Supero 6027R-3RF4, SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ User Manual

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SUPERSERVER

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+.
Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only .

The SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ is a high-end server based on the SC825TQ­R740LPB 2U rackmountable chassis and the X9DR3-LN4F+ dual processor
serverboard.

Manual Organization

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the X9DR3-LN4F+ serverboard
and the SC825TQ-R740LPB chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+
into a rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system.
If your server was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter
will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and
information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs
located throughout the system.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the
SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+.

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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X9DR3-LN4F+ serverboard, includ­ing the locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer to this
chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfi g-
uring the serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC825TQ-R740LPB server chas­sis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing
or reconfi guring SAS/SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power
supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa­tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

1-2 Serverboard Features .....................................................................................1-2

Processors ......................................................................................................1-2

Memory ...........................................................................................................1-2

SAS .................................................................................................................1-2

Serial ATA ........................................................................................................1-2

PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-2

Rear I/O Ports ................................................................................................. 1-3

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................1-3

System Power ................................................................................................. 1-3

Hard Drive Subsystem .................................................................................... 1-3

Front Control Panel .........................................................................................1-3

Cooling System ............................................................................................... 1-3

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2 Server Installation

2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Preparing for Setup .........................................................................................2-1

Choosing a Setup Location .............................................................................2-1

Rack Precautions ............................................................................................ 2-2

Server Precautions ..........................................................................................2-2

Rack Mounting Considerations .......................................................................2-3

Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 2-3

Reduced Airfl ow .........................................................................................2-3

Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3

Circuit Overloading .....................................................................................2-3

Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3

2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4

Separating the Sections of the Rack Rails ..................................................... 2-4

Installing the Inner Rail Extension .................................................................. 2-4

Outer Rack Rails .............................................................................................2-6

Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1

3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-1

Reset ...............................................................................................................3-1

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Power ..............................................................................................................3-1

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-2

Power Fail .......................................................................................................3-2

Information LED ..............................................................................................3-2

NIC1 ................................................................................................................3-2

NIC2 ................................................................................................................3-2

HDD .................................................................................................................3-3

Power ..............................................................................................................3-3

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs ..........................................................................................3-3

Chapter 4 System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................4-2

4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................. 4-3

4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Serverboard ............................................................................... 5-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-2

5-2 Serverboard Installation ..................................................................................5-2

5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-3

Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-3

Connecting Power Cables ..............................................................................5-3

Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3

5-4 Rear I/O Ports ................................................................................................. 5-4

5-5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ............................................................ 5-5

Installing an LGA2011 Processor ....................................................................5-5

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 5-8

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 5-9

5-6 Installing Memory ..........................................................................................5-10

Memory Support ............................................................................................ 5-10

DIMM Installation .......................................................................................... 5-10

5-7 Adding PCI Add-On Cards ............................................................................ 5-12

5-8 Serverboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-13

X9DR3-LN4F+ Quick Reference ................................................................... 5-14

5-9 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-16

5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................5-23

5-11 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................5-27

5-12 SATA and SAS Ports ..................................................................................... 5-28

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5-13 Installing Software ......................................................................................... 5-29

SuperDoctor III .............................................................................................. 5-30

Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................6-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................6-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................6-1

6-2 Control Panel ..................................................................................................6-2

6-3 System Fans ................................................................................................... 6-3

System Fan Failure .........................................................................................6-3

Replacing System Fans ..................................................................................6-3

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal .......................................................................6-4

Accessing the Drive Bays ...............................................................................6-4

SAS/SATA Drive Installation ............................................................................ 6-5

Hard Drive Backplane ..................................................................................... 6-6

DVD-ROM Installation ..................................................................................... 6-6

6-5 Power Supply ..................................................................................................6-7

Power Supply Failure ......................................................................................6-7

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply .......................................................... 6-7

Chapter 7 BIOS

7-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 7-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 7-1

How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 7-1

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 7-2

7-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 7-2

7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations......................................................................7-3

7-3 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 7-23

7-4 IPMI ............................................................................................................... 7-25

7-5 Boot ............................................................................................................... 7-27

7-6 Secur it y ......................................................................................................... 7-28

7-7 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 7-29

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B System Specifi cations

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ is a high-end server comprised of two main subsys­tems: the SC825TQ-R740LPB 2U chassis and the X9DR3-LN4F+ dual processor
serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that
have been certifi ed for use with the system (www.supermicro.com).

In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the 6027R-3RF4+, as listed below:

• Two passive CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0048P)

• Three 8-cm system fans (FAN-0126L4)

• One air shroud (MCP-310-29001-0N)

• SAS/SATA Accessories

One SAS/SATA backplane (BPN-SAS-825TQ)
Eight drive carriers (MCP-220-00075-OB)

• One rackmount kit (MCP-290-00053-ON)

• One CD containing drivers and utilities

• SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ User's Manual

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1-2 Serverboard Features

The SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ is built around the X9DR3-LN4F+, a dual processor
serverboard based on the Intel C600 chipset and designed to provide maximum
performance. Below are the main features of the X9DR3-LN4F+. (See Figure 1-1
for a block diagram of the chipset).

Processors

The X9DR3-LN4F+ supports single or dual Intel® Xeon E5-2600 Series processors.
Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete
listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).

Memory

The X9DR3-LN4F+ has 24 DIMM slots that can support up to 768 GB of ECC
registered DDR3-1600/1333/1066/800 SDRAM. Both 1.5V and 1.35V DIMMs are
supported. Use of DDR3-1600 depends on memory confi guration. See Chapter 5
for details.

SAS

A total of eight SAS ports are provided onboard, which are RAID 0, 1 and 10 capable.
Note: The operati ng system yo u use must h ave R AID su ppor t to e nable t he hot-

swap capability and RAI D function of the SAS drives.

Serial ATA

A SATA controller is also integrated into the chipset to provide two SATA 3 (6/Gbps)
and four SATA 2 (3 Gbps) ports, which are RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 supported. The
SATA drives are hot-swappable units. RAID 5 supported with Windows OS only).

Note: The operati ng system yo u use must h ave R AID su ppor t to e nable t he hot­swap capability and RAI D function of the SATA drives.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X9DR3 -LN 4F+ has four PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, one PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot and one
PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in a x8) slot.

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Rear I/O Ports

The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port, a VGA port, four USB 2.0 ports
(additional USB headers are included on the serverboard) and four gigabit Ethernet
ports. A dedicated IPMI LAN port is also included.

1-3 Server Chassis Features

The SC825TQ-R740LPB is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used in a
2U rackmount confi guration. The following is a general outline of the main features
of the SC825TQ-R740LPB server chassis.

System Power

The SC825TQ-R740LPB features a redundant 740W power supply composed of
two separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows you to replace
a failed power supply module without shutting down the system.

Hard Drive Subsystem

The SC825TQ-R740LPB cha ssis was de signed t o suppor t eig ht hot-sw ap SATA
or SAS hard drives.

Front Control Panel

The control panel on the SC825TQ-R740LPB provides you with system monitoring
and control. LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity, system
information and power supply failure. A main power button and a system reset but­ton are also included. In addition, two USB ports have been incorporated into the
control panel to provide front side USB access.

Cooling System

The SC825TQ-R740LPB chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes
three 8-cm hot-plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chas­sis. An air shroud channels the airfl ow from the system fans to effi ciently cool the
processor area of the system. The power supply module also includes a cooling fan.

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Figure 1-1. Intel C600 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

A

B

A

#1

#2

#3

C

#1

B

#2
C

#4

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B

E

DDR3 DIMM

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DDR3 DIMM

#1

x16

PCI-E x16 Slot

#5

PCI-E x16 Slot

PCI-E x16 Slot

#1

#2

F

C

#3

DDR3 DIMM

#1

#2

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#3

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DDR3 DIMM

#2

PCI-E x8 Slot

x4

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PCI-E x16 Slot

PE2

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CPU REAR

Socket 01

U7C1

PROCESSOR

U7C1

P0

QPI

P1

U6H1

CPU FRONT

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PROCESSOR

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RJ45 RJ45

[7.4]

RJ45 RJ45

PE1

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LAN

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DDR III

DMI

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SYSTEM

BIOS

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SATA

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USB

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1-4 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)

Asia-Pacifi 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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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+
up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have
the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes
that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If
your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard, processors, system
memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on
installing specifi c components.

2-2 Unpacking the System

Y ou should inspect the box the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ was shipped in and note
if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage you should fi le a
damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6027R­3RF4+. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid
areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fi elds are generated. You
will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and Server
Precautions in the next section.

2-3 Preparing for Setup

The box the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ was shipped in should include two sets of
rail assemblies, two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to
install the system into the rack. Follow the steps in the order given to complete the
installation process in a minimum amount of time. Please read this section in its en­tirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

Choosing a Setup Location

• Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door

completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back
of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing.

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!

!

• This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated

equipment rooms, service closets and the like).

• This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices

acccording to §2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display
Units.

Warnings and Precautions!

Rack Precautions

• Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to

the fl oor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.

• In single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack. In multiple

rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.

• Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the

rack.

• You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or more si-

multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

Server Precautions

• Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.

• Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the

rails.

• Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack fi rst, and then

work up.

• Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from

power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a
power failure.

• Allow any hot plug drives and power supply modules to cool before touching

them.

• Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers

closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

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Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera­ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the
room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an
environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient tempera­ture (Tmra).

Reduced Airfl ow

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airfl ow required
for safe operation is not compromised.

Mechanical Loading

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not
arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power
supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have
on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of
equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Ground

A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack itself
should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connec­tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power
strips, etc.).

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the SC825 chassis into a rack unit
with the quick-release rails provided. There are a variety of rack units on the market,
which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to
the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using.

Note: This rail will fi t a rack between 26" and 33.5" deep.

Separating the Sections of the Rack Rails

The chassis package includes two rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit. Each
assembly consists of two sections: an inner fi xed chassis rail that secures directly
to the server chassis and an outer fi xed rack rail that secures directly to the rack
itself.

Installing the Inner Rail Extension

The SC825 chassis includes a set of inner rails in two sections: inner rails and
inner rail extensions. Inner rail extensions are attached to the inner rails to mount
the chassis in the rack.

Installing the Inner Rails

1. Place the inner rail extensions on the side of the chassis aligning the hooks
of the chassis with the rail extension holes. Make sure the extension faces
"outward" just like the pre-attached inner rail.

2. Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis.

3. Secure the chassis with 2 screws as illustrated. Repeat steps for the other
inner rail extension.

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Figure 2-1: Separating the Rack Rails

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

1

Rail Assembly

Extending the Rails

Quick-

Release Tab

Separating

the Inner Rail

Extension

Separating the Inner and Outer Rails

1. Locate the rail assembly in the chassis
packaging.

2. Extend the rail assembly by pulling it
outward.

3. Press the quick-release tab.

4. Separate the inner rail extension from
the outer rail assembly.

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1

1

1

2

1

Figure 2-2. Assembling the Outer Rails

Outer Rack Rails

Outer rails attach to the rack and hold the chassis in place. The outer rails for the
SC825 chassis extend between 30 inches and 33 inches.

Installing the Outer Rails to the Rack

1. Secure the back end of the outer rail to the rack, using the screws provided.

2. Press the button where the two outer rails are joined to retract the smaller
outer rail.

3. Hang the hooks of the rails onto the rack holes and if desired, use screws to
secure the front of the outer rail onto the rack.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining outer rail.

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Rack Rails

Installing the Chassis into a Rack

1. Extend the outer rails as illustrated above.

2. Align the inner rails of the chassis with the outer rails on the rack.

3. Slide the inner rails into the outer rails, keeping the pressure even on both
sides. When the chassis has been pushed completely into the rack, it should
click into the locked position.

4. Optional screws may be used to secure the to hold the front of the chassis to
the rack.

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the drive carriers
to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activ­ity and health of specifi c components. There are also two buttons on the chassis
control panel.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are two buttons located on the front of the chassis: a reset button and a
power on/off button.

Reset

Use the reset button to reboot the system.

Power

This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn off the main system
power. T urning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps
standby power supplied to the system.

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the chassis has several LEDs. These
LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system.
This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective
action you may need to take.

Power Fail

Indicates a power supply module has failed. The second power supply module will
take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be
replaced. Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply. This LED
should be off when the system is operating normally.

Information LED

This LED will be solid blue when the UID function has been activated. When this
LED fl ashes red, it indicates a fan failure. When red continuously it indicates an
overheat condition, which may be caused by cables obstructing the airfl ow in the
system or the ambient room temperature being too warm. Check the routing of
the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally. You should
also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed. Finally, verify that
the heatsinks are installed properly (see Chapter 5). This LED will remain fl ashing
or on as long as the indicated condition exists.

1

NIC1

Indicates network activity on the LAN1 port when fl ashing.

2

NIC2

Indicates network activity on the LAN2 port when fl ashing.

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HDD

On the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+, this LED indicates hard drive and/or DVD-ROM
drive activity when fl ashing.

Power

Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED
should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs

Each drive carrier has two LEDs:

SATA Drives

• Green: When ill uminated, the green LED on the SATA drive carr ier indic ates

drive ac tivity. A con nectio n to the SATA b ackplane e nables th is LED to blink
on and off when that particular drive is being accessed. Please refer to Chapter
6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives.

• Red: When this LED fl ashes it indicates the drive is rebuilding. When solid on

it indicates a SATA drive failure. If a drive fails, you should be notifi ed by your
system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on
replacing failed drives.

SAS Drives

• Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the SAS

drive is powered on. If this LED is not lit, it means no power is being provided for
the dri ve. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed drives.

• Red: When this LED fl ashes it indicates the drive is rebuilding. When solid on

it indicates a SAS drive failure. If a drive fails, you should be notifi ed by your
system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on
replacing failed drives.

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Chapter 4

System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm
and the SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ from damage:

• Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well

as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical
outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then quickly remove power from
the system.

• Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

• Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or install-

ing main system components, such as the serverboard and memory modules.
When disconnecting power, you should fi rst power down the system with the
operating system fi rst and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply
units in the system.

• When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar

with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if neces­sary.

• Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This

is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use
extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any electrical
components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

• Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection

from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifi cally
designed as electrical insulators.

• The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be

plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

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• Serverboard Battery: CAUTION - There is a danger of explosion if the onboard

battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure
4-1). This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.

• DVD-ROM Laser: CAUTION - this server may have come equipped with a

DVD-ROM drive. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous
radiation exposure, do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any uncon­ventional way.

• Mainboard replaceable soldered-in fuses: Self-resetting PTC (Positive Tempera-

ture Coeffi cient) fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service
technicians only. The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one
replaced. Contact technical support for details and support.

4-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

• Keep the area around the 6027R-3RF4+ clean and free of clutter.

• The 6027R-3RF4+ weighs approximately 57 lbs (25.9 kg.) when fully loaded.

When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their
feet spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift
with your legs.

• Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been re-

moved away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be
stepped on.

• While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and

unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or
be pulled into a cooling fan.

• Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal

conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact
with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

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• After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure

it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections
have been made.

4-3 ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical
charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to
neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed
circuit boards. The following measures are generally suffi cient to neutralize this
difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:

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

• Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags

until ready for use.

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

bag.

• Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may

retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

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

memory modules or contacts.

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

• Put the serverboard 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 serverboard.

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4-4 Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6027R­3RF4+ is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the system
can occur if this practice is not strictly followed.

Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery

LITHIUM BATTERY

BATTERY HOLDER

Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a
damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not
discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfi ll. Please comply with the
regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose
of your used battery properly.

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Chapter 5

Advanced Serverboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install the X9DR3-LN4F+ serverboard
into the chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All
serverboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick refer­ence chart are included in this chapter for your reference. Remember to completely
close the chassis when you have fi nished working with the serverboard to better
cool and protect the system.

5-1 Handling the Serverboard

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam­age to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully
(see previous chapter). To prevent the serverboard from bending, keep one hand
under the center of the board to support it when handling. The following measures
are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge

(ESD).

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a 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 serverboard, add-on cards 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 serverboard.

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Unpacking

The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static dis­charge. When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static
protected.

5-2 Serverboard Installation

This section explains the fi rst step of physically mounting the X9DR3-LN4F+ into
the SC745TQ-R920B chassis. Following the steps in the order given will eliminate
the most common problems encountered in such an installation. To remove the
serverboard, follow the procedure in reverse order.

Installing to the Chassis

1. Access the inside of the system by removing the screws from the lip of the
top cover of the chassis, then push the latch and pull the cover off.

2. Make sure that the I/O ports on the serverboard align properly with their
respective holes in the I/O shield at the back of the chassis.

3. Carefully mount the serverboard to the serverboard tray by aligning the board
holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis.

4. Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your serverboard that line up
with the standoffs and tighten until snug (if you screw them in too tight, you
might strip the threads). Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the
serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system.

5. Replace the top cover of the chassis whenever work inside the chassis has
been completed.

Warning: To avoid damaging the serverboard and its components, do not apply
any force greater than 8 lbs. per square inch when installing a screw into a mount­ing hole.

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5-3 Connecting Cables

Now that the serverboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the
board. These include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and the
power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully
routed to prevent them from blocking the fl ow of cooling air that moves through
the system from front to back. If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you
should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting
them (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data
cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See the layout on page
5-10 for connector locations.)

• SATA or SAS drive data cables (I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5) (SAS0 ~ SAS7)

• Control Panel cable (JF1)

• USB cable for front side access (USB4/5)

Important! Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans.

Connecting Power Cables

The X9DR3-LN4F+ has a 24-pin primary power supply connector (JPW1) for con­nection to the ATX power supply. In addition, there are two 8-pin 12V processor
power connectors (JPW2 and JPW3) that must be connected to your power supply.
See Section 5-9 for power connector pin defi nitions.

Connecting the Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5-1
for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators.

All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single cable to simplify this connection. Make
sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board. The other end connects
to the Control Panel PCB board, located just behind the system status LEDs on
the chassis. See Chapter 5 for details and pin descriptions.

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Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins

20 19

Ground

NMI

x (Key)

Power On LED

HDD LED
NIC1 Link LED
NIC2 Link LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground
Ground

2 1

x (Key)

3.3V
ID/UID/SW/3.3V Stby
NIC1 Activity LED
NIC2 Activity LED
Red + (Blue Cathode

3.3V
Reset (Button)
Power (Button)

5-4 Rear I/O Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See
Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 5-2. Rear I/O Ports

4

8

1

1 9

2

1 COM Port 1 7 LAN Port 1
2 USB Port 0 8 LAN Port 2
3 USB Port 1 9 LAN Port 3
4 Dedicated IPMI LAN 10 LAN Port 4
5 USB Port 2 11 VGA Port
6 USB Port 3 12 UID Switch

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5

Rear I/O Ports

7

10

1

11

1

12

1

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WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

5-5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink

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, re-

moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the
processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

• If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certifi ed multi-

directional heatsink only.

• Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

heatsinks.

• When receiving a serverboard 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 Sup ermi cro web s ite for upd ates on CPU su ppor t.

Installing an LGA2011 Processor

Press down on

1. There are two levers on the
LGA2011 socket. First press and
release the load lever labeled
'Open 1st'.

2. Press the second load lever
labeled 'Close 1st' to release the
load plate from its locked position.

Pull lever away
from the socket

the lever labeled

'Close 1st'

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

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3. With the lever labeled 'Close 1st'
fully retracted, gently push down
on the ' Open 1st ' lever to o pen th e
load plate. Lift the load plate to
open it completely.

4. Using your t humb an d the ind ex
fi nger, remove the ' WAR NIN G'
plastic c ap fr om the so cket.

5. Use your thumb and index fi nger
to hold the CPU by its edges. Align
the CPU keys, which are semi­circle cutouts, against the socket
keys.

6. Once they are aligned, carefully
lower the CPU straight down into
the socket. (Do not drop the CPU
on the socket. Do not move the
CPU horizontally or vertically and
do not rub the CPU against any
pins of the socket, which may
damage the CPU or the socket.)

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

Gently push
down to pop
the load plate
open.

WARNING!

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

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

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OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

sure that the CPU is properly inserted into the 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.

7. With the CPU in the socket, in­spect the four corners of the CPU
to make sure that they are fl ush
with the socket.

8. Close the load plate. Lock the
lever labeled 'Close 1st', then lock
the lever labeled 'Open 1st'. Use
your thumb to gently push the
load levers down until the lever
locks.

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Gently close

the load plate.

Push down and lock the

level labeled 'Close 1st'.

Lever Lock

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

Push down

and lock the

lever labeled

'Open 1st'.

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Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the re­quired amount has already been applied to the heatsink.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are
aligned with those on the Serverboard's and the Heatsink Bracket underneath.

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

Serverboard

Screw#4

Screw#2

Screw#3

OPEN 1st

Mounting Holes

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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 instruc­tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU
or the CPU socket.

1. Unscrew the heatsink screws from the serverboard 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 heatsink is loosened, remove it from the CPU.

4. Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink, Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before
reinstalling the heatsink. (Do not reuse old thermal grease!)

Loosen screws in sequence as shown.

Screw#4

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#3

Serverboard

Warning: Do not reuse old thermal grease!

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5-6 Installing Memory

CAUTION! Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Support

The X9DR3-LN4F+ supports up to 768 GB of ECC registered DDR3­1600/1333/1066/800 SDRAM. Both 1.5V and 1.35V DIMMs are supported. For best
performance, install pairs of memory modules of the same type and speed. Please
refer to our web site for any updates to supported memory. All channels will run
at the fastest common frequency. Memory may not run at the full 1600 MHz with
DDR3-1600 DIMMs installed in all 24 slots.

DIMM Installation

Installing Memory Modules

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1­DIMM1A. See the Memory Installation Tables below.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch
along the bottom of the module to avoid installing incorrectly (see Figure 5-3).

3. Use your thumbs to gently press down on both ends of the DIMM module
until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules.

4. Press the release tabs to the locked positions to secure the DIMM module
into the slot.

Figure 5-3. DIMM Installation

Notch

To In st al l : Inser t module

vert ic ally a nd pre ss
down unt il it sn aps in to
place. Pay a tte ntio n to
the ali gnme nt notc h at
the bottom.

Front View

Notch

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to
gently push the release
tabs near both ends of
the module. This should
release it from the slot.

Release Tab

Notch should align with the
receptive key point on the
slot.

Top View of DDR3 Slot

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DIMM Module Population Table

Follow th e table b elow wh en inst alling m emor y.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Slots

CPU# Corresponding Memory Slot

CPU 1 (P1-) A1 B1 C1 D1 A2 B2 C2 D2 A3 B3 C3 D3

CPU2 (P2-) E1 F1 G1 H1 E2 F2 G2 H2 E3 F3 G3 H3

Processor and Memory Module Population

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

1 CPU &
3 DIMMs

1 CPU &
6 DIMMs

1 CPU &
9 DIMMs

1 CPU &

12 DIMMs
2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

2 CPUs &
12 DIMMs

2 CPUs &
16 DIMMs

2 CPUs &
18 DIMMs

2 CPUs &
24 DIMMs

(For memory to work properly, please install DIMMs as shown below)

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2/P1-C2/P1-D2/P1-A3

CPU1
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2/P1-C2/P1-D2/P1-A3/P1-B3/P1-C3/P1-D3

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1
P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2
P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1/P2-H1/P2-E2/P2-F2

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2/P1-C2/P1-D2
P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1/P2-H1/P2-E2/P2-F2/P2-G2/P2-H2

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2/P1-C2/P1-D2/P1-A3
P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1/P2-H1/P2-E2/P2-F2/P2-G2/P2-H2/P2-E3

CPU1/CPU2
P1-A1/P1-B1/P1-C1/P1-D1/P1-A2/P1-B2/P1-C2/P1-D2/P1-A3/P1-B3/P1-C3/P1-D3
P2-E1/P2-F1/P2-G1/P2-H1/P2-E2/P2-F2/P2-G2/P2-H2/P2-E3/P2-F3/P2-G3/P2-H3

CPU and Memory Population Confi guration Table

RDIMM Support POR on the Sandy Bridge-EP Series Processor Platform

DIMM Slots

per DDR
Channel

1 1 Reg. ECC DDR3 800, 1066, 1333, 1600 SR, DR, or QR
2 1 Reg. ECC DDR3 800, 1066, 1333, 1600 SR, DR, or QR
2 2 Reg. ECC DDR3 800, 1066, 1333, 1600 Mixing SR, DR, QR

Population Rules:

1. Any combination of x4 and x8 RDIMMs with 1 Gb or 2 Gb DRAM density are supported.

2. Populate DIMMs starting with DIMM1A.

3. When mixing QR with SR or DR on the same DDR channel, put the QR in DIMM1A fi rst.

DIMMs

Populated

per DDR

Channel

(To Be Updated)

RDIMM Type

(RDIMM: Reg.=

Registered)

POR Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

(Any Combination)

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5-7 Adding PCI Add-On Cards

The 6027R-3RF4+ can accommodate up to six full-length, low-profi le PCI add-on
cards (four x16 cards, one x8 card and one x4 card in a x8 slot).

Installing an Add-on Card

1. Begin by removing the shield for the PCI slot you wish to populate.

2. Fully seat the card into the slot, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on
both sides of the card.

3. Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis.
The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI
and aid in proper ventilation, so make sure there is always a shield covering
each unused slot.

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Figure 5-4. X9DR3-LN4F+ Layout

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COM1

FAN6

USB 0/1

USB 2/3

LAN1/3

LAN2/4

VGA

LE2

SW1

FAN5

PHY

IPMI_LAN

KB/Mouse

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMMG2

P2 DIMMG3

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMH3

Alaways populate DIMMx1 first

CPU2

JPI2C1

JPW3

JPW2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMA2

P1 DIMMA3

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB3

JPW1

FAN1

FAN2

CPU1

LE1

P2 DIMMF3

P2 DIMMF2

P2 DIMMF1

UID

JPL1

LAN
CTRL

JPB1

BMC
CTRL

LEM1

JBMC1

JSTBY1

JPG1

P2 DIMME3

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMME1

CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0x8

CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x16

JP6

JP7

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU1 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU1 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x4

(in X8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

COM2

JI2C2

JI2C1

JTPM1

SAS
CTRL

JBAT1

BIOS BOX

JBT1

USB9

XDP-CPU

JL1

JPP1

USB6/7

JPP0

PCH

XDP-PCH

USB4/5

Alaways populate DIMMx1 first

P1 DIMMD3

P1 DIMMD2

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC3

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMC1

X9DR3-LN4F+

Rev. 1.10

I-SATA5

JWD1

I-SATA4

JBR1

JPME1

JRK1

BIOS

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SP1

JWP1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JOH1

JSD1

J18

FAN3

JF2

FAN4

FANA

FANB

SAS0~3

SAS4~7

J17

JF1

1

JD1

1

Note: jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only and should not have their
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Jumper

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Section 5-10

2

JI

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JP6 XDP (Extended Debug Port) Open (Disabled)
JPB1 BMC Enable/Disbable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME1 ME Recovery Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JPME2 Manufacture Mode Select Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JPP0 JTAG Scan Pins 2-3 (CPU 1 only)
JPP1 JTAG Scan Pins 2-3 (CPU 2 only)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JWP1 Write Protect Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Description Default Setting

Connector Description

COM1/COM2 Backplane COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header
FAN1~6, FANA, B CPU/System Fan Headers
IPMB 4-pin External BMC I

2

C Header (for an IPMI Card)
I-SATA 0~5 Intel SB SATA Ports 0~5
J17/J18 Serial-Link General_Purpose IO Headers (T-SGPIO 1/2)
JBAT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 4 for Used Battery Disposal)
JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator
JF1 Front Panel Control Header

2

JPI

C1 System Management SMBbus I2C Header
JITP0 XDP CPU
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat/Fan Fail LED

2

JPI

C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header
JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

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JPW2/JPW3 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors
JRK1 RAIDKey
JSD1 SATA DOM (Device On Module) Power Connector
JSTBY1 Standby Header
JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80
LAN1/3, LAN2/4 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/3, 2/4
(IPMI) LAN IPMI Dedicated LAN
SAS 0~3, 4~7 Serial Attached SCSI Ports 0~3, 4~7
SP1 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)
USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 0/1
USB 2/3 Back Panel USB 2/3
USB 4/5, USB 6/7 Front Panel Accessible USB Connections 4/5, 6/7
USB 9 Front Panel Type A USB 6, USB 7 Ports
UID Switch UID (Unit Identifi er) Switch
VGA Backpanel VGA Port

LED Description State/Status

LE1 Standby P WR LED Green On: SB Power On

LE2 UID LED Blue On/Blinking: Unit Identifi ed (Windows/Linux)

LEM1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking: Normal

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Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connec­tor (JPW1) and two 8-pin CPU power
connectors (JPW2/3) must be con­nected to the power supply. These
power connectors meet the SSI EPS
12V specifi cation. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.

Warning: To provide adequate
power supply to the serverboard,
be sure to connect JPW1 and both
JPW2 and JPW3 to the power
supply. Failure to do so will void
the manufacturer warranty on your
power supply and serverboard.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi 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

Secondary Power Connector

JPW2 and JPW3 must also be con­nected to the power supply. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power On connection is on pins
1 and 2 of JF1. These should be con­nected to the chassis power button.
See p. 5-4 and the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is
located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and
attaches to the reset switch on the
computer chassis. See p. 5-4 and the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

+12V 8-pin Power

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition
1 - 4 Ground
5 - 8 +12V

Required Connection

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Power Signal
2 Ground

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

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Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
locate d on p in s 5 and 6 of J F1. Refer
to p. 5-4 and the ta ble on the right for
pin defi nitions.

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PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
5 Vcc
6 Ground

Information LED

Connect an LED to the OH connection
on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 for UID and to
provide advanced warning of chassis
overheating and fan fail. Refer to p.
5-4 and the table on the right for pin
defi nitions. Refer to Chapter 3 for fur-
ther details on the control panel LED.

NIC2 (JLAN2) LED

The LED connections for JLAN2 are
on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach an
LED cable to display network activity.
See p. 5-4 and the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail/UID LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 Vcc
8 Ground

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
9 Vcc
10 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flash-

ing

NIC2 LED

Fan Fail

NIC1 (JLAN1) LED

The LED connections for JLAN1 are
on pins 11 and 12 of JF1. Attach an
LED cable to display network activity.
See p. 5-4 and the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. This LED
is used to display all IDE/SAS/SATA
activity. See the p. 5-4 and table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

NIC1 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
11 Vcc
12 Ground

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 Vcc
14 HD Active

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Power On LED

The Power On LED connector is lo­cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 (use
JLED for a 3-pin connector). This
connection is used to provide LED
indication of power being supplied to
the system. See p. 5-4 and the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and 20
of JF1. Refer to p. 5-4 and the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 5V Stby
16 Control

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
19 Control
20 Ground

Fan Headers

There are eight fan headers on the
serverboard, all of which are 4-pin
fans. Pins 1- 3 of the f an hea der s are
backward compatible with the tradi­tional 3 -p in fans. (Fan spee d control
is supported with 4-pin fans only.)
See the table on the right for pin defi -
nitio ns. The onb oard fan sp eeds are
controlled by Thermal Management
(via Hardwa re Monitori ng) under the
Advanc ed Sec tion i n the BIO S.

Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on the
serverboard. COM1 is a backpanel
port and COM2 is a header located
near the PCI-E slot 1. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

(FAN1-8)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground (Black)
2 +12V (Red)
3 Tachometer
4 PWR Modulation

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC

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Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is des­ignated JL1. Attach an appropriate
cable from the chassis to inform you
of a chassis intrusion when the chas­sis is opened

Ethernet Ports

Four Ethernet ports are located on the
I/O backplane. A dedicated IPMI LAN
port is also included to provide KVM
support for IPMI 2.0. These ports ac­cept RJ45 type cables. Please refer to
Section 5-1 1 for LAN LED information.

Internal Speaker

The internal speaker, located at SP1,
can be used to provide audible indica­tions for various beep codes. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions..

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

Pin Defi nition

Pin# Defi nitions
Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In
Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for
a power LED and pins 4-7 are for the
speaker. Close pins 4-7 with a jumper
to use an external speaker. If you wish
to use the onboard speaker, please
close pins 6-7. See the table on the
right for speaker pin defi nitions.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

The JOH1 header is used to connect
an LED indi cat or to p rovi de war ni ngs
of chassis overheating and fan failure.
This LED w ill b link w he n a fan f ailu re
occurs. Refer to th e table on the right
for pin de fi nitions.

PWR LED Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pin 1 Anode (+)
Pin2 Cathode (-)
Pin3 NA

Speaker Connector

Pin Settings

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 4-7 External Speaker
Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are four Universal Serial Bus
ports located on the I/O panel. In addi­tion, there is one Type A port and two
headers located on the serverboard.
The headers can be used to provide
front side USB access (cables not
included). See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Back Panel USB

(USB 0/1/2/3)

Pin# Defi nitions
1 +5V
2 PO­3 PO+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Pin Defi nitions

USB4/6

Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 N/A 5 Key

Type A USB Ports

(USB9)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Vcc
2 Data­3 Data+
4 Ground
5NA

USB Header

USB5/7

Pin # Defi nition

SGPIO Headers

The SGPIO (Serial General Purpose
Input/Output) headers are used to
communicate with the enclosure
management chip on the backplane.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect
an LED to provide warning of chassis
overheating or fan failure. This LED
will blink to indicate a fan failure. Refer
to the tables on right for LED status
and pin defi nitions.

SGPIO Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1NC 2 NC
3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground
7 Clock 8 NC

NC = No Connection

OH/Fan Fail LED

States

State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 5vDC
2 OH Active

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IPMB

A System Management Bus header
for IPMI 2.0 is located at IPMB. Con­nect the appropriate cable here to

2

use the IPMB I

C connection on your

system.

IPMB I2C Header

An SMB header for the IPMI (Intel­ligent Platform Management Inter­face) slot is designated J5. Connect
the appropriate cable here to utilize
this management feature on your
system.

DOM Power Connector

A power connector for SATA DOM
(Disk_On_Module) devices is located
at JSD1. Connect an appropriate
cable here to provide power support
for your DOM devices.

IPMB Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection

IPMB Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection

DOM PWR

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V
2 Ground
3 Ground

RAIDKey Header (Optional)

A RAIDKey header provides RAID 5
support to enhance the performance
of Intel HostRAID and LSI Mega­RAID.

Note: RAIDKey: SMCI Part# AOC­IMRRAKey-2008-LSI

Power Supply SMBus I2C Header

The power System Management Bus
header at JPI

2

C1 is used to monitor
the status of the power supply , fan and
system temperature. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

RAIDKey

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Signal
3 Ground

PWR SMBus Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

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Unit Identifi er Switch

The UID Switch is located next to the
LAN 2/4 ports on the backplane. The
Rear UID LED (LE2) is located next
to the UID switch. The control panel
UID LED connection is on pins 7/8 of

UID Switch

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 Button In
4 Ground

JF1. Connect a cable to pin 8 on JF1
for Front Panel UID LED indication.
When you press the UID switch, both
the rear UID LED and control panel
UID LED indicators will be turned on.
Press the UID switch again to turn off

Color/State OS Status
Blue: On Windows OS Unit Identifi ed
Blue:

Blinking

UID LED (LE2)

Status

Linux OS Unit Identifi ed

both LED Indicators. These indicators
provide easy identifi cation of a system
unit that may be in need of service.

Note: UID can also be triggered via IPMI. For more information on IPMI, please
refer to the IPMI User's Guide posted on our Website @http://www .supermicro.com.

Power SMB (I

Power System Management Bus (I

2

C) Connector

2

C)
Connector (JPI2C1) monitors power
supply, fan and system temperatures.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

TPM Header/Port 80

A Trusted Platform Module/Port 80
header is located at JTPM1 to provide
TPM support and a Port 80 connec­tion. Use this header to enhance
system performance and data secu­rity. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

TPM/Port 80 Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 LCLK 2 GND
3 LFRAME# 4 <(KEY)>
5 LRESET# 6 +5V (X)
7 LAD 3 8 LAD 2
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)

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5-10 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the
serverboard, 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 identifi ed with a square
solder pad on the printed circuit board.
See the serverboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On a two-pin jumper, "Closed"
means the jumper is on both pins and
"Open" means the jumper is either on
only one pin or completely removed.

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3 2 1

Connector

Pins

Jumper

3 2 1

Setting

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS (which will also clear any passwords). Instead of pins,
this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents
of CMOS.

To clear CMOS,

1. First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s).

2. With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads with a metal object such
as a small screwdriver.

3. Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

4. Reconnect the power cord(s) and power on the system.

Note: Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable
the VGA port. The default position is on
pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the
table on the right for jumper settings.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

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LAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the LAN
ports on the serverboard. See the
table o n th e r ig ht fo r ju mpe r se t ti ng s.
The defau lt sett ing is Ena bled.

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI

2

C1 and JI2C2 allow you

to connect the System Management

2

Bus (I

C) to the PCI-Express slots.
The default setting is pins 2-3 (Dis­abled.) Both jumpers must be set to
the same setting See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

LAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

I2C to PCI-E Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

Write_Protect Enable

Close pins 1/2 of JWP1 to enable
write protect support via software­control. Enabling this jumper will
enhance system security and data
integrity. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

BMC Enable

Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable
the embedded the Winbond WPC­M450R BMC (Baseboard Manage­ment) Controller to provide IPMI 2.0/
KVM support on the serverboard.
See the table on the right for jumper
settings.

Write_Protect (JWP1)

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Open Write_Protect Disabled
Pins 1/2 Write Protect via Software Control

(Default)

Pins 2/3 Write_Protect Enabled

BMC Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 BMC Enable
Pins 2-3 Normal (Default)

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Jumper JPME2 allows the user to
flash the system firmware from a
host server in order to modify system
settings. Close this jumper to bypass
SPI fl ash security, and force ME into
recovery mode in order to use recov-

ME Recovery

Close Jumper JPME1 to use ME Firm­ware Recovery mode, which will limit
system activities to support essential
functions only. There will be no power
use restrictions. In single operational
mode, online upgrade will be available
via the Recovery mode. See the table
on the right for jumper settings.

ME Mode Select

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Manufacture's Mode
Pins 2-3 Normal (Default)

ME Recovery

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
On ME Recovery
Off Normal (Default)

XDP Clock Enable

Close Jumper JP6 to enable XDP
(Extended Debug Port) support,
which will increase system debug
resources and extend JTAG by us­ing two separate clock domain scan
chains for system scan optimization. If
this jumper is set to "Off", CPU1 clock
domain chain will be used in system
scanning. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

XDP Clock Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
On Enabled (Two separate clock

scan chains used in system
scan)

Off Disabled (CUP1 Clock Scan

Chain is used in system scan)
(Default: Normal)

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Jumper JWD controls the Watch
Dog function. Watch Dog is a sys­tem monitor that can reboot the
system when a software application
hangs. Jumping pins 1-2 will cause
WD to reset the system if an appli­cation hangs. Jumping pins 2-3 will
generate a non-maskable interrupt
signal for the application that hangs.
See the table on the right for jumper
settings. Watch Dog must also be
enabled in BIOS.

Note: When enabled, the user
needs to write their own applica­tion software in order to disable the
Watch Dog Timer.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

JTAG Scan

The JTAG scan jumpers (JPP0/
JPP1) allow the user to confi gure
JTAG scan settings for system de­bugging. See the tables on the right
for jumper settings.

JTAG Scan (JPP0)

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1/2, 3/4 including CPU2 in JTAG Scan
Pins 2/3 (Default) JTAG Scan: CPU1 only

JTAG Scan (JPP1)

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1/2, 3/4 including CPU1 in JTAG Scan
Pins 2/3 (Default) JTAG Scan: CPU2 only

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LAN LEDs

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The Ethernet ports (located beside the
VGA port) have two LEDs. On each
port, the yellow LED fl ashes to indi-
cate activity while the other LED may
be green, amber or off to indicate the
speed of the connection. See the table
on the right for the functions associ­ated with the connection speed LED.

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs

An additional IPMI Dedicated LAN is
also located on the I/O backplane.
The amber LED on the r ight indicates
activity, while the green LED on the
left indicates the speed of the connec­tion. See the table at right for more
information.

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

An Onboard Power LED is located at
LE1. This LED Indicator is lit when
the system is on. Be sure to unplug
the power cable before removing or
adding any components. See the table
on the right for more details.

(Connection Speed Indicator)

LED Color Defi nition
Off NC or 10 Mbps
Green 100 Mbps
Amber 1 Gbps

Link LED Activity LED

LED Status Defi nition
Link (Left) Green: Solid 100 Mbps
Activity (Right) Amber: Blinking Active

LED Color Status
Off System Off (PWR cable

Green System On
Green:

Flashing
Quickly

Green:
Flashing
Slowly

JLAN1/2 LED

IPMI LAN

IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) &

Activity LED (Right)

Onboard PWR LED Indicator

not connected)

ACPI S1 State

ACPI S3 (STR) State

Rear UID LED

The rear U ID LED is de signate d LE2.
This LED is used in conjunction with
the rear UID switch to provide easy
identifi cation of a system.

BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC Heartbeat LED is located
at LEM1 on the serverboard. When
blinki ng, BM C is f unc tio ning n or mall y.

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UID LED

Status

Color/State OS Status
Blue: On Windows OS Unit Identifi ed
Blue:

Blinking

LED Defi nition
D1 Blinking: BMC: Normal

Linux OS Unit Identifi ed

BMC Heartbeat LED

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Serial ATA Ports

There are six Serial ATA Ports (I­SATA0~I-SATA 5) located on the
serverboard, including four SATA2
ports and two SATA3 ports. These
ports provide serial-link signal con­nections, which are faster than Paral­lel ATA. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

SAS Ports

Eight Serial Attached SCSI ports
(SAS 0~3, 4~7) provide serial link
connections. These ports are sup­ported by the Intel PCH chip. See the
table o n the ri ght for p in defi nitions.

SATA Port

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1 Ground 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 Ground

5 RXN 6 RXP
7 Ground

SAS Port

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1 Ground 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 Ground

5 RXN 6 RXP
7 Ground

Note: For more information on SATA HostRAID confi guration, please refer to the
Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted on our Website @ http://www.supermi­cro.com..

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5-13 Installing Software

After the hardware has been installed, you should fi rst install the operating system
and then the drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs
that came packaged with your system.

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les
for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each
item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must
re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom
icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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SuperDoctor III

The SuperDoctor® III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote
management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local
management is called SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program included on the
CD-ROM that came with your serverboard allows you to monitor the environment
and operations of your system. SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information
such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure below
for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface.

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN / ADMIN.
Note: When SuperDoctor is fi rst installed, it adopts the temperature threshold set-

tings that have been set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds
must be made within SuperDoctor, as the SuperDoctor settings override the BIOS
settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would fi rst need
to uninstall SuperDoctor.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information)

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User's Manual can be downloaded from the
Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/
SuperDoctorIII.cfm.

For Linux, we recommend using SuperDoctor II.

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Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte­nance on the SC825TQ-R740LPB chassis. For component installation, follow the
steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If
some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows.

Tools Required: The only tool you will need to install components and perform
maintenance is a Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very
carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment
from ESD damage.

Precautions

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

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a 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 serverboard, add-on cards 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 serverboard.

Unpacking

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

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Figure 6-1. Front and Rear Chassis Views

Power Supplies

DVD-ROM Drive (optional)3.5" Drive Bays (2)

SAS/SATA Drives (8)

Rear I/O Ports (see Section 5-4)

USB Ports (2) COM Port

System Reset

4 Low-profi le PCI Slots

Control Panel

Main Power

6-2 Control Panel

The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the
JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications. A
ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection. Connect
the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the Control Panel PCB (printed circuit
board). Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors. Pull all excess
cabling out of the airfl ow path. The LEDs inform you of system status.

See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons. Details on
JF1 can be found in Chapter 5.

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6-3 System Fans

Three 8-cm hot-swap fans provide the cooling for the system. It is very important
that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for
the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components.
See Figure 6-2.

System Fan Failure

Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting. If a fan fails,
the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat/fan fail LED on
the control panel will turn on. Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience
with the same type and model (the system can continue to run with a failed fan).
Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which
of the fans has failed.

Replacing System Fans

Removing a Fan

1. Remove the chassis cover.

2. Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its
housing. The fan's power connections will automatically detach.

3. System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot-plug­gable.

Installing a New Fan

1. Replace the failed fan with an identical 8-cm, 12 volt fan (available from
Supermicro).

2. Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previously re­moved. A "click" can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and the
power connections are made.

3. If the system power is on, the hot-plug feature will cause the fan to start im­mediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard.

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Figure 6-2. Removing System Cooling Fans

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal

Accessing the Drive Bays

SAS/SATA Drives: You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove
power to replace or swap SAS/SA T A drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions.
You must use standard 1" high, SAS/SATA drives in the system.

Note: Refer to the following ftp site for setup guidelines: <ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/
driver/SAS/LSI/LSI_SAS_EmbMRAID_SWUG.pdf> and Supermicro's web site for
additional inmformation < http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/>.

DVD-ROM: For installing/removing the DVD-ROM drive, you will need to gain ac­cess to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis. Proceed
to the "DVD-ROM Installation" section later in this chapter for instructions.

Warning! Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in
Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs,
visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/
fi les/storage/SAS-1-CompList-1 10909.pdf

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SAS/SATA Drive Installation

These drives are mounted in carriers to simplify their installation and removal from
the chassis. The carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the drives. For this
reason, even empty carriers without hard drives installed must remain in the chassis.

Removing a Drive Carrier

1. Push the release button located beside the drive's LEDs.

2. Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the drive carrier straight out (see
Figure 6-3).

Mounting a Drive in a Drive Carrier

1. To add a new SAS/SATA drive, install the drive into the carrier with the printed
circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in
the carrier.

2. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws, as shown in Figure 6-4.

Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca­pability of the drives.

Figure 6-3. Removing a Drive Carrier

Handle

Release Button

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Figure 6-4. Mounting a Drive in a Carrier

Use caution when working around the backplane. Do not touch the back­plane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the
backplane or obstruct the holes, which aid in proper airfl ow.

Important: Regardless of how many hard drives are installed, all drive
carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airfl ow.

Hard Drive Backplane

The hard drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termi­nation. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security.
The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap
capability of the hard drives. The backplane is already preconfi gured, so no jumper
or switch confi gurations are required.

DVD-ROM Installation

The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD-ROM
drive bay. The 6027R-3RF4+ accomodates only slim type DVD-ROM drives. Side
mounting brackets are typically needed to mount a slim DVD-ROM drive in the
server.

Accessing the Inside of the Chassis

1. Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it
locks (you will hear a "click").

2. Next, depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top
cover and at the same time, push the cover away from you until it stops. You
can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of
the server.

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6-5 Power Supply

The SuperServer 6027R-3RF4+ has a 740 watt redundant power supply consisting
of two power modules. Each power supply module has an auto-switching capability ,
which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V - 240V input voltage.

Power Supply Failure

If either of the two power supply modules fail, the other module will take the full
load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption. The PWR Fail
LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced. Replace­ment units can be ordered directly from Supermicro (see contact information in the
Preface). The power supply units have a hot-swap capability, meaning you can
replace the failed unit without powering down the system.

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply

You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module. The
backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace
the failed hot-swap unit. Replace with the exact same model (see part number in
the Appendix), which can be ordered directly from Supermicro.

Removing the Power Supply

1. First unplug the AC power cord from the failed power supply module.

2. Depress the locking tab on the power supply module.

3. Use the handle to pull it straight out with the rounded handle.

Installing a New Power Supply

1. Replace the failed hot-swap unit with another identical power supply unit.

2. Push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click.

3. Secure the locking tab on the unit.

4. Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the unit.

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Chapter 7

BIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DR3-LN4F+/X9DRi­LN4F+. It also provides the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup

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

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens, press the <Del> key while the system
is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Del> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup
screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F3>,
<F4>, 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 confi gured. Grayed-out options cannot be confi gured. Options in blue can be
confi 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. The manufacturer
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 setup
navigation. These keys include <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow keys, etc.

Note 1: Options printed in Bold are default settings.
Note 2: <F3> is used to load optimal default settings. <F4> is used to save

the settings and exit the setup utility.

How To Change the Confi guration Data

The confi 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
<F2> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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Starting 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 <F2> 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 identifi 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 the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damage arising from a BIOS update. If you have
to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS
is being updated to avoid possible boot failure.

7-2 Main Setup

When you fi 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.

The AMI BIOS main menu displays the following information:

System Date

This item displays the system date in Day MM/DD/YY format (e.g. Wed 10/12/2011).

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System Time

This item displays the system time in HH:MM:SS format (e.g. 15:32:52).

Supermicro X9DRi-LN4+/X9DR3-LN4+

Version

This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system.

Build Date

This item displays the date that the BIOS Setup utility was built.

Memory Information

Total Memory

This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system.

7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations

Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press <Enter> to access the
following submenu items.

Boot Features

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes­sages and the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select
Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op­tions are Enabled and Disabled.

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AddOn ROM Display Mode

Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM. Select Keep Current to
use the current AddOn ROM Display setting. Select Force BIOS to use the Option
ROM display mode set by the system BIOS. The options are Force BIOS and
Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

Use this fe ature to set the Powe r-on state for t he Numloc k key. T he options a re
Of f and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

Selec t Enabl ed to fo rce t he system t o wait unt il the ' F1' key is pressed i f an er ror
occu rs. Th e optio ns are Di sable d and Enabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this
item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19
at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function
as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap­tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not
function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Confi guration

Watch Dog Function

If enabl ed, t he Watch D o g tim er w ill a ll ow th e syste m to re bo ot wh en it i s inac t ive
for more t han 5 minu tes. The o ption s are Enabl ed and Disabled.

Power Button Function

If this feature is set to Instant Off, the system will power off immediately as soon
as the user presses the power button. If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override,
the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or
longer. The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power-Off for
the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system
power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to
resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Power-Off
and Last State.

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CPU Confi guration

This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS. It also
allows the user to confi guration CPU settings.

Socket 1 CPU Information/Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed
in Socket 1/ Socket 2.

• Type of CPU

• CPU Signature

• Microcode Patch

• CPU Stepping

• Maximum CPU Speed

• Minimum CPU Speed

• Processor Cores

• Intel HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology

• Intel VT-x Technology

• Intel SMX Technology

• L1 Data Cache

• L1 Code Cache

• L2 Cache

• L3 Cache

CPU Speed
This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 1/Socket 2.

64-bit
This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 supports 64-bit

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Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to moni­tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the
components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hyper-threading

Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per­formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's second core and above. (Please refer to Intel's
website for more information.) The options are All, 1 and 2.

Limit CPUID Maximum

This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function
to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended
CPUID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS).

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available if supported by the OS & the CPU)

Select 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 fl 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

Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc­tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc­tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this feature is set to Disabled.
The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if this feature is
set to Enabled.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite (DCU) prefetch to speed up data
accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.

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DCU IP Prefetcher

Select Enabled for DCU (Data Cache Unit) IP Prefetcher support, which will
prefetch IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology, which will allow one
platf orm to r un mult iple op erati ng system s and app licat ions i n indep endent p ar ti­tions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and
restar t the system for the change to take effec t. Please refer to Inte l’s
website for d etaile d infor matio n.)

 CPU Power Management Confi guration

This submenu allows the user to confi gure the following CPU Power Management
settings.

Power Technology

Select Energy Effi ciency to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to cus-
tomize system power settings. Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings.
The options are Disabled, Energy Effi ciency, and Custom. If the option is set
to Custom, the following items will display:

EIST (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to au­tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power
consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Disabled (GV3 Disabled),
and Enabled (GV3 Enabled). (Note: GV3 is Intel Speedstep support used
on older platforms.)Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.)

Turbo Mode (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.

C1E (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per­formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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CPU C3 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State (ACPI C2) to
the operating system. During the CPU C3 State, the CPU clock generator
is turned off. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU C6 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State (ACPI C3) to
the operating system. During the CPU C6 State, the power to all cache is
turned off. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU C7 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State (ACPI C3) to
the operating system. CPU C7 State is a processor-specifi c low C-State.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Package C-State limit (Available when Power Technology is set to
Custom)

This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C-State package register.
The options are C0, C2, C6, and No Limit.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long
duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long
duration power is maintained.

Factory Long Duration Maintained (Available when Power Technology is
set to Custom)

This item displays the period of time set by the manufacturer during which long
duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main­tained.

Recommended Short Duration Power

This item displays the short duration power settings recommended by the
manufacturer.

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Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the time period during which short duration power is main­tained.

Chipset Confi guration

North Bridge

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel North Bridge.

Integrated IO Confi guration

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O
VT-d

by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VWM (Virtual Working

Memory) through the DMAR ACPI Tables. This feature offers fully-protected
I/O resource sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security
and availability in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Intel I/OAT

The Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology) signifi cantly reduces CPU over-
head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements, freeing the system resource
for other tasks. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCA Support

Select Enabled to use Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to improve
data transfer effi ciency. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu confi gures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings
for IIO 1 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be
distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

Uplink Link Speed
This feature allows the user to select target link speed. The options are Gen1

(Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU1 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

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CPU1 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

IIO 2 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu confi gures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings
for IIO 2 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be
distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x 16 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specifi ed
above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

QPI Confi guration

Current QPI Link

This item displays the current status of the QPI Link.

Current QPI Frequency

This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link.

Isoc

Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service)
requirements. This feature is especially important for virtualization technology.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Link Speed Mode

Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections. The
options are Fast and Slow.

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QPI Link Frequency Select

Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency. The options are Auto, 6.4
GT/s, 7.2 GT/s, and 8.0 GT/s.

DIMM Confi guration

This section displays the following DIMM information.

Current Memory Mode

This item displays the current memory mode.

Current Memory Speed

This item displays the current memory speed.

Mirroring

This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard. Memory
mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance
data security.

Sparing

This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard. Memory
sparing enhances system performance.

DIMM Information

CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information/CPU Socket 2 DIMM Information

P1/P2-DIMMA1~3, P1/P2-DIMMB1~3, P1/P2-DIMMC1~3, P1/P2-DIMMD1~3

The status of the memory modules specifi ed above will be displayed as detected
by the BIOS.

Memory Mode

When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system.
When Mirroring is selected, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all
data in memory for data backup. When Lockstep is selected, the motherboard
uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel. The
options are Independent, Mirroring, and Lockstep.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL (Running Average Power Limit) provides mechanisms to enforce power
consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL
MODE0 , DRAM RAPL MODE1, and Disabled.

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DDR Speed

Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other
than what is specifi ed in the specifi cation. The options are Auto, Force DDR3-
800, Force DDR3-1066, Force DDR3-1333, Force DDR3-1600 and Force SPD.

Channel Interleaving

This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods. The options
are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3, Way, and 4 Way.

Rank Interleaving

This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method. The
options are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 4, Way, and 8 Way.

Patrol Scrub

Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory
errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor
(the original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the IO hub will read and
write back one cache line every 16K cycles, if there is no delay caused by internal
processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub
will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Demand Scrub

Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable
memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a
demand-read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a
correctable error, the error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the original
source). Memory is updated as well. Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing
for ECC memory correction. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Data Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrubbing to ensure data security and integrity.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Tagging

Select Enabled to support device tagging. The options are Disabled and En­abled.

Thermal Throttling

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces­sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states. The options are
Disabled and CLTT (Closed Loop Thermal Throttling).

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South Bridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel PCH chip.

PCH Information

This feature displays the following PCH information.

Name: This item displays the name of the PCH chip.

Stepping: This item displays the status of the PCH stepping.

USB Devices: This item displays the USB devices detected by the BIOS.

All USB Devices

This feature enables all USB ports/devices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
(If set to Enabled, EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear.)

EHCI Controller 1/EHCI Controller 2 (Available when All USB Devices is set
to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) Controller 1
or Controller 2. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support (Available when USB Functions is not Disabled)

Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable legacy sup­port if USB devices are not present. Select Disable to have USB devices available
for EFI (Extensive Firmware Interface) applications only. The settings are Disabled,

Enabled and Auto.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Select Enabled to enable I/O port 60h/64h emulation support for the legacy USB
keyboard so that it can be fully supported by the operating systems that does not
recognize a USB device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

EHCI Hand-Off

This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller
Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI ownership change will be claimed
by the EHCI driver. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SATA Confi guration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items.

SATA Port0~SATA Port5: The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port
as detected by the BIOS.

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SATA Mode

Use this feature to confi gure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. 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:

SATA (Serial-ATA) Controller 0~1

Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller, and set the
compatibility mode. The options for Controller 0 are Enhanced and Com-

patible. The default of SATA Controller 1 is Enhanced.

AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.

Aggressive Link Power Management

Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support
for Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug
Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will

allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting
down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Staggered Spin Up

Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive
power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for the particular port. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

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SCU (Storage Control Unit) Confi guration

Storage Controller Unit

Select Enabled to enable PCH SCU storage devices. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

OnChip SCU Option ROM

Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via
a storage device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SCU Port 0~SCU Port 7: The AMI BIOS will automatically detect the onboard SCU
devices and display the status of each SCU device as detected.

PCIe/PCI/PnP Confi guration

PCI ROM Priority

Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul­tiple Option ROMs available in the system. The options are EFI Compatible ROM
and Legacy ROM.

PCI Latency Timer

Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus.
Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96,
128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.

Above 4G Decoding (Available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding)

Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64-bit in the space above 4G
Address. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus
Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus
Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Maximum Payload

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload
value for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are Auto,
128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

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Maximum Read Request

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read
Request size for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are

Auto, 128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

ASPM Support

This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management (ASPM)
level for a PCI-E device. Select Force L0 to force all PCI-E links to operate at L0
state. Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for
the system. Select Disabled to disable ASPM support. The options are Disabled,
Force L0, and Auto.

Warning: Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI-E devices to fail!

CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 OPROM/CPU1
Slot 3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/CPU2 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/CPU2 Slot
2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x8 OPROM

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a
network interface from the slots specifi ed above. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

Selec t iSC S I to use t he i SC SI O pti on RO M to b oot t he c om pute r usi ng a network
device. S ele ct PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) t o use an PXE O pti on RO M
to boot the c omp uter usin g a netw ork dev ice. Th e optio ns are iSC SI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM/ Load
Onboard LAN3 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN4 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM~LAN4 Option ROM.
This is to boot the computer using a network device. The default s ett ing for L A N1
Option ROM is Enabled, and the def ault settin gs for LA N2 Option ROM / LAN3
Option ROM/LAN4 Option ROM are Disabled.

VGA Priority

This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary
boot device. The options are Onboard, and Offboard.

Network Stack

Select Enabled enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Unifi ed
Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.

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Super IO Confi guration

Super IO Chip: This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard.

Serial Port 1 Confi guration

Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable a serial port specifi ed by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Environment_Control_Interface (PECI) setting for
a serial port specifi ed. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the AMI BIOS
to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform.

Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specifi ed. The options
are Normal and High Speed.

Serial Port 2 Confi guration

Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable a serial port specifi ed by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Environment_Control_Interface (PECI) setting for
a serial port specifi ed. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the AMI BIOS
to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform.

Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specifi ed. The options
are Normal and High Speed.

Serial Port 2 Attribute

Use this feature to select the attribute for serial port 2. The options are SOL (Serial
On LAN), and High Speed.

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Serial Port Console Redirection

• COM 1/COM 2

These two submenus allow the user to confi gure the following Console Redirection
settings for a COM Port specifi ed by the user.

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 is Disabled,
and for COM2 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 Con­sole 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

Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console
Redirection. 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).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The
options are 7 Bits 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 a 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 fl ow control for Console Redirection to
prevent data loss caused by buffer overfl 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.

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 Dis­abled 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

This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a
terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, Linux,
XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.

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

The submenu allows the user to confi gure Console Redirection settings to sup-
port Out-of-Band Serial Port management.

Out-of-Band Management Port

The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency
Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server.

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ACPI Setting

Use this feature to confi gure Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface (ACPI)
power management settings for your system.

ACPI Sleep State

Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode. Select
S1 (CPU_Stop_Clock) to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions.
Power to the CPU(s) and RAM is maintained, but RAM is refreshed. Select Suspend
to use power-reduced mode. Power will only be supplied to limited components
(such as RAMs) to maintain the most critical functions of the system. The options
are S1 (CPU_Stop_Clock), Suspend and Disabled.

NUMA (NON-Uniform Memory Access)

This feature enables the Non-Uniform Memory Access ACPI support. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

RTID (Record Types IDs)

This feature displays the total number of Record Type IDs for local and remote
pools. The options are Optimal and Alternate.

High Precision Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Precision 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, reducing the de­pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc­tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Trusted Computing (A vailable when a TPM device is detected
by the BIOS)

Confi guration

TPM Support

Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to
enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

TPM State

Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and
network security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Pending Operation: This item displays the status of a pending operation.

Current Status Information: This item displays the information regarding the

current TPM status.

TPM Enable Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently
enabled or disabled.

TPM Active Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac­tive or deactivated.

TPM Owner Status

This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Confi guration

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Hardware Support

This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel
Trusted Execution Technology.

CPU: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Chipset: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Confi guration

This feature displays the following TXT confi guration setting.

TXT (L T -SX) Support: This item indicated if the Intel TXT support is enabled
or disabled.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Dependencies

This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted
Execution Technology to work properly in the system.

VT-d Support: Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I/O support
VT Support: Intel Virtualization Technology support
TPM Support: Trusted Platform support
TPM State: Trusted Platform state

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Intel ME Subsystem Confi guration

This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Confi guration settings.

• ME BIOS Interface Version

• ME Version

iSCSI Confi guration: This item displays iSCSI confi guration information:

iSCSI Initiator Name: This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator, which

is a unique name used in the world.

Intel® I350 Gigabit Network Connections: These items display the following
information on the Intel I350 LAN connections.

NIC Confi guration

Link Speed

Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port. The op­tions are AutoNeg, 10Mbps Half, 10Mbps Full, 100Mbps Half, and 100Mbps full.

Wake on LAN
Select enabled to wake the system with a magic packet. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Blink LEDs

This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink. The range
is from 0 ~ 15 seconds.

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

This section displays the following port information:

• UEFI Driver

• Adapter PBA

• Chip Type

• PCI Device ID

• PCI Bus:Device:Function

• Factory MAC Address

• Alternate MAC Address

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7-3 Event Logs

Use this feature to confi gure Event Log settings.

Chapter 7: BIOS

Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

This feature allows the user to confi gure SMBIOS Event settings.

Enabling/Disabling Options

SMBIOS Event Log

Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Logging
during system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Runtime Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Memory Correctable Error Threshold

This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory
errors. The default setting is 10.

PCI Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support error event logging for PCI slots. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.

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Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Log,
which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot. The
options are No and Yes.

When Log is Full

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex­ceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log is full. Select Do Nothing for the system
to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and
Erase Immediately.

SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event
Select Enabled to log system boot events. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI (Multiple Event Count Increment)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number between
1 to 255. The default setting is 1.

METW (Multiple Event Count Time Window)

This item allows the user to decide how long (in minutes) should the multiple event
counter wait before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 to 99.
The default setting is 60.

View SMBIOS Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log. Select this
item and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

View System Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the system event log. Select this item
and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Sensor/Type

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7-4 IPMI

Use this feature to confi gure Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
settings.

IPMI Firmware Revision

This item indicates the IPMI fi rmware revision used in your system.

IPMI Status

This item indicates the status of the IPMI fi rmware installed in your system.

System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

Select Yes, On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot.
Select Yes, On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot.
Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot. The options are
No, Yes, On next reset, and Yes, On every reset.

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When SEL is Full

This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system
event log is full. Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the
system event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

Customize EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Select Enabled to log EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Status Codes, Error
Codes or Progress Codes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: After making changes on a setting, be sure to reboot the system for
the changes to take effect.

BMC Network Confi guration

LAN Channel 1: This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for LAN1 Port.

Update IPMI LAN Confi guration

This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should confi gure the IPMI setting
at next system boot. The options are No and Yes. If the option is set to Yes, the
user is allow to confi gure the IPMI settings at next system boot:

Confi guration Address Source

This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this com­puter. If Static is selected, you will need to know the IP address of this computer
and enter it to the system manually in the fi eld. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will
search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol) server in the network
that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer.
The options are DHCP and Static. The following items are assigned IP addresses
automatically if DHCP is selected.

Station IP Address

This item displays the Station IP address for this computer . This should be in decimal
and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

Subnet Mask

This item displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The value of each
three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Station MAC Address

This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. MAC addresses are
6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers.

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Gateway IP Address

This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in
decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

7-5 Boot

This submenu allows the user to confi gure the following boot settings for the
system.

CSM Support

Select Enabled to support the EFI Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which
provides compatibility support for traditional legacy BIOS for system boot. The op­tions are Enabled and Disabled.

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1

This item allows the user to select the fi rst boot drive. Select a LAN device to
boot the system from the network connection. Select UEFI to boot the system
from th e U EFI: Bui lt-in EFI Shel l. Th e opt io ns a re LAN Device, UEFI: Buil t- i n EFI
Shell, and Disabled.

Boot Option #2

This item allows the user to select the fi rst boot device. S elect a L AN device to
boot the system from the network connection. Select UEFI to boot the system
from the UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell. The options are LAN Device, UEFI: Built-in
EFI Shell, and Disable d.

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Network Devices

Boot Option #1

This item displays the fi rst boot device.

Delete Boot Options

Delete Boot Option

This item allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority
list. Se lec t UEFI: B uilt- in EFI S hell t o delete i t fro m the b oot pr io ri ty l ist wh ich w ill
prevent system b oot from th e UEFI Shell. T he options ar e Select O ne to Delete
and UE FI: Buil t-in E FI Shel l.

7-6 Securit y

This menu allows the user to confi gure the following security settings for the
system.

Administrator Password

Use this fe ature to set th e Adminis trator Pas sword wh ich is re quired to ente r the
BIOS setup utility. The length of the password should be from 3-characters to
8-characters long.

User Password

Use this fe ature to set a Use r Password w hich is re quired to lo g into the syste m
and to enter th e BIOS setup utilit y. T he length of the pas sword should be fr om
3-characters to 8-characters long.

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7-7 Save & Exit

This submenu allows the user to confi gure the Save and Exit settings for the
system.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes
to the system confi guration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and
Exit, and press <Enter>. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to exit
the BIOS setup without saving, click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes,
or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes.

Save Changes and Reset

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to
save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system confi guration
settings can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit, and press <Enter>. When
the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without sav­ing, click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes, or click No to quit the BIOS
and save changes.

Save Options

Save Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to save all changes you've done so far and
return to the AMI BIOS utility Program. When the dialog box appears, asking you if
you want to save confi guration, click Yes to save the changes, or click No to return
to the BIOS without making changes.

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Discard Changes

Select this feature and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the
BIOS setup. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to load previ­ous values, click Yes to load the values previous saved, or click No to keep the
changes you've made so far.

Restore Optimized Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the optimized default settings that
help optimize system performance. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you
want to load optimized defaults, click Yes to load the optimized default settings, or
click No to abandon optimized defaults.

Save as User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to save the current settings as the user's
defaults. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to save values as
user's defaults, click Yes to save the current values as user's default settings, or
click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user's defaults.

Restore User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the user's defaults previously saved in
the system. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to restore user's
defaults, click Yes to restore the user's defaults previously saved in the system, or
click No to abandon the user's defaults that were previously saved.

Boot Override

This feature allows the user to enter a new setting to overwrite the original setting
that was saved for the following devices:

• LAN Device

• UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell

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