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

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I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

S-SATA1

S-SATA2

S-SATA3

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3Gbps

SATA Gen3

6Gbps

SATA Gen2

3Gbps

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port 4 port 5

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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

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

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.

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2

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Gently push down to pop
the load plate open.

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

covers the CPU socket from its locking position.

3. With the lever labeled 'Close 1st' 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