Supero X9DRG-HTF+ Plus, X9DRG-HF+ User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X9DRG-HF+

X9DRG-HTF+

Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: May 21, 2013

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600

Series Processors (Socket R) which offers QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technol-

ogy (V.1.1) providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0

GT/s. With the PCH C602J chipset built in, the X9DRG-HF+/HTF+ motherboard

supports Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager, Manageability Engine (ME), Rapid

Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0 and 1600 MHz

DDR3 memory. This motherboard is ideal for GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) server

platforms. Please refer to our Website (http://www.supermicro.com) for CPU and

memory support updates.

Manual Organization

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

board, and 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 trouble-

shooting procedures for video, memory, and system setup stored in 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.

Preface

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iv

Conventions Used in the Manual

Pay special attention to the following symbols to ensure 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: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Overview

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

1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview.................................................................. 1-10

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

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

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

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

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

1-8 Advanced Power Management ..................................................................... 1-13

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) ................................................ 1-13

Management Engine (ME) ............................................................................ 1-13

1-9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller ........................................... 1-13

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 the LGA2011 Processor ................................................................. 2-5

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-9

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................. 2-10

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ..............................................2-11

Installing & Removing DIMMs ........................................................................2-11

Removing Memory Modules ..........................................................................2-11

2-5 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-15

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-15

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-15

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-16

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-17

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports .......................................................... 2-17

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Denitions ........................................... 2-17

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

Video Connection ..................................................................................... 2-18

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-19

Unit Identier Switch ................................................................................ 2-20

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-21

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-22

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-22

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Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-22

HDD LED/UID Switch ............................................................................... 2-23

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-23

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ............................................ 2-24

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-24

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-25

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-25

2-7 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-26

Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-26

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-27

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-27

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-28

TPM Header/Port 80 ................................................................................ 2-29

Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-29

T-SGPIO1/2/-S Headers ........................................................................... 2-30

SMBus Headers ....................................................................................... 2-30

Speaker Header ....................................................................................... 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

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-34

BMC Enable ............................................................................................ 2-34

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

Manufacturer Mode Select ....................................................................... 2-35

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-36

LAN LEDs ................................................................................................. 2-36

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ....................................................................... 2-36

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

BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-37

Rear UID LED ......................................................................................... 2-38

2-10 Serial ATA Connections ................................................................................. 2-39

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-39

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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 Congurations...................................................................... 4-4

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-25

4-5 IPMI ............................................................................................................... 4-27

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-29

4-7 Security ......................................................................................................... 4-30

4-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-31

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

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Chapter 1: Overview

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

•Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/

Warning: For safety considerations, please refer to the complete list of safety warn-

ings posted on the Supermicro website at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/

safety_information.cfm.

If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@supermicro.

com.

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Motherboard Image

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

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

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

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

Note: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our Website at

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

COM1

JSD1

LE4

SW1

JPW10

LAN2

LAN1

JL1

JOH1

JSPK1

JPLD1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPW7

JPW4

JPW3

JVGA1

JPW9

JPW1

Battery

LE1

DM1

JWD1

J30

JPB1

J29

JPL1

JPG1

FAND

FANC

FANB

FANA

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANH

FANG

FANF

FANE

JF1

JPW2

JTPM1

JITP0

SXB1B PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

CPU2

SXB3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB1C

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMB2

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMG2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMH2

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P2-DIMMF2

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

CPU1

IPMI LAN

SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16

SXB1A

JPW6 JPW5

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JBT1

BIOS

PCH

C602J

LAN
CTRL

BMC

X9DRG-HF+
Rev. 1.01

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

USB0/1

JPME2

JPME1

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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.

•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manufac-

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

•The X9DRG-HTF+ supports two X540-based 10G LAN ports; the X9DRG-HF+

supports two I350-based 1G LAN ports.

X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Quick Reference

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA0

COM1

JSD1

LE4

SW1

JPW10

LAN2

LAN1

JL1

JOH1

JSPK1

JPLD1

JI2C2
JI2C1

JPW7

JPW4

JPW3

JVGA1

JPW9

JPW1

Battery

LE1

DM1

JWD1

J30

JPB1

J29

JPL1

JPG1

FAND

FANC

FANB

FANA

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANH

FANG

FANF

FANE

JF1

JPW2

JTPM1

JITP0

SXB1B PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB4 PCI-E 3.0 X16

CPU2

SXB3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB2 PCI-E 3.0 X16

SXB1C

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

P1-DIMMB2

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMG2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMH2

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P2-DIMMF2

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

CPU1

IPMI LAN

SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16

SXB1A

JPW6 JPW5

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JBT1

BIOS

PCH

C602J

LAN
CTRL

BMC

X9DRG-HF+
Rev. 1.01

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

USB0/1

JPME2

JPME1

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X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Jumpers

Jumper

Description Default Setting

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2

JPB1 BMC Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPG1 VGA Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME1 Management Engine (ME)

Recovery Mode

Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JPME2 Management Engine (ME)

Manufacture Mode

Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Connectors

Connectors Description

BT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 3 for Used Battery Disposal)

COM1 Serial Port (COM1) Header

FAN1~4 CPU Fans

FANA~H GPU Fans

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion

JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMBbus I2C Headers (for SXB5 PCI-E Slot)

JPW1 SMC-Proprietary 62-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)

JPW2 SMC-Proprietary 20-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)

JPW3, JPW4,
JPW5-7

12V 8-pin PWR Connectors (Warning-Next Page)

JPW9 SMC-Proprietary 38-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)

JPW10 12V/5V 4-pin HDD PWR Connectors (Warning-Next Page)

JSD1 SATA DOM (Devices on Module) Power Connector

JSPK1 Speaker Header (for an Onboard Buzzer)

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80

JVGA1 Backpanel VGA Port

LAN1/LAN2 X540_based 10G Ethernet LAN Ports 1/2 (X9DRG-HTF+);

I350_based 1G LAN Ports 1/2 (X9DRG-HF+)

(IPMI) LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN

(I-)SATA 0-5 SATA 3.0 Connectors (I-SATA 0/1), SATA 2.0 Connectors (I-

SATA 2-5)

SXB1A/1B/1C PCI-E 3.0x16 Slots

SXB2-4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots

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SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16 Slot

SW1 UID Switch

T-SGPIO1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Headers 0/1 for I-SATA Ports

0~5

USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 0/1

X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ LED Indicators

LED Description State Status

DM1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green BMC Normal

LE1 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

LE4 UID Switch LED

Warning: To provide adequate power supply to the system, be sure to connect all

onboard power connectors to the power supply.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

®

E5-2600 Series Processors (Socket R-

LGA 2011); each processor supports four full-width

Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links (with support

of up to 25.6 GT/s per QPI link and with Data Trans-

fer Rate of up to 8.0 GT/s per direction)

Memory

• 240-pin Registered (RDIMM)/Load Reduced

(LRDIMM) ECC or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-

ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz memory mod-

ules of up to 512 GB in 4-channel 16 DIMM modules

Note: For the latest CPU/memory updates,

please refer to our Website at http://www.su-

permicro.com/products/motherboard.

Chipset

• Intel

®

C602J PCH

Expansion

• Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots for GPU use (SXB3,

SXB4),

• Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (SXB1A/1B/1C, SXB2),

• One (1) PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16 slot (SXB5),

Slots

Graphics

• Nuvoton BMC Video Controller (Matrox G200)

Network

• One Intel I350 Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet

Dual-Channel Controller for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports (for

X9DRG-HF+),

• One Intel X540 Dual-Channel Controller for 10G-

based-T LAN 1/LAN 2 ports (for X9DRG-HTF+)

I/O Devices

SATA Connections

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

SATA0/1)

Four (4) SATA 2.0 Ports (I-

SATA2~5) (from AHCI)

• RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

IPMI 2.0

• IPMI 2.0 supported by the Nuvoton WPCM450R

BMC

Serial (COM) Port

• One (1) Fast UART 16550 Connection: 9-pin RS-

232 Header

Peripheral
Devices

USB Devices

• Two (2) USB ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1),

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BIOS

• 128 Mb SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS

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

Plug & Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.5

Power

• ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Management

• Main switch override mechanism

• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

• Power-on mode for AC power recovery

• Intel

®

Intelligent Power Node Manager (Available

when the supporting rmware and the power supply

cable are installed on the motherboard.)

• Management Engine

PC Health

CPU Monitoring

Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Core, Memory

Power, +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Dual, +12V, HT,

Chipset, and Battery Voltages.

• CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP): support up to

135W (See Note 1 below.)

• 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 rmware thermal man-

agement via IPMI interface

• Low noise fan speed control

System
Management

• PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)

2.0 support

• System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III

• SuperoDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

Dimensions

• 19.80" (L) x 10.90" (W) (502.92 mm x 276.86 mm)

Note 1: CPU Maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) is subject to chassis

and heatsink cooling restrictions. For proper thermal management, please

check the chassis and heatsink specications for proper CPU TDP sizing.

Note 2: For IPMI Conguration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

IPMI Conguration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

Chapter 1: Overview

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System Block Diagram

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

features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for

the actual specications of each motherboard.

#H-2

#H-1

#G-2

#G-1

#F-2

#F-1

#E-2

I350/X540

LAN

PCI-E X8 in x16

I-SATA

USB 2.0

USB

2 Rear

3.0 Gb/S

6.0 Gb/S

I-SATA

PORTs#2~5

DDRIII

P1

P1

P0

P0

#E-1

#D-2

#D-1

#C-2

#C-1

#B-2

#B-1

#A-2

#A-1

QPI

8G

SXB 1

SXB 5

E5-2600 Series

CPU1 CPU2

PCH

C602

PCI-E X16 Gen3

DMI2

SPI

Dedicated LAN

VGA port

DMI2

BMC

WPCM450

PCI-E X16

PCI-E X16 Gen3

PCI

SATA2

SATA3

E5-2600 Series

DMI2

DMI2

#2 #3 #1 #1 #2 #3

QPI

8G

PCI-E X16

VGA

PCI-E X8 Gen3

PCI-E X16

PCI-E X16

SATA

PORTs#0~1

SATA

#2~#5

#0~#1

#0~#1

PCI-E X8 Gen3

PCI-E X16 Gen3

PCI-E X16 Gen3

COM Port

Internal

Header

PCI

SXB 3

SXB 2

SXB 4

DDRIII

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1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel E5-2600 Series Processors

(Socket R) and the C602J chipset, the X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard

provides the performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-based 1U

or 2U GPU server platforms.

With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRG-HF+/

X9DRG-HTF+ offers point-to-point serial interconnect interface with a transfer

speed of up to 8.0 GT/s, providing superb system performance.

The PCH chipset provides extensive IO support, including the following functions

and capabilities:

•PCI-Express Rev. 2.0 support

•ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev. 3.0b or Rev. 4.0

•USB host interface backplane and front access support

•Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported

•Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d) supported

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported

•Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Supported

•Digital Media Interface (DMI) supported

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) 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 section describes the features of PC health monitoring of the motherboard.

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:Onboard voltage monitors for +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Dual,

+12V, HT, CPU Core, Memory, and Battery Voltages. Once a voltage becomes

unstable, a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The user

can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitoring chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan. The

onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by rmware thermal management

via IPMI interface.

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-de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 airow to your system.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with SuperDoctor III in the Windows OS

environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux. SuperDoctor is used to notify

the user of certain system events. For example, you can congure SuperDoctor

to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures,

voltages, and fan speeds go beyond a predened range.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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

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

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

disk drives and printers.

In addition to operating_system-directed power management, ACPI also provides

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

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

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

mentation that is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 2008

Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start 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 X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard supports SMC-Proprietary 62-pin,

38-pin, 20-pin power connectors and 12V 8-pin/4-pin power connectors. In areas

where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line lter

to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power

surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

Note: Please use SMC-proprietary power supply as specied as above.

This motherboard does not support any power supply manufactured by

other manufacturer.

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1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports one high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

header (UART). The UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability, and a processor interrupt

system. The UART provides legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Advanced Power Management

The new advanced power management features supported by this motherboard

include IPNM and ME. Please note that you will need to do following to use these

two new features:

•Use a power supply that supports PMBus 1.1 or 1.2,

•Install the NMView software in your system. NMView is optional and can be

purchased from Supermicro.

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM)

The Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with

real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efciency.

Although IPNM is supported by the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),

your system must also have IPNM-compatible Management Engine (ME) rmware

installed in your system for IPNM support.

Note: Support for IPNM Specication Version 1.5 or Vision 2.0 depends

on the power supply used in the system.

Management Engine (ME)

The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-

vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by

SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.

1-9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC),

supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media

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virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450R

Controller is ideal for remote system management.

The WPCM450R Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections

to communicate with the graphics cores. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote

keyboard/mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface support to

control Super IO functions. The WPCM450R Controller is connected to the network

via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections.

The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter-

faces, PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) buses, and General Purpose

I/O ports.

WPCM450R DDR2 Memory Interface

The WPCM450R supports a 16-bit DDR2 memory module with a speed of up to 220

MHz. For best signal integrity, the WPCM450R provides point-to-point connection.

WPCM450R PCI System Interface

The WPCM450R provides 32-bit, 33 MHz 3.3V PCI interface, which is compliant

with the PCI Local Bus Specication Rev. 2.3. The PCI system interface connects

to the onboard PCI Bridge used by the graphics controller.

Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller

The WPCM450R supports the following features:

•IPMI 2.0

•Serial over LAN

•KVM over LAN

•LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap

•Event Log

•X-Bus parallel interface for I/O expansion

•Multiple ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs

•SPI Flash Host BIOS and rmware bootstrap program supported

•Reduced Media Independent Interface (RMII)

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•OS (Operating System) Independency

•Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI. Key features

•Provides Network Management Security via remote access/console redirection.

•Supports the following Management tools: IPMIView, CLI (Command Line

Interface)

•RMCP+ protocol supported

Note 1: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the

IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

Note 2: The term "IPMI controller" and the term "BMC controller" can be

used interchangeably in this section.

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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

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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 when potential bodily injury may occur. Should you have questions or

experience difculty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assis-

tance. Only certied technicians should attempt to install or congure components.

Read this section in its entirety before installing or conguring components in the

system.

Battery Handling

Warning! There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incor-

rectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recom-

mended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer's instructions. (Refer to Chapter 3 for more information on

used battery disposal.

Warnung

Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die Bat-

terie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp. Entsorgen

Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

¡Advertencia!

Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incorrecta. Reem-

plazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomendado por

el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones del fabricante.

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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.

Waarschuwing

Er is ontplof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.

هناكخطرمنانفجارفيحالةاستبدالالبطاريةبطريقةغيرصحيحةفعليك

استبدالالبطارية

فقطبنفسالنوعأومايعادلهاكماأوصتبهالشركةالمصنعة

تخلصمنالبطارياتالمستعملةوفقالتعليماتالشركةالصانعة

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Product Disposal

Warning! Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according

to all national laws and regulations.

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

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.

¡Advertencia!

Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y regla-

mentos nacionales.

Warnung

Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des

Landes erfolgen.

التخلصالنهائيمنهذاالمنتجينبغيالتعاملمعهوفقالجميعالقوانين

واللوائحالوطنيةعند

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2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

in use.

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

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

the motherboard.

Unpacking

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

unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is protected against

static.

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OPEN 1st

WARNING!

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

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

the label area.

Notes:

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

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install

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

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

directional heatsink only.

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

the CPU heatsink.

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

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

bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

•Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Press down

on

Load Lever

labeled 'Open 1st'.

Installing the LGA2011 Processor

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

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

OPEN 1st

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2

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Gently push
down to pop the
load plate open.

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

covers the CPU socket from its locking position.

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

lever labeled 'Open 1st' to open the load plate. Lift the load plate to open it

completely.

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

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2

Press down on

Load

Lever labeled 'Close 1st'

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

1

Pull lever away from
the socket

2