Supermicro X9SCA-F Manual

X9SCi-LN4

X9SCi-LN4F

X9SCA

X9SCA-F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1b

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com.

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

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

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

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

Manual Revision 1.1b Release Date: May 4, 2016

Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.

Copyright © 2016 by Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

Preface

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F supports a single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in an LGA 1155 socket. With the Intel® C204 chipset built in, the X9SCi-LN4/ X9SCA series motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance and storage capability for next generation high end server platforms* in a sleek package. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor and memory support updates. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians.

*The X9SCi-LN4 series motherboard supports 1U server platforms, and the X9SCA supports 3U/4U platforms.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard, and provides detailed information on the Intel C204 chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions. Appendix C contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual:

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

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury

Warning: Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss.

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

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

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Contacting Supermicro

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters
Address:	Super Micro Computer, Inc.
	980 Rock Ave.
	San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail] (General Information)
	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site:	www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address:	Super Micro Computer B.V.
	Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
	's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail] (General Information)
	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
	[e-mail] (Customer Support)
Web Site:	www.supermicro.nl
Asia-Pacific
Address:	Super Micro Computer, Inc.
	3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
	Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
	Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail]
Web Site:	www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard................................................................................................	iii
Manual Organization......................................................................................................	iii
Conventions Used in the Manual:..................................................................................	iv
Contacting Supermicro...................................................................................................	v

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1	Overview..........................................................................................................	1-1
	Checklist..........................................................................................................	1-1
	Motherboard Features.....................................................................................	1-8
1-2	Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................	1-11
	Intel C204 Chipset Features...........................................................................	1-11
1-3	Special Features............................................................................................	1-12
	Recovery from AC Power Loss.....................................................................	1-12
1-4	PC Health Monitoring....................................................................................	1-12
	Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ...................................................	1-12
	Environmental Temperature Control..............................................................	1-12
	System Resource Alert..................................................................................	1-12
1-5	ACPI Features...............................................................................................	1-13
	Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator............................................	1-13
1-6	Power Supply.................................................................................................	1-13
1-7	Super I/O.......................................................................................................	1-14
1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller............................................		1-14

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1	Static-Sensitive Devices..................................................................................	2-1
	Precautions......................................................................................................	2-1
	Unpacking........................................................................................................	2-1
2-2	Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................	2-2
	Installing the LGA1155 Processor ..................................................................	2-2
	Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink..................................................................	2-5
	Removing the Heatsink...................................................................................	2-6
	Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink............................................................	2-7
	Removing the Heatsink...................................................................................	2-9
2-3	Installing DDR3 Memory................................................................................	2-10
	DIMM Installation...........................................................................................	2-10
	Removing Memory Modules..........................................................................	2-10
	Memory Support.............................................................................................	2-11

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	Memory Population Guidelines.......................................................................	2-11
2-4	Motherboard Installation................................................................................	2-13
	Tools Needed.................................................................................................	2-13
	Location of Mounting Holes...........................................................................	2-13
	Installing the Motherboard.............................................................................	2-14
2-5	Connectors/IO Ports......................................................................................	2-15
	Motherboard I/O Backpanel...........................................................................	2-15
	ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports.............................................................	2-16
	Universal Serial Bus (USB)......................................................................	2-17
	Ethernet Ports...........................................................................................	2-18
	Serial Ports...............................................................................................	2-19
	Video Connector.......................................................................................	2-20
	Front Control Panel.......................................................................................	2-21
	Front Control Panel Pin Definitions...............................................................	2-22
	Power LED ...............................................................................................	2-22
	HDD LED..................................................................................................	2-22
	Power Fail LED.........................................................................................	2-22
	NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2)..........................................................................	2-23
	Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail / UID LED...........................................................	2-23
	Reset Button ............................................................................................	2-24
	Power Button ...........................................................................................	2-24
2-6	Connecting Cables........................................................................................	2-25
	ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors ..............................................	2-25
	Fan Headers (FAN1~4, FANA).................................................................	2-26
	Chassis Intrusion (JL1).............................................................................	2-26
	Internal Buzzer (SPKR1)..........................................................................	2-27
	Speaker (JSPK)........................................................................................	2-27
	Onboard Power LED (JLED1)..................................................................	2-28
	Power Supply I2C (JPI2C).........................................................................	2-28
	T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers (T-SGPIO).........................................................................	2-29
	TPM Header (JTPM).................................................................................	2-29
	DOM PWR Connector (JWF1)..................................................................	2-30
	Wake-On-LAN (JWOL).............................................................................	2-30
	NIC3/NIC4 (NIC LED3/LED4)...................................................................	2-31
	Unit ID Switch...........................................................................................	2-31
2-7	Jumper Settings.............................................................................................	2-32
	Explanation of Jumpers.................................................................................	2-32
	LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1~4)..........................................................	2-32

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	CMOS Clear (JBT1)..................................................................................	2-33
	PCI Slot SMB Enable (JI2C1/JI2C2)..........................................................	2-33
	VGA Enable (JPG1)..................................................................................	2-34
	Watch Dog Enable (JWD).........................................................................	2-34
	USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1)..........................................................................	2-35
	BMC Enable (JPB)....................................................................................	2-35
2-8	Onboard Indicators........................................................................................	2-36
	LAN Port LEDs.........................................................................................	2-36
	IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ......................................................................	2-36
	Onboard Power LED (LE2).......................................................................	2-37
	Unsupported Memory LED (LE3).............................................................	2-37
	Onboard Standby Power LED (LE4)........................................................	2-37
	Rear UID LED (LE5).................................................................................	2-38
	IPMI Heartbeat LED (LE7)........................................................................	2-38
2-9	SATA Connections.........................................................................................	2-39
	SATA Connections....................................................................................	2-39
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1	Troubleshooting Procedures............................................................................	3-1
	Before Power On.............................................................................................	3-1
	No Power.........................................................................................................	3-1
	No Video..........................................................................................................	3-2
	Memory Errors ................................................................................................	3-2
	Losing the System’s Setup Configuration.......................................................	3-2
3-2	Technical Support Procedures.........................................................................	3-3
3-3	Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................	3-4
3-4 Battery Removal and Installation.....................................................................		3-6
	Battery Removal..............................................................................................	3-6
	Proper Battery Disposal...................................................................................	3-6
	Battery Installation...........................................................................................	3-6
3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................		3-7
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1	Introduction......................................................................................................	4-1
	Starting BIOS Setup Utility..............................................................................	4-1
	How To Change the Configuration Data..........................................................	4-1
	How to Start the Setup Utility..........................................................................	4-2
4-2	Main Setup.......................................................................................................	4-2
	System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:.......	4-3
	System Time/System Date ........................................................................	4-3

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Processor....................................................................................................	4-3
System Memory .........................................................................................	4-3
4-3 Advanced Setup Configurations......................................................................	4-4
BOOT Feature...............................................................................................	4-4
Quiet Boot...................................................................................................	4-4
AddOn ROM Display Mode........................................................................	4-4
Bootup Num-Lock.......................................................................................	4-4
Wait For 'F1' If Error...................................................................................	4-4
Interrupt 19 Capture....................................................................................	4-4
Watch Dog Function...................................................................................	4-5
Power Button Function...............................................................................	4-5
Restore on AC Power Loss........................................................................	4-5
Deep Sx......................................................................................................	4-5
Processor & Clock Options...........................................................................	4-5
Clock Spread Spectrum..............................................................................	4-5
Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)..................	4-5
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)...	4-6
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU). 4-6
Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and
the CPU).....................................................................................................	4-6
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology...........................................................	4-6
Active Processor Cores..............................................................................	4-6
Power Technology.......................................................................................	4-6
EIST............................................................................................................	4-6
P-STATE Coordination................................................................................	4-6
CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report...............................................................	4-7
C-State package limit setting......................................................................	4-7
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (Available if Intel® EIST technology is
Enabled)......................................................................................................	4-7
Turbo Mode.................................................................................................	4-7
Chipset Configuration...................................................................................	4-7
CPU Bridge Configuration........................................................................	4-7
Memory Frequency.....................................................................................	4-7
Integrated IO Configuration......................................................................	4-7
VT-d.............................................................................................................	4-8
Active State Power Management...............................................................	4-8
PCIE Maximum Payload Size.....................................................................	4-8

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PCI Express Port........................................................................................	4-8
PEG Force Gen1........................................................................................	4-8
Detect Non-Compliant Device.....................................................................	4-8
South Bridge Configuration......................................................................	4-8
USB Functionst...........................................................................................	4-8
Legacy USB Support..................................................................................	4-9
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off..................................................................................	4-9
IDE/SATA Configuration................................................................................	4-9
SATA Mode.................................................................................................	4-9
IDE Mode....................................................................................................	4-9
Serial-ATA Controller 0~1...........................................................................	4-9
SATA Port0~Port5.......................................................................................	4-9
AHCI Mode.................................................................................................	4-9
Aggressive Link Power Management.........................................................	4-9
SATA Port0~Port5.....................................................................................	4-10
Staggered Spin Up...................................................................................	4-10
External SATA Port...................................................................................	4-10
Hot Plug....................................................................................................	4-10
RAID Mode...............................................................................................	4-10
SATA Port0~Port5.....................................................................................	4-10
Hot Plug....................................................................................................	4-10
PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration ......................................................................	4-10
PCI ROM Priority......................................................................................	4-10
PCI Latency Timer....................................................................................	4-10
SR-IOV Support.........................................................................................	4-11
PCI-E Slot 4, 5, 6, & 7 OPROM................................................................	4-11
Onboard LAN Option ROM Select.............................................................	4-11
Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM.....	4-11
Super IO Device Configuration ...................................................................	4-11
Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2.......................................................................	4-11
Serial Port1 Settings/ Serial Port2 Settings...............................................	4-11
Remote Access Configuration ....................................................................	4-11
Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................	4-12
Fan Speed Control Mode.........................................................................	4-12
CPU Temperature Display Mode..............................................................	4-13
Fan1 ~ Fan4, FanA Reading....................................................................	4-13
12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, -12V, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT..........................	4-13
ACPI Configuration.....................................................................................	4-14
High Precision Event Timers....................................................................	4-14

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	NUMA Support..........................................................................................	4-14
	WHEA Support..........................................................................................	4-14
4-4	Event Logs.....................................................................................................	4-14
	Smbios Event Log.....................................................................................	4-14
	Erase Event Log.......................................................................................	4-14
	When Log is Full.......................................................................................	4-14
	MECI.........................................................................................................	4-15
	METW.......................................................................................................	4-15
4-5 IPMI Configuration (X9SCi-LN4F, X9SCA-F Only)........................................		4-15
	BMC Support............................................................................................	4-15
	Wait For BMC...........................................................................................	4-15
	BMC Self Test Log.................................................................................	4-16
	System Event Log..................................................................................	4-16
	When SEL Full..........................................................................................	4-16
	Log EFI Status Codes..............................................................................	4-16
	View FRU Information............................................................................	4-16
	BMC Network Configuration...................................................................	4-17
	Configuration Source................................................................................	4-17
4-6	Boot Settings.................................................................................................	4-18
	Boot Options Priority..............................................................................	4-18
	Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc...............................	4-18
	Delete Boot Option................................................................................	4-18
	Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc...............................	4-18
4-7	Security Settings............................................................................................	4-19
	Administrator Password ...........................................................................	4-19
	User Password:.........................................................................................	4-19
	Boot Sector Virus Protection.....................................................................	4-19
4-8	Exit Options...................................................................................................	4-20
	Save Changes and Exit............................................................................	4-20
	Discard Changes and Exit .......................................................................	4-20
	Discard Changes......................................................................................	4-20
	Restore Defaults.......................................................................................	4-20
	Save As User Defaults..............................................................................	4-21
	Restore User Defaults..............................................................................	4-21
	Boot Override............................................................................................	4-21

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Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1	Installing Drivers..............................................................................................	B-1
B-2	Configuring SuperDoctor® III..........................................................................	B-2

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

An Overview to the UEFI BIOS..................................................................................	C-1
How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block)...............................	C-1
To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached Device.............................	C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

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

The following items are included in the retail box:

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•

•

•

•

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Six (6) SATA cables

One (1) I/O shield

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's Manual

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X9SCA Series 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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X9SCi-LN4 Series Motherboard Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout (X9SCA Series)

Important Notes to the User

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

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

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

•When LE2 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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Motherboard Layout (X9SCi-LN4 Series)

Important Notes to the User

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

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

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

•When LE2 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F Quick Reference

IPMILAN

LE7	LE5	LAN2	LAN1	COM1	VGA	USB	KB
		LAN4	LAN3			0/1	Mouse

JPB	SLOT2		SLOT4 SLOT5
	SLOT1	SLOT3	JI2C2
				SW1		FAN4		JPUSB1
				JPL4	JPL3	JPL2	JPL1	JPW2
				SLOT6				JPW1

JPG1

JWOL

	USB 12/13		JI2C1						DIMM1A
	USB 4/5		B1						DIMM2A
									DIMM1B
	USB 2/3					CPU
		JBT1							DIMM2B
	SATA 5								JF1
	SATA 3	SATA 4							JPI2C
		SATA 2
	SATA 1 (3.0)
	COM2		SATA 0 (3.0)
	JWF1 LE4 LE3 LE2				JTPM		FAN 2	JSPK	FAN 1
	FAN A	T-SGPIO1	T-SGPIO2 JL1
				NIC LED3	NIC LED4	JLED FAN 3	SPKR1		JWD

X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F Jumpers

Jumper	Description	Default
JBT1	CMOS Clear	(See Chpt. 2)
JI2C1/JI2C2	SMB to PCI Slots	(See Chpt. 2)
JPB	BMC Enable (X9SCi-LN4F, X9SCA-F Only)	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1	Onboard VGA Enable	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2	LAN1/LAN2 Enable	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL3/JPL4	LAN3/LAN4 Enable (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F only)	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1	Backpanel USB 0/1 Wake-Up Enable	Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD	Watch Dog Timer Enable	Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F LED Indicators

LED	Description	Color/State	Status
LE2	Onboard Power On LED	Green: Solid on	System On
LE3	Unsupported Memory Installed Indicator	Yellow: Blinking	Unsupported Memory
LE4	Onboard Standby PWR LED	Green: Solid On	Standy Power On
LE5	UID (Unit ID) LED	Blue: Solid On	UID: On
LE7	IPMI Heartbeat (X9SCi-LN4F, X9SCA-F Only)	Green: Blinking	IPMI Normal

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X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F Headers/Connectors
Connector	Description
B1	Onboard Battery
COM1, COM2	COM1 Backpanel Serial Port, COM2 Serial Port Header
BIOS	SPI BIOS
Fans 1~4, Fan A	System/CPU Fan Headers
JF1	Front Panel Control Header
JL1	Chassis Intrusion Header
JLED1	Power LED Indicator Header
JPW1	24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)
JPW2	+12V 8-pin CPU power Connector (Required)
KB, Mouse	Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
LAN1/LAN2/LAN3/LAN4	Gigabit (RJ45) Ports (LAN3/LAN4 is supported on the X9SCi-LN4 only)
IPMI LAN	IPMI LAN (X9SCA-F/X8SCi-LN4F models only)
SATA 0/1	Serial ATA 3.0 Ports 0/1 (6Mb/s)
SATA 2~5	Serial ATA 2.0 Ports 2~5 (3Mb/s)
JPI2C	PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus
JSPK	Speaker Header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External)
JTPM	Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header
JWF1	SATA DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector
JWOL	Wake On LAN Header
SPKR1	Internal Speaker/Buzzer
T-SGPIO-1/2	Serial Link General Purpose I/O 1/2 Headers (5V Gen1/Gen 2)
USB0/1	Backpanel USB 0/1
USB2/3, USB4/5,	Front Accessible USB Connections (via 3 Headers)
USB 12/13
VGA	Onboard Video Port
NIC LED3, NIC LED4	LED Headers for LAN3 and LAN4 (X9SCi-LN4 Only)
DIMM 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B	1066/1333 DDR3 DIMM Slots (ECC, Unbuffered type is required)
SW1	Unit ID Switch to turn on UID LED (LE5)
Slot 1~3	33MHz PCI Slots (Slot 2/3 are not available on the X9SCi series)
Slot 4~5	PCI-Express Slots x4 in x8 (Not available on the X9SCi series)
Slot 6	PCI-Express Slot x16

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Motherboard Features
CPU	Single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 series, 2nd generation Intel
	Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in an LGA 1155
	socket
Memory	Four (4) SDRAM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuf-
	fered, ECC 1333/1066 memory
	Supports dual-channel memory bus
	DIMM sizes
	UDIMM	1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB, and 8GB
Chipset	Intel® C204 Standard
Expansion Slots	X9SCA/X9SCA-F Only

		Three (3) 33MHz PCI Slots
		Two (2) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slots
		One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot
		X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only
		One (1) 33MHz PCI Slot
		One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot
Integrated Graphics		Matrox® G200eW
Network Connections		Two (2) Intel 82574L (Four for the X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F)
		Two (2) RJ-45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and
		Activity LEDs, Four (4) for the X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F
		Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2.0 LAN
		(X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F Only)
I/O Devices		SATA Connections
		SATA 3.0 Ports		Two (2) (I-SATA 0/1)
				RAID 0, 1 Support
		SATA 2.0 Ports		Four (4) (I-SATA 2~5)
				RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
		Integrated IPMI 2.0
		IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC
		(X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F Only)
		USB Devices
		Two (2) USB ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1)
		Six (6) USB header connectors for front access (USB 2/3,
		USB 4/5, USB 12/13)

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	Keyboard/Mouse
	PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backpanel
	Serial (COM) Ports
	Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections: one 9-pin RS-232
	port (Backplane COM1 port) and one header (FP COM2)
	Super I/O
	Winbond Super I/O NCT6776F
BIOS	64 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS
	Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0,
	USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5
Power Configuration	ACPI/ACPM Power Management
	Main Switch Override Mechanism
	Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off
	Internal/External Modem Ring-On
	Power-on mode for AC power recovery
PC Health Monitoring	CPU Monitoring
	Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +5V, +/-
	12V, +3.3V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, VCORE for CPU
	CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator
	CPU/System overheat LED and control
	CPU Thermal Trip support
	Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
	Fan Control
	Fan status monitoring with firmware 4-pin (Pulse Width
	Modulation) fan speed control
	Low noise fan speed control
System Management	PECI (Platform Environment Configuration Interface) 2.0
	support
	System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III
	SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI
	Chassis Intrusion header and detection
CD Utilities	BIOS flash upgrade utility
	Drivers and software for Intel® C204 chipset utilities
Other	ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)
Dimensions	ATX form factor (12" x 9.6")

Note: For IPMI Configuration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

IPMI Configuration User's Guide available at http://www.supermicro.com/ support/manuals/.

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X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F Block Diagram

BLOCK DIAGRAM	RoHS 6/6

(SLOT6)

PCIe2.0_x16

PCIe x16 SLOT

5.0Gb

(SLOT5)

PCIe2.0_x4

PCIe x8 SLOT (X9SCA/-F only)

5.0Gb

SVID

VRM 12

MISC VRs

P28-29

PCIe_x4

5.0Gbps

PCIe x8 SLOT

(X9SCA/-F only)

PCI32

PCI 32 SLOT

PCI32

PCI 32 SLOT

(X9SCA/-F only)

PCI32

PCI 32 SLOT

(X9SCA/-F only)

SATA-II

300MB/s

4 SATA PORTS

SATA-III

600MB/s

2 SATA PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

8 USB PORTS

LPC

TPM1.2 Header

SPI

FLASH

SPI 32Mb

COM1,2

P/S2

HEALTH

INFO

DDR3 (CHA)

P9-10

DIMM1

1333/1066MHz

DIMM2(Far)

4 UDIMM

Sandy Bridge

P11-12

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1

1333/1066MHz

DIMM2(Far)

x4 DMI II 5.0Gb

PCIe_x1

P13-16

GLAN1

RJ45

2.5Gbps

82574L

PCIe_x1

GLAN2

RJ45

2.5Gbps

82574

Cougar Point

PCIe_x1

(C204 / C206)

GLAN3

RJ45

PCH

2.5Gbps

82574L

(X9SCI-LN4 only)

PCIe_x1

GLAN4

RJ45

2.5Gbps

82574L

(X9SCI-LN4 only)

PCI32

HERMON WPCM450

LPC

WINBOND

RMII

RTL8201

VGA

LPC

PHY

PORT

RJ45

(X9SCA-F only)

NCT6776F

LPC I/O

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 specifications of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series motherboard supports a single Intel® Xeon E3-

1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in an LGA 1155 socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the C204 chipset, the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance and storage capability for Bromolow server platforms in a sleek package.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel C204 chipset supports high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous communication, providing up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data transfer rate on each read/write direction. In addition, the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series motherboard also features the TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software/hardware lock and perform tasks, including ECC Error Reporting, Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel C204 Chipset Features

•Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)

•Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

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

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

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

•SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

•Two (2) SATA 3.0 ports (up to 6G/s)

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU Vcore, NIC Vcore, BMC Vcore, AUX Vcore, Standby ME Vcore, 12V Scale, 1.5V, 3.3V Vcc(V), 3.3VSB, and Battery Voltage. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once the thermal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high.

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

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when the system is used with SuperDoctor® III in the

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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 also configure SuperDoctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will "wake up", and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates.

This motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning: 1. To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and a 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the 8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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2. To provide adequate power to SATA devices, please connect the SATA DOM PWR connector (JWF1) to the power supply.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics cores, Virtual Media, and Keyboard/ Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. With blade-oriented Super I/O capability built in, the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy-reduced server platforms.

The WPCM450R interfaces with a host system via PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/mouse/ virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions. The WPCM450R is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module.

The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces, fan control, and Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses.

Note: For more information on IPMI configuration, please refer to the Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro. com/support/manuals/.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

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

Important:

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

•If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certified multidirectional 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 LGA1155 Processor

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

Load Plate

Load Lever

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

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

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

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

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

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

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

CPU properly installed

Load lever locked

into place

Warning: You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction. Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check that the CPU is aligned properly.

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