Supermicro X10DRX operation manual

X10DAi

X10DAC

X10DAX

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians, IT professionals, and

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

X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600v3

Series Processors (Socket R3) that offer the new Intel Microarchitecture 22nm Pro-

cessing Technology, delivering the most-balanced solution of performance, power

efciency, and features, ideal for workstation platforms and graphics applications.

With the PCH C612 built in, the X10DAi/DAC/DAX motherboard supports the Intel®

Node Manager 3.0, Intel® Management Engine, and 2133 MHz DDR4 memory. This

motherboard is optimized for workstation platforms used for graphics applications

and engineering CAD drawings. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.

com) for CPU and memory support updates.

Manual Organization

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

board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel C612 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 installation instructions.

Appendix C details UEFI BIOS recovery instructions.

Preface

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X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX Motherboard User's Manual

Conventions Used in the Manual

Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and to

prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to avoid

damaging the components or the motherboard,

Note: Additional important information provided for correct system setup.

iv

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

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)

Website: www.supermicro.nl

Preface

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Overview

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

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview...................................................................1-11

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

1-4 System Health Monitoring ............................................................................. 1-12

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

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

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1

2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-4

2-3 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-5

2-4 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-7

Installing the LGA2011 Processor .................................................................2-7

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................2-11

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................. 2-12

2-5 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ............................................. 2-13

Installing & Removing DIMMs ....................................................................... 2-13

Removing Memory Modules ......................................................................... 2-13

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-16

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports .......................................................... 2-16

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-17

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-18

7.1 HD (High-Denition) Audio ................................................................ 2-19

Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-19

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-20

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-21

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-21

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-21

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

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-22

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

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-23

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

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

2-7 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-25

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Table of Contents

Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-25

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

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

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

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-27

TPM Header/Port 80 Header ................................................................... 2-28

Standby Power Header ............................................................................ 2-28

Power SMB (I2C) Connector .................................................................... 2-29

T-SGPIO 1/2/3 Headers ........................................................................... 2-30

SATA_DOM Power Connectors ............................................................... 2-30

SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out Headers ................................................................ 2-31

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-32

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-32

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-32

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-33

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-33

Manufacturer Mode Select ....................................................................... 2-34

SAS Enable (X10DAC Only) .................................................................... 2-34

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-35

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-35

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-35

SAS Heartbeat LED (X10DAC Only) ....................................................... 2-36

2-10 SATA/SAS Connections ................................................................................ 2-37

SATA/SAS Connections ........................................................................... 2-37

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-5

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

3-4 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-7

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-8

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-28

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-30

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-31

4-7 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-33

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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 Software Programs ..........................................................................B-1

B-2 Conguring SuperDoctor® 5 ...........................................................................B-2

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image .........................................................C-1

C-3 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached Device..................C-1

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Chapter 1: Overview

Chapter 1

Overview

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) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) (X10DAi/X10DAX Only)

•Two (2) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx2) (X10DAC Only)

•Two (2) SAS cable (CBL-SAST-0532x2) (X10DAC Only)

•One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00045-1N)

• One (1) Quick Reference Guide (MNL-1563-QRG)

Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to

download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your

motherboard.

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

•Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/

•Safety Information: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_infor-

mation.cfm.

If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@

supermicro.com.

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Motherboard Image

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

Chapter 1: Overview

JSD2

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

USB4

J30

JI2C1

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

JBT1

I-SATA5

DS1

JS5

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

FANA

JL1

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

PCH

BIOS

SAS0~3

JS2

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

Battery

Battery

BIOS

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

USB9/10(3.0)

JSTBY1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

FAN5

JTBT1

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

FAN6

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

USB5/6(3.0)

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

LE2

FAN1

Note: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our website at

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.

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USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX Quick Reference

JSD2

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

J30

JI2C1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

USB4

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

JBT1

I-SATA5

DS1

JS5

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

FANA

JL1

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

PCH

BIOS

SAS0~3

JS2

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

Battery

Battery

BIOS

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

USB9/10(3.0)

JSTBY1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

JAUDIO1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

FAN5

JTBT1

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH2

AUDIO_FP

P2 DIMMH1

JF1

LE2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPWR2

J24

FP CTRL

FAN1

JPP1

P2 DIMMG1

JPI2C1

JPP0

Notes:

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

panel connections.

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

•Jumpers/LEDs not indicated are for testing only. Also, components that are not

documented in this manual are reserved for internal use only.

•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manu-

facturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid damaging the

motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Overview

X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX Jumpers

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2

JII2C1/JII2C2 SMBus to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Normal)

JPL1 GLAN1 & GLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL2 GLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME2 ME (Manufacture) Mode Select Pins 1-2 (ME Mode)

JPS1 (X10DAC Only) SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX Connectors

Connectors Description

Audio_FP (JA1) Audio Connector for Front Access

JAudio1 7.1 HD (8-channel High-Denition) Audio Connector

BT1 Onboard CMOS Battery (See Chapter 3 for Used Battery Disposal)

CPU1 Slot1/Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots

CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slot (This slot is available when CPU2 is installed.)

CPU2 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Slot (This slot is available when CPU2 is installed.)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Slot (The slots are available when CPU2 is installed.)

PCH Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x4 in x8 Slot (See the note below for Thunderbolt AOC sup-

FAN1-7, FANA CPU/System Fan Headers

J24 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion

JPII2C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header

JPWR1/JPWR2 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors

JSD1/JSD2 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connection

JSPDIF_In SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_In Header

JSPDIF_Out SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_Out Header

JTBT1 GPIO (General-Purpose I/O) header for Thunderbolt Add-on Card (See

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80 Header

port.)

Header 1/Header 2

the note below for Thunderbolt AOC support.)

Note: This motherboard supports the latest Thunderbolt technology. For

proper Thunderbolt support, please install the Thunderbolt add-on card on

PCH Slot6 and connect the GPIO cable from the Thunderbolt add-on card

to the GPIO header (JTBT1) on the motherboard for TBT hot-plug support.

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LAN1/LAN2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2

I-SATA0-9 Serial_Link ATA Connections 0-9 supported by Intel PCH (I-SATA4/5

SAS 0-3, 4-7 (JS2)
(X10DAC Only)

SP1 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)

STBY1 Standby Power Header

T-SGPIO 1/2/3 Serial-Link General_Purpose IO Headers 1/2/3

USB 5/6 (3.0) Rear USB 3.0 Ports 5/6

USB 7/8 (3.0) Rear USB 3.0 Ports 7/8

USB 9/10 (3.0) Front-accessible USB 3.0 Connections 9/10

USB 0/1 (2.0) Rear USB 2.0 Connections 0/1

USB 2/3 (2.0) Front-accessible USB 2.0 Connections 2/3

USB 4 (2.0) Type A USB 2.0 Connector USB 4

LED Description State Status

DS2 (X10DAC Only) SAS Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking SAS: Normal

LE2 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

support Supermicro SuperDOMs [Devices-on-Module]
with power pins built-in)

Serial_Link SCSI Connections 0-3, 4-7 supported by LSI SAS Control­ler

X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX LED Indicators

Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power

supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect

these power supply connectors to the 24-pin power connector (J24) and two 8-pin

power connectors (JPWR1, JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void

the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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Motherboard Features

Chapter 1: Overview

CPU

Memory

Chipset

Expansion

Slots

Network

• Dual Intel

LGA 2011); each processor supports two full-width

Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links (with support

of up to 9.6 GT/s per QPI link).

®

E5-2600v3 Series Processors (Socket R

• Integrated memory controller supports up to 1024

GB of Load Reduced (LRDIMM) or up to 512 GB of

Registered (RDIMM) ECC DDR4 2133/1866/1600

MHz memory modules in 16 DIMM slots.

Note 1: Memory speed support is dependent on

the CPUs installed on the motherboard.

Note 2: For the latest memory updates, please

refer to the Tested Memory List posted on our

website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/

motherboard).

• Virtualization: VT-x, VT-d, and VT-c

• Intel® C612 Chipset (PCH)

• Three (3) PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (CPU1 Slot1/

CPU1 Slot3, CPU2 Slot5),

• Two (2) PCI-E3.0 x8 slot (CPU2 Slot2, CPU2 Slot4),

• One (1) PCI Express 2.0x4 in x8 slot (PCH Slot6)

(See the note on Page 1-5.)

• Two (1) i210 Gigabit (100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet Con-

trollers for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports.

SATA/SAS Connections

• SATA Ports Ten (10) SATA 3.0 ports sup-

ported by Intel PCH (I-SATA

0-9)

Note: I-SATA4/5 sup-

port Supermicro Su-

perDOMs [Devices-

on-Module] with power

pins built-in)

• SAS Connec-

tions (X10DAC

only)

Eight (8) SAS connections sup-

ported by LSI 3008 controller

(SAS 0-3, SAS 4-7)

• RAID RAID 0, 1, 10

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Peripheral
Devices

I/O Devices

Power Con­nectors

Acceleration
Plus (HW)

BIOS

Power

Cong.

USB Devices

• Four (4) rear USB 3.0 ports (USB 3.0 ports 5/6, 7/8),

• Two (2) rear USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 ports 0/1)

• Two (2) USB 3.0 connections for front access (USB

9/10)

• Two (2) USB 2.0 connections for front access (USB

2/3)

• One (1) Type A USB 2.0 header (USB 4)

Audio

• ALC 888 Audio controller

• Rear 7.1 High-Denition Audio (JAudio1)

• Audio header for front access (JA1)

• SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out (Sony_Philips Digital Inter-

face)_In/Out headers

System Power Connectors

• One (1) 24-pin Main power (JPWR3)

• Two (2) 8-pin CPU power connectors (JPWR1/2)

Hardware Hyper-Speed (OverClocking)

• Geforce SLI support (X10DAX only)

• 16MB AMI SPI BIOS

X10DAC)

®

(Dual: X10DAX, One: X10DAi/

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug

& Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.3

Thunderbolt Technology Support

• Intel Thunderbolt Technology supported

Note: This motherboard supports the latest

Thunderbolt technology. For proper Thunder-

bolt support, please install the Thunderbolt

add-on card on PCH Slot6 and connect the

GPIO cable from the Thunderbolt add-on card

to the GPIO header (JTBT1) on the mother-

board for Thunderbolt hot-plug support.

• ACPI/ACPM Power Management

• Main switch override mechanism

• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off USB

• Power-on mode for AC power recovery

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Chapter 1: Overview

System-

CPU Monitoring

Health

Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for +1.05V, 1.5V, +3.3V,

3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, chipset, memory,

CPU1/2 vcores, and battery voltages.

• CPU/System overheat LED and control

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

• Low noise fan speed control

LED Indicators

• System/CPU Overheat LED

• Suspend-state LED

System
Management

System Management

• PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)

2.0 support

• System resource alert via SuperDoctor® 5

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

• SuperDoctor® 5, Watch Dog, NMI

Dimensions

Note 1: Both CPUs need to be installed for full access to the PCI-E slots,

DIMM slots, and onboard controllers. Refer to the block diagram on page

1-10 to determine which slots or devices may be affected.

• 12.00" (L) x 13.00" (W) (304.80 mm x 330.20 mm)

Note 2: It is strongly recommended that you change BMC log-in informa-

tion upon initial system power-on. The manufacture default username is

ADMIN and the password is ADMIN. For proper BMC conguration, please

refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/info/les/IPMI/Best_Prac-

tices_BMC_Security.pdf.

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SLOT1

SLOT3

SLOT 6

PCI-E X4

LAN1

I210

LAN2
I210

ALC888

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1333/2133

LSI 3008

PCI-E X16 G3

PCI-E X16 G3

PCI-E X8 G3

PCI-E X4 G2

PCI-E X1 G2

PCI-E X1 G2

PCI-E X16

PCI-E X16

CPU

DDR-IV DDR-IV

12

3

DMI2
4GB/s

5/6/7/8

3

4

TPM HEADER

Debug Card

FRONT PANEL

PCH

QPI

9.6G

P0

P1

QPI

9.6G

BIOS

HEADER

SYSTEM POWER

FAN SPEED

P1

P0

1

SPI

CPU

3B

PCI-E X8 G3

6.0 Gb/S

USB 3.0

USB 2.0

CTRL

DMI2DMI2

2

PCI-E X8 G3

4

3

2

1

0

SATA

USB

USB

9

8

7

6

5

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PCI-E X8

SLOT 2

SLOT 4

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2-3

2-2

DDRIV

1333/2133

PCI-E X16

SLOT 5

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2-4

System Block Diagram

Note 1: 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.

Note 2: This block diagram is intended for your reference only.

Note 3: Both CPUs need to be installed for full access to the PCI-E slots,

DIMM slots, and onboard controllers. Refer to the block diagram above to

determine which slots or devices may be affected.

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Chapter 1: Overview

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel E5-2600v3 Series Proces-

sors (Socket R v3 LGA 2011) and the C612 chipset, the X10DAi/DAC/DAX moth-

erboard provides the performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-

based workstation platforms.

With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X10DAi/DAC/

DAX offers point-to-point serial interconnect inter face with a transfer speed of up

to 9.6 GT/s, providing superb system per formance.

The C612 chipset provides extensive IO support, including the following features:

•DDR4 288 -pin memory support

•Support for MCTP protocol and ME

•Support of SMBus speeds of up to 1 MHz for BMC connectivity

•GSX capable of GPIO expansion

•Improved I/O capabilities to high-storage-capacity congurations

•SPI Enhancements

•Intel® Node Manager 3.0

•BMC supports remote management, virtualization, and the security package

for enterprise platforms

Note: Node Manager 3.0 support is dependent on the power supply used

in the system.

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1-3 Special Features

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 motherboard has an onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that

supports system health monitoring, and it will scan the following onboard voltages

continuously: +1.05V, 1.5V, +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, chipset,

memory, CPU1/2 vcores, and battery voltages. 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

The onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) can check the RPM status

of a cooling fan. The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the IPMI

2.0 interface.

Environmental Temperature Control

The BMC 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.

Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on

the thermal fan control 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 used with SuperDoctor® 5. SuperDoctor 5 is

used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can congure

SuperDoctor 5 to provide you with warnings when the system/CPU temperatures,

CPU voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predened range.

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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 peripheral devices such as 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 8/R2 and Windows 2012/R2 Op-

erating Systems.

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.

The X10DAi/DAC/DAX 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, two 8-pin power connections are also

required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Your power supply must

also supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power

supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect these

power supply connectors to the 24-pin (J24) and two 8-pin power connectors (JPWR1,

JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on

your power supply and motherboard.

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 website 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.

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Notes

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry-standard warnings, provided to warn the user

of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions or

experience difculty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assis-

tance. Only certied technicians should attempt to install or congure components.

Read this section in its entirety before installing or conguring components in the

Supermicro chassis.

Battery Handling

Warning!

There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the

battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions

電池の取り扱い

電池交換が正しく行われなかった場合、破裂の危険性があります。 交換する電池はメー
カーが推奨する型、または同等のものを使用下さい。 使用済電池は製造元の指示に従

って処分して下さい。

警告
电池更换不当会有爆炸危险。请只使用同类电池或制造商推荐的功能相当的电池更
换原有电池。请按制造商的说明处理废旧电池。

警告
電池更換不當會有爆炸危險。請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有
電池。請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池。

Warnung

Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die

Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp.

Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

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Attention

Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas remplacée correctement. Ne la remplacer

que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recommandée par le fabricant.

Jeter les piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

¡Advertencia!

Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incorrecta. Re-

emplazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomen-

dado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones

del fabricante.

!הרהזא

תנכס תמייקץוציפ .הניקת אל ךרדב הפלחוהו הדימב הללוסה לש ףילחהל שי

גוסב הללוסה תא מ םאותה תרבחלמומ ןרציתצ.

תוללוסה קוליס תושמושמה עצבל שי .ןרציה תוארוה יפל









경고!

배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와 동일
하거나 제조사에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다. 제조사
의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터리를 처리하여 주십시오.

Waarschuwing

Er is ontplofngsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de

batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aan-

bevolen wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften

afgevoerd te worden.

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Product Disposal

Warning!

Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws

and regulations.

製品の廃棄

この製品を廃棄処分する場合、国の関係する全ての法律・条例に従い処理する必要が
ありま す。

警告
本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。

警告
本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規章進行。

Warnung

Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen

des Landes erfolgen.

¡Advertencia!

Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y regla-

mentos nacionales.

Attention

La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des

lois et/ou directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez-vous auprès de

l'organisme compétent.

רצומה קוליס

!הרהזא

ו תויחנהל םאתהב תויהל בייח הז רצומ לש יפוס קוליס.הנידמה יקוח

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 

경고!

이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

2-2 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 that your system chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

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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2-3 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas-

teners, 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.

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Tools Needed

•Phillips Screwdriver

•Pan head screws (9 pieces)

•Standoffs (9 pieces, if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are nine (9) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

BIOS
LICENSE

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

Warning: 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 prevent damage to these components when installing the

motherboard to the chassis.

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Installing the Motherboard

Note: Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before

adding, removing or changing any hardware components.

1. Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

2. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard.

3. Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes

on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

4. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

5. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother-

board components.

6. Using the Phillips screwdriver, insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting

hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis.

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

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

Note: Images displayed are for illustration only. Your chassis or compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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2-4 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on

the label area. Also, improper CPU installation or socket/pin misalignment can cause

serious damage to the CPU or the motherboard that will require RMA repairs. Be sure

to read and follow all instructions thoroughly before installing your CPU and heatsink.

Notes:

•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.

Installing the LGA2011 Processor

1. There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket. To open the socket cover,

rst press and release the load lever labeled "Open 1st."

1

OPEN 1st

Press down on

load lever labeled

Note: All graphics, drawings, and pictures shown in this manual are for

illustration only. The components that came with your machine may or may

not look exactly the same as those shown in this manual.

2

OPEN 1st

"Open 1st"

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2. Press the second load lever labeled "Close 1st" to release the load plate that

covers the CPU socket from its locking position.

1

3. With the lever labeled "Close 1st" fully retracted, gently push down on the

lever labeled "Open 1st" to open the load plate. Lift the load plate to open it

completely.

Press down on

lever "Close 1st"

OPEN 1st

1

load

Gently push
down to pop the
load plate open

Pull lever away from

2

socket

OPEN 1st

2

OPEN 1st

Note: All graphics, drawings and pictures shown in this manual are for il-

lustration only. The components that came with your machine may or may

not look exactly the same as those shown in this manual.

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4. Use your thumb and index nger to loosen the lever and open the load plate.

5. Using your thumb and index nger, hold the CPU by its edges. Align the CPU

keys, which are semicircle notches, against the socket keys.

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

6. Once they are aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket.

Do not drop the CPU on the socket or move the CPU horizontally or vertically.

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

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.

Warning: You can only install the CPU

inside the socket 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 this may damage your CPU.

Instead, open the load plate again to

make sure that the CPU is aligned

properly.

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

Gently close

1 2

the load plate

8. Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket. Lock the lever labeled

"Close 1st" rst, then lock the lever labeled "Open 1st" second. Using your

thumb, gently push the load levers down to the lever locks.

3

Lever Lock

Push down and

lock the lever

OPEN 1st

labeled "Open

1st"

Push down and lock the

lever labeled "Close 1st"

OPEN 1st

4

OPEN 1st

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Lever Lock

Chapter 2: Installation

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the re-

quired amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are

aligned with those on the motherboard's and the heatsink bracket underneath.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e., the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug

(-do not over-tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.

Screw#1

Screw#3

Side View

Screw#1

Top View

Screw#3

Screw#2

Screw#4

Screw#2

Side View

Bottom View

Notes: 1. For optimized airow, please follow your chassis airow direc-

tion to install the correct CPU heatsink direction. 2. Graphics shown in

this manual are for reference only. They may or may not look the same

as the components installed in your system.

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Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However,

if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall

the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.

1. Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown

in the illustration below.

2. Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when wriggling the heatsink!)

3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink, Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before

reinstalling the CPU and the heatsink.

Loosen the
screws in the
sequence as
shown.

Screw#1

Motherboard

Screw#2

Screw#3

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2-5 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

Note: Check Supermicro's website for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Installing & Removing DIMMs

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

P1-DIMMA1. (For best performance, please use the memory modules of the

same type and the same speed.)

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

Notches

BIOS
LICENSE

MAC CODE

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

BAR CODE

Rev. 1.01

SAS CODE

Release Tabs

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 locking positions to secure the DIMM module

into the slot.

Press both notches straight

down into the memory slot at

the same time.

Removing Memory Modules

Press both notches on the ends of the DIMM module to unlock it. Once the DIMM

module is loosened, remove it from the memory slot.

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Memory Support for the X9DAi Motherboard

This motherboard supports up to 1024 GB of Load Reduced (LRDIMM) or up to

512 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC DDR4 2133/1866/1600 MHz memory modules

in 16 DIMM slots.

Note1: Memory speed support is pending on the CPUs installed on the

motherboard.

Note2: For the latest memory updates, please refer to the Tested Memory

List posted on our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/mother-

board).

Processor & Memory Module Population Conguration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory population.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-

DIMMA1

CPU2 P2-

DIMME1

Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

1 CPU &
2 DIMMs

1 CPU &
4 DIMMs

1 CPU &

5~8 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

10~16 DIMMs

2 CPUs &
16 DIMMs

P1­DIMMB1

P2­DIMMF1

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1 + Any memory pairs in P1­DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2 slots

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1 + Any memory pairs in P1, P2 DIMM slots

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIM­MG1/P2-DIMMH1,P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2, P2-DIMME2/
P2-DIMMF2/P2-DIMMG2/P2-DIMMH2

P1­DIMMC1

P2­DIMMG1

P1­DIMMD1

P2­DIMMH1

CPU and Memory Population Conguration Table

P1­DIMMA2

P2­DIMME2

P1­DIMMB2

P2­DIMM F2

P1­DIMMC2

P2­DIMMG2

P1­DIMMD2

P2­DIMMH2

Note: Be sure to use memory modules of the same type, same speed,

same frequency on the same motherboard. Mixing of memory modules

of different types and speeds is not allowed.

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Populating RDIMM/LRDIMM ECC Memory Modules

Speed (MT/s), Slot per Channel
(SPC) & DIMM per Channel (DPC)

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4

567

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9

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

The I/O por ts are color coded in conformance with the industry standards. See

the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Denitions

1. Rear USB 3.0 Port 5

2. Rear USB 3.0 Port 6

3. Rear USB 2.0 Port 0

4. Rear USB 2.0 Port 1

5. SPDIF_Out

6. Surround_Out

7. CEN/LFE_Out

8. Mic_In

9. Line-Out

10. Line_In

11. Gigabit LAN 1

12. Gigabit LAN 2

13. Rear USB 3.0 Port 7

14. Rear USB 3.0 Port 8

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1

2

Ethernet Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1/2)

are located on the I/O back panel on

the motherboard All these ports ac-

cept RJ45 type cables. (Note: Please

refer to the LED Indicator Section for

LAN LED information.)

LAN Ports

Pin Denition

Pin# Denition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED (Yel-

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 18 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

low, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

1. LAN1

2. LAN2

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USB7/8(3.0)

USB5/6(3.0)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are located on the I/O back panel. Rear USB

ports 5/6 and USB 7/8 support 3.0 connections, while USB ports 0/1 support 2.0

connections. Two USB headers provide four USB connections (USB 2/3, 9/10) for

front access. USB ports 2/3 support USB 2.0, and USB ports 9/10 support USB 3.0

connections. In addition, a Type A USB header (USB 4) also provides USB 2.0 con-

nection. USB Cables are not included. See the tables on the right for pin denitions.

Rear USB (2.0) 0/1

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0

3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0

4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB (2.0) 2/3, 4,

Pin Denitions

USB 2/4

Pin # Denition

USB 3

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 2 +5V

3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3

5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 Key 10 Ground

Audio CTRL

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

FAN5

JPL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

SAS0~3

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

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Battery

Battery

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SP1

JD1

FAN3

USB9/10(3.0)

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JTBT1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

CLOSE 1st

JSTBY1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

JWD1

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA9

I-SATA6

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

I-SATA4

J19

JSD2

JSD1

DS1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS

JS5

CTRL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

UARTO

USB4

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

FANA

JS2

JL1

LAN1/2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

Rear USB (3.0) 5/6, 7/8, Front Panel USB (3.0) 9/10

Pin Denitions

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description

1 10 VBUS Power

2 11 D- USB 2.0 Differential Pair

3 12 D+

4 13 Ground Ground of PWR Return

5 14 StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed Receiver

6 15 StdA_SSRX+ Differential Pair

7 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for Signal Return

8 17 StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed Transmitter

9 18 StdA_SSTX+ Differential Pair

1. Rear USB Port5 (3.0)

2. Rear USB Port6 (3.0)

3. Rear USB Por0 (2.0)

4. Rear USB Port1 (2.0)

5. Rear USB Port7 (3.0)

6. Rear USB Port8 (3.0)

7. Front USB Port 2/3 (USB 2.0)

8. Front USB Port 9/10 (USB 3.0)

9. Type A USB 4 (USB 2.0)

AUDIO_FP

JAUDIO1

USB0/1

FAN7

CPU2

OPEN 1st

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

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6

7.1 HD (High-Denition) Audio

This motherboard features a 7.1 Channel High-Denition Audio (HDA) codec that

provides 8 DAC channels. The HD audio supports multiple-streaming 7.1 sound

playback through the frontpanel stereo output via the subwoofer speakers. Down-

load the appropriate software from our website to enable this function.

7.1 HD Audio

Conn# Signal

SPDIF_Out

1

Surround_Out

2

CEN/LFE_Out

3

Mic_In

4

5

6

Line_Out

Line_In

HD Audio

Front Accessible Audio Header

A 10-pin audio header (AUDIO_FP), located next to USB

ports 0-4, allows you to use the onboard sound for audio

10-Pin Audio

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Microphone_Left

2 Audio_Ground

3 Microphone_Right

4 Audio_Detect

5 Line_2_Right

6 Ground

7 Jack_Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_Left

10 Ground

playback. Connect an audio cable to the audio header to

use this feature. See the tables above for pin denitions

for onboard audio headers.

1.SPDIF_Out

2. Surround_Out

3. CEN/LFE_Out

4. Mic_In

5. Line-Out

6. Line_In

7. Audio Header

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Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo-

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro's server chassis. See the gure below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

J30

JI2C1

JPME2

J23

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

JBT1

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

DS1

JS5

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

PCH

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

JS2

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

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BT1

Battery

Battery

BIOS

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SAS0~3

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

USB9/10(3.0)

JWD1

JSTBY1

LAN CTRL

FAN5

JPL1

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JTBT1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMD2

USB7/8(3.0)

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

FAN2

OPEN 1st

USB5/6(3.0)

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

CPU2

OPEN 1st

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN6

FAN1

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

JF1 Header Pins

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

2-20

Reset Button

Power Button

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions

Chapter 2: Installation

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

NMI Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 3.3V

16 PWR LED

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

JI2C1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

BT1

JTPM1

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FANA

JS2

JL1

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

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Battery

Battery

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

JSTBY1

JWD1

USB7/8(3.0)

FAN4

FAN5

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

JTBT1

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CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

USB5/6(3.0)

LAN1/2

CPU2

FAN6

OPEN 1st

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

1920

Ground

X

Power LED

B

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

JPWR1

NIC2 LED

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

OH/Fan Fail LED

JPWR2

PWR Fail LED

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

Ground

Ground

NMI

A

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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USB7/8(3.0)

I-SATA2

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

cable here to indicate HDD activ-

ity. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port 1 is

located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and

the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is

on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC LED

cables here to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 3.3V Standby

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

9 NIC 2 Activity LED

10 NIC 2 Link LED

11 NIC 1 Activity LED

12 NIC 1 Link LED

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

BT1

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA9

I-SATA6

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

I-SATA4

J19

JSD2

JSD1

DS1

I-SATA3

SAS

JS5

CTRL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

UARTO

USB4

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FANA

JS2

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

Battery

Battery

FAN3

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

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BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

JSTBY1

JWD1

FAN4

FAN5

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMC2

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JTBT1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

Power LED

HDD LED

A

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

FAN1

NIC1 LED

B

NIC2 LED

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

LE2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

Ground

X

Ground

Ground

C. NIC2 LED

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8

of JF1 to provide advanced warnings

of chassis overheating and fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 OH/Fan Fail LED)

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

PWR Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 3.3V

6 PWR Supply Fail

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

JI2C1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

BT1

JTPM1

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FANA

JS2

JL1

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

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Battery

Battery

BIOS

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

USB9/10(3.0)

LAN CTRL

FAN5

JPL1

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

JSTBY1

JWD1

USB7/8(3.0)

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

JTBT1

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

USB5/6(3.0)

LAN1/2

CPU2

OPEN 1st

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

Power LED

HDD LED

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

NIC1 LED

P2 DIMMG1

NIC2 LED

JPWR1

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

JPI2C1

PWR Fail LED

B

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN6

FAN1

A. OH/Fail Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

Ground

X

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off the

system. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

Audio CTRL

LAN CTRL

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

PCH

BIOS

SAS0~3

JS2

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

Battery

Battery

BIOS

SP1

JD1

FAN3

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

USB9/10(3.0)

JSTBY1

JWD1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA9

I-SATA6

I-SATA7

JBT1

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

I-SATA4

J19

JSD2

JSD1

DS1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS

JS5

CTRL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

UARTO

USB4

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

FANA

JL1

FAN4

FAN5

JPL2

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

P2 DIMMF2

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMC2

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

AUDIO_FP

JAUDIO1

USB0/1

FAN7

Ground

X

Power LED

OPEN 1st

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

A

Reset Button

Power Button

B

2-24

Chapter 2: Installation

2-7 Connecting Cables

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector(J24)

and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors

(JPWR1, JPWR2) are located on the moth-

erboard. These power connectors meet the

SSI EPS 12V specication. These power

connectors must also be connected to your

power supply. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Warning: To provide adequate power supply to

the motherboard, be sure to connect the 24-pin

ATX PWR (J24) and two 8-pin PWR connectors

(JPWR1, JPWR2) to the power supply. Failure

to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on

your power supply and motherboard.

USB7/8(3.0)

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

JI2C1

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

FAN5

JPL1

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JTBT1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

JSTBY1

JWD1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

FAN2

OPEN 1st

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

CPU2

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

FAN6

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin PWR Con-

nector

Pin Denitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

(Required)

USB5/6(3.0)

USB0/1

FAN7

AUDIO_FP

A. J24: 24-pin ATX PWR

(Req'd)

B. JPWR1: 8-pin Proces-

sor PWR (Req'd)

C. JPWR2: 8-pin Proces-

sor PWR (Req'd)

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

B

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

C

J24

JF1

A

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

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D

E

F

G

Fan Headers

This motherboard has eight system/CPU

fan headers (Fan 1~Fan 7, and Fan A)

on the motherboard. All these 4-pin fans

headers are backward compatible with

the traditional 3-pin fans. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

JS6

FANA

H

JL1

I

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

BIOS

SAS0~3

C

FAN3

JS2

DS1

JS5

UARTO

JS7

MDIO

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

LAN CTRL

JPL2

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JTBT1

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

B

FAN2

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

JAUDIO1

P1 DIMMB2

USB5/6(3.0)

USB0/1

FAN7

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 Pulse Width

Modulation

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

AUDIO_FP

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

FAN1

A

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

F. Fan 6

G. Fan7

H. Fan A

I. Chassis Intrusion

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Chapter 2: Installation

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

Internal Speaker

The Internal Speaker, located at SP1,

can be used to provide audible indica-

tions for various beep codes. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Refer to the layout below for the loca-

tions of the Internal Buzzer (SP1).

Power LED/Speaker

On JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used for

power LED indication, and pins 4-7

are for the speaker. See the tables

on the right for pin denitions. Please

note that the speaker connector

pins (4-7) are used with an external

speaker. If you wish to use the on-

board (internal) buzzer, please close

pins 6-7 with a jumper.

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

B

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

A

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

JTBT1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

Pin# Denition

Pin 1 Anode (+)

Pin2 Cathode (-)

Pin3 NA

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

Pin Denition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

PWR LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

A. Internal Speaker

(Buzzer)

B. PWR LED/Speaker

OPEN 1st

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

Speaker

Speaker Connector

Pin Settings

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USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

TPM Header/Port 80 Header

A Trusted Platform Module/Port 80

header is located at JTPM1 to provide

TPM support and Port 80 connection.

Use this header to enhance system

performance and data security. See

the table on the right for pin deni-

tions.

Standby Power Header

The Standby Power header is located

at STBY1 on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for pin deni-

tions.

TPM/Port 80 Header

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME# 4 <(KEY)>

5 LRESET# 6 +5V (X)

7 LAD 3 8 LAD 2

9 +3.3V 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4

15 +3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN# (X)

19 LPCPD# 20 LDRQ# (X)

Standby Power

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

A

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

FAN3

JPL1

LAN CTRL

JPL2

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

FAN5

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

JTBT1

JAUDIO1

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

B

JSTBY1

JWD1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

FAN6

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

A. TPM/Port 80 Header

B. Standby PWR

P2 DIMMG1

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

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Chapter 2: Installation

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power System Management Bus (I2C)

Connector (JPI2C1) monitors power

supply, fan and system temperatures.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN CTRL

JPL2

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JTBT1

USB7/8(3.0)

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN6

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

USB5/6(3.0)

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

FAN1

PWR SMB

Pin Denitions

P2 DIMMG1

JPI2C1

A

JPP1

JPP0

A. JPI

2

C1

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D

E

T-SGPIO 1/2/3 Headers

Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General

Purpose Input/Output) headers are

located on the motherboard. These

headers support Serial_Link interface

for onboard SATA/SAS connections

when available. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

SATA_DOM Power Connectors

Two 3-pin power connectors (JSD1/

JSD2) are used to provide power to

onboard SATA DOM (Disk_On_Mod-

ule) devices. Connect appropriate

cables here to provide power for your

SATA DOM devices. See the layout

below for the locations of the power

connectors.

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

A

T-SGPIO2

B

T-SGPIO3

C

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

FAN3

LAN CTRL

FAN5

JPL1

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JTBT1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

JSTBY1

JWD1

USB7/8(3.0)

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN6

T-SGPIO

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 Data

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

Note: NC= No Connection

SATA DOM/Connectors

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

USB5/6(3.0)

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

A. T-SGPIO1

B. T-SGPIO2

C. T-SGPIO3

D. JSD1

E. JSD2

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

FAN1

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Chapter 2: Installation

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out Headers

The SPDIF_In (JSPDIF_In) and SP-

DIF_Out (JSPDIF_Out) headers are

located next to the GLAN Controller

on the motherboard. Place a cap on

each header for audio support. You

will also need to have a cable to use

each connection.

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_IN1

A

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

JS6

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

C

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

BIOS

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

DS1

JS5

UARTO

JS7

MDIO

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

B

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BAR CODE

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

MAC CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_In

2 Ground

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

FAN6

CPU2

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

P2 DIMMF2

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

SPDIF_In

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH2

AUDIO_FP

P2 DIMMH1

JF1

LE2

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

FP CTRL

FAN1

SPDIF_Out

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_Out

2 Ground

A. SPDIF_In

B. SPDIF_Out

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Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

2-8 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, jumpers can be used to choose

between optional settings. Jumpers

create shorts between two pins to

change the function of the connector.

Pin 1 is identied with a square solder

pad on the printed circuit board. See

the motherboard layout pages for

jumper locations.

Note: On two-pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper

is on and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN

ports 1 & 2; while JPL2 enables/

disables GLAN2. See the tables on

the right for jumper settings.

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA9

I-SATA6

I-SATA7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

DS1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

JS5

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

UARTO

USB4

JS7

JS6

MDIO

FANA

JL1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

JBT1

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

PCH

BIOS

JS2

Audio CTRL

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

SAS0~3

Battery

Battery

FAN3

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

A

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

SAS CODE

FAN5

B

JTBT1

CLOSE 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

OPEN 1st

FAN6

LAN Enable/Disable

Jumpers

Jumpers LAN Ports Supported

JPL1 Enable/Disable LAN1 &

LAN 2

JPL2 Enable/Disable LAN 2

LAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

USB5/6(3.0)

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

A. GLAN1 Enable

B. GLAN2 Enable

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note 1: Please completely shut down the system, remove the AC power

cord, and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Note 2: Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short

JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system monitor that

can reboot the system when a software ap-

plication hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close pins

2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

USB7/8(3.0)

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J29

JI2C2

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JS6

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

A

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

JS2

J30

JI2C1

JPME2

J23

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JD1

FAN3

JSTBY1

JWD1

JPL1

LAN CTRL

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

B

FAN5

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

FAN2

LAN1/2

CPU2

FAN6

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

USB5/6(3.0)

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

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USB7/8(3.0)

I-SATA2

USB5/6(3.0)

Manufacturer Mode Select

Close this jumper (JPME2) to bypass

SPI ash security and force the system

to use the Manufacturer mode which

will allow the user to ash the system

ME Mode Select
Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Manufacture Mode (Default)

2-3 Disabled

rmware from a host server to modify

system settings. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

SAS Enable (X10DAC Only)

Jumper JPS1 allows the user to enable

the onboard SAS connectors (SAS ports

0-3, 4-7). The default setting is 1-2 to

enable the connection. See the table on

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

SAS Enable

Jumper Settings

the right for jumper settings.

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

JS6

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

A

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

B

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

LAN CTRL

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

LAN1/2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

FAN6

CPU2

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPP1

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

A. ME Select

B. SAS Enable

P2 DIMMG1

JPI2C1

JPP0

2-34

USB7/8(3.0)

LAN1/2

USB5/6(3.0)

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators

Chapter 2: Installation

GLAN LEDs

Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located

on the IO Backplane of the motherboard.

Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs.

The yellow LED indicates activity, while

the other Link LED may be green, amber

or off to indicate the speed of the connec-

tions. See the tables on the right for more

information.

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2

on the motherboard. When this LED is on,

the system is on. Be sure to turn off the

system and unplug the power cord before

removing or installing components. See

the table on the right for more information.

A

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

JTBT1

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

FAN6

CPU2

Link LED

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

GLAN 1/2 Activity Indicator

Color Status Denition

Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Ports 1/2 Link Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection/10 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Green 100 Mbps

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Status

Off System Off (PWR cable

Green System On

Green:
Flashing
Quickly

JAUDIO1

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

B

P1 DIMMB1

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

Activity LED

LED Settings

LED Settings

LED Settings

not connected)

ACPI S1 State

A. LAN1/2 LEDs

B. Onboard PWR

LED

A

A

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USB7/8(3.0)

I-SATA2

SAS Heartbeat LED (X10DAC Only)

A SAS Heartbeat LED is Located at DS1

on the motherboard. See the table at right

for more information.

SAS Heartbeat LED Status

(DS1)

Color/State Denition

Green:
Blinking

SAS Active

Red: Solid On SAS Error

USB5/6(3.0)

Audio CTRL

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

USB4

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

TPM/PORT80

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

I-SATA7

PCH

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

DS1

A

SAS

JS5

CTRL

UARTO

JS7

JS6

MDIO

SAS4~7

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

BIOS

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

FAN2

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

AUDIO_FP

USB0/1

FAN7

CPU2

OPEN 1st

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

JF1

FP CTRL

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

FAN6

LE2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN1

A. SAS LED

(X10DAC Only)

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USB7/8(3.0)

USB5/6(3.0)

D

E

2-10 SATA/SAS Connections

F

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Chapter 2: Installation

SATA/SAS Connections

Ten SATA 3 ports (I-SATA0-9) are located on the mother-

board. Please note that I- SATA4/5 are used with Supermicro

SuperDOMs which are yellow SATA DOM connectors with

power pins built in, and no external cables are required.

Supermicro SuperDOMs are backward-compatible with regu-

lar SATA HDDs or SATA DOMs that require external power

cables. In addition, eight SAS ports (SAS 0-3/SAS 4-7), sup-

ported by the LSI 3008 SAS controller, are also located on the

X10DAC. All these SATA/SAS ports provide serial-link signal

connections, which are faster than the connections of Parallel

ATA. See the table on the right for pin denitions.

Notes: For more information on SATA HostRAID conguration, please

refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted on our website @

http://www.supermicro.com.

Audio CTRL

JSPDIF_IN1

CPU2SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8

CPU1 SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

J30

J29

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPME2

J23

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO3

USB2/3

TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

I-SATA8

I-SATA6

I-SATA4

JSD2

JSD1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

C

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

A

USB4

JS7

JS6

FANA

JL1

CPU1 SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BT1

Battery

Battery

I-SATA9

J

I-SATA7

PCH

H

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA5

JPS1

JBR1

J19

SAS
CTRL

SAS4~7

BIOS

L

K

SAS0~3

FAN3

JS2

DS1

JS5

B

UARTO

MDIO

LAN CTRL

JSPDIF_OUT1

JPL1

CPU2 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8

BIOS
LICENSE

USB9/10(3.0)

SP1

JSTBY1

JD1

JWD1

LAN CTRL

JPL2

PCH SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

CPU2 SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

SAS CODE

FAN5

JTBT1

P1 DIMMC1

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMD2

FAN2

FAN4

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF2

CLOSE 1st

X10DAi/DAC/DAX

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

LAN1/2

JAUDIO1

USB0/1

FAN7

CPU2

OPEN 1st

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

FAN6

P2 DIMMH2

AUDIO_FP

P2 DIMMH1

JF1

LE2

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMG2

JPWR1

JPI2C1

JPP1

JPP0

JPWR2

J24

FP CTRL

FAN1

SATA/SAS

Pin Denitions

A. I-SATA0

B. I-SATA1

C. I-SATA2

D. I-SATA3

E. I-SATA4

F. I-SATA5

G. I-SATA6

H. I-SATA7

I. I-SATA8

J. I-SATA9

K. SAS 0-3

(X10DAC Only)

L. SAS 4-7

(X10DAC Only)

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Notes

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and

chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for

the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install CPU 1 rst (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the front panel

connectors to the motherboard.

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the

chassis.

2. Make sure that all power power connectors are properly connected

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set, if avail-

able.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system, if applicable.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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No Video

1. If the power is on, but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and

cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A

for details on beep codes.

System Boot Failure

If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned

on, check the following:

1. Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker.

•If there is no error beep, try to turn on the system without DIMM modules in-

stalled. If there is still no error beep, try to turn on the system again with only

one processor installed in CPU Socket#1. If there is still no error beep, replace

the motherboard.

•If there are error beeps, clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power

cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper (JBT1). (Refer to

Section 2-8 in Chapter 2.)

2. Remove all components from the motherboard, especially the DIMM mod-

ules. Make sure that the system's power is on, and memory error beeps are

activated.

3. Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed. If the system

boots, check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors

Troubleshooting procedure in this Chapter.

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality

power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.

Refer to Section 2-7 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Memory Errors

When a No-Memory Beep Code is issued by the system, check the following:

1. Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that

the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. (For memory compatibility,

refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our Website @ http://www.

supermicro.com.)

2. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed. It is strongly recom-

mended that you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered (RDIMM)/Load

Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC DDR4 2133/1866/1600 MHz modules recommend-

ed by the manufacturer.

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among

all memory slots and check the results.

5. Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. Follow the

instructions given in Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

6. Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in

Section 2-4 to install your memory modules.

When the System Becomes Unstable

A. When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation, check

the following:

1. CPU/BIOS support: Make sure that your CPU is supported, and you have the

latest BIOS installed in your system.

2. Memory support: Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test-

ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility.

Note: Refer to the product page on our website http://www.supermicro.

com for memory and CPU support and updates.

3. HDD support: Make sure that all hard disk drives (HDDs) work properly. Re-

place the bad HDDs with good ones.

4. System cooling: Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans,

and CPU/system fans, etc., work properly. Check Hardware Monitoring set-

tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are

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within the normal range. Also check the front panel Overheat LED, and make

sure that the Overheat LED is not on.

5. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides adequate

power to the system. Make sure that all power connectors are connected.

Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require-

ment.

6. Proper software support: Make sure that the correct drivers are used.

B. When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation, check

the following:

1. Source of installation: Make sure that the devices used for installation are

working properly, including boot devices such as CD/DVD disc, CD/DVD-

ROM.

2. Cable connection: Check to make sure that all cables are connected and

working properly.

3. Using minimum conguration for troubleshooting: Remove all unnecessary

components (starting with add-on cards rst), and use minimum conguration

(with a CPU and a memory module installed) to identify the trouble areas.

Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting proce-

dures.

4. Identifying bad components by isolating them: If necessary, remove a compo-

nent in question from the chassis, and test it in isolation to make sure that it

works properly. Replace a bad component with a good one.

5. Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several

items at the same time. This will help isolate and identify the problem.

6. To nd out if a component is good, swap this component with a new one to

see if the system will work properly. If so, then the old component is bad.

You can also install the component in question in another system. If the new

system works, the component is good and the old system has problems.

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3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, please

note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro also sells motherboards

through its channels, so it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for

troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the

specic system conguration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website

(http://www.supermicro.com/) before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website (http://www.supermicro.

com).

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Supermicro for technical support:

•Motherboard model and PCB revision number

•BIOS release date/version (This can be seen on the initial display when your

system rst boots up.)

•System conguration

4. An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at (http://www.

supermicro.com).

•Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by

e-mail at [e-mail].

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3-3 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal

To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:

1. Power off your system and unplug your power cable.

2. Locate the onboard battery as shown below.

3. Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver, push the battery lock out-

wards to unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

4. Remove the battery.

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning: Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any

way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do

not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply with the

regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of

your used battery properly.

Battery Installation

1. To install an onboard battery, follow the steps 1 & 2 above and continue

below:

2. Identify the battery's polarity. The positive (+) side should be facing up.

3. Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a

click to ensure that the battery is securely locked.

Warning: When replacing a battery, be sure to only replace it with the same type.

OR

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3-4 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can

support?

Answer: The motherboard supports Registered (RDIMM)/Load Reduced (LRDIMM)

ECC DDR4 2133/1866/1600 MHz DIMM modules. To enhance memory perfor-

mance, do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. Please follow

all memory installation instructions given on Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing

any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on our website

at http://www.supermicro.com. Please check our BIOS warning message and the

information on how to update your BIOS on our website. Select your motherboard

model and download the BIOS le to your computer. Also, check the current BIOS

revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. You can

choose from the zip le and the .exe le. If you choose the zip BIOS le, please

unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable USB device. Run the batch le using the format

AMI.bat lename.rom from your bootable USB device to ash the BIOS. Then, your

system will automatically reboot.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

possible system boot failure!

Note: The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed.

Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for

repair. For BIOS Recovery instructions, please refer to the AMI BIOS

Recovery Instructions posted at http://www.supermicro.com.

Question: How do I handle the used battery?

Answer: Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any

way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment.

Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply

with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to

dispose of your used battery properly.

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3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before

any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your ven-

dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the

motherboard to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed

on the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid

or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that

must be mailed when service is complete. For faster service, you can also request

a RMA authorization online (http://www.supermicro.com/RmaForm/).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS setup utility for the X10DAi/X10DAC/X10DAX.

The ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This

chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS setup utility screens.

Note: For AMI BIOS recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Recovery

Instructions in Appendix C.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS setup utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the

system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS

setup screen.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The AMI BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

congured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the

left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it.

Note: the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains

the option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.

The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys."

Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F4>, <Enter>, <Esc>, arrow

keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

How To Change the Conguration Data

The conguration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMI BIOS setup utility. This setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.

As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of

the AMI BIOS setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning: Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue.

Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system. In no event shall

Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages

arising from a BIOS update. If you have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset

the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS setup screen is shown below.

Advanced Event Logs Security Boot Save & Exit

Supermicro

X10DAX

Version
Build Date

Memory Information

Total Memory

Memory Speed

09/18/2014 15:48

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The following Main menu items will be displayed:

System Date/System Time

Use this option to change the system date and time. Highlight System Date or

System Time using the arrow keys. Enter new values using the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between elds. The date must be entered in

Day MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.

Note: The time is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears

as 17:30:00.

Supermicro X10DAX

Version: This item displays the version of the BIOS ROM used in the system.

Build Date: This item displays the date when the version of the BIOS ROM used

in the system was built.

Memory Information

Total Memory: This item displays the total size of memory available in the system.

Memory Speed: This item displays the default speed of the memory modules

installed in the system.

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4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations

Use the arrow keys to select Advanced setup and press <Enter> to access the

submenu items:

Event Logs

SMC Performance Tuning



Boot Feature



CPU Configuration



Chipset Configuration



SATA Configuration



sSATA Configuration



PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration



ACPI Settings



NCT7904D HW Monitor



Intel (R) Thunderbolt



Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect value, a

very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect BIOS timing setting may cause the system

to malfunction. When this occurs, please clear CMOS, restore the setting to the manu-

facture default setting, and reboot your system. (Please refer to the Jumper section in

Chapter 2 for the instructions on how to clear CMOS.)

Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs SecurityAdvancedMain



SMC Performance Tuning (Available on the X10DAX Only)

CPU Vcore Voltage

This item allows the user to enter a new CPU Vcore voltage value to override

the CPU Vcore value that was previously set. The options are VID+Offset 0m

volts, VID+Offset 50m volts, VID+Offset 100m volts, VID+Offset 150m volts, and

VID+Offset 200m volts.

Supermicro Hyper-Speed

Use this item to select the hardware acceleration level of the machine. CPU,

Memory, PCIe, and related-components will be accelerated in lockstep. Please note

that an improper hyper-speed setting may impede the stability of your machine. The

options are Disabled, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 (not recommended).

Supermicro Hyper-Turbo

Select Enabled to maximize the performance of the Turbo-Mode feature built-in the

CPU. Please note that an improper hyper-turbo setting may impede the stability of

your machine. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Memory Timing Tuning

The following memory timing-tuning settings will display:

Memory Timing

•CAS Latency

•Current tCAS

•tRCD

•Current tRCD

•tRP

•Current tRP

•tRAS

•Current tRAS

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Boot Feature

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Quiet Boot

Use this feature to select the screen display between POST messages or the OEM

logo at bootup. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select Enabled

to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM. Select Keep Current to

use the current AddOn ROM display setting. Select Force BIOS to use the Option

ROM display mode set by the system BIOS. The options are Force BIOS and

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock State

Use this feature to set the Power-on state for the Numlock key. The options are

Off and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error

occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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INT19 (Interrupt 19) Trap Response

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this

item is set to Immediate, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Inter-

rupt 19 at bootup immediately and allow the drives that are attached to these host

adaptors to function as bootable disks. If this item is set to Postponed, the ROM

BIOS of the host adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19 immediately and allow the

drives attached to these adaptors to function as bootable devices at bootup. The

options are Immediate and Postponed.

Re-try Boot

When EFI Boot is selected, the system BIOS will automatically reboot the system

from an EFI boot device after its initial boot failure. Select Legacy Boot to allow

the BIOS to automatically reboot the system from a Legacy boot device after its

initial boot failure. The options are Disabled, Legacy Boot, and EFI Boot.

Power Conguration

EuP

Select Enabled for EuP (Energy using Product) support to conserve energy use

and enhance power performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Watch Dog Function

Select Enabled to allow the Watch Dog timer to reboot the system when it is inac-

tive for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed.

Select 4 Seconds Override for the user to power off the system after pressing and

holding the power button for 4 seconds or longer. Select Instant Off to instantly

power off the system as soon as the user presses the power button. The options

are 4 Seconds Override and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power-Off for

the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system

power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system

to resume its last power state before a power loss. The options are Power-On,

Stay-Off and Last State.

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CPU Conguration

This submenu displays the following CPU information as detected by the BIOS. It

also allows the user to congure CPU settings.

•Processor Socket

•Processor ID

•Processor Frequency

•Processor Max Ratio

•Processor Min Ratio

•Microcode Revision

•L1 Cache RAM

•L2 Cache RAM

•L3 Cache RAM

•Processor 0 Version

•Processor 1 Version

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of

Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hyper-Threading (All)

Select Enable to support Intel's Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per-

formance. The options are Enable and Disable.

Cores Enabled

This feature allows the user to set the number of CPU cores to enable. Enter "0"

to enable all cores. The default setting is 0.

Execute-Disable Bit (Available if supported by the OS & the CPU)

Select Enable for Execute Disable Bit Technology support, which will allow the

processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can

execute and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal

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codes to overwhelm the processor to damage the system during an attack. This

feature is used in conjunction with the items: "Clear MCA," "VMX," "Enable SMX,"

and "Lock Chipset" for Virtualization media support. The options are Enable and

Disable. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft websites for more information.)

PPIN Control

Select Unlock/Enable to use the Protected-Processor Inventory Number (PPIN) in

the system. The options are Unlock/Enable and Unlock/Disable.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enable, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance. The

options are Disable and Enable.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enable for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised.

Select Disable for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes. The options

are Disable and Enable.

Note: Please reboot the system for changes on this setting to take effect.

Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.

DCU (Data Cache Unit) Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by
the CPU)

If set to Enable, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher will prefetch data streams from the

cache memory to the DCU (Data Cache Unit) to speed up data accessing and

processing to enhance CPU performance. The options are Disable and Enable.

DCU IP Prefetcher

If set to Enable, the IP prefetcher in the DCU (Data Cache Unit) will prefetch IP

addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance. The options

are Enable and Disable.

Direct Cache Access (DCA)

Select Enable to use Intel DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to improve the

efciency of data transferring and accessing. The options are Auto, Enable, and

Disable.

X2APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)

Based on Intel's Hyper-Threading architecture, each logical processor (thread) is

assigned 256 APIC IDs (APIDs) in 8-bit bandwidth. When this feature is set to En-

able, the APIC ID will be expanded from 8 bits (X2) to 16 bits to provide 512 APIDs

to each thread to enhance CPU performance. The options are Disable and Enable.

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AES-NI

Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-

tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enable and Disable.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d sup­port by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor)

through the DMAR ACPI tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource

sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security and availability

in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enable and Disable.

 Advanced Power Management Conguration

Advanced Power Management Conguration

Power Technology

Select Energy Efcient to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to customize

system power settings. Select Max Performance to optimize system performance.

Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings. The options are Disable, Energy

Efcient, and Custom.

If the option is set to Custom, the following items will display:

 CPU P State Control (Available when Power Technology
is set to Custom)

EIST (P-states)

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically

adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and

heat dissipation. The options are Disable and Enable.

Turbo Mode

Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The options

are Enable and Disable.

P-state Coordination

This feature is used to change the P-state (Power-Performance State) coordi-

nation type. P-state is also known as "SpeedStep" for Intel processors. Select

HW_ALL to change the P-state coordination type for hardware components only.

Select SW_ALL to change the P-state coordination type for all software installed

in the system. Select SW_ANY to change the P-state coordination type for a soft-

ware program in the system. The options are HW_All, SW_ALL, and SW_ANY.

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 CPU C State Control (Available when Power Technology
is set to Custom)

Package C State limit

Use this item to set the limit on the C-State package register. The options are

C0/1 state, C2 state, C6 (non-Retention) state, C6 (Retention) state, and No

Limit.

CPU C3 Report

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State (ACPI C2) to the

operating system. During the CPU C3 State, the CPU clock generator is turned

off. The options are Enable and Disable.

CPU C6 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 state (ACPI C3) to the

operating system. During the CPU C6 state, power to all cache is turned off.

The options are Enable and Disable.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Select Enabled to use Enhanced Halt-State technology, which will signicantly

reduce the CPU's power consumption by reducing the CPU's clock cycle and

voltage during a Halt-state. You will need to reboot the system for the change

of this setting to take effect. The options are Disable and Enable.

 CPU T State Control (Available when Power Technology
is set to Custom)

ACPI (Advanced Conguration Power Interface) T-States

Select Enable to support CPU throttling by the operating system to reduce power

consumption. The options are Enable and Disable.

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Chipset Conguration

Warning! Please set the correct settings for the items below. A wrong conguration

setting may cause the system to malfunction.

North Bridge

This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the Intel North Bridge.

IIO Conguration

EV DFX (Device Function On-Hide) Feature

When this feature is set to Enable, the EV_DFX Lock Bits that are located on a

processor will always remain clear during electric tuning. The options are Dis-

able and Enable.

IIO0 Conguration

IIO1 Port 1A Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

IIO1 Port 2A Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

IIO1 Port 3A Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

IIO1 Conguration

IIO2 Port 1A Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

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IIO2 Port 2A Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

IIO2 Port 3C Link Speed

Use this item to congure the link speed of a PCI-E device installed on the PCI-

E slot specied by the user. The options are Gen1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen2 (5 GT/s),

Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Auto.

IOAT (Intel® IO Acceleration) Conguration

Enable IOAT

Select Enable to enable Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology) support,

which will signicantly reduce CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural

improvements and freeing the system resource for other tasks. The options are

Enable and Disable.

No Snoop

Select Enable to support no-snoop mode for each CB device. The options are

Disable and Enable.

Relaxed Ordering

Select Enable to enable Relaxed Ordering support which will allow certain

transactions to violate the strict-ordering rules of PCI bus for a transaction to be

completed prior to other transactions that have already been enqueued earlier.

The options are Disable and Enable.

 Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

VTd Azalea VCp Optimization (Available on the X10DAX only)

Select Enable to optimize Azalea VCp performance for system overclocking,

which might impede the stability of your machine. The options are Disable and

Enable.

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d
support by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine

Monitor) through the DMAR ACPI Tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O

resource sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security and

availability in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enable and Disable.

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Interrupt Remapping

Select Enable for Interrupt Remapping support to enhance system performance.

The options are Enable and Disable.

Coherency Support (Non-Isoch)

Select Enable for the Non-Iscoh VT-d engine to pass through DMA (Direct Memo-

ry Access) to enhance system performance. The options are Enable and Disable.

Coherency Support (Isoch)

Select Enable for the Iscoh VT-d engine to pass through ATS to enhance system

performance. The options are Enable and Disable.

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Conguration

QPI General Conguration

QPI Status

The following information will display:

•Number of CPU

•Number of IIO

•Current QPI Link Speed

•Current QPI Link Frequency

•QPI Global MMIO Low Base/Limit

•QPI Global MMIO High Base/Limit

•QPI PCIe Conguration Base/Size

Link Frequency Select

Use this item to select the desired frequency for QPI Link connections. The op-

tions are 6.4GB/s, 8.0GB/s, 9.6GB/s, Auto, and Auto Limited.

Link L0p Enable

Select Enable for Link L0p support. The options are Enable and Disable.

Link L1 Enable

Select Enable for Link L1 support. The options are Enable and Disable.

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Early Snoop (Available when the OS and the CPU support this feature)

Select Enable for Early Snoop support to enhance system performance. The

options are Enable, Disable, and Auto.

Isoc Mode

Select Enable for Isochronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service) require-

ments. This feature is especially important for Virtualization Technology. The

options are Enable and Disable.

Memory Conguration

Enforce POR

Select Enabled to enforce POR restrictions on memory frequency and voltage

programming. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Frequency

Use this feature to set the maximum memory frequency for onboard memory

modules. The options are Auto,1333, 1400, 1600, 1800, 1867, 2000, 2133,

2200, 2400, 2600, 2667, 2800, 2993, 3000, 3200 and Reserved (Do not select

Reserved).

Data Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to enhance system performance and

data integrity. The options are Auto, Disabled and Enabled.

DRAM RAPL (Running Average Power Limit) Baseline

Use this feature to set the run-time power-limit baseline for the DRAM modules.

The options are Disable, DRAM RAPL Mode 0, and DRAM RAPL Mode 1.

Set Throttling Mode

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in processors via

automatic voltage control during processor idle states. The options are Disabled

and CLTT (Closed Loop Thermal Throttling).

Socket Interleave Below 4GB

Select Enabled for the memory above the 4G Address space to be split between

two sockets. The options are Enable and Disable.

A7 Mode

Select Enabled to support the A7 (Addressing) mode to improve memory per-

formance. The options are Enable and Disable.

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DIMM Information

This item displays the status of a DIMM module as detected by the BIOS.

P1-DIMMA1/A2, P1-DIMMB1/B2, P1-DIMMC1/C2, P1-DIMMD1/D2, P2-

DIMME1/E2, P2-DIMMF1/F2, P2-DIMMG1/G2, and P2-DIMMH1/H2

Memory RAS (Reliability_Availability_Serviceability)

Conguration

Use this submenu to congure the following Memory RAS settings.

RAS Mode

When Disable is selected, RAS is not supported. When Mirror is selected, the

motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for data backup.

When Lockstep is selected, the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run

the same set of operations in parallel to boost performance. The options are

Disable, Mirror, and Lockstep Mode.

Memory Rank Sparing

Select Enable to enable memory-sparing support for memory ranks to improve

memory performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Patrol Scrub

Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory

errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor

(the original source). When this item is set to Enable, the PCH (Platform Control

Hub) will read and write-back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay

caused by internal processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory

behind the PCH will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enable and Disable.

Patrol Scrub Interval

This feature allows you to decide how many hours the system should wait before

the next complete patrol scrub is performed. Use the keyboard to enter a value

from 0-24. The Default setting is 24.

Demand Scrub

Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable

memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a

demand-read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a

correctable error, the error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the original

source). Memory is updated as well. Select Enable to use Demand Scrubbing

for ECC memory correction. The options are Enable and Disable.

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Device Tagging

Select Enable to support device tagging. The options are Disable and Enable.



South Bridge Conguration

The following South Bridge information will display:



USB Conguration

•USB Module Version

•USB Devices

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to support onboard legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable

legacy support if there are no legacy USB devices present. Select Disable to have

all USB devices available for EFI applications only. The options are Enabled,

Disabled and Auto.

XHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) Hand-Off

This is a work-around solution for operating systems that do not support XHCI (Ex-

tensible Host Controller Interface) hand-off. The XHCI ownership change should be

claimed by the XHCI driver. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) Hand-Off

This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller

Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When this item is enabled, EHCI ownership change will

be claimed by the EHCI driver. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Select Enabled for I/O port 60h/64h emulation support, which in turn, will provide

complete legacy USB keyboard support for the operating systems that do not sup-

port legacy USB devices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

USB 3.0 Support

Select Enabled for USB 3.0 support. The options are Smart Auto, Auto, Enabled,

Disabled and Manual.

EHCI1

Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) support on

USB 2.0 connector #1 (-at least one USB 2.0 connector should be enabled for EHCI

support.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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EHCI2

Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) support on

USB 2.0 connector #2 (-at least one USB 2.0 connector should be enabled for EHCI

support.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Azalia

Select Enabled to enable onboard Azalia audio devices. Select Auto for the BOIS

to automatically enable Azalia support when an onboard Azalia device is detected.

The settings are Auto, Enabled, and Disabled.

Azalia PME Enable

Select Enabled to enable PME (Power Management Event) support for Azalia.

The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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

SATA Conguration

When this submenu is selected, AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of

the SATA devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chip and displays the fol-

lowing items:

SATA Controller

This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel

PCH chip. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Congure SATA as

Select IDE to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as an IDE drive. Select

AHCI to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as an AHCI drive. Select

RAID to congure a SATA drive specied by the user as a RAID drive. The options

are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.

*If the item above "Congure SATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items will display:

Support Aggressive Link Power Management

When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power

usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when

the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return

to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA Port 0~ Port 5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drive on the

particular SATA port.

•Model number of drive and capacity

•Software Preserve Support

SATA Port 0~ Port 5

Select Enabled to enable a SATA port specied by the user. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Port 0 ~ Port 5 Spin Up Device

On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to initialize the

device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type

Use this item to specify if the SATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.

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*If the item above "Congure SATA as" is set to IDE, the following items will

display:

Serial ATA Port 0~ Port 5

This item indicates that a SATA port specied by the user is installed (present) or not.

SATA Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type (Available when a SATA port is
detected)

Use this item to specify if the SATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.

*If the item above "Congure SATA as" is set to RAID, the following items will

display:

Support Aggressive Link Power Management

When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power

usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when

the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return

to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver

Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy

driver for system boot. The options are Disabled, EFI, and Legacy.

SATA/sSATA RAID Boot Select

Select SATA Controller to boot the system from a SATA RAID device. Select sSATA

Controller to boot the system from a S-SATA RAID device. Select Both to boot the

system either from a SATA RAID device or from an sSATA RAID device. Please

note that the option-Both is not supported by the Windows Server 2012/R2 OS. The

options are None, Both, SATA Controller, and sSATA Controller.

Serial ATA Port 0~ Port 5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the

particular SATA port.

•Model number of drive and capacity

•Software Preserve Support

Port 0~ Port 5

Select Enabled to enable a SATA port specied by the user. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

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Port 0 ~ Port 5 Spin Up Device

On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a COMRE-

SET initialization to the device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 0 ~ Port 5 SATA Device Type

Use this item to specify if the SATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.



sSATA Conguration

When this submenu is selected, AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of

the SATA devices that are supported by the PCH-sSATA controller and displays

the following items:

sSATA Controller

This item enables or disables the onboard SATA controller supported by the Intel

PCH-sSATA controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Congure sSATA as

Select IDE to congure an sSATA drive specied by the user as an IDE drive. Select

AHCI to congure an sSATA drive specied by the user as an AHCI drive. Select

RAID to congure an sSATA drive specied by the user as a RAID drive. The op-

tions are IDE, AHCI, and RAID.

*If the item above "Congure sSATA as" is set to AHCI, the following items will

display:

Support Aggressive Link Power Management

When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power

usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when

the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return

to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

sSATA Port 0~ Port 3

This item displays the information detected on the installed on the sSATA port.

specied by the user.

•Model number of drive and capacity

•Software Preserve Support

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sSATA Port 0 ~ Port 3 Spin Up Device

On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a COMRE-

SET initialization to the device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 0 ~ Port 3 sSATA Device Type

Use this item to specify if the sSATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.

*If the item above "Congure sSATA as" is set to IDE, the following items will

display:

sSATA Port 0~ Port 3

This item indicates that an sSATA port specied by the user is installed (pres-

ent) or not.

Port 0 ~ Port 3 sSATA Device Type (Available when a SATA port is
detected)

Use this item to specify if the sSATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.

*If the item above "Congure sSATA as" is set to RAID, the following items will

display:

Support Aggressive Link Power Management

When this item is set to Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power

usage of the SATA link. The controller will put the link to a low power state when

the I/O is inactive for an extended period of time, and the power state will return

to normal when the I/O becomes active. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

sSATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver

Select EFI to load the EFI driver for system boot. Select Legacy to load a legacy

driver for system boot. The options are Disabled, EFI, and Legacy.

SATA / sSATA RAID Boot Select

Select SATA Controller to use a device supported by the SATA connector for

system boot. Select sSATA Controller to use a device supported by the sSATA

connector for system boot. The options are None, SATA Controller, sSATA

Controller, and Both.

sSATA Port 0~ Port 3

This item displays the information detected on the installed sSATA drives on the

particular sSATA port.

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•Model number of drive and capacity

•Software Preserve Support

sSATA Port 0~ Port 3

Select Enabled to enable an sSATA port specied by the user. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

sSATA Port 0 ~ Port 3 Spin Up Device

On an edge detect from 0 to 1, set this item to allow the PCH to start a COMRE-

SET initialization to the device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 0 ~ Port 3 sSATA Device Type

Use this item to specify if the sSATA port specied by the user should be con-

nected to a Solid State drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk

Drive and Solid State Drive.

PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration

PCI Devices Common Settings

PCI Latency Timer

Use this item to congure the PCI latency timer for a device installed on a PCI bus.

Select 32 to set the PCI latency timer to 32 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32,

64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248 (PCI Bus Clocks).

VGA Palette Snoop

Select Enabled to suppor t VGA palette register snooping which will allow the

PCI cards that do not contain their own VGA color palette to examine the video

cards palette and mimic it for proper color display. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

PCI PERR# Generation

Select Enabled for the BIOS to generate a PERR number when a runtime PERR

(PCI/PCI-E Parity Error) event occurs on a PCI/PCI-E slot for PERR reporting. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI SERR# Support

Select Enabled for the BIOS to generate a SERR number when a runtime SERR

(System Error) event occurs on a PCI/PCI-E slot for SERR reporting. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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PCI PERR/SERR Support

Select Enabled to support PERR (PCI/PCI-E Parity Error)/SERR (System Error)

runtime error reporting for a PCI/PCI-E slot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Above 4G Decoding (Available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding)

Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64-bit in the space above 4G

Address. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SR-IOV (Available if the system supports Single-Root Virtualization)

Select Enabled for Single-Root IO Virtualization support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Maximum Payload

Select Auto for the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload value for

a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are Auto, 128 Bytes,

256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

Maximum Read Request

Select Auto for the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum size for a read

request for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are Auto,

128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

ASPM Support

Use this item to set the Active State Power Management (ASPM) level for a PCI-E

device. Select Auto for the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level based

on the system conguration. Select Disabled to disable ASPM support. The options

are Disabled and Auto.

Warning: Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI-E devices to fail!

MMIOHBase

Use this item to select the base memory size according to memory-address map-

ping for the PCH. The base memory size must be between 4032G to 4078G. The

options are 56T, 48T, 24T, 2T, 512G, and 256G.

MMIO High Size

Use this item to select the high memory size according to memory-address mapping

for the PCH. The options are 256G, 128G, 512G, and 1024G.

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PCI Devices Option ROM Setting

CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E x16 OPROM (Option ROM)/CPU2 Slot 2 PCI-E x8 OPROM
(Option ROM)/CPU1 Slot 3 PCI-E x16 OPROM (Option ROM)/CPU2 Slot 4
PCI-E x8 OPROM (Option ROM)/CPU2 Slot 5 PCI-E x16 OPROM (Option
ROM)/PCH Slot 6 PCI-E x4 OPROM (Option ROM)/Onboard LSI 3008
OPROM (Option ROM)

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a de-

vice installed on the slot specied by the user. The options are Disabled, Legacy

and EFI.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Type

Select Legacy to boot the computer using a Legacy device installed on the moth-

erboard. The options are Legacy and EFI.

Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Use this option to select the type of device installed in LAN Port1, LAN Por t2 or

the onboard video device used for system boot. The default setting for LAN1 Option

ROM is PXE, for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled.

Network Stack

Select Enabled to enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Uni-

ed Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is
installed and detected by the BIOS)

Conguration

Security Device Support

If this feature and the TPM jumper on the motherboard are both set to Enabled,

onboard security devices will be enabled for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) sup-

port to enhance data integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for

a change on this setting to take effect. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

TPM State

Select Enabled to use TPM (Trusted Platform Module) settings to enhance system

data security. Please reboot your system for any change on the TPM state to take

effect. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Pending Operation

Use this item to schedule a TPM-related operation to be performed by a security

device for system data integrity. Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM

operation. The options are 0, Enable Take Ownership, Disable Take Ownership,

and TPM Clear.

Note: Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM operation.

Current Status Information

This item displays the status of the TPM support on this motherboard.



ACPI Settings

WHEA Support

Select Enabled to suppor t the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) plat-

form and provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors

within the Windows OS environment to reduce system crashes and to enhance

system recover y and health monitoring. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

High Precision Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in

synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-

pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-

tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace

the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

NUMA (Available when the OS supports this feature)

Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support to enhance system

performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Sleep State

This feature selects the ACPI Sleep State that the system will enter into when

the suspend button is activated. The options are Suspend Disabled, and S3 only

(Suspend to RAM).

PCI AER (Advanced Error-RepoArting) Support

Select Enabled to support Advanced Error-Reporting for onboard PCI devices. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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NCT7904D HW Monitor

This submenu displays system health monitoring information on the following items

as detected by the BIOS:

•CPU1 Temperature

•CPU2 Temperature

•PCH Temperature

•System Temperature

•Fan1 Speed - Fan7 Speed & FanA Speed

•1.05V

•1.5V

•5VSB

•5V

•12V

•CPU1 VCore/CPU2 VCore

•VDIMM AB/VDIMM CD/VDIMM EF/VDIMM GH

•3.3V

•3.3VSB

•VBAT

Intel® Thunderbolt

This feature is used to enable hot-plug support in the BIOS setup.

The following items will be displayed:

•Thunderbolt Specication

•Intel Sample Code Version

•Thunderbolt Host Chip

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BIOS Hot-Plug Support

Select Enabled to enable BIOS hot-plug support which will allow the user to replace

a component or disk drive without shutting down the system. Select Disabled when

an add-on card other than a TBT (Thunderbolt Technology) AIC device is installed

on PCI-E Slot 6. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel Thunderbolt Technology (Available when the optional Supermicro
Thunderbolt Add-on card is installed)

Select Enabled to support Intel Thunderbolt Technology to enhance system per-

formance if the optional Supermicro Thunderbolt Add-on card is installed in your

system. Please refer to the product website for compatible Thunderbolt Add-on

cards. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Security Level

This item allows the user to set the security level for a new TBT (Thunderbolt)de-

vice attached to your system. If Legacy Mode is selected, no security clearance is

required, and the device can be used immediately. When Unique ID is selected, a

pop-up window will appear asking you whether a particular device is allowed to be

connected. If it is allowed, a unique ID will be assigned to be used to identify this

device. When One Time Saved Key is selected, a one-time ID key will be assigned

to the device. When DP++ Only is selected, only DP-compatible devices will be

allowed to be connected to your system. The options are Legacy Mode, Unique

ID, One Time Saved Key, and DP++ Only.

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4-4 Event Logs

Use this feature to congure Event Log settings.

Event Logs Save & Exit

Main Advanced Event Logs Security

Event Logs

Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

This feature allows the user to congure SMBIOS Event settings.

Enabling/Disabling Options

Boot

SMBIOS Event Log

Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Logging

during system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Runtime Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging. The options are Enabled and

Disabled. If this item is set to Enabled, the following item will be available for

conguration:

Memory Corrected Error Enabling (Available when the item above-Runtime
Error Logging Support is set to Enable)

Select Enabled for the BIOS to correct a memory error if it is correctable. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI-Ex (PCI-Express) Error Enable

Select Yes for the BIOS to correct errors occurred in the PCI-E slots. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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Memory Correctable Error Threshold

Use this item to enter the threshold value for correctable memory errors. The default

setting is 10.

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

Select Enabled to erase all error events in the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS)

log before an event logging is initialized at bootup. The options are No, Yes, Next

reset, and Yes, Every reset.

When Log is Full

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase all errors in the SMBIOS event log

when the event log is full. Select Do Nothing for the system to do nothing when

the SMBIOS event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event

Select Enabled to log system boot events. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI (Multiple Event Count Increment)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number between

1 to 255. The default setting is 1.

METW (Multiple Event Count Time Window)

This item is used to determine how long (in minutes) should the multiple event

counter wait before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 to 99.

The default setting is 60.

Note: Please reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

View SMBIOS Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log. Select this

item and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log. The following

categories are displayed:

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

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Boot

Save & ExitMain Advanced Event Logs Security

4-5 Security Settings

This menu allows the user to congure the following security settings for the

system.

Security

Administrator Password

Use this feature to set the administrator password which is required before the

user entering the BIOS setup utility. The length of the password should be from

3 characters to 20 characters long.

User Password

Use this feature to set the user password which is required to enter the BIOS

setup utility. The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 20 char-

acters long.

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4-6 Boot Settings

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

Main Advanced Event Logs Security Boot Save & Exit

Boot Conguration

Boot Mode Select

Use this item to select the type of device to be used for system boot. The options

are Legacy, UEFI, and Dual.

Fixed Boot Order Priorities

This option prioritizes the order of bootable devices from which the system will boot.

Press <Enter> on each entry from top to bottom to select devices.

•Boot Option #1

•Boot Option #2

•Boot Option #3

•Boot Option #4

•Boot Option #5

•Boot Option #6

•Boot Option #7

•Boot Option #8

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•Boot Option #9

•Boot Option #10

•Boot Option #11

•Boot Option #12

•Boot Option #13

•Boot Option #14

•Boot Option #15



Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities

•Boot Option #1

•Boot Option #2



Network Drive BBS Priorities

•Boot Option #1



UEFI Application Boot Priorities

•UEFI Boot Option #1

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