Supermicro X9SCI, X9SCA User Manual

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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: June 2, 2011

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Preface

Thi s m a n u a l i s w r i t ten f o r s y s t e m i n t egrator s , P C t e c h n i cians a n d

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® proces-

sor 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

Preface

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

board, and provides detailed information on the Intel C204 chipset.

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

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

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

shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains 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 installa-

tion or to relay safety precautions.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro-

vides information for correct system setup.

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)

support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Contacting Supermicro

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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

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

Table of Contents

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 Denitions............................................................... 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 (JI

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

C1/JI2C2) ......................................................... 2-33

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

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

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 Congurations...................................................................... 4-4



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Conguration ................................................................................... 4-7



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

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



Integrated IO Conguration ..................................................................... 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 Conguration ..................................................................... 4-8

USB Functionst .......................................................................................... 4-8

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

Aggressive Link Power Management ......................................................... 4-9

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 Conguration ..................................................................... 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 Conguration ..................................................................4-11

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

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



Remote Access Conguration ....................................................................4-11



Hardware Health Conguration .................................................................. 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 Conguration ..................................................................................... 4-14

High Precision Event Timers .................................................................... 4-14

Table of Contents

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 Conguration (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 Conguration .................................................................. 4-17

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

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



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

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



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

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 Conguring Supero Doctor 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

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard•

Six (6) SATA cables•

One (1) I/O shield•

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

One (1) User's Manual•

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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)

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

LAN2

LE7

LE5

LAN4

LAN1 LAN3

VGACOM1

IPMI LAN

USB

0/1

Mouse

JPB

JPG1 JWOL

USB 12/13

USB 4/5

USB 2/3

SATA 5

SATA 3 SATA 1 (3.0)

COM2

JWF1

LE4

LE3 LE2

FAN A

SLOT2

SLOT1

JBT1

T-SGPIO1

SLOT4

SLOT3

SATA 4 SATA 2

SATA 0 (3.0)

T-SGPIO2 JL1

SLOT5

JI2C2

JI2C1

SW1

JPL4

SLOT6

JTPM

NIC LED3 NIC LED4

FAN4

JPL3 JPL2 JPL1

CPU

JLED FAN 3

FAN 2

SPKR1

JSPK

JWD

FAN 1

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

Jumper Description Default

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

C1/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)

JPUSB1

JPW2

JPW1

DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B

JF1

JPI2C

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)

JPI

C 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, and 4GB

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

Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5

PowerConguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External Modem Ring-On

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

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

CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

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

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 2.0

support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® C204 chipset utilities

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

Dimensions ATX form factor (12" x 9.6")

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

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

support/manuals/.

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Cougar Point

BLOCK DIAGRAM

DDR3 (CHA)

Sandy Bridge

PCIe2.0_x16

VRM 12

SVID

RoHS 6/6

LPC I/O

NCT6776F

PCIe x16 SLOT

RJ45

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1 DIMM2(Far)

4 UDIMM

MISC VRs

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

x4 DMI II

5.0Gb

(C204 / C206)

5.0Gbps

PCIe_x4

PCIe x8 SLOT

4 SATA PORTS

SATA-II

300MB/s

8 USB PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

FLASH SPI 32Mb

SPI

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN1 82574L

COM1,2

P/S2

LPC

HEALTH

INFO

P11-12

P13-16

LPC

TPM1.2 Header

P9-10

LPC

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN2 82574

RMII

VGA PORT

RTL8201

PHY

HERMON WPCM450

WINBOND

P28-29

RJ45

PCIe2.0_x4

5.0Gb

PCIe x8 SLOT

600MB/s

SATA-III

2 SATA PORTS

PCH

PCI32

RJ45

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN3 82574L

RJ45

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN4 82574L

PCI32

PCI 32 SLOT

(X9SCA/-F only)

(X9SCI-LN4 only)

(X9SCA-F only)

X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F 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.

System Block Diagram

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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 mother-

board also features the TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a

software/hardware lock and perform tasks, including ECC Error Repor ting, Func-

tion 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 dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

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

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

Environmental Temperature Control

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

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

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

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

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

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

the chassis temperature is too high.

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

adequate airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

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

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

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

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

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

thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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

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

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

disk drives and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating

system-independent interface for conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and

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

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

2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

1-6 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates.

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

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

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

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

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning! 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 con-

nectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the

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8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will

void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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

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

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

lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which

support higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

module.

The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter-

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

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

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

permicro.com/support/manuals/.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

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

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

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

heatsink.

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

multi-directional heatsink only.

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

the CPU heatsink.

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

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

pins are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

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

from its locking position.

Load Plate

Load Lever

2-2

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

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

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

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

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

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

cally.

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

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

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

CPU properly installed

Load lever locked

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.

into place

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Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

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

quired amount has already been applied.

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

aligned with those on the Motherboard's and the Heatsink Bracket under-

neath.

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

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

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

Screw#1

Screw#2

Motherboard

Mounting Holes

Recommended Supermicro

heatsink:

SNK-P0046P heatsink with BKT-

0028L bottom bracket

Heatsink Bracket

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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 instruc-

tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU

or the CPU socket.

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

in the illustration below.

Gently2. wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

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

Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink, removing the used thermal 4.

grease. Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before

re-installing the CPU and the heatsink.

Loosen screws in sequence as shown.

Screw#4

Screw#1

Screw#2

Motherboard

Screw#3

Remove the Heatsink

Bracket from underneath

the motherboard.

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Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink

Locate the CPU Fan power connec-1.

tor on the motherboard. (Refer to

the layout on the right for the CPU

Fan location.)

Position the heatsink so that the 2.

heatsink fan wires are closest to the

CPU fan power connector and are

not interfered with other compo-

nents.

Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make 3.

sure that the wires are routed

through the bottom of the heatsink.

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Thermal Grease

Remove the thin layer of the protec-4.

tive lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

Warning: CPU may overheat

if the protective lm is not re-

moved from the heatsink.

Apply the proper amount of thermal 5.

grease on the CPU.

Note: if your heatsink came with

a thermal pad, please ignore

this step.

If necessary, rearrange the wires 6.

to make sure that the wires are not

pinched between the heatsink and

the CPU. Also make sure to keep

clearance between the fan wires

and the ns of the heatsink.

Heatsink Fins

Recommended Supermicro

heatsink:

SNK-P0046A4 active heatsink

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Align the four heatsink fasten-7.

ers with the mounting holes

on the motherboard. Gently

push the pairs of diagonal

fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 &

#4) into the mounting holes

until you hear a click. Also,

make sure to orient each

fastener so that the narrow

end of the groove is pointing

outward.

Repeat Step 7 to insert all 8.

four heatsink fasteners into

the mounting holes.

Once all four fasteners are 9.

securely inserted into the

mounting holes, and the heat-

sink is properly installed on

the motherboard, connect the

heatsink fan wires to the CPU

Fan connector.

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Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend

that the CPU or the heatsink be

removed. However, if you do

nee d to remove the he atsink,

please follow the instructions be-

low to remove the heatsink and to

prevent damage done to the CPU

or other components.

Active Heatsink Removal

Unplug the power cord from the 1.

power supply.

Disconnect the heatsink fan wires 2.

from the CPU fan header.

Use your nger tips to gently press 3.

on the fastener cap and turn it

counterclockwise to make a 1/4 (900)

turn, and pull the fastener upward to

loosen it.

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Unplug the

PWR cord

Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners 4.

from the mounting holes.

With all fasteners loosened, remove 5.

the heatsink from the CPU.

Pull Up

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2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod-

ules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

DIMM Installation

Insert the desired number of DIMMs 1.

into the memory slots, starting with

DIMM1A (Slot A, Channel 1, see the

next page for the location). For best

performance, please use the memory

modules of the same type and speed

in the same bank.

Push the release tabs outwards on 2.

both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock

it.

Align the key of the DIMM mod-3.

ule with the receptive point on the

memory slot.

Align the notches on both ends of 4.

the module against the receptive

points on the ends of the slot.

Notches

Use two thumbs together to press 5.

the notches on both ends of the

module straight down into the slot

until the module snaps into place.

Press the release tabs to the lock 6.

positions to secure the DIMM module

into the slot.

Removing Memory Modules

Reverse the steps above to remove the

DIMM modules from the motherboard.

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Release Tabs

Press both notches

straight down into

the memory slot.

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Memory Support

The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series supports up to 32GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM)

DDR3 ECC 1333/1066 MHz in 4 memory slots. Populating these DIMM modules

with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in

interleaved memory, which will improve memory performance. Please refer to

the table below:

Towards the CPU

Slot B, Channel 1

Slot A, Channel 1

(Blue Slot)

Slot B, Channel 2

Slot A, Channel 2

(Blue Slot)

Towards the edge of the motherboard

Memory Population Guidelines

Please follow the table below when populating the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series.

DDR3 Unbuffered ECC (UDIMM) Memory

DIMM Slots per

Channel

2 1 Unbuffered

2 2 Unbuffered

DIMMs Populat-

ed per Channel

DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM (any

DDR3

1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank

combination)

Notes

Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that •

remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM

is used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional. See the

following table for details.

For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented a design change in the •

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is

specic to the behavior of Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode which

improves driver compatibility. For more information, please read the following

article at Microsoft’s Knowledge Base website at: http://support.microsoft.

com/kb/888137.

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other applications 2.84

512 MB 3.01

Remaining (-Available)

(4 GB Total System

Memory)

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2-4 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

Philips Screwdriver

Philips Screws

Location of Mounting Holes

Standoffs

Caution: 1) To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components,

please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw

during motherboard installation. 2) Some components are very close to the

mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging

these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installing the Motherboard

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

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. 2.

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

on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.4.

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

board components.

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

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

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

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

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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2-5 Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

10 11

6 7 8 9

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

1. Keyboard (Purple) 6. COM 1

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 7. VGA

3. USB Port 0 8. LAN1

4. USB Port 1 9. LAN2

5. IPMI LAN (X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F Only) 10. LAN3 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

11. LAN4 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

Ports

The ATX PS/2 ke yboard and

PS/2 mouse are located next to

the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on

the motherboard. See the table at

right for pin denitions.

Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Denitions

PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data

2 No Connection 2 No Connection

3 Ground 3 Ground

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock

6 No Connection 6 No Connection

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. Mouse (Green)

Keyboard

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB

0/1) are located on the I/O back panel.

In addition, six USB connections (USB

2/3, USB 4/5, USB 12/13) are used

to provide front chassis access (USB

Cables are not included). See the

tables on the right for pin denitions.

1. Backpanel USB 0

2. Backpanel USB 1

3. Front Panel USB 2/3

4. Front Panel USB 4/5

5. Front Panel USB 12/13

Back Panel USB 0/1

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN0 6 USB_PN1

3 USB_PP0 7 USB_PP1

4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB 2/3, 4/5, 12/13

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 6 +5V

2 USB_PN2 7 USB_PN3

3 USB_PP2 8 USB_PP3

4 Ground 9 Ground

5 No Con-

nection

10 Key

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Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are

located next to the VGA port on the

I/O Backpanel. In addition, an IPMI

Dedicated LAN is also located above

USB 0/1 on the X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F

to provide a dedicated network con-

nection for IPMI 2.0. Two additional

Ethernet ports (LAN3/LAN4) are also

available on the X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F. All

these ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Notes

1. The IPMI Dedicated LAN is

for the X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F

only.

2. Please refer to the LED In-

dicator Section for LAN LED

information.

LAN Ports

PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 TD0- 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 P3V3SB

3 TD1- 12 Act LED

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED

5 TD2- 14 Link 1000 LED

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD3- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 P2V5SB 88 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

1. LAN1

2. LAN2

3.IPMI Dedicated LAN (X9SCi-LN4F/

X9SCA-F only)

4. LAN3 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

5. LAN4 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

(Green, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

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Serial Ports

A COM Port (COM1) is located on

the I/O backpanel, and another Serial

Connection (COM2) is located below

the SATA ports to provide front ac-

cess. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

SerialPortPinDenitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

1. COM1

2. COM2

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Video Connector

A Video (VGA) connector is located

next to the COM Port on the I/O

backpanel. This connector is used to

provide a connection for video and

graphics display. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

VGA Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 Red 10 Ground

2 Green 11 NC

3 Blue 12 MS1: SDA (DDC Data)

4 NC 13 HSYNC

5 Ground 14 VSYSNC

6 Ground 15 MS3: SCL (DDC CLK)

7 Ground 16 Case

8 Ground 17 Case

9 5V

NC= No Connection

1. VGA

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

PWR Fail

UID-LED

Front Control Panel

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

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

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

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

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

Pin 15Pin 16

JF1 Header Pins

Pin 2

Pin 1

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

PWR Fail

UID-LED

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

cable here to indicate the status of

HDD-related activities, including IDE,

SATA activities. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the table on the right for pin deni-

tions.

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

PWR Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

A. PWR LED

B. HDD LED

C. PWR Fail LED

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

PWR Fail

UID-LED

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2)

The NIC (Network Interface Controller)

LED connection for LAN port 1 is located

on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and the LED

connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9

and 10. NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are

2-pin NIC LED headers. Attach NIC LED

cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators

to display network activities. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail / UID LED

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1

to display signals or to provide advanced

warnings for chassis overheat/fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin de

nitions. Refer to page 2-31 for information

on UID-LED.

LAN1/LAN2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc/Blue UID LED

8 OH/Fan Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

A. NIC1 LED

B. NIC2 LED

C. OH/Fan Fail / UID LED

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

PWR Fail

UID-LED

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

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

hardware reset switch on the computer

case to reset the system. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con-

tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-

tem. This button can also be congured

to function as a suspend button (with a

setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To

turn off the power in the suspend mode,

press the button for at least 4 seconds.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

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2-6 Connecting Cables

This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out denitions for onboard headers

and connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector.

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors

The 24-pin main power connector

(JPW1) is used to provide power to

the motherboard. The 8-pin CPU PWR

connector (JPW2) is also required for

the processor. These power connectors

me et t he S SI E PS 12 V sp eci cat ion . S ee

the table on the right for pin denitions.

24-Pin Main PWR

A. 24-Pin ATX Main PWR

B. 8-Pin Processor PWR

8-Pin Processor PWR

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions(JPW1)

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin Power Connec-

torPinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

(Required)

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Fan Headers (FAN1~4, FANA)

The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series has five fan

headers (Fan 1~Fan 4 and Fan A). These fans

are 4-pin fan headers. However, Pins 1-3 of the

fan headers are backward compatible with the

traditional 3-pin fans. A fan speed control setting

in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section allows

the BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based

on the system temperature. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Note: Please use all 3-pin fans or all

4-pin fans on a motherboard. Please

do not use 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans

on the same board.

Chassis Intrusion (JL1)

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on

the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable

from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru-

sion when the chassis is opened.

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan A

F. Chassis Intrusion

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Internal Buzzer (SPKR1)

The Internal Buzzer (SPKR1) can be

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Speaker (JSPK)

On the JSPK header, Pins 3~4 are

used for internal speaker. Close Pins

3~4 with a cap to use the onboard

speaker. If you wish to use an exter-

nal speaker, close Pins 1~4 with a

cable. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Internal Buzzer

PinDenition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

A. Internal Buzzer

B. Speaker Header

Speaker

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Onboard Power LED (JLED1)

An onboard Power LED header is

located at JLED1. This Power LED

header is connected to Front Control

Panel located at JF1 to indicate the

status of system power. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C)

Power Supply I2C Connector, located

at JPI2C, monitors the status of the

power supply, fan and system tem-

perature. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Onboard PWR LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 VCC

2 No Connection

3 Connection to PWR

LED in JF1

PWR Supply I2C

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

A. PWR LED

B. PWR SMB

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T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers (T-SGPIO)

Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General

Purpose Input/Output) headers are

located near the SATA connectors

on the motherboard. These headers

are used to communicate with the

enclosure management chip in the

system. See the table on the right

for pin denitions. Refer to the board

layout below for the locations of the

headers.

TPM Header (JTPM)

This header is used to connect a

Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which

is available from a third-party vendor.

A TPM is a security device that sup-

ports encryption and authentication

in hard drives. It enables the moth-

erboard to deny access if the TPM

associated with the hard drive is not

installed in the system. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Serial_Link-SGPIO

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

NC: No Connections

Trusted Platform Module Header

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME 4 No Pin

5 LRESET 6 VCC5

7 LAD3 8 LAD2

9 VCC3 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 RSV0 14 RSV1

15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN

19 LPCPD 20 RSV2

A. T-SGPIO 0

B. T-SGPIO 1

C. TPM Header

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DOM PWR Connector (JWF1)

The Disk-On-Module (DOM) power

connector, located at JWF1, provides

5V (Gen1/Gen) power to a solid_state

DOM storage device connected to one

of the SATA ports. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Wake-On-LAN (JWOL)

The Wake-On- LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with

a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.)

DOM PWR

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A.DOM PWR

B. JWOL

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NIC3/NIC4 (NIC LED3/LED4)

Attach LED cables to the NIC LED3 and

NIC LED4 headers to display network

activity for LAN3 and LAN4 ports respec-

tively. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions. Note: Available only on the

X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F.

Unit ID Switch

The rear UID switch, the rear UID LED

and front UID LED on JF1 are designed to

work together. When the user pushes the

rear UID switch, the blue backpanel UID

LED (LE5) and front UID LED will turn on.

Push the rear UID switch again to turn off

UI D LED ( LE5) a nd t he f ron t UI D LE D. Thi s

provides easy identication of a system

unit that may be in need of service.

LAN3/LAN4 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Vcc

2 Act LED -

UID Switch

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 Button In

4 Ground

A. NIC LED3

B. NIC LED4

C. UID Switch

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2-7 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.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper is on,

and "Open" means the jumper is

off the pins.

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1~4)

Jumpers JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable

LAN Port 1/LAN Port 2 on the moth-

erboard. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

enabled. JPL3/JPL4 are available only on

the X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. LAN Port 1 Enable

B. LAN Port 2 Enable

C. LAN Port 3 Enable

D. LAN Port 4 Enable

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CMOS Clear (JBT1)

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: 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.

PCI Slot SMB Enable (JI2C1/JI2C2)

Use Jumpers I2C1/I2C2 to enable PCI

SMB (System Management Bus) support

to improve system management for the

PCI slots. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

PCI Slot_SMB Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Short Enabled

Open (Default) Disabled

A. Clear CMOS

B. JI

C. JI

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VGA Enable (JPG1)

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable

the onboard VGA connector. The default

position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable

VGA. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

Watch Dog Enable (JWD)

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system moni-

tor that can reboot the system when a

software application hangs. Close Pins

1-2 to reset the system if an applica-

tion hangs. Close Pins 2-3 to generate

a non-maskable interrupt signal for the

application that hangs. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog

must also be enabled in the BIOS.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Both Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

A. VGA Enable

B. Watch Dog Timer Enable

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USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1)

Use the jumper JPUSB1 to "wake-up" your

system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard

or clicking the USB mouse connected to the

Backplane USB Ports 0/1. JPUSB1 is used

together with a USB Wake-Up feature in the

BIOS. Enable this jumper and the USB sup-

port in the BIOS to wake up your system via

USB devices.

Note: When the USB is set to Enabled in

the BIOS, and JPUSB1 is set to Disabled,

remove the USB devices from Backplane

USB Ports 0/1 before the system goes

into the standby mode.

BMC Enable (JPB)

JPB is used to enable or disable the BMC

(Baseboard Management Control) chip and

the onboard IPMI connection. This jumper is

used together with the IPMI settings in the

BIOS. See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

JPUSB1 (Backplane USB

0/1 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

BMC IPMI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Settings Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

A. USB 0/1 Wake-up

B. BMC Enable

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LAN 1/LAN 2

2-8 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port LEDs

The LA N ports are located on the I/ O

backpanel of the motherboard. Each Eth-

ernet LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow

LED indicates activity, while the Link LED

may be green, amber, or off to indicate the

speed of the connections. See the tables at

right for more information.

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs

In addition to the LAN ports, an IPMI

Dedicated LAN is also located on the

X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA-F. The yellow LED on

the right indicates activity, while the green

LED on the left indicates the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for more

information.

A. LAN1

B. LAN2

C.IPMI Dedicated LAN (X9SCi-LN4F/

X9SCA-F only)

D. LAN3 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

E. LAN4 (X9SCi-LN4/-LN4F Only)

LAN

Link LED

Link LEDs (Green/Amber/Off)

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) &

Activity LED (Right)

Status Color Denition

Link (Left) Green: Solid 100 Mbps

Activity (Right)

Yellow: Blinking

Activity LED

LAN

IPMI LAN

Link LED

Activity LED

Active

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

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Onboard Power LED (LE2)

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2

on the motherboard. When LE2 is on, the

AC power cable is connected and the

system is running.

Unsupported Memory LED (LE3)

LE3 is located next to LE2. When LE3

blinks, it is an indication/war ning that

unsupported memory is installed in one

(or more) of the memory slots.

Onboard Standby Power LED (LE4)

An onboard Standby Power LED is located

at LE4. When LE4 is on, the AC power

cable is connected and the power supply

hard switch is on. Make sure to disconnect

the power cable before removing or install-

ing any component. See the layout below

for the LED location.

Onboard PWR LED (LE2)

LED Status

Status Denition

Off System Off (Soft Switch)

On System is Running

Unsupported Memory LED Indicator

(LE3) LED Settings

Yellow: Blinking Unsupported Memory

Onboard Standby PWR LED (LE4)

Status Denition

Off Power Supply is Off (Hard

On Power Supply is On (Hard

is Installed

LED Status

Switch)

Switch).

A. LE2

B. LE3

C. LE4

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Rear UID LED (LE5)

The rear UID LED is located at LE5 on the

backpanel. This LED is used in conjunction

with the rear UID switch to provide easy

identication of a system that might be in

need of ser vice.

IPMI Heartbeat LED (LE7)

An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at LE7.

When LE7 blinks, the IPMI is functioning

properly. Refer to the table on the right for

details. Also see the layout below for the

LED location.

Rear UID LED (LE5)

LED Settings

Blue: Solid UID Toggled On

IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator (LE7)

LED Settings

Green: Blinking IPMI is ready for use

A. UID LED

B. IPMI Heartbeat

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2-9 SATA Connections

Chapter 2: Installation

SATA Connections

Six Serial ATA (SATA) connectors (I-SATA 0~5)

are located on the motherboard. I-SATA Ports 0/1

support SATA 3.0 (6Mb/s), and I-SATA Ports 2~5

support SATA 2.0 (3 Mb/s). Serial Link connec-

tions provide faster data transmission than legacy

Parallel ATA. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

SATA Connectors

PinDenitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

A. I-SATA 0 (3.0)

B. I-SATA 1 (3.0)

C. I-SATA 2

D. I-SATA 3

E. I-SATA 4

F. I-SATA 5

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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.

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

hardware components.

Before Power On

Make sure that the Standby PWR LED (LE2) is not on. (1. Note: If LE2 is on,

the onboard power is on. Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing

or removing the components.)

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 2.

chassis.

Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for 3.

the keyboard and mouse. Also, be sure to remove all add-on cards.

Install a CPU and heatsink (-be sure that it is fully seated) and then connect 4.

the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper

settings as well.

No Power

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

chassis.

Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.

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

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

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still 5.

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

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No Video

If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to re-1.

move all the add-on cards and cables rst.

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

for details on beep codes.)

Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on, 3.

check the specs of memory modules, reset the memory or try a different one.)

Memory Errors

Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in 1.

the slots.

You should be using unbuffered ECC DDR3 (1.5V) 1333/1066 MHz memory 2.

(recommended by the manufacturer). Also, it is recommended that you

use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the

system. Do not use memory modules of different sizes, different speeds and

different types on the same motherboard.

Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to 3.

see if you can locate the faulty ones.

Check the switch of 115V/230V power supply.4.

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration

Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power sup-1.

ply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup information. Refer to Section

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

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

vendor for repairs.

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3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all

the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro

does not sell directly to end users, 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.

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

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

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at 2. (http://www.supermi-

cro.com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed. Some cannot be ashed; it depends

on the boot block code of the BIOS.

If you've followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system, and still 3.

cannot resolve the problem, then contact Supermicro's technical support and

provide them with the following information:

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•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at • (http://www.su-

permicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number 4.

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

reached by e -mail at support@supermicro.com, by phone at: (408) 503 -

8000, option 2, or by fax at (408)503-8019.

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3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F supports up to 32GB of

unbuffered ECC DDR3 SDRAM (1.5V, 1333/1066 MHz). See Section 2-3 for details

on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: 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/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS

warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web

site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM le to your

computer. Also, check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than

your BIOS before downloading. Please unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable device

or a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch le named "ami.bat"

with the new BIOS ROM le from your bootable device or USB pen/thumb drive.

Use the following format:

F:\> ami.bat BIOS-ROM-lename.x xx <Enter>

Note: Always use the le named “ami.bat” to update the BIOS, and insert

a space between "ami.bat " and the lename. The BIOS-ROM-lename

will bear the motherboard name (i.e., X9SCi) and build version as the

extension. For example, "X9SCA1.218".When completed, your system

will automatically reboot.

When the BIOS ashing screen is completed, the system will reboot and

will show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will need to load the BIOS

defaults. Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to

load the default settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system

will then 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 installed on this motherboard is not removable.

To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard

to RMA at Supermicro for service.

Question: I think my BIOS is corrupted. How can I recover my BIOS?

Answer: Please see Appendix C-BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions.

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

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

security programs, and audio drivers.

Question: Why do I get an error message “IASTOR.SYS read error” and "press F6

to install Intel RAID driver" when installing Windows on my motherboard?

Answer: To solve this issue, disable the IPMI jumper. Another solution is to use a

USB oppy drive instead of the onboard oppy drive. For the IPMI jumper location,

please check Chapter 1.

Question: What is the heatsink part number for my X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/

X9SCA/X9SCA-F motherboard?

Answer: For the 1U passive heatsink, ask for SNK-P0046P (back plate is included).

For the 2U active heatsink, use SNK-P0046A4.

Question: Why can't I recover the BIOS even when I’ve followed the instructions

in the user’s manual for the motherboard?

Answer: Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again. For the jumper location,

please check Chapter 1.

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3-4 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal

To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:

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

Locate the onboard battery as shown below.2.

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

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

Remove the battery.4.

Battery Lock

Battery

Battery Holder

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning! Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the bat-

tery 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

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

below:

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

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

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

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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 ser vice will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. For faster

service, you may also obtain RMA authorizations online (http://www.supermicro.

com/support/rma/). When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer, the

RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping

carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will

be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

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

incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product prob-

lems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/

X9SCA/X9SCA-F. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be

easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup

Utility setup screens.

Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery, please refer to the instruction

guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the

system is booting up.

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

setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as

<F1>, <F2>, 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 a text message. When an option is selected in the

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

the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to

include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".

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

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar-

row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

HowToChangetheCongurationData

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

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

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

System Overview

System Time [09:20:40]

System Date [Tue 06/14/2010]

Supermicro X9XXX-X

Version 1.0 Build Date 11/18/2010

Processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU@ 3.3GHz Speed 1600MHz Physical Count 1 Logical Count 4

System Memory

Size 2048MB

Set the time. Use tab to switch between Time elements.

Event Logs IPMI

How to Start the Setup Utility

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

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

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

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

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the

system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you

have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating. This is 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.

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-

tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

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

Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time

is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)

Supermicro X9SCi-LN4/X9SCi-LN4F/X9SCA/X9SCA-F

Version

Build Date

Processor

The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below:

Processor

Speed

Physical Count

Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:

Size

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Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

System Boot Feature Setting.

Event Logs IPMI

 Boot Feature

 Processor & Clock Options  Chipset Configuration  IDE/SATA Configuration  PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration  Super IO Configuration  Remote Access Configuration  Hardware Health Configuration  ACPI Configuration  Trusted Computing Configuration

4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu

items:



BOOT Feature

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modied between POST mes-

sages or 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

This sets the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force BIOS and

Keep Current.

This feature selects the Power-on state for Numlock key. The options are Off

and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Bootup Num-Lock

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

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19 at boot 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.

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive

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

Power Button Function

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

Select 4-Second Override to force the user to press and hold the Power Button for

4 seconds before the system turns off. Select Instant Off if you want the system to

instanty power off when the Power Button is pressed. The options are 4 Second

Override and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

and Last State.

Deep Sx

Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support. The settings are Enabled and

Disabled.



Processor & Clock Options

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

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause

system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to

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

the components whenever needed. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to

improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

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

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat-

ing 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 restar t the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web

site for detailed information.

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

Set to 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® Hyper Threading Technology

Set to Enabled to use the processor's Hyper Threading Technology feature. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to

Intel's web site for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2 and 3.

Power Technology

This feature determines what power-saving scheme the motherboard uses. The

options are Disabled, Energy Efcient and Custom. If Custom is selected, the

following options become available:

EIST

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

cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce

power consumption and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site

for detailed information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

P-STATE Coordination

This feature selects the type of coordination for the P-State of the processor.

P-State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor's voltage

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and frequency. This makes the processor more energy eficient, resulting in

further gains. The options are HW_ALL, SW_ALL and SW-ANY.

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report

This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 (ACPI C2) or C6 (ACPI C3) report-

ing to the operating system. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C-State package limit setting

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package



Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (Available if Intel® EIST technology is

Enabled)

Turbo Mode

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

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

Long duration power limit - this is the processor power consumption limit

(in Watts) during a long duration time window.

Long duration maintained - this is the time in milliseconds where the Long

Duration Power Limit is maintained.

Short duration power limit - During Turbo Mode, the system may exceed

the processor's default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power

limit. By increasing this value, the processor can provide better performance

for a short duration.



ChipsetConguration

WARNING: Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system

to malfunction.



CPUBridgeConguration

This item displays the current CPU Revision, Current CPU1 Memory Fre-

quency, Memory Type and Memory Reference Code Revision.

Memory Frequency

This feature allows the user to select the memory speed. Under normal

conditions, please set this to Auto. The options are Auto, Force DDR-800,

Force DDR-1067, Force DDR-1333, and Force DDR-1600.



IntegratedIOConguration

This item displays the current IO chipset Revision.

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VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for

Direct I/O VT-d

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

sharing across the Intel platforms, providing the user with greater reliabil-

ity, security and availability in networking and data-sharing. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal

transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This

maximizes power-saving and transaction speed. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

PCIE Maximum Payload Size

This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size. The

options are Auto, 128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048

Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

PCI Express Port

This feature enables or disables the PCI Express port. The options are

Disabled, Enabled and Auto.

by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through

PEG Force Gen1

This feature forces Gen1 support on the PCI Express Graphics (PEG)

port. The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

Detect Non-Compliant Device

This feature enables or disables the detection of a non-compliant device

that is attached to the PCI Express Graphics (PEG) port. The options are

Disabled, and Enabled.



SouthBridgeConguration

This item displays the current South Bridge Revision.

USB Functionst

This feature enables conguration of USB parameters. The options are

Enabled, and Disabled. If set to Enabled, the follow options appear:

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Legacy USB Support

This feature enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to

disable legacy support if USB devices are not present. Select Dis-

able to have USB devices available only for EFI applicatioins. The

options are Enabled, Disabled and Auto.

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced

Host Controller Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI

ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.



IDE/SATAConguration

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

of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

SATA Mode

This item selects the mode for the installed drives. The options are Disabled, IDE

Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode.

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial-ATA Controller 0~1

This feature is used to activate/deactivate the SATA controller, and sets

the compatibility mode. The options are Enhanced and Compatible. The

default of Serial-ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced.

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected:

Aggressive Link Power Management

This feature Enables or Disables Agressive Link Power Management

support for Cougar Point B0 stepping and later. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

Staggered Spin Up

Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

External SATA Port

Set this item to Enabled to enable eSATA support. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP congurations for the following

items:

PCI ROM Priority

In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI-compatible), this feature species

what ROM to launch. The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets 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.

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SR-IOV Support

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a specication that allows a PCIe device

to appear as multiple physical devices to the system. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

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

Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM.

The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.



SuperIODeviceConguration

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2

Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Serial Port1 Settings/ Serial Port2 Settings

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

of Serial Port 1 and 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

physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8

as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial

Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3 and 2E8/IRQ3. The options for

Serial Port2 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, and 2E8/IRQ3.



RemoteAccessConguration

COM0/COM1/SOL Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM0 and COM1 ports. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled. The default for all ports are Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

Congure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings. The

most common settings are set as default:

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Terminal Type : Select ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

Flow Control: None or Hardware RTS/CTS

Recorder Mode: Disabled or Enabled

Resolution 100x31: Disabled or Enabled

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution: 80x24 or 80x25

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

Use this feature to enable console redirection. The options are Enabled and Dis-

abled. The default is Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

Congure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings. The

most common settings are set as default:

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port: COM1, COM2, SOL, COM4

Terminal Type : Select ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2



HardwareHealthConguration

Fan Speed Control Mode

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for effective

system cooling. Select "Full Speed" to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed

(of 100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. This setting

is recommended for special system conguration or debugging. Select "Standard"

for the onboard fans to run at 50% of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the

needs between system cooling and power saving. This setting is recommended

for regular systems with normal hardware congurations. Select "Optimal" for the

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onboard fans to run at 30% of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power efciency and

maximum quietness. The options are Full Speed (@100% of PWM Cycle), Standard

(@50% of PWM Cycle), and Optimal (@30% of PWM Cycle).

CPU Temperature Display Mode

This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS (i.e., +34oC) or tem-

perature status in text ("Low", "Medium" or "High"). The options are Text Mode

or DTS.

If Text Mode is selected, the CPU Temperature Display Mode will show the CPU

temperature status as follows:

Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU

temperature is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The mother-

board fans and CPU will run normally as congured in the BIOS (Fan Speed

Control).

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level

and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition,

but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU

‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally

as congured in the BIOS. The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending

on the Fan Speed Control settings.

User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU

fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s

‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may

activate an overheat alarm:

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information

on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.

Fan1 ~ Fan4, FanA Reading

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through

Fan4 and FanA.

12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, -12V, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT

This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors.

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ACPIConguration

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

power management settings for your system.

High Precision Event Timers

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in

synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-

pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-

tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace

the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Suspend Mode

This setting allows you to congure the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power

Interface) sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode. The options

are Suspend Disabled, S1 (POS), and S3 (STR). S3 (STR) is the deepest sleep

state in these options.

NUMA Support

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

WHEA Support

This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support

for the Windows 2008 operating system (and later versions). The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

4-4 Event Logs

Smbios Event Log

Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging

during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Erase Event Log

This option erases all logged events. The options are No, Yes, Next reset and

Yes, Every reset.

When Log is Full

This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is

full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration.

Event Logs IPMI

 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log View System Event Log

MECI

The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of oc-

curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented.

This is a numeric value.

METW

The Multiple Event Time Window (METW) denes number of minutes must pass

between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented. This is in minutes, from

0 to 99.

4-5 IPMIConguration(X9SCi-LN4F,X9SCA-FOnly)

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that

IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a

whole. For more information on the IPMI specications, please visit Intel's website

at www.intel.com.

BMC Support

This feature enables or disables the installed Baseboard Management Controller

(BMC) on the motherboard. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Wait For BMC

If enabled, the system will wait for a BMC response after the AC power is turned

on. It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

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Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

Enable/Disable interfaces to communicate with BMC

Event Logs IPMI

BMC Support [Enabled] Wait For BMC [Disabled]

 BMC self test log  System Event log  View FRU information  BMC network configuration

BMC Self Test Log

This feature logs any BMC messages returned during a BMC self-test. It shows the

total number of entries and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down.

Erase Log - Select Yes, On every reset or No.

When Log is Full - Select Clear Log or Do Not Log Anymore.

System Event Log

This feature is used to change the Sytem Event Log (SEL) conguration.

SEL Components - Change this item to enable or disable all features of System

Event Logging. The options are Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, the

following can be congured:

Erase SEL - This option erases all logged SEL events. The options are No,

Yes, On Next reset and Yes, On Every reset.

When SEL Full

This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages

when it is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

Log EFI Status Codes

This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

status codes. The options are Disabled, Both, Error Code and Progress Code.

View FRU Information

This is an informational item which displays the information pertaining to this

motherboard (FRU - Field Replaceable Unit).

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BMCNetwork Conguration

Set this feature to congure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address.

CongurationSource

This feature selects whether the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address

are automatically assigned by the network's DHCP server (Dynamic Host and Con-

guration Protocol) "Dynamic" or manually entered by the user "Static". If Static is

selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually

entered below. The options are Static, Dynamic and Do Nothing. The following

items are displayed when Static is selected:

Station IP Address - Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in

decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-

digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be-

longs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not

exceed 255.

Station MAC Address - MAC addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers

(Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separated by dots (i.e., 00.30.48.D0.D4.60).

Router IP Address - Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will

use (i.e., 192.168.10.1).

Router MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the Router or Gateway (only

if needed).

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Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.

Event Logs IPMI

Setup Prompt Timeout 1

 Boot Options Priority

4-6 Boot Settings

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:



Boot Options Priority

This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order

of priority from which the systems boots from during startup.

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc

The settings are Built-in EFI Shell, [any detected boot device] and Disabled.



Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the user to delete a previously dened boot device from which

the systems boots from during startup.

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc

The settings are Built-in EFI Shell, and [any pre dened boot device]

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

Set Setup Administrator Pasword.

Event Logs IPMI

Password Description

If ONLY the administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup. If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights. The password must be 3 to 20 characters long.

Access Level Administrat Administrator Password

User Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

If the Administrator password is dened ONLY - this controls access to the •

BIOS setup ONLY.

If the User's password is dened ONLY - this password will need to be entered •

during each system startup or boot, and will also have Administrator rights in

the setup.

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Administrator Password

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing Administrator password.

User Password:

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing User password.

When Enabled, the BIOS displays a warning when any program (or virus) issues a

Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

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Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen  : Select Item

Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F2 : Previous Values F3 : Optimized Defaults F4 : Save & Exit ESC : Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

Event Logs IPMI

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes

Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults

Boot Override Built-in EFI Shell

4-8 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup

screen.

Save Changes and Exit

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

to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con-

guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit

menu and press <Enter>.

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 from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

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

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Restore Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability, but not for

maximum performance.

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Save As User Defaults

To set this feature, select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use

Restore User Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. Use this feature to retrieve user-dened settings that were saved previously.

Boot Override

Set this feature to override a previously dened boot device. The available devices

will be listed below.

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time

the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue

with bootup. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue to bootup. If a fatal error oc-

curs, you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.

The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the

corresponding error.

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes

BIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code/LED Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.

5 short beeps + 1 long beep

8 beeps Display memory

OH LED On System OH System Overheat

Memory error No memory detected in the

read/write error

(Ready to power up)

system

Video adapter missing or with faulty memory

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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below

will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not

yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items. (Note: To install the Windows Operating System, please

refer to the instructions posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.)

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note 1. Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the

readme les for each item. Click on a computer icon to the right of an item

to install this item (from top to the bottom), one at a time. After installing

each item, you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next

item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the

entire contents of the CD.

Note 2. When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver

CD, please set the SATA Conguration to "Compatible Mode" and congure

SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup. After making the driver diskette, be sure

to change the SATA settings back to your original settings.

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B-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your baseboard allows you to monitor the

environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note: 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doc-

tor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS. Any

subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc-

tor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows

OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the

SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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