Supero X9DRG-QF User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

X9DRG-QF

Manual Revision 1.1

Release Date: June 28, 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-QF motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DRG-QF motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600 Series (Socket R)

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 TG/s. With the C602

chipset built in, the X9DRG-QF motherboard supports Intel® 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 application 4U/4GU

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 C602 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 for proper system installation and for

safety instructions which will help 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 for correct system setup.

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Preface

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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.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 23511

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

1-8 Advanced Power Management ..................................................................... 1-14

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) ............................................ 1-14

Management Engine (ME) ............................................................................ 1-15

1-9 Introduction to the Renesas IPMI Controller ............................................... 1-15

BMC Subsystem Features ............................................................................ 1-15

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

Serial Port ................................................................................................. 2-18

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-19

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-20

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

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

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

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

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-23

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

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 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

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-28

Internal Speaker ....................................................................................... 2-28

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

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

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

Power SMB (I2C) Connectors ................................................................... 2-30

IPMB ......................................................................................................... 2-31

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

Standby Power Header ............................................................................ 2-32

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-33

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-33

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-33

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-34

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-34

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-35

BMC Enable ............................................................................................ 2-35

Management Engine (ME) Recovery ...................................................... 2-36

Manufacturer Mode Select ....................................................................... 2-36

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................ 2-37

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-38

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-38

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ....................................................................... 2-38

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-39

BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-39

2-10 Serial ATA Connections ................................................................................. 2-40

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-40

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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 ........................................................................... 3-6

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

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.

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

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

The following items are included for bulk packaging only.

• One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

• Two (2) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx2)

• One (1) I/O Shield Bracket (MCP-260-00042-0N)

• One (1) Quick Reference Guide (MNL-1309-QRG)

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/

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.

Chapter 1: Overview

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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.

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

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Notes:

•See Chapter 3 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. Components that are

not documented are reserved for internal use only.

•LAN connections will be available when two CPUs are installed on the moth-

erboard.

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

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

explosion.

X9DRG-QF Quick Reference

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1
JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

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X9DRG-QF Jumpers

Jumper

Description Default Setting

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2

JI2C1/JI2C2 PCI-Exp Slots to SMB Connections Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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

Enable

Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JPME2 Management Engine (ME) Manufacture

Mode

Pins 1-2 (Normal)

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

X9DRG-QF Connectors

Connectors Description

COM1/COM2 Back Panel COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header

FAN#1~6, FAN
#A~D, FAN11

CPU/System Fan Headers (Fan1~Fan4, Fan5: CPU1 Fan,
Fan6: CPU2 Fan, FanA~FanD, Fan11)

I-SATA 0~9 (6) SATA 3 Connectors (I-SATA#0~5), (4) SATA 2 Connec-

tors (SATA#6~9)

JBAT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 3 for Used Battery Disposal)

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

Pins 6/7: Internal Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JIPMB1 4-pin External BMC I2C Header (for an IPMI Card)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion

JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator

JPI2C1 Power System Management Bus (SMB) Header

JPW1 24-Pin ATX Main Power Connector

JPW2/JPW3 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors

JPW4 4-Piin Power Connector

JSD1 SATA DOM (Device-On-Module) Power Header

JSTBY1 Standby Power Header

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80

LAN1/LAN2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2 (See Note Below)

(IPMI) LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN

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(CPU1) Slot 2/Slot 4,
(CPU2) Slot 6/Slot 8

PCI-Exp. 3.0 x16 Slots

(CPU2) Slot 9 PCI-Exp. 3.0 x8 Slot

(CPU1) Slot 10 PCI-Exp. 3.0 x8 Slot in x16 Slot

(CPU2) Slot 11 PCI-Exp. 2.0 x4 in x8 Slot

SP1 Internal Speaker (Onboard Buzzer)

S-SGPIO1 SCU General Purpose I/O Header to SAS Connections

T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Headers for SATA Con-

nections

(BP) USB 0/1, 2/3 Back Panel USB 0/1, 2/3

(FP) USB4, USB5 Front Accessible Type A USB Embedded Drive Connectors

4/5

(FP) USB 6/7, 8/9 Front Accessible USB Connections 6/7, 8/9

VGA VGA/Video Connector

X9DRG-QF LED Indicators

LED Description State Status

LED1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green BMC Normal

LED2 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

Note: LAN connections will be available when two CPUs are installed on

the motherboard.

Warning: To avoid damaging your motherboard and components, please use a

power supply that supports a 24-pin, two 8-pin and and one 4-pin power connectors.

Be sure to connect the 24-pin and the 8-pin power connectors to your power supply

for adequate power delivery to your system. The 4-pin power connector is optional;

however, Supermicro recommends that this connector also be plugged in for optimal

power delivery.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

®

E5-2600 Series (Socket R-LGA 2011)

processors; 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 Transfer

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 memory modules with support for up to

512 GB in 16 memory modules

Note: For the latest CPU/memory updates,

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

micro.com/products/motherboard.

DIMM sizes

• DDR3

• DIMM

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB,16GB and 32GB

@ 1.35V/1.5V

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

Chipset

• Intel® C602 Chipset (PCH)

Expansion

• Four (4) PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (CPU1 Slot2/Slot4,

CPU2 Slot6/Slot8),

• One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8 slot (CPU2 Slot9),

• One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8 in x16 slot (CPU1 Slot

10),

• One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x4 in x8 slot (CPU2 Slot 11)

Slots

Graphics

• Renesas BMC w/Graphic Controller (G200)

Network

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

Dual-Channel Controller for 2 ports,

I/O Devices

SATA Connections

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

SATA0~I-SATA5)

Eight (8) SATA 2.0 Ports (S-

SATA0~I-SATA3)

• RAID (Windows

or Linux w/latest

Kernel)

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

IPMI 2.0

• IPMI 2.0 supported by the Renesas SH7757 BMC w/

Graphic Controller

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Serial (COM) Port

• Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections: 9-pin RS-232

port (Back Panel COM1 Port/FP COM2 Header)

Super I/O

• Winbond Super I/O 83527HG

Peripheral
Devices

USB Devices

• Four (4) USB ports on the Back Panel (USB 0/1, 2/3),

• Four (4) Front Panel Accessible USB connections

(USB 6/7, 8/9)

• Two Type A USB Headers for Front Access (USB4,

USB5)

BIOS

• 16 MB SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS (UEFI)

• 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

Cong.

• Main switch override mechanism

• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

• Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health

Health Monitoring

Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for 1.8V, +3.3V, 3.3VSB,

+5V Standby, 1.35V, 1.5V, Chipset Voltage, and Bat-

tery Voltage.

• CPU 7-Phase switching voltage regulator

• CPU/System overheat LED and control

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

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Fan Control

• Fan status monitoring with rmware fan speed control

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

• Intel

®

Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) (Available

when the NMView utility is installed in the system)

• Management Engine (ME)

• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

Dimensions

• 15.20" (L) x 13.20" (W) (386.08 mm x 335.28 mm)

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

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

manuals/.

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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.

#1

CPU REAR

U7C1 Socket 01

Processor

PE3

JPEIC6 PCIE3.0 x16

JPEIC8 PCIE3.0 x16

JPEIC9 PCIE3.0 x8

JPEIC10 PCIE3.0 x16

JPEIC2 PCIE3.0 x16

JPEIC4 PCIE3.0 x16

JPEIC11 PCIE2.0 x8

P0

F

E

#2

P1

PE2 PE1 DMI

x4

x8

x16

x16

x16

x16

x8

x1

UL1

JLAN1
RJ45

JLAN2

BIOS
SPI Flash

RJ45

Powerville Dual GbE
I350AM2

UM1

RENESAS

VGA

VGA CONN

PHY
RTL8211E

IPMI LAN
RJ45

Super I/O
W83527

HW Monitor
NCT7904D

BMC

DMI

SPI

LPC

SATA [0..5]

PET [1..7]

USB [0..9]

PEG [0..3]

SATA Gen2 [0..3]

SSB
PATSBURG-A

PET8 USB [10,11]

Sandybridge

CPU FRONT

U6H1 Socket 00

P00_P11
LANE Reversal

DMI: LANE Reversal

PE3

P1 P0

PE2 PE1 DMI

QPI

DDR3 DIMM

#1

#2

DDR3 DIMM

#1

H

G

#2

DDR3 DIMM

#1

#2

DDR3 DIMM

#1

D

C

#2

DDR3 DIMM

DDR3 RAM

TPM Header

#1

#2

DDR3 DIMM

#1

B

A

#2

DDR3 DIMM

#1

#2

DDR3 DIMM

QPI

S-SATA0

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

S-SATA1

S-SATA2

S-SATA3

SATA Gen2

3Gbps

SATA Gen3

6Gbps

SATA Gen2

3Gbps

Sandybridge

REAR

HDR 2X5

0,1

REAR TYPE A TYPE A

2,3

port 4 port 5

6,7

8,9

HDR 2X5

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1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview

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

R) processors and the C602 chipset, the X9DRG-QF motherboard provides the

performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-based 4U/GPU server

platforms.

With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRG-QF

offers point-to-point serial interconnect interface with a transfer speed of up to 8.0

GT/s, providing superb system performance.

The C602 chipset provides extensive IO support as indicated below:

•PCI-Express Rev. 3.0 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:1.8V, +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V Standby, 1.35V, 1.5V, Chipset Volt-

age, and Battery Voltage. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given, or

an error message is sent to the screen. The user can adjust the voltage thresholds

to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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.

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.

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

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1-13

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-QF motherboard supports ATX 24-pin, 12V 8-pin and 4-pin power con-

nectors. Although most power supplies generally meet the specications required

by the CPU, some are inadequate. Your power supply must also supply 1.5A for

the Ethernet ports.

Warning: To avoid damaging your motherboard and components, please use a

power supply that supports a 24-pin, two 8-pin and one 4-pin power connectors. Be

sure to connect the 24-pin and the 8-pin power connectors to your power supply

for adequate power delivery to your system. The 4-pin power connector is optional;

however, Supermicro recommends that this connector also be plugged in for optimal

power delivery.

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

power supply Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more

information, please refer to the Website at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in

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

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

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

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

connections (UART). The UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a program-

mable 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 as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s,

which support higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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 (IPNM)

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.

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

on the power supply used in the system.

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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 Introduction to the Renesas IPMI Controller

This motherboard incorporates the Renesas IPMI Controller, which integrates a

RISC (Reduced _Instruction_Set_Computing) CPU Core with peripheral capabilities,

offering a superb solution to manage PC server systems with great efciency.

The BMC controller supports a 32Kb_instruction cache and a 32Kb_operand cache,

which can be switched between write-back and write-through. The instruction cache

offers a 4-way full-associative instruction TBL (Translation Lookaside Buffer) and

a 64-way full-associative shared TBL. The memory management unit, which is

embedded on the chip, provides access to 4 Gb virtual address space. In addition,

this controller also supports 32 Kb on-chip SRAM, allowing for faster access that is

critical to time-sensitive, high-density/high-performance server platforms.

The BMC supports VGA Graphic Cores for remote video displaying and editing. It

also provides a video data compressor for Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) support.

With two Ethernet controllers built in, the BMC controller supports USB media host-

ing, an LPC bus interface, an I2C bus interface, a NAND Flash Timer Interface and

serial communication interfaces. The BMC controller offers great system enhance-

ment at a low cost.

BMC Subsystem Features

•CPU speed: 576MHz

•System Memory: 256MB

•Flash Memory: 32MB

•Network connections: Two Gigabit connections (One dedicated LAN connection

and one shared LAN with an on-board LAN controller)

•Resolution:

•Supports 1600 x 1200 resolution at 32 bpp and 75 Hz

•Supports 1680 x 1050 wide screen resolution at 32 bpp and 60 Hz

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

used interchangeably in this section.

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Notes

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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 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

Supermicro chassis.

Battery Handling

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.

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。

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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.

¡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 recomen-

dado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones

del fabricante.

!הרהזא

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









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 ontplofngsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de

batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aan-

bevolen wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften

afgevoerd te worden.

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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.

רצומה קוליס

!הרהזא

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

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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 static protected.

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

 

경고!

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

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OPEN 1st

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,

press the load lever labeled 'Open 1st' to release it.

OPEN 1st

1

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' 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

OPEN 1st

1

2

Press down on

Load

Lever labeled 'Close 1st'

OPEN 1st

1

Pull lever away from
the socket

2

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1. Use your index ngers to loosen the lever and open the load plate.

3. Once they are aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket.

(Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or

vertically. Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the

socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

Warning: You can only install the CPU

inside the socket in one direction. Make

sure that it is properly inserted into the

CPU socket before closing the load

plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not

force it as it may damage your CPU.

Instead, open the load plate again and

double-check that the CPU is aligned

properly.

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

keys, which are semi-circle cutouts, against the socket keys.

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

5. Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket. Lock the lever labeled

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

gently push the load levers down to the lever locks.

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

Lever Lock

Lever Lock

Push down and

lock the lever

labeled 'Open 1st'

Push down and lock the

lever labeled 'Close 1st'

Gently close

the load plate

1 2

3

4

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Screw#1

Screw#2

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

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

quired amount has already been applied.

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

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

neath.

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

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

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

Screw#3

Top View

Bottom View

Side View

Side View

Screw#1

Screw#2Screw#3

Screw#4

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Removing the Heatsink

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

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

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

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

shown in the illustration below.

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

force when wriggling the heatsink!)

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

4. Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink, Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before

reinstalling the CPU and the heatsink.

Loosen screws
in sequence as
shown.

Screw#2

Motherboard

Screw#1

Screw#3

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Release Tabs

Notches

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

Note: Check Supermicro's website for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Installing & Removing DIMMs

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-

DIMM #1A. (For best performance, please use the memory modules of the

same type and speed in the same bank.)

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

Removing Memory Modules

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.

Press both notches on the ends of the DIMM module to unlock it. Once the DIMM

module is loosened, remove it from the memory slot.

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Memory Support for the X9DRG-QF Motherboard

The X9DRG-QF Motherboard supports up to 512 GB of DDR3 Registered

(RDIMM)/Load Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules in 16 DIMM slots. For the latest memory

updates, refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

Processor & Memory Module Population Conguration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory population.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-

DIMMA1

P1­DIMMB1

P1­DIMMC1

P1­DIMMD1

P1­DIMMA2

P1­DIMMB2

P1­DIMMC2

P1­DIMMD2

CPU2 P2-

DIMME1

P2­DIMMF1

P2­DIMMG1

P2­DIMMH1

P2­DIMME2

P2­DIMM F2

P2­DIMMG2

P2­DIMMH2

Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

CPUandMemoryPopulationCongurationTable

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

1 CPU &
2 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1

1 CPU &
4 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1

1 CPU &

5~8 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1 + Any memory pairs in P1­DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2 slots

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1

2 CPUs &

10~16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1 + Any memory pairs in P1, P2 DIMM slots

2 CPUs &

16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIM­MG1/P2-DIMMH1,P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2, P2-DIMME2/
P2-DIMMF2/P2-DIMMG2/P2-DIMMH2

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Populating UDIMM (ECC/Non-ECC) Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor UDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per

DIMM &

Data Width

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note below)

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

(SPC) and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1 Slot Per Channel 2 Slots Per Channel

1DPC 1DPC 2DPC

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

SRx8

Non-ECC

1GB 2GB 4GB NA 1066, 1333,

1600

NA 1066,

1333

NA 1066,

1333

DRx8

Non-ECC

2GB 4GB 8GB NA 1066, 1333,

1600

NA 1066,

1333

NA 1066,

1333

SRx16

Non-ECC

512MB 1GB 2GB NA 1066, 1333,

1600

NA 1066,

1333

NA 1066,

1333

SRx8 ECC 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066 1066,

1333

DRx8 ECC 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066 1066,

1333

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.

Populating RDIMM (ECC) Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support

Ranks

Per

DIMM

& Data

Width

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

(See the Note Below)

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

DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1 Slot Per Channel 2 Slots Per Channel

1DPC 1DPC 2DPC

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

SRx8 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

DRx8 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

SRx4 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB 1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

1066,

1333

1066, 1333,

1600

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

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

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.

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Populating LRDIMM ECC Memory Modules

Intel E5-2600 Series Processor LRDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per

DIMM & Data

Width

(See the Note

Below)

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated

by Slot per Channel (SPC) and

DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1 Slot Per

Channel

2 Slots Per

Channel

1DPC 1DPC and 2DPC

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V

QRx4 (DDP) 16GB 32GB 1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066 1066,

1333

QRx8 (P) 8GB 16GB 1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066 1066,

1333

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.

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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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2-5 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas-

teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard

to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Tools Needed

•Phillips Screwdriver

•Pan head screws (14 pieces)

•Standoffs (14 pieces, if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are eight (14) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

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 mother-

board 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 compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

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

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

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

BackPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

124

56789

1. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

2. Back Panel USB Port 0

3. Back Panel USB Port 1

4. IPMI_Dedicated LAN

5. Back Panel USB Port 2

6. Back Panel USB Port 3

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2

9. Back Panel VGA (Blue)

3

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Video Connection

A Video port is located next to LAN2 on

the I/O backplane. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2

1

3

Serial COM) Ports

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

COM1

COM2

COM1

COM2

Serial Port

A serial port (COM1) is located on

the Backplane I/O panel on the moth-

erboard. Another serial connection

header (COM2) is located close to the

PCI-E Slot 2. This connection provides

serial connection support. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

1. COM1

2. COM2

3. VGA

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1, 2/3) are located on the I/O back panel

to provide rear USB connections. Four front-accessible USB connections (USB

6/7, 8/9) are located next to S-SATA Port 3. In addition, two Type A USB Embed-

ded Drive connectors (USB 4, USB 5), located next to I-SATA 4/5, are also used

to provide front panel USB connections. (Cables are not included). See the tables

on the right for pin denitions.

Backplane USB

(0/1, 2/3)

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 NA

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

7

421

5

6

8

3

1. Backpanel USB Port 0

2. BP USB Port 1

3. BP USB Port 2

4. BP USB Port 3

5. BP USB Port 6/7

6. BP USB Port 8/9

7. Type A USB 4

8. Type A USB 5

Front Panel USB 6/7, 8/9, USB 4, 5

PinDenitions

USB 6/8, 4

Pin # Denition

USB 7/9, 5

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 2 +5V

3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3

5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 Key 10 Ground

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

1. GLAN1

2. GLAN2

3. IPMI_LAN

Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1, LAN2) are

located on the I/O backplane on the

motherboard. In addition, an IPMI_

Dedicated LAN is located above USB

2/3 ports on the backplane to provide

KVM support for IPMI 2.0. All these

ports accept RJ45 type cables. Please

refer to the LED Indicator Section for

LAN LED information.

LAN Ports

PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED (Yel-

low, +3V3SB)

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 18 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

2

1

3

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2-21

Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo-

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro's server chassis. See the gure below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 3.3V

16 PWR LED

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

A

B

Chapter 2: Installation

2-23

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

B

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED con-

nection 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 denitions.

C

A. HDD LED/UID Switch

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

A

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9 Vcc

10 NIC 2 LED

11 Vcc

12 NIC 1 LED

HDD LED

The HDD connection is located on pins 13 and

14 of JF1. Attach a hard drive LED cable here to

display disk activity status (for all HDD activities,

including Serial ATA activities). See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 Vcc

14 HDD Active

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Power Butto

n

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is lo-

cated on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

PWR Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 3.3V

6 PWR Supply Fail

B

A

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8

of Front Control Panel to provide warn-

ings of system overheating or fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 Red_LED-Cathode/OH/Fan Fail

OH/Fan Fail LED Status

(Red LED)

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flashing Fan Fail

Chapter 2: Installation

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

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 con-

gured to function as a suspend button

(with a setting in the 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 denitions.

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

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 denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2-7 Connecting Cables

A

B

C

D

12V 4-pin Power

Connector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 and 2 Ground

3 and 4 +12V

Warning: To avoid damaging your motherboard

and components, please use a power supply that

supports a 24-pin, two 8-pin and one 4-pin power

connectors. Be sure to connect the 24-pin and the

8-pin power connectors to your power supply for

adequate power delivery to your system. The 4-pin

power connector is optional; however, Supermicro

recommends that this connector also be plugged

in for optimal power delivery.

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector (JPW1),

two 8-pin CPU power connectors (JPW2/3) and

a 4-pin power connector (JPW4) are located

on the motherboard. These power connectors

meet the SSI EPS 12V specication and must

be connected to your power supply to provide

adequate power to the system. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin PWR Con-

nector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

A. JPW1: 24-pin ATX

PWR (Req'd)

B. JPW2: 8-pin Processor

PWR (Req'd)

C. JPW3: 8-pin Processor

PWR (Req'd)

D. JPW4: 4-pin Processor

PWR (Req'd)

(Required)

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

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.

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

C

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5 (CPU1 Fan)

F. Fan 6 (CPU2 Fan)

G. Fan A

H. Fan B

I. Fan C

J. Fan D

K. Fan 11

L. Chassis Intrusion

D

Fan Headers

This motherboard has eleven system/

CPU fan headers (Fans 1~6, Fans A~D

and Fan 11) on the motherboard. All

these 4-pin fans headers are backward

compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.

However, fan speed control is available

for 4-pin fans only. The fan speeds are

controlled by rmware thermal manage-

ment via IPMI. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 Pulse Width Modu-

lation (PWM)

G

H

I

J

K

L

E

F

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. PWR LED/Speaker

B. Internal Speaker

(Buzzer)

Internal Speaker

The Internal Speaker header (SP1)

can be used to provide audible indica-

tions for various beep codes. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Refer to the layout below for the loca-

tions of the Internal Buzzer.

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

PinDenition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

A

Power LED/Speaker

On JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used for

power LED indication, and pins 4-7

are for the speaker. 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.

See the tables on the right for pin

denitions.

Speaker Connector

Pin Settings

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

PWR LED Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pin 1 Anode (+)

Pin2 Cathode (-)

Pin3 NA

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. TPM/Port 80 Header

B. JOH1

TPM Header/Port 80

Trusted Platform Module/Port 80

header, located at JTPM1, provides

TPM support and Port 80 connection.

Use this header to enhance system

performance and data security. See

the table on the right for pin deni-

tions.

TPM/Port 80 Header

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # De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/Fan Fail

The JOH1 header is used to connect

an LED indicator to provide warnings

of chassis overheating and fan failure.

This LED will blink when a fan failure

occurs. Refer to the tables on right for

pin denitions.

Overheat LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Power SMB (I2C) Connectors

The Power System Management

Bus (I2C) Connector (JPI2C1) monitor

power supply, fan and system tem-

peratures. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

PWR SMB

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

A. T-SGPIO1

B. T-SGPIO2

C. S-SGPIO1

D. PWR SMB

T-SGPIO/S-SGPIO Headers

T-SGPIO 1/2 headers provide general

input/output support for SATA devices.

In addition, S-SGPIO1 is used to

provide I/O support for SCU (Storage

Control Unit) devices. These headers

support Serial_Link interface to en-

hance system performance. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Note: NC= No Connection

T-SGPIO/S-SGPIO

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 Data

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

A

B

C

D

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2-31

IPMB

A System Management Bus header

for IPMI 2.0 is located at JIPMB1.

Connect the appropriate cable here

to use the IPMB I2C connection on

your system.

IPMB Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

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.

DOM PWR

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. IPMB

B. SATA DOM PWR

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. Standby PWR

A

Standby Power Header

The +5V Standby Power header is lo-

cated at JSTBY1 on the motherboard.

See the table on the right for pin deni-

tions. (You must also have a card with

a Standby Power connector and a cable

to use this feature.)

Standby PWR

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2-8 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, jumpers can be used to choose

between optional settings. Jumpers create

shorts between two pins to change the

function of the connector. Pin 1 is identied

with a square solder pad on the printed

circuit board. See the motherboard layout

pages for jumper locations.

Note: On two-pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper is

on and "Open" means the jumper

is off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the LAN Port1/

LAN Port2 on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is Enabled.

LAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN1/2 Enable

A

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

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.

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system monitor that will re-

boot the system when a software application hangs.

Close Pins 1-2 to reset the system if an application

hangs. Close Pins 2-3 to generate a non-maskable

interrupt signal for the application that hangs. See

the table on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. VGA Enabled

B. BMC Enabled

VGA Enable

Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable

the onboard VGA connector. The default

setting is 1-2 to enable the connection.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

VGA Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

BMC Enable

Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable the

embedded BMC (Baseboard Management)

Controller to provide IPMI 2.0/KVM support on

the motherboard. See the table on the right

for jumper settings.

Note: Disabling BMC will also dis-

able onboard VGA as well.

BMC Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 BMC Enable

Pins 2-3 Normal (Default)

A

B

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Management Engine (ME) Recovery

Use Jumper JPME1 to select ME Firm-

ware Recovery mode, which will limit

resource allocation for essential system

operation only in order to maintain nor-

mal 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 Denition

1-2 Normal (Default)

2-3 ME Recovery

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. JPME1

B. JPME2

A

ME Recovery

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Normal (Default)

2-3 ME Recovery

Manufacturer Mode Select

Close Pin 2 and Pin 3 of Jumper JPME2

to bypass SPI ash security and force

the system to operate in the Manufac-

turer mode, allowing the user to ash

the system rmware from a host server

for system setting modications. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

B

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I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to con-

nect the System Management Bus (I2C) to

PCI-Express slots. The default setting is Open

to disable the connection. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

A. I2C1
B. I2C2

JI2C to PCI-Exp

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (Default)

B

A

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

2-9 Onboard LED Indicators

A. LAN1/2 LEDs

B. IPMI LAN LEDs

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs

In addition to LAN 1/LAN 2, an IPMI

Dedicated LAN is also located on the I/O

Backplane of the motherboard. The amber

LED on the right indicates activity, while the

green LED on the left indicates the speed

of the connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

LAN 1/LAN 2

Link LED

Activity LED

IPMI LAN

IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) &

Activity LED (Right)

Color/State Denition

Link (Left) Green: Solid 100 Mbps

Activity (Right) Amber: Blinking Active

GLAN LEDs

There are two LAN ports on the moth-

erboard. Each Ethernet LAN port has

two LEDs. The Yellow LED on the right

indicates activity. The LED on the left is

the Link LED, which can be green, amber

or off to indicate the speed of the con-

nection. See the tables at right for more

information.

Activity LED

GLAN Link (Speed) Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Link (Speed) LED

GLAN Activity Indicator (Left)

LED Settings

Color Status Denition

Yellow Flashing Active

Rear View (when facing the
rear side of the chassis)

A

B

A

B

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JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at

LED2 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 com-

ponents. See the tables at right for more

information.

Onboard PWR LED Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Denition

Off System Off (PWR cable

not connected)

Green System On

Green:
Flashing
Quickly

ACPI S1 State

Green:
Flashing
Slowly

ACPI S3 (STR) State

A. PWR LED

B. BMC Heartbeat LED

BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LED1

on the motherboard. When LED1 is blink-

ing, BMC functions normally. See the

table at right for more information.

BMC Heartbeat LED

Status

Color/State Denition

Green:
Blinking

BMC: Normal

A

B

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Note: For more information on SATA HostRAID conguration,

please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted

on our Website @ http://www.supermicro.com..

JTPM1

JBT1

SP1

FAN-I1

PS2 KB/MS

IPMI_LAN

JPW4

JITP2

JITP1

FANC

FAND

FAN5/CPU1

FAN6/CPU2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

FANA

FANB

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JP3

JPME2

JPME1

JWP1

JWD1

JPT1

JPAC1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

T-SGPIO1

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

JIPMB1

S-SATA0

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA3

JF1

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSD1

JSTBY1

JBAT1

1.02

Rev.

X9DRG-QF

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JPI2C1

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU2

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 16

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8(IN X16)

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4(IN X8)

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMF1

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

BIOS

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

BT1

Battery

SP1

Intel PCH

LAN
CTRL

BMC

CPU1

USB0/1

USB2/3

A

LED1

LED2

USB4

USB5

Serial ATA

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

A. I-SATA0

B. I-SATA1

C. I-SATA2

D. I-SATA3

E. I-SATA4

F. I-SATA5

G. S-SATA0

H. S-SATA1

I. S-SATA2

J. S-SATA3

Serial ATA Ports

There are six Serial ATA 3.0 Ports

(I - SATA0~I - SATA5) and four SATA

2.0 ports (S-SATA 0~3) on the

motherboard. These ports provide

serial-link signal connections, which

are faster than the connections of

Parallel ATA. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

2-10 Serial ATA Connections

C

D

E

F

A

B

G

HIJ

K

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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 rst (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the front panel

connectors to the motherboard.

No Power

1. Make sure that there are 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 avail-

able.

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 sup-

plies ~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 mod-

ules. 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Con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 sup-

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

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

vendor for repairs.

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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 recom-

mended 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 (RDIMM)/Load

Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3

memory modules as 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. The system becomes unstable during or after OS installation

When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation, check the fol-

lowing:

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 test-

ing 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. Re-

place 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 set-

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tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are

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 require-

ment.

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

B. The system becomes unstable before or during OS installation

When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation, check the

following:

Source of installation: Make sure that the devices used for installation are working

properly, including boot devices such as CD/DVD disc, CD/DVD-ROM.

7. Cable connection: Check to make sure that all cables are connected and

working properly.

8. Using minimum conguration for troubleshooting: Remove all unnecessary

components (starting with add-on cards rst), and use minimum con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 proce-

dures.

9. Identifying bad components by isolating them: If necessary, remove a compo-

nent 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.

10. 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.

11. To 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 rst check with your distributor or reseller for

troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the

specic system conguration that was sold to you.

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

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

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

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website (http://www.supermicro.

com).

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Supermicro for technical support:

•Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

system rst boots up.)

•System conguration

4. An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at (http://www.

supermicro.com).

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

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

e-mail at [e-mail].

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Proper Battery Disposal

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

way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do

not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply with the

regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of

your used battery properly. Battery Installation

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

below:

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

3. Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a

click to ensure that the battery is securely locked.

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

3-4 Frequently Asked Questions

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 out-

wards to unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

4. Remove the battery.

OR

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Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can

support?

Answer: The motherboard supports correct type of Registered (RDIMM)/Load

Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 memory

modules. To enhance memory performance, do not mix memory modules of differ-

ent speeds and sizes. Please follow all memory installation instructions given on

Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing

any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on our website

at http://www.supermicro.com. 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 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 le and the .exe le. If you choose the zip BIOS le, please

unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable USB device. Run the batch le using the format

AMI.bat lename.rom from your bootable USB device to 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://www.supermicro.com.

Question: How do I handle the used battery?

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 landll. Please comply with the

regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose

of your used battery properly. (Refer to Section 3-3 on Page 3-6.)

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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 ven-

dor 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 in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor 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 X9DRG-QF. 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 congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

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

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

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

Note: The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. The manufacturer

retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these text mes-

sages.

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CongurationData

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

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

<Delete> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Note: For AMI UEFI BIOS Recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Re-

covery 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 identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen below the copyright message.

Warning: Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue.

Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system. In no event

shall 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 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:

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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 elds. The date must be

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

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

Supermicro X9DRG-QF

Version

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

Build Date

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

Memory Information

Total Memory

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

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4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations

Select the Advanced tab to access the following submenu items.

Boot Features

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes-

sages 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 op-

tions 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 feature to set the Power-on state for the Numlock key. The options are

Off and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error

occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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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 adap-

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

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PowerConguration

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive

for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

If this feature is set to Instant Off, the system will power off immediately as soon

as the user presses the power button. If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override,

the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or

longer. The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

and Last State.

CPUConguration

This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS. It also

allows the user to conguration CPU settings.

Socket 1 CPU Information/Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed

in Socket 1/ Socket 2.

•Type of CPU

•CPU Signature

•Microcode Patch

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•CPU Stepping

•Maximum CPU Speed

•Minimum CPU Speed

•Processor Cores

•Intel HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology

•Intel VT-x Technology

•Intel SMX Technology

•L1 Data Cache

•L1 Code Cache

•L2 Cache

•L3 Cache

CPU Speed

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

64-bit

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

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to moni-

tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the

components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

RTID (Record Types IDs)

This feature displays the total number of Record Type IDs for local and remote

pools. The options are Optimal and Alternate.

Hyper-threading

Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per-

formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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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, 2, 4 and 6.

Limit CPUID Maximum

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

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

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

Execute-Disable Bit (Available 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 ooding illegal codes

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

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

Intel® AES-NI

Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-

tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

MLC Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the MLC (mid-level cache) streamer 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.

MLC Spatial Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

If this feature is set to Disabled, The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes.

If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as

comprised. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite (DCU) prefetch of L1 data to speed

up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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.

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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 parti-

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

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

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

website for detailed information.)

 CPUPowerManagementConguration

This submenu allows the user to congure the following CPU Power Management

settings.

Power Technology

Select Energy Ef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Efcient, and Custom. If the option is set to

Custom, the following items will display:

EIST (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

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

tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power

consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Disabled (GV3 Disabled),

and Enabled (GV3 Enabled). (Note: GV3 is Intel Speedstep support used

on older platforms. Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.)

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

Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

C1E (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per-

formance. 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.

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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-specic low C-State.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Custom)

This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C-State package register.

The options are C0, C2, C6, and No Limit.

Energy/Performance Bias

This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance (maxi-

mum cooling) or energy efciency (maximum energy savings). The options are

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Energy, and Energy Efcient.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long

duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the user during which long duration

power is maintained. The default setting is 0.

Factory Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time set by the manufacturer during which long

duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main-

tained. The default setting is 0.

Recommended Short Duration Power

This item displays the short duration power settings recommended by the

manufacturer.

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Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the time period during which short duration power is main-

tained. The default setting is 0.

ChipsetConguration

North Bridge

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

IntegratedIOConguration

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O
VT-d by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VWM (Virtual Working

Memory) through the DMAR ACPI Tables. This feature offers fully-protected

I/O resource sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security

and availability in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Data Direct I/O

Select Enabled to enable Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology), which sig-

nicantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements

and freeing the system resource for other tasks. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

DCA Support

When set to Enabled, this feature uses Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access)

Technology to improve data transfer efciency. The default is Enabled and can

not be changed.

IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for IIO 1 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

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CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

IIO 2 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for IIO 2 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x8 OPROM

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

QPIConguration

Current QPI Link

This item displays the current status of the QPI Link.

Current QPI Frequency

This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link.

Isoc

Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service)

requirements. This feature is especially important for virtualization technology.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Link Speed Mode

Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections. The

options are Fast and Slow.

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.

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DIMMConguration

This section displays the following DIMM information.

Current Memory Mode

This item displays the current memory mode.

Current Memory Speed

This item displays the current memory speed.

Mirroring

This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard. Memory

mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance

data security.

Sparing

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

sparing enhances system performance.

DIMM Information

CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information/ CPU Socket 2 DIMM Information

The status of the memory modules detected by the BIOS will be displayed as

detected by the BIOS.

Memory Mode

When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system.

When Mirroring is selected, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all

data in memory for data backup. When Lockstep is selected, the motherboard

uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel. The

options are Independent, Mirroring, and Lock Step.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL (Running Average Power Limit) provides mechanisms to enforce power

consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL

MODE0 , DRAM RAPL MODE1, and Disabled.

DDR Speed

Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other

than what is specied in the specication. The options are Auto, Force DDR3-

800, Force DDR3-1066, Force DDR3-1333, Force DDR3-1600 and Force SPD.

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Channel Interleaving

This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods. The options

are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3, Way, and 4 Way.

Rank Interleaving

This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method. The

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

Patrol Scrub

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

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

(the original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the IO hub will read and

write back one cache line every 16K cycles, if there is no delay caused by internal

processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub

will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Demand Scrub

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

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

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

correctable error, the error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the original

source). Memory is updated as well. Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing

for ECC memory correction. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Data Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to ensure data security and integrity.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Tagging

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

abled.

Thermal Throttling

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces-

sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states. The options are

Disabled and CLTT (Closed Loop Thermal Throttling).

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SouthBridgeConguration

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

PCH Information

This feature displays the following PCH information.

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

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

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

All USB Devices

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

(If set to Enabled, EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear.)

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

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

or Controller 2. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable legacy sup-

port 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.

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SATACon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.

SATA Mode

Use this feature to con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 for SATA Controller 0 are Disabled, En-

hanced, and Compatible. The options for SATA Controller 1 are Disabled

and Enhanced.

AHCI Mode

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

Aggressive Link Power Management

Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support

for Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will

allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting

down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Staggered Spin Up

Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive

power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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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.

SCU(StorageControlUnit)Conguration

Storage Controller Unit

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

and Enabled.

OnChip SCU Option ROM

Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via

a storage device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SCU Port 0~SCU Port 3: The AMI BIOS will automatically detect the onboard SCU

devices and display the status of each SCU device as detected.

PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration

PCI ROM Priority

Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul-

tiple 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.

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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 and 256 Bytes.

Maximum Read Request

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read

Request size for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are

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

ASPM Support

This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management (ASPM)

level for a PCI-E device. Select Force L0 to force all PCI-E links to operate at L0

state. Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for

the system. Select Disabled to disable ASPM support. The options are Disabled,

Force L0, and Auto.

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

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/ CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/ CPU2 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x16 OPROM/

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x8 OPROM/ CPU1 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x8 OPROM/

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 3.0 x4 OPROM/

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a

network interface from the slots specied above. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network

device. Select PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) to use an PXE Option ROM

to boot the computer using a network device. The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM~LAN2 Option ROM. This

is to boot the computer using a network device. The default setting for LAN1 Op-

tion ROM is Enabled, and the default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled.

VGA Priority

This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary

boot device. The options are Onboard, and Offboard.

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Network Stack

Select Enabled enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Unied

Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

SuperIOConguration

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

SerialPort1Conguration

Serial Port

Select Enabled to enable a serial port specied by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)

setting for a serial port specied. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the

AMI BIOS to automatically select the best PECI setting.

SerialPort2Conguration

Serial Port

Select Enabled to enable a serial port specied by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)

setting for a serial port specied. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the

AMI BIOS to automatically select the best PECI setting.

Serial Port 2 Attribute

Use this feature to select the attribute for serial port 2. The options are SOL (Serial

On LAN), and COM.

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Serial Port Console Redirection

COM 1/COM 2

These two submenus allow the user to congure the following Console Redirection

settings for a COM Port specied by the user.

Console Redirection

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default setting for COM1 is Disabled,

and for COM2 is Enabled.

Console Redirection Settings

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

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

Terminal Type

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

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

add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Char-

acter Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters

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

Bits Per second

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

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

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

lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 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.

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Stop Bits

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

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

options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

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

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

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

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

RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

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

terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

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

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

Resolution 100x31

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

abled and Enabled.

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

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

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

Putty KeyPad

This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a

terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX,

XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.

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

The submenu allows the user to congure Console Redirection settings to support

Out-of-Band Serial Port management.

Console Redirection

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Console Redirection Settings

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 Management Port

The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server. The options

are COM1 and COM2.

Terminal Type

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

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

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

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

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

Bits Per Second

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

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

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

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

Flow Control

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

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

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

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

CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits

The status of these features is displayed.

ACPI Settings

Use this feature to congure Advanced Con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 com-

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ponents (such as RAMs) to maintain the most critical functions of the system. The

options are S1 (CPU_Stop_Clock), S3 (Suspend to RAM), and Suspend Disabled.

NUMA (NON-Uniform Memory Access)

This feature enables the Non-Uniform Memory Access ACPI support. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

High Precision Event Timer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conguration

TPM Support

Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to

enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

TPM State

Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and

network security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Current Status Information: This item displays the information regarding the

current TPM status.

TPM Enable Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently

enabled or disabled.

TPM Active Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac-

tive or deactivated.

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TPM Owner Status

This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.

IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Hardware Support

This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel

Trusted Execution Technology.

CPU: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Chipset: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

This feature displays the following TXT conguration setting.

TXT (LT-SX) Support: This item indicates if the Intel TXT support is enabled

or disabled.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Dependencies

This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted

Execution Technology to work properly in the system.

VT-d Support: Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I/O support

VT Support: Intel Virtualization Technology support

TPM Support: Trusted Platform support

TPM State: Trusted Platform state

ME Subsystem

This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Conguration settings.

•ME BIOS Interface Version

•ME Version

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iSCSIConguration: This item displays iSCSI conguration information:

iSCSI Initiator Name

This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator, which is a unique name used

in the world. The name must use IQN format. The following actions can also

be performed:

•Add an Attempt

•Delete Attempts

•Commit Changes and Exit

•Discard Changes and Exit

•Change Attempt Order

•Commit Changes and Exit

•Discard Changes and Exit

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

NICConguration

Link Speed

Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port. The op-

tions are AutoNeg, 10Mbps Half, 10Mbps Full, 100Mbps Half, and 100Mbps full.

Wake on LAN

Select enabled to wake the system with a magic packet. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Blink LEDs

This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink. The range is

from 0 ~ 15 seconds. The default setting is 0.

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

This section displays the following port information:

•UEFI Driver

•Adapter PBA

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•Chip Type

•PCI Device ID

•PCI Bus:Device:Function

•Link Status

•Factory MAC Address

•Alternate MAC Address

4-4 Event Logs

Select the Event Logs tab to access the following submenu items.

Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

This feature allows the user to con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.

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Runtime Error Logging Support

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

Disabled.

Memory Correctable Error Threshold

This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory

errors. The default setting is 10.

PCI Error Logging Support

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

and Disabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Log,

which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot. The

options are No and Yes.

When Log is Full

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex-

ceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log is full. Select Do Nothing for the system

to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and

Erase Immediately.

SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event

Select Enabled to log system boot events. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI (Multiple Event Count Increment)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number between

1 to 255. The default setting is 1.

METW (Multiple Event Count Time Window)

This item allows the user to decide how long (in minutes) should the multiple event

counter wait before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 to 99.

The default setting is 60.

View SMBIOS Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log. Select this

item and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

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View System Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the system event log. Select this item

and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

4-5 IPMI

Select the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) tab to access the fol-

lowing submenu items.

IPMI Firmware Revision

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

IPMI Status

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

System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

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

and Disabled.

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Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

Select Yes, On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot.

Select Yes, On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot.

Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot. The options are

No, Yes, On next reset, and Yes, On every reset.

When SEL is Full

This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system

event log is full. Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the

system event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

Custom EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Select Enabled to log EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Status Codes, Error

Codes or Progress Codes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

the changes to take effect.

BMCNetworkConguration

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

UpdateIPMILANConguration

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

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

user is allow to congure the IPMI settings at next system boot:

CongurationAddressSource

This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer.

If Static is selected, you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter

it to the system manually in the eld. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for

a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server in the network that is at-

tached to and request the next available IP address for this computer. The options

are DHCP and Static. The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically

if DHCP is selected, or can be congured manually if Static is selected.

Station IP Address

This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal

and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).