Supermicro X9DRD-EF operation manual

X9DRFF

X9DRFF-7

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9DRFF/X9DRFF-7 motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DRFF/X9DRFF-7 motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600 Series

(Socket R) processors that offer QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technology (V.1.1),

providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 TG/s. With

the C602-J chipset built in, the X9DRFF/X9DRFF-7 motherboard supports Intel®
Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM), Manageability Engine (ME) Technology,

Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0 and 1600 MHz DDR3 memory. This

motherboard is ideal for 4U Fat Twin server platforms. 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, and provides detailed information about the Intel C602-J 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.

Preface

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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 prevent

damage to the components or injury to yourself

Note: Additional information given to differentiate between 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)

Preface

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

Email: [e-mail] (Technical Support)

Tel: [phone] (Technical Support)

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

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

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

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

1-8 Advanced Power Management ..................................................................... 1-14

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) ............................................ 1-14

Manageability Engine (ME) ........................................................................... 1-14

1-9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller .......................................... 1-15

WPCM450R DDR2 Memory Interface .......................................................... 1-15

WPCM450R PCI System Interface ............................................................... 1-15

Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller ........................... 1-15

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-5

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ..............................................2-11

Installing & Removing DIMMs ........................................................................2-11

Removing Memory Modules ..........................................................................2-11

2-5 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-15

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-15

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-15

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-16

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-17

Control Panel I/O Connectors and Ports ..................................................... 2-17

Control Panel I/O Port Locations and Denitions ........................................ 2-17

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

Video Connection ..................................................................................... 2-18

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-19

Serial Port ................................................................................................. 2-19

Power Switch/LED Indicator ..................................................................... 2-20

Unit Identier Button/LED Indicator .......................................................... 2-20

2-7 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-21

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Standby Power ......................................................................................... 2-21

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-22

TPM Header/Port 80 ................................................................................ 2-22

IPMB ......................................................................................................... 2-23

SATA Device Power Connector ................................................................ 2-23

T-SGPIO1/2 & 6-SGPIO1 Headers .......................................................... 2-24

Power Connector Header for Failed System LED Header ..................... 2-24

Internal Speaker ....................................................................................... 2-25

Onboard CMOS Battery ........................................................................... 2-25

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-26

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-26

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-26

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-27

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-27

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-28

BMC Enable ............................................................................................ 2-28

SAS Enable (X9DRFF-7 Only) ................................................................. 2-29

Failed System LED Enable ...................................................................... 2-30

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-31

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-31

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ....................................................................... 2-31

SAS Activity LED (X9DRFF-7 Only) ......................................................... 2-32

SAS Heartbeat LED (X9DRFF-7 Only) .................................................... 2-32

PWR Fail/Fan Fail/OH (Overheat) LED ................................................... 2-33

Failed System LED (via IPMI) ................................................................. 2-33

BMC Activity LED ..................................................................................... 2-34

2-10 SATA/SAS Connections ................................................................................ 2-35

SATA/SAS Ports (SAS: For X9DRFF-7 Only) .......................................... 2-35

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

When the System Becomes Unstable ............................................................ 3-2

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

3-3 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-5

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-5

Proper Battery Disposal .................................................................................. 3-5

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Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-5

3-4 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-6

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-2

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2

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

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

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-25

4-5 IPMI ............................................................................................................... 4 -27

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-29

4-7 Security ......................................................................................................... 4-30

4-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4- 31

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 III (For Window OS Only) ....................................... B-2

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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.

This motherboard was designed to be used in an SMC-proprietary system as a part

of an integrated system platform.

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.

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

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

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

com.

Warning: For safety considerations, please refer to the complete list of safety warn-

ings posted on the Supermicro website at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/

safety_information.cfm.

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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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COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

Chapter 1: Overview

Motherboard Layout

LED2

LED5

LED1

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

JFLED1

USB1

LAN
CTRL

JBT1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

P2-DIMMF1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

L-SAS0

USB0

JWP1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

P2-DIMME1

I-SATA5

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

JPVR_I2C1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

BATTERY

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

BMC
CTRL

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

P2-DIMMH1

IPMI_LAN

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

LAN2 LAN1

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

JP4

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

JP5

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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X9DRFF(-7) Quick Reference

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

JP4

DP1

JIPMB1

BMC
CTRL

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LED3

L-SAS4-7

SAS
CTRL

LEDS2

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

L-SAS3

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

USB0

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

JP5

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 for testing only.

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

turer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

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Chapter 1: Overview

X9DRFF(-7) Jumpers

Jumper

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter

JFLED2 Failed System LED Enable Closed (Disabled)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI-E Slots Open (Disabled)

JPB1 BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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

JPS1 (X9DRFF-7 Only) SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

Battery Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 3 for Used Battery Disposal)

COM1 Serial (COM) Port

FAN1/FAN2 CPU/System (4-Pin) Fan Headers

JFLED1 Power Connector Header for Failed System LED

JIPMB1 4-pin External BMC I2C Header (for an IPMI Card)

JP3/JP4 4-pin Power Connectors

JP5 8-pin Power Connector

JSD1 SATA Device Power Connector

JSTBYI Standby Power Connector

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80

LAN1/LAN2 G-bit Ethernet LAN Ports 1/2

(IPMI) LAN IPMI LAN

(I-)SATA 0/1 SATA 3.0 Connectors 0/1 from Intel AHCI

(I-) SATA 2-5 SATA 2.0 Connectors 2/3/4/5 from Intel AHCI

(L-) SAS 0-3
(X9DRFF-7 Only)

(L-) SAS 4-7
(X9DRFF-7 Only)

6-SGPIO 1
(X9DRFF-7 Only)

T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O (SATA SGPIO) Headers

SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

(CPU1) Slot1/(CPU2)
Slot2

Description Default Setting

X9DRFF(-7) Connectors

SAS Connectors 0/1/2/3 from LSI 2308 SAS Controller

SAS Connections 4-7 from LSI 2308 SAS Controller

Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Header for LSI SAS
connection support

1/2 for Intel SATA connection support

PCI-Exp. 3.0 x16 Slots

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SWI Power Switch/LED Indicator (SW1)

UID Unit Identier Button (JUIDB1)

USB0/USB1 Control Panel USB 0/ USB1 Ports

USB2 Front Panel USB 2 Port

VGA1 (Control Panel) VGA Port

X9DRFF(-7) LED Indicators

LED Description State Status

DP1 BMC Activity LED Green: Blinking BMC Active

LED1 UID LED Blue: On Unit Identied

On: Overheat,

Fast Blinking: Fan
Failure,

Slow Blinking: Power
Failure

LED2 Power Fail/Fan Fail/OH LED

Red: On or Blink­ing

LED3

LED5

LEDS2 SAS Heartbeat LED

SAS Activity LED (X9DRFF-7
Only)

Failed System LED (via IPMI
Firmware)

Note:

To provide adequate power supply to the motherboard, be sure to connect

the 8-pin power connector (JP5) and the 4-pin power connectors (JP3/JP4)

to the power supply. Failure to do so might void the manufacturer warranty

on your power supply and motherboard.

Green: Blinking SAS: Active

Red: Blinking Unit Identied

Green

Red

SAS: Normal,

SAS: Failed

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Motherboard Features

Chapter 1: Overview

CPU

Memory

Chipset

Expansion

Slot

Graphics

Network

I/O Devices

• Dual Intel

each processor supports four full-width Intel Quick-

Path Interconnect (QPI) links (with support of up to

25.6 GT/s per QPI link and with Data Transfer Rate

of up to 8.0 GT/s per direction)

®

E5-2600 Series (Socket R) processors;

•Integrated memory controller supports up to 256 GB

of Registered (RDIMM)/Load Reduced (LRDIMM)

ECC or up to 64 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/

Non-ECC 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz 4-channel (per

CPU) DDR3 memory in 8 DIMM slots.

Note: For the latest CPU/memory updates,

please refer to our website at http://www.su-

permicro.com/products/motherboard.

• Intel® C602-J Chipset

• Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (CPU1 Slot 1/ CPU2

Slot 2)

• Nuvoton WPCM450R BMC Video Controller

• Two Intel 82574L Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ether-

net controllers for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports.

• Nuvoton WPCM450R Base-board Controller (BMC)

supports IPMI_LAN 2.0

SATA Connections

• SATA

Ports

SAS/SATA Ports (SAS: For X9DRFF-7 Only)

Two (2) SATA 3.0 (I-SATA 0/1)

Four (4) SATA 2.0 Ports from PCH

(I-SATA 2-5)

•Four (4)SATA 3.0/SAS 2.0 con-

nections: L-SAS 0-3

•One (1) SAS connector for SAS

Connections 4-7

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• RAID •SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows)

•SATA RAID 0, 1, 10 (Linux)

•SAS RAID 0, 1, 10 (X9DRFF-7

Only)

Integrated IPMI 2.0

• IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450R BMC

Serial (COM) Port

• One (1) Fast UART 16550 Connection: 9-pin RS-

232 port

Super I/O

• Winbond Super I/O 83527

Peripheral
Devices

BIOS

Power

Cong.

PC Health

Monitoring

USB Devices

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

• One (1) USB port for front panel access (USB 2)

• 16 MB SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0,

USB Keyboard, Plug & Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.5

• ACPI/ACPM Power Management

• Main switch override mechanism

• Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM)

• Manageability Engine (ME)

(Note: Special Cable required)

• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

• Power-on mode for AC power recovery

CPU Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for 1.8V, 3.3V, +3.3VSB,

5V, +5VSB, +12V/-12V, VBAT, HT, memory voltages,

chipset voltages.

• CPU 5+1-Phase switching voltage regulator

• CPU/System overheat LED and control

• CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP): support up to

130W (See Note 1 next page)

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

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Chapter 1: Overview

Fan Control

• Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse

Width Modulation) fan speed control

• Low noise fan speed control

System
Management

• PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)

2.0 support

• System resource alert via SuperDoctor III

• SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

Dimensions

Note 1: CPU Maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) is subject to chassis

and heatsink cooling restrictions. For proper thermal management, please

check the chassis and heatsink specications for proper CPU TDP sizing.

Note 2: For IPMI Conguration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

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

support/manuals/.

• 19.92" (L) x 8.54" (W) (505.97 mm x 216.92 mm)

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SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn
SAS2 Conn

C1

C

DDR3 DIMM

PCI-E 3.0 x16

JPCIE1

LSI
SAS2308

D

D1

DDR3 DIMM

PE2

PCIE 3.0 x8

LAN
82574L

LAN
82574L

IPMI LAN

CPU1

Socket 00

E5-2600

PE3 DMI

PCIE 2.0 x1

PCIE 2.0 x1

HWM

NCT7904D

FLASH

64/128 Mb

COM1

P0
P1

SPI

DDR2

PHY
RTL8201F

B

B1

DMI

PCI 32/33

HERMON

A1

A

DDR3 DIMM

DDR3 DIMM

PCH C602

VGA CONN

F

F1

E1

E

DDR3 DIMM

LPC

USB

DDR3 DIMM

SATA GEN 3

SATA GEN 2

USB 2.0

SIO

W83527HG

QPI

P1
P0

SATA3.0 #0

SATA2.0 #2

CPU2

Socket 01

E5-2600

SATA3.0 #1

SATA2.0 #4

SATA2.0 #3

0 1

REAR

SATA2.0 #5

H

PE2

2

Vertical

USB Conn

H1

G

DDR3 DIMM

PCI-E 3.0 x16
JPCIE2

G1

DDR3 DIMM

System Block Diagram

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

features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for

the actual specications of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Overview

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel E5-2600 Series (Socket R)

processors and the C602-J chipset, the X9DRFF(-7) motherboard provides the

performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-based 4U Fat Twin

server platforms.

With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRFF(-7)

offers point-to-point serial interconnect inter face with a transfer speed of up to 8.0

GT/s, providing superb system performance.

The C602-J chipset provides extensive IO suppor t, including the following func-

tions and capabilities:

•PCI-E 2.0 and 3.0 support

•ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Rev. 3.0b

•Intel® Intelligent Power Node Management (NM) (Special PS cable required)

•Manageability Engine (ME)

•Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported

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

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported

•Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Supported

•Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel AT) supported

•Digital Media Interface (DMI) supported

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) supported

•Compatibility Modules (DMA Controller, Timer/Counters, Interrupt Controller)

supported

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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 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the features of PC health monitoring of the motherboard.

This motherboard has an onboard System_Hardware_Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following onboard volt-

ages continuously: Onboard voltage monitors for.1.8V, 3.3V, +3.3VSB, 5V, +5VSB,

+12V/-12V, VBAT, HT, memory voltages, chipset 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 PC health monitoring chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan. The

onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled via IPMI interface.

Environmental Temperature Control

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

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

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once 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 III in the Windows OS

environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux. SuperDoctor is used to notify

the user of certain system events. For example, you can congure SuperDoctor

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to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures,

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

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers.

In addition to 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 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2008

Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates.

The X9DRFF-7 motherboard supports SMCI-Proprietary Fat Twin power supply.

Although most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the

CPU, some are inadequate. All these power connections are required to ensure

adequate power supply to the system. Your power supply must also supply 1.5A for

the Ethernet ports. Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is pres-

ent, 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.

Note: To provide adequate power supply to the motherboard, be sure to

connect the 8-pin PWR (JP5) and the 4-pin PWR connectors (JP3/JP4)

to the power supply. Failure to do so might void the manufacturer war-

ranty on your power supply and motherboard. It is strongly recommended

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that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply

Specication 2.02 or above.

1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

Note 1: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the

IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

Note 2: The term "IPMI controller" and the term "BMC controller" can be

used interchangeably in this section.

1-8 Advanced Power Management

The new advanced power management features supported by this motherboard

include IPNM and ME. Please note that you will need to do following to use these

two new features:

•Use a power supply that supports PMBus 1.1 or 1.2.

•Install the NMView software in your system. NMView is optional and can be

purchased from Supermicro.

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM)

The Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with

real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efciency.

Although IPNM is supported by the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),

your system must also have IPNM-compatible Manageability Engine (ME) rmware

installed in your system for IPNM support.

Note: Support for IPNM Specication Version 1.5 or Vision 2.0 depends

on the power supply used in the system.

Manageability Engine (ME)

The Manageability Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH,

provides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by

SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.

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1-9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

Note: The term "IPMI controller" and the term "BMC controller" can be

used interchangeably in this section.

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

supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media

virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450R

Controller is ideal for remote system management.

The WPCM450R Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections

to communicate with the graphics cores. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote

keyboard/mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface support to

control Super IO functions. The WPCM450R Controller is connected to the network

via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections.

The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter-

faces, PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) buses, and General Purpose

I/O ports.

WPCM450R DDR2 Memory Interface

The WPCM450R supports a 16-bit DDR2 memory module with a speed of up to 220

MHz. For best signal integrity, the WPCM450R provides point-to-point connection.

WPCM450R PCI System Interface

The WPCM450R provides 32-bit, 33 MHz 3.3V PCI interface, which is compliant

with the PCI Local Bus Specication Rev. 2.3. The PCI system interface connects

to the onboard PCI Bridge used by the graphics controller.

Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller

The WPCM450R supports the following features:

•IPMI 2.0

•Serial over LAN

•KVM over LAN

•LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap

•Event Log

•X-Bus parallel interface for I/O expansion

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•Multiple ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs

•SPI Flash Host BIOS and rmware bootstrap program supported

•Reduced Media Independent Interface (RMII)

•OS (Operating System) Independency

•Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI. Key features

•Provides Network Management Security via remote access/console redirection.

•Supports the following Management tools: IPMIView, CLI (Command Line

Interface)

•RMCP+ protocol supported

Note 1: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the

IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

Note 2: The term "IPMI controller" and the term "BMC controller" can be

used interchangeably in this section.

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Battery Handling (Japanese)

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Standardized Warning Statements

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

of situations when potential bodily injury may occur. 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

system.

Battery Handling

Warning! There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incor-

rectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recom-

mended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer's instructions. (Refer to Chapter 3 for more information on

used battery disposal.

Warnung

Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die Bat-

terie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp. Entsorgen

Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

¡Advertencia!

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

plazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomendado por

el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones del fabricante.

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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.

هناكخطرمنانفجارفيحالةاستبدالالبطاريةبطريقةغيرصحيحةفعليك

استبدالالبطارية

فقطبنفسالنوعأومايعادلهاكماأوصتبهالشركةالمصنعة

تخلصمنالبطارياتالمستعملةوفقالتعليماتالشركةالصانعة

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 aanbevolen 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.

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.

!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

التخلصالنهائيمنهذاالمنتجينبغيالتعاملمعهوفقالجميعالقوانين

واللوائحالوطنيةعند

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

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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 Processor and Heatsink Installation

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

the label area.

Notes:

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

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you in-

stall 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

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

Press down

on

labeled 'Open 1st'.

2

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

Load Lever

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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

Press down on

Load the

Lever labeled 'Close 1st'

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

2

Pull lever away from
the socket

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

Pin 1

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

'Open 1st' lever to open the load plate. Lift the load plate to open it com-

pletely.

Gently push
down to pop the

1

load plate open.

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

2

WARNING!

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Chapter 2: Installation

1. Using your thumb and the index nger, remove the ' WARNING' plastic cap

from the socket.

WARNING!

2. Use your thumb and index nger to hold the CPU on its edges. Align the CPU

keys, which are semi-circle cutouts, against the socket keys.

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

3. Once they are 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. Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the

socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

Warning: You can only install the

CPU inside the socket in one direc-

tion. 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 dou-

ble-check that the CPU is aligned

properly.

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

5. 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. Use your

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

1 2

Gently close

the load plate.

Push down and lock the

level labeled 'Close 1st'.

OPEN 1st

3

Lever Lock

4

Push down and

lock the lever

labeled 'Open 1st'

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

Lever Lock

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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 under-

neath.

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

Motherboard

Screw#3

OPEN 1st

Screw#4

DirectionofAirow

Screw#2

Mounting Holes

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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 avoid

damaging 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 from the heatsink, remove the CPU 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 screws
in sequence as
shown.

Motherboard

Screw#1

Screw#3

OPEN 1st

Screw#4

DirectionofAirow

Screw#2

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2-4 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-

DIMM #1A. (For best performance, please use the memory modules of the

same type and speed in the same bank.)

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

Notches

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

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 at the ends of a DIMM module to unlock it. Once it is loosened,

remove the DIMM module from the motherboard.

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Memory Support for the X9DRFF(-7) Motherboard

The X9DRFF(-7) Motherboard supports up to 256 GB of 240-pin Registered

(RDIMM)/Load Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or up to 64 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM)

ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz memory in 4-channel (per CPU)

8 DIMM slots.

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

www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

Processor & Memory Module Population Conguration

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

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

1 CPU &
2 DIMMs

1 CPU &
4 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

Processors and their Corresponding

Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-A1 P1-B1 P1-C1 P1-D1

CPU2 P2-E1 P2-F1 P2-G1 P2-H1

Processor and Memory Module Population

(Formemorytoworkproperly,pleaseinstallDIMMsinthesequenceasspecied)

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1, P1-C1/P1-D1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1, P2-E1/P2-F1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1, P2-E1/P2-F1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1, P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1/P2-H1

CPUandMemoryPopulationCongurationTable

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Installing UDIMM (ECC/Non-ECC) Memory

Chapter 2: Installation

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor UDIMM Memory

Support

Ranks Per

DIMM &

Data Width

SRx8

Non-ECC

DRx8

Non-ECC

SRx16

Non-ECC

SRx8 ECC 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066,

DRx8 ECC 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates,

please refer to the SMC Recommended Memory List posted on our
website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/mem.cfm.

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note below)

1GB 2GB 4GB NA 1066,

2GB 4GB 8GB NA 1066,

512MB 1GB 2GB NA 1066,

Speed (MT/s)

and Voltage

Validated

by Slot per

Channel (SPC)

and DIMM Per

Channel (DPC)

1.35V 1.5V

1333,
1600

1333,
1600

1333,
1600

1066,

1333

1333,
1600

1066,

1333

1333,
1600

Installing RDIMM (ECC) Memory

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per

DIMM &

Data Width

SRx8 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066, 1333 1066, 1333, 1600

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note Below)

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot per

Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1DPC

1.35V 1.5V

DRx8 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066, 1333 1066, 1333, 1600

SRx4 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066, 1333 1066, 1333, 1600

DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB 1066, 1333 1066, 1333, 1600

QRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB 800 1066

QRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB 800 1066

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates, please refer to the SMC Recommended

Memory List posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/mem.cfm.

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Intel E5-2600 Series Processor LRDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per

DIMM & Data

Width

(See the Note

Below)

QRx4 (DDP) 16GB 32GB 1066, 1333 1066, 1333

QRx8 (P) 8GB 16GB 1066, 1333 1066,1333

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates, please refer to the

SMC Recommended Memory List posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.
com/support/resources/mem.cfm.

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated

by Slot per Channel (SPC) and

DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1.35V 1.5V

Other Important Notes and Restrictions

•For the memory modules to work properly, please install DIMM modules of the

same type, same speed and same operating frequency on the motherboard.

Mixing of RDIMMs, UDIMMs or LRDIMMs is not allowed. Do not install both

ECC and Non-ECC memory modules on the same motherboard.

•Using DDR3 DIMMs with different operating frequencies is not allowed. All chan-

nels in a system will run at the lowest common frequency.

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2-5 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 (11 pieces)

•Standoffs (11 pieces, if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are eleven (11) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

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

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 is for illustration only. Your chassis or compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

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

Control Panel I/O Connectors and Ports

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

ControlPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

Control Panel I/O Ports

1. Control Panel USB Port 1

2. Control Panel USB Port 2

3. Gigabit LAN 1

4. Gigabit LAN 2

5. IPMI LAN

6. VGA

7. Power Switch/LED Indicator

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1

2

3

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB0,

USB1), located on the I/O Control

Panel, provides rear USB support. In

addition, USB2, located next to the

4-pin power connectors (JP3/JP4),

provides front USB support. (USB

Cables are not included). See the

tables on the right for pin denitions.

Video Connection

A Video (VGA) port is located next to

the IPMI LAN port on the I/O Control

Panel. Refer to the board layout below

for the location.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

OPEN 1st

BUZZER

P2-DIMMG1

SP1

BATTERY

IPMI_LAN

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

JWD1

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P2-DIMMH1

CLOSE 1st

JIPMB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMC1

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1-DIMMD1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LEDS2

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LAN
CTRL

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

USB1

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

JPL2

USB0

JBR1

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

Control Panel USB

0/1

& FP USB 2

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

1. USB1

JWP1

JPS1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

2. USB2

3. VGA

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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LED1

LED2

LED5

1

2

3

4

Ethernet Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1,

LAN2) are located on the I/O Control

Panel on the motherboard. In ad-

dition, an IPMI LAN is also on the

Control Panel. All these ports accept

RJ45 type cables. Please refer to the

Serial Port

A serial port (COM1) is located next to

the P1-DIMMC1 memory slot on the

motherboard. This connection provides

serial connection support. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

IPMI_LAN

JIPMB1

BMC

BIOS

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

CLOSE 1st

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

CTRL

BUZZER

JWD1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CLOSE 1st

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

JBT1

P2-DIMMF1

L-SAS0

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

low, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 18 Ground

Serial Port (COM1)

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JWP1

JBR1

5 Ground 10 N/A

1. LAN1

2. LAN2

3. IPMI LAN

4. COM1

JPS1

JSTBY1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

P2-DIMME1

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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2

1

3

1

Power Switch/LED Indicator

An integrated power switch/LED indicator is located at

SW1 on the motherboard. Press the switch to turn on or

turn off onboard power supply. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Power Switch/LED

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 Button In

4 Ground

UnitIdentierButton/LEDIndicator

A Unit Identier button (JUIDB1) and a LED indicator are located on the mother-

board. The UID button is located next to the Power Switch/LED (SW1). Next to the

UID button (JUIDB1) is the UID LED indicator (LED1). When you use a pointed

tool to press the UID button (JUIDB1), the UID LED (LED1) indicator will be turned

on. Press the UID button again to turn it off. Both UID button (JUIDB1) and UID

LED indicator (LED1) are used to identify a unit that may be in need of service.

Note: UID can also be triggered via IPMI on the motherboard. For more

information on IPMI, please refer to the IPMI User's Guide posted on our

Website @http://www.supermicro.com.

LED2

LED5

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN2 LAN1

IPMI_LAN

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

JWD1

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

JPL2

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

USB0

JWP1

JBR1

JPS1

Color/State OS Status

Blue: On Windows OSUnit Identied

Blue:
Blinking

UID LED

Status

Linux OS Unit Identied

1. Power Switch (SW1)

2. UID Button (JUIDB1)

3. LED1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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2-7 Connecting Cables

D

An 8-pin power connector (JP5) and two 4-pin

power connectors (JP3/JP4) are located on the

motherboard. These power connectors meet the

SSI EPS 12V specication. To provide adequate

power to your system, connect these power con-

nectors to your power supply. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Standby Power

The Standby Power header is located at JSTBY1

on the motherboard. See the layout below for

the location.

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

B

C

JP4

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD1

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BMC
CTRL

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LEDS2

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

Chapter 2: Installation

12V 8-pin PWR

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1- 4 Ground

5-8 +12V

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. JP5 (8-pin Power Connector)

B. JP3 (4-pin Power Connector)

C. JP4 (4-pin Power Connector)

D. Standby Power Header

12V 4-pin PWR

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1/2 Ground

3/4 +12V

Required

Standby Power

PinDenitions

OPEN 1st

A

FAN2

FAN1

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X9DRFF/X9DRFF-7 Motherboard User’s Manual

Fan Headers

This motherboard has two system/CPU/

fan headers (Fan1/Fan2) on the moth-

erboard. These 4-pin fan headers are

backward compatible with the traditional

3-pin fans. The fan speeds are controlled

via rmware management via IPMI inter-

face. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

TPM Header/Port 80

A Trusted Platform Module/Port 80 head-

er 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nitions.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

BUZZER

SP1

BATTERY

IPMI_LAN

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

JWD1

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

JIPMB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

COM1

JTPM1

C

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMC1

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1-DIMMD1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN2 LAN1

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

USB1

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

JPL2

USB0

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

(Available for 4-pin
fans only)

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)

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. TPM/Port 80

OPEN 1st

FAN2

B

FAN1

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Chapter 2: Installation

IPMB

A System Management Bus header for

IPMI 2.0 is located at JIPMB1. Connect

the appropriate cable here to use the

IPMB I2C connection on your system.

SATA Device Power Connector

A power connector for SATA DOM

(Disk_On_Module) devices is located

at JSD1. Connect an appropriate cable

here to provide power support for your

SATA DOM devices.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

JP4

DP1

JIPMB1

A

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS0

B

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

IPMB Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

DOM PWR

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

A. IPMB

B. DOM PWR

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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D

T-SGPIO1/2 & 6-SGPIO1 Headers

Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General Purpose Input/

Output) headers are located on the motherboard.

In addition, a 6-SGPIO1 is located on X9DRFF-7

motherboard. These headers support onboard Se-

rial_Link interface connections.

Note: T-SGPIO 1/2 support onboard SATA

connections. 6-SGPIO1 supports SAS

interface for X9DRFF-7.

Power Connector Header for Failed System LED Header

A power connector for the Failed System LED is

located at JFLED1. Connect an appropriate cable

here to provide power from an external battery to

the Failed System LED used to identify a failed

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

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

IPMI_LAN

JIPMB1

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

BUZZER

JWD1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

P1-DIMMA1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

USB0

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

LAN

LAN

JWP1

CTRL

CTRL

JBT1

JBR1

LEDS2

LED3

SAS

JPS1

CTRL

JSTBY1

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

L-SAS0

C

L-SAS4-7

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

B

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

A

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1

JFLED1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

OPEN 1st

T-SGPIO/6-SGPIO

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

2 NC 1 NC

4 Ground 3 Data

6 Load 5 Ground

8 Clock 7 NC

Note: NC= No Connection

PWR Connector for

Failed System LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +3V Input

2 Ground

A. T-SGPIO1

B. T-SGPIO2

C. 6-SGPIO1 (for

X9DRFF-7 only)

D. PWR Connector to

Failed System LED

FAN2

FAN1

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Chapter 2: Installation

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 lo-

cations of the Internal Buzzer (SP1).

Onboard CMOS Battery

The CMOS onboard battery is located

next to the PCI-E 3.0 slot (CPU1

Slot1). Refer to Chapter 3 for used

battery removal and disposal instruc-

tions.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

IPMI_LAN

JIPMB1

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

A

BUZZER

JWD1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMC1

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P1-DIMMD1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

Intel
PCH

B

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

OPEN 1st

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JFLED1

JSD1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

USB0

JPL2

JWP1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

P2-DIMME1

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

PinDenition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

A. Onboard Buzzer

B. Onboard Battery

FAN2

FAN1

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X9DRFF/X9DRFF-7 Motherboard User’s Manual

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/JPL2 enable or disable the LAN

Port1/LAN Port2 on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

LED2

The default setting is Enabled.

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMC1

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

IPMI_LAN

JIPMB1

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

BUZZER

JWD1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

FAN2

FAN1

JP5

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

OPEN 1st

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

USB0

USB1

JPL2

B

JPL1 JPG1

LAN

JWP1

CTRL

A

JBT1

JBR1

LEDS2

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

L-SAS0

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1

JFLED1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

LAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN1 Enable

B. GLAN2 Enable

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Chapter 2: Installation

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. For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the sys-

tem, 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.

Note 3. Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system monitor that

will 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

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

IPMI_LAN

JIPMB1

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

B

BUZZER

JWD1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

P1-DIMMA1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

OPEN 1st

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

USB0

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

LAN

JWP1

CTRL

A

JBT1

JBR1

LEDS2

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

L-SAS0

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1

JFLED1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

FAN2

FAN1

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VGA Enable

Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable

the onboard VGA connector. The default

setting is 1-2 to enable the connection.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

BMC Enable

Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable the

embedded BMC (Baseboard Manage-

ment) Controller to provide IPMI 2.0/

KVM support on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

LED2

LED5

LED1

B

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

JP3

JP4

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

USB0

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

A

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

VGA Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

BMC Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 BMC Enable

Pins 2-3 Normal (Default)

A. VGA Enabled

B. BMC Enabled

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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Chapter 2: Installation

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to

connect the System Management Bus

(I2C) to PCI-Express slots. The default

setting is Open to disable the connec-

tion. See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

SAS Enable (X9DRFF-7 Only)

JPS1 allows the user to enable SAS sup-

port to enhance system performance.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings. The default setting is enabled.

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

A

JI2C2

B

BATTERY

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

P1-DIMMB1

JWD1

CLOSE 1st

IPMI_LAN

BIOS

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

LAN
CTRL

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

I2C to PCI-Exp

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (Default)

SAS Support Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1/2 SAS Enabled (Default)

Pins 2/3 SAS Disabled

USB0

JWP1

JBR1

JPS1

C

JSTBY1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

P2-DIMME1

A. JI2C1

B. JI2C2

C. SAS Enable

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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Failed System LED Enable

Use the jumper JFLED2 to enable Failed

System LED to indicate a system that

has failed. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

Closed to disable the jumper.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

A

SW1

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

JP4

DP1

JIPMB1

BMC
CTRL

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LED3

L-SAS4-7

SAS
CTRL

LEDS2

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

USB0

JWP1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

Failed System LED Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Open Enabled

Closed Disabled (Default)

A. Failed System

LED Enable

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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2-9 Onboard LED Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports (JLAN1/2)

on the motherboard. Each Ethernet LAN

port has two LEDs. The Yellow LED on

the right indicates connection and activ-

ity. The Link LED on the left side may be

green, amber or off to indicate the speed

of the connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs

In addition to GLAN 1/2, an IPMI Dedi-

cated LAN is also located on the I/O Con-

trol Panel. The amber LED on the right

indicates connection and activity, while

the green LED on the left indicates the

speed of the connection. See the tables

at right for more information.

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

COM1

JTPM1

CLOSE 1st

JPVR_I2C2

JPVR_I2C1

USB2

JP3

JP4

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

B

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

UID

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

BATTERY

CPU1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

A

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

OPEN 1st

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

USB0

USB1

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

LAN

JWP1

CTRL

JBT1

JBR1

LEDS2

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

L-SAS0

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1

JFLED1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

VGA1

IPMI_LAN

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

JWD1

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

Chapter 2: Installation

Link Speed LED

Rear View (when facing the
rear side of the chassis)

GLAN Activity Indicator (Right)

LED Settings

Color Status Denition

Off No Connections

Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Link

LED Settings (Left)

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection,

10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

IPMI LAN

Link Speed LED

IPMI LAN Link Speed LED (Left) &

Connection Activity LED (Right)

LED Color/State Denition

Off O ff No Connection

Activity Amber:

Blinking

Speed Green: Solid 100 Mbps

A

B

Activity LED

Activity LED

Active

A. LAN1/2 LEDs

B. IPMI LAN LEDs

FAN2

FAN1

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SAS Activity LED (X9DRFF-7 Only)

A SAS Activity LED is located at LED3 on

the motherboard. When LED3 is blinking,

SAS is active and working properly. See

the table at right for more information.

SAS Heartbeat LED (X9DRFF-7 Only)

A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at

LEDS2 on the motherboard. When

LEDS2 is green, SAS is working properly.

When LEDS2 turns red, it indicates SAS

failure. See the table at right for more

information.

LED2

LED5

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

VGA1

SW1

DP1

BUZZER

SP1

BATTERY

IPMI_LAN

BMC

BIOS

CTRL

JWD1

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

P2-DIMMH1

CPU2

CLOSE 1st

JIPMB1

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JI2C1

JI2C2

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

JP3

JP4

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

A

L-SAS3

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

USB1

JBT1

B

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

JPL1 JPG1

JPL2

JSTBY1

P2-DIMME1

USB0

JBR1

SAS Activity LED

Status

Color/State Denition

Green: Blinking SAS: Active

SAS Heartbeat LED

Status

Color/State Denition

Green SAS: Normal

Red SAS: Failed

A. SAS Activity LED

B. SAS Heartbeat LED

JWP1

JPS1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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PWR Fail/Fan Fail/OH (Overheat) LED

Connect an LED cable to LED2 to use the Power

Fail/Fan Fail/Overheat LED. When LED2 is on,

possible system overheating, fan failure or power

failure has occurred. Take immediate actions to cor-

rect the problem to ensure proper system operation.

Failed System LED (via IPMI)

A Failed System LED is located at LED5 on the

motherboard. When this LED is blinking, the system

has been shut down due to a possible system fail-

ure. Take actions to correct the problem to ensure

proper system operation. See the table at right for

more information. Also refer to Page 1-6 for details

on LED indicators.

A

B

LED2

LED5

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

JP4

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

P1-DIMMB1

JWD1

CLOSE 1st

IPMI_LAN

BIOS

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

LEDS2

JFLED1

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

JBR1

JSTBY1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

JPS1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

PWR Fail/Fan Fail/OH LED

LED Settings

Color/State Denition

Red OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail

(Solid On: Overheat,
Fast Blinking: Fan Fail
Slow Blinking: PWR Fail)

Off

System: Normal

Failed System LED (via IPMI)

LED Settings

Color/State Denition

Red:
Blinking

System: shut down due
to a system failure

A. PWR Fail/Fan Fail/OH LED

B. Failed System LED (via IPMI)

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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BMC Activity LED

A BMC Activity LED is located at DP1 on the

motherboard. When DP1 is blinking, BMC

is active. See the table at right for more

information.

Note: For information on LED1, please refer to Page 2-20.

LED2

LED5

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

JP3

JP4

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

A

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

JPVR_I2C1

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

JWD1

P1-DIMMB1

IPMI_LAN

CLOSE 1st

LAN2 LAN1

BIOS

Intel
PCH

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN
CTRL

LEDS2

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

JBR1

JSTBY1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

JPS1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

BMC Activity LED

Status

Color or State Denition

Green: Blinking BMC: Active

Off BMC Disabled,

or Failed

A. BMC LED

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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G

D

E

F

Chapter 2: Installation

SATA/SAS Ports (SAS: For X9DRFF-7 Only)

There are ten Serial_ATA ports on the motherboard.

I-SATA ports 0/1 support SATA 3.0. I-SATA ports 2-5 sup-

ports SATA 2.0 connections. In addition, L-SAS 0-3 also

supports SATA 2.0. L-SAS 0-3 can also be used for SAS

connections on the X9DRFF-7. A SAS connector (L-SAS

4-7) provides SAS suppor t on the X9DRFF-7 as well. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

Note: For more information on SATA or SAS-

RAID conguration, please refer to the Intel SATA

HostRAID or LSI MegaRAID User's Guide posted

on our Website @ http://www.supermicro.com..

LED2

LED5

COM1

JTPM1

JPVR_I2C2

USB2

LED1

JFLED2

JPB1

UID

VGA1

SW1

DP1

JIPMB1

BUZZER

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

BATTERY

CPU1

JPVR_I2C1

JP3

JP4

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2 SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

BMC
CTRL

P1-DIMMB1

JWD1

CLOSE 1st

IPMI_LAN

BIOS

X9DRFF

Rev. 1.10A

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

LAN2 LAN1

Intel
PCH

LAN
CTRL

LEDS2

LED3

SAS
CTRL

L-SAS4-7

L-SAS3

L-SAS2
L-SAS1

6-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JSD1

JFLED1

LAN
CTRL

USB1

USB0

JPL2

JPL1 JPG1

JBT1

JBR1

JPS1

JSTBY1

L-SAS0

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME1

JWP1

J

H

I

K

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

A

B

C

SATA/SAS

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

A. I-SATA0 (SATA 3.0)

B. I-SATA1 (SATA 3.0)

C. I-SATA2 (SATA 2.0)

D. I-SATA3 (SATA 2.0)

E. I-SATA4 (SATA 2.0)

F. I-SATA5 (SATA 2.0)

G. L-SAS3 (also sup-

ports SATA 2.0)

H L-SAS2 (also sup-

ports SATA 2.0)

I. L-SAS1 (also sup-

ports SATA 2.0)

J. L-SAS0 (also sup-

ports SATA 2.0)

K. L-SAS4-7

(X9DRFF-7 Only)

OPEN 1st

FAN2

FAN1

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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 no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis.

2. Make sure that the ATX 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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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 2-6 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.

When the System Becomes Unstable

A. The system becomes unstable during or after the OS installation

The system becomes unstable during or after the 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

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.

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B. The system becomes unstable before or during the OS installation

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.

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).

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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.

Battery
Lock

Battery Holder

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.

This side up

1

2

Press down until
you hear a click.

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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 or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 modules. To enhance memory

performance, 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: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will

greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install

the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the

Windows OS, security and audio drivers.

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. Refer to Section 3-3.

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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).

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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Notes

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DRFF(-7). It also pro-

vides the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens. The

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

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens, press the <Del> key while the system

is booting up.

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

screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F3>,

<F4>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main 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 informational text related to the option currently

selected in the left frame.

Note: The AMI BIOS has default informational messages built in. The

manufacturer retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these

informational 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 setup

navigation. These keys include <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow keys, etc.

Note 1: In this section, options printed in Bold are default settings.

Note 2: <F3> is used to load optimal default settings. <F4> is used to save

the settings and exit the setup utility.

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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

<Delete> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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

covery User Guide posted @http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting 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 the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential

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

or reset the system while the BIOS is being updated 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.

The AMI BIOS main menu displays the following information:

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System Date

This item displays the system date in Day MM/DD/YY format (e.g. Wed 10/12/2012).

System Time

This item displays the system time in HH:MM:SS format (e.g. 15:32:52).

Supermicro X9DRFF (-7)

Version

This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system.

Build Date

This item displays the date that the BIOS ROM was built.

Memory Information

Total Memory

This displays the amount of memory that is available 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

following submenu items.

Boot Feature

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes-

sages and the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select

Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op-

tions 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

Use this feature to set the Power-on state for the Num Lock 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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Interrupt 19 Capture

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

item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19

at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Re-try Boot

When set to Enabled, the BIOS will continuously retry to boot from the selected

boot type. The options are Disabled, Legacy Boot, and EFI Boot.

PowerConguration

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when

a non-recoverable error occurs that lasts for more than ve minutes. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

If this feature is set to Instant Off, the system will power off immediately as soon

as the user presses the power button. If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override,

the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or

longer. The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Stay 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 state before a power loss. The options are Power On, Stay Off,

and Last State.

CPUConguration

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

allows the user to congure CPU settings.

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Socket 1 CPU Information, Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed in

Socket 1 and Socket 2.

•Type of CPU

•CPU Signature

•Microcode Patch

•CPU Stepping

•Maximum CPU Speed

•Minimum CPU Speed

•Processor Cores

•Intel HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology

•Intel VT-x Technology

•Intel SMX Technology

•L1 Data Cache

•L1 Code Cache

•L2 Cache

•L3 Cache

CPU Speed

This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in the Socket selected.

64-bit

This item indicates if 64-bit technology is supported by the CPU installed in the
Socket selected.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to moni-

tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the

components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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RTID (Record Types IDs)

This feature displays the total number of Record Type IDs for local and remote

pools. The options are Optimal and Alternate.

Hyper-threading

Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per-

formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's second core and above. (Please refer to Intel's

website for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2, 4, and 6.

Limit CPUID Maximum

This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function

to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended

CPUID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS).

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

Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit 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 codes

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web sites for more information.)

Intel® AES-NI

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

tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

MLC Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the MLC (mid-level cache) streamer prefetcher will prefetch

streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve

CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MLC Spatial Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If this feature is set to Disabled, The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes.

If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as

comprised. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unit (DCU) prefetch of L1 data to speed

up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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DCU IP Prefetcher

Select Enabled for DCU (Data Cache Unit) IP Prefetcher support, which will prefetch

IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Select Enabled to suppor t Intel Virtualization Technology, which will allow one

platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti-

tions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and

restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s

website for detailed information.)

 CPUPowerManagementConguration

This submenu allows the user to congure the following CPU Power Management

settings.

Power Technology

Select Energy Efciency to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to cus-

tomize system power settings. Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings.
The options are Disabled, EnergyEfcient, and Custom. If the option is set to

Custom, the following items will display:

EIST (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to au-

tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power

consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Turbo Mode (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom
and EIST is enabled)

This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in

specic conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C1E Support (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per-

formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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CPU C3 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled 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 Enabled and Disabled.

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

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State (ACPI C3) to

the operating system. During the CPU C6 State, the power to all cache is

turned off. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU C7 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State (ACPI C3) to

the operating system. CPU C7 State is a processor-specic low C-State.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Package C-State limit (Available when Power Technology is set to

Custom)

This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C-State package register.

The options are C0, C2, C6, and No Limit.

Energy Performance Bias

Use this feature to select an appropriate fan setting to achieve maximum system

performance (with maximum cooling) or maximum energy efciency with maxi-

mum power saving). The fan speeds are controlled by the rmware management

via IPMI 2.0. The options are Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced

Energy, and Energy Efcient.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit (in watts) set by the manufacturer during which

long duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit (in watts) set by the user during which long

duration power is maintained. The default setting is 0.

Factory Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time (in seconds) set by the manufacturer during

which long duration power is maintained.

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Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time (in seconds) during which long duration

power is maintained. The default setting is 0.

Recommended Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the short duration power settings (in watts) recommended by

the manufacturer.

Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the time period during which short duration power (in watts)

is maintained. The default setting is 0.

ChipsetConguration

North Bridge

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

IntegratedIOConguration

Intel® VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O
VT-d 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 Enabled and

Disabled.

Intel® I/OAT

Select Enabled to enable Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology), which sig-

nicantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements

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

Enabled.

DCA Support

When set to Enabled, this feature uses Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access)

Technology to improve data transfer efciency. The default setting is Enabled.

MMCFG BASE

This feature determines the lowest base address that can be assigned to PCI

devices. The lower the address, the less system memory is available (for 32-bit

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OS). The higher the address, the less resources are allocated to PCI devices.

The options are 0x80000000, 0xA0000000, and 0xC0000000.

IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for the PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes will be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU 1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Slot 1. Select GEN2 to

enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Slot 1. Select GEN3 to enable PCI-Exp

Generation 3 support for Slot 1. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and GEN3.

IIO 2 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for the PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes will be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU 2 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Slot 1. Select GEN2 to

enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Slot 1. Select GEN3 to enable PCI-Exp

Generation 3 support for Slot 1. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and GEN3.

QPIConguration

Current QPI Link Speed

This item displays the current status of the QPI Link.

Current QPI Link Frequency

This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link.

Isoc

Select Enabled to enable Isochronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service)

requirements. This feature is especially important for virtualization technology.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Link Speed Mode

Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections. The

options are Fast and Slow.

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QPI Link Frequency Select

Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency. The options are Auto, 6.4

GT/s, 7.2 GT/s, and 8.0 GT/s.

DIMMConguration

This section displays the following DIMM information.

Current Memory Mode

This item displays the current memory mode.

Current Memory Speed

This item displays the current memory speed.

Mirroring

This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard. Memory

mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance

data security.

Sparing

This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard. Memory

sparing enhances system performance.

DIMM Information

The status of the memory modules is displayed as detected by the BIOS.

Memory Mode

When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system.

When Mirroring 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. The

options are Independent, Mirroring, and Lockstep.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL (Running Average Power Limit) provides mechanisms to enforce power

consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL

MODE0, DRAM RAPL MODE1, and Disabled.

DDR Speed

Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other

than what is specied by the manufacturer. The options are Auto, Force DDR3-

800, Force DDR3-1066, Force DDR3-1333, Force DDR3-1600 and Force SPD.

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Channel Interleaving

This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods. The options

are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3, Way, and 4 Way.

Rank Interleaving

This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method. The

options are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 4, Way, and 8 Way.

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 Enabled, the IO 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 IO hub

will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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 Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing

for ECC memory correction. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Data Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to ensure data security and integrity.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Tagging

Select Enabled to support device tagging. The options are Disabled and En-

abled.

Thermal Throttling

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces-

sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states. The options are

Disabled and CLTT (Closed Loop Thermal Throttling).

SouthBridgeConguration

This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the Intel PCH chip.

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PCH Information

This feature displays the following PCH information.

Name: This item displays the name of the PCH chip.

Stepping: This item displays the PCH stepping.

USB Devices: This item displays the USB devices detected by the BIOS.

All USB Devices

This feature enables all USB ports/devices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

EHCI Controller 1, EHCI Controller 2 (Available when All USB Devices is set
to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) Controller 1

or Controller 2. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support (Available when USB Functions is not Disabled)

Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable legacy sup-

port if USB devices are not present. Select Disabled to have USB devices available

for EFI (Extensive Firmware Interface) applications only. The settings are Disabled,

Enabled and Auto.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Select Enabled to enable I/O port 60h/64h emulation support for the legacy USB

keyboard so that it can be fully supported by the operating systems that does not

recognize a USB device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

EHCI Hand-Off

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

Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI ownership change will be claimed

by the EHCI driver. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SATAConguration

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

of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items.

SATA Port0~SATA Port5: The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port

as detected by the BIOS.

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SATA Mode

Use this feature to congure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. The options are

Disabled, IDE Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode. The following are displayed

depending on your selection:

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial-ATA (SATA) Controller 0~1

Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller, and set the

compatibility mode. The options are Disabled, Enhanced, and Compatible.

The default for SATA Controller 0 is Compatible. The default of SATA Con-

troller 1 is Enhanced.

AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.

Aggressive Link Power Management

When Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of

the SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode during

extended periods of I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active state

when I/O activity resumes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will

allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting

down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Staggered Spin Up

Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive

power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

SATA RAID Option ROM/UEFI Driver

Use this feature to enable the onboard SATA Option ROM or EFI driver. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for the particular port. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration

Launch Storage Add-on Card OpROM Priority

Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are multiple

Option ROMs available in the system. The options are UEFI only and Legacy only.

PCI Latency Timer

Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus.

Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96,

128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.

PERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus

Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus

Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Maximum Payload

Select Auto to allow 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 and 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

Maximum Read Request

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read

Request size 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

This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management (ASPM)

level for a PCI-E device. Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically

set the ASPM level for the system. Select Disabled to disable ASPM support. The

options are Disabled, and Auto.

Warning: Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI-E devices to fail!

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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.

CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a de-

vice installed on the slot specied above. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU2 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a de-

vice installed on the slot specied above. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network

device. Select PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) to use an PXE Option ROM

to boot the computer using a network device. The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM, Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROM. This is to boot

the computer using a network device. The default setting for LAN1 Option ROM is

Enabled, and the default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled.

Load Onboard SAS OPROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard SAS Option ROM. This is to boot the com-

puter using a SAS device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

VGA Priority

This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary

boot device. The options are Onboard, and Offboard.

Network Stack

Select Enabled enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Unied

Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

IPv4 PXE Support (Available when Network Stack is set to Enabled)

Set this item to Enabled to activate IPv4 PXE Support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

IPv6 PXE Support (Available when Network Stack is set to Enabled)

Set this item to Enabled to activate IPv6 PXE Support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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SuperIOConguration

Super IO Chip: This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard.

COM1Conguration

Serial Port

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

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1.

Change Settings

This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 1. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any

system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port becomes

unavailable. The options are Auto, IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, IO=2F8h;

IRQ=3, IO=3E8h; IRQ=5, IO=2E8h; IRQ=7, IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,

12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specied. The options

are Normal and High Speed.

SOLConguration

SOL Serial Port

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

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2.

SOL Change Settings

This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any

system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port becomes

unavailable. The options are Auto, IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, IO=2F8h;

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IRQ=3, IO=3E8h; IRQ=5, IO=2E8h; IRQ=7, IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,

12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

SOL Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specied. The options

are Normal and High Speed.

Serial Port Console Redirection

COM 1, SOL

These two submenus allow the user to congure the following Console Redirection

settings for a COM Port specied by the user.

COM1, SOL Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.

The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default setting for COM1 is Disabled,

and for SOL is Enabled.

Console Redirection Settings

This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data

with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con-

sole Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to

add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Char-

acter Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters

into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.

Bits Per second

Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console

Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the

client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy

lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The

options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits.

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Parity

A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission

errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits

in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with

the data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your

data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark and Space.

Stop Bits

A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard

serial data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The

options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection to

prevent data loss caused by buffer overow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop send-

ing data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending

data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None and Hardware

RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100

terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text

messages to a remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Resolution 100x31

Select Enabled for extended-terminal resolution support. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console

Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and 80x25.

Putty KeyPad

This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a

terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX,

XTERMR6, SCO, ESCN, and VT400.

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Redirection After BIOS Post

Use this feature to enable or disable legacy console redirection after BIOS POST.

When set to Bootloader, legacy console redirection is disabled before booting

the OS. When set to Always Enable, legacy console redirection remains enabled

when booting the OS. The options are Always Enable and Bootloader.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management
Services (EMS)

The submenu allows the user to congure Console Redirection settings to support

Out-of-Band Serial Port management.

EMS Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings (for EMS)

This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange

data with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.

Out-of-Band Management Port

The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server. The options

are COM1 and SOL.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con-

sole Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set. Select VT100+

to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII

character set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters

into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.

Bits Per Second

This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec-

tion. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client

computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines.

The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

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Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection to

prevent data loss caused by buffer overow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop send-

ing data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending

data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None, Hardware RTS/

CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits

The setting for each of these items is displayed.

ACPI Settings

Use this feature to congure Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

ACPI Sleep State

Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode. Select

S1 (CPU Stop Clock) to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions.

Power to the CPU(s) and RAM is maintained, but RAM is refreshed. Select Sus-

pend Disabled to use power-reduced mode. Power will only be supplied to limited

components (such as RAMs) to maintain the most critical functions of the system.

The options are S1 (CPU Stop Clock), and Suspend Disabled.

NUMA (NON-Uniform Memory Access)

This feature enables the Non-Uniform Memory Access ACPI support. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

High Precision Event 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, 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.

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Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is detected
by the BIOS)

Conguration

TPM Support

Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to

enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

TPM State

Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and

network security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Pending Operation

Use this item to schedule an operation for the security device. The options are

None, Enable Take Ownership, Disable Take Ownership, and TPM Clear.

Note: During restart, the computer will reboot in order to execute the pend-

ing operation and change the state of the security device.

Current Status Information: This item displays the information regarding the

current TPM status.

TPM Enable Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently

enabled or disabled.

TPM Active Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac-

tive or deactivated.

TPM Owner Status

This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.

IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Hardware Support

This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel

Trusted Execution Technology.

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CPU: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Chipset: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

This feature displays the following TXT conguration setting.

TXT (LT-SX) Support: This item indicates if the Intel TXT support is enabled

or disabled. The default setting is Disabled.

Note: Be sure to format your TPM module before enabling TXT (LT-SX)

support for this feature to work properly.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Dependencies

For Trusted Execution Technology to work properly in the system, be sure to

enable the features displayed below.

VT-d Support: Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I/O support

VT Support: Intel Virtualization Technology support

TPM Support: Trusted Platform support

TPM State: Trusted Platform state

ME Subsystem

This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Conguration settings.

•ME BIOS Interface Version

•ME Version

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4-4 Event Logs

Use this feature to congure Event Log settings.

Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

This feature allows the user to congure SMBIOS Event settings.

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Enabling/Disabling Options

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.

Memory Correctable Error Threshold

This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory

errors. The default setting is 10.

PCI Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support error event logging for PCI slots. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Log, which

is completed before an event logging is initialized upon system reboot. The options

are No, Yes, next reset, and Yes, every reset.

When Log is Full

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex-

ceed the limit when the SMBIOS 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 allows the user to decide 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.

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.

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

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4-5 IPMI

Use this feature to congure Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

settings.

IPMI Firmware Revision

This item indicates the IPMI rmware revision used in your system.

IPMI Status

This item indicates the status of the IPMI rmware installed in your system.

System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

Select Yes, On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot.

Select Yes, On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot.

Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot. The options are

No, Yes, On next reset, and Yes, On every reset.

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When SEL is Full

This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system

event log is full. Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the

system event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

BMCNetworkConguration

LAN Channel 1: This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the

LAN1 Port.

UpdateIPMILANConguration

This feature allows the BIOS to implement any IP/MAC address changes at the next

system boot. If the option is set to Yes, any changes made to the settings below will

take effect when the system is rebooted. The options are No and Yes.

CongurationAddressSource

This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer.

If Static is selected, you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter

it to the system manually in the eld. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a

DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server in the network that it is attached

to and request the next available IP address for this computer. The options for are

DHCP and Static. The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if

DHCP is selected, or can be congured manually if Static is selected.

Station IP Address

This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal

and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

Subnet Mask

This item displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The value of each

three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Station MAC Address

This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. Mac addresses are

6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers.

Gateway IP Address

This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in

decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

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4-6 Boot

This submenu allows the user to congure the following boot settings for the

system.

Set Boot Priority

1st Boot Device, 2nd Boot Device, 3rd Boot Device, etc.

Use these items to specify the sequence of boot device priority.



Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority

list.

Delete Boot Option

Select the desired boot device to delete.

Network Devices, USB Device BBS Priorities, Hard Disk Drives

The above options appear when detected by the BIOS. Use these options to set the

order of the legacy network, USB, and Hard Disk Drive devices detected.

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4-7 Security

This menu allows the user to congure the following security settings for the

system.

Password Check

Use this feature to determine when a password entry is required. Select Setup to

require the password only when entering setup. Select Always to require the pass-

word when entering setup and on each boot. The options are Setup and Always.

Administrator Password

Use this feature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the

BIOS setup utility. The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 20

characters long.

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4-8 Save & Exit

This submenu allows the user to congure the Save and Exit settings for the

system.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes

and Exit, and press <Enter>. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want

to exit the BIOS setup without saving, select Yes to quit BIOS without saving the

changes, or select No to quit the BIOS and save changes.

Save Changes and Reset

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option to

save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system conguration

settings can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit, and press <Enter>. When

the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without sav-

ing, select Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes, or select No to quit the

BIOS and save changes.

Save Options

Save Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to save all changes you've done so far and

return to the AMI BIOS utility Program. When the dialog box appears, asking you

if you want to save conguration, select Yes to save the changes, or select No to

return to the BIOS without making changes.

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Discard Changes

Select this feature and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

BIOS setup. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to load previ-

ous values, select Yes to load the values previous saved, or select No to keep the

changes you've made so far.

Restore Optimized Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the optimized default settings that

help optimize system performance. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you

want to load optimized defaults, select Yes to load the optimized default settings,

or select No to abandon optimized defaults.

Save as User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to save the current settings as the user's

defaults. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to save values as

user's defaults, click Yes to save the current values as user's default settings, or

click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user's defaults.

Restore User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the user's defaults previously saved in

the system. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to restore user's

defaults, select Yes to restore the user's defaults previously saved in the system,

or select No to abandon the user's defaults that were previously saved.

Boot Override

This feature allows the user to override the Boot Option Priorities setting in the Boot

menu, and instead immediately boot the system with one of the listed devices. This

is a one-time override.

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