SUPER MICRO Computer X9SPU-F User Manual

X9SPU-F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: July 23, 2013

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9SPU-F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X9SPU-F Motherboard supports a single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v2

processor family and Gen-2 Core-i3 (LGA 1155) processors. It is also backward

compatible with Xeon E3-1200 processors.

With the Intel® C216 series chipset built in, the X9SPU-F Motherboard offers ex-

ceptional system performance using Supermicro's unique Universal I/O (UIO) form

factor. Features such as two SATA 3 ports, four SATA 2 ports, support for up to

32GB of memory, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support, dual 1Gb LAN, TPM support and eight

USB ports make the X9SPU-F series ideal for server 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.

Preface

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.

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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.

iv

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)

Contacting Supermicro

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ iii

Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii

Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv

Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction

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

Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

Intel C216 Chipset Features ......................................................................... 1-10

1-3 Special Features ............................................................................................1-11

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .....................................................................................1-11

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ...................................................1-11

Environmental Temperature Control ..............................................................1-11

System Resource Alert ................................................................................. 1-12

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-12

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2

Installation

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

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

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

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

Installing the LGA1155 Processor .................................................................2-2

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-5

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-6

2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory
2-7

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-7

Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-7

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Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-8

Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-8

Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-9

2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-10

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-10

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-10

Installing the Motherboard .............................................................................2-11

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-12

Motherboard I/O Backpanel .......................................................................... 2-12

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-13

Ethernet Ports (LAN1/LAN2) .................................................................... 2-14

IPMI Port (IPMI) ...................................................................................... 2-14

UnitIdentierSwitch(UID) ....................................................................... 2-14

VGA Connector (VGA) ............................................................................. 2-15

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-15

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-16

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions............................................................... 2-17

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-17

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-17

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-17

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-18

Unit ID LED (Front Panel) / OH / Fan Failure ......................................... 2-18

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-19

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

2-6 Connecting Cables & Optional Devices ........................................................ 2-20

ATX Main PWR (JPW1) & GPU PWR Connectors (JPW2) .................... 2-20

Fan Headers (FAN1~5) ............................................................................ 2-21

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-21

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header (JSTBY1) ................................................ 2-22

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C2) ..................................................................... 2-22

DOM PWR Connector (JSD1) .................................................................. 2-23

TPM Header (JTPM) ................................................................................ 2-23

T-SGPIO1~2 Headers (T-SGPIO) ............................................................ 2-24

External Power LED (JLED)..................................................................... 2-24

Internal Buzzer (SPEAKER) ..................................................................... 2-25

Speaker (JSPK) ........................................................................................ 2-25

Internal Battery (BAT) ............................................................................... 2-25

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2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-26

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

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1/JPL2) ..................................................... 2-26

Clear CMOS (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-27

PCI Slot SMB Enable (JI2C2/JI2C3) ........................................................ 2-27

BIOS EEPROM Power (J29).................................................................... 2-27

Watch Dog Reset (JWD) .......................................................................... 2-28

VGA Enable (JPG1) ................................................................................. 2-28

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB) ...................................................................... 2-29

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1) ......................................................................... 2-29

ME Recovery (JPME1) ............................................................................. 2-30

ME Manufacturing Mode .......................................................................... 2-30

x16 PCI Setting (JRF1) ............................................................................ 2-30

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-31

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-31

Standby Power (LE4) ............................................................................... 2-31

IPMI Heartbeat LED (LE7) ....................................................................... 2-32

Unit ID LED (LE5) .................................................................................... 2-32

2-9 SATA Connections ......................................................................................... 2-33

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~5) .............................................................. 2-33

2-10 Expansion Slots ............................................................................................ 2-34

Universal I/O Slot (UIO RISER) ............................................................... 2-34

PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot (SBX2) ......................................................................... 2-34

PCI-E 3.0 x16 and PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot (SBX1 and SBX3) ........................ 2-34

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4

BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: ....... 4-3

System Time/System Date ........................................................................ 4-3

Supermicro X9SPU-F ................................................................................. 4-3

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-5

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

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

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

DeepSx Power Policies .............................................................................. 4-5



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

CPUConguration ..................................................................................... 4-6

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

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

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

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

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

the CPU) ..................................................................................................... 4-6

Intel® AES-NI .............................................................................................. 4-6

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology ............................................................ 4-6

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-7

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

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

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6, Report, CPU C7 Report .................................. 4-7

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C1E ............................................................................................................. 4-7



Turbo Boost Technology .......................................................................... 4-7

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



ChipsetConguration ................................................................................... 4-8



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

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

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

Serial ATA Port 0~5 .................................................................................... 4-9

AHCI Mode ............................................................................................... 4-10

Aggressive Link Power Management ....................................................... 4-10

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ................................................................... 4-10

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Staggered Spin Up .................................................. 4-10

RAID Mode ............................................................................................... 4-10

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ................................................................... 4-10



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-10

PCI Latency Timer .................................................................................... 4-10

Above 4G Decoding ................................................................................. 4-10

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-10

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM / Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM ..4-11

Boots Graphic Adapter Priority ..................................................................4-11



SuperIOConguration ..............................................................................4-11

Serial Port 1 ..............................................................................................4-11

Serial Port 1 Settings ................................................................................4-11

Serial Port 2 ..............................................................................................4-11

Serial Port 2 Settings ................................................................................4-11



Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................................. 4-12

COM 1, COM2, SOL ................................................................................ 4-12

Console Redirection ................................................................................. 4-12

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

Services (EMS) ........................................................................................ 4-13

Console Redirection (for EMS) ................................................................ 4-13



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

Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-14

CPU Temperature ..................................................................................... 4-15

System Temperature / Peripheral Temperature ....................................... 4-15

Fan 1 ~ Fan 5 Speed ............................................................................... 4-15

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, -12V, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT .......... 4-15



ACPI Settings ............................................................................................. 4-15

High Precision Event Timers .................................................................... 4-15

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WHEA Support ......................................................................................... 4-16



PCH-FWConguration ............................................................................... 4-16

MDES BIOS Status Code ........................................................................ 4-16



FirmwareUpdateConguration............................................................. 4-16

Me FW Image Re-Flash ........................................................................... 4-16



Intel ICC ..................................................................................................... 4-16

Use Watchdog Timer for ICC ................................................................... 4-16

Turn off unused PCI/PCIe clocks ............................................................. 4-16

Lock ICC registers .................................................................................... 4-17

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-17



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-17

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-17

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-17

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-17

Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-18

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-18

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-18

Log OEM Codes ....................................................................................... 4-18

Convert OEM Codes ................................................................................ 4-18

View SmBIOS Event Log ......................................................................... 4-18

4-5 IPMI Settings ................................................................................................. 4-19

System Event Log ................................................................................. 4-19

When SEL Full ......................................................................................... 4-19

Log EFI Status Codes .............................................................................. 4-19

BMCNetwork Conguration .................................................................. 4-20

UpdateIPMILANConguration ............................................................... 4-20

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

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-21

Setup Prompt Timeout ............................................................................. 4-21

Retry Boot Devices .................................................................................. 4-21

Boot Option Filter ..................................................................................... 4-21

Fast Boot .................................................................................................. 4-21

Boot Options Priorities ............................................................................. 4-22

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc......................................................... 4-22

Network Device BBS Priorities ................................................................. 4-22

4-8 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-23

Password Check ...................................................................................... 4-23

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Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-23

Secure Boot Control ................................................................................. 4-23



Secure Boot Policy ..................................................................................... 4-24

Internal FV ................................................................................................ 4-24

Option ROM, Removable Media, Fixed Media ........................................ 4-24



Key Management ....................................................................................... 4-24

Platform Key (PK) .................................................................................... 4-24

Key Exchange Key Database (KEK) ........................................................ 4-24

Authorized Signature Database (DB) ....................................................... 4-24

Forbidden Signature Database (DBX) ..................................................... 4-25

Manage All Factory Keys (PK, KEK, DB, DBX) ....................................... 4-25

Install Factory Defaults ............................................................................. 4-25

4-9 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-26

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-26

Save Changes and Reset ........................................................................ 4-26

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-26

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-27

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-27

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-27

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-27

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

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

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

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

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

The following items are included in the retail box.

•One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•Six (6) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

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

•One (1) User's Manual

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X9SPU-F 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.

1-2

Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1: Introduction

JPB

JPB:BMC
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JL1

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

J15

USB 12/13

USB 3.0-0/1

10

11

1

J4

UIOP

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

JI2C11JI2C2

1

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

I-SATA1

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JUSB3

MH7

DIMMB2

J8

JSD1:DOM_PWR

GND GND 5V

3

I-SATA0

JLED:Power LED

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

KB/MS

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

MH3

JPUSB1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

R137

JPG1 VGA
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPG1

1

JSTBY1

1

3

3

1

1

JPL2

JPL1

JPME1

JPME2

1

J16

JSPK

COM2

JUSB4

USB3.0-2/3

JLED

JWD

2-3:NMI

1-2:RST

JWD

J29

J31

JPI2C:PWR I2C

MH4

JPI2C

JF1

20

JPW1

1

C

LE5

UID-LED

A

SW1

MH8

1

7

LE7

C768

1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

X9SPU-F

DESIGNED IN USA

MH2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

JLAN1

JLAN2

LAN2

CA

REV:1.00

BAR CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

DIMMA1

LAN1

MAC CODE

J28

VGA

COM1

COM1

1

4

JTPM

J5

+

SPEAKER

JSPK:
Buzzer/Speaker

SPKR1

JPL1 LAN1

CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

B1

+

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPL2 LAN2
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPME1
ON:ME RECOVERY
OFF:NORMAL

JPME2
ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE
OFF:NORMAL

NMI
X

JF1

PWR

HDD

LED

1

NIC

2

NIC

PF
OH/FF

UID

PS

FAIL LED

RST

J1

CPU

1

PWR ON

JPW2

LE3

LE4

LE2

C

C

C

A

A

A

FAN5

MH5 MH6

4

FAN4

FAN3

JRF1

RT1

1-2:AUTO

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

13

FAN1

FAN2

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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UIO RISER

JI2C2
JI2C1

LE7

SBX2

JSD1

JPB

JL1

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

SBX1

USB 12/13

SBX3

JPB

JPB:BMC
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JL1

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

J15

USB 12/13

USB 3.0-0/1

J4

UIOP

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

JI2C11JI2C2

1

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

I-SATA1

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

LE5

UID-LED

MH8

UID-LED

J8

JSD1:DOM_PWR

GND GND 5V

C768

3

1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

MH2

DIMMB2

C

DIMMB1

LE5

A

SW1

1

X9SPU-F

DESIGNED IN USA

DIMMA2

LAN2

7

JLAN2

LAN2

LE7

CA

REV:1.00

BAR CODE

I-SATA0 3.0

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

DIMMA1

I-SATA1 3.0

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN1

SPEAKER
JBT1

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

MAC CODE

VGA

B1

JTPM

CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

+

IPMICOM1

J28

VGA

COM1

COM1

1

4

USB4/5

JTPM

J5

JPG1

JPL1

+

SPEAKER

JSPK:
Buzzer/Speaker

SPKR1

JPL1 LAN1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPL2 LAN2
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPME1
ON:ME RECOVERY
OFF:NORMAL

JPME2
ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE
OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

KB/MS

KB/MS

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

MH3

JPUSB1

JPUSB1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

R137

JPG1 VGA
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPG1

1

JSTBY1

JSTBY1

1

3

3

1

1

JPL2

JPL2

JPL1

JPME1

JPME2

1

JPME1

J16

JSPK

COM2

USB3.0-2/3

COM2

JSPK

JUSB4

JUSB4

JLED

JWD

JLED

JLED:Power LED

J29

BAT

NMI
X

JF1

PWR

HDD

LED

1

NIC

2

NIC

PF
OH/FF

UID

PS

FAIL LED

RST

J1

CPU

1

PWR ON

JWD

2-3:NMI

1-2:RST

JWD

J29

J31

JPI2C:PWR I2C

MH4

JPI2C

JPI2C2

JF1

20

JF1

JUSB3

FAN5

JUSB3

10

11

MH7

1

JPW1

JPW1
DIMMB2
DIMMB1

LE3

LE4

LE2

C

C

C

A

A

A

LE4

FAN5

MH5 MH6

4

FAN4

FAN3

FAN4 FAN3

DIMMA2
DIMMA1

JRF1

RT1

1-2:AUTO

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

13

JRF1 FAN2

JPW2

JPW2

FAN1

FAN2

FAN1

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X9SPU-F Motherboard Headers/Connectors

Connector/Switch Description

UID-LED Unit ID Switch

SBX2 Slot for Supemicro riser card P/N RSC-R1UW-E8R

SBX1, SBX3, UIO-RISER Slots for Supermicro riser card

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

I-SATA0, I-SATA1 SATA 3.0 Connectors via PCH (6Gb/s)

I-SATA2~I-SATA5 SATA 2.0 Connectors via PCH (3Gb/s)

KB/MS PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports

FAN1~FAN5 System/CPU Fan Headers

SPEAKER Internal Speaker (Leave jumper on JSPK installed, pins 1-2)

JSD1 SATA Disk On Module (DOM) Power Connector

JSTBY1 Legacy Wake On LAN Header

JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector

JPW2 8-pin Secondary Power Connector for the GPU

JPI2C2 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED 3-pin Power LED Header

JSPK Internal Speaker/Buzzer Select or External Speaker Header

USB4/5 Rear USB Ports

JUSB4, JUSB3 Internal USB 3.0 Headers USB0/1, USB2/3

USB12/13 Internal USB 2.0 Headers USB12/13

BAT Onboard Battery

JTPM Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

LAN1/LAN2 Rear LAN Connectors (1Gb)

COM1, COM2 Rear Serial Port (COM1), Serial Port Header (COM2)

VGA Rear VGA Port

DIMMA1~DIMMB2 DIMM Memory Slots

IPMI Rear IPMI LAN Port

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X9SPU-F Motherboard Jumpers

Jumper Description Default

JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JI2C1~JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Timer Reset Pins 1-2 (Reset)

JRF1 x16 PCIe Setting, Force to x8+x8 Pins 1-2 (Auto)

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

JPB BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME1 ME Recovery Mode Select Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPME2 ME Manufacture Mode Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JUSB1 USB Wake-up Enable (Rear USB Ports) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

J29 BIOS EEPROM Power Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

X9SPU-F Motherboard LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

LE7 IPMI Heartbeart Green: Blinking IPMI Normal

LE4 Standby Power LED Green: Solid On Standby Power On

LE5 Unit ID LED Blue: Solid On Unit ID Switch is On

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v2 processor family and Gen-2

Core-i3 (LGA 1155) processors. It is also backward compat-

ible with Xeon E3-1200 processors.

Memory Four (4) UDIMM slots support up to 32GB of DDR3 Unbuf-

fered, ECC or non-ECC UDIMM memory, 1333/1600MHz..

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

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

Chipset Intel® C216 Express

Expansion PCI Slots (Supported on Supermicro Riser Cards)

One (1) PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot

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

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in proprietary slot

One (1) Universal I/O (UIO) Slot

Network Connections Integrated LAN

Two (2) Intel 82574L Gb LAN ports

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 3.0 Ports Two (2) 6 Gb/s

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4) 3 Gb/s

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Devices

Two (2) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel

Two (2) USB 2.0 via one header for front panel access

Four (4) USB 3.0 via two headers for front panel access

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections on the I/O
backpanel and one header

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O NCT6776F

BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

Plug & Play, DMI 2.3, ACPI 1.0 (Limited), USB Keyboard
support

Power Conguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

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PC Health Monitoring CPU & Chassis Monitoring

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

CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and thermal 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 PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 2.0

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

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

Dimensions 8" x 13" UIO form factor, 6 layers

support

System resource alert via SuperDoctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

Drivers and software for Intel® C216 chipset utilities

TPM 1.2 on board

DOM (Disk on Module) Power Connector Support

FCC B, EuP Lot 6, WHQL

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X9SPU-F Motherboard Block Diagram

Chapter 1: Introduction

For UIO riser card

PCIe x16 SLOT

For UIO riser card

PCIe x4 SLOT

SVID

VRM 12

MISC VRs

P26-28

PCIe x8 SLOT

4 SATA PORTS

2 SATA PORTS

4 USB PORTS

4 USB PORTS

TPM1.2 Header

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

BLOCK DIAGRAM

PCIe3.0_x16

8.0Gb

PCIe2.0_x4

5.0Gb

PCIe_x4

5.0Gbps

SATA-II

300MB/s

SATA-III

600MB/s

USB3.0

USB2.0

480Mbps

LPC

SPI

COM1,2

P/S2

HEALTH
INFO

Intel Xeon

E3-1200 v2

E3-1200
Core i3

x4 DMI II

Intel C216

PCH

5.0Gb

P21

NCT6776F
LPC I/O

RoHS 6/6

DDR3 (CHA)

1600/1333/1066MHz

DDR3 (CHB)

1600/1333/1066MHz

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

PCI32

LPC

LPC

DIMM1
DIMM2(Far)

DIMM1
DIMM2(Far)

GLAN1
82574L

GLAN2
82574L

P31-35

HERMON WPCM450
WINBOND

RMII

P34 P35

RTL8201FN
PHY

P34

RJ45

VGA
PORT

4 UDIMM

RJ45

RJ45

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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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel® C216 series is a single chip solution that is designed for dedicated servers and worksta-

tions. It supports high-speed SAS, SATA and advanced requirements for Intel Xeon platforms.

Intel C216 Chipset Features

•Direct Media Interface (up 5 Gt/s transfer, Full Duplex)

•Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

•2 SATA Gen 3, RAID, 4 SATA Gen 2 Support

•Manageability Engine (ME 8.0)

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

•PCI Express 3.0 Interface (up to 8.0 GT/s)

•SATA 3.0 ports (up to 6Gb/s)

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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 core,

+3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset. Once a

voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the

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

voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

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

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

Environmental Temperature Control

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

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

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

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

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

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

the chassis temperature is too high.

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

adequate airow to your system.

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System Resource Alert

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

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of

certain system events. For example, you can also congure Supero Doctor to provide you with

warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond

predened thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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

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

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

disk drives and printers.

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

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

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

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

implementation that is compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® series of Operat-

ing 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 inad-

equate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connectors located at JPW2 and (JPW3 if

supported) are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also

your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning! 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.

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Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the 8-pin

(JPW2/JPW3) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so

will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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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Notes

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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 of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

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

multi-directional heatsink only.

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

the CPU heatsink.

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

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

pins are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

1. Remove the protective plastic cap. Press the load lever to release the load

plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position.

Load Plate

Load Lever

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Chapter 2: Installation

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate.

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

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

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

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

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

cally.

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

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

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

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked

Warning: You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction.

Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the

load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force it as it may damage your

CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check that the CPU is

aligned properly.

into place

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Chapter 2: Installation

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

Screw#2

Motherboard

Mounting Holes

Recommended Supermicro

heatsink:

SNK-P0046P heatsink with BKT-

0028L bottom bracket

Heatsink Bracket

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!

Removing the Heatsink

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

However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc-

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

or the CPU socket.

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

Screw#2

Motherboard

Screw#3

Remove the Heatsink

Bracket from underneath

the motherboard.

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2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules.

Chapter 2: Installation

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of

DIMMs into the memory slots,

starting with DIMMA1, 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.

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.

1

JUSB4

J16

JWD

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

3

1

MH3

JPG1

JPG1 VGA
2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

1

J5

COM1

JTPM

COM1

VGA

J28

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

CA

LE7

7

1

SW1
LE5

A

C

UID-LED

MH8

J8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

J4

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

1

1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JSPK

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1
Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JSD1:DOM_PWR

JPI2C

JLED

MH4

J29

USB3.0-2/3

COM2

JLED:Power LED

NMI

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

MH2

3

GND GND 5V

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

1

FAN1

JPW1

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

1

JF1

+

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JUSB3

11

USB 12/13

USB 3.0-0/1

J15

10

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1
JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

MH7

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

Notches

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.

2-7

Release Tabs

Press both notches

straight down into

the memory slot.

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

Memory Support

The X9SPU-F motherboard supports up to 32GB of 1600/1333 MHz ECC/Non-

ECC DDR3 DIMMs in four (4) memory slots (UDIMM). Please refer to the illustra-

tion below and the table on the next page:

Memory Population Guidelines

DIMMA1 (Blue Slot)

DIMMA2

DIMMB1 (Blue Slot)

DIMMB2

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

KB/MS

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

UIOP

1

JPUSB1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

JPG1

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

J5

JTPM

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

USB 3.0-0/1

1

JPW1

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

MH7

JUSB3

11

1

10

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

3

1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JSPK

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

COM2

J29

JLED:Power LED

B1

20

MH4

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

MAC CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

JL1

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

REV:1.00

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

2-8

Chapter 2: Installation

Memory Population Guidelines

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

order: DIMMA1, DIMMB1 then DIMMA2, DIMMB2

• 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 (1 or 3 modules installed).

However, for best memory performance, install DIMM modules in pairs to activate

memory interleaving.

Recommended Population (Balanced)

DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 Total System Memory

2GB 2GB 4GB

2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 8GB

4GB 4GB 8GB

4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB

8GB 8GB 16GB

8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 32GB

Note: Up to 32GB of memory are supported using ECC or 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

1

JUSB4

J16

3

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

KB/MS

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

UIOP

1

JPUSB1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

JTPM

J5

CA

LE7

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

+

SPEAKER

4

J8

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

Location of Mounting Holes

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.

Philips Screws

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JLED

MH4

J29

JLED:Power LED

B1

MAC CODE

REV:1.00

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

USB 3.0-0/1

Standoffs

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

2-10

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

Pan head screws (8 pieces)

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.

Chapter 2: Installation

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 is for illustration only. Your chassis or compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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JPW2

RT1

LE2

A

C

LE3

A

C

LE4

A

C

JPW1

1

1

MH7

MH5 MH6

JRF1

13

4

FAN5

FAN3

FAN1

FAN2

FAN4

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

1

JUSB4

J16

3

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

KB/MS

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

VGA

J28

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

J4

UIOP

1

3

1

JPUSB1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

J5

JTPM

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

JSPK

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JSD1:DOM_PWR

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

COM2

J29

JLED:Power LED

B1

20

MH4

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

MAC CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

JL1

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

REV:1.00

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1

C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

USB 3.0-0/1

JUSB3

11

10

6 7

2

4

8

10

9

5

Motherboard I/O Backpanel

1. PS/2 Keyboard Port 6. COM1

2. PS/2 Mouse Port 7. VGA

3. IPMI LAN 8. LAN 1

4. USB 3 9. LAN 2

5. USB 4 10. UID Switch

2-12

Chapter 2: Installation

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Two (2) Universal Serial Bus (USB)

2.0 ports are located on the I/O back

panel. There are also four (4) USB

3.0 ports on two headers, and two

(2) USB 2.0 ports on one header on

the motherboard that may be used

to provide front chassis access using

USB cables (not included). See the

tables on the right 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

1

2

Back Panel USB (2.0)

Pin Denitions

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 (3.0)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description

1 10 VBUS Power

2 11 D- USB 2.0 Dif-

ferential Pair

3 12 D+

4 13 Ground Ground for PWR

5 14 StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed

Return

Receiver

6 15 StdA_SSRX+ Differential Pair

7 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for

8 17 StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed

Signal Return

Transmitter

9 18 StdA_SSTX+ Differential Pair

1. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #4)

2. Back Panel USB 2.0 (USB #5)

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

4. Front Panel USB 3.0 (USB #0/1)

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

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

20

MH4

J29

4

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

5

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

1

JPW1

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

3

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

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Ethernet Ports (LAN1/LAN2)

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are

located next to the VGA port on the

I/O backpanel. These ports provide

networking connectivity with speeds

up to 1Gb/s. Please see the table on

the left for the pin denitions.

IPMI Port (IPMI)

In addition to the two Ethernet ports

(LAN1/LAN2) this motherboard also

features an IPMI port. This provides

remote system management ac-

cess through a standard IP protocol

network.

Unit Identier Switch (UID)

The Unit ID Switch is located on

the I/O backpanel. When the Unit ID

Switch is turned on, both the blue rear

Unit ID LED and front panel Unit LED

on JF1 (if attached to the front Unit

ID LED on the chassis) will activate.

Push the Unit ID Switch again to turn

off both Indicators. These Unit ID LED

Indicators provide easy identication

of the system unit, when installed in a

server cabinet for instance. See also

Unit ID LED later this chapter.

LAN/IPMI 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 18 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

1. IPMI Port

2. LAN1

3. LAN2

4. Unit ID Switch

5. Rear Unit ID LED (Blue)

(Green, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

1

2 3

4

5

2-14

Chapter 2: Installation

VGA Connector (VGA)

A Video (VGA/CRT) connector is

located next to COM1 Port on the I/O

backpanel. This connector is used to

provide video and LCD/CRT display.

Serial Ports

Two COM ports (COM1/COM2) are

provided, with one located on the

motherboard (COM2) and one on the

I/O backpanel (COM1). See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

1

2

VGA Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 Red 10 Ground

2 Green 11 NC

3 Blue 12 MS1: SDA (DDC Data)

4 NC 13 HSYNC

5 Ground 14 VSYSNC

6 Ground 15 MS3: SCL (DDC CLK)

7 Ground 16 Case

8 Ground 17 Case

9 5V

NC= No Connection

Serial Ports-COM1/COM2

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

1. Serial Port (COM1)

2. VGA Port

3, Serial Port Header (COM2)

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1
Buzzer/Speaker
JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

J29

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

3

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

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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

Vcc

Pin 19Pin 20

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Unit ID LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

KB/MS

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

MH3

JPUSB1

4

1

COM1

COM1

VGA

J28

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

MH8

J8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

J4

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

OH/Fan Fail

Pin 2

Pin 1

Vcc

#3~4

Reset Button

Power Button

#1~2

2

1

JF1 Header Pins

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

+

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1
Buzzer/Speaker
JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

CA

LE7

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

DESIGNED IN USA

JL1

BAR CODE

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

2-16

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions

Chapter 2: Installation

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.

A. PWR LED

B. HDD LED

C. PWR Fail LED

Ground

X

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

PWR Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

1920

NMI

X

Power LED

Status

State Denition

Off System Off

On System Running

HDD LED

Status

State Denition

Off No Activity

Blinking HDD Busy

Power Fail LED

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Power Failure

A

Power LED

B

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Unit ID LED

Power Fail LED

C

HDD LED

Ground

Ground

2

2-17

1

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

OH/Fan Fail

Vcc

#3~4

#1~2

Reset Button

Power Button

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2)

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) 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 head-

ers. Attach NIC LED cables to NIC1

and NIC2 LED indicators to display

network activity. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Unit ID LED (Front Panel) / OH / Fan Failure

Connect a cable to the Unit ID connec-

tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to connect

to the Unit ID LED on the chassis.

The Unit ID LED is used together with

the Unit ID (UID) Switch (see 2-16).

When blinking, this will also indicate

that a system fan failure or overheat

has been detected by the system's

built-in monitors.

Ground

X

Power LED

LAN1/LAN2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

Unit ID LED / OH / FF

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 OH/Fan Fail

8 UID LED

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

NIC LED

Status

State Denition

Off No Activity

Blinking NIC Busy

Unit ID LED

Status

State Denition

Off UID Off

Solid On UID On

Blinking System

A. NIC1 LED

B. NIC2 LED

C. UID LED

D. Overheat / Fan Failure

Overheat /
Fan Failure

HDD LED

A

NIC1 LED

B

NIC2 LED

Unit ID LED

C

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

2-18

1

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

OH/Fan Fail

Vcc

#3~4

#1~2

D

Reset Button

Power Button

Chapter 2: Installation

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 lo-

cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Momen-

tarily contacting both pins will hard re-

set the system. 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 locat-

ed on pins1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. 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.

Ground

X

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

1920

NMI

A

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Unit ID LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

2-19

1

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

OH/Fan Fail

Vcc

#3~4

#1~2

Reset Button

Power Button

B

C

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

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) & GPU PWR Connectors (JPW2)

The 24-pin main power connector

(JPW1) is used to provide power to

the motherboard. The 8-pin GPU

PWR connector JPW2 is also re-

quired for the graphics processor.

These power connectors meet the

SSI EPS 12V specication. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

A

24-Pin Main PWR

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

MH3

JPUSB1

4

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

J8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

JTPM

R137

JPG1 VGA
1-2:ENABLE

J5

CA

LE7

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

1

J16

3

1

JSTBY1

1

3

1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

2-3:DISABLE

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

B

8-Pin GPU PWR

JUSB4

JWD

JWD
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

REV:1.00

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

DESIGNED IN USA

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

MH4

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

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)

JPW1

1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

PF

FAIL LED

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

FAN1

JPW2

JPW2

C

LE4

C

LE3

C

LE2

FAN2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

A

FAN5

A

A

2-20

Chapter 2: Installation

1

Fan Headers (FAN1~5)

The X9SPU-F series has ve (5) fan

headers (Fan 1~Fan 5). These fans

are 4-pin fan headers. Though Pins

1-3 of the fan headers are backward

compatible with traditional 3-pin fans,

it is recommended that 4-pin fans are

used to allow the fan speed control

setting in the BIOS Hardware Monitor-

ing section (if set) to automatically ad-

just fan speeds based on the system

temperature. Refer to the table on the

right for pin denitions.

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 intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Header

Recommended Usage

Fan# Denition

1~4 CPU/System

A~D I/O & Addon Cards

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions (JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

MH4

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

JL1

FAN1

FAN1

JPW2

C

LE4

C

LE3

C

LE2

FAN2

FAN2

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

FAN4

A

FAN5

A

A

FAN5

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

4

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X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header

(JSTBY1)

The onboard LA Ns (LAN1 and LAN2)

do not need WOL header to support

its Wake-On-LAN function. We

preserved the legacy WOL header

to provide convenience for some

embedded customers who need in-

ternal power source from the board.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C2)

The Power Supply I2C Connector,

located at JI2C1, monitors the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Wake-On-LAN

(JSTBY1)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

PWR Supply (I2C)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JSTBY1

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

J5

JTPM

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

USB3.0-2/3

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JSPK

COM2

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

JWD

JLED

JLED:Power LED

REV:1.00

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JWD
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

DESIGNED IN USA

JL1

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO1

JPI2C2

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

MH4

MH2

T-SGPIO2

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

2-22

Chapter 2: Installation

DOM PWR Connector (JSD1)

The Disk-On-Module (DOM) power

connector, located at JSD1, 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.

TPM Header (JTPM)

This header is used to connect a

Trusted Platform Module (TPM),

which is available from a third-party

vendor. A TPM is a security device

that supports encryption and authen-

tication in hard drives. It enables the

motherboard 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.

DOM PWR (JSD1)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

Trusted Platform Module Header (JTPM1)

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME# 4 No Pin

5 LRESET# 6 +5V (X)

7 LAD3 8 LAD2

9 3.3V 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4

15 +3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN# (X)

19 LPCPD# 20 LDRQ# (X)

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1
JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

JTPM

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JSPK

COM2

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JSD1

C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

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X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

T-SGPIO1~2 Headers (T-SGPIO)

Four T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General

Purpose Input/Output) headers are

located next to the I-SATA Ports on

the motherboard. These headers are

used to communicate with the enclo-

sure management chip in the system.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions. Refer to the board layout

below for the locations of the headers.

External Power LED (JLED)

JLED is a 3-pin LED header that may

be used to attach an external LED

to indicate the power status of the

motherboard.

Serial Link General-Purpose Headers

(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

Onboard PWR LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 VCC

2 No Connection

3 Connection to PWR

LED in JF1

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1
LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JLED

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

I-SATA2

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

T-SGPIO1 T-SGPIO2

2-24

Chapter 2: Installation

Internal Buzzer (SPEAKER)

The Internal Buzzer (SPEAKER) is

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Speaker (JSPK)

On the JSPK header, Pins 3~4 are

used for 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, remove

the jumper and attach the external

speaker's cable to Pins 1~4. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Internal Battery (BAT)

The Internal Battery (BAT) is used to

provide battery backup to the CMOS,

so the motherboard does not lose its

conguration when the system is off.

Internal Buzzer (SPEAKER)

Pin Denition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker Connector

Pin Denitions

Speaker

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

Battery

Battery

Lock

Battery Holder

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

SPEAKER

1

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

SW1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

J5

JTPM

J8

CA

LE7

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JSPK

COM2

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

JSPK

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

JUSB4

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

PF

FAIL LED

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

BAT

2-25

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, jumpers can be used to choose

between optional settings. Jumpers

create shorts between two pins to

change the function of the connector.

Pin 1 is identied with a square solder

pad on the printed circuit board.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper

is on, and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1/ JPL2)

Jumpers JPL1 and JPL2 enables or

disables LAN Por t 1 and LAN Port 2

on the motherboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is enabled.

Speaker Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JPL2

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1
JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JPL1

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

J29

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

2-26

Chapter 2: Installation

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 (JI2C2/

JI2C3)

Use Jumpers JI2C2/JI2C3 to enable

PCI SMB (System Management Bus)

support to improve system manage-

ment for the PCI slots. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

BIOS EEPROM Power (J29)

Jumper J29 is used to enable or dis-

able power to the BIOS EEPROM

chip. This feature is reserved for

factory use only, therefore it is rec-

ommended that the jumper remains

shorted or enabled during normal

operation.

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

4

J5

JTPM

USB3.0-2/3

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JSPK

COM2

+

SPEAKER

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

CA

LE7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

JPB

JI2C1

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JWD

1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JLED

JLED:Power LED

REV:1.00

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JWD

DESIGNED IN USA

JL1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

MH4

J29

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

PCI Slot SMB Enable (JI2C)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Short Enabled (Default)

Open Disabled

BIOS EEPROM Power (J29)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Short Enabled (Default)

Open Disabled

1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

10

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

1

LE2

JI2C2

2-27

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

Watch Dog Reset (JWD)

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system moni-

tor that can reboot the system when

a sof tware application hangs. Close

Pins 1-2 to reset the system if an ap-

plication hangs. Close Pins 2-3 to

generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings. Watch Dog must also be en-

abled in the BIOS.

VGA Enable (JPG1)

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable

the onboard VGA port. The default

position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable

VGA. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

JPG1

JWD

Watch Dog (JWD)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (Default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable (JPG1)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1
LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

2-28

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB)

JPB is used to enable or disable

the BMC (Baseboard Management

Control) chip and the onboard IPMI

port. This jumper is used together with

the IPMI settings in the BIOS. See

the table on the right for the jumper

settings.

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1)

Use the jumper JPUSB1 to "wake-up"

your system by pressing a key on a

USB keyboard or clicking the USB

mouse connected to the backpanel

USB Ports 4/5. JPUSB1 is used to-

gether 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 Disabled, remove the USB

devices from backpanel USB Ports

0/1 before the system goes into

the standby mode.

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JWD

JWD
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

1

JUSB4

JPUSB1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

CA

LE7

7

1

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

MH8

J8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

J4

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

JSD1:DOM_PWR

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1

C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

MH4

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

Chapter 2: Installation

BMC IPMI Enable/Disable

(JPB) Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

JPUSB1 (Backplane USB

0/1 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

1

JPW1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

JPB

2-29

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

ME Recovery (JPME1)

ME Recovery (JPME1) is used to en-

able or disable the ME Recovery fea-

ture of the motherboard. This jumper

will reset Intel ME values back to their

default settings.

ME Manufacturing Mode

ME Manufacturing Mode (JPME2)

is used to enable or disable the ME

Manufacturing Mode feature of the

motherboard. This jumper will allow

the system to boot to the Intel ME

diagnostic mode for troubleshooting

and other purposes.

x16 PCI Setting (JRF1)

JRF1 is used to congure the x16

PCIe slot on the motherboard to func-

tion as x16 or split the bus to x8 +

x8. See the table on the right for the

jumper settings.

ME Recovery (JPME1)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Normal (Default)

Pins 2-3 Force Update

ME Recovery (JPME2)

Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Normal (Default)

Pins 2-3 ME Mode

x16 PCI Setting

(JRF1) Jumper Settings

Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Auto (Default)

Pins 2-3 Force x8 + x8

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

JPME1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1
JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

J29

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

JPME2

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

2-30

2-8 Onboard Indicators

LAN 1/LAN 2

LAN Port LEDs

The LAN ports are located on the I/O

backpanel of the motherboard. Each

Ethernet 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. On the IPMI port,

the yellow LED on the right indicates

activity, while the green LED on the

left indicates the speed of the con-

nection. See the table at right for

more information. See the tables at

right for more information.

Chapter 2: Installation

Link LEDs (Green/Amber/Off)

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

LAN

LAN

Link LED

IPMI LAN

Link LED

Activity LED

Activity LED

Standby Power (LE4)

The Standby Power LED is located at

LE4 on the motherboard. When LE4 is

on, it means that the AC power cable

is connected and the power supply

hard switch is on, indicating that

power is owing through the power

supply and into the motherboard. The

system may or may not be running.

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

Standby PWR LED (LE4)

LED Status

Status Denition

Off System unplugged or

power supply is switched
off

On Standby Power On

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

1

JPW1

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

LE4

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

20

MH4

J29

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

I-SATA2

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

J3

T-SGPIO2

USB 12/13

J15

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IPMI Heartbeat LED (LE7)

An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located

at LE7. When LE7 blinks, it means

that IPMI is enabled and functioning

properly.

Unit ID LED (LE5)

The Unit ID LED is used to indicate

that the Unit ID switch has been ac-

tivated. Please see pages 2-16 and

2-19 for details.

1

JUSB4

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1
LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JLED

I-SATA4

JLED:Power LED

REV:1.00

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

JL1

J29

B1

T-SGPIO1

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

ON:ME RECOVERY

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

JPI2C

MH4

X

PWR

NMI

JF1

+

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DIMMA2
DIMMB1

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

IPMI Heartbeat LED (LE7)

LED Settings

Green: Blinking IPMI is ready for use

Off IPMI Disabled

Unit ID LED (LE5)

LED Settings

Blue: Steady Unit ID Switch is On

Off Unit ID Switch is Off

1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

NIC

NIC

PS

HDD

UID

1

J3

USB 12/13

J15

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

LE5

LE7

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2-9 SATA Connections

Chapter 2: Installation

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~5)

Six Serial ATA (SATA) connectors

(I-SATA 0~5) are located on the moth-

erboard. I-SATA 0/1 supports data

transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s (SATA

3.0), while I-SATA 2~5 supports data

transfer rates of up to 3Gb/s (SATA

2.0). Please see the pin denitions

on the right table.

1

JUSB4

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

VGA

J28

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

J4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JPUSB1

KB/MS

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

CA

LE7

J8

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

JWD

JWD
1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

JLED:Power LED

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JPB

JL1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

J31

MH4

J29

B1

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

MH2

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JPI2C

JF1

20

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

FAIL LED

PF

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMMA1

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

J3

USB 12/13

J15

SATA 2.0/3.0 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

JPW1

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4 I-SATA3 I-SATA2

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I-SATA0 (3.0)

I-SATA1 (3.0)

X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

2-10 Expansion Slots

The X9SPU-F motherboard's expansion slots require proprietary riser cards when

installed in a server chassis. Please refer to Supermicro's website at http://www.

supermicro.com for availability of these riser cards.

Universal I/O Slot (UIO RISER)

Insert a UIO riser card to this slot to gain external access to the motherboard's I/O

devices. Please ask for P/N:

PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot (SBX2)

Insert a PCI-E riser card to this slot. Please use P/N:

PCI-E 3.0 x16 and PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot (SBX1 and SBX3)

Insert a PCI-E riser card to this slot. Please use P/N: RSC-R1UU-3E8-CS045

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

KB/MS

USB4/5/IPMI_LAN

MH3

1

COM1

COM1

VGA

J28

LAN1

JLAN1

LAN2

JLAN2

7

1

SW1

LE5

A

C

UID-LED

MH8

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

J4

1

JI2C1

1

JI2C2

UIOP

UIO RISER

1

JUSB4

J16

3

1

JPUSB1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

R137

JSTBY1

1

3

1

1

JPG1

JPL2

JPME1

JPL1

JPME2

JPG1 VGA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1

+

4

SPEAKER

J5

SPKR1

ON:ME RECOVERY

JPME1

JPL2 LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

Buzzer/Speaker

JSPK:

JTPM

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JWD

JWD

JPI2C:PWR I2C

1-2:RST

J31

2-3:NMI

JPI2C

JF1

JLED

USB3.0-2/3

JSPK

COM2

OFF:NORMAL

JPME2

OFF:NORMAL

ON:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

J29

JLED:Power LED

20

MH4

CPU

J1

OH/FF

LED

PF

FAIL LED

2

1

RST

PWR ON

X

NIC

NIC

PWR

PS

HDD

UID

NMI

1

JF1

+

B1

MAC CODE

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 UDIMM/RDIMM required

REV:1.00

DIMMA1

BAR CODE

DESIGNED IN USA

X9SPU-F

DIMMA2

I-SATA3

SBX1: PCI-E 3.0/2.0 X16 or X8+X8

JPB

DIMMB1

I-SATA2

MH2

I-SATA0

DIMMB2

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

JL1

SBX1 SBX3

J3

SBX3: PCI-E 2.0 X4

USB 12/13

J15

J8

CA

LE7

SBX2

SBX2: PCI-E 2.0 X4 in X8

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JSD1
C768

1

3

GND GND 5V

JSD1:DOM_PWR

J2

1

JPW1

MH7

JUSB3

11

USB 3.0-0/1

1

10

FAN1

FAN2

JPW2

JRF1

2-3:FORCE TO X8+X8

1-2:AUTO

13

RT1

JRF1

FAN3

FAN4

MH5 MH6

4

C

LE4

A

C

FAN5

LE3

A

C

A

LE2

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

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

hardware components.

Before Power On

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.

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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 You Lose the System’s 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].

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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., X9SPU) and build version as the

extension. For example, "X9SPU1.218". 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 <F3> to

load the default settings. Next, press <F4> 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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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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 X9SPU-F Series motherboard?

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

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

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

in the user’s manual for the motherboard?

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

please check Chapter 1.

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X9SPU-F Motherboard User’s Manual

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 hazard-

ous materials into the environment. Do not

discard a used battery in the garbage or a

public landll. Please comply with the regula-

tions 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 replace it with the same type.

3-6

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

maintenance of products.

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

lems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SPU-F Motherboard.

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

chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

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

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

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

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

system is booting up.

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

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

<F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

congured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the

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

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

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

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

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

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

row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

How To Change the Conguration Data

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

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

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start the Setup Utility

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

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

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

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

the screen, below the copyright message.

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

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

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

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

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

BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

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

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

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

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

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

Supermicro X9SPU-F

Version: This item displays the version of the BIOS used in the system.

Build Date: This item displays the day this version of BIOS was built.

Processor

This displays the processor type, speed, physical count, and logical count.

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system.

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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.



BOOT Feature

Quiet Boot

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

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

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

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

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

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

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

and On.

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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 Immediate, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt

19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to func-

tion as bootable disks. If this item is set to Postponed, the ROM BIOS of the host

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

will not function as bootable devices. The options are Immediate and Postponed.

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

instantly 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.

DeepSx Power Policies

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

Disabled.



Processor and Clock Options

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

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

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

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CPU Conguration

This item is for informational purposes only and displays CPU conguration informa-

tion including type, frequency, data cache, 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

site for detailed information.

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

the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor

to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal codes

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

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

Intel® AES-NI

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology

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.

Power Technology

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

options are Disable, Energy Efcient and Custom. If Custom is selected, the fol-

lowing options become available:

EIST

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

matically 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.

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6, Report, CPU C7 Report

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

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

Enabled.

C1E

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.



Turbo Boost Technology

Turbo Mode

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

conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Watts) during a long duration time window.

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

tion Power Limit is maintained.

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

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

increasing this value, the processor can provide better performance for a short

duration.

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

Chipset Conguration

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

the system to malfunction.



CPU Bridge Conguration

This item displays the current processor conguration, including the frequency

and memory type.

Memory Frequency

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-1066, Force

DDR-1333, and Force DDR3-1600.



Integrated IO Conguration

This item displays the current IO chipset Revision.

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 reliability, security and availability in

networking and data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Active State Power Management

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

options are Disabled, Auto, and Force L0s.

PCIe 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.

PCI Express Port

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

Enabled and Auto.

PCI Express Port - Gen X

This feature selects the speed of the PCI Express port. The options are Auto,

Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3.

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

South Bridge Conguration

This item displays the current South Bridge Revision.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be

enabled. The Options are: Disabled and Enabled.

USB 3.0 Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB 3.0 ports to

be enabled. The Options are: Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support

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

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

devices available only for EFI applications. 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 Sys-

tems. The options are Enabled, and Disabled.

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced Host Con-

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

claimed by the EHCI driver. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.



IDE/SATA Conguration

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

of the SATA Devices and displays the following items:

SATA Mode

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

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

your selection:

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial ATA Port 0~5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

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AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected:

Aggressive Link Power Management

This feature Enables or Disables Aggressive Link Power Management

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

and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5 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:

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug

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

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 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.

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.

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Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM / Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs. The default for LAN

1 is Enabled. The default for LAN 2 is Disabled.

Boots Graphic Adapter 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 Conguration

Serial Port 1

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

Disabled.

Serial Port 1 Settings

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

of the serial port. The options for Serial Port 1 are listed below.

Auto,

IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;

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

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

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

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

Serial Port 2

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

Disabled.

Serial Port 2 Settings

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

of the serial port. The options for Serial Port 2 are listed below.

Auto,

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;

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

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

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

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

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

Serial Port Console Redirection

These submenus allow the user to congure Console Redirection settings.

COM 1, COM2, SOL

Console Redirection

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled. (The default setting for COM1 and COM2

is Disabled. The default setting for SOL is Enabled.)



Console Redirection Settings

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

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

Terminal Type

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

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

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

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

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

Bits Per Second

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

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

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

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

Data Bits

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

options are 7 and 8 (Bits).

Parity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Stop Bits

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

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

options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

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

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

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

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

RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

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

terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

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

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

Resolution 100x31

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

abled and Enabled.

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

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

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

Putty Keypad

Use this feature to select function key and keypad setting on Putty. The options

are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SCO, ESCN, and VT400.

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

This item allows the user to congure Console Redirection settings to support Out-

of-Band Serial Port management.

Console Redirection (for EMS)

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Console Redirection Settings (for EMS)

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

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

Out-of-Band-Mgmt Port

Use this feature to select the port for out-of-band management. The options are

COM1, COM2, and SOL.

Terminal Type

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

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

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

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

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

Bits Per Second

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

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

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

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

Flow Control

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

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

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

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

CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.



Hardware Health Conguration

Fan Speed Control Mode

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

regular systems with normal hardware congurations. The options are Full Speed

(@100% of PWM Cycle), and Standard (@50% of PWM Cycle).

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CPU Temperature

The CPU temperature status displays 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.

Fan 1 ~ Fan 5 Speed

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan5.

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, -12V, 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.

High Precision Event Timers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Suspend Mode

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

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

are Suspend Disabled, and S1 (POS).

WHEA Support

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

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

and Disabled.



PCH-FW Conguration

This item displays the Management Engine subsystem information and parameters.

MDES BIOS Status Code

This item enables the MDES BIOS status code. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.



Firmware Update Conguration

Me FW Image Re-Flash

Use this item to enable the ME image re-ash function. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.



Intel ICC

Use this feature to congure Integrated Clock Control (ICC) options.

Use Watchdog Timer for ICC

This feature enables watchdog timer operation for ICC. If set to Enabled, watchdog

timer will be started after ICC-related changes. This watchdog timer will detect

platform instability caused by wrong clock settings. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

Turn off unused PCI/PCIe clocks

When set to Disabled, all unused PCI/PCIe clocks will remain turned on. When

set to Enabled, clocks for empty PCI/PCIe slots will be turned off to save power.

Changes will take effect at next system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Lock ICC registers

When set to All registers, all ICC registers will be locked. When set to Static only,

only static ICC registers will be locked. The options are All registers and Static only.

4-4 Event Logs



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings

Smbios Event Log

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

during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Erase Event Log

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

Every reset.

When Log is Full

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

full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

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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 times

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

numeric value. The default value is 1.

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. The default value is 60.

Log OEM Codes

Use this item to enable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes. The op-

tions are Disabled and Enabled.

Convert OEM Codes

Set this item to enabled to convert EFI Status Codes to standard Smbios Types.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

View SmBIOS Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log.

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4-5 IPMI Settings

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

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

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

at www.intel.com.

System Event Log

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

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

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

lowing can be congured:

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

On Next reset and Yes, On Every reset.

When SEL Full

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

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

Log EFI Status Codes

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

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

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BMC Network Conguration

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

Update IPMI LAN Conguration

This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should congure the IPMI setting

at next system boot. The options are No and Yes. If the option is set to Yes, the

user is allowed to congure the IPMI settings at next system boot.

Conguration Source

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

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

tion Protocol) "Dynamic" or manually entered by the user "Static". When Dynamic

is selected, all the options below are automatically assigned to the system by itself

or by an external DHCP server. If Static is selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask

and Gateway Address must be manually entered below. The options are Static,

Dynamic, and Do Nothing.

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

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

digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Current Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this ma-

chine belongs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should

not exceed 255.

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

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

Current Gateway IP Address - Enter the Gateway or Router address (i.e.,

192.168.10.1).

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4-6 Boot Settings

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings.

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Setup Prompt Timeout

Use this feature to enter the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

The default setting is 1 second.

Retry Boot Devices

When set to Enabled, the BIOS will continuously retry to boot from a legacy device.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Boot Option Filter

Use this feature to determine which items the system can boot to. The options are

UEFI and Legacy, UEFI only, and Legacy only.

Fast Boot

This feature enables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to

launch active boot option. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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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 during startup.

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

The settings are [any detected boot device] and Disabled.

Network Device BBS Priorities

This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard.

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4-8 Security Settings

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

• 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.

Password Check

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

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

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

Administrator Password

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

Secure Boot Control

Use this item to secure boot ow control. Secure boot is possible only if the system

runs in User Mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Secure Boot Policy

Use this feature to congure the extended options for Secure Boot mode.

Internal FV

Use this item to determine whether or not to load an image from the above device

path in the event of a security violation. The current available option is Always

Execute.

Option ROM, Removable Media, Fixed Media

Use this item to determine whether or not to load an image from the above device

paths in the event of a security violation. The options are Always Execute, Always

Deny, Allow Execute, Defer Execute, Deny Execute, and Query User.



Key Management

Use this feature to congure key management options for the following items:

Platform Key (PK)

Set PK from File: This item launches the Filebrowser to set the Platform Key from

le.

Get PK to File: This item stores the existing Platform key to le name PK in se-

lected lesystem's root.

Delete the PK: Deletes the Platform Key

Key Exchange Key Database (KEK)

Set KEK from File: This item launches the Filebrowser to set the Key Exchange

Key Signature Database from le.

Get KEK to File: This item stores the existing Key Exchange Key Signature Data-

base to le name KEK in selected lesystem's root.

Delete the KEK: Deletes the Key Exchange Key Signature Database.

Append an entry to KEK: This item launches the Filebrowser to append the Key

Exchange Key Signature Database entry from le.

Authorized Signature Database (DB)

Set DB from File: This item launches the Filebrowser to set the Authorized Sig-

nature Database from le.

Get DB to File: This item stores the existing Authorized Signature Database to le

name DB in selected lesystem's root.

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Delete the DB: Deletes the Authorized Signature Database.

Append an entry to DB: This item launches the Filebrowser to append the Autho-

rized Signature Database entry from le.

Forbidden Signature Database (DBX)

Set DBX from File: This item launches the Filebrowser to set the Forbidden Sig-

nature Database from le.

Get DBX to File: This item stores the existing Forbidden Signature Database to

le name DB in selected lesystem's root.

Delete the DBX: Deletes the Forbidden Signature Database.

Append an entry to DBX: This item launches the Filebrowser to append the For-

bidden Signature Database entry from le.

Manage All Factory Keys (PK, KEK, DB, DBX)

Install Factory Defaults

This item restores all Secure Boot Mode options to the factory defaults.

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4-9 Save & Exit

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

screen.

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>.

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>.

Discard Changes

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

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

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Restore Defaults

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

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

maximum performance.

Save As User Defaults

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

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

Restore User Defaults

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

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

Boot Override

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. This is a one-time override.

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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

1 continuous beep 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 tool is called the SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program included

on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the envi-

ronment 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 pre-

cedence 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 SuperDoctor, since the settings over-

ride the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature

threshold settings, please change the SD III Client settings to be the same as

those set in BIOS.

SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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