Supermicro Supero X9SCL-F, Supero X9SCM, Supero X9SCM-F, Supero X9SCL User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.2

X9SCM

X9SCM-F

X9SCL

X9SCL-F

X9SCL+-F

Manual Revision 1.2

Release Date: September 19, 2012

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digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason­able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
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there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turn­ing the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate warn­ing applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”.

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this product
may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California
to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F supports a single

Intel® Xeon E3-1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron®

processor in an LGA 1155 socket. With the Intel® Cougar Point chipset built in,

the X9SCM/X9SCL series motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system

performance and storage capability for entry-level to mid-range servers in a sleek

package. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for

processor and memory support updates. This product is intended to be installed

and serviced by professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1describesthefeatures,specicationsandperformanceofthemother-

board, and provides detailed information about the Intel Cougar Point chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the

system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-

shooting 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 software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains BIOS Recovery instructions.

Preface

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Conventions Used in This Manual

Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper motherboard installation

and to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury,

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components,

Note: Additional information given to differentiate between 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)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

Contacting Supermicro

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ iii

Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii

Conventions Used in This Manual ................................................................................iv

Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................1-11

Intel C202/C204 Express Chipset Features ..................................................1-11

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-12

Recovery from AC Power Loss ..................................................................... 1-12

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control .................................................. 1-12

Environmental Temperature Control ............................................................. 1-12

System Resource Alert ................................................................................. 1-12

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-13

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-13

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-14

1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller ........................................... 1-14

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

Installing the LGA1155 Processor ................................................................. 2-2

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-5

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-6

Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink ........................................................... 2-7

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-9

2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory ............................................................................... 2-10

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DIMM Installation .......................................................................................... 2-10

Removing Memory Modules ......................................................................... 2-10

Memory Support .............................................................................................2-11

Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................2-11

2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-13

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-13

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-13

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-14

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-15

Back I/O Panel .............................................................................................. 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-16

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-17

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-18

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-19

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-20

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-21

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions............................................................... 2-22

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-22

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-22

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-23

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Front UID LED ................................................... 2-23

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-24

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-24

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-25

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors .............................................. 2-25

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-26

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-26

Internal Buzzer ......................................................................................... 2-27

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-27

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-28

Power Supply I2C Connector.................................................................... 2-28

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 2-29

TPM Header ............................................................................................. 2-29

DOM PWR Connector .............................................................................. 2-30

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-30

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-31

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-31

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-31

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CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-32

PCI Slot SMB Enable ............................................................................... 2-32

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-33

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-33

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-34

BMC Enable ............................................................................................. 2-34

ME Recovery ............................................................................................ 2-35

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-36

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-36

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ..................................................................... 2-36

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................................................ 2-37

IPMI Heartbeat LED ................................................................................. 2-37

Power Standby LED ................................................................................. 2-37

2-9 SATA Connections ......................................................................................... 2-38

SATA Connections .................................................................................... 2-38

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration ....................................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-4

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-6

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-6

Proper Battery Disposal .................................................................................. 3-6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-6

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-7

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1

HowToChangetheCongurationData ......................................................... 4-1

How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 4-2

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4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: ....... 4-3

System Time/System Date ........................................................................ 4-3

Processor ................................................................................................... 4-3

System Memory ........................................................................................ 4-3

4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations...................................................................... 4-4



BOOT Feature .............................................................................................. 4-4

Quiet Boot .................................................................................................. 4-4

AddOn ROM Display Mode ........................................................................ 4-4

Bootup Num-Lock ....................................................................................... 4-4

Wait For 'F1' If Error ................................................................................... 4-4

Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-4

Watch Dog Function ................................................................................... 4-5

Power Button Function ............................................................................... 4-5

Restore on AC Power Loss ........................................................................ 4-5

VFC ............................................................................................................ 4-5

Deep Sx ...................................................................................................... 4-5



Processor & Clock Options .......................................................................... 4-5

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) ................. 4-5

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) ... 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) 4-6

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and

the CPU) ..................................................................................................... 4-6

Intel® AES-NI ............................................................................................. 4-6

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology ........................................................... 4-6

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-6

Power Technology ...................................................................................... 4-6

EIST ............................................................................................................ 4-6

P-STATE Coordination ............................................................................... 4-7

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report ............................................................... 4-7

C-State package limit setting ..................................................................... 4-7

Turbo Mode ................................................................................................ 4-7



ChipsetConguration ................................................................................... 4-7



CPUBridgeConguration ....................................................................... 4-7

Memory Frequency .................................................................................... 4-7

VT-d ............................................................................................................ 4-8

Active State Power Management ............................................................... 4-8

PCIE Maximum Payload Size .................................................................... 4-8

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PCI Express Port ........................................................................................ 4-8

PEG Force Gen1 ........................................................................................ 4-8

Detect Non-Compliant Device .................................................................... 4-8

GbE Controller ............................................................................................ 4-8

Wake on LAN from S5 ............................................................................... 4-9

Legacy USB Support .................................................................................. 4-9

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off.................................................................................. 4-9



IDE/SATAConguration ............................................................................... 4-9

SATA Mode ................................................................................................. 4-9

IDE Mode ................................................................................................... 4-9

Serial-ATA Controller 0~1 ........................................................................... 4-9

SATA Port0~Port5 ...................................................................................... 4-9

AHCI Mode ................................................................................................. 4-9

Aggressive Link Power Management ....................................................... 4-10

SATA Port0~Port5 .................................................................................... 4-10

Staggered Spin Up ................................................................................... 4-10

External SATA Port ................................................................................... 4-10

Hot Plug .................................................................................................... 4-10

RAID Mode ............................................................................................... 4-10

SATA Port0~Port5 .................................................................................... 4-10

Hot Plug .................................................................................................... 4-10



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-10

PCI ROM Priority ...................................................................................... 4-10

PCI Latency Timer .....................................................................................4-11

PCI-E Slot 4, 5, 6, & 7 OPROM................................................................4-11

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ............................................................4-11

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM ....4-11



SuperIODeviceConguration ..................................................................4-11

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 .......................................................................4-11

Serial Port1 Settings/ Serial Port2 Settings ..............................................4-11



RemoteAccessConguration ................................................................... 4-12



HardwareHealthConguration .................................................................. 4-13

Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-13

CPU Temperature Display Mode .............................................................. 4-13

Fan1 ~ Fan4, FanA Reading .................................................................... 4-14

12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, -12V, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT ......................... 4-14



ACPIConguration ..................................................................................... 4-14

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High Performance Event Timers .............................................................. 4-14

NUMA Support ......................................................................................... 4-14

WHEA Support ......................................................................................... 4-14

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-15

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-15

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-15

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-15

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-15

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-15

4-5 IPMIConguration(X9SCM-F/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F) .................................... 4-16

BMC Support ............................................................................................ 4-16

Wait For BMC ........................................................................................... 4-16

BMC Self Test Log ..................................................................................... 4-16

System Event Log ...................................................................................... 4-16

When SEL Full ......................................................................................... 4-17

Log EFI Status Codes .............................................................................. 4-17

View FRU Information ................................................................................ 4-17

BMCNetworkConguration ....................................................................... 4-17

CongurationSource ................................................................................ 4-17

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 4-18



Boot Options Priority .................................................................................. 4-18

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc .............................. 4-18



Delete Boot Option ..................................................................................... 4-18

4-7 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-19

Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-19

User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-19

Boot Sector Virus Protection .................................................................... 4-19

4-8 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-20

Save Changes and Exit ........................................................................... 4-20

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-20

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-20

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-20

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-21

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-21

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-21

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Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

B-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII ......................................................................... B-2

Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

An Overview to the UEFI BIOS ..................................................................................... 1

How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block) .................................. 1

To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached Device ................................ 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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.

•One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•Six (6) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

•One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

•One (1) User's Manual

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Motherboard Image (X9SCM/X9SCM-F)

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Image (X9SCL/X9SCL-F)

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Image (X9SCL+-F)

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

•See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

•" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

•SATA-III ports (6Gb/s) are available on the X9SCM(-F) only.

•For X9SCM(-F): Two SATA-III ports (I-SATA#0~1) and four SATA-II ports (3

Gb/s, I-SATA#2~5) are located on the board. For X9SCL(+)(-F): Six SATA-II

ports (I-SATA #0~5) are included on the motherboard.

•PCI-E Slot5 (PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 slot) is available on the X9SCM(-F) only.

J31

JTPM

J29
JL1

JI2C2

JI2C1

T-SGPIO1

JWF1

JPW2

JWOL

JSPK

JPI2C

JPW1

COM1

SPKR1

JBT1

LE2

JWD

JLED1

JPL2

JPG1

JPB

JPL1

JPUSB1

FAN1

FANA

FAN3

FAN2

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required

USB4/5

USB 12/13

_LAN

IPMI

COM2

VGA

USB11

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

USB2/3

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8

JF1

I-SATA2

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8

KB/MOUSE

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

CPU

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

BIOS

B1

Battery

PHY

BMC
CTRL

82574L

S I/O

T-SGPIO2

FP CTRL

Cougar Point

Standard PCH

Memory Chip

X9SCM/X9SCL(-F) Rev.1.0

Fan4

PHY

82579

PHY

(For X9SCM only)

(*I-SATA 0/1:
X9SCL: SATA2, X9SCM: SATA3)

Socket H2
LGA 1155

CPU

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8

USB/0/1

LAN1

LAN2

LE7

JPME1

JPME2

LE4

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J31

JTPM

J29
JL1

JI2C2

JI2C1

T-SGPIO1

JWF1

JPW2

JWOL

JSPK

JPI2C

JPW1

COM1

SPKR1

JBT1

LE2

JWD

JLED1

JPL2

JPG1

JPB

JPL1

JPUSB1

FAN1

FANA

FAN3

FAN2

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required

USB4/5

USB 12/13

_LAN

IPMI

COM2

VGA

USB11

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

USB2/3

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8

JF1

I-SATA2

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8

KB/MOUSE

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

CPU

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

BIOS

B1

Battery

PHY

BMC
CTRL

82574L

S I/O

T-SGPIO2

FP CTRL

Cougar Point

Standard PCH

Memory Chip

X9SCM/X9SCL(-F) Rev.1.0

Fan4

PHY

82579

PHY

(For X9SCM only)

(*I-SATA 0/1:
X9SCL: SATA2, X9SCM: SATA3)

Socket H2
LGA 1155

CPU

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8

USB/0/1

LAN1

LAN2

LE7

JPME1

JPME2

LE4

1

4

1

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X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Jumpers

Number Jumper Description Default

34 J29 SPI Programming (internal use) Closed (Normal)

22 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

13 JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2)

12 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

17 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

10,11 JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

48 JPUSB1 USB 0/1 Wake-Up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

41 JWD Watch_Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

51 JPME1 ME Recovery Open (Normal)

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X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F LED Indicators

Number LED Description Color/State Status

14 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking IPMI Active

28 LE2 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power is On

52 LE4 Power Standby Green: Solid on System is plugged in

X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Headers/Connectors

Number Connector Description

21 B1 Onboard Battery

4,16 COM1/COM2 COM1/2 Serial Connection Headers

35 BIOS SPI BIOS

42,38,37,7,30 Fans 1~4, Fan A System/CPU Fan Headers

36 J31 SPI Programming (internal use)

43 JF1 Front Panel Control Header

33 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

44 JLED1 Power LED Indicator Header

46 JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

47 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power Connector (Required)

1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

8,9,3 LAN1/LAN2, IPMI_LAN Gigabit (RJ45) Ports (LAN1/2), IPMI_LAN (F-models)

50,49 I-SATA 0/1 Serial ATA Ports 0/1 (X9SCL: SATA-II Ports, X9SCM:

SATA-III Ports)

27,26,25,24 I-SATA 2~5 SATA-II Ports

45 JPI2C PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

40 JSPK Speaker Header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External)

5 JTPM Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

29 JWF1 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connector

15 JWOL Wake_On_LAN Header

39 SPKR1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

31, 32 T-SGPIO-1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose IO 1/2 Headers (5V

Gen1/Gen 2)

2 USB0/1 Backpanel USB 0/1

20,19,18 USB2/3, USB4/5,

USB 12/13

Front Accessible USB Connections (via 3 Headers)

23 USB 11 Front Accessible Type A USB Connector

6 VGA Onboard Video Port

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 series, 2nd generation

Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in an

LGA 1155 socket.

Memory Four (4) SDRAM DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of

DDR3 Unbuffered, ECC 1333/1066 memory

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB and 8GB

Chipset Intel® C204 Express (X9SCM Series)

Intel® C202 Express (X9SCL Series)

Expansion Slots Two (2) PCI Express 2.0 x8 slots

Two (2) PCI Express x4 in x8 slots, One (1) on the

X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F

Integrated Graphics Matrox® G200eW

Network Connections One (1) Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller for

LAN 1, and one (1) Intel 82579 PHY for LAN 2. Note:
The X9SCL+-F features two (2) Intel 82574L Gigabit
Ethernet controllers, one each for LAN 1 and LAN 2.

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link
and Activity LEDs

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2.0
LAN (X9SCM-F/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Only)

I/O Devices SATA Connections

(X9SCM/X9SCM-F)

•SATA-III Ports (6Gb/s) •Two (2) (I-SATA 0/1)

•SATA-II Ports (3Gb/s) •Four (4) (I-SATA 2~5)

(X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F)

•SATA-II Ports •Six (6) (I-SATA 0~5)

RAID (Windows) RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

Onboard IPMI (X9SCM-F/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Only)

IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC

USB Devices

Two (2) USB ports on the rear IO panel (USB 0/1)

Six (6) USB header connectors for front access (USB
2/3, USB 4/5, USB 12/13)

One (1) Type A USB internal connector (USB 11)

Keyboard/Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backpanel

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Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections: one 9-pin
RS-232 port (Backplane COM1 port) and one header
(FP COM2)

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O NCP6776F

BIOS 64 MB SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI

1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5

Power Conguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External Modem Ring-On

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +5V,
+/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, VCORE for CPU

CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)

3.0 support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® Cougar Point chipset
utilities

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)

Dimensions Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6") (243.84mm x

243.84mm)

Note: For IPMI Conguration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

IPMI Conguration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

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System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

Cougar Point

DDR3 (CHA)

LGA 1155 Socket

CPU

PCIe2.0_x8

VRM 12

SVID

LPC I/O

NCT6776F

PCIe x8 Slot

RJ45

RJ45

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1
DIMM2(Far)

DIMM1
DIMM2(Far)

4 UDIMM

MISC VRs

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

x4 DMI II

5.0Gb

5.0Gbps

PCIe_x4

PCIe x8 Slot

6/4 SATA Ports

SATA-II

300MB/s

9 USB Ports

USB2.0

480Mbps

Flash

SPI 32Mb

SPI

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN1
82574L

(Reserved)

COM1,2

P/S2

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

LPC

TPM1.2 Header

LPC

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN2

82579*

RMII

VGA

Port

RTL8201
PHY

Hermon WPCM450

Winbond BMC

PCI32

RJ45

PCIe2.0_x8

PCIe x8 Slot

5.0Gb

PCIe2.0_x4

5.0Gb

PCIe x8 Slot

600MB/s

SATA-III

0/2 SATA Ports

PCH

(X9SCM seires only)

(X9SCL/X9SCM)

(*See Note below)

(*Note:
6 SATA-II ports for X9SCL,
4 SATA-II & 2 SATA-III ports
for X9SCM)

(Slot 5)

(Slot 7)

(Slot 6)

(Slot 4)

*82574L for the X9SCL+-F

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F supports a single Intel® Xeon

E3-1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in

an LGA 1155 socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel

C202/C204 chipset, the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system

performance and storage capability for entry-level to mid-range servers in a sleek

package.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel C202/C204

chipset supports high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true iso-

chronous communication, providing up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data

transfer rate on each read/write direction. In addition, the X9SCM/X9SCM-F/

X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F also features a TCO timer which allows the system

to recover from a software/hardware lock and perform tasks, including ECC Error

Reporting, Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel C202/C204 Express Chipset Features

•Direct Media Interface (up 20 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)

•Intel® Intel Rapid Storage Technology

•Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

•PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)

•SATA Controller

•6G/s on up to two ports

•3G/s on all ports

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting for you to determine 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 a power-on state.

See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default setting

is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board. All have

an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring.

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU

Vcore, NIC Vcore, BMC Vcore, AUX Vcore, Standby ME Vcore, 12V Scale, 1.5V,

3.3V Vcc(V), 3.3VSB, and Battery Voltage. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a

warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The user can adjust

the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The

onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS

(under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once the ther-

mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn

on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis

thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when

the chassis temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide

adequate airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in

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the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero

Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can

also congure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system

temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond predened

thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica-

tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC 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 conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and

Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows

2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start to blink

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will "wake up", and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

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.

This motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector located at JPW2 is also

required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning! Please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and an 8-pin

or a 4-pin power connector. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-

pin (JPW1) and the 8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard.

Note: The JPW2 power connector on the motherboard also supports

one 4-pin connector.

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It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX

power supply Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more

information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in

areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

lter 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.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with 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 higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

that supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics cores, Virtual Media, and Keyboard/

Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. With blade-oriented Super I/O capability

built in, the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy-reduced server platforms.

The WPCM450R interfaces with a host system via PCI interface to communicate

with the Graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/mouse/

virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func-

tions. The WPCM450R is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY

module.

The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter-

faces, fan control, and Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses.

Note: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the

Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our Website @ http://www.su-

permicro.com/support/manuals/.

Chapter 2: Installation

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam-

aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient 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 board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that

you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU

heatsink.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied

multi-directional heatsink only.

Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install

the CPU heatsink.

When receiving a server board without a processor pre-installed, make

sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket

pins are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Load Lever

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,

from its locking position.

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Load Plate

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2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.

3. Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the North center

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

4. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys.

Once it is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket. (Do

not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti-

cally.

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

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Warning: You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction.

Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the

load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force it as it may damage your

CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check that the CPU is

aligned properly.

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked

into place

5. Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

6. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

7. Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.