery from AC Power Loss.........................................................................................	17
1.4	System Health Monitoring...................................................................................................	17
	Onboard Voltage Monitors.................................................................................................	18
	Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control........................................................................	18
	Environmental Temperature Control..................................................................................	18
	System Resource Alert......................................................................................................	18
1.5	ACPI Features....................................................................................................................	18
1.6	Power Supply......................................................................................................................	19
1.7	Serial Port...........................................................................................................................	19
Chapter 2 Installation
2.1	Static-Sensitive Devices.....................................................................................................	20
	Precautions........................................................................................................................	20
	Unpacking..........................................................................................................................	20
2.2	Motherboard Installation.....................................................................................................	21
	Tools Needed.....................................................................................................................	21
	Location of Mounting Holes...............................................................................................	21
	Installing the Motherboard.................................................................................................	22
2.3	Memory Support and Installation........................................................................................	23
	Memory Support................................................................................................................	23
	DIMM Module Population Configuration............................................................................	23
	DIMM Module Population Sequence.................................................................................	24
	DIMM Installation...............................................................................................................	25
	DIMM Removal..................................................................................................................	25
2.4	Rear I/O Ports.....................................................................................................................	26

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2.5	Front Control Panel.............................................................................................................	31
2.6	Connectors..........................................................................................................................	36
	Power Connections............................................................................................................	36
	Headers.............................................................................................................................	38
2.7	Jumper Settings..................................................................................................................	45
	How Jumpers Work...........................................................................................................	45
2.8	LED Indicators....................................................................................................................	51
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3.1	Troubleshooting Procedures...............................................................................................	53
	Before Power On...............................................................................................................	53
	No Power...........................................................................................................................	53
	No Video............................................................................................................................	53
	System Boot Failure..........................................................................................................	54
	Memory Errors...................................................................................................................	54
	Losing the System's Setup Configuration..........................................................................	55
	When the System Becomes Unstable...............................................................................	55
3.2	Technical Support Procedures............................................................................................	57
3.3	Frequently Asked Questions...............................................................................................	58
3.4	Battery Removal and Installation........................................................................................	59
	Battery Removal................................................................................................................	59
	Proper Battery Disposal.....................................................................................................	59
	Battery Installation.............................................................................................................	59
3.5	Returning Merchandise for Service....................................................................................	60
Chapter 4 BIOS
4.1	Introduction.........................................................................................................................	61
	Starting the Setup Utility....................................................................................................	61
4.2	Main Setup..........................................................................................................................	62
4.3	Advanced............................................................................................................................	64
4.4	Event Logs..........................................................................................................................	86
4.5	IPMI.....................................................................................................................................	88
4.6	Security...............................................................................................................................	91
4.7	Boot.....................................................................................................................................	95
4.8	Save & Exit.........................................................................................................................	97

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Appendix A BIOS Codes
Appendix B Software Installation
B.1 Installing Software Programs............................................................................................	100
Appendix C Standardized Warning Statements
Battery Handling..............................................................................................................	102
Product Disposal..............................................................................................................	104
Appendix D UEFI BIOS Recovery
Appendix E Dual Boot Block
BIOS Boot Block..............................................................................................................	110
BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence .......................................................................	110

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. The following items are included in the retail box:

1.1 Checklist

Main Parts List (included in the retail box)

	Description	Part Number	Quantity
	Supermicro Motherboard	A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F	1
	SATA Cables	CBL-0044L	2
	Quick Reference Guide	MNL-2015-QRG	1
	I/O Shield	MCP-260-00084-0N	1
	PCB Spacer for 1U Chassis	FST-SCRW-0010	1

Important Links

For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.

•Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

•Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com

•Product safety info: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm

•If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: [e-mail]

This manual may be periodically updated without notice. Please check the Supermicro website for possible updates to the manual revision level.

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Figure 1-1. A2SDV-8C-TLN5F Motherboard Image

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Figure 1-3. A2SDV-8C-TLN5F Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1		PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1

SATA DOM POWER

I-SATA1 I-SATA0

JMD1

JSEL1

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F

REV:1.02

DESIGNED IN USA

SRW4		CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
JF1
PWRRST X OH/FF NIC NIC HDD PWRX NMI
ON	2 1 LED LED

USB6(3.0)

CPU

JPH1	FANA	JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
		1
FANB	JBR1	LED1JF1
		JL1

1

JPL1

	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)		COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0)	USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3					JGP1
			JSMB1
			JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

Note: Components not documented are for internal testing only.

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Quick Reference

SRW1

JPG1

SRW1

JPG1

JNCSI1
	LEDBMC
	SLOT7
JPTG1	UIDLED1 VGA
	JUIDB
	JUIDB UIDLED1	VGA

	JPL1	LAN1
		IPMI
		USB2/3 (3.0)
LAN4/5 LAN2/3		COM1
		USB0/1 (3.0)
	1
	JPL1

SLOT6

USB4/5 eUSB SRW2

JWD1 COM2 JD1 JMD2

JIPMB1

JTPM1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JSD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

SRW4

JMD1

JPH1

BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

LAN1(IPMI_LAN)

COM1

LAN4/

LAN2/

USB2/3(3.0)

USB0/1(3.0)

USB

LAN5

LAN3

JGP1

eUSB

CPU

CPU

JSMB1

JGP1

4/5

JPTG1

JSMB1

COM2

JWD1JD1

SRW2

0.3E-PCISLOT6

0.3E-PCISLOT7

JPI2C1

JPI2C1

JNCSI1

JBT1

1

JBT1

JIPMB1

X8

JPME2

X8

BT1

BT1

JTPM1

JI2C1

JI2C2

KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

ALWAYS

JPME2

JMD2

JSEL1

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F

POPULATE

JSEL1

JSD1

SATA DOM POWER

REV:1.02

CPU

DIMMx1

JPW1

JPW1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

DESIGNED IN USA

SATA3/USB3B-KEY

FIRST

JMD1

SRW4

BAR

SRW3

JRT3 JRT4CODECM

SRW3

JPH1

JF1

CODE

DIMMA2

DIMMA1

DIMMB2

DIMMB1

PWR

NIC NIC HDD PWR

X NMI

ON

RST X OH/FF 2 1 LED LED

USB6(3.0)

JPV1

JPV1

FANA

LED1JF1

1

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FAN1

FANB

JBR1

JL1

JTGLED1

JRT3

FAN3

FAN2

JBR1

JF1

JTGLED1

LED1

JRT4

DIMMA2

FANB

JL1

USB6 (3.0)

DIMMA1

FAN4

DIMMB2

DIMMB1

FANA

Notes:

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports, and JF1 front panel connections. Jumpers/LED indicators not indicated are used for testing only.

•"" indicates the location of Pin 1.

•When JLED1 (Onboard Power LED indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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Quick Reference Table

Jumper	Description	Default Setting
JBR1	BIOS Recovery	Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JBT1	CMOS Clear	Open (Normal)
JI2C1/JI2C2	SMB to PCI-E Slots Enable/Disable	Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JNCSI1	IPMI Shared LAN Port Selection	ON (short): LAN1, OFF (open): LAN2
JPG1	Onboard VGA Enable/Disable	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1	LAN1 GbE Enable/Disable	Pins 1-2	(Enabled)
JPME2	ME Manufacturing Mode	Pins 1-2	(Normal)
JPTG1	LAN2/3/4/5 10GbE Enable/Disable	Pins 1-2	(Enabled)
JSEL1	PCI-E Slot Selection	Pins 1-2: Slot 7, Pins 2-3: Slot 6
JWD1	Watch Dog Timer	Pins 1-2	(Reset)

LED	Description	Status
LED1	Power LED	Solid Green: Power On
LEDBMC	BMC Heartbeat	Blinking Green: BMC Normal
UIDLED1	UID LED	Solid Blue: Unit Identified

Connector	Description
BT1	Onboard Battery
COM1	COM Port (on the I/O back panel)
COM2	COM Header
FAN1 - FAN4, FANA, FANB	System Fan Headers
IPMI_LAN	Shared IPMI LAN Port (Default: shared with LAN1)
I-SATA0-1	Intel® PCH SATA 3.0 Ports (I-SATA0: SuperDOM)
JD1	Speaker Header (Pins 1-4: Speaker)
JF1	Front Control Panel Header
JGP1	General Purpose I/O Header
JIPMB1	System Management Bus Header (for IPMI only)
JL1	Chassis Intrusion Header
JMD1	M.2 B-Key PCIE3/SATA3/USB3 Connector
JMD2	M.2 M-Key PCIE3/SATA3 Connector
JPI2C1	Power Supply SMBus I2C Header
JPH1	4-pin Power Connector for HDD use
JPW1	24-pin ATX Power Connector
JPV1	4-pin 12V DC Power Connector (To provide alternative power for a special enclosure when
	the 24-pin ATX power is not in use.)
JRT3	Thermal Diode 1
JRT4	Thermal Diode 2

Note: Table is continued on the next page.

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Connector	Description
JSD1	SATA Disk On Module (DOM) Power Connector
JSMB1	System Management Bus Header
JTGLED1	LAN4 - LAN5 Activity LED Header
JTPM1	Trusted Platform Module (TPM)/Port 80 Connector
JUIDB1	Unit ID Button
LAN1 - LAN5	LAN1: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Port
	LAN2 - LAN5: 10Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
SLOT6, SLOT7	PCI-E 3.0 x8 Slots (use SLOT 6 or SLOT 7 only, selectable with JSEL1)
SRW1 - SRW4	M.2 Holding Screws
USB0/1, USB2/3	Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports
USB4/5	Front Accessible USB 2.0 Header
USB6	USB 3.0 Type A Header
VGA	VGA Port

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Motherboard Features

Motherboard Features

CPU

• Intel® Atom SoC C3000 Series (FCBGA1310) Processor

Memory

•Supports up to 256GB of RDIMM and 64GB of Non-ECC/ECC UDIMM DDR4 memory with speeds of up to 2400MHz. On select SKUs, 2400MHz modules can be used but will operate at a lower speed.

DIMM Size

• 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB

Expansion Slots

•Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots option (SLOT6 or SLOT 7 only)

•One (1) M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x2 slot (M-Key)

•One (1) M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x2 slot (B-Key)

Network

•Intel i210AT Gigabit Ethernet Controller

•Intel X557-AT4 10Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

•ASpeed AST2400 Baseboard Controller (BMC) supports IPMI 2.0

•One (1) IPMI LAN port (shared with Intel i210AT LAN1)

Graphics

• Graphics controller via ASpeed AST2400 BMC

I/O Devices

•	Serial (COM) Port	• One (1) RJ45 serial port (COM1) on back panel
•	Serial (COM) Header	•	One (1) serial header (COM2)
•	SATA 3.0	•	Four (4) SATA 3.0 ports (two via the M.2 connector)

Peripheral Devices

•Four (4) USB 3.0 ports on the I/O back panel (USB0/1/2/3)

•Two (2) USB2.0 ports in one internal header (USB4/5)

•One (1) USB 3.0 Type A header (USB6)

BIOS

•128Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

•Plug and Play (PnP), SPI dual/quad speed support, real time clock (RTC) wakeup, ACPI 3.0, BIOS rescue hot-key, and SMBIOS 2.7

Note: The table above is continued on the next page.

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Motherboard Features

Power Management

•ACPI power management

•CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

•Power button override mechanism

•Power-on mode for AC power recovery

System Health Monitoring

•Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +3.3V Stby, +5V Stby, VBAT, Memory, PCH temperature, system temperature, and memory temperature

•Status monitor for on/off control

•CPU Thermal Trip support

Fan Control

•Fan status monitoring via IPMI connections

•Low noise fan speed control

•Dual cooling zone

System Management

•PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) 3.1 support

•IPMI 2.0 (shared with LAN1)

•SuperDoctor® 5, Watch Dog, NMI

•Chassis Intrusion header and detection

•Power supply monitoring

LED Indicators

•Power / suspend-state indicator LED

•UID / Remote UID

•HDD activity LED

•LAN activity LED

Other

• RoHS

Dimensions

• FlexATX form factor (9" x 7.25") (228.6 mm x 184.15 mm)

Note 1: The CPU maximum thermal design power (TDP) is subject to chassis and heatsink cooling restrictions. For proper thermal management, please check the chas-

sis and heatsink specifications for proper CPU TDP sizing.

Note 2: For IPMI configuration instructions, please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User's Guide available at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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Figure 1-4.

Chipset Block Diagram

Intel

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your motherboard.

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1.2 Processor Overview

The Intel Atom C3000 series processor, with 16 cores and up to 31W of power, offers performance, reliability, and high intelligence. As a low-power system-on-a-chip motherboard, the A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F is optimized for a variety of workloads that include networking and cloud storage.

•ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev. 4.0a

•Intel QuickAssist Technology

•Adaptive Thermal Management/Monitoring

•PCI-E 3.0, SATA 3.0 and M.2 (B-Key and M-Key) connectors

•System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification Version 2.0

•Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

•Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

•Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d)

1.3 Special Features

This section describes the health monitoring features of the A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F motherboard. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports system health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting that determines how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on), or for it to automatically return to the power-on state. See the Advanced BIOS Setup section for this setting. The default setting is Last State.

1.4 System Health Monitoring

This section describes the health monitoring features of the A2SDV-TLN5F Series motherboard. The motherboard has an onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) chip that supports system health monitoring. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen.

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Onboard Voltage Monitors

The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels. Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor. Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The system health monitor embedded in the BMC chip can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The CPU and chassis fans are controlled via lPMI.

Environmental Temperature Control

System Health sensors monitor temperatures and voltage settings of onboard processors and the system in real time via the IPMI interface. Whenever the temperature of the CPU or the system exceeds a user-defined threshold, system/CPU cooling fans will be turned on to prevent the CPU or the system from overheating

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please provide adequate airflow to your system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with SuperDoctor 5® in the Windows OS or in the Linux environment. SuperDoctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can configure SuperDoctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range.

1.5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a computer system, including its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with Windows® 2012.

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1.6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates.In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges. For the A2SDV-8C/-12C+/16C-TLN5F motherboard, please use a power supply that supports 2.5A or above on 5V standby.

1.7 Serial Port

The A2SDV-8C/-12C+/-16C-TLN5F motherboard supports two serial communication connection. COM port 1 (RJ45 socket) and COM port 2 (internal header) can be used for input/output. The UART provides legacy speeds with a baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support high-speed serial communication devices.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com­ponents. To prevent damage to your motherboard, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

•Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

•Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.

•Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

•When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

•Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

•For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the motherboard.

•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When unpacking the motherboard, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2.2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

Phillips Screwdriver (1)	Phillips Screws (6)	Standoffs (6)
		Only if Needed

Tools Needed

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1		PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

JSD1

SATA DOM POWER

I-SATA1 I-SATA0

JMD1

JSEL1

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F

REV:1.02

DESIGNED IN USA

SRW4				CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
JF1
PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR	X NMI
ON		2 1 LED LED

USB6(3.0)

CPU

JPH1	FANA	JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
		1
FANB	JBR1	LED1JF1
		JL1

1

JPL1

	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)		COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0)	USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3					JGP1
			JSMB1
			JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

Location of Mounting Holes

Note: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation. 2) Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installing the Motherboard

1. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. See the previous page for the location.

2.Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

3.Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

4.Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard components.

5.Using the Phillips screwdriver, insert a Phillips head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis.

6.Repeat Step 5 to insert #6 screws into all mounting holes.

7.Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis.

Note: Images displayed are for illustration only. Your chassis or components might look different from those shown in this manual.

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2.3 Memory Support and Installation

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules.

Important: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Support

The A2SDV-8C-12C+-16C-TLN5F motherboard supports up to 256GB of ECC RDIMM and 64GB of Non-EC/ECC UDIMM DDR4 memory with speeds of up to 2400MHz in four memory slots. Populating these DIMM slots with memory modules of the same type and size will result in interleaved memory, which will improve memory performance.

DIMM Module Population Configuration

For optimal memory performance, follow the table below when populating memory.

Memory Population (Balanced)

	DIMMA1	DIMMB1	DIMMA2	DIMMB2	Total System
					Memory
	4GB	4GB			8GB
	4GB	4GB	4GB	4GB	16GB
	8GB	8GB			16GB
	8GB	8GB	8GB	8GB	32GB
	16GB	16GB			32GB
	16GB	16GB	16GB	16GB	64GB
	32GB	32GB			64GB
	32GB	32GB	32GB	32GB	128GB
	64GB	64GB			128GB
	64GB	64GB	64GB	64GB	256GB

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DIMM Module Population Sequence

When installing memory modules, the DIMM slots should be populated in the following order: DIMMA1, DIMMB1, DIMMA2, DIMMB2.

•Always use DDR4 DIMM modules of the same type, size and speed.

•Mixed DIMM speeds can be installed. However, all DIMMs will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM.

•The motherboard will support odd-numbered modules (1 or 3 modules installed). However, for best memory performance, install DIMM modules in pairs to activate memory interleaving.

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
	1	JWD1		PCISLOT6
				-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1

SATA DOM POWER

I-SATA1 I-SATA0

JMD1

JSEL1

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F

REV:1.02

DESIGNED IN USA

SRW4				CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
JF1
PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR	X NMI
ON		2 1 LED LED

USB6(3.0)

CPU

JPH1	FANA	JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
		1
FANB	JBR1	LED1JF1
		JL1

1

JPL1

	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)		COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0)	USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3					JGP1
			JSMB1
			JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

ALWAYS
POPULATE	DIMMB1
	DIMMB2
DIMMx1	JPW1
FIRST	DIMMA1
	DIMMA2

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

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DIMM Installation

1.Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMMA1, DIMMB1, DIMMA2, DIMMB2. For best performance, please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank.

2.Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.

3.Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory slot.

4.Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot.

5.Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place.

6.Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot.

DIMM Removal

Press both release tabs on the ends of the DIMM module to unlock it. Once the DIMM module is loosened, remove it from the memory slot.

					SRW1		UIDLED1	JUIDB		VGA
	JPG1
					BMC AST2400 LEDBMC
		USB
		eUSB			CPU		CPU
		4/5				JPTG1
	COM2				SRW2		0.3E-PCISLOT7
		JD1JWD1			0.3E-PCISLOT6
						JNCSI1
		JIPMB1			X8	JPME2	X8
	JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
				KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3
					JSD1	JSEL1
				SATA DOM POWER
							A2SDV-8C-TLN5F
							REV:1.02
SATA3/USB3B-KEY	I-SATA1 I-SATA0						DESIGNED IN USA
							USB6(3.0)CODEBAR		SRW3	CODECM
	JMD1					SRW4
		JPH1				FANA				JRT3 JRT4	FAN4
								LED1JF1
		FANB		JBR1			JL1

		JPL1
			LAN1(IPMI_LAN)			COM1
LAN4/	LAN2/		USB2/3(3.0)		USB0/1(3.0)
LAN5	LAN3							JGP1
						JSMB1
						JBT1	JPI2C1
						BT1
CPU	POPULATE ALWAYS
	DIMMx1					JPW1
	FIRST
						JPV1
	DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN3	FAN2					FAN1
						JTGLED1

Notches

Release Tabs

Press both notches straight down into the memory slot.

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2.4 Rear I/O Ports

See Figure 2-1 below for the locations and descriptions of the various I/O ports on the rear of the motherboard.

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
	1	JWD1		PCISLOT6
				-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1

SATA DOM POWER

I-SATA1 I-SATA0

JMD1

JSEL1

A2SDV-8C-TLN5F

REV:1.02

DESIGNED IN USA

SRW4				CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
JF1
PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR	X NMI
ON		2 1 LED LED

USB6(3.0)

CPU

JPH1	FANA	JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
		1
FANB	JBR1	LED1JF1
		JL1

	1
	JPL1
	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)	COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0) USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3

JSMB1		JGP1
JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

Figure 2-1. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

1	4	7	9

	2		5		8	10
									11
	3		6
#		Definition		#	Description		#	Description
1		COM1		5	USB3		9	LAN5
2		USB1		6	USB2		10	LAN4
3		USB0		7	LAN3		11	VGA
4		LAN1/IPMI		8	LAN2

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VGA Port

A VGA video port is located near LAN ports 4/5 on the I/O back panel. Use this connection for a VGA display.

LAN Ports

There are five LAN ports located on the I/O back panel of the motherboard. LAN1 is a 1GbE

RJ45 Ethernet port while LAN2 - 5 are 10GbE RJ45 Ethernet ports. The motherboard also offers one IPMI LAN port, which is shared with the LAN1 port by default.

			1
			4
	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1		PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1	JSEL1
SATA DOM POWER

		A2SDV-8C-TLN5F
		REV:1.02
I-SATA1 I-SATA0		DESIGNED IN USA				CPU
JMD1 SATA3/USB3B-KEY			USB6(3.0)CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
	SRW4
	JF1
	PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR
	ON		2 1 LED LED X NMI
JPH1	FANA			JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
				1
FANB	JBR1		LED1JF1
			JL1

3	2
	1
	JPL1
	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)	COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0) USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3			JGP1
		JSMB1

JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

1.VGA Port

2.LAN1/IPMI LAN

3.LAN2/3

4.LAN4/5

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COM Port and Header

The motherboard has one COM RJ45 port on the I/O back panel and one COM header for front access to provide a serial connection.

COM RJ45 Port

Pin Definitions

Pin#		Definition	Pin#	Definition
1		RTS	5	GND
2		DTR	6	RXD
3		TXD	7	DSR
4		GND	8	CTS

COM Header

Pin Definitions

Pin#		Definition	Pin#	Definition
1		DCD	6	DSR
2		RXD	7	RTS
3		TXD	8	CTS
4		DTR	9	RI
5		Ground	10	N/A

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1	2	PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1	JSEL1
SATA DOM POWER

		A2SDV-8C-TLN5F
		REV:1.02
I-SATA1 I-SATA0		DESIGNED IN USA						CPU
						CODECM SRW3
JMD1					CODEBAR
	SRW4
	JF1
	PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR	X NMI
	ON		2 1 LED LED
			USB6(3.0)
JPH1	FANA					JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
						1
FANB	JBR1		JL1		LED1JF1

LAN2/

LAN3

	1	1. COM1
1		2. COM2
JPL1
	LAN1(IPMI_LAN) COM1
	USB2/3(3.0) USB0/1(3.0)
	JSMB1	JGP1

JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

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Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

There are four USB 3.0 ports (USB0/1/2/3) located on the I/O back panel. The motherboard also has one USB2.0 header offering two USB ports and one USB 3.0 Type A header (USB6). The onboard headers can be used to provide front side USB access with a cable (not included).

	Type A USB 3.0			Front Panel USB4/5
	Pin Definitions			Pin Definitions
Pin#	Definition		Pin#	Definition	Pin#	Definition
1	VBUS		1	+5V	2	+5V
2	D-		3	USB_N	4	USB_N
3	D+		5	USB_P	6	USB_P
4	Ground		7	Ground	8	Ground
5	StdA_SSRX-		9	Key	10	NC

6StdA_SSRX+

7GND_DRAIN

8StdA_SSTX-

9StdA_SSTX+

3

SATA3/USB3 B-KEY

	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1		PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1	JSEL1
SATA DOM POWER

		A2SDV-8C-TLN5F
		REV:1.02
I-SATA1 I-SATA0		DESIGNED IN USA						CPU
						CODECM SRW3
JMD1					CODEBAR
	SRW4
	JF1
	PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR	X NMI
	ON		2 1 LED LED
JPH1		4	USB6(3.0)
	FANA					JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
						1
FANB	JBR1		JL1		LED1JF1

	2	1
	1
	JPL1
	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)	COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0) USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3			JGP1
		JSMB1

JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

1.USB0/1

2.USB2/3

3.USB4/5

4.USB6

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Unit Identifier Button/UID LED Indicator

A Unit Identifier (UID) button and an UIDLED1 Indicator are located on the I/O back panel of the motherboard. The UID Button is located at UID, which is next to the VGA port on the back panel. The UID LED is located next to the UID switch. When you press the UID switch, the UID LED will be turned on. Press the UID switch again to turn off the LED indicator. The

UID Indicator provides easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service.

Note: UID can also be triggered via IPMI on the motherboard. For more information on IPMI, please refer to the IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at https://www.

supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

UID Switch

Pin Definitions

Pin# Definition

1Ground

2Ground

3Button In

4Button In

UID LED

Pin Definitions

Color Status

Blue: On Unit Identified

	2		1
	UIDLED1	JUIDB	VGA
SRW1
JPG1
	BMC AST2400 LEDBMC

	USB
	eUSB			CPU
	4/5
COM2				SRW2
		JWD1		PCISLOT6
	1			-
		JD1		0.3 E
		JIPMB1		X8
JTPM1	JI2C1	JI2C2		JMD2
			KEY-M PCIE3/SATA3

LAN4/

LAN5

JPTG1	SLOT7CPU
JNCSI1
JPME2	X8 0.3 E-PCI

JSD1	JSEL1
SATA DOM POWER

		A2SDV-8C-TLN5F
		REV:1.02
I-SATA1 I-SATA0		DESIGNED IN USA				CPU
JMD1 SATA3/USB3B-KEY			USB6(3.0)CODEBAR	CODECM SRW3
	SRW4
	JF1
	PWR	RST X OH/FF	NIC NIC HDD PWR
	ON		2 1 LED LED X NMI
JPH1	FANA			JRT3 JRT4	FAN4	FAN3
				1
FANB	JBR1		LED1JF1
			JL1

	1
	JPL1
	LAN1(IPMI_LAN)	COM1
LAN2/	USB2/3(3.0) USB0/1(3.0)
LAN3			JGP1
		JSMB1

JBT1	JPI2C1

BT1

POPULATE ALWAYS
FIRSTDIMMx1	JPW1

			JPV1
DIMMA2	DIMMA1	DIMMB2	DIMMB1
FAN2			FAN1
			JTGLED1

1.UID Button

2.UID LED

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