Supermicro X11SSI-LN4F, X11SSA-F User Manual

X11SSA-F

X11SSi-LN4F

USER MANUAL

Revision 1.1a

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Manual Revision 1.1a

Release Date: October 31, 2018

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians and knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard supports an Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v6/v5, 7th/6th Gen Core i3, Pentium, and Celeron series processor in an LGA 1151 (H4) socket. With support of the Intel C236 chipset, DDR4 2133 memory, SATA 3.0/SuperDOM, NVMe SSDs (via PCI-E AOCs), M.2 NGFF, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), this motherboard offers a costeffective, long-life-cycled legacy PCI-32 AOC (Add-on-card) support*, and is ideal for embedded solutions or network deployment**. Please note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only. For processor/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/.

*Legacy PCI-32 support is for the X11SSA-F.

**Network platform is optimized for the X11SSi-LN4F.

Conventions Used in the Manual

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

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

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

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

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

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Contacting Supermicro

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

	Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1	Checklist................................................................................................................................	8
	Quick Reference................................................................................................................	12
	Quick Reference Table......................................................................................................	13
	Motherboard Features.......................................................................................................	15
1.2	Processor and Chipset Overview.......................................................................................	19
1.3	Special Features.................................................................................................................	19
	Recovery from AC Power Loss.........................................................................................	19
1.4	System Health Monitoring...................................................................................................	20
	Onboard Voltage Monitors.................................................................................................	20
	Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control........................................................................	20
	Environmental Temperature Control..................................................................................	20
	System Resource Alert......................................................................................................	20
1.5	ACPI Features....................................................................................................................	20
1.6	Power Supply......................................................................................................................	21
1.7	Serial Port...........................................................................................................................	21
Chapter 2 Installation
2.1	Static-Sensitive Devices.....................................................................................................	22
	Precautions........................................................................................................................	22
	Unpacking..........................................................................................................................	22
2.2	Motherboard Installation.....................................................................................................	23
	Tools Needed.....................................................................................................................	23
	Location of Mounting Holes...............................................................................................	23
	Installing the Motherboard.................................................................................................	24
2.3	Processor and Heatsink Installation...................................................................................	25
	Installing the LGA1151 Processor.....................................................................................	25
	Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan......................................................................	28
	Removing the Heatsink......................................................................................................	30
2.4	Memory Support and Installation........................................................................................	31
	Memory Support................................................................................................................	31
	DIMM Module Population Configuration............................................................................	31

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	DIMM Module Population Sequence.................................................................................	32
	DIMM Installation...............................................................................................................	33
	DIMM Removal..................................................................................................................	33
2.5	Rear I/O Ports.....................................................................................................................	34
2.6	Front Control Panel.............................................................................................................	39
2.7	Connectors..........................................................................................................................	44
	Power Connections............................................................................................................	44
	Headers.............................................................................................................................	46
2.8	Jumper Settings..................................................................................................................	55
	How Jumpers Work...........................................................................................................	55
2.9	LED Indicators....................................................................................................................	61
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3.1	Troubleshooting Procedures...............................................................................................	64
	Before Power On...............................................................................................................	64
	No Power...........................................................................................................................	64
	No Video............................................................................................................................	65
	System Boot Failure ........................................................................................................	65
	Memory Errors...................................................................................................................	65
	Losing the System's Setup Configuration..........................................................................	66
	When the System Becomes Unstable...............................................................................	66
3.2	Technical Support Procedures............................................................................................	68
3.3	Frequently Asked Questions...............................................................................................	69
3.4	Battery Removal and Installation........................................................................................	70
	Battery Removal................................................................................................................	70
	Proper Battery Disposal.....................................................................................................	70
	Battery Installation.............................................................................................................	70
3.5	Returning Merchandise for Service....................................................................................	71
Chapter 4 BIOS
4.1	Introduction.........................................................................................................................	72
	Starting the Setup Utility....................................................................................................	72
	How To Change the Configuration Data............................................................................	73
4.2	Main Setup..........................................................................................................................	73
4.3	Advanced Setup Configurations.........................................................................................	75

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4.4	Event Logs........................................................................................................................	100
4.5	IPMI...................................................................................................................................	102
4.6	Security.............................................................................................................................	104
4.7	Boot Settings.....................................................................................................................	106
4.8	Save & Exit.......................................................................................................................	108
Appendix A BIOS Codes
Appendix B Software Installation
B.1	Installing Software Programs............................................................................................	111
B.2	SuperDoctor® 5.................................................................................................................	112
Appendix C Standardized Warning Statements
	Battery Handling..............................................................................................................	113
	Product Disposal..............................................................................................................	115
Appendix D UEFI BIOS Recovery
Appendix E Dual Boot Block
	BIOS Boot Block..............................................................................................................	120
	BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence .......................................................................	120

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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

Several important parts that are included with the motherboard are listed below. If anything listed is damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.

1.1 Checklist

Main Parts List

	Description	Part Number	Quantity
	Supermicro Motherboard	X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F	1
	SATA Cables	CBL-0044L	6
	I/O Shield	MCP-260-00042-0N	1
	Quick Reference Guide	MNL-1777-QRG	1

Important Links

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

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

•Product drivers and utilities: https://www.supermicro.com/wftp/driver/

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

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

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

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Figure 1-1. X11SSA-F Motherboard Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publication of the manual. The motherboard you received may

or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Figure 1-2. X11SSi-LN4F Motherboard Image

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Figure 1-3. X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F

REV:1.02

Designed in the USA

JWD1
2	1
JI2C	JI2C
	J1PMB1	F-(X11SSA 33MHZ PCI SLOT1		X8 0.3 E-PCI SLOT2 CPU		F-(X11SSA 33MHZ PCI SLOT3		F-(X11SSA 33MHZ PCI SLOT4	F-(X11SSA 33MHZ PCI SLOT5
	CODE MAC
	MAC	only)	BIOS			only)		only)	only)
	CODE		LICENSE
	USB2/3
	USB4/5					JBT1
	JL1						2 1
		JTPM1				JBR1
	SATA2-I				BT1		JPME JPME		Intel PCH
			I	I
	-I		SATA6-	SATA7-
	SATA3			JSD2		JSD1
	I	J25
	SATA4-					2242	2260		2280
		1	2
	-I
	SATA5	SPGIO-I	SPGIO-I		FANA			BAR CODE

		VGA			USB6/7
	LED1		LAN4	LAN3		USB0/1
	JUIDB1	JVGA1	LAN2	LAN1	(3.0)			COM1
BMC	LE5								COM2
			FAN4		IPMI_LAN
	JPG1								2
					JPL4				JPWR
		JSTBY1			JPL3
					JPL2
E-PCI SLOT6 CPU	E-PCI SLOT7 PCH				JPL1
					DIMMA 1	DIMMA 2	DIMMB 1	DIMMB 2	1
X8 0.3	X4 0.3								JPWR
X16) (IN	X8) (IN

CODE MAC

CPU

1

JPI2C

1

JD

JF 1

22110	USB8/9 (3.0)		LED4
			J28
			SP1
JCFG1 FAN3	USB10 (3.0)	FAN2	FAN1

Differences between X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F

	LAN3/LAN4	X11SSA-F	X11SSi-LN4F
		No	Yes
	Legacy PCI-32 slots	Yes	No
	(PCI slots 1,3,4, and 5)

Note: Components not documented are for internal testing only.

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Quick Reference

JUIDB1							IPMI_LAN
LED1		VGA			LAN1/3		USB0/1		COM1
				LAN2/4		USB6/7

JWD1

JI2C2

JIPMB1

USB2/3

USB4/5

JL1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

VGA

USB6/7

LED1

LAN4

LAN3

USB0/1

X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F

JUIDB1

JVGA1

LAN2

LAN1

(3.0)

COM1

COM2

COM2

REV:1.02

Designed in the USA

BMC

LE5

FAN4

JWD1

LE5

FAN4

IPMI_LAN

JPG1

JPG1

JPL4

JPWR 2

JI2C 2

JI2C 1

JPWR2

2

JSTBY1

JPL3

JPL3JPL4

JI C1

JPL2

JPL2JPL1

SLOT2 CPU

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZ PCI SLOT3

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZ PCI SLOT4

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZ PCI SLOT5

CODEMAC X16)(INX8 0.3 E-PCI SLOT6 CPU

X8)(INX40.3 E-PCI SLOT7 PCH

DIMMB 1

DIMMB 2

JPWR 1

CODEMACCODEMAC

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZ PCISLOT1

JSTBY1

JPL1

DIMMA 2 DIMMA 1

J1PMB1

PCIX8E03-.

JPWR1

BIOS

LICENSE

JTPM1

JBT1

USB2/3I-SATA6

I-SATA7

JPME1

CPU

USB4/5

JBT1

JL1

-I

BT1

2 1

JPME2

1

JPI2C1

SATA2-I

-I

BT1

JPME JPME

Intel PCH

JPI2C

JTPM1

JBR1

-I

SATA6

SATA7

JBR1

USB8/9

JD1

SATA3

JF 1 JD

JF1

JSD2

JSD1

J25

JSD1

USB8/9 (3.0)

LED4

SATA4-I

J25

2242

2260

2280

22110

LED4

JSD2

SP1

J28

1

2

J28

FAN1

SATA5-I

SPGIO-I

SPGIO-I

JCFG1

FAN3

USB10 (3.0)

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

BAR CODE

FAN2

DIMMA1

SP1

I-SGPIO1

FANA

JCFG1

FAN3

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

I-SGPIO2

USB10

DIMMB1

Notes:

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

•" " indicates the location of pin 1.

•Jumpers/LED indicators not indicated are used for testing only.

•Please refer to the table on page 11 to see model variations.

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

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Quick Reference Table

Jumper	Description	Default Setting
JBR1	BIOS Recovery	Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JBT1	Clear CMOS	See Chapter 2
JI2C1/JI2C2	SMB to PCI Slots (X11SSA-F only)	Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPG1	VGA Enable	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1-JPL4	LAN1-LAN4 Enable (LAN3/LAN4: for X11SSi-LN4F only)	Pins 1-2	(Enabled)
JPME1	ME Recovery	Pins 1-2	(Normal)
JPME2	Manufacturing Mode Select	Pins 1-2	(Normal)
JWD1	Watch Dog Enable	Pins 1-2	(Reset)

LED	Description	Status
LE5	BMC Heartbeat LED	Green: Blinking; BMC Normal
LED1	Rear UID LED	Blue: On; Unit Identified
LED4	Onboard Power LED	Green: Solid On; Power On

Connector	Description
BT1	Onboard Battery
COM1/COM2	COM1/COM2 Port Headers
FAN1-FAN4, FANA	System/CPU Fan Headers
IPMI_LAN	Dedicated IPMI Gigabit (RJ45) Port
I-SATA2-I-SATA7	SATA 3.0 Connectors via Intel PCH (6Gb/s)
I-SGPIO 1/2	Serial Link General Purpose I/O (SGPIO) headers for I-SATA 3.0 connections (I-SGPIO1 for
	I-SATA0-3, I-SGPIO2 for I-SATA4-7)
J25	M.2 Socket 3 (supports 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110 for NVMe and SATA SSD)
J28	Front Panel LED jumper for LAN3 and LAN4 (X11SSi-LN4F only)
JCFG1	(For internal debugging only)
JD1	Speaker/Power LED Indicator
JF1	Front Control Panel Header
JIPMB1	4-pin External BMC I2C Header (for an IPMI Card)
JL1	Chassis Intrusion Header
JPI2C1	Power I2C System Management Bus (Power SMB) Header
JPWR1	24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)
JPWR2	+12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector (Required)
JSD1/JSD2	SATA Disk On Module (DOM) Power Connectors
JSTBY1	Standby Power Header
JTPM1	Trusted Platform Module (TPM)/Port 80 Connector
JUIDB1	UID (Unit Identification) Switch
LAN1-LAN4	Gigabit (RJ45) LAN Ports (LAN3/LAN4: for X11SSi-LN4F only)

Note: Table is continued on the next page.

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Connector	Description
PCI Slot 1, Slots 3-5	Legacy PCI-32 slots (5V) (for X11SSA-F only)
PCI (CPU) Slot 2	PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Slot
PCI (CPU) Slot6	PCI-Express 3.0 x8 in x16 Slot
PCI (PCH) Slot 7	PCI-Express 3.0 x4 in x8 Slot
SP1	Internal Speaker/Buzzer
USB 0/1	Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports
USB 2/3, USB 4/5	USB 2.0 Headers
USB 6/7	Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports
USB 8/9	Front Accessible USB 3.0 Header
USB 10	USB 3.0 Type-A Header
VGA	Back Panel VGA Port

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Motherboard Features

Motherboard Features

CPU

•Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v6/v5, 7th/6th Gen Core™ i3, Pentium, and Celeron series processor in an LGA1151 (H4) socket with 80W max TDP.

Memory

•Four (4) 288-pin DIMM slots support up to 64GB of SDRAM 72-bit DDR4 unbuffered ECC 2400/2133/1866/1600/1333MHz memory.

DIMM Size

• 16GB, 8GB, and 4GB, up to 64GB at 1.2V

Note 1: Memory speed support depends on the processors used in the system.

Note 2: For the latest CPU/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/ motherboard.

Chipset

• Intel® PCH C236

Expansion Slots

•One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8 (CPU Slot 2).

•One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8 in x16 slot (CPU Slot 6),

•One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x4 in x8 slot (PCH Slot 7)

•Four (4) legacy PCI-32 slots (5V) (X11SSA-F only)

•One (1) M.2 NGFF connector [supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (32 Gb/s) and SATA3 (6 Gb/s) M.2 cards]

Network

•Intel i210 AT Gigabit Ethernet controller for LAN1/LAN2

•Intel i210 AT Gigabit Ethernet controller for LAN3/LAN4 (X11SSi-LN4F)

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

•ASpeed 2400 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) supports IPMI 2.0

•One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN located on the rear IO back panel

Graphics

• Graphics controller via ASpeed AST BMC

I/O Devices

•Serial (COM) Port

•SATA 3.0

•RAID (PCH)

•One (1) front accessible serial port header (COM2)

•One (1) serial port on the rear I/O panel (COM1)

•Six (6) SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA 2-7)

•Two (2) SuperDOM connectors (I-SATA 6 and I-SATA 7)

•RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10

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

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Peripheral Devices

•Two (2) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1)

•Two (2) USB 2.0 headers (USB 2/3, USB 4/5)

•Two (2) USB 3.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 6/7)

•One (1) USB 3.0 front accessible header (USB 8/9)

•One (1) Type-A USB 3.0 header (USB 10)

BIOS

•128Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

•Dual boot block, Riser Card auto-detection, Plug and Play (PnP, DMI 3.0, PCI 3.0, ACPI 3.0+, USB Keyboard, SMBIOS 2.7+, and BIOS rescue hot-key.)

Power Management

•ACPI Power Management

•Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off

•CPU Fan auto-off in sleep mode

•Main Switch Override Mechanism

•Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

•Power-on mode for AC power recovery

•Server Platform Service

System Health Monitoring

•Onboard voltage monitoring for CPU Cores, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +5V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, and PCH temperature

•CPU 3-phase switching voltage regulator

•CPU/system overheat control

•CPU thermal trip support

•Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

•Fan status monitoring with firmware 4-pin fan speed control via IPMI interface

•Fan speed control

System Management

•PECI (Platform Environment Configuration Interface) 2.0 support

•Intel® Node Manager

•IPMI View

•SuperDoctor® 5, Watch Dog, NMI

•Chassis Intrusion header and detection

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

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Motherboard Features

LED Indicators

•Power/suspend-state indicator LED

•UID/Remote UID LED

•BMC Heartbeat LED

•Fan failed LED

•HDD activity LED

•CPU/system overheat LED

•LAN activity LED

Other

• RoHS

Dimensions

• ATX form factor (12" x 9.6") (304.8 mm x 243.84 mm)

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

sis and heatsink specifications for proper CPU TDP sizing.

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

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Figure 1-4.

System Block Diagram

		PCIe3.0_x8
	PCIe x8 in x16 SLOT
		8.0Gb/s

		PCIe3.0_x8
	PCIe x8 SLOT
		8.0Gb/s

		SATA-III
	2 X SATA-III DOM
		6Gb/s
		SATA-III
	4 X SATA-III
		6Gb/s
		SATA-III
M.2 (PCIe3.0_x4 or SATA-III)		6Gb/s
		PCIe3.0_x4
		8.0Gb/s
		USB3.0
	2 X USB 3.0 Rear
		5Gbps
		USB3.0
	2 X USB 3.0 Front
		5Gbps
		USB3.0
	1 X USB A-type
		5Gbps
		USB2.0
	2 X USB 2.0 Rear
		480Mbps
		USB2.0
	4 X USB 2.0 Front
		480Mbps

IMVP8	SVID	IMVP8

LGA1151	DDR4 (CHA)
(Socket-H4)				DIMMA1
	2133/1866/1600MHz
				DIMMA2
	DDR4 (CHB)
				DIMMB1
	2133/1866/1600MHz
				DIMMB2
x4 DMI
8GT/s

Port [19-20]		Port [5]
Port [15-18]		Port [6]
	C236	Port [7]
Port [9-12]
	PCH	Port [8]
USB3[1/2]	USB2[1/2]
		Port [1-4]
USB3[3/4]	USB2[3/4]
		Port [7]
USB3[5]	USB2[5]

USB2[7/8]
USB2[9/10/11/12]	Port [14]

SPI

FLASH

SPI 128Mb

	PCIe3.0_x1	GLAN1		RJ45
	8.0Gb/s	I210
	PCIe3.0_x1	GLAN2		RJ45
	8.0Gb/s	I210
	PCIe3.0_x1	GLAN3	LN4F	RJ45
	8.0Gb/s
		I210
	PCIe3.0_x1	GLAN4	LN4F	RJ45
	8.0Gb/s
		I210
	PCIe3.0_x4	PCIe x4 in x8 SLOT
	8.0Gb/s

PCIe3.0_x2	PCI-e to PCI Bridge SSA	PCI SLOT 1/3/4/5
8.0Gb/s

PCIe3.0_x1		RJ45
8.0Gb/s	AST2400	VGA

COM1/2 Header

LPC	TPM1.2 Header

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

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1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and capability of the Intel E3-1200 v6/v5 series processors (Socket LGA 1151) and the Intel C236 PCH, the X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard offers maximum

I/O expandability, energy efficiency, and data reliability in a 14-nm process architecture, and is optimizedforembeddedstoragesolutions,networkingapplications,orcloud-computingplatforms.

The Intel E3-1200 v6/v5 and PCH C236 platform supports the following features:

•ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Rev. 4.0a

•Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Power Monitoring/Power Control, Turbo Time Parameter (TAU), and Platform Power Control

•Configurable TDP (cTDP) and Lower-Power Mode

•Adaptive Thermal Management/Monitoring

•PCI-E 3.0, SATA 3.0 w/transfer rates of up to 6 Gb/s, xHCI USB w/SuperSpeed 3.0

•System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0

•Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH)

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)

•Intel Rapid Storage Technology

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

1.3 Special Features

This section describes the health monitoring features of the X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports system health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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1.4 System Health Monitoring

The motherboard has an onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) chip that supports system health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the voltages of onboard chipset, memory, CPU, and battery continuously. 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 define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

Environmental Temperature Control

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

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate air- flow to your system.

System Resource Alert

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

1.5 ACPI Features

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

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating system-independent

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interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012 Operating 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 X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies.

Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, one 12V 8-pin power connection is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system.

Warning! To avoid damaging the power supply or the motherboard, be sure to use a power supply that contains a 24-pin power connector and an 8-pin power connector. Be sure to connect the power supplies to the 24-pin power connector (JPWR1), and the 8-pin power connector (JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure to do so may 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 Specification 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 filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1.7 Serial Port

The X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F motherboard supports two serial communication connections. COM Ports 1 and 2 can be used for input/output. The UART provides legacy speeds with a baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support high-speed serial communication devices.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

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2.2 Motherboard Installation

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

Philips	Philips Screws	Standoffs (7)
Screwdriver	(7)	Only if Needed
(1)

Tools Needed

VGA

USB6/7

LED1

LAN4

LAN3

USB0/1

X11SSA-F/X11SSi-LN4F

JUIDB1

JVGA1

LAN2

LAN1

(3.0)

COM1

COM2

REV:1.02

Designed in the USA

BMC

LE5

JWD1

FAN4

IPMI_LAN

JPG1

JPWR 2

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPL3

JPL4

JSTBY1

JPL2

CODEMACCODEMAC

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZPCISLOT1

SLOT2CPU

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZPCISLOT3

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZPCISLOT4

only)F-(X11SSA33MHZPCISLOT5

X16)(INX80.3E-PCISLOT6CPU

CODEMAC

X8)(INX40.3E-PCISLOT7PCH

JPL1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

JPWR1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

J1PMB1

X8 0.3 E-PCI

BIOS

LICENSE

USB2/3

CPU

USB4/5

JBT1

JL1

2 1

1

SATA2-I

-I

-I

JPME JPME

JPI2C

JTPM1

BT1

JBR1

Intel PCH

-I

SATA6

SATA7

1

SATA3

JSD2

JSD1

JD

JF 1

I	J25
SATA4-
	1	2
SATA5-I	SPGIO-I	SPGIO-I

2242	2260	2280	22110
			JCFG1 FAN3
FANA		BAR CODE

USB8/9 (3.0)

USB10 (3.0)

FAN2

LED4

J28 SP1 FAN1

Location of Mounting Holes

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

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Installing the Motherboard

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

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

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 other motherboard components.

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

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 components might look different from those shown in this manual.

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2.3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

Important:

•Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

•If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certified multi-directional heatsink only.

•Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink.

•When receiving a motherboard 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 LGA1151 Processor

1.Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position.

Load Plate

Load Lever

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

3.Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center edge and the

South center edge of the CPU.

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

4.Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys. Once it is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket. (Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically.

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

6.With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed.

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

CPU properly installed

Load lever locked into place

Note: 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 it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the load

plate again and double-check that the CPU is aligned properly.

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Installing an Active CPU

Heatsink with Fan

1.Locate the CPU fan power connector on the motherboard. (Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU fan location.)

2.Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfering with other components.

3.Inspect the CPU fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink.

4.Remove the thin layer of protective film from the heatsink.

Important: CPU overheating may oc- cur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink.

5.Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU.

Note: If your heatsink came with a thermal pad, please ignore this step.

6.If necessary, rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU. Also

make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink.

Thermal Grease

Heatsink

Fins

Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046A4 or SNK-P0051AP4 active heatsink

(2U+ or 4U chassis)

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7.Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the motherboard. Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 & #4) into

the mounting holes until you hear a click. Also, make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward.

8. Repeat step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes, and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU fan connector.

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Removing the Heatsink

Note: 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.

Active Heatsink Removal

1.Unplug the power cord from the power supply.

2.Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header.

3.Use your fingertips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1/4 (900) turn, and pull the fastener upward to loosen it.

4.Repeat step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes.

5.With all fasteners loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU.

Unplug the

PWR cord

Pull Up

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