Supero X9DAL-3, X9DAL-i User Manual

X9DAL-3

X9DAL-i

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i motherboard supports dual Intel Sandy Bridge-EN
processors that offer QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technology (V.1.1), providing
point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 GT/s. With the PCH
chipset built in, the X9DAL-3/i motherboard provides support for Intel Rapid Storage
Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0, and up to 1600 MHz
DDR3 memory, greatly enhancing system performance for workstations and serv­ers. This motherboard is ideal for CAD workstations or graphic intensive systems.
Please refer to our Website (http://www .supermicro.com) for processor and memory
support updates.

Preface

Manual Organization

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

board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel PCH chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules, and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for video, memory, and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists software installation instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual

Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and to
prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent
damage to the components

Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models
or provides information for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

Preface

Web Site:

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

www.supermicro.com

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site:
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]

www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Overview

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

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview...................................................................1-11

1-3 Special Features ...........................................................................................1-12

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12

1-5 ACPI Features ...............................................................................................1-13

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................1-13

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1

2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................2-4

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................2-5

Installing an LGA 1356 Processor ..................................................................2-5

Installing an Active Heatsink ........................................................................... 2-7

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-9

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules .............................................2-10

Installing & Removing DIMMs .......................................................................2-10

Removing Memory Modules ......................................................................... 2-10

2-5 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................2-14

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-14

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-14

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................2-15

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ......................................................2-16

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports .......................................................... 2-16

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions ...........................................2-16

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-17

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-17

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-18

(Back Panel) High Defi nition Audio (HD Audio) ......................................2-19

Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-19

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-20

Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions............................................................... 2-21

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-21

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-21

HDD LED ..................................................................................................2-22

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-22

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED....................................................................2-23

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................2-23

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-24

Power Button ...........................................................................................2-24

2-7 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-25

Power Connectors ...................................................................................2-25

Fan Headers .............................................................................................2-26

Chassis Intrusion .....................................................................................2-26

Internal Speaker (Buzzer) ........................................................................ 2-27

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-27

TPM Header/Port 80 ................................................................................ 2-28

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................2-28

T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers (for SATA Support) ............................................... 2-29

SCU-SGPIO 1/2 Headers (for X9DAL-3 SAS Support and X9DAL-i SATA

Support) ....................................................................................................2-29

SPDIF In Header ...................................................................................... 2-30

SPDIF Out Header ................................................................................... 2-30

Power SMB (I

2

C) Connector .................................................................... 2-30

Standby Connector ...................................................................................2-31

DOM Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-31

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................2-32

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................2-32

GLAN Enable/Disable ..............................................................................2-32

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-33

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-33

2

I

C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................2-34

Management Engine (ME) Recovery ...................................................... 2-35

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-36

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ...............................................................................2-37

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-37

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-37

2-10 Serial Link Connections ................................................................................ 2-38

SAS Ports (X9DAL-3 Only) ...................................................................... 2-38

Serial ATA Ports (X9DAL-3) .....................................................................2-38

Serial ATA Ports (X9DAL-i) .......................................................................2-39

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................3-5

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

3-4 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-7

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................3-8

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

4-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations...................................................................... 4-3

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

4-5 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4 -25

4-6 Secur it y ......................................................................................................... 4 -25

4-7 Save & Exit ...................................................................................................4 -27

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ................................................................................. A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Software Programs ..........................................................................B-1

B-2 Confi guring SuperDoctor® III .......................................................................... B-2

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Chapter 1: Overview

Chapter 1

Overview

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

This motherboard was designed to be used in an SMC-proprietary server as a part
of an integrated system platform.

Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to
download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your
motherboard.

SMCI product mauals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/
If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@supermicro.

com.

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X9DAL-3/i Motherboard Image

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

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard
you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics
shown in this manual.

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X9DAL-3/i Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1: Overview

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

1

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

J23

FANA

JSD1

1

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

JF1

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

FP CTRL

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

USB 3.0

CTRL

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio
USB 2.0_0~3

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

Fan3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Note 1: X9DAL-3 supports eight SAS, four SATA 2.0, and two SATA 3.0
connections. X9DAL-i supports two SATA 3.0 and eight SATA 2.0 connec­tions. Refer to Page 2-35 and 2-36 in Chapter 2 for more details.

Note 2: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our website
at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.

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X9DAL-3/i Quick Reference

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

Buzzer

1

1

I-SAS4

PCH-Fan

I-SAS5

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

B1B2A1

A2

JPUSB2

JBT1

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

J23

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

J21

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

FP CTRL

JF1

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

JPL2

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

Fan3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Notes:

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

panel connections.

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

• Jumpers/LED Indicators not indicated are for testing only.

• SAS connections are available on the X9DAL-3 only.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.

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Chapter 1: Overview

X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i Jumpers

Jumper
JBT1

2

JI

C1/JI2C2

Description Default Setting
Clear CMOS See Chapter 3

SMB to PCI-E/PCI Slots Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPES Energy Saving Mode Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME1 Management Engine (ME)

Pins 1-2 (Normal)

Recovery Mode
JPUSB1 Back Panel USB Standby

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Power Enabled
JPUSB2 Front Panel USB Standby

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Power Enabled
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i Connectors

Connectors Description

7.1 HD Audio 8 Channel (7.1) High-Defi nition Back Panel Audio Connector
BT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 4 for Used Battery Disposal)
Buzzer Internal Speaker
COM1/COM2 Back Panel COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header
FAN1~5, FANA CPU/System Fan Headers (Fan4: CPU1 Fan, Fan5: CPU 2 Fan)
I-SATA 0/1 Intel SATA 3.0 Connectors 0/1
I-SATA 2~5 Intel SATA 2.0 Connectors 2~5
I-SAS 0~7 (X9DAL-3 only) Intel SAS 2.0 Connectors 0~7
I-SATA 6~9 (X9DAL-i only) Intel SATA 2.0 Connectors 6~9
J18 Front Panel Audio Header
JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator
JF1 Front Panel Control Header

2

JPI

C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat LED Header
JPWR1/JPWR2 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors (See Warning on Pg. 2-6.)
JPWR3 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector (See Warning on Pg. 2-6.)
JSD1 SATA DOM (Device On Module) Power Connector
JSPDIF In/ JSPDIF Out SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) In/Out Headers
JSTBY1 Standby Header
JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80
LAN1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2

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SCU-SGPIO 1/2 Serial Link (SAS) General Purpose IO Headers
(CPU1) Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slot
(CPU1) Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)
(CPU2) Slot1/Slot3/Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Slots (Slot4 open-ended, supports mechanical x16 cards)
Slot2 PCI 33 MHz Slot
T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial Link (SATA) General Purpose IO Headers
USB 2.0 0/1/2/3 Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports 0/1/2/3
USB 2.0 4/5, 6/7, 8/9 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Connections 4/5, 6/7, 8/9
USB 3.0 0/1 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports 0/1
USB 3.0 2/3 Front Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Connections 2/3

X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i LED Indicators

LED Description State Status

LE1 Standby PW R LED Green: On SB Power On

Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power
supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect
these power supply connectors to the 24-pin power connector (JPWR3) and two 8-pin
power connectors (JPWR1, JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void
the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

Make sure that the processor wattage (TDP) does not exceed the maximum rating
for the motherboard. Additionally, check that the TDP is within the rating limits of the
heatsink and chassis to ensure proper cooling and operation. Refer to the chassis
manual for more information.

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Motherboard Features

Chapter 1: Overview

CPU

Memory

• Dual Intel

each processor supports a full-width Intel QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI) link (with support of up to 8.0
GT/s)

CPU TDP

®

Sandy Bridge EN (Socket B2) processors;

• Thermal Design Power (TDP) up to 95 Watts*

• Integrated memory controller supports six (6) 240-pin

slots for up to 192 GB of RDIMM/LRDIMM ECC or
UDIMM ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
MHz memory in three-channel memory bus

Note: For the latest CPU/memory updates,
please refer to our Website at http://www.super­micro.com/products/motherboard.

DIMM sizes

• DIMM • 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB,16GB and

32GB @ 1.35V/1.5V

• Virtualization: VT-x, VT-d, and VT-c

Chipset

Expansion
Slots

Network

• Intel® PCH C602 Chipset (X9DAL-i)

• Intel® PCH C606 Chipset (X9DAL-3)

• One (1) PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (CPU1 Slot6),

• Three (3) PCI-E3.0 x8 slot (CPU2 Slot1/Slot3/Slot4),

• One (1) PCI Express 3.0x4 in x8 slot (CPU1 Slot5)

• One (1) PCI 33 MHz slot (Slot2)

• Two Intel 82574L Gigabit (100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet

Controllers for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports.

Serial Link Connections
SATA Connections (X9DAL-i)

• SATA • Two (2): SATA 3.0 Ports (I-SATA

0/1)

• Eight (8) SATA 2.0 Ports (I-SATA

2~5, 6~9)

• RAID • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows)

• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Linux)

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Network
(cont.)

Peripheral
Devices

I/O Devices

SATA & SAS Connections (X9DAL-3)

• SATA • Two SATA 3.0 (I-SATA 0/1)

• Four SATA 2.0 (I-SATA

2~5)

• SAS (3Gb/s) • Eight (8) SAS (I-SAS 0~7)

• RAID 0, 1, 10 (Windows)

• RAID 0, 1, 10 (Linux)

USB Devices

• Four (4) USB 3.0 ports: USB 3.0 Back Panel Ports

0/1, USB 3.0 Front Accessible Connections 2/3

• T en (10) USB 2.0 Connections: Four (4): Back Pan-

el USB 2.0 (Ports 0~3), Six (6): Front-Accessible
(USB 4/5, USB 6/7, USB 8/9)

Serial (COM) Port

• Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections: 9-pin RS-

232 ports (one port and one header)

Power Con­nectors

Super I/O

BIOS

Audio

• ALC 889 Audio Controller

• Backpanel 7.1 High Defi nition Audio

• Front Panel Audio Header (J18)

• SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface) In/Out

Headers

ATX Power Connectors & DOM Power Con­nector

• One (1) 24-pin Main Power (JPWR3)

• Two (2) 8-pin CPU PWR Connectors (JPWR1/2)

• DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector for Serial

link devices (JSD1)

Super I/O

• Winbond W83627

• 16MB AMI BIOS

®

Flash EEPROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB

Keyboard, Plug & Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.3

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Chapter 1: Overview

Power
Confi g.

PC Health
Monitoring

• ACPI/ACPM Power Management

• Main switch override mechanism

• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off USB

• Power-on mode for AC power recovery

CPU Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V

Standby, Chipset Voltage, and Battery Voltage.

• CPU 5+1 Phase switching voltage regulator

• CPU/System overheat LED and control

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

• Fan status monitoring with fi rmware 4-pin (Pulse

Width Modulation) fan speed control

• Low noise fan speed control

LED Indicators

• System/CPU Overheat LED

• Suspend-state LED

System
Management

System Management

• PECI (Platform Environment Confi guration Inter-

face) 3.0 support

• System resource alert via SuperoDoctor® III

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

Dimensions

* CPU Max TDP is subject to chassis and heatsink cooling restrictions. Please check the chassis
and heatsink specifi cations for proper CPU TDP sizing.

Note: For updates on CPU and memory support, please refer to our web-

site @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

• 12.00" (L) x 10.00" (W) (304.80 mm x 254.00 mm)

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PCI-E X4

RJ45

RJ45

#0

2 Front2 Rear

#0

SLOT 5

in X8 slot

PCI-E X16

#1

USB3.0

#1

USB3.0

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDR3

800/1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X4 G3

SLOT 6

PCI-E X16 G3

LAN1

82574L

LAN2

82574L

USB3.0

Controller

USB3.0

Controller

PCI-32MHz

PCI-33MHz

SLOT 2

#1B

PCI-E X1

PCI-E X1

PCI-E X1

PCI-E X1

CPU1

DDR3 DDR3

#3A/B/C/D

DMI

DMI2

4Gb/S

DMI2

PCH C602 (X9DAL-i)

PCH C606 (X9DAL-3)

PCI
AUDIO

SPI

QPI

8G

P0

A1#

PCI-E X4 G3

PCI-E
Uplink

LPC

P1

#1A/B

CPU2

#3A/B

PCI-E X8 G3

PCI-E X8 G3

SAS

3.0 Gb/S
For Port 2/5

6.0 Gb/S
For Port 0/1

USB 2.0

#3C/D

PCI-E X8 G3

SLOT 1

SAS
Ports 0~3

SAS
Ports 4~7

USB2.0

SLOT 4

PCI-E X8

8x SAS ports are
replaced by 4x
SATA2 in X9DAL-i

SATA

#0~#6

0-3 Rear

#0~#9

4-9 Front

#1-3

#1-2

#1-1

DDR3

800/1066/1333/1600

SLOT 3

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X8

7.1 HD Audio

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the
features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for
the actual specifi cations of each motherboard. 2. This block diagram is
intended for your reference only.

SPI

x1 PS/2

MS/KB

SIO

W83627

COM1

External

System Block Diagram

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HEADER

COM2

Header

Chapter 1: Overview

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel Sandy Bridge EN (Socket
B2) processor and the Patsburg chipset, the X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i motherboard
provides the performance and feature sets required for dual processor-based
workstation platforms.

With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DAL-3/
X9DAL-i offers point-to -point serial interconnec t interface with a transfer speed
of up to 8.0 GT/s, pr ovidin g super b syste m per for man ce.

The PCH c hi pset p rov ide s ex tens ive IO s upp ort, inclu ding t he f oll ow ing f unc ti on s
and capabilities:

• PCI- E xpre ss Gen 3 .0

• ACPI Power Man agement L ogic Su ppor t, Rev. 3.0b

• Integrated S AS suppo rt of u p to eight po rt s (for X9DA L-3 only)

• Intel High Defi nition 8 c hanne l (7.1) Audio and SPDI F In/S PDIF O ut suppo r t

• Intel Rapid S torag e Technol ogy supp or ted

• Intel Active Mana gement Technology suppo rted

• Intel Vir tua lizati on Technology fo r Direc ted I/O (Inte l VT-d) sup por ted

• Intel Trusted Executi on Technology sup por ted

• Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Supported

• Intel Anti -Theft Technolog y (Intel AT) suppor ted

• Digit al Medi a Inter face ( DMI) supp or ted

• Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) supported

• Compat ibility M odules (DM A Contro ller, Timer/Counter s, Interr upt Control ler)

supported

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting that determines how the system will
respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for
the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch
to turn it back on), or for it to automatically return to the power-on state. See the
Advanced BIOS Setup section for this setting. The default setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This motherboard has an onboard System_Hardware_Monitor chip that supports
PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following onboard
voltages continuously: CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore,+12V, 3.3V, 3.3VSB, 5V, 5VSB,
battery voltage, memory voltages and chipset voltage. Once a voltage becomes
unstable, a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The user
can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan. The onboard
CPU and chassis fans are controlled by BIOS Thermal Management (under the
Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

A thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn
on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defi ned
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis
temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide
adequate airfl ow to your system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS
environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to
notif y th e user o f cer t ain sys tem event s. For examp le, you c an c onfi gure Supero

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Docto r to provide you wit h warnings when t he system/CPU temp eratures, CPU
voltag es and fa n speed s go beyond a p redefi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi ca-
tion defi nes a fl exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way
to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its
hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to
automatically turn on and off peripheral devices such as CD-ROMs, network cards,
hard disk drives and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also
provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating
system-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and
Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with Windows 2008, Windows Vista and Windows
7 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will "wake up" and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.

The X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies.
Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the
CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, two 12V 8-pin power connections are also
required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Your power supply must
also supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power
supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect
these power supply connectors to the 24-pin (JPWR3) and two 8-pin power connec­tors (JPWR1, JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure to do so will void the manufacturer
warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX
power supply Specifi cation 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more

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information, please refer to the website at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line
fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a
power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable
baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt
system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps
as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which
support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage­ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry-standard warnings, provided to warn the user
of situations which have the potential for bodily injury . Should you have questions or
experience diffi culty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assis-
tance. Only certifi ed technicians should attempt to install or confi gure components.

Read this section in its entirety before installing or confi guring components in the
Supermicro chassis.

Battery Handling

Warning!

There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the
battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions

電池の取り扱い

電池交換が正しく行われなかった場合、破裂の危険性があります。交換する電池はメー
カーが推奨する型、または同 等 のものを使用下さい。使用済電池は製造元の指示に従
って処 分して下さい。

警告

电池更换不当会有爆炸危险。请只使用同类电池或制造商推荐的功能相当的电池更

换原有电池。请按制造商的说明处理废旧电池。

警告

電池更換不當會有爆炸危險。請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有

電池。請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池。

Warnung
Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die

Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp.
Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

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!הרהזא

Attention
Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas remplacée correctement. Ne la remplacer

que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recommandée par le fabricant.
Jeter les piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

¡Advertencia!
Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incorrecta. Re-

emplazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomen­dado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones
del fabricante.

תנכס תמייקץוציפ .הניקת אל ךרדב הפלחוהו הדימב הללוסה לש ףילחהל שי

גוסב הללוסה תא מ םאותה תרבחלמומ ןרציתצ.

תוללוסה קוליס תושמושמה עצבל שי .ןרציה תוארוה יפל

ﺮﻄﺧ ﻙﺎﻨﻫ ﻦﻣ ﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ ﺔﻟﺎﺣ ﻲﻓ ﺭﺎﺠﻔﻧﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﺔﺤﻴﺤﺻ ﺮﻴﻏ ﺔﻘﻳﺮﻄﺑ ﻚﻴﻠﻌﻓ

ﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ

ﻂﻘﻓ ﻉﻮﻨﻟﺍ ﺲﻔﻨﺑ ﺎﻬﻟﺩﺎﻌﻳ ﺎﻣ ﻭﺃ ﺎﻤﻛﺖﺻﻭﺃ ﺔﻌﻨﺼﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﻪﺑ

ﺕﺎﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺺﻠﺨﺗ ﻟ ﺎﻘﻓﻭ ﺔﻠﻤﻌﺘﺴﻤﻟﺍﺔﻌﻧﺎﺼﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﺕﺎﻤﻴﻠﻌﺘ

경고!

배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와 동일
하거나 제조사에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다. 제조사
의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터리를 처리하여 주십시오.

Waarschuwing
Er is ontploffi ngsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de

batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aan­bevolen wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften
afgevoerd te worden.

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רצומה קוליס

Product Disposal

Warning!

Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws
and regulations.

製品の廃棄

この製品を廃棄処分する場合、国の関係する全ての法律・条例に従い処理する必要が
あります。

警告
本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。

警告
本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規章進行。

Warnung
Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen

des Landes erfolgen.
¡Advertencia!
Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y regla-

mentos nacionales.
Attention
La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des

lois et/ou directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez-vous auprès de
l'organisme compétent.

!הרהזא

ו תויחנהל םאתהב תויהל בייח הז רצומ לש יפוס קוליס.הנידמה יקוח

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ﻲﺋﺎﻬﻨﻟﺍ ﺺﻠﺨﺘﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ ﻪﻌﻣ ﻞﻣﺎﻌﺘﻟﺍ ﻲﻐﺒﻨﻳ ﻟ ﺎﻘﻓﻭ ﻊﻴﻤﺠﺔﻴﻨﻁﻮﻟﺍ ﺢﺋﺍﻮﻠﻟﺍﻭ ﻦﻴﻧﺍﻮﻘﻟﺍ ﺪﻨﻋ

경고!

이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

Waarschuwing
De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam­aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure that your system chassis provides excellent

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

Unpacking

The motherboard is ship p ed in antistatic pac k a g ing to avoid static dama ge. When
unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on

the label area of the fan.

Not e:

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

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

• Make sure that the processor wattage (TDP) does not exceed the maximum

rating for the motherboard. Additionally, check that the TDP is within the rat­ing limits of the heatsink and chassis to ensure proper cooling and operation.
Refer to the chassis manual for more information.

• Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU heatsink and heatsink fans.

• When purchasing a motherboard without a processor pre-installed, make

sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place, and none of the CPU socket
pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

• Refer to the Motherboard Features section of the manual and our website

for more details on CPU support and updates.

Installing an LGA 1356 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,
from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate.

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3. Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to remove it from the
CPU socket.

4. After removing the plastic cap, hold the CPU at the north and south center
edges with your thumb and index fi nger,.

5. Align the CPU key, which is a semi-circle cutout, against the socket key,
which is the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket.

6. Align Pin 1 on the CPU against Pin 1 on the CPU socket.

7. Once both CPU and the socket are aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight
down into the socket. (To avoid damaging the CPU or the socket, do not rub
the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins.)

8. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make
sure that the CPU is properly installed.

9. Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket, lower the CPU load plate to
the socket.

10. Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock.

Warning: Please save the pl astic cap. Th e motherb oard must be sh ipped with t he
plasti c cap prope rly instal led to protect t he CPU socket pi ns. Shipment w ithout the
plasti c cap pr oper ly inst alled w ill cau se dama ge to the so cket pins .

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Installing an Active Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan connector on the motherboard. (Refer to the layout for
the CPU Fan connector location.)

2. Remove the protective plastic from the bottom of the heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheat may occur if the protective plastic is not removed from the
heatsink.

Protective
Plastic

3. Detach the fan from the heatsink so that the mounting holes are visible and
accessible (this applies to SKU-P0035AP4 and SKU-P0040AP4 heatsinks).

4. Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU. (Note: If your heat­sink came with pre-applied thermal grease, ignore this step.)

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5. Position the heatsink so that the fan air fl ow will be directed toward the rear
panel of the chassis.

6. Align the four heatsink screws with the mounting holes on the motherboard.
Gently tighten the screws in diagonal pairs (#1 & #2, and #3 & #4) into the
mounting holes until secured.

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#3

7. Reattach the fan to the heatsink (this applies to SKU-P0035AP4 and SKU­P0040AP4).

8. Make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fi ns of the
heatsink. For SKU-P0035AP4, route the fan wires under the fan and to the
connector.

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Removing the Heatsink

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

if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall
the heatsink to prevent damaging the CPU or the CPU socket.

1. Disconnect the fan wire from the fan connector.

2. Detach the fan from the heatsink
to access the mounting screws
(this applies to SKU-P0035AP4
and SKU-P0040AP4 heatsinks).

3. Unscrew the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in a
diagonal sequence, as shown in
the illustration to the right.

Screw#1

Screw#3

4. Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!)

5. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove it from the motherboard.

6. Remove the used thermal grease (if any) and clean the surface of the CPU
and the heatsink. Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU
surface before reinstalling the heatsink.

Screw#2

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2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

Note: Check Sup ermi cro's Webs ite for re com mende d memo ry m odule s.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

module s to prevent a ny possi ble dam age.

Installing & Removing DIMMs

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1­DIMM #1A. (For best performance, please use the memory modules of the
same type and the same speed in the same bank.)

2. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.

Notches

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

Release Tabs

3. Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory
slot.

4. Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on
the ends of the slot.

5. Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module
straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place.

6. Press the release tabs to the locking positions to secure the DIMM module
into the slot.

Press both notches straight
down into the memory slot at
the same time.

Removing Memory Modules

Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM
modules from the motherboard.

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Memory Support for the X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i Motherboard

The X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i Motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered/Load
Reduced ECC or Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 memory in three-channel
memory bus. These DIMM modules run at 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz via a memory
buffer. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website a at http://www.
supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

Processor & Memory Module Population Confi guration

For memor y to wor k pro perl y, follow the tab les be low for me mor y inst allati on.

Processors and Corresponding Memory

Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1

P1-DIMM

CPU 2

P2-DIMM

1A 1B 1C

1D 1E 1F

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

1 CPU &

2 DIMMs
1 CPU &

3 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

5 DIMMs

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

Processor and Memory Module Population

CPU and Memory Population Confi guration Table

(*For memory to work properly, please follow the instructions below.)

CPU1
P1-DIMM1A, P1-DIMM1B

CPU1
P1-DIMM1A, P1-DIMM1B, P1-DIMM1C

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMM1A/P1-DIMM1B, P2-DIMM1D/P2-DIMM1E

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMM1A/P1-DIMM1B, P2-DIMM1D/P2-DIMM1E, P1-DIMM1F

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMM1A/P1-DIMM1B, P2-DIMM1D/P2-DIMM1E, P1-DIMM1C, P2-DIMM1F

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Populating UDIMM (ECC/Non-ECC) Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor UDIMM Memory Support-Table

Ranks Per

DIMM &

Data Width

SRx8

Non-ECC

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note below)

1GB 2GB 4GB NA 1066,

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Vali-

dated by Slot per Channel (SPC)

and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1DPC 2DPC

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V

1333

NA 1066,

1333

DRx8

Non-ECC

SRx16

Non-ECC

SRx8 ECC 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066, 1066,

DRx8 ECC 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066, 1066,

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates, please refer to the SMC

Recommended Memory List posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/sup­port/resources/mem.cfm.

2GB 4GB 8GB NA 1066,

512MB 1GB 2GB NA 1066,

Populating RDIMM (ECC) Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support-Table

Ranks Per

DIMM &

Data Width

SRx8 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066,

DRx8 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

SRx4 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note Below)

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot per

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V

1333

1333

1333

1333

1333

1333

1333

Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1DPC 2DPC 3DPC

1066,
1333,

1600

1066,
1333,

1600

1066,
1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

NA 1066,

NA 1066,

1066 1066,

1066 1066,

1066,
1333,
1600

1066,
1333,
1600

1066,
1333,
1600

1333

1333

1333

1333

NA 800,

NA 800,

NA 800,

1066

1066

1066

DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB 1066,

QRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB 800 1066 800 800 NA NA

QRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB 800 1066 800 800 NA NA

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates, please refer to the SMC Recommended

Memory List posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/mem.cfm.

1333

2-12

1066,
1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066,
1333,
1600

NA 800,

1066

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Populating LRDIMM (ECC) Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor LRDIMM Memory Support-Table

Ranks Per

DIMM & Data

Width

(See the Note

Below)

QRx4 (DDP) 16GB 32GB 1066 1066,

QRx8 (P) 8GB 16GB 1066 1066,

Note: For detailed information on memory support and updates, please refer to the SMC Recom-

mended Memory List posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/
mem.cfm.

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot per

Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1DPC and 2DPC 3DPC

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V

1066 1066

1333

1066 1066

1333

Other Important Notes and Restrictions

• For the memory modules to work properly, please install DIMM modules of the

same type, same speed and same operating frequency on the motherboard.
Mixing of RDIMMs, UDIMMs or LRDIMMs is not allowed. Do not install both
ECC and Non-ECC memory modules on the same motherboard.

• Using DDR3 DIMMs with different operating frequencies is not allowed. All chan-

nels in a system will run at the lowest common frequency.

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2-5 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and
chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas­teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard
to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.
Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Tools Needed

• Phillips Screwdriver

• Pan head screws (9 pieces)

• Standoffs (9 pieces, if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are nine (9) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

1

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

J23

FANA

JSD1

1

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

USB 3.0

CTRL

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

Warning: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do
not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard
installation. 2) Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the
motherboard to the chassis.

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Installing the Motherboard

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

2. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard.

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

4. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

5. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother­board components.

6. Using the Phillips screwdriver, insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting
hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis.

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

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

Note: Images displayed are is for illustration only. Your chassis or compo­nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

The I/O p ort s are col or cod ed in co nforma nce wit h the PC 9 9 speci fi cation. See
the pic ture be low for t he co lors a nd loc atio ns of the var ious I /O por t s.

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

1. COM Port 1 (Black)

2. Back Panel USB 2.0 Port 0

3. Back Panel USB 2.0 Port 1

4. Back Panel USB 2.0 Port 2

5. Back Panel USB 2.0 Port 3

6.

SPDIF Out

13

12

16

15

14

7. Surround Out

8. CEN/LFE Out

9. Mic In

10. Line Out

11. Line In

12. Gigabit LAN 1

13. Gigabit LAN 2

14. Back Panel USB 3.0 Port 0

15. Back Panel USB 3.0 Port 1

16. PS2 Keyboard/Mouse

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Serial Ports

One COM connection (COM1) is
located on the rear I/O panel on the
motherboard. COM2 is located next to
PCI-E Slot 1 to provide front panel se­rial support. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Ethernet Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1/2)
are located on the I/O Back Panel on
the motherboard All these ports accept
RJ45 type cables. (Note: Please refer
to the LED Indicator Section for LAN
LED information.)

Serial COM Port

Pin Defi nitions

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 N/A

LAN Ports

Pin Defi nition

Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition
9 P1V9 10 SGND
2 TD0+ 12 Act LED
1 TD0- 11 P3V3SB
4 TD1+ 14 Link 100 LED (Yel-

low, +3V3SB)

3 TD1- A13 Link 1000 LED (Yel-

low, +3V3SB)
6 TD2+ 15 Ground
5 TD2- 16 Ground
8 TD3+ 17 Ground
7 TD3- 18 Ground

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

PCH-Fan

J18

TPM/Port 80

JTPM1

SCU-SGPI01

JWD1
FANA

FP Audio

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

1

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JSTBY1

S I/O

1

B1B2A1

A2

COM2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

JL1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPES
T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

J21

JPME1

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

(NC: No Connection)

1. COM1

COM1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

7.1 HD Audio

LAN 1/2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

2. COM2

3. LAN1

4. LAN2

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 Ports 0~3) are located on the I/O Back
Panel. In addition, two USB 3.0 Ports (USB 3.0 Ports 0/1) are also located on the
I/O Back Panel. Additionally, six USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 Ports 4/5, 6/7, 8/9), and
two USB 3.0 ports (USB 3.0 Ports 2/3) are used to provide front chassis access.
USB Cables are not included. See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions.

Back Panel USB (2.0) #0~3

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V 5 +5V
2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0
3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0
4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB (2.0) #4/5, 6/7, 8/9

Pin Defi nitions

USB 5/7/9
Pin # Defi nition

USB 4/6/8

Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 2 +5V
3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3
5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 Ground

Back Panel USB (3.0) #0/1, Front Accessible USB (3.0)

#2/3

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description
1 10 VBUS Power
2 11 D- USB 2.0 Differential Pair
312D+

4 13 Ground Ground of PWR Return
5 14 StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed Receiver
6 15 StdA_SSRX+ Differential Pair
7 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for Signal Return
8 17 StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed T ransmitter
9 18 StdA_SSTX+ Differential Pair

1. Backpanel USB 2.0 Port 0

2. BP USB 2.0 Port 1

3. BP USB 2.0 Port 2

4. BP USB 2.0 Port 3

5. BP USB 3.0 Port 0

6. BP USB 3.0 Port 1

7. FP USB 2.0 Port 4/5

8. FP USB 2.0 Port 6/7

9. FP USB 2.0 Port 8/9

10. FP USB 3.0 Port 2/3

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

Audio

S I/O

CTRL

B1B2A1

A2

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Buzzer

JPUSB2

Intel

I-SAS4

PCH

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

10

JPME1

JPES
T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

J23

1

USB3.0 1/2

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

7.1 HD Audio

LAN 1/2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

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7

(Back Panel) High Defi nition Audio
(HD Audio)

This motherboard features a 7.1 Chan­nel High Defi nition Audio (HDA) codec
that provides ten DAC channels. The HD
Audio connections simultaneously sup­ports multiple-streaming 7.1 sound play­back independent stereo output through
the front panel stereo out for front, rear,
center and subwoofer speakers. Use the
Advanced software included in the CD­ROM with your motherboard to enable
this function.

Front Accessible Audio Header

A 10-pin Audio header (J18) is also lo­cated on the motherboard. This header
allows you to use the onboard sound for
audio playback. Connect an audio cable
to the audio header to use this feature.
See the tables at right for pin defi nitions
for these headers.

(BP) 7.1 HD Audio

Conn# Signal

SPDIF Out

1

Surround_Out

2

CEN/LFE_Out

3

Mic_In

4

Line_Out

5

Line_In

6

HD Audio

10-Pin Audio

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Signal
1 Microphone_Left
2 Audio_Ground
3 Microphone_Right
4 Audio_Detect
5 Line_2_Right
6 Ground
7 Jack_Detect
8 Key
9 Line_2_Left
10 Ground

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

J23

A2

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPES
T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JPME1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

1.SPDIF Out

2. Surround_Out

3. CEN/LFE_Out

4. Mic_In

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

7.1 HD Audio

LAN 1/2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

5. Line-Out

6. Line_In

7. Audio Header

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Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo­cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed
specifi cally for use with Supermicro's server chassis. See the fi gure below for the
descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the
following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

A2

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

Buzzer

1

1

JPUSB2
I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

I-SAS4

PCH-Fan

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

I-SAS6

1

I-SAS7

BIOS
I-SATA5
I-SATA4

I-SATA3

Battery

I-SATA2
I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

J23

FANA

JSD1

1

Ground

Power LED

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

X

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES
T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

USB 3.0

CTRL

LAN 1/2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

Fan2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

JF1 Header Pins

1920

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

NMI

X

Vcc

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMB1

Fan5
CPU2

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

Fan3

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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Chapter 2: Installation

NMI Button

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

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the
table o n the ri ght for p in defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
19 Control
20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 3.3V
16 PWR LED

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

PCH-Fan

J18

TPM/Port 80

JTPM1

SCU-SGPI01

JWD1
FANA

FP Audio

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

1

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JSTBY1

S I/O

1

B1B2A1

A2

COM2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

JL1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPES
T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

J21

JPME1

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

A. NMI
B. PWR LED

1920

Ground

X

B

COM1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

7.1 HD Audio

LAN 1/2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan2

Fan1

Ground

Ground

2

1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

A

Reset Button

Power Button

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a
cable here to indicate HDD activ­ity. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control­ler) LED connection for GLAN port 1 is
located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and
the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is
on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC LED
cables here to display network activity .
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 3.3V Standby
14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
9 3,3V Standby
10 NIC 2 Link LED/Activity (Blink)
11 3,3V Standby
12 NIC 1 Link LED/Activity (Blink)

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18

TPM/Port 80

JTPM1

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

JWD1
FANA

FP Audio

1

COM2

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

1

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JL1

JSTBY1

S I/O

B1B2A1

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

A. HDD LED
B. NIC1 LED
C. NIC2 LED

1920

Ground

COM1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan3

JPWR2

Power LED

A

HDD LED

B

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

X

PWR Fail LED

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan2

Fan1

Ground

Ground

2

1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

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Chapter 2: Installation

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8
of JF1 to provide advanced warnings
of chassis overheating and fan failure.
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
locate d on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re­fer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 Vcc
8 OH/Fan Fail LED)

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
5 3.3V
6 PWR Supply Fail

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18

TPM/Port 80

JTPM1

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

JWD1
FANA

FP Audio

1

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

1

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JL1

JSTBY1

S I/O

B1B2A1

A2

COM2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

A. OH/Fail Fail LED
B. PWR Supply Fail

1920

Ground

COM1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan3

JPWR2

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

A

OH/Fan Fail LED

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

B

PWR Fail LED

Ground

CPU1

Fan2

Fan1

Ground

2

1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

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Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located
on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a
hardware reset switch on the computer
case. Refer to the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily
contacting both pins will power on/off
the system. This button can also be con­fi gured to function as a suspend button
(with a setting in BIOS - See Chapter 5).
To turn off the power when the system is
in suspend mode, press the button for 4
seconds or longer. Refer to the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal
2 Ground

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6
I-SAS1/
I-SATA7
I-SAS2/
I-SATA8
I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18

TPM/Port 80

JTPM1

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

JWD1
FANA

FP Audio

1

COM2

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

1

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JL1

JSTBY1

S I/O

B1B2A1

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

A. Reset Button
B. PWR Button

1920

Ground

COM1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMB1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan3

JPWR2

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

X

OH/Fan Fail LED

CPU1

Fan2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

A

B

Power Button

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-7 Connecting Cables

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector
(JPWR3) and two 8-pin CPU PWR connec­tors (JPWR1/2) are located on the mother­board. These power connectors meet the
SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. These power
connectors must also be connected to your
power supply. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Warning: To provide adequate power supply to
the motherboard, be sure to connect the 24-pin
ATX PWR (JPWR3) and two 8-pin PWR con­nectors (JPWR1, JPWR2) to the power supply.
Failure to do so will void the manufacturer war­ranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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

12V 8-pin PWR Con-

nector

Pin Defi nitions

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

(Required)

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

B

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

P2-DIMMF1

A. (JPWR3): 24-pin ATX
PWR (Req'd)

COM1

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

JPUSB1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

A

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

C

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

Fan2

Fan1

B. JPWR1: 8-pin Proces-

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

sor PWR (Req'd)
C. JPWR2: 8-pin Proces-

JPWR3

sor PWR (Req'd)

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

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D

E

F

G

Fan Headers

This motherboard has seven system/CPU
fan headers (Fan 1~Fan 5 and Fan A)
on the motherboard. All these 4-pin fans
headers are backward compatible with
the traditional 3-pin fans. The fan speeds
are controlled by Thermal Management
via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced
Setting in BIOS. (See Chapter 5 for more
details.) See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located
at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an
appropriate cable from the chassis to
inform you of a chassis intrusion when
the chassis is opened.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWR Modulation

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7
I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

H

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

B

Fan2

COM1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

JPUSB1

A. Fan 1

C

Fan5

B. Fan 2

Fan3

CPU2

C. Fan 3
D. Fan 4 (CPU1 Fan)

JPWR3

E. Fan 5 (CPU2 Fan)

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

F. Fan A
G. PCH-Fan

JPWR2

H. Chassis Intrusion

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

A

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

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Chapter 2: Installation

Internal Speaker (Buzzer)

The Internal Speaker (Buzzer), lo­cated at SP1, can be used to provide
audible indication for various beep
codes. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions. Refer to the layout
below for the locations of the Internal
Buzzer (SP1).

Power LED/Speaker

On JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used for
power LED indication, and pins 4-7
are for the speaker. See the tables
on the right for pin defi nitions. Please
note that the speaker connector
pins (4-7) are used with an external
speaker. If you wish to use the on­board speaker, you should close pins
6-7 with a jumper.

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

Pin Defi nition

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

Speaker

PWR LED Connector

Pin Defi nitions

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

Speaker Connector

Pin Settings

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

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

A

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

1

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

J23

FANA

JSD1

1

A2

JPUSB2

JBT1

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

S I/O

B

JD1

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

1

Intel
PCH

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

B2A1B1

A2

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

JI2C2

J21

JPME1

JPES

1

JF1

JPL2

JSPDIF

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

FP CTRL

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

Fan2

A. Internal Speak-

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

P1-DIMMA1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

Fan1

er (Buzzer)

Fan3

B. PWR LED/
Speaker (JD1)

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

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TPM Header/Port 80

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

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 the tables on right for
pin defi nitions.

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)

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 5vDC
2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

A

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

B

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

A. TPM/Port 80 Head-

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

er
B. Overheat LED

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Chapter 2: Installation

D

T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers (for SATA
Support)

Two SGPIO (Serial Link General
Purpose Input/Output) headers are
located on the motherboard. These
headers support Serial Link interface
for onboard SATA connections. See
the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions.

SCU-SGPIO 1/2 Headers (for
X9DAL-3 SAS Support and
X9DAL-i SATA Support)

For X9DAL-3, two SAS related Serial
Link General Purpose Input/Output
headers are located on the mother­board to support onboard SAS. For
X9DAL-i, these two headers provide
support for onboard SATA2 connec­tions. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

T-SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1NC 2 NC
3 Ground 4 Data

5 Load 6 Ground
7 Clock 8 NC

Note: NC= No Connection

SCU-SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1 NC 2 Date In
3 Ground 4 Data Out

5 Load 6 Ground
7 Clock 8 NC

Note: NC= No Connection

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18

S I/O

TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

A2

JTPM1

COM2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

C

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

Buzzer

1

1

PCH-Fan

JWD1
FANA

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JPUSB2

I-SAS4

JBT1

I-SAS5

JOH1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

JL1

J23

USB3.0 1/2

JSD1

1

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

B

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

A

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan3

B. T-SGPIO2
C. SCU-SGPIO1
D. SCU-SGPIO2

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan2

Fan1

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A. T-SGPIO1

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SPDIF In Header

The SPDIF In (Sony Philips Digital
Interconnect Format) header is located
at JSPDIF In. Connect an appropriate
cable here to provide digital audio
input for your system. See the layout
below for the location of the header.

SPDIF Out Header

The SPDIF Out header is located
at JSPDIF Out Connect a cable to
provide digital audio output for your
system.

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power System Management Bus (I
Connector (JPI

2

C1) monitors power

2

C)

supply, fan and system temperatures.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

SPDIF In

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 S/PDIF_In
2 Ground

SPDIF Out

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 S/PDIF_Out
2 Ground

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

FP Audio

JSTBY1

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

A2

JBT1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

B

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

A

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

B. JSPDIF Out

JPI2C1

C.

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

C

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

2-30

A. JSPDIF In

Standby Connector

A Standby connector is located at
JSTBY1. Connect an appropriate
cable here for standby support for
your system.

Chapter 2: Installation

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.

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

B

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

FP CTRL

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

Fan2

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

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

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan1

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

DOM PWR

Pin Defi nitions

Fan3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

A. JSTBY1
B. DOM PWR

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Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

2-8 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother­board, 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
motherboard layout pages for jumper
locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers,
"Closed" means the jumper
is on and "Open" means the
jumper i s of f the pin s.

GLAN Enable/Disable

Jumpers JPL1 and JPL2 enable or
disable the GLAN ports on the moth­erbo ard. See the t able on t he right f or
jumper s ettings. The d efault settin g is
Enabled.

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

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

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

B

82574L

LAN CTRL

JPL2

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

A

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMB1

CPU2

JPWR3

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

A. GLAN1 Enable
B. GLAN2 Enable

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

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Chapter 2: Installation

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads
to prevent acc i d ent a l c le ar i ng o f C M OS . To clear CM O S, u se a m et al o bj e c t suc h
as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note 1: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the
system, remove the AC power cord, and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Note 2: Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short
JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Note 3: Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system moni to r t h at
can reb oot t he sys tem w hen a s of tware ap­plicat ion han gs. Clo se Pins 1-2 to res et the
system if an app lication ha ngs. Close Pins
2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt
signal for the application that hangs. See the
table on the right for jumper settings. Watch
Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

B

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

A

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

FP CTRL

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

CPU2

Fan2

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

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

A. Clear CMOS

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

Fan5
CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

JPWR2

Fan1

Fan3

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

B. Watch Dog Enable

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I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI

2

C1 and JI2C2 allow you to
connect the System Management Bus
(I2C) to PCI/PCI-Express slots. These
two jumpers are to be set at the same
time. The default setting is Open to dis­able the connections. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

I2C for PCI-E slots

Jumper Settings

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

FP Audio

JSTBY1

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

A2

JBT1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

B

A

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

2

A. JI
B. JI

C1

2

C2

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

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Chapter 2: Installation

Management Engine (ME) Recovery

Use Jumper JPME1 to select ME Firm­ware Recovery mode, which will limit
resource allocation for essential system
operation only in order to maintain nor­mal power operation and management.
In the single operation mode, online
upgrade will be available via Recovery
mode. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

ME Recovery

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
1-2 Normal (Default)
2-3 ME Recovery

FP Audio

JSTBY1

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

B1B2A1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

A2

JBT1

JOH1

Battery

J23

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

1

BIOS

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

A

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMMF1

COM1
JPUSB1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

Fan5

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

Fan3

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3
JPL1

A. JPME1

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan2

Fan1

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USB Wake-Up

Closing Pins 1/2 of JPUSB1 will allow you to
"wake-up" the system by pressing a key on a
USB keyboard or by clicking a USB mouse con­nected to the backpanel of your system. Close
Pins 1/2 of JPUSB2 to "Wake-up" your system
via a device connected to USB 4/5. The JPUSB
jumpers are used together with the USB Wake­Up function in BIOS. Enable the jumpers on the
motherboard and the BIOS setting in BIOS to
allow the system to "wake-up via a USB Device."
See the table on the right for jumper settings and
jumper connections.

Note: JPUSB1 is for Ba ck Panel US B

2.0 ports:0~3. JPUSB2 is for Front
Panel US B 2.0 Por ts 4 /5.

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (Default)
2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

FP Audio

JSTBY1

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

A2

JBT1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

B2A1B1

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

B

Intel
PCH

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

Audio

CTRL

_OUT

_In

A2

JI2C1

JI2C2

J21

JPME1

JPES

JSPDIF

JSPDIF

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

P2-DIMMD1

LE1
JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

COM1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Fan3

A

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

Up Enable

B. FP USB_Wake-

Up Enable

CPU2

JPWR2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

2-36

A. BP USB_Wake-

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators

GLAN LEDs

Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located
on the IO Back Panel of the motherboard.
Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The
green LED indicates activity, while the other
Link LED may be green, amber or off to
indic ate th e sp ee d of th e c on ne ct io ns . Se e
the tab les at ri ght for mo re infor matio n.

A

A

Chapter 2: Installation

Link LED

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

LAN 1/LAN 2 Activity LED (Right)

LED State

Color Status Defi nition
Green Flashing Active

LAN 1/LAN 2 Link LED (Left)

LED State

LED Color Defi nition
Off No Connection or 10/100

Mbps
Green 10 Mbps
Amber 1 Gbps

Activity LED

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1
on the motherboard. When this LED is on,
the system is on. Be sure to turn off the
system and unplug the power cord before
removing or installing components. See
the tables at right for more information.

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

JOH1

J23

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

B

LE1

JPWR1

FP CTRL

P2-DIMMF1

USB 3.0

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

Fan2

CPU2

A

LAN 1/2

CPU1

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Settings

LED Color Status
Off System Off (PWR cable

not connected)
Green System On
Green:

ACPI S1 State
Flashing
Quickly

Green:

ACPI S3 (STR) State
Flashing
Slowly

A. LAN1/2 LEDs
B. Onboard PWR
LED

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

COM1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMA1

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

CPU1Fan4

Fan1

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SAS Ports (X9DAL-3 Only)

Eight Serial Attached SCSI Ports (I-SAS
#0~7) provide serial link connections
on the motherboard. These SAS ports,
colored in blue, support SAS connec­tions. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Serial ATA Ports (X9DAL-3)

Two SATA3 Ports (I-SATA0/1) and four
SATA 2 2 .0 Por t s (I - SATA2~ 5) are l oc ated
on the mo therbo ard. These p ort s provide
Serial Link signal connections, which are
faster than the connections of Parallel
ATA. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Serial ATA/SAS
Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 TX_P
3 TX_N
4 Ground
5 RX_N
6 RX_P
7 Ground

I-SAS0/

I-SATA6

I-SAS1/

I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

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.

Fan5

Fan3

CPU2

JPWR3

JPWR2

JPI2C1

Fan1

A. I-SAS 0
B. I-SAS 1
C. I-SAS 2
D. I-SAS 3
E. I-SAS 4
F. I-SAS 5
G. I-SAS 6
H. I-SAS 7
I. I-SATA0
J. I-SATA1
K. I-SATA2
L. I-SATA3
M. I-SATA4
N. I-SATA5

CPU1Fan4

FP Audio

J18

TPM/Port 80

1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

SCU-SGPI01

1

1

PCH-Fan

I-SAS6
I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

FANA

JSD1

1

JSTBY1

Buzzer

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

B1B2A1

A

B

C

JOH1

N

M

J

J23

A2

JPUSB2

JBT1

1

H

BIOS

Battery

L

BT1

K

USB3.0 1/2

S I/O

JD1

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

1

Intel
PCH

T-SGPIO 2
T-SGPIO 1

Audio

CTRL

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

B2A1B1

A2

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

JI2C1

JI2C2

J21

JPME1

JPES

1

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

LE1

FP CTRL

JPWR1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

COM1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

JPUSB1

P1-DIMMA1

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

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Two SATA 3 .0 Ports (I-SATA0/1) and eight
SATA 2.0 Ports (I-SATA2~5, 6~9) are
locate d on the mothe rboard. T hese por ts
provide Serial Link signal connections,
which are faster than the connections of
Parallel ATA. See the table on the right
for pin de fi nitions.

Serial ATA

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 TX_P
3 TX_N
4 Ground
5 RX_N
6 RX_P
7 Ground

I-SAS0/
I-SATA6

I-SAS1/
I-SATA7

I-SAS2/
I-SATA8

I-SAS3/
I-SATA8

SCU-SGPI01

PCH-Fan

FP Audio

JSTBY1

J18
TPM/Port 80

1

B1B2A1

JTPM1

COM2

CPU2 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x8

USB 6/7

USB 4/5

USB 8/9

SCU-SGPI02

Buzzer

1

1

I-SAS4

I-SAS5

JOH1

I-SAS6

I-SAS7

I-SATA5

I-SATA4
I-SATA3

I-SATA2

C

I-SATA1

B

I-SATA0

I-SATA0

JWD1

JL1

A

J23

FANA

JSD1

1

S I/O

A2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPUSB2

H

J

JBT1

1

BIOS

Battery

BT1

USB3.0 1/2

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.

Audio

CTRL

B2A1B1

A2

JD1

CPU2 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x8

1

JI2C1

JI2C2

Intel
PCH

JPME1

JPES

T-SGPIO 2

T-SGPIO 1

1

JSPDIF

_OUT

JSPDIF

_In

CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CPU1 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x16

J21

FP CTRL

JF1

JPL2

82574L

LAN CTRL

LE1

JPWR1

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMD1

USB 3.0

P2-DIMMF1

Fan2

COM1

CTRL

USB 3.0_0/1
JUSBKM

LAN 1/2

7.1 HD Audio

82574L

LAN CTRL

USB 2.0_0~3

JPL1

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMC1

JPUSB1

CPU2

X9DAL-3/i

Rev. 1.01

CPU1

Fan5

CPU2

JPWR3

P1-DIMMA1

JPWR2

Fan1

Fan3

JPI2C1

A. I-SATA0
B. I-SATA1
C. I-SATA2
D. I-SATA3
E. I-SATA4
F. I-SATA5
G. I-SATA6
H. I-SATA7
I. I-SATA8
J. I-SATA9

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Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all
of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support
Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.
Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any
hardware components.

Before Power On

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

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for
the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install CPU 1 fi rst (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the front panel
connectors to the motherboard.

No Power

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

2. Make sure that the ATX power connectors are properly connected

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

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup­plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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No Video

1. If the power is on, but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and
cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A
for details on beep codes.

System Boot Failure

If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned
on, check the following:

1. Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker.

• If there is no error beep, try to turn on the system without DIMM modules in-

stalled. If there is still no error beep, try to turn on the system again with only
one processor installed in CPU Socket#1. If there is still no error beep, replace
the motherboard.

• If there are error beeps, clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power

cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper (JBT1). (Refer to
Section 2-8 in Chapter 2.)

2. Remove all components from the motherboard, especially the DIMM mod­ules. Make sure that the system's power is on, and memory error beeps are
activated.

3. Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed. If the system
boots, check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors
Troubleshooting procedure in this Chapter.

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.
Refer to Section 2-7 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup­plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

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Memory Errors

When a No-Memory Beep Code is issued by the system, check the following:

1. Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that
the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. (For memory compatibility,
refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our Website @ http://www.
supermicro.com.)

2. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed. It is strongly recom­mended that you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered/Load Reduced
ECC or Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMM modules recommended by
the manufacturer.

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among
all memory slots and check the results.

5. Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. Follow the
instructions given in Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

6. Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in
Section 2-4 to install your memory modules.

When the System Becomes Unstable

A. When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation, check
the following:

1. CPU/BIOS support: Make sure that your CPU is supported, and you have the
latest BIOS installed in your system.

2. Memory support: Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test­ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility.

Note: Refer to the product page on our website http:\\www.supermicro.
com for memory and CPU support and updates.

3. HDD support: Make sure that all hard disk drives (HDDs) work properly. Re­place the bad HDDs with good ones.

4. System cooling: Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans,
and CPU/system fans, etc., work properly. Check Hardware Monitoring set­tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are

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within the normal range. Also check the front panel Overheat LED, and make
sure that the Overheat LED is not on.

5. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides adequate
power to the system. Make sure that all power connectors are connected.
Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require­ment.

6. Proper software support: Make sure that the correct drivers are used.

B. When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation, check
the following:

1. Source of installation: Make sure that the devices used for installation are
working properly, including boot devices such as CD/DVD disc, CD/DVD­ROM.

2. Cable connection: Check to make sure that all cables are connected and
working properly.

3. Using minimum confi guration for troubleshooting: Remove all unnecessary
components (starting with add-on cards fi rst), and use minimum confi guration
(with a CPU and a memory module installed) to identify the trouble areas.
Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting proce­dures.

4. Identifying bad components by isolating them: If necessary, remove a compo­nent in question from the chassis, and test it in isolation to make sure that it
works properly. Replace a bad component with a good one.

5. Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several
items at the same time. This will help isolate and identify the problem.

6. To fi nd out if a component is good, swap this component with a new one to
see if the system will work properly. If so, then the old component is bad.
You can also install the component in question in another system. If the new
system works, the component is good and the old system has problems.

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3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, please
note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro also sells motherboards
through its channels, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for
troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the
specifi c system confi guration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked
Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website
(

http://www.supermicro.com/) before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website

com

).

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when
contacting Supermicro for technical support:

(http://www.supermicro.

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (This can be seen on the initial display when your

system fi rst boots up.)

• System confi guration

4. An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at

supermicro.com).

(http://www.

• Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by
e-mail at [email protected].

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3-3 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal

To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:

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

2. Locate the onboard battery as shown below.

3. Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver, push the battery lock out­wards to unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

4. Remove the battery.

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning: Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any

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

Battery Installation

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

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

3. Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a
click to ensure that the battery is securely locked.

Warning: When replacing a battery, be sure to only replace it with the same type.

OR

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3-4 Frequently Asked Questions

Que sti on: Wh at a re th e var iou s t ype s of m emo r y th at my mo th er boa rd c an
support?

Answer: The motherboard supports Registered/Unbuffered/Load Reducing ECC

/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMM modules. To enhance memory performance, do not mix
memory modules of different speeds and sizes. Please follow all memory installa­tion instructions given on Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

Que stio n: How do I u pda te my BI OS?

It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing
any problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our website
at

http://www.supermicro.com. Please check our BIOS warning message and the

information on how to update your BIOS on our website. Select your motherboard
model and download the BIOS fi le to your computer. Also, check the current BIOS
revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. You can
choose from the zip fi le and the .exe fi le. If you choose the zip BIOS fi le, please
unzip the BIOS fi le onto a bootable USB device. Run the batch fi le using the format
AMI.bat fi lename.rom from your bootable USB device to fl ash the BIOS. Then, your
system will automatically reboot.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
possible system boot failure!

Note: The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed.

Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for
repair. For BIOS Recovery instructions, please refer to the AMI BIOS
Recovery Instructions posted at http://

Question: H ow do I ha ndl e the u sed ba tt er y?
Answer: 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.

www.supermicro.com.

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3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before
any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your ven­dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the
motherboard to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed
on the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid
or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that
must be mailed when service is complete. For faster service, You can also request
a RMA authorization online (http://www.supermicro.com).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor fi rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DAL-3/X9DAL-i. 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 informational text. When an option is selected in
the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often informational text will accompany it.

Note: The AMI BIOS has default informational messages built in. The
manufacturer retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these
informational 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.

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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
<Delete> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Note: For AMI UEFI BIOS Recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Re­covery User Guide posted @http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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 <Delete> key to enter the main menu of
the AMI BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup
screens. An AMI BIOS 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.

4-2 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:

Main Advanced Boot Save & Exit

System Date [Wed 05/07/2012]

System Time [14:55:30]

X9DAL-3
SMC Version 1.0
SMC Build Date 05/03/2012

Memory Information
Total Memory 16384 MB (DDR3)

Event Logs Security

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

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

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

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System Date/System Time

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or
System Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard and

press <Enter>. Press the <Tab> key to move between fi elds. The date must be
entered in Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note:
The time is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.).

X9DAL-3

SMC Version

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

SMC 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.

4-3 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.

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.

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BOSS U U

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.

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

System Boot Feature Setting.

f Boot Feature

f CPU Conguration
f Chipset Conguration
f SATA Conguration
f SCU Conguration
f PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration
f Super IO Conguration
f Serial Port Console Redirection
f Hardware Health Conguration
f ACPI Settings
f Trusted Computing

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

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

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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 enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when
a non- re cove rab le er ro r oc cur s th at last s for m ore t han fi ve minutes. The options
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.

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Restore on AC Power Loss

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

CPU Confi guration

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

Socket 1 CPU Information/Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPU installed in
Socket 1 and (or) Socket 2 as detected by the BIOS.

• 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

• L1 Data Cache

• L1 Code Cache

• L2 Cache

• L3 Cache

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CPU Speed
This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 0.

64-bit
This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 0 supports 64-bit technology.

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.)

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 Unit (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
platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti­tions, 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 effect. Please refer to Intel’s
website for d etaile d infor matio n.)

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.

EuP

Select Enabled to support the Low-power Compliance Mode for Energy-using
Products (EuP). The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU Power Management Confi guration

This submenu allows the user to confi gure the following CPU Power Manage-
ment 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

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to auto­matically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce
power consumption and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site
for detailed information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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C1E Support (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.

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

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State
package register. The options are C0, C2, C6, and No Limit.

Energy Performance

Use this feature to select an appropriate fan setting to achieve maximum system
performance (with maximum cooling) or maximum energy effi ciency with maxi-
mum power saving). The fan speeds are controlled by the fi rmware management
via IPMI 2.0. The options are Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced
Energy, and Energy Effi cient.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

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

Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit (in watts) set by the user during which long
duration power is maintained. The default setting is 0

Factory Long Duration Maintained

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

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Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time (in seconds) during which long duration
power is maintained. The default setting is 0

Recommended Short Duration Power

This item displays the short duration power settings (in watts) recommended by
the manufacturer.

Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the time period during which short duration power (in watts)
is maintained. The default setting is 0

Chipset Confi guration

North Bridge

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

IOH 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 VMM (Virtual Machine

Monitor) 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.

IOH 0, IOH 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This allows the user to confi gure the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control
settings for IOH 0 PCIe port and IOH 1 PCIe port, which determine how to dis­tribute the available PCI-Express lanes to the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

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IOU1-PCIe Port

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed between IOU1 and
PCIe port. The options are x4x4 and x8. The default setting for IOH 0 is x4x4.
The default setting for IOH 1 is x8.

Port 1A Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Port 1A. Select GEN2
to enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Port 1A. Select GEN3 to enable
PCI-Exp Generation 3 support for Port 1A. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and

GEN3.

Port 1B Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Port 1B. Select GEN2
to enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Port 1B. Select GEN3 to enable
PCI-Exp Generation 3 support for Port 1B. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and

GEN3.

IOU2-PCIe Port

If this feature allows the user to set the bus speed between the IOU2 and the
PCI-Exp port. The options are x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8, and x16.

Port 2A Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Port 2A. Select GEN2
to enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Port 2A. Select GEN3 to enable
PCI-Exp Generation 3 support for Port 2A. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and

GEN3.

IOU3-PCIe Port

If this feature allows the user to set the bus speed between the IOU3 and the
PCI-Exp port. The options are x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8, and x16. The
default for IOH 0 is x16. The default for IOH 1 is x8x8.

Port 3A Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Port 3A. Select GEN2
to enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Port 3A. Select GEN3 to enable
PCI-Exp Generation 3 support for Port 3A. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and

GEN3.

Port 3C Link Speed

Select GEN1 to enable PCI-Exp Generation 1 support for Port 3C. Select GEN2
to enable PCI-Exp Generation 2 support for Port 3C. Select GEN3 to enable
PCI-Exp Generation 3 support for Port 3C. The options are GEN1, GEN2, and
GEN3.

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QPI Confi guration

Current QPI Link Speed

This item displays the speed of the QPI Link.

Current QPI Link Frequency

This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link.

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.

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

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 can be supported by the motherboard.
Memory sparing enhances system reliability, availability, and serviceability.

DIMM Information

The status of the memory modules 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, Lock step and Sparing.

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DRAM RAPL BWLIMIT

This item sets the limits on the average power consumption and the bandwidth
of a DRAM module in operation so that the OS can manage power consumption
and energy budget of hardware more effectively within a certain window of time.
The options are 0, 1, 8, and 16.

Perfmon and DFX Devices

A PerfMon device monitors the activities of a remote system such as disk us­age, memory consumption, and CPU load which will allow an IT administrator to
maximize the performance of each computer within the network. A DFX device,
usually in the form of a USB adaptor, can be used to enhance audio performance.
Select Unhide to display the Perfmon and DFX devices installed in the system.
The options are HIDE and UNHIDE.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL which stands for Running Average Power Limit is a feature that provides
mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported processors The
options are DRAM RAPL MODE0 , DRAM RAPL MODE1, and Disabled.

MPST Support

Select Enabled to enable the Message Processing Subscriber Terminal which
is used to process short messages. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DDR Speed

Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other
than what the system 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

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(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 and ensure data security and integrity.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DRAM RAPL (Running Average Power Limit)

This item allows the user to select the average power limit setting when a DRAM
module is in operation. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, and Mode 1.

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).

OLTT (Open Loop Thermal Throttling) Peak BW (Bandwidth) %

This item sets a percentage of the peak bandwidth allowed for Open Loop
Thermal Throttling. The range is between 25% and 100%. The default is 50 (%).

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.

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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

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) Controller 1/
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.

Audio Confi guration

Azalia HD (High Defi nition) Audio

Select Enabled to enable support for Azalia High Defi nition Audio. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Azalia Internal HDMI Codec

Select Enabled to enable support for Azalia High Defi nition Multi-Media Interface
Decode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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:

Serial-ATA (SATA) Controller 0~1

Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller, and set
the compatibility mode. The options are Enhanced and Compatible. The
default for SATA controller 0 is Compatible. The default for SATA control­ler 1 is Enhanced.

AHCI Mode

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

Aggressive Link Power Management

When Enabled, the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of
the SATA link. The controller will put the link in a low power mode dur­ing extended periods of I/O inactivity, and will return the link to an active
state when I/O activity resumes. 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 Confi guration

SCU Devices

Select Enabled to enable support for PCH SCU (System Confi guration Utility) de-
vices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

OnChip SAS Oprom

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

PCIe/PCI/PnP Confi guration

PCI ROM Priority

Use this feature to set the Option ROM priority 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 L0s to force all PCI-E links to operate at L0s
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 L0s, and Auto.

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

Slot 1~6 OPROM

Selec t Enabled to en able Opti on ROM supp ort to boot the computer using a de­vice installed on the slot 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

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM~LAN4 Option ROM.
This is to boot the computer using a network device. The default setting for LAN1
Option ROM is Enabled. The default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled.

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.



Super IO Confi guration

Super IO Chip

Displays the Super IO chip type.



Serial Port 0, Serial Port1 Confi guration

The submenus allow the user to confi gure the following settings for Serial Port
0 and Serial Port 1:

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Serial Port

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

Enabled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This feature indicates whether or not a reset is required for a serial port specifi ed.

Change Settings

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from
accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial
port becomes unavailable. The default setting is Auto.

P/S 2 Connector

This option enable s the selec tion of keyboard o r mouse for th e PS/2 conn ector.
The opti ons are Keyboard or Mouse.

Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1, COM2

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

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client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy
lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The
options are 7 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.

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 and Hardware
RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100
terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text
messages to a remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Resolution 100x31

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

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Legacy OS Redirection

Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console
Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and 80x25.

Putty Keypad

Use this feature to select function key and keypad setting on Putty. The options
are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SCO, ESCN, and VT400.

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

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

Console Redirection (for EMS)

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.



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.

Out-of-Band-Mgmt Port

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

COM1 and COM2.

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

This item sets 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).

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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.

Hardware Health Confi guration

This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each
item as displayed.

Fan Speed Control Mode

This feature allows the user to set the fan speed mode. Select Optimal to reduce
fan speed for optimal power saving. Select Full Speed for the fan to run at the
full speed which will increase power consumption. The options are Standard, Full
Speed and Optimal.

CPU Temperature Display Mode

This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS (i.e., +34

o

C) or temper-

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

CPU 1 Temperature/CPU 2 Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected
by the BIOS:

Low - This level is considered as the 'normal' operating state. The CPU temperature
is well below the CPU 'Temperature Tolerance'. The motherboard fans and CPU will
run normally as confi gured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

Medium - The processor is running warmer. This is a 'precautionary' level and gen­erally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition , but the CPU
is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU 'Temperature Tolerance'.
The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as confi gured in the BIOS. The
fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

High - The processor is running hot. This is a 'caution' level since the CPU's 'Tem­perature Tolerance' has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate
an overheat alarm. The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to
prevent damage to the CPU. If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated,

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take action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room
temperature to correct any problems.

System Temperature, Patsburg Temperature, Peripheral Temperature

The temperature for the above items will be displayed as detected by the BIOS.

Fan Speed

This feature displays the fan speed readings for all fans detected by the BIOS.

Voltage Readings

The following voltage readings will be displayed.
VTT_P0, VTT_P1, 1.1V, 1.5V, 5VSB, 5V, 12V, CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, VDIMM

AB, VDIMM EF, 3.3V, 3.3VSB, and VBAT.

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
Disabled 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 Disabled, and S3 (Suspend to RAM).

Numa

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

High Precision 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.

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Trusted Computing (Available if a TPM device is installed)

TPM Support

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

Current Status Information: If a TPM device is detected, this item displays the
information regarding the current TPM status.

TPM Enable Status

If a security device is detected by the BIOS, this item displays the status of TPM
Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled.

TPM Active Status

If a security device is detected by the BIOS, this item displays the status of TPM
Support to indicate if TPM is currently active or deactivated.

TPM Owner Status

If a security device is detected by the BIOS, this item displays the status of
TPM Ownership.

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Use this feature to confi gure Event Log settings.

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.

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Memory Correctable Error Threshold

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

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

f Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

View System Event Log

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Press <Enter> to change the
Smbios Event Log Conguration.

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

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

PCI Error Logging Support

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

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, Yes Next Reset, and Yes Every Reset.

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.

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MECI (Multiple Event Count Increment)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number from 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 from 0 to 99. The
default setting is 60.

View Smbios Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log.

View System Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the System Event Log.

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

Boot Option Priorities

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

Use this fe ature to spe cif y the se quenc e of boot dev ice pr ior ity.

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

This option sets the order of the legacy and Hard Disks detected by the motherboard.

Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the user to delete a previously defi ned boot device from which
the system boots during startup.

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

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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 20
characters long.

Main Advanced

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 [WDC WD150ZFYPS-02W3B0]
Boot Option #2 [UEFI: Built-in EFI... ]

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

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Boot

Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

Sets the system boot order

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

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

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 se tup utili ty. The lengt h of the pas sword sh ould be fr om 3
characters to 20 characters long.

Main Advanced

Password Description

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

Minimum length 3
Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

Boot

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Set Administrator Password

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
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This submenu allows the user to confi gure the Save and Exit settings for the
system.

Main Advanced

Discard Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Reset

Save Options

Save Changes
Discard Changes

Restore Optimized Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell
WDC WD1502FYPS-02W3B0

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Boot

Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

Exit system setup without
saving the changes.

 : Select Screen
: Select Item

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

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, select Yes to quit BIOS without saving the
changes, or select 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, select Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes, or select No to quit the
BIOS and save changes.

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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, select Yes to save the changes, or select No to
return to the BIOS without making changes.

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, select Yes to load the values previous saved, or select No to keep the
changes you've made so far.

Restore 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, select Yes to load the optimized default settings,
or select 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, select Yes to save the current values as user's default settings, or
select No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user's defaults.

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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, select Yes to restore the user's defaults previously saved in the system,
or select No to abandon the user's defaults that were previously saved.

Boot Override

This feature allows the user to override the Boot Option Priorities setting in the Boot
menu, and instead immediately boot the system with one of the listed devices. This
is a one-time override.

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