Supermicro X9SRA operation manual

X9SRA

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

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Manual Revision 1.1

Release Date: March 5, 2014

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Printed in the United States of America

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9SRA motherboard series.

About This Motherboard

The X9SRA motherboard series supports a single Intel® E5-1600 / E5-

2600 Series Processor (2011-pin, Socket R). With the Intel® C600 series chipset

built in, the X9SRA motherboard series offers top-of-the-line system performance

and storage capability. Features such as eight SAS ports, support for up to 256GB

of memory, dual 1Gb LAN, USB 3.0 and SP/DIF support make the X9SRA moth-

erboard series ideal for high end workstation platforms.

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.

Manual Organization

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

board, and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg 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.

Preface

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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.com

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]

Tel: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

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

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Power Supply .................................................................................................1-11

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

Opening the LGA2011 Socket ....................................................................... 2-2

Installing the LGA2011 Processor .................................................................2-4

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-6

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-7

2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory ................................................................................. 2-8

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-8

Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-8

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-9

Memory Population Guidelines ..................................................................... 2-10

2-4 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................2-11

Tools Needed .................................................................................................2-11

Location of Mounting Holes ...........................................................................2-11

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-12

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-13

Motherboard I/O Backpanel .......................................................................... 2-13

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-16

(Back_Panel)HighDenitionAudio(HDAudio) ..................................... 2-16

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-17

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions............................................................... 2-18

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-18

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HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-18

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-18

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-19

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-19

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-20

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-20

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-20

2-6 Connecting Cables & Optional Devices ........................................................ 2-21

ATX Main PWR (JPW1) & CPU PWR Connectors (JPW2) ..................... 2-21

Fan Headers (FAN1~4, FANA) ................................................................ 2-22

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-22

Speaker (JD1) .......................................................................................... 2-23

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header (JSTBY) .................................................. 2-23

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C) ......................................................................... 2-24

DOM PWR Connector (JWF1) ................................................................. 2-24

T-SGPIO 1/2 & 3-SGPIO 1/2 Headers ..................................................... 2-25

TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-25

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1) ........................................................ 2-26

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-27

Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-27

SPDIF IN / SPDIF OUT (JSPDIF_IN/JSPDIF_OUT) ............................... 2-28

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-29

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-29

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL2) .............................................................. 2-29

Clear CMOS (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-30

PCI Slot SMB Enable (JI2C1/JI2C2) ......................................................... 2-30

Watch Dog Reset (JWD1) ........................................................................ 2-31

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1) ......................................................................... 2-31

TPM Support Enable (JPT1) .................................................................... 2-32

CF Card Master/Slave (JCF1).................................................................. 2-32

ME Recovery (JPME1) ............................................................................. 2-33

Audio Enable (JPAC1).............................................................................. 2-33

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-34

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-34

Onboard Power LED (DP2)...................................................................... 2-34

2-9 SATA and SAS Connections ......................................................................... 2-35

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

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-20

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-23

4-7 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-24

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SuperDoctor® III ..........................................................................B-2

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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

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

To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached Device .............................C-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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

•Two (2) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

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

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Motherboard Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

INTRUSION

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

PCIE4

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

1

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

3

1

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

FANA

JUSB1617

4

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

DIMM1A

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE

FAN3

MH7

2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JVR2

JWD1

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

FAN1

JD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable
JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

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.

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AUDIO FP

COM2

COM1

USB8/9

USB10/11

USB12/13

SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 2
SATA 3

3-SGPIO1

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

JPME1

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Motherboard Quick Reference

FAN 5

USB 6/7 USB3.0 0/1

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JI2C2

PCIE6

MAC

JUSB1617

DIMM1A

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

JUSB 2/3

USB3.0 2/3

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

FAN3

MH7

HD AUDIO

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

FAN 3

JF1

JF1

JPT1

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

9

JCOM2

156

JCOM1

JUSB89

1

JUSB1011

7

1

JUSB1213

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

31

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

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

COM1

USB8/9

USB10/11

USB12/13

SLOT1

SAS3

MH6

I-SATA0

JPME1

MH3

JSPDIF OUT

MH1

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT2

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

JPBIOS1
1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

JBT1

I-SATA1

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

JPME_DBG

JSPDIF IN

1

1

PCIE2

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

JBT1

JL1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

INTRUSION

I-SATA4

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

JPCI3

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

JPAC1

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

SAS CODE

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

T-SGPIO1

JWF1

JCF1

JOH1

JPAC1

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

B81

B82

SLOT4

MH5

Compact
Flash
Power

1

JWF1

3

1

JI2C1

JSTBY

PCIE4

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

1

6

JTAG1

A81

A82

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JOH1

1

FANA

JCF1

4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

JI2C1

OFF:DISABLE

X9SRA

REV:1.01

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

FANA

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

ON: ENABLE

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

SLOT6

BAR CODE

USB6/7

JPL2

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

FF

2

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

JLAN2_USB67

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

DIMM SLOTS

JF1

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

1

X

JTPM1

:TPM/PRO80

JWD1

JD1

LAN1LAN2

FAN 4

JPUSB1

OPEN 1st

JVR2

JWD1

USB 4/5

USB3.0 0/1

DP2

FAN 2

FAN 1

DP2

JD1

JKBMS1

USB 2/3

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

USB 0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable
JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPW2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

FAN1

JPI2C1

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

JPW1

Motherboard Jumpers

Jumper Description Default

JPME1 Intel ME Mode Select Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JCF1 Compact Flash Card Master/Slave Select On (Master)

JPT1 TPM Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Reset Pins 1-2 (Reset)

JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1 USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots On (Enabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

Motherboard LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

DP2 Power On LED Green: Solid On System is On

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Motherboard Headers/Connectors

Connector Description

AUDIO FP Front Panel Audio Header

COM1, COM2 COM1 & COM2 Serial Port Headers

USB 8/9, USB 10/11, USB 12/13 USB 2.0 Headers for front panel access

JUSB2/3 (USB 3.0) USB 3.0 Header for USB 2/3

USB 0/1, USB 2/3, USB 4/5, USB 6/7 Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports

USB 3.0 0/1 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports

JKBMS1 Combination PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

LAN1, LAN2 Gb Ethernet LAN Ports (LAN1 & LAN2)

HD Audio High Denition (HD) Audio output jacks

JSPDIF OUT/IN SP/DIF Audion In/Out Headers

3-SGPIO1 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SAS

SATA0-3 Serial ATA ports (SATA 2.0), 3Gb/s

I-SATA0, I-SATA1 Serial ATA ports (SATA 3.0), 6Gb/s

I-SATA2~5 Serial ATA ports (SATA 2.0), 3Gb/s

JWF1 SATA DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector

JOH1 Overheat LED/Fan Fail

FAN A, FAN1~FAN4 Internal Fan Headers

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

JD1 Power LED / Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: External Speaker)

T-SGPIO1, T-SGPIO2 Serial Link General Purpose I/O Headers (5V Gen1/Gen 2)

JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector

JPW2 8-pin Secondary Power Connector

JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JSTBY Legacy Wake On LAN Header

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

SLOT3, PCI 33MHz Slot

SLOT4, SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® E5-1600 / E5-2600 Series Processor (LGA

2011-pin, Socket-R)

Memory Eight (8) DIMM slots support up to 256GB of DDR3 ECC

RDIMM memory or 64GB of DDR3 ECC or non-ECC

UDIMM memory, up to 1600MHz.

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB

RDIMM 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB

Chipset Intel C600-A

Expansion PCI Slots

Two (2) PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slot

One (1) PCI-Express 3.0 x4 in x8 Slot

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slot

One (1) PCI 33MHz Slot

Network Connections Integrated LAN

One (1) Intel 82579LM and One (1) Intel 82574L Gb LAN

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4)

3 Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 10 (via SCU)

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4)

3 Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (via AHCI)

SATA 3.0 Ports Two (2)

6 Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (via AHCI)

Audio

Realtek ALC889 7.1 HD Audio with S/P DIF (In/Out)

USB Devices

Eight (8) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel

Six (6) USB 2.0 headers for front panel access

Two (2) USB 3.0 (5Gb/s) headers for front panel access

Two (2) USB 3.0 (5Gb/s) ports on the rear I/O panel

Keyboard/Mouse

One (1) PS/2 KB/Mouse combo port on the I/O backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections on two headers
(COM1 & COM2)

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Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O NCT6776F

BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

Play and Plug APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0,
USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.3

Power Conguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Wake On LAN (WOL) Header

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

CPU Fan Auto-off in Sleep Mode

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU & Chassis Monitoring

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

CPU 6-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

CPU & Chassis Environment Monitor

Fan Control

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

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III

SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI, PECI 2.0

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)

TPM 1.2 on board & Disk on Module Power Connector

FCC B, EuP Lot 6, WHQL

Dimensions ATX form factor (12" x 9.6")

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X9SRA

Motherboard Block Diagram

SLOT 6

PCI-E X16

SLOT 4

#17

#16

USBUSB

#14

#15

DEBUG

PORT

FRONT PANEL

SYSTEM POWER

FAN SPEED

CTRL

PCI-E X16 G3

SLOT 5

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

RJ45

RJ45

#0-5

PCI-E X16

SLOT 1

#0-8

#0-7

#0-6

DDRIII

800/1066/1333

PCI-E X16 G3

SLOT 2

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X1

uPD720201

uPD720200

LAN1
82579

LAN2
82574

PCI-E X4 G3

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X4 G2

PCI-E X1 G2

0 Ohm

0 Ohm

PCI-E X1 G2

PCI-E X1 G2

PCI-E X1 G2

VR12

6 PHASE

Sandybridge-EP

8 SNB CORE
DDR-III

#2 #3 #1B #1A

#1/2/3/4

PCH
PATSBURG
SSB-D

#5

#6

#7

#8

SPI

BIOS

PCI-E X4 G3

SIO

NCT6776F

DMI2

#0-4

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDRIII

800/1066/1333

DMI2 4GB/s

#5

#4

#3

#2

3.0 Gb/S

SATASATA

#1

#0

6.0 Gb/S

#13

#12

USB 2.0

PCI 32Bit/33MHz

#5

#4

#3

#2

#1

#0

USB

#6

#7

#10

#9

#8

SLOT 3

#11

8 Rear
6 Front

PCI 33M

LPC

TPM

HEADER

COM1
Header

COM2
Header

System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel® C600 series is a single chip solution that is designed for dedicated

servers and workstations. It supports high-speed SATA and advanced require-

ments for Intel Xeon platforms.

Intel C600 Chipset Features

•Direct Media Interface (up 5 Gt/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)

•8 SATA 2.0 ports, 2 SATA 3.0 ports (up to 6Gb/s)

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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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.

Important: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to pro-

vide adequate airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

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

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Windows OS environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux. SuperDoctor

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

congure SuperDoctor 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 connectors. Be sure to con-

nect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the 8-pin (JPW2) power connectors

on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your

power supply and motherboard.

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2. To provide adequate power to SATA devices, please connect the SATA

DOM PWR connector (JWF1) to the power supply.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX

power supply 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.

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Chapter 2: Installation

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.

Notes:

•Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before adding, re-

moving 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.

Opening the LGA2011 Socket

1. There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket. To open the socket cover,

rst press and release the load lever labeled 'Open 1st'.

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

1

Press down on

Lever 'Open 1st'

2-2

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

2

Load

Chapter 2: Installation

2. Press the second load lever labeled 'Close 1st' to release the load plate

which covers the CPU socket from its locking position.

Press down on

1

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

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

lever to open the load plate. Lift the load plate to open it completely.

Lever 'Close 1st'

Load

Pull lever away from

2

the socket

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

1

Gently push down to pop

the load plate open

WARNING!

2

WARNING!

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

Installing the LGA2011 Processor

WARNING!

1. With the LGA 2011 socket open, remove the ' WARNING' plastic cap using

your ngers.

Socket Keys

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

keys (semi-circle cutouts) against the socket keys.

CPU Keys

Warning: You can only in-

stall the CPU inside the

socket in one direction.

Make sure that it is properly

inserted into the CPU socket

before closing the load plate.

If it doesn't close properly,

do not force it as it may

damage your CPU. Instead,

open the load plate again

and double-check that the

CPU is aligned properly.

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Chapter 2: Installation

3. 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.

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

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

6. To close and lock the socket, close the load plate with the CPU. Lock the

'Close 1st' lever rst, then lock the 'Open 1st' lever second. Use your thumb

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

Push down and lock

'Close 1st' lever

2

Gently close

the load plate

1

Lever Lock

Push down and lock

'Open 1st' lever

OPEN 1st

3

OPEN 1st

4

OPEN 1st

Lever Lock

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

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

quired amount has already been applied.

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

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

neath.

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

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

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

Screw#1

Motherboard

Screw#2

OPEN 1st

Mounting Holes

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Chapter 2: Installation

Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However,

if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall

the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.

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

in the illustration below.

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

force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

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

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

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

Motherboard

Screw#2

Screw#3

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

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

1. Insert the desired number of

DIMMs into the memory slots,

starting with DIMM1A, DIMM(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.

2. Push the release tabs outwards

on both ends of the DIMM slot to

unlock it.

3. Align the key of the DIMM mod-

ule with the receptive point on the

memory slot.

4. Align the notches on both ends of

the module against the receptive

points on the ends of the slot.

JLAN2_USB67

USB3.0 0/1

USB6/7

LAN1

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE

9

2-3:DISABLE

JCOM2

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

156

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE1

PCIE2

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

JUSB89

DESIGNED IN USA

1

7

1

JUSB1213

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

USB10/11

JUSB1011

USB12/13

BT1

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS CODE

B82

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH

1-2:BIOS recovery

Pin2:Ground

2-3:Normal

Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH6

MH5

JBT1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

CHASSIS

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

I-SATA5

JPME_DBG

JPME1

I-SATA4

MH3

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

31

1

JWF1

3

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

B81

A81

A82

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

JOH1

1

MH7

FANA

JCF1

JUSB1617

4

1

LAN2

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JVR2

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JF1

DP2

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

JUSB45

USB0/1

FAN4

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable
2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JPI2C1

1

FAN2

FAN1

PWRI2C

JD1

MH8

Notches

5. Use two thumbs together to press

the notches on both ends of the

module straight down into the slot

until the module snaps into place.

6. Press the release tabs to the lock

positions to secure the DIMM module

into the slot.

Removing Memory Modules

Reverse the steps above to remove the

DIMM modules from the motherboard.

2-8

Release Tabs

Press both notches

straight down into

the memory slot.

Chapter 2: Installation

Memory Support

The X9SRA motherboard series supports up to 256GB of 800/1066/1333/1600

MHz ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs in eight (8) memory slots (UDIMM/RDIMM).

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:

Edge of the motherboard

DIMM3A (Blue Slot)

DIMM3B

DIMM4A (Blue Slot)

DIMM4B

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

DIMM2B

DIMM2A (Blue Slot)

DIMM1B
DIMM1A (Blue Slot)

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

USB0/1

KB/MOUSE

2-3 Disable
1-2 ENable

MH9

JKBMS_USB01

JUSB23

JPUSB1

USB2/3
USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

USB3.0 0/1

LAN1

JLAN2_USB67

LAN2

JPL2

USB6/7

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

JAUDIO1

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

PCIE6

1

JI2C1/JI2C2
I2C bus for PCI slot

ON: ENABLE

JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

1

X9SRA

JI2C1

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

JSTBY

Wake on Lan

1

3

PCIE4

JPAC1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPAC1:AUDIO

JPCI3

JSPDIF_OUT

JSPDIF_IN

1

1

PCIE2

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

PCIE1

MH1

COM1

JFPAUDIO_EN1
OFF:By BIOS
ON:Force Enable

COM2

USB8/9

JCOM1

JCOM2

6

21

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

JUSB89

9

1

5

DESIGNED IN USA

PWRI2C

DIMM3A
DIMM3B

DIMM4A
DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

USB10/11

JUSB1011

1

MAC

BAR CODE

Tested to Comply

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

6

1

JTAG1

A82

A81

B81

B82

SAS CODE

JRK1

Pin2:Ground

Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH

BT1

+

2-3:Normal

1-2:BIOS recovery

JPBIOS1

SAS0

SAS2

SAS1

SAS3

USB12/13

3-SGPIO1

7

1

JUSB1213

JPI2C1

MH4

1

JPW2

MH8

JPW1

FAN1

PWR LED
SPEAKER

1-3:

4-7:

JD1:

2-3:NMI

JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST

FAN2

JD1

DP2

JWD1

JVR2

JF1

NMI

X
PWR
LED
HDD
NIC

:TPM/PRO80

1
NIC

2

JPTM1

OH

FF
PWR
FAIL
RST
PWR

ON

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPT1

JF1

FAN3

MH7

USB3.0 2/3

OFF: SLAVE

ON: MASTER

JCF1:Compact Flash

JUSB1617

4

FANA

JOH1

1

JCF1

1

1

3

Power

Flash

Compact

MH5

MH6

JWF1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery

JPME_DBG

1-2:ME Debug

2-3:Normal

2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

INTRUSION

1

I-SATA2

JL1

CHASSIS

JBT1

JPME_DBG

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

MH3

JPME1

31

3-SGPIO2

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Memory Population Guidelines

When installing memory modules, the DIMM slots should be populated in the follow-

ing order: DIMM1A, DIMM2A, DIMM3A, DIMM4A then DIMM1B, DIMM2B, DIMM3B,

DIMM4B.

• Always use DDR3 DIMM modules of the same size, type and speed.

• Mixed DIMM speeds can be installed. However, all DIMMs will run at the speed

of the slowest DIMM.

• The motherboard will support odd-numbered modules installed (1 ,3 ,5 ,or 7 mod-

ules). However, for best memory performance, install DIMM modules in pairs.

Recommended Population (Balanced)

DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM3A DIMM4A DIMM1B DIMM2B DIMM3B DIMM4B Total

2GB 2GB 4GB

2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 8GB

2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 12GB

2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 16GB

4GB 4GB 8GB

4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB

4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 24GB

4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 32GB

8GB 8GB 16GB

8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 32GB

8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 48GB

8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 64GB

16GB 16GB 32GB

16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 64GB

16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 96GB

16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 128GB

32GB 32GB 64GB

32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 128GB

32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 192GB

32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 256GB

System

Memory

Note: Up to 256GB of memory are supported using ECC QR (Quad

Rank or 4-Rank) registered DIMM technology at 1600/1333/1066/800

MHz. Up to 64GB of memory are supported using non-ECC

UDIMMs.

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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

Standoffs

Location of Mounting Holes

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

INTRUSION

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

PCIE4

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

1

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

3

1

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

FANA

JUSB1617

4

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

DIMM1A

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JF1

FAIL
PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE

FAN3

MH7

2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

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.

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JVR2

JWD1

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JPW1

JPW2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:

JWD1:Watch Dog

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

FAN1

JD1

MH8

KB/MOUSE

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

Installing the Motherboard

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

2. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard.

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

on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

4. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

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

board components.

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

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

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

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

Note: Images displayed are for illustration only. Your chassis or compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

2-12

Chapter 2: Installation

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the industry standards. See the

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

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

PCIE1

JBT1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

1

A82

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JCF1

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

1

FANA

JUSB1617

4

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

NMI

JVR2

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

8

11

1

1

10

1

1

14

17

1

1

9

12

1

13

1

15

1

16

1

18

1

19

1

1

4

1

2

1

3

1

5

1

6

1

7

1

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

1. Keyboard/Mouse 7. USB 2.0 Port 5 13. USB 2.0 Port 7

2. USB 2.0 Port 0 8. LAN 1 Port 14. Center/LFE Out

3. USB 2.0 Port 1 9. USB 3.0 Port 0 15. Surround Out

4. USB 2.0 Port 2 10. USB 3.0 Port 1 16. S/P DIF Out

5. USB 2.0 Port 3 11. LAN 2 Port 17. Line In

6. USB 2.0 Port 4 12. USB 2.0 Port 6 18. Line Out

19. Mic In

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and

PS/2 mouse are located next to

the Back Panel USB Ports 13/10

on the motherboard. See the

table at right for pin denitions.

Note:

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

5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock

6 No Connection 6 No Connection

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Denitions

(+5V)

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

This motherboard offers three Keyboard/Mouse connection options as

shown in the graphic below.

•A. Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 8.

•B. Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 9.

•C. Connect a keyboard cable or a mouse cable to the PS2 KB/Mouse port.

C

Keyboard/Mouse

(For a keyboard cable or Mouse cable) (optional)

B

A

Back Panel USB (2.0) Port #0

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable) (optional)

Back Panel USB (2.0) Port #1

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable) (optional)

A. Backpanel USB 2.0 #1

B. Backpanel USB 2.0 #0

C. PS2 Keyboard/Mouse

C

B

A

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Chapter 2: Installation

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Eight (8) Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports are located on the I/O back panel, in addi-

tion to two USB 3.0 Ports that are located below LAN1. There are also six (6) USB

2.0 ports on three headers, and two (2) USB 3.0 ports on one header that can be

used to provide front chassis access using USB cables (not included). See the

tables below for pin denitions.

Front Panel USB (2.0)

Header Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 +5V 2 +5V

3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3

5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 Key 10 Ground

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0

3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0

4 Ground 8 Ground

Back Panel USB (2.0)

Pin Denitions

Back Panel USB (3.0)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description

1 10 VBUS Power

2 11 D- USB 2.0 Differential Pair

3 12 D+

4 13 Ground Ground of PWR Return

5 14 StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed Receiver

6 15 StdA_SSRX+ Differential Pair

7 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for Signal Return

8 17 StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed Transmitter

9 18 StdA_SSTX+ Differential Pair

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

9

1

3

5

7

1

1

1

2

4

1

6

1

1

9

1

1

8

10

1

1

11

1

12

1

13

1

14

1

156

JUSB89

1

JUSB1011

7

1

JUSB1213

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

31

1. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #0)

2. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #1)

3. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #2)

4. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #3)

5. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #4)

6. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #5)

7. Back Panel USB 3.0 (USB 3.0 #0)

8. Back Panel USB 3.0 (USB 3.0 #1)

9. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #6)

10. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #7)

11. Front Panel USB 2.0 (USB #8/9)

12. Front Panel USB 2.0 (USB #10/11)

13. Front Panel USB 2.0 (USB #12/13)

14. Front Panel USB 3.0 (USB 3.0 #2/3)

JLAN2_USB67

USB3.0 0/1

USB6/7

LAN1

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JCOM2

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE1

PCIE2

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

USB10/11

USB12/13

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

BT1

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1
1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

CHASSIS

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

JOH1

1

JCF1

FAN3

MH7

FANA

JUSB1617

4

LAN2

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

FAIL
PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JVR2

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JF1

DP2

JD1

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

JUSB45

USB0/1

FAN4

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are

located next to the VGA port on the

I/O Backpanel. These ports provide

connectivity with speeds up to 1Gb/s.

Please see the table on the left for the

pin denitions.

(Back_Panel) High Denition Audio

(HD Audio)

This motherboard features a 7.1+2

Channel High Denition Audio (HDA) co-

dec that provides 10 DAC channels. The

HD Audio connections simultaneously

supports multiple-streaming 7.1 sound

playback with 2 channels of independent

stereo output through the front panel

stereo out for front, rear, center and

subwoofer speakers. Use the Advanced

software included in the CD-ROM with

your motherboard to enable this function.

1. LAN1

2. LAN2

3. Center/LFE Out

4. Surround Out

5. S/P DIF Out

6. Line In

7. Line Out

8. Mic In

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)

(BP) HD Audio

Conn# Signal

S/P DIF Out

1

Surround Out

2

CEN/LFE Out

3

Mic In

4

Line Out

5

Line In

6

(Green, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

2-16

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

1

5

1

6

1

7

1

8

1

Chapter 2: Installation

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.

1920

Ground

X

Power LED

NMI

X

LED VCC

Pin 19Pin 20

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

BT1

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

1

1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

JPCI3

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

SAS CODE

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

T-SGPIO1

Ground

Ground

JPAC1

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

B81

B82

MH5

Compact
Flash
Power

1

JWF1

3

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

Pin 2

Pin 1

LED VCC

#3~4

Reset Button

Power Button

#1~2

2

1

JF1 Header Pins

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

A81

A82

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

1

FANA

JCF1

JUSB1617

4

1

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

JWD1

OPEN 1st

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

NMI

JVR2

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-17

X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

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.

Ground

X

A

Power LED

1920

NMI

X

LED VCC

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 LED VCC

16 Ground

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 LED VCC

14 HD Active

PWR Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 LED VCC

6 Ground

A. PWR LED

B. HDD LED

C. PWR Fail LED

B

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

C

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

1

2-18

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

#3~4

#1~2

Reset Button

Power Button

Chapter 2: Installation

1

2

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

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan Fail

connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to dis-

play signals or to provide advanced warn-

ings for chassis overheat/fan failure. Refer

to the table on the right for pin denitions.

1920

Ground

X

NMI

X

LAN1/LAN2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 LED VCC

10/12 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 LED VCC

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

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Power LED

HDD LED

A

NIC1 LED

B

NIC2 LED

Ground

Ground

2-19

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

#3~4

#1~2

Reset Button

Power Button

X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

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.

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.

NMI Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Reset Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

A. NMI Button

B. Reset Button

C. PWR Button

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

A

NMI

X

2

1

X

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

LED VCC

#3~4

#1~2

Reset Button

Power Button

B

C

2-20

Chapter 2: Installation

2-6 Connecting Cables & Optional Devices

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 (JPW1) & CPU PWR
Connectors (JPW2)

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 th e SSI EPS 12V spec ica tio n. Se e

the table on the right for pin denitions.

A

24-Pin Main PWR

A. 24-Pin ATX Main PWR

B. 8-Pin Processor PWR

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

1

JSPDIF_OUT

156

JUSB89

1

JUSB1011

7

1

JUSB1213

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

31

JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

PCIE1

PCIE2

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

USB8/9

DESIGNED IN USA

USB10/11

USB12/13

BT1

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH

1-2:BIOS recovery

Pin2:Ground

2-3:Normal

Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH6

JBT1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

JPME_DBG

JPME1

I-SATA4

MH3

8-Pin Processor PWR

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPAC1

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

JI2C1

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

B

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

PCIE6

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

JUSB1617

FAIL

RSTONPWR

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JF1

CLOSE 1st

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)

JLAN2_USB67

USB3.0 0/1

LAN1

LAN2

JUSB45

FAN4

JPL2

OPEN 1st

CPU1

A

JF1

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JVR2

JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:

FAN1

B

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-21

X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

F

Fan Headers (FAN1~4, FANA)

The X9SRA motherboard series has ve fan

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

are 4-pin fan headers. Pins 1-3 of these fan

headers are backward compatible with the tradi-

tional 3-pin fans. However, the fan speed control

setting in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section

will only work with 4-pin fans. This allows the

BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based on

the system temperature. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions and fan usage.

Note: We recommend that 4-pin fans

are used on the motherboard.

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.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

3-SGPIO1

MH6

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME1

MH3

31

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE1

PCIE2

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JPBIOS1
1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

JBT1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

JPME_DBG

I-SATA4

PCIE4

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

DESIGNED IN USA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

E

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

JUSB1617

C

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JF1

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Usage

FAN# Use for

1~4 System/CPU

A I/O Cards

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions (JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A. Fan 1

JLAN2_USB67

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

USB4/5

JUSB23

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

D

B. Fan 2

KB/MOUSE

JKBMS_USB01

C. Fan 3

USB0/1

D. Fan 4

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

E. Fan A

F. Chassis Intrusion

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

CPU1

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JVR2

B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

A

2-22

Chapter 2: Installation

Speaker (JD1)

On the JD1 header, pins 3~4 are used for

the internal speaker. Close pins 3~4 with a

jumper or cap to use the onboard speaker.

If you wish to use an external speaker, at-

tach the external speaker's cable to Pins

1~4. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header (JSTBY)

The onboard LANs (LAN1 and LAN2)

do not need WOL header to suppor t its

Wake-On-LAN function. We preserved

the legacy WOL header to provide con-

venience for some embedded customers

who need internal power source from the

board. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT

JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

1

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JCF1

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot
JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

B

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

1

FANA

JUSB1617

4

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

JAUDIO1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

Speaker Connector

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. Internal Buzzer

B. Wake On LAN

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

LAN1

LAN2

HD AUDIO

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

Pin Denitions

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Denitions

USB3.0 0/1

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JVR2

JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

A

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:

FAN1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable
2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-23

X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C)

The Power Supply I2C Connector,

located at JPI2C, monitors the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

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.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

I-SATA3

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

PCIE4

1

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

B

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

3

1

DIMM1A

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

FANA

4

USB3.0 2/3

JUSB1617

PWR Supply I2C

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

DOM PWR

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

A. Power Supply I2C

B. DOM Power

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

JVR2

JWD1

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable
2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

A

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-24

Chapter 2: Installation

T-SGPIO 1/2 & 3-SGPIO 1/2 Headers

Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur-

pose Input/Output) headers are located

next to the I-SATA Ports on the mother-

board. Additionally, two 3-SGPIO ports

(for SAS) are also located next to USB

8/9 . These headers are used to com-

municate with the enclosure manage-

ment 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 (JTPM1)

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

JLAN2_USB67

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

C

3-SGPIO1

MH6

D

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME1

MH3

31

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE1

PCIE2

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JPBIOS1
1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

JBT1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

JPME_DBG

I-SATA4

PCIE4

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

3

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

B

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

JUSB1617

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

FF

1

2

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

A

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

PWR

NMI

X

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

JPW1

JVR2

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

FAN1

DP2

JD1

JWD1

E

KB/MOUSE

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

A. T-SGPIO 1

B. T-SGPIO 2

C. 3-SGPIO 1

D. 3-SGPIO 2

E. TPM Header

2-25

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect an

LED to provide warnings of chassis over-

heat. This LED will also blink to indicate a

fan failure. Refer to the table on right for

pin denitions.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

1

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

A82

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

BAR CODE

MAC

A

JOH1

1

FANA

JCF1

JUSB1617

4

JAUDIO1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

HD AUDIO

Overheat LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Denitions

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

LAN1

LAN2

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JVR2

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JWD1

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

FAN1

DP2

JD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

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Chapter 2: Installation

Serial Ports

Two COM headers (COM1 & COM2)

are provided on the motherboard. The

COM1 and COM2 headers are located

next to the expansion slots to provide

onboard serial connection support. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

Front Accessible Audio Header

A 10-pin Audio header is located on

the motherboard at AUDIO FP. This

header allows you to connect the

chassis' front panel audio ports to the

motherboard. See the table on the right

for pin denitions

A. COM1

B. COM2

C. Audio Header

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

C

B

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

A

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

I-SATA3

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT

JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

PCIE4

1

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

3

1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

DIMM1A

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

FANA

4

USB3.0 2/3

JUSB1617

Serial Ports-COM1/COM2

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RT S

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

10-in Audio

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Microphone_Left

2 Audio_Ground

3 Microphone_Right

4 Audio_Detect

5 Line_2_Right

6 Ground

7 Jack_Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_Left

10 Ground

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

LAN1

LAN2

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

JVR2

JWD1

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

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X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

SPDIF IN / SPDIF OUT (JSPDIF_IN/
JSPDIF_OUT)

The SPDIF In (JSPDIF_In) and SPDIF

Out (JSPDIF_Out) are used for input

and output of S/P DIF digital audio.

You will also need the appropriate

cables to use these features.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

A

JPAC1:AUDIO

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT

JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

PCIE4

1

Wake on Lan

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

3

1

DIMM1A

PCIE6

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FANA

4

MH7

JUSB1617

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

SPDIF_Out

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_Out

2 Ground

SPDIF_In

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_In

2 Ground

A. SPDIF IN / SPDIF OUT

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JF1

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

OPEN 1st

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

FAN1

DP2

JD1

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

JVR2

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

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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.

Chapter 2: Installation

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL2)

Jumper JPL2 enables or disables LAN

Port 2 on the motherboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The de-

fault setting is pins 1-2 (Enabled).

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

JPAC1:AUDIO

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS3

3-SGPIO1

MH6

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

JPME1

MH3

31

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE1

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

JPBIOS1
1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

JBT1

I-SATA1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JL1

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

JPME_DBG

I-SATA4

PCIE4

PCIE2

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot
JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

T-SGPIO1

BAR CODE

MH5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

PCIE6

1

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JUSB1617

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. LAN Port 2 Enable

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JPL2

USB3.0 0/1

LAN1

LAN2

JUSB45

FAN4

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

A

CLOSE 1st

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

CPU1

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JF1

FAIL
PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JVR2

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-29

X9SRA Motherboard Series User ’s Manual

DIMM3A

Clear CMOS (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.

Important: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the

system, 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.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

A

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

CHASSIS

JL1

1

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

PCIE4

B

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

JI2C1

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

PCIE6

C

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot
JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JUSB1617

PCI Slot SMB Enable

Jumper Setting Denition

Short (Default) Enabled

Open Disabled

USB6/7

LAN2

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

JF1

:TPM/PRO80

Jumper Settings

A. Clear CMOS

B. JI2C1

C. JI2C2

JLAN2_USB67

USB3.0 0/1

LAN1

JUSB45

FAN4

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JVR2

JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

JWD1

USB2/3

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable
JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

2-30

Chapter 2: Installation

Watch Dog Reset (JWD1)

Watch Dog (JWD1) 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 ap-

plication that hangs. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. Watch Dog must

also be enabled in the BIOS.

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 con-

nected to the backpanel USB Ports 0/1.

JPUSB1 is used together with a USB

Wake-Up feature in the BIOS. Enable this

jumper and the USB support 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 Dis-

abled, remove the USB devices from

backpanel USB Ports 0/1 before the

system goes into the standby mode.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

JBT1

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

SAS CODE

B81

B82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

A81

A82

BAR CODE

MAC

JOH1

1

FANA

JCF1

4

1

JAUDIO1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JUSB1617

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

JPUSB1 (Backplane USB

0/1 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

A. Watch Dog Reset

B. USB 0/1 Wake-up

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

LAN1

LAN2

HD AUDIO

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

CPU1

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

B

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

OPEN 1st

JVR2

A

JWD1

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

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TPM Support Enable (JPT1)

JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM (Trust-

ed Platform Module) support to improve

data integrity and system security. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is Enabled.

CF Card Master/Slave (JCF1)

A Compact Flash Card Master/Slave Se-

lect Jumper is located at JCF1. Close this

jumper to enable Compact Flash Card. For

the Compact Flash Card or the Compact

Flash Jumper (JCF1) to work properly, you

will need to connect the Compact Flash-

Card power cable to JWF1 rst. Refer tothe

board layout below for the location.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

JBT1

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

CHASSIS

JL1

1

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

I-SATA3

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

SAS CODE

B81

B82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

B

Compact
Flash
Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

3

PCIE6

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

1

6

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

JTAG1

A81

A82

BAR CODE

JOH1

1

FANA

JCF1

4

1

JAUDIO1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JUSB1617

HD AUDIO

TPM Support Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 (Default) Enabled

2-3 Disabled

CF Slave/Master
Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Open Slave

Closed Master

A. TPM Support Enable

B. CF Card Master/Slave Select

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

A

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

JWD1

OPEN 1st

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

FAN1

DP2

JD1

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

NMI

JVR2

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable
JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

PWRI2C

MH8

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Chapter 2: Installation

ME Recovery (JPME1)

ME Recovery (JPME1) is used to enable

or disable the ME Recovery feature of

the motherboard. Install the jumper on

pins 1-2 for normal operation. Install pins

2-3 to reset Intel ME values back to their

default settings. The default setting is pins

1-2 (Normal).

Audio Enable (JPAC1)

JPAC enables or disables the onboard

audio connections. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. The default setting

is Enabled.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

JL1

CHASSIS

1

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

I-SATA3

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

B

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

JI2C1

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

PCIE6

1

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JF1

JUSB1617

ME Recovery

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 (Default) Normal

2-3 Recover

Audio Enable

(JPAC1)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. ME Recovery

B. Audio Enable

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

OPEN 1st

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

JPUSB1

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

JVR2

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

1-2 ENable
2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port LEDs

The LAN 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 table

on the right for more information.

LAN

Link LED

Onboard Power LED (DP2)

An Onboard Power LED is located at

DP2 on the motherboard. When DP2 is

on, it means that the AC power cable

is connected, the power supply switch

and soft switch are on, and the system

is running.

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

PCIE1

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

I-SATA4

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

1

JI2C1

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

X9SRA

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

PCIE6

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

FAN3

MH7

JUSB1617

Link LEDs (Green/Amber/Off)

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Activity LED

Onboard PWR LED (DP2)

Status Denition

Off System Off (Soft Switch)

On System is Running

A. Onboard Power LED

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

LAN1

LAN2

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU1

JF1

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JF1

JVR2

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

JWD1

LAN

LED Status

USB3.0 0/1

JUSB45

FAN4

A

JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

USB2/3

USB4/5

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

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2-9 SATA and SAS Connections

Chapter 2: Installation

SATA/SAS Connections

There are eight (8) SATA 2.0 ports and two

(2) SATA 3.0 ports on the motherboard. See

the layout below for the location of the con-

nectors.

A. I-SATA 0 (3.0) (via AHCI)

B. I-SATA 1 (3.0) (via AHCI)

C. I-SATA 2 (2.0) (via AHCI)

D. I-SATA 3 (2.0) (via AHCI)

E. I-SATA 4 (2.0) (via AHCI)

F. I-SATA 5 (2.0) (via AHCI)

JFPAUDIO

AUDIO FP

21

MH1

9

JCOM2

156

COM2

OFF:By BIOS

JFPAUDIO_EN1

ON:Force Enable

JCOM1

COM1

USB8/9

JUSB89

1

USB10/11

JUSB1011

7

1

USB12/13

JUSB1213

1

2

3

4

A

B

SAS0

SAS1

SAS2

SAS3

JPBIOS1

3-SGPIO1

1-2:BIOS recovery
2-3:Normal

MH6

JBT1

3-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPME_DBG

JPME1

MH3

31

PCIE1

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4(IN X8)

BT1

+

JL1

1

CHASSIS

I-SATA2

INTRUSION

SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4(IN X8)

JPME_DBG
1-2:ME Debug
2-3:Normal

I-SATA3

JPME1
1-2:ME recovery
2-3:Normal

I-SATA4

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JSPDIF_OUT
JSPDIF_IN

1

JPCI3

JPAC1

PCIE2

DESIGNED IN USA

PCIE4

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

JI2C1

JSTBY

1

Wake on Lan

3

SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SLOT3 PCI 33MHZ

1

6

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JTAG1

SAS CODE

B81

B82

A81

A82

JRK1
Pin1:RAID_KEY_PCH
Pin2:Ground
Pin3:PCH_DYN_SKU

MH5

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

JOH1

1

Compact
Flash

FANA

Power

T-SGPIO1

1

JWF1

JCF1

4

3

1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

PCIE6

1

1

JI2C2

I2C bus for PCI slot

JI2C1/JI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

ON: ENABLE

X9SRA

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

REV:1.01

With FCC Standards

Tested to Comply

BAR CODE

MAC

JCF1:Compact Flash
ON: MASTER
OFF: SLAVE

USB3.0 2/3

MH7

JUSB1617

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

1. SATA 0 (2.0) (via SCU)

2. SATA 1 (2.0) (via SCU)

3. SATA 2 (2.0) (via SCU)

4. SATA 3 (2.0) (via SCU)

JLAN2_USB67

USB6/7

JAUDIO1

HD AUDIO

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPL2

CLOSE 1st

FAIL

PWR

RSTONPWR

HDD

NIC

NICOHLED

PWR

NMI

FF

1

2

X

JPT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

FAN3

JF1

JPTM1

:TPM/PRO80

USB3.0 0/1

USB2/3

OPEN 1st

USB4/5

JUSB45

FAN4

DIMM4A

DIMM4B

JD1:

PWR LED

1-3:

SPEAKER

4-7:
JWD1:Watch Dog
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

FAN2

DP2

JD1

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

JF1

JVR2

JWD1

KB/MOUSE

JUSB23

JKBMS_USB01

USB0/1

JPUSB1

1-2 ENable

2-3 Disable

JPUSB1:USB Wake Up

MH9

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

MH4

JPW1

JPW2

JPI2C1

1

FAN1

PWRI2C

MH8

C

D

F

E

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Notes

2-36

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

1. Make sure that the Standby is not on. (Note: If it is on, the onboard power

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

components.)

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

chassis.

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

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

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

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

settings as well.

No Power

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

chassis.

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

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

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

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

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

3-1

X9SRA Motherboard Series User’s Manual

No Video

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

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

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

for details on beep codes.)

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

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

Memory Errors

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

the slots.

2. You should be using memory recommended by Supermicro (see Section 2-3).

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 differ-

ent sizes, different speeds and different types on the same motherboard.

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

see if you can locate the faulty ones.

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

When System Loses the Setup Conguration

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

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

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

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

vendor for repairs.

3-2

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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.

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

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

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

port.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at (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.

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

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).

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

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

reached by e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at: (408) 503-

8000, option 2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3

X9SRA Motherboard Series User’s Manual

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: Please see Section 2-3 for a comprehensive answer.

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.xxx <Enter>

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

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

will bear the motherboard name (i.e., X9SR A) and build version as the

extension. For example, "X9SRA1.218". 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

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

security programs, and audio drivers.

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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 (if your motherboard has this

feature). 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 X9SRA motherboard series?

Answer: The recommended heatsink for this motherboard installed in a chassis 3U

and above is SNK-P0050AP4.

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:

1. Power off your system and unplug your power

cable.

2. Locate the onboard battery as shown below.

3. Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver,

push the battery lock outwards to unlock it. Once

unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

4. Remove the battery.

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning: Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not

damage the battery in any way; a damaged battery may

release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not

discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll.

Please comply with the regulations set up by your local

hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your

used battery properly.

Battery
Lock

Battery

Battery Holder

This side up

Battery Installation

1. To install an onboard battery, follow the steps 1 &

2 above and continue below:

2. Identify the battery's polarity. The positive (+) side

should be facing up.

3. Insert the battery into the battery holder and push

it down until you hear a click to ensure that the

battery is securely locked.

Warning: When replacing a battery, be sure to only re-

place it with the same type.

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Press down until
you hear a click.

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3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required

before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

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

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

com/RmaForm/). 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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Notes

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SRA motherboard

series. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily up-

dated. 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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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.

Main Advanced Boot Save & Exit

System Date [Wed 12/13/2011]

System Time [16:49:50]

Supermicro X9SRA/X9SRA-3
Version 1.00
Build Date 12/09/2011

Memory Information
Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Event Logs Security

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

BIOS SETUP UTILTY

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Set the Date. Use tab to
switch between Data elements.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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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 X9SRA

Version

Build Date

Memory Information

Total Memory

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4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations

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

items:

Main Advanced Boot Save & Exit

 Boot Feature

 CPU Configuration
 Chipset Configuration
 SATA Configuration
 SCU Configuration
 PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
 Super IO Configuration
 Serial Port Console Redirection
 Hardware Health Configuration
 ACPI Settings
 Trusted Computing
 ME Subsystem



BOOT Feature

Event Logs Security

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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.

BIOS SETUP UTILTY

System Boot Feature Setting.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

AddOn ROM Display Mode

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

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

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.

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-Seconds 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 Seconds

Override and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

and Last State.



CPU Conguration

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.



Socket 1 CPU Information

This item is for informational purposes only and displays CPU information

including type, speed, number of cores, etc.

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.

Hyper Threading

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

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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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, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Limit CPUID Maximum

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

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

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

Execute-Disable Bit (Available 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® AES-NI

Set to Enabled to use the processor's Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) feature.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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.

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.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

This feature enables prefetch of the next L1 data line based on multiple loads in

the same cache line. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DCU IP Prefetcher

Set this feature to Enabled to activate the L1 Data Prefetcher based on sequential

load history. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat-

form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions,

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

Enabled and Disabled.

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

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

web site for detailed information.



CPU Power Management Conguration

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.

Turbo Mode

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

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

C1E Support

Select Enabled to use the "Enhanced Halt State" feature. C1E signicantly

reduces the CPU's power consumption by reducing the CPU's clock cycle

and voltage during a "Halt State." The options are Disabled and Enabled.

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6, CPU C7 Report

This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 (ACPI C2), C6 (ACPI C3). C7 (ACPI

C3) reporting to the operating system. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Package C State Limit

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State
package register. The options are C0, C1, C6, and No Limit.

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 Dura-

tion Power Limit is maintained.

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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.



North Bridge Conguration



Integrated IO Conguration

Intel® VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for
Direct I/O VT-d by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through

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.

Intel® I/OAT

The Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology) significantly reduces

CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements, freeing

resources for more other tasks. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCA Support

This feature accelerates the performance of I/O devices using Direct
Cache Access. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 Link Speed

This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot.
The options are GEN1, GEN2 and GEN3.

Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot.
The options are GEN1, GEN2 and GEN3.

Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot.
The options are GEN1, GEN2 and GEN3.

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

DIMM Conguration

Memory Conguration

This section displays memory status such as Current Memory Mode,

Memory Speed, Mirroring and Sparing information.



DIMM Information

This feature displays information regarding the installed memory.

Memory Mode

The options are Independent, Mirroring, Lockstep and Sparing.

Independent - All DIMMs are available to the operating system.

Mirroring - The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in

memory for redundancy.

Lockstep - The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same

set of operations in parallel.

Sparing - A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail-

over. The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place

of the failed memory.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL which stands for Running Average Power Limit is a feature that

provides mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported

processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODE0 , DRAM RAPL MODE1,

and Disabled.

DDR Speed

Use this option to force the system memory to run at a different frequency

than the default frequency. The available options are Auto, Force DDR-

800, Force DDR-1066, Force DDR-1333, Force DDR3-1600 and Force

SPD.

Channel Interleaving

This feature selects from the different channel memory interleaving meth-

ods. The options are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3 Way and 4 Way.

Rank Interleaving

This feature selects from the different rank memory interleaving methods.

The options are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3 Way, 4 Way and 8 Way.

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Patrol Scrub

Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable

memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to

the requestor (the original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the

North Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles,

if there is no delay caused by internal processing. By using this method,

roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every

day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Demand Scrub

Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable

memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues

a demand-read command, and the read data from memory turns out to

be a correctable error, the error is corrected and sent to the requestor

(the original source). Memory is updated as well. Select Enabled to use

Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Data Scrambling

This feature enables Data Scrambling. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Device Tagging

This feature enables Device Tagging. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Thermal Throttling

This feature selects from the different throttling methods. The options

are Disabled and CLTT.

CLTT - Closed Loop Thermal Throttling.



South Bridge Conguration

This item displays the current South Bridge Revision.

All USB Devices

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

and Disabled.

EHCI Controller 1 / EHCI Controller 2

This feature enables the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI). The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Legacy USB Support

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

able legacy support if USB devices are not present. Select Disable to

have USB devices available only for EFI applicatioins. The options are

Enabled, Disabled and Auto.

Port 60/64 Emulation

This feature enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be

enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware

Operating Systems. The options are Enabled, and Disabled

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.

GbE Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Wake on LAN from S5

Select Enabled to activate the capabiltiy to 'wake-up' the system from

the S5 power state (Soft Off State) through the Ethernet controller. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Deep Sx (EUP)

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

Enabled and Disabled.

Azalia HD Audio

This feature disables the Azalia High Denition Audio support. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.



SATA Conguration

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

of the SATA Devices and displays the following items:

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the

particular SATA port.

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SATA Mode

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

Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode. The following are displayed depending on

your selection:

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial-ATA Controller 0~1

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

compatibility mode. The options are Disabled, Enhanced and Compat-

ible. The default of Serial-ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced.

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.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging for the particular port.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Staggered Spin Up

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

options are Enabled and Disabled.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging for the particular port.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

SCU Conguration

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

of the SAS SCU Devices and displays the following items:

Disable Storage Controller Unit (SCU) Devices

Set this item to Enabled to activate the chipset's SCU devices. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

OnChip SCU Option PROM

Set this item to Enabled to activate the onboard SAS option ROM. 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. Se-

lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32 PCI Bus

Clocks, 64 PCI Bus Clocks, 96 PCI Bus Clocks, 128 PCI Bus Clocks, 160 PCI

Bus Clocks, 192 PCI Bus Clocks, 224 PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks.

Above 4G Decoding

Set this item to Enabled to activate 64-bit capable devices to be decoded above

the 4G address space. This works only if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PERR# Generation

Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate PERR# error codes. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

SERR# Generation

Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate SERR# error codes. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Maximum Payload

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

are Auto, 128 Bytes, and 256 Bytes.

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Maximum Read Request

This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size. The

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

4096 Bytes.

ASPM Support

Set this item to the desired ASPM (Active State Power Management) level. The

options are Disabled, Auto and Force L0s..

Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 OPROM,
Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 OPROM,

Slot 3 PCI 33MHz OPROM,

Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM,
Slot 5 PCI-E 2.0 x1 OPROM,
Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

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

are Disabled 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 Dis-

abled and Enabled. The default for LAN 1 is Enabled. Default for LAN 2 is Disabled.

Load Onboard SAS Option ROM

This feature selects whether to load the SAS option ROM. The options Enabled

and Disabled.

VGA Priority

This option allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the

primary boot device. The options are Onboard and Offboard.



Super IO Device Conguration



Serial Port 1 Conguration / Serial Port 2 Conguration

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2

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

and Disabled.

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Serial Port 1 Settings / Serial Port 2 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 becomes unavailable.

The options for Serial Port 1 are:

Auto,

IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;

IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

The options for Serial Port 2 are:

Auto,

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;

IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;



Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1, COM2 Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1, and COM2 ports. The

options are Enabled and Disabled. The default for COM1 and COM2 is Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

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

most common settings are set as default:

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

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200

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Data Bits: 8 or 7

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

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

Flow Control: None or Hardware RTS/CTS

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support: Enabled or Disabled

Recorder Mode: Disabled or Enabled

Resolution 100x31: Disabled or Enabled

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution: 80x24 or 80x25

PuTTY Keypad: VT100, Linux, XTerm86, SCO, ESCN, VT400

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

Management Services (EMS)

Use this feature to enable console redirection.

Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for Serial Port Out-of-Band Manage-

ment / Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) ports. The options are

Enabled and 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

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

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

Flow Control: None, Hardware RTS/CTS, Software Xon/Xoff

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

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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

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 temper-

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

CPU Temperature

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.

System Temperature / Peripheral Temperature

This feature displays the system and peripheral device temperatures, as detected

by the motherboard sensors.

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Fan 1 ~ Fan 4, Fan A Speed

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

Fan4 and FanA.

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, CPU VTT, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT

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



ACPI Settings

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

power management settings for your system.

ACPI Sleep State

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 (CPU Stop Clock), and S3 (Suspend to RAM). S3

(Suspend to RAM) is the deepest sleep state in these options.

High Precision Event Timer

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.



Trusted Computing

TPM Support

Select Enable to activate BIOS support for trusted platforms (TPM 1.1/1.2) and al-

low the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for

the platforms specied. The options are Disable and Enable.

TPM State

This feature changes the TPM State. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Note:

The system will restart to change the TPM State.

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Pending operation

Displays any TPM-related operation by the system.

Pending operation

The following are informational status messages that indicate the current TPM State:

TPM Enabled Status

TPM Active Status

TPM Owner Status



Intel® TXT (LT-SX) Conguration

Intel TXT Initialization

Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) helps protect against software-based at-

tacks and ensures protection, condentiality and integrity of data stored or created

on the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

This section also displays Intel TXT related information and dependencies needed

to support this feature.



ME Subsystem

This item displays the ME Subsystem information.

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4-4 Event Logs

Main Advanced Boot Save & Exit

 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings

Event Logs Security

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

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

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Smbios Event Log

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

ging during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Runtime Error Logging Support

Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Correction Error Threshold

Change this item to dene the system's memory correction error threshold.

Directly enter a numeric value, default is 10.

PCI Error Logging Support

Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging. 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.

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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.

Log System Boot Event

This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI

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

occurences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incre-

mented. 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.

View SmBIOS Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log.

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4-5 Security Settings

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

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
in the following range:

Minimum length 3
Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Set Administrator Password

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

• 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.

• Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long.

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.

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4-6 Boot

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 [P5: XXX XXXXXXX ...]
Boot Option #2 [IBA GE Slot 00C8 v.. ]

Boot Option #3 [UEFI: Built-in EFI .....]

Network Devices

Hard Disk Drives

 Delete Boot Option

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BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Sets the system boot order

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Boot Options Priorities

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.

USB Device BBS Priorities

Network Devices, Hard Disk Drives

This option sets the order of the legacy network devices and Hard Disks detected

by the motherboard.

Add New Boot Option



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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4-7 Save & Exit

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

screen.

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

Discard Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Reset

Save Options

Save Changes
Discard Changes

Restore Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1371
UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell
P5: XXX XXXXXXXXXX

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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>.

BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Exit system setup without
saving the changes.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Save Changes and Reset

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>.

Save Changes

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

save any changes made. This will not reset (reboot) the system.

Discard Changes

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

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Restore Optimized 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

<Enter>. 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

Listed on this section are other boot options for the system (i.e., Built-in EFI shell).

Select an option and press <Enter>. Your system will boot to the selected boot

option.

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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

5 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 SuperDoctor® III

The SuperDoctor 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 SuperDoctor III program included on

the CDROM that came with your baseboard allows you to monitor the environment

and operations of your system. SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information

such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure below

for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface.

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

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the SuperDoctor III settings take

precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, SuperDoctor III

adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS. Any

subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoc-

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.

SuperDoctor® III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

SuperDoctor® III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

Note: The SuperDoctor III software and manual can be downloaded

from our Website at: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/

software/SuperDoctorIII.cfm. For Linux, we still recommend that you use

SuperDoctor II, also downloadable from the link above.

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UEFI BIOS Recovery

Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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 need to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset

the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure.

An Overview to the UEFI BIOS

The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specication provides a software-

based interface between the operating system and the platform rmware in the

pre-boot environment. The UEFI specication supports an architecture-independent

mechanism for add-on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader, which is stored

in the add-on card, to boot up the system. UEFI offers a clean, hand-off control to

a computer system at bootup.

How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS
Block)

An AMIBIOS ash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block

(a main BIOS image). The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes, including

memory detection and recovery codes for the user to ash a new BIOS image if the

original BIOS image is corrupted. When the system power is on, the boot sector

codes execute rst. Once it is completed, the main BIOS code will continue with

system initialization and bootup.

Note: Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery

when the main BIOS block crashes. However, when the BIOS Boot sec-

tor crashes, you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro

for RMA repair.

To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached
Device

This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB-attached device

without additional utilities used. A USB ash device such as a USB Flash Drive, or

a USB CD/DVD ROM/RW device can be used for this purpose. However, a USB

Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time.

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To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB-attached device, follow the instruc-

tions below.

1. Using a different machine, copy the "Super.ROM" binary image le into the

disc Root "\" Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD/DVD.

Note: If you cannot locate the "Super.ROM" le in your driver disk, visit

our website at www.supermicro.com to download the BIOS image into a

USB ash device and rename it to "Super.ROM" for BIOS recovery use.

2. Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image ("Super.Rom") into

your USB drive and power on the system

3. While powering on the system, keep pressing <Ctrl> and <Home> simultane-

ously on your PS2 or USB keyboard until your hear two short beeps. This

may take from a few seconds to one minute.

4. After locating the new BIOS binary image, the system will enter the BIOS

Recovery page as shown below.

Note: At this point, you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recovery.

If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery, follow the procedures below.

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Boot Security Exit

WARNING! BIOS Recovery Mode has been detected

Flash Update Parameters

Reset NVRAM

Proceed with Flash Update



[Enabled]

Recovery

Set this to start ash
update

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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5. When the screen as shown above displays, using the arrow key, select the

item- "Proceed with ash update" and press the <Enter> key. You will see the

progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below.

Note: Do not interrupt the process of BIOS ashing until it is completed.

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UEFI BIOS Recovery

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

WARNING! System rmware is being updated.

Keyboard is locked.

DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF!!!

Once rmware update is completed
press any key to reboot the system

Flash update progress 47%

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Recovery

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

6. After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete, press any key to reboot the

system.

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

WARNING! System rmware is being updated.

Keyboard is locked.

DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF!!!

Once rmware update is completed
press any key to reboot the system

Flash update progress Completed.

Recovery

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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7. Using a different system, extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB ash

drive.

8. When a DOS prompt appears, type AMI.BAT BIOSname.### at the prompt.

Note: Do not interrupt this process until BIOS ashing is completed.

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9. After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed, unplug the AC

power cable to clear CMOS, and then plug in the AC power cable to power

on the system.

10. Press <Del> continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

11. Press <F3> to load default settings.

12. After loading default settings, press <F4> to save the settings and exit the

BIOS Setup utility.

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