Supermicro X9SPV-LN4F-3QE User Manual

X9SPV-F

X9SPV-LN4F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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Manual Revision 1.0b

Release Date: August 13, 2014

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians and

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

the X9SPV motherboard product series. This product is intended to be

professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

About This Motherboard

The X9SPV motherboard series is a value-driven product aimed at users who

demand a small form-factor, ultra low-power motherboard for PC, gateway server

or embedded applications.

The X9SPV motherboard series features a mobile, 3rd generation Intel® Core™

i7/i5/i3 processor onboard with an FCBGA1023 package, offering many features

such as two ECC SO-DIMM memory support, four SATA 2.0 ports, two SATA 3.0

ports, an on-board VGA with Intel HD 4000 graphics option. It also includes 4 LAN

ports (X9SPV-LN4F), IPMI 2.0, Disk on Module, and TPM support. These enable

theX9SPVmotherboardseriestodeliveranenergy-efcient,lowpower,highper-

formance platform, in a small form-factor.

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1describesthefeatures,specicationsandperformanceofthemainboard

and provides detailed information about the 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 Driver Installation Instructions.

Appendix C provides 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.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.nl

Contacting Supermicro

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ........................................................................................................ iii

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

X9SPV-F/LN4F Image ................................................................. 1-2

X9SPV-F/LN4F Motherboard Layout .............................................................. 1-3

X9SPV-F/LN4F Quick Reference .................................................................... 1-4

Ports, LEDs, and Connectors ......................................................................... 1-5

Jumper Descriptions ....................................................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-6

X9SPV Motherboard Series Block Diagram ................................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss ..................................................................... 1-10

Onboard Voltage Monitoring ........................................................................ 1-10

Fan Status Monitor with Software ................................................................. 1-10

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings.........................................................................1-11

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................1-11

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard...................................................................1-11

Main Switch Override Mechanism .................................................................1-11

1-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

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

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

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-2

Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 2-3

2-3 System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-4

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How to Install SO DIMMs ............................................................................... 2-4

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-4

The SO DIMM Socket ..................................................................................... 2-5

2-4 Connectors/I/O Ports ....................................................................................... 2-6

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ............................................................ 2-6

PS/2 KB/Mouse Port (KB/Mouse) .............................................................. 2-7

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................ 2-8

Serial Ports (COM1/COM2)........................................................................ 2-9

VGA Connector (VGA) ............................................................................. 2-10

LAN Ports (LAN1~LAN4) ..........................................................................2-11

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-12

JF1 Header Pins ...................................................................................... 2-12

FrontControlPanelPin Denitions............................................................... 2-13

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-13

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-13

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-13

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-14

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14

NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-14

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-15

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-15

2-5 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-16

ATX Power Connector (JPW1) ...............................................................2-16

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-17

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-18

TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-18

SATA DOM Power (JSD1) ........................................................................ 2-19

Power SMB I2C Connector (JPI2C1) ....................................................... 2-19

System Management Bus (JIPMB1) ................................................. 2-19

T-SGPIO Headers (T-SGPIO1/2) ............................................................. 2-20

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-20

Power LED/Speaker (JD1) ....................................................................... 2-21

Internal Speaker/Buzzer (SP1) ................................................................ 2-21

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-22

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-22

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB1) .................................................................... 2-23

BIOS Write Protect (JWP1) ...................................................................... 2-23

CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-24

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1) ......................................................................... 2-25

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Watch Dog Reset (JWD1) ........................................................................ 2-26

2-7 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-27

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-27

Standby Power LED (LED1) .................................................................... 2-28

IPMI Heartbeat LED (LED2)..................................................................... 2-28

Overheat / Fan Fail (LED3) ...................................................................... 2-28

2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections ................................................................. 2-29

SATA Connections (SATA1~SATA6) ........................................................ 2-29

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-1

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

IfYouLosetheSystem’sSetupConguration ............................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-5

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

Supermicro X9SPV-F/LN4F........................................................................4-3

Processor ................................................................................................... 4-3

System Memory ......................................................................................... 4-3

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



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

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

Option ROM Display Messages ................................................................. 4-4

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

Wait For 'F1' If Error ................................................................................... 4-5

INT19 Trap Response ................................................................................ 4-5

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

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

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



Processor and Clock Options....................................................................... 4-5

Hyper Threading ......................................................................................... 4-5

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-6

Limit CPUID Maximum ............................................................................... 4-6

Execute-Disable Bit (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU) 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) . 4-6

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) ................. 4-6

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) ... 4-6

Clock Spread Spectrum ............................................................................. 4-6



CPUPPMConguration .......................................................................... 4-7

Power Technology ...................................................................................... 4-7

EIST ............................................................................................................ 4-7

Turbo Mode ................................................................................................ 4-7

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report ............................................................... 4-7

CongTDPLOCK ...................................................................................... 4-7

Long Duration Power Limit ......................................................................... 4-7

Long Duration Maintained .......................................................................... 4-7

Short Duration Power Limit ........................................................................ 4-7

ACPI T State .............................................................................................. 4-7



Advanced Chipset Control............................................................................ 4-8



IDE/SATAConguration ..............................................................................4-11

SATA Controllers .......................................................................................4-11

SATA Mode Selection ................................................................................4-11

IDE Mode ..................................................................................................4-11

Serial ATA Port 0~5 ...................................................................................4-11

AHCI Mode ................................................................................................4-11

Aggressive LPM Support ..........................................................................4-11

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ....................................................................4-11

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device .........................................................4-11

RAID Mode ............................................................................................... 4-12

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ................................................................... 4-12

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device ........................................................ 4-12



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-12

Launch PXE, Storage, Video OpROM Policy .......................................... 4-12

Other PCI device ROM priority ................................................................ 4-12

PCI Latency Timer .................................................................................... 4-12

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PERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-12

SERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-12

ASPM Support .......................................................................................... 4-12

Maximum Payload .................................................................................... 4-13

Maximum Read Request .......................................................................... 4-13

Above 4G Decoding ................................................................................. 4-13

VGA Palette Snoop .................................................................................. 4-13

PCI-E Slot 1 Option ROM ........................................................................ 4-16

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-16

Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 .......................................................................... 4-16

Load Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 Option ROM ........................................... 4-16

Network Stack .......................................................................................... 4-16



SuperIODeviceConguration ................................................................. 4-17



SerialPort1Conguration /Serial Port2Conguration ...................... 4-17

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 ...................................................................... 4-17

Serial Port 1 Settings / Serial Port 2 Settings.......................................... 4-17



RemoteAccessConguration .................................................................... 4-18

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management

Services (EMS) ........................................................................................ 4-19

Console Redirection (for EMS) ................................................................ 4-19



ACPIConguration ..................................................................................... 4-20

High Precision Timer ................................................................................ 4-20



TrustedComputingConguration .............................................................. 4-21

Security Device Support ........................................................................... 4-21



IntelTXT(LT)Conguration ........................................................................ 4-21

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-21

Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-21

iSCSIConguration ....................................................................................... 4-21

iSCSI Initiator Name ................................................................................. 4-21

Add an Attempt ......................................................................................... 4-22

Intel(R) 82579LM / Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection ................ 4-23



NICConguration ....................................................................................... 4-23

Link Speed ............................................................................................... 4-23

Wake On LAN .......................................................................................... 4-23

Blink LEDs (Range 0-15 seconds) ........................................................... 4-23

PortCongurationInformation ................................................................. 4-23

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-23



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-24

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Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-24

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-24

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-24

Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-24

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-24

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-24

View SmBIOS Event Log ......................................................................... 4-24

4-5 IPMI Settings ................................................................................................. 4-25

System Event Log ................................................................................. 4-25

When SEL Full ......................................................................................... 4-25

Log EFI Status Codes .............................................................................. 4-26

BMCNetwork Conguration .................................................................. 4-26

UpdateIPMILANConguration ............................................................... 4-26

CongurationSource ................................................................................ 4-26

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-27

Setup Prompt Timeout ............................................................................. 4-27

Boot Options Priorities ............................................................................. 4-27

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc .............................. 4-27

USB Device BBS Priorities ...................................................................... 4-27

Network Devices ...................................................................................... 4-27



Delete Boot Option ................................................................................ 4-27

4-7 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-28

Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-28

User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-28

HDD Password: ........................................................................................ 4-28

4-8 Exit ................................................................................................................ 4-29

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-29

Save Changes and Reset ........................................................................ 4-29

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-29

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-30

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-30

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-30

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-30

IBA IGE Slot 0100 v1381 ......................................................................... 4-30

UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell ............................................................................ 4-30

Me FW Image Re-Flash ........................................................................... 4-30

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Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

B-2 ConguringSuperDoctor® III ..........................................................................B-2

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block)....................C-1

C-3 To Recover the Boot Sector 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 and 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.

All the following items are included in the retail box only.

•One (1) Supermicro Motherboard with CPU and Heatsink installed

•Two (2) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

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X9SPV Motherboard Series User's Manual

X9SPV-F/LN4F Image

Note: All graphics and images 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 image shown in

this manual.

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X9SPV-F/LN4F Motherboard Layout

X9SPV-F

FAN2FAN3

MH4

MH4

LED2

MH6

JWP1:WRITE PROTECT

UID

LED3

JVGA1

1

JWD1

U57

JP1

JPB1

JL1 JOH1

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

JWP1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

VGA

JIPMB1

SP1

U6

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA0I-SATA1

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JF1

LAN2/4

U7

U21

U3

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

LED1

JD1

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

JTPM1

JSD1

USB8/9

JLAN1JLAN2

KB/MOUSE

LAN1/3

U10

F6

USB4/5

J1

IPMI

U22

USB6/7

J20USB1

JPK1

P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMB1

J3

JCOM1

JPUSB1

U60

COM1

COM2

JCOM2

MH2

FAN4

U26

FAN1

MH7

JPW1

Important Notes to the User

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

panel connections.

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

1-3

LED3

19 20

LED2

JPB1

JL1

JOH1

SLOT1

USB 3.0 2/3

USB 3.0 0/1

FAN3

T-SGPIO1

FAN2

T-SGPIO2

X9SPV Motherboard Series User's Manual

X9SPV-F/LN4F Quick Reference

(not drawn to scale)

LAN2 (TOP)VGA

JWD1

UID

LED3

JVGA1

MH4

MH4

LED2

X9SPV-F

U57

JP1

JPB1

JIPMB1

VGA

1

JWD1

JIPMB1

U21

LAN4

SP1

JL1 JOH1

SP1

U6

JBT1

I-SATA5 I-SATA4
I-SATA3 I-SATA2

U3

I-SATA1 3.0 I-SATA0 3.0

LED1

JDIMM1

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

JDIMM2

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

MH6

JWP1:WRITE PROTECT

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

I-SATA0I-SATA1

JD1

JWP1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JTPM1

JSD1

JF1

FAN2FAN3

KB/MOUSE (TOP)

LAN1 (TOP)

JLAN1JLAN2

LAN2/4

U7

LAN3

LED1

F6

USB8/9

KB/MOUSE

LAN1/3

U10

USB 8/9

JPK1

CPU1

USB6/7

J20USB1

IPMI (TOP)

USB4/5

J1

IPMI

U22

USB 4/5

P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMB1

J3

JPUSB1

COM1

JPUSB1

COM1

JCOM1

COM2

JCOM2

COM2

U60

MH2

FAN4

FAN4

U26

FAN1

FAN1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

MH7

JPW1

JWP1

JPI2C1

JF1

Power Button

Reset Button

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

NMI

JSD1

X

X

JTPM1

1

JD1

2

Ground

Ground

X

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC2 LED

NIC1 LED

HDD LED

Power LED

X

Ground

1-4

USB 6/7

JPW1

Chapter 1: Introduction

Ports, LEDs, and Connectors

Connectors/LED Description

LED1 Standby Power LED

LED2

LED3

SLOT1
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED

USB 0/1, USB 2/3 USB 3.0 Headers

USB 6/7 USB 2.0 Header

USB 4/5, USB 8/9 Backpanel USB Ports

FAN1~4 CPU Fan, System Fan and Auxilliary Fan Headers

T-SGPIO1, T-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I/O headers

JPI2C1 JPI2C, PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JSD1 DOM (Disk on Module) Power Connector

JTPM1 TPM Header

SP1 Onboard Speaker/Buzzer

JD1 Power LED/Speaker Header

I-SATA1~I-SATA6 SATA Connectors (White connectors: SATA 3, Black: SATA 2)

JPW1 24-Pin ATX Power Connector

DIMMA1, DIMMB1 SODIMM Memory Sockets

COM1, COM2 Serial Port 1 (COM1) on the Backpanel, Serial Port 2 (COM2) Header

IPMI IPMI Port

KB/MOUSE Combination PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse Port

LAN1, LAN2 LAN1, LAN2 Gb Ethernet Ports

LAN3, LAN4 LAN3, LAN4 Gb Ethernet Ports (X9SPV-LN4F only)

VGA VGA Port

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

CPU1 CPU / Processor

IPMI Heartbeat LED

Unsupported Memory LED

PCI-E x16 Gen 2 Slot

Jumper Descriptions

Jumper Description Default Setting

JPB1 BMC (IPMI) Enable/Disable

JBT1 CMOS Clear

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer
JWP1 BIOS Write Protect Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1 USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

1-5

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Open (Short pads to clear)

Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X9SPV Motherboard Series User's Manual

Motherboard Features

CPU Onboard, Mobile, 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3

processor (FCBGA1023)

Memory Two (2) SO-DIMM slots support up to 16 GB of DDR3,

unbuffered, 1066/1333 MHz, ECC SO-DIMM memory

Supports One DIMM per Channel

DIMM sizes

ECC SO-DIMM 2 GB, 4 GB and 8GB

Chipset Mobile Intel® QM77 Express (3.9W)

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-E x 16, Gen 3 Slot (i3 with Gen 2 only)

Graphics Intel HD 4000 Integrated Graphics

Matrox G200eW Graphics

Network Connections Four (4) RJ-45 Rear I/O Panel Connectors (Intel 82574L)

I/O Devices SATA Connections

on the X9SPV-LN4F only

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear I/O Panel Connectors (Intel 82574L)
on the X9SPV-F only

One (1) RJ-45 IPMI Connector

SATA 3.0 Ports Two (2) (SATA 0/1)

RAID 0, 1 Support

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4) (SATA 2~5)

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Devices

Four (4) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 4/5,
8/9)

Six (6) USB ports on headers for front panel access:
USB0/1 (3.0), USB 2/3 (3.0), USB 6/7 (2.0)

Graphics

One (1) Back panel VGA port

Keyboard/Mouse

Combination PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections: one 9-pin RS-232
port (Backpanel COM1 port) and one header (COM2)

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O NCT6776F

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IPMI 2.0

Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC

BIOS 16 MB SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

Plug and Play, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and
SMBIOS 2.3

Power ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Suspend-To-RAM (STR)

One (1) Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, 1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory,
Chipset

Tachometer Monitoring

CPU & chassis environment Monitoring

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor (TM1) 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 SuperDoctor® III

SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

(Download from Website)

Drivers and software for Intel® QM77 Express chipset
utilities

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance)

One (1) TPM 1.2 Header

Dimensions Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7")

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Motherboard Features Table

Model/PN

X9SPV-LN4F-3QE i7-3612QE 2.1

X9SPV-LN4F-3LE i7-3555LE 2.5 3.2/3.1/NA 2C/4T
X9SPV-F-3610ME i5-3610ME 2.7 3.3/3.1/NA 2C/4T
X9SPV-F-3217UE i3-3217UE 1.6 NA/NA/NA 2C/4T

Model/PN TDP Cache PCIex16 TXT VT-d VT-X AES-NI

X9SPV-LN4F-3QE

X9SPV-LN4F-3LE 25W 4MB Gen3 Y Y Y Y
X9SPV-F-3610ME 35W 3MB Gen3 Y Y Y Y
X9SPV-F-3217UE 17W 3MB Gen2 N N Y N

3rd Gen

IVB ECC

35W 6MB Gen3 Y Y Y Y

Base

Freq

Turbo (1C/DC/QC)

GHz

3.1/3.0/2.8 4C/8T

CCore/Thread

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X9SPV Motherboard Series Block Diagram

2x SATA PORTS

4x SATA PORTS

4x USB3.0 by Header

x2 TWO PORT HEADERs

2X Stacked 2 port rear I/O

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

Debug Header

PCIe x16 SLOT

SPI

TPM

IMVP 7

SATA 6Gb/s

SATA 3Gb/s

USB3.0

USB2.0

LPC

NCT6776F

LPC I/O

PCIe3.0_x16

8.0GT/s

SVID

3rd generation

Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3

Mobile processor

SATA[1:0]

SATA[5:2]

USB[3:0]

USB[13:4]

SPI

LPC

COM1 (rear I/O)
COM2 (internal header)

P/S2

FDI X4

Intel® QM77

Express

DDR3 (CHA)

1333/1067 MHz

DDR3 (CHB)

1333/1067 MHz

5.0GT/s

DMI 2.0 x4

PCIE[0]

PCIE[1]

PCIE[2]

PCIE[3]

PCIE[4]

RGB

ECC-SODIMM1

ECC-SODIMM2

PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s
PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s
PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s
PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s

PCIe1.0_x1 IDT

2.5GT/s

for non-IPMI SKU

GLAN1
82574L

GLAN2
82574L

GLAN3
82574L

GLAN4
82574L

PEB383

PCI

RJ45

RJ45

RJ45

RJ45

NCSI

PHY Dedicated Lan

for IPMI SKU

VGA

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the Motherboard Features pages

for details on the features of the motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X9SPV Motherboard Series supports a single on board, 3rd generation Intel®

Core™ i7/i5/i3 processor (FCBGA1023 Mobile ECC CPU).

Built around the functionality and the capability of the Intel® QM77 Express

chipset, the motherboard provides substantial system performance and storage

capability for performance platforms in a compact package.

The Intel QM77 Express chipset is part of the mobile Intel Chipset family, with a

single-chip architecture. Among its features are

•3.9W Power Consumption

•Intel Anti-Theft Technology

•SATA Controller (up to 6G/s)

•Smart Response Technology (SSD Cache)

For more information regarding the Intel QM77 Express chipset, please visit Intel's

website at: http://www.intel.com

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X9SPV Motherboard

Series. These motherboards have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that

supports PC health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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 hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set-

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

core, 1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset.

Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message

to the screen. The User can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity

of the voltage monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

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1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter a

Soft Off state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up. During the

SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry

in the system "alive." In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the

power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off

and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-5 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 of 1 GHz and faster.

The X9SPV Motherboard Series accommodates 12V ATX power sup-

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

the CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is

strongly recommended.

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1-6 Super I/O

The Super I/O provides 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 sup-

port 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 a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

vent damage to 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

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 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.

Caution: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please

take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components

when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Pan head screws (4 pieces)

Stand Offs (4 pieces)

(Only if needed)

Note: The above items are not provided with this motherboard.

Location of Mounting Holes

There are four (4) mounting holes on the X9SPV motherboard series.

UID

LED3

JVGA1

MH4

MH4

1

JWD1

LED2

X9SPV-F

U57

JP1

JPB1

MH6

JWP1:WRITE PROTECT

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

JWP1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

FAN2FAN3

VGA

JIPMB1

U21

SP1

U6

JL1 JOH1

U3

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

JDIMM1

I-SATA4

JDIMM2

I-SATA2

I-SATA0I-SATA1

JD1

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JTPM1

JSD1

JF1

USB8/9

USB4/5

J1

JLAN1JLAN2

KB/MOUSE

LAN2/4

LAN1/3

U7

U10

LED1

F6

J20USB1

JPK1

J3

IPMI

JPUSB1

U22

P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMB1

USB6/7

COM1

JCOM1

COM2

JCOM2

U60

MH2

FAN4

U26

FAN1

MH7

JPW1

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Caution: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please

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

motherboard installation.

Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

1

I/O Shield

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout on the

previous page for mounting hole locations.

2

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the

chassis as needed. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the

3

mounting holes on the chassis.

Stand Off

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother-

board components.

4

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its

matching mounting hole on the chassis, using the Philips screwdriver.

5

Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws to all mounting holes.

6

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis.

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2-3 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory modules that

have been validated with the X9SPV motherboard series.

How to Install SO DIMMs

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

DIMMA1, then DIMMB1. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the

module to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation.

2. Insert each SO DIMM module vertically and snap it into place. Repeat step 1

to install DIMMB1 if needed. See instructions on the next page.

Memory Support

The X9SPV Motherboard Series supports up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC SODIMMs

(1066/1333 MHz in 2 SODIMM slots).

Installing and Removing DIMMs

UID

LED3

JVGA1

MH4

MH4

1

JWD1

LED2

X9SPV-F

U57

JP1

JPB1

VGA

JIPMB1

U21

SP1

U6

JL1 JOH1

USB8/9

USB4/5

J1

JLAN1JLAN2

KB/MOUSE

LAN2/4

LAN1/3

U7

U10

J3

IPMI

JPUSB1

U22

COM1

JCOM1

COM2

JCOM2

U60

MH2

FAN4

U26

U3

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

MH6

JWP1:WRITE PROTECT

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

JWP1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

FAN2FAN3

JDIMM1

I-SATA4

JDIMM2

I-SATA2

I-SATA0I-SATA1

LED1

JD1

F6

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JTPM1

JSD1

JF1

J20USB1

JPK1

P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMB1

USB6/7

FAN1

MH7

JPW1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

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