Supero X9SAE, X9SAE-V User Manual

X9SAE

X9SAE-V

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: July 11, 2012

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Preface

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9SAE Motherboard Series.

About This Motherboard

The X9SAE Motherboard Series supports a single Intel® Xeon® E3-1200

v2 series, Xeon E3-1200 series, Pentium®, and Celeron® processor in an LGA

1155 socket. With the Intel® C216 chipset built in, the X9SAE Motherboard Series

motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance for the entry-

level workstation or PC gaming platform.

Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor and

memory support updates. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by

professional technicians.

Manual Organization

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

board.

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 the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and

to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury

Warning: Critical information to prevent damage to the components or

data loss.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installa-

tion or to relay safety precautions.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro-

vides information for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ iii

Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii

Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv

Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction

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

Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

Intel C216 Chipset Features ......................................................................... 1-10

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

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11

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

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ...................................................1-11

Environmental Temperature Control ..............................................................1-11

System Resource Alert ................................................................................. 1-12

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-12

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

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

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

Installing the LGA1155 Processor ................................................................. 2-2

Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan ................................................... 2-5

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-7

2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory ................................................................................. 2-8

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-8

Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-8

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-9

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Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-9

2-4 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................2-11

Tools Needed .................................................................................................2-11

Location of Mounting Holes ...........................................................................2-11

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-12

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-13

Backplane I/O Panel ..................................................................................... 2-13

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-16

BackPanelHighDenitionAudio(HDAudio) ........................................ 2-16

Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-17

HDMI Ports ............................................................................................... 2-18

VGA Port ..................................................................................................2-18

Serial Port (COM1) ................................................................................... 2-18

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-19

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions............................................................... 2-20

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-20

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-20

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-21

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-21

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-22

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-22

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-23

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors (JPW1 & JPW2) ................... 2-23

Fan Headers (FAN 1 ~ FAN 4, FAN A) .................................................... 2-24

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ........................................................................... 2-24

Internal Buzzer (SPK1) ............................................................................ 2-25

Speaker (JD1) .......................................................................................... 2-25

Onboard Power LED (JLED) .................................................................... 2-26

Serial Ports (COM1 ~ COM2) .................................................................. 2-26

DOM PWR Connector (JSD1) .................................................................. 2-27

Legacy Wake-On-LAN (JSTBY) ............................................................... 2-27

SPDIF IN / SPDIF OUT (JSPDIF_IN/JSPDIF_OUT) ............................... 2-28

TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-28

T-SGPIO Headers (T-SGPIO1/2) ............................................................. 2-29

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-30

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-30

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LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1/JPL2) ..................................................... 2-30

CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-31

PCI Slot SMB Enable (I2C1/I2C2) ............................................................. 2-31

ME Manufacturing Mode (JPME2) ........................................................... 2-32

ME Recovery Mode (JPME1)................................................................... 2-32

Audio Enable (JPAC1).............................................................................. 2-33

Watch Dog Timer Reset (JWD1) .............................................................. 2-33

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1/JUSB2) ............................................................. 2-34

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-35

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-35

Onboard Power LED (LED1) .................................................................. 2-35

2-9 SATA Connections ......................................................................................... 2-36

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5) .................................................... 2-36

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

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

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-6

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-6

Proper Battery Disposal .................................................................................. 3-6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-7

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-7

Chapter 4

BIOS

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

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1

HowToChangetheCongurationData ......................................................... 4-1

How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 4-2

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

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: ....... 4-3

System Time/System Date ........................................................................ 4-3

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Supermicro X9SAE .................................................................................... 4-3

Version ........................................................................................................4-3

Build Date ................................................................................................... 4-3

Processor ................................................................................................... 4-3

Speed ......................................................................................................... 4-3

Physical Count ........................................................................................... 4-3

Logical Count ............................................................................................. 4-3

System Memory ........................................................................................ 4-3

Size............................................................................................................. 4-3

4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations...................................................................... 4-4



Boot Feature ................................................................................................. 4-4

Quiet Boot .................................................................................................. 4-4

AddOn ROM Display Mode ........................................................................ 4-4

Bootup Num-Lock ....................................................................................... 4-4

Wait For 'F1' If Error ................................................................................... 4-4

Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-4



PowerConguration ..................................................................................... 4-5

Watch Dog Function ................................................................................... 4-5

Power Button Function ............................................................................... 4-5

Restore on AC Power Loss ........................................................................ 4-5

Deep Sx Power Policies ............................................................................. 4-5



Processor & Clock Options .......................................................................... 4-5

Clock Spread Spectrum ............................................................................ 4-5

Hardware Prefetcher .................................................................................. 4-6

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch ................................................................... 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology ................................................................. 4-6

Execute-Disable Bit Capability ................................................................... 4-6

Intel® AES-NI ............................................................................................. 4-6

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-6

Power Technology ...................................................................................... 4-6



Turbo Boost Technology ............................................................................... 4-7

Turbo Mode ................................................................................................ 4-7

Factory Long Duration Power Limit............................................................ 4-7

Long Duration Power Limit ......................................................................... 4-7

Factory Long Duration Maintained ............................................................ 4-7

Long Duration Maintained ......................................................................... 4-7

Recommended Short Duration Power Limit ............................................... 4-7

Short duration power limit .......................................................................... 4-7

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ChipsetConguration ...................................................................................... 4-8

Memory Frequency .................................................................................... 4-8

VT-d ............................................................................................................ 4-8

Active State Power Management ............................................................... 4-8

PCIE Maximum Read Request .................................................................. 4-8

PCI Express Port ........................................................................................ 4-8

PCI Express Port - Gen X .......................................................................... 4-9

De-emphasis Control .................................................................................. 4-9

Aperture Size .............................................................................................. 4-9

DVMT Pre-Allocated ................................................................................... 4-9

DVMT Total Gfx Mem ................................................................................. 4-9

Gfx Low Power Mode ................................................................................. 4-9

Graphics Performance Analyzers ............................................................... 4-9

RC6 (Render Standby) ............................................................................... 4-9

RC6+ (Deep RC6) .................................................................................... 4-10

GT OverClocking Support ........................................................................ 4-10

USB Functions ......................................................................................... 4-10

USB 3.0 Functions ................................................................................... 4-10

Legacy USB Support ................................................................................ 4-10

Port 60/64 Emulation ................................................................................ 4-10

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off................................................................................ 4-10

XHCI Hand-off .......................................................................................... 4-10

Azalia HD Audio ........................................................................................4-11

Frontside Audio Mode ...............................................................................4-11



IDE/SATAConguration ..............................................................................4-11

SATA Mode ................................................................................................4-11



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-12

PCI Latency Timer .................................................................................... 4-12

Above 4G Decoding ................................................................................. 4-12

PERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-12

SERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-12

PCI-E Slot 5 OPROM ............................................................................... 4-12

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-13

Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROM .......................................................... 4-13



SuperIOConguration ............................................................................. 4-13

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 ...................................................................... 4-13

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Settings ........................................................ 4-13



Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................................ 4-14



HardwareHealthConguration .................................................................. 4-15

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Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-15

CPU Temperature ..................................................................................... 4-15

System Temperature / Peripheral Temperature / PCH Temperature ....... 4-15

Fan 1 ~ Fan 4, Fan A Reading ................................................................ 4-16

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, VTT, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT ........... 4-16



ACPI Settings ............................................................................................. 4-16

High Precision Event Timers .................................................................... 4-16

Suspend Mode ......................................................................................... 4-16

WHEA Support ......................................................................................... 4-16



TrustedComputingConguration .............................................................. 4-16

TPM Support ............................................................................................ 4-16



IntelTXT(LT)Conguration ........................................................................ 4-16

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-16

Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-17

PCH-FWConguration ............................................................................... 4-17

FirmwareUpdateConguration ................................................................. 4-17

AMTConguration...................................................................................... 4-17

Intel AMT .................................................................................................. 4-17

BIOS Hotkey Pressed .............................................................................. 4-17

MEBx Selection Screen ........................................................................... 4-17

HideUn-congureMEConrmationPrompt ............................................ 4-17

MEBx Debug Message Output................................................................. 4-17

Un-CongureME ...................................................................................... 4-17

AMT Wait Timer ........................................................................................ 4-17

Disable ME ............................................................................................... 4-18

ASF ........................................................................................................... 4-18

Activate Remote Assistance Process....................................................... 4-18

USBCongure ......................................................................................... 4-18

PET Progress ........................................................................................... 4-18

Watch Dog Timer ...................................................................................... 4-18

Network Stack ............................................................................................ 4-18

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-19



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-19

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-19

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-19

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-19

Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-19

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-19

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-20

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View SmBIOS Event Log ......................................................................... 4-20

4-5 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-21

Setup Prompt Timeout ............................................................................. 4-21

Retry Boot Devices .................................................................................. 4-21

Boot Option Filter ..................................................................................... 4-21

Boot Option #1, #2, #3, ... ........................................................................ 4-21

Network Device BBS Priorities,
CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities,

Hard Drive BBS Priorities, ........................................................................ 4-21

4-6 Security Settings ..........................................................................................4-22

Password Check ..................................................................................... 4-22

Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-22

User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-22

4-7 Save & Exit Options ...................................................................................... 4-23

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-23

Save Changes and Reset ........................................................................ 4-23

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-23

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-23

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-23

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-24

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-24

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

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

Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS ......................................................................C-1

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block)....................C-1

C-3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB-Attached Device ..........................C-1

X9SAE Motherboard Series User’s Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

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 in the retail box.

•One (1) Supermicro Motherboard

•Two (2) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

Software utilities for this motherboard are available for download at

http://www.supermicro.com.

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X9SAE 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: Introduction

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X9SAE Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

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

panel connections.

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

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

10

9

21

BIOS LICENSE

1

3

JBT1

JSD1

1

3

JSTBY1

1

T-SGPIO1

12

78

T-SGPIO2

12

78

JTPM1

12

19 20

JPCIE7

DIMM1

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

102

JPCI1

A1

B1

B2

JPCIE9

JUSBLAN2

JAUDIO1

J32

J15

21

7

J13
10

21

7

JD1 41

4

1

SP1

+

JWD1

JPL1

1

3

JPME2

1

3

JPME1

1

3

JPUSB1

13

JPUSB2

1

3

1

3

JCPUVRD_SMB

3

1

3

1

JPL2

3

1

R616

C

A

CATERR_LED

LED1

A

C

JPCIE6

B17

B18

A17

A18

JPCIE8

JPCIE5

J30

5

1

HDMI_

B1

+

C3102

JSPDIF_IN

JSPDIF_OUT

1

JL1

1

JI2C2

1

JI2C1

JUSB4

11

10

19

1

B49

B48

A49

A48

Tested to Comply

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

MAC CODE BAR CODE

MH3

MH4

MH9

MH5

MH1

MH2

MH6

MH7

MH8

1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JWD1

JPL1:

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

1-2:NORMAL

JPME1:

2-3:ME RECOVERY

JPME2:

1-2:NORMAL

JPW3

JPL2

1-2:Enable

2-3:Disable

USB3.0 1/2

1-2:Enable

JPUSB1:USB1 WAKE UP

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JPUSB2:USB2 WAKE UP

2-3:Disable

JPAC1

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (INX8)

CPU1 SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 X4

FANA

USB2/3

CMOS CLEAR

SPEAKER:1-4

JD1:

BUZZER:3-4

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

PWR

RST

JF1

ON

LED

X

OH/FF

NIC2

NIC1

HDDPWR

LEDLED

BUZZER

POWER LED

JLED

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1/CPU FAN

ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST

AUDIO FP

JPAC1:AUDIO

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPW2

JPW1

COM2

SLOT1 PCI 33MHZ

USB11/12

USB0/1

USB4/5

USB10/13

USB3.0 3/4

COM1

VGA/

HDMI1/2

LAN2

LAN1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

PCH SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X1

CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (INX16)

CPU1 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

KB/MOUSE/USB8/9

CPU

DIMMA1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

X9SAE

REV:1.01

DESIGNED IN USA

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X9SAE Quick Reference

10

9

21

BIOS LICENSE

1

3

JBT1

JSD1

1

3

JSTBY1

1

T-SGPIO1

12

78

T-SGPIO2

12

78

JTPM1

12

19 20

JPCIE7

DIMM1

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

102

JPCI1

A1

B1

B2

JPCIE9

JUSBLAN2

JAUDIO1

J32

J15

21

7

J13
10

21

7

JD1 41

4

1

SP1

+

JWD1

JPL1

1

3

JPME2

1

3

JPME1

1

3

JPUSB1

13

JPUSB2

1

3

1

3

JCPUVRD_SMB

3

1

3

1

JPL2

3

1

R616

C

A

CATERR_LED

LED1

A

C

JPCIE6

B17

B18

A17

A18

JPCIE8

JPCIE5

J30

5

1

HDMI_

B1

+

C3102

JSPDIF_IN

JSPDIF_OUT

1

JL1

1

JI2C2

1

JI2C1

JUSB4

11

10

19

1

B49

B48

A49

A48

Tested to Comply

With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

MAC CODE BAR CODE

MH3

MH4

MH9

MH5

MH1

MH2

MH6

MH7

MH8

1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JWD1

JPL1:

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

1-2:NORMAL

JPME1:

2-3:ME RECOVERY

JPME2:

1-2:NORMAL

JPW3

JPL2

1-2:Enable

2-3:Disable

USB3.0 1/2

1-2:Enable

JPUSB1:USB1 WAKE UP

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JPUSB2:USB2 WAKE UP

2-3:Disable

JPAC1

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (INX8)

CPU1 SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 X4

FANA

USB2/3

CMOS CLEAR

SPEAKER:1-4

JD1:

BUZZER:3-4

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

PWR

RST

JF1

ON

LED

X

OH/FF

NIC2

NIC1

HDDPWR

LEDLED

BUZZER

POWER LED

JLED

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1/CPU FAN

ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST

AUDIO FP

JPAC1:AUDIO

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPW2

JPW1

COM2

SLOT1 PCI 33MHZ

USB11/12

USB0/1

USB4/5

USB10/13

USB3.0 3/4

COM1

VGA/

HDMI1/2

LAN2

LAN1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

PCH SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X1

CPU1 SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (INX16)

CPU1 SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

KB/MOUSE/USB8/9

CPU

DIMMA1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

X9SAE

REV:1.01

DESIGNED IN USA

AUDIO FP

JPME2
JPME1

JTPM1

JPUSB2

USB4/5

JSD1
USB11/12
JSTBY1

JL1

JLED

LED1

JD1
T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

FANA

JWD1

JF1

USB0/1

COM2

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JPW1

DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2
DIMMA1

JPW2

JPUSB1

FAN4

KB/MSCOM1HDMI1LAN1LAN2JAUDIO1

TOP

USB8/9VGAHDMI2USB10/13USB2/3

S/PDIF OUT

S/PDIF IN

JPAC1

JPL2

JPL1

JPW3

JI2C2

JI2C1

JBT1

BAT1

SPK1

SLOT1

SLOT2

SLOT3

SLOT4

SLOT5

SLOT6

SLOT7

I-SATA4 I-SATA2 I-SATA0

I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

X

X

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

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X9SAE Motherboard Series Jumpers

Jumper Description Default

JBT1 CMOS Clear N/A

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Off (Disabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Disable/Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME1 Intel ME Recovery Mode Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

JPME2 Intel ME Manufacturing Mode Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1: Backpanel, JPUSB2: Headers) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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

X9SAE Motherboard Series LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

LED1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power On

Back Panel

Backplane I/O Panel

A. USB 2.0 Port 9 G. USB 2.0 Port 13 M. SPDIF Out

B. USB 2.0 Port 8 H. USB 2.0 Port 10 N. Surround Out

C. Keyboard/Mouse I. Gb LAN Port 1 O. Center/LFE Out

D. VGA Port J. USB 2.0 Port 3** P. Mic In

E. Serial Port (COM1) K. USB 2.0 Port 2* Q. Line Out

F. HDMI1/HDMI2 Ports L. Gb LAN Port 2 R. Line In

E

A

B

C

F

D

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

HD Audio

HD Audio

*USB 3.0 Port 3 **USB 3.0 Port 4

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X9SAE Motherboard Series Headers/Connectors

Connector Description

AUDIO FP Front Panel Audio Header

JAUDIO High-Denition Audio Connectors (on the I/O back panel)

BAT1, SPK1 Onboard Battery, Internal Speaker/Buzzer

COM1, COM2 COM1 Port (Back Panel), COM2 Serial Port Header

FAN1~FAN4, FANA System/CPU Fan Headers (FAN1: CPU Fan, FANA: I/O Cards)

JD1 Speaker/buzzer (Pins 1-2: Buzzer, Pins 1~4: External Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JLED Power LED Indicator Header

JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power Connector (Required)

JPW3 +12V 4-pin Auxilliary power Connector

KB/MS Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit (RJ45) Ports (LAN1/2)

S/PDIF IN, S/PDIF OUT SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) In/Out Headers

JSD1 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connector

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz Slot

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) Slot

SLOT3, SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 x1 Slot

SLOT4 X9SAE-V: PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16)

SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slot (X9SAE-V: PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16) Slot)

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 x4 Slot

HDMI1, HDMI2 Backpanel HDMI Ports

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JSTBY Legacy Wake on LAN Header

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2 Header

I-SATA0 / I-SATA1 Serial ATA (SATA 3.0) Ports 0/1 (6Gb/sec)

I-SATA 2~I-SATA5 Serial ATA (SATA 2.0) Ports 2~5 (3Gb/sec)

USB 8/9, 10/13 Backpanel USB 2.0 8/9, 10/13

USB 2/3 Backpanel USB 2.0 2/3 (USB 3.0 3/4)

USB 0/1 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Headers 0/1 (USB 3.0 1/2)

USB 4/5, 11/12 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Headers 4/5, 11/12

T-SGPIO1, T-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers (for SATA)

VGA Backpanel VGA Port

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Motherboard Features

CPU Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v2 series, Xeon E3-1200 series,

Pentium®, and Celeron® processor in an LGA 1155 socket

Memory Four (4) slots support up to 32 GB of unbuffered, ECC

DDR3 UDIMM memory (1600/1333/1066 MHz)

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 2 GB, 4GB, and 8GB

Chipset Intel® C216

Expansion Slots Two (2) PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot

One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (X9SAE only)

Two (2) PCI Express 3.0 x8 in x 16 slot (X9SAE-V only)

One (1) PCI 33 MHz slots (5 Volts)

Network Connections Two (2) Gigabit Ethernet Controllers:

LAN1: Intel 82579LM
LAN2: Intel 82574L

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear I/O Panel Connectors with Link and
Activity LEDs

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) Two (2) SATA 0~1

RAID 0, 1

SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) Four (4) I-SATA 2~5

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (MS Windows®)

RAID 0, 1, 10 (Linux)

Disk-on-Module (DOM) header

USB Devices

Four (4) USB 2.0 ports and two (2) USB 3.0 ports on the
rear I/O panel

Six (6) Front Accessible USB 2.0 ports on three headers,
and two (2) Front Accessible USB 3.0 ports on one header

Keyboard/Mouse

One shared PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

One (1) Front accessible Serial Port header (COM2)

One (1) Serial Port on the back panel (COM1)

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Audio

Five (5) Female Mini Jacks for High Denition Audio on

the Back Panel

Front Panel Audio Header

One (1) S/PDIF Optical Out on the back panel

S/PDIF In and S/PDIF Out Headers

Video

One VGA (D-Sub), two (2) HDMI ports on the back panel

nVidia® SLi® and AMD® Crossre™ X support

BIOS 128 Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, USB
Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.3

Power Conguration ACPI/APM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for 1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +/-12V,
+3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset

CPU 4+2 phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 2.0

support

System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III

SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection, TPM 1.2 header

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® C216 chipset utilities

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)

Dimensions ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6")

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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.

X9SAE Motherboard Series Block Diagram

INTEL CPU

PCIe3.0_x8

PCIe x16 SLOT #6

8.0GT/s

VRM 12

SVID

DDR3 (CHA)

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1A (Blue)
DIMM1B

DIMM2A (Blue)
DIMM2B

1600/1333MHz

1600/1333MHz

x4 DMI

5GT/s

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x1

PCIe x1 SLOT #5

PCIe x4 SLOT #7

33MHz

5V PCI

PCI SLOT #1

4 SATA-II PORTS

SATA-II
300MB/s

8 USB2.0 PORTS

USB2.0
480Mbps

2 SATA-III PORTS

SATA-III
600MB/s

GLAN2
82574L

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

RJ45

RJ45

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

GLAN1
82579LM

Intel

C216 PCH

(Socket-H2)

LPC

TPM1.2

COM1/2

PS2 KB/MS

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

LPC I/O

NCT6776F

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

BLOCK DIAGRAM

RoHS 6/6

x4 FDI

2.7 Gbps

HDMI D

Digital port D

Digital port C

HDMI C

4 USB3.0 PORTS

Analogl port A

VGA

RealTEK ALC889

AZALIA

PCIe3.0_x8

PCIe x16 SLOT #4

8.0GT/s

R/C

x8

x8

PCIe2.0_x1

5GT/s

PCIe x1 SLOT #3

USB3.0

4.8Gbps

PCIe x4 SLOT #2

PCIe2.0_x4

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x4

5.0GT/s

note:x4 on the Server/WS are
supported at 5.0 GT/s speeds only.

X9SAE-V Only

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X9SAE Motherboard Series supports a single Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v2 series,

Xeon E3-1200 series, Pentium®, and Celeron® processor in an LGA 1155 socket.

Leveraging the features of the Intel C216 chipset, the X9SAE motherboard pro-

vides substantial enhancement to system performance high performance gaming

platforms and entry-level workstations.

Intel C216 Chipset Features

•Server-class performance, reliability, and security at entry-level price points

•Enhanced performance and energy-efciency

•Support for ECC Memory - Better data integrity and system reliability through

automatic data correction

•Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) with E-mail Alerting - Uninter-

rupted operation and quick data recovery in the event of a hard drive failure

•Intel® OS Guard - Improves security by strengthening malware protection

•PCI Express 3.0 Interface (up to 8.0 GT/s)

•SATA 3.0 Controller (up to 6Gb/sec)

•Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.05

•Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology6 (Intel® HT Technology)

Complete specications are available at Intel's website:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/server-chipsets/server-chipset-

c202.html

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting for you to determine 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 a power-on state. See

the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is

Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board. All have

an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring.

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: 1.8V,

+3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset. 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

PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The

onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS

(under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The 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 the ther-

mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn

on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis

thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when

the chassis temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide

adequate airow to your system.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in

the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero

Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can

also congure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system

temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond predened

thresholds.

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 enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also

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

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

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

implementation that is compatible with Windows XP, 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 to blink

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.

This motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector located at JPW2 is also

required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Caution! 1. To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard,

please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and a 8-pin power con-

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nectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the

8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will

void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

2. To provide adequate power to Disk on Module SATA devices, please

connect them to the SATA DOM PWR connector (JWF1).

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 web site 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

ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

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

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

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

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced 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.

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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 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 your computer chassis provides excellent

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

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.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Caution: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pres-

sure on the label area of the fan.

Important:

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

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you in-

stall 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.

Load Lever

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,

from its locking position.

Load Plate

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2-3

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.

3. Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the North center

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

4. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys.

Once it is 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 verti-

cally.

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

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Caution: You can only install the CPU inside the socket only 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.

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked

into place

5. Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

7. Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.