Supero X9SBAA, X9SBAA-F User Manual

X9SBAA

X9SBAA-F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: April 15, 2013

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

the X9SBAA motherboard product series. This product is intended to be

professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

About This Motherboard

The X9SBAA motherboard series is a value-driven product aimed at users who

demand a reduced-cost, low-power motherboard for PC, storage, embedded or

micro server platform applications.

The X9SBAA motherboard series comes with the Intel® ATOM SoC S1260

(BGA1283, 8.5W) CPU installed and other features such as ECC-DIMM support,

USB 3.0 ports, SATA 3.0 ports, and on-board VGA and IPMI LAN (X9SBAA-F). This

enables the X9SBAA motherboard series to deliver cost-effective performance in

a small form-factor package.

Manual Organization

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

and provides detailed information about the 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 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 Driver Installation Instructions.

Preface

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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

1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ........................................................................................................ iii

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

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

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

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ........................................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction

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

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

X9SBAA Motherboard Series Image ............................................ 1-2

X9SBAA Motherboard Series Layout .............................................................. 1-3

X9SBAA Motherboard Series Quick Reference .............................................. 1-4

Jumper Descriptions ....................................................................................... 1-4

Ports, Connectors, LED Indicators.................................................................. 1-5

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-6

X9SBAA Motherboard Series Block Diagram ................................................. 1-8

1-2 PowerCongurationSettings.......................................................................... 1-9

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................. 1-9

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard.................................................................... 1-9

Main Switch Override Mechanism .................................................................. 1-9

1-3 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 1-9

Chapter 2

Installation

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

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

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

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

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

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-2

Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 2-3

2-3 System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-4

How to Install SO-DIMMs ............................................................................... 2-4

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-4

The SO DIMM Socket ..................................................................................... 2-5

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2-4 Connectors and I/O Ports ............................................................................... 2-6

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ............................................................ 2-6

Universal Serial Bus (USB 0/1) .................................................................. 2-7

Serial Port (COM3/COM1) ......................................................................... 2-8

VGA Connector (VGA) ............................................................................... 2-9

LAN Ports (LAN1/LAN2) ............................................................................ 2-9

IPMI LAN (IPMI) ....................................................................................... 2-10

Rear Unit ID Switch (SW1) ...................................................................... 2-10

Front Control Panel ........................................................................................2-11

JF1 Header Pins .......................................................................................2-11

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions............................................................... 2-12

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-12

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-12

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-12

NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-13

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-13

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-13

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-13

2-5 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-14

ATX Power Connectors (JPW1) .............................................................. 2-14

Fan Headers (FAN1~3) ............................................................................ 2-15

System Management Bus (JIPMB1) ................................................. 2-15

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-16

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C1) ...................................................................... 2-16

SATA DOM Power (JSD1) ........................................................................ 2-17

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-17

Power LED/Speaker (JD1) ....................................................................... 2-18

Internal Speaker/Buzzer (SP1) ................................................................ 2-18

TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-19

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-20

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-20

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB1) .................................................................... 2-21

VGA Enable (JPG1) ................................................................................. 2-21

CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-22

AC On Default (J22) ................................................................................. 2-22

Watch Dog Timer Reset (JWD1) .............................................................. 2-23

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1) .............................................................. 2-23

2-7 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-24

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-24

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IPMI Dedicated LAN Port ......................................................................... 2-24

System Power LED (LE1) ........................................................................ 2-25

IPMI Heartbeat LED (DM1) ...................................................................... 2-25

Rear UID LED (UID) ................................................................................ 2-25

2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections ................................................................. 2-26

SATA Connections (SATA0~3) ................................................................. 2-26

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-1

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

IfYouLosetheSystem’sSetupConguration ............................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-5

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

Supermicro X9SBAA .................................................................................. 4-3

Memory Information ................................................................................... 4-3

Platform Information ................................................................................... 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

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

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



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

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Intel SpeedStep Spectrum ......................................................................... 4-5

Hyper Threading ......................................................................................... 4-5

Execute-Disable Bit (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU) 4-5

Limit CPUID Maximum ............................................................................... 4-5

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) 4-5

TM Support ................................................................................................. 4-6

C-States ...................................................................................................... 4-6

Enhanced C1 .............................................................................................. 4-6

Enhanced C2 .............................................................................................. 4-6

Enhanced C3 .............................................................................................. 4-6

Enhanced C4 .............................................................................................. 4-6



ChipsetConguration ................................................................................... 4-6



NorthBridgeChipsetConguration ......................................................... 4-6

PMU Clock Gating ...................................................................................... 4-6

PMU Clock Gating ...................................................................................... 4-6

UNIT Clock Gating ..................................................................................... 4-7

Fast Boot .................................................................................................... 4-7

Memory Test ............................................................................................... 4-7

MRC Debug Messages .............................................................................. 4-7

DIMM vref Override .................................................................................... 4-7

MRC Reset Loop ........................................................................................ 4-7

ECC Support .............................................................................................. 4-7

Patrol Scrub Enable ................................................................................... 4-7

Patrol Scrub Period .................................................................................... 4-7

Demand Scrub Enable ............................................................................... 4-8

DDR Low Voltage ....................................................................................... 4-8

Rank Margin Tool ....................................................................................... 4-8

Dynamic Self Refresh ................................................................................ 4-8

Open Page Policy Timer ............................................................................ 4-8

Memory Performance DMap ...................................................................... 4-8

BWFLUSH .................................................................................................. 4-8

Scrambler ................................................................................................... 4-8

Uncore Thermal Throttle ............................................................................ 4-8

Set the following for Default Thermal Enforcement for Thermal Trips ...... 4-9

SchWriteMask,
SchReadMask,
MemoryRankWriteMask,

MemoryRankReadMask ............................................................................. 4-9

Set the following for Lowest Thermal Enforcement Limits......................... 4-9

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SchWriteMask,
SchReadMask,
MemoryRankWriteMask,

MemoryRankReadMask ............................................................................. 4-9

P_RTF_THERM.......................................................................................... 4-9



SouthBridgeChipsetConguration ........................................................ 4-9



PPMCong ............................................................................................. 4-9

C-state POPUP .......................................................................................... 4-9



USBConguration ................................................................................... 4-9

Legacy USB Support .................................................................................. 4-9

USB 3.0 Support ...................................................................................... 4-10

USB Mass Storage Driver Support .......................................................... 4-10



PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-10

Launch Storage OpROM Policy ............................................................... 4-10

Launch Video OpROM Policy .................................................................. 4-10

PCI Latency Timer .................................................................................... 4-10

PERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-10

SERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-10

Maximum Payload .....................................................................................4-11

Maximum Read Request ...........................................................................4-11

ASPM Support ...........................................................................................4-11

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ............................................................4-11

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM / Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM ..4-11

Network Stack ...........................................................................................4-11



ACPIConguration ......................................................................................4-11

High Precision Timer .................................................................................4-11



Trusted Computing ..................................................................................... 4-12

TPM Support ................................................................................................. 4-12

TPM State ................................................................................................ 4-12

Pending operation .................................................................................... 4-12

Pending operation .................................................................................... 4-12



HardwareHealthConguration .................................................................. 4-12

Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-12

CPU, System, Peripheral Temperature .................................................... 4-12

Fan1 ~ Fan3 Speed ................................................................................. 4-13

+5V, +12V, 5VSB, VDIMM, +1.05V, +3.3V, +3.3VSB, VBAT ................... 4-13



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



SerialPort1Conguration/SerialPort2Conguration(SOL) ........... 4-13

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Serial Port ................................................................................................. 4-13

Change Settings ....................................................................................... 4-13

Device Mode ............................................................................................ 4-13



ClockGenConguration ............................................................................ 4-14

Clock Spread Spectrum ........................................................................... 4-14



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

Intel® I350 Gigabit Network Connection (x2) ............................................. 4-16

Blink LEDs ............................................................................................... 4-16

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ............................................... 4-16

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-17



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-17

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-17

Runtime Error Logging Support ............................................................... 4-17

PCI Error Logging Support ....................................................................... 4-17

Corr Error Threshold ................................................................................ 4-17

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-17

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-17

Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-18

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-18

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-18

View SmBIOS Event Log ........................................................................... 4-18

4-5 IPMI .............................................................................................................. 4-19

System Event Log ................................................................................. 4-19

When SEL Full ......................................................................................... 4-19

Log EFI Status Codes .............................................................................. 4-19

BMCNetworkConguration .................................................................. 4-19

UpdateIPMILANConguration ............................................................... 4-20

CongurationSource ................................................................................ 4-20

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................. 4-21

Boot Options Priorities ............................................................................. 4-21

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc......................................................... 4-21

Network Device BBS Priorities, Hard Drive BBS Prioirities ..................... 4-21



Delete Boot Option ................................................................................ 4-21

4-8 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22

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

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

4-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-23

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Save Changes and Exit ........................................................................... 4-23

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

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

Discard Changes and Reset ................................................................... 4-23

Save Changes .......................................................................................... 4-24

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-24

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

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-24

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

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

Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

Recoverable POST 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: 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 and 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.

All the following items are included in the retail box only.

•One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•Two (2) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

•One (1) Quick Reference Guide

Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to

download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your

motherboard.

•SMCI product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

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

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

safety warnings posted on the Supermicro website at http://www.supermi-

cro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm.

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

com.

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series Image

Note: All graphics and images 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 image shown in

this manual.

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series Layout

Important Notes to the User

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

panel connections.

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

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series Quick Reference

(not drawn to scale)

Jumper Descriptions

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM1

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

19

23

24

27

28

3

4

6

7

8

9

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

29

32

1

31

2

5

10

13

21

22

25

26

30

J22

JF2

20

33

Item # Jumper Description Default

6

JPB1* BMC Enable/Disable

1-2 (Enabled), 2-3 (Disabled)

7

JPG1* On-board VGA Enable/Disable

1-2 (Enabled), 2-3 (Disabled)

18

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Reset 1-2 (Reset), 2-3 (NMI)

24

JBT1 CMOS Reset Short contact pads to reset CMOS

31

JPL1 LAN Enable/Disable 1-2 (Enabled), 2-3 (Disabled)

33

J22 AC On Default 1-2 (On), 2-3 (Off)

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Ports, Connectors, LED Indicators

Item # LED Description Color/State Status

2

UID* Unit ID LED

Blue/Solid Unit ID switch is on

5

DM1*

IPMI Heartbeat

Green/Blinking IPMI On/Normal

19

LE1

System Power LED

Green/Solid System On/Running

Item # Connector Description

1

Back Panel I/O

See detail on page 2-6

3

JOH1 System Overheat Header

4

SLOT1 33MHz PCI Slot (Slot 1)

8

JIPMB1* 4-pin External BMC I2C Header

9

JBAT1 Internal Backup Battery

10

SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

11,12,29

FAN3,2,1 System Fan Headers (FAN1=CPU Fan)

13

JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

14,15,16,17

SATA3,1,2,0 Internal SATA Ports

20

JF1 Front Panel Control Header, see detail on the right

21

JSD1 Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Header

22

JF2 Reserved

23

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

25

JPW1 24-Pin ATX Power Header

26

JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header

27

SODIMM1 Memory Slot (SODIMM, up to 8GB)

28

CPU Intel ATOM SoC S1260, BGA1283,8.5W,2.0GHz 2C/4T

30

COM1* Internal COM1 Header

32

JD1 Pins 1-3: Power LED, Pins 4-7: Ext. Speaker Header

* X9SBAA-F Only

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® ATOM SoC S1260,BGA1283, 8.5W

Memory One (1) 204-pin SO-DIMM slot supports up to 8GB of

DDR3, unbuffered, 1333 MHz, ECC memory only

Supports single-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

ECC SO-DIMM 2GB, 4GB and 8GB

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-33MHz expansion slot (3.3V only, 32-bit)

Graphics Matrox G200eW (X9SBAA-F only)

Network Connections One (1) Intel I350-AM2

Two (2) GbE RJ-45 Rear I/O panel connectors with link
and activity LEDs

One (1) IPMI RJ-45 Rear I/O panel connector with KVM
support (X9SBAA-F only)

I/O Devices SATA Connections (Marvell 88SE9230)

SATA 3.0 ports Four (4) with RAID 0/1

USB Devices (Renesas uPD720201)

Two (2) USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

VGA Graphics (Back Panel)

One (1) VGA port (X9SBAA-F only)

Keyboard/Mouse

USB keyboard/mouse support

Serial (COM) Ports

One (1) Fast 16550 UART COM port on the I/O back
panel (COM3) from S1260 as a PCI device. One (1)
COM port header (COM1) from WPCM450 (X9SBAA-F
only)

BIOS 8 MB SPI AMI BIOS® SM ash BIOS

Plug and play, APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, ACPI 4.0a, USB key­board support and SMBIOS 2.7

Power ACPI/ACPM power management, main switch override

mechanism, keyboard wake-up from soft off.

PC Health Monitoring CPU

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Cores: +1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +/- 12V, +3.3V stdby, +5V stdby, VBAT, HT, memory,
chipset.

Fans

Three (3) 4-pin fan headers with tachometer monitoring

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-7

Temperature

CPU monitoring, chassis environment monitoring, CPU
thermal trip support, PC temperature sensing logic

LED

CPU/system overheat, suspend state indicator, UID/Re­mote UID

Utilities (Download) BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software

Compliance ROHS 6/6 (full compliance, lead free)

Security One (1) TPM header, chassis intrusion detection/header

Environment

Specications

Operating Temperature Range: 0°C ~ 60°C (32°F ~ 140°F)

Non-Operating Temperature Range: -20°C ~ 70°C (-4°F ~ 158°F)

Operating Relative Humidity Range: 10% ~ 85% (non-condensing)

Non-Operating Relative Humidity Range: 10% ~ 95% (non-condensing)

Dimensions Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7"), 8-layers

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

X9SBAA Motherboard Series Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the Motherboard Features pages

for details on the features of the motherboard.

SO-DIMM

ECC

Centerton

S1260

8.5W

DDR3-1333

I350

LAN

PCIe X2 G2

PEB383

PCIE BRIDGE

23ICP2G1XeICP

PCI32

PCI 32

SLOT 1

PHY

DEDICATE LAN

RTL8201

TPM HDR/P80

VGA BMC

VGA
COM 2

WPCM450

DDR II

LPC

SPI

COM 1

uPD720201

USB

PCIe X1 G2

USB 3.0

#0

#1

USB

88SE9230

SATA

PCIe X2 G2

Renesas

Marvell

SATA 3

#0

#1

#2

#3

6.0 Gb/S

#1

1 PHASE

VR12

X9SBAA/-F

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-9

1-2 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

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.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter a

Soft Off state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up. During the

SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry

in the system "alive." In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the

power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off

and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-3 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 of 1 GHz and faster.

The X9SBAA Motherboard Series accommodates 12V ATX power sup-

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

the CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is

strongly recommended.

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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 prevent dam-

age to 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

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

2-2 Motherboard Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caution: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please

take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components

when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Pan head screws (4 pieces)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are four (4) mounting holes on the X9SBAA motherboard series.

Stand Offs (4 pieces)

(Only if needed)

Note: The above items are not provided with this motherboard.

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

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2-3

Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

Caution: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not

use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard

installation.

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout on the

previous page for mounting hole locations.

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the

chassis as needed. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the

mounting holes on the chassis.

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother-

board components.

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its

matching mounting hole on the chassis, using the Philips screwdriver.

Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws to all mounting holes.

I/O Shield

1

2
3

Stand Off

4
5

6

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis.

7

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

Installing and Removing DIMMs

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

2-3 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing SODIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

How to Install SO-DIMMs

1. The motherboard has one SO-DIMM socket. Insert the desired size of SO-

DIMM into the memory slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the

module to prevent incorrect module installation.

2. Insert the SO-DIMM module at an angle and snap it into place. See instruc-

tions on the next page.

Memory Support

The X9SBAA Motherboard Series supports up to 8GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3

1333MHz SODIMMs in one low-prole horizontal slot.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of ECC-SO-DIMMs that

have been validated with the X9SBAA motherboard series.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-5

Insert the SO DIMM

module vertically at

about a 45 degree

angle.

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to

gently push the side
clips near both ends
away from the module.
This should release

it from the slot. Pull
the SO DIMM module

upwards.

The SO DIMM Socket

Position the SO DIMM
module's bottom key

so it aligns with the
receptive point on the

slot.

Press down until the
module locks into

place. The side clips
will automatically

secure the SO DIMM
module, locking it into

place.

1

2

3

4

Insert this end rst

Press down until the module
locks into place.

Locking clip

Locking clip

Align

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

I/O Port Locations and Denitions

2-4 Connectors and I/O Ports

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

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

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

2

4

7

1

3

5

6

8

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Back Panel Connectors

* for X9SBAA-F only

1. COM3 5. LAN1

2. IPMI LAN* 6. LAN2

3. USB0 (USB 3.0) 7. VGA Port*

4. USB1 (USB 3.0) 8. Unit ID Switch*

Chapter 2: Installation

2-7

USB 0 (3.0)*

USB 1 (3.0)

Universal Serial Bus (USB 0/1)

There are two Universal Serial Bus (USB

3.0) ports located on the I/O backpanel.

These support data transfer speeds of up

to 5Gb/sec. See the tables on the right

for pin denitions.

Back Panel USB

Type A USB

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 USB_PN

3 USB_PP

4 Ground

1

2

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Back Panel Connectors

2

1

1

2

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Serial Port (COM3/COM1)

There is one COM port on the I/O back

panel (COM3) and one COM header on

the motherboard (COM1). These COM

ports provide high-speed 16550-compat-

ible serial communication support. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

COM1 is supported on the X9SBAA-F

only

Serial Ports

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

COM3

COM1 header

1

1

2

2

1

Back Panel Connectors

Chapter 2: Installation

2-9

VGA Port/Connector

LAN2

LAN1

1

VGA Connector (VGA)

A VGA connector is located next to

LAN2 Port on the I/O back panel.

This connector is used to provide

video display to legacy VGA moni-

tors. Refer to the board layout below

for the location. This feature is sup-

ported on the X9SBAA-F only

1

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Back Panel Connectors

VGA Port/Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 Red Video 9 +5V DC

2 Green Video 10 Ground (Vsync, DDC)

3 Blue Video 11 Reserved

4 Reserved 12 I2C Data

5 Ground 13 H Sync

6 Red Return 14 V Sync

7 Green Return 15 I2C Clock

8 Blue Return

1

LAN Ports (LAN1/LAN2)

There are two gigabit LAN ports lo-

cated on the I/O back panel. These

ports accept RJ45 type cables.

These are used to connect the moth-

erboard to a network.

RJ45/LAN

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 TX_D1+ 5 BI_D3-

2 TX_D1- 6 RX_D2-

3 RX_D2+ 7 BI_D4+

4 BI_D3+ 8 BI_D4-

232

3

2

3

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

IPMI LAN

Rear UID Switch

1

1

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Back Panel Connectors

1

2

IPMI LAN (IPMI)

A dedicated IPMI LAN port is located

above USB0 to provide dedicated net-

work connection for IPMI 2.0 remote

system management. This port accepts

RJ45 type cables. The IPMI LAN is sup-

ported on the X9SBAA-F only.

Rear Unit ID Switch (SW1)

The Rear UID Switch is located on

the backpanel. This switch is used in

conjunction with the rear UID LED to

provide easy identication of a system

that might be in need of service. For

example, in a large server cabinet with

multiple units. This is supported on the

X9SBAA-F only.

RJ45/LAN

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 TX_D1+ 5 BI_D3-

2 TX_D1- 6 RX_D2-

3 RX_D2+ 7 BI_D4+

4 BI_D3+ 8 BI_D4-

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A

C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA

1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN

1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

777

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC

1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST
2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA

DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LED

X

NMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RST

X

PWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

Front Control Panel

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

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

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

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

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Pin 19

Pin 20

Pin 1

Pin 2

(Motherboard rotated 90 degrees)

Power Button

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

X

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Overheat (OH)

Ground

Ground

1920

X

X

Vcc

NIC2 LED

X

Vcc

NMI Vcc

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Front Control Panel Pin Denitions

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located on

pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +3.3V

16 Ground

POWER LED

HDD LED

NIC1

NIC2

A

B

A

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located on

pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a hard

drive LED cable here to display disk

activity (for any hard drive activities on

the system, including Serial ATA and

IDE). See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +3.3V

14 HD Active

B

JF1 Header Pins

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller

or Ethernet Controller) LED connection

for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and

12 of JF1, and the LED connection for

LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach

the NIC LED cables to display network

activity. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

NIC 1/2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

11/9 Vcc

12/10 Ground

C

D

C

D

Power Button

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

X

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Overheat (OH)

Ground

Ground

1920

X

X

Vcc

NIC2 LED

X

Vcc

NMI Vcc

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2-13

Power Button

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

X

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Overheat (OH)

Ground

Ground

1920

X

X

Vcc

NIC2 LED

X

Vcc

NMI Vcc

Overheat (OH) LED

Connect an LED Cable to the Overheat

(OH) connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1.

This header provides advanced warn-

ings of chassis overheat.

Overheat (OH) Indicator

Pin Denitions (JF1)

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

B

JF1 Header Pins

A

B

C

C

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20 of

JF1. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

NMI Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Signal

20 Ground

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off the

system. To turn off the power when set

to suspend mode, press the button for at

least 4 seconds.

Power Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a hard-

ware reset switch on the computer case.

Reset Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

NMI Button

OH/Fan Fail

Reset Button

PWR Button

A

D

D

Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

2-5 Connecting Cables

This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out denitions for onboard power

connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector.

JPW1

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Denitions (JPW1)

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

ATX Power Connectors (JPW1)

The 24-pin (JPW1) power connector is

used to provide power to the mother-

board from an ATX power supply. This

connectors meets the SSI EPS 12V

specication. See the tables on the right

for pin denitions.

A

A

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2-15

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

C

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Headers (FAN1~3)

The X9SBAA Motherboard Series has

three fan headers (Fan1~Fan3). These

are backward compatible with three

pin fans, however 4-pin fans are rec-

ommended for optimal performance.

Please see the table on the right for pin

denitions.

A

B

FAN1

FAN2

FAN3

JIPMB1

A

B

C

System Management Bus (JIPMB1)

A System Management Bus header for

the IPMI slot is located at IPMB. Connect

the appropriate cable here to use the

IPMB I2C connection on your system.

System Management

Bus

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Ground

3 Data

4 No Connection

D

D

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Chassis Intrusion (JL1)

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach the

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions (JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

JL1

JPI2C1

A

B

B

A

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C1)

The Power Supply I2C Connector, lo-

cated at JPI2C1 monitors the status of

the power supply. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

PWR Supply I2C

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

JSD1

JOH1

A

B

A

SATA DOM Power (JSD1)

The SATA DOM Power on JSD1 is used

to supply power to SATA Disk-on-Module

(DOM) solid-state storage devices.

SATA DOM Power

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

Overheat (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect

an LED to provide warnings of chassis

overheat. Refer to the table on right for

pin denitions.

B

Overheat LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

Overheat (OH) LED

Status Message

State Message

Solid Overheat

Off Normal

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

B

A

Power LED/Speaker (JD1)

On the JD1 header, pins 1~3 are used for

a power LED and pins 4~7 are used for

an external speaker. If you wish to use

the onboard speaker, you should close

pins 6-7 with a jumper. See the table on

the right for speaker pin denitions.

Speaker Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Internal Speaker/Buzzer (SP1)

The Internal Speaker on SP1 can be

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. Refer to

the layout below for the locations of

the Internal Buzzer (SP1).

Internal Buzzer

Pin Denition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

JD1

SP1

A

B

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2-19

TPM Header (JTPM1)

The TPM header is used to connect a

Trusted Platform Module (TPM), avail-

able from a third-party vendor. A TPM is

a security device that allows encryption

and authentication of hard drives. It en-

ables the motherboard to deny access if

the TPM associated with the hard drive is

not installed in the system. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

JTPM1

A

Trusted Platform Module Header

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME 4 No Pin

5 LRESET 6 VCC5

7 LAD3 8 LAD2

9 VCC3 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 RSV0 14 RSV1

15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN

19 LPCPD 20 RSV2

A

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

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X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identied with a square solder pad on the printed circuit

board.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed" means the jumper is on and "Open" means

the jumper is off the pins.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-21

A

B

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB1)

JPB1 is used to enable or disable the

BMC (Baseboard Management Control)

chip and the onboard IPMI connection.

This jumper is used together with the IPMI

settings in the BIOS. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. This is supported

on the X9SBAA-F only.

BMC IPMI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Settings Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Both Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

VGA Enable (JPG1)

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the

onboard VGA connector. The default posi-

tion is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

B

A

JPB1
JPG1

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

CMOS Clear (JBT1)

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins,

this "jumper" consists of contact pads to pre-

vent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear

CMOS, use a metal object such as a small

screwdriver to touch both pads at the same

time to short the connection. Always remove

the AC power cord from the system before

clearing CMOS.

Important: For an ATX power supply, you

must completely shut down the system,

remove the AC power cord and then short

JBT1 to clear CMOS.

A

A

JBT1

J22

JBT1

JLAN2

JLAN1

JDIMM1

JD1

1

JWP1

1

JPL1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

JBT1:

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

LAN2/4

PWR LED

X

NMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

Metal contact pads

Motherboard

B

B

AC On Default

Jumper Settings (J22)

Pin# Denition

1-2 On (Default)

2-3 Off

AC On Default (J22)

The AC On Default on J22 determines whether

the motherboard will turn on automatically or

remain off, when plugged into a power source..

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

B

Watch Dog Timer Reset (JWD1)

The Watch Dog Timer (JWD1) is a sys-

tem monitor that can reboot the system

when a software application hangs.

Close Pins 1-2 to reset the system if

an application hangs. Close Pins 2-3 to

generate a non-maskable interrupt sig-

nal for the application that hangs. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

Watchdog Timer Reset

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JWD1)

Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (Default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

A

A

B

JWD1
JPL1

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL1)

JPL1 is used to enable or disable the

LAN Ports on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

LAN Port Enable

Jumper Settings (JPL1)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

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C

C

C

LAN Port LEDs

Two LAN ports are located on the I/O

backpanel. Each Ethernet LAN port has

two LEDs. The yellow Activity LED (right,

see below) indicates activity, while the Link/

Speed LED (left) may be green, amber or

off to indicate the speed of the connection.

See the tables at right for more information.

2-7 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port 1

LAN Port 2

IPMI LAN

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

Activity LED

Link/Speed LED

Back Panel Connectors

A

B

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

Color Denition

Yellow (Flashing) ConnectionActive

GLAN Link/Speed LED Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

A

B

IPMI Dedicated LAN Port

An IPMI Dedicated LAN port installed on

the I/O back panel. The yellow LED on

the right indicates activity, while the green

LED on the left indicates the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for more

information.

Activity LED

Link LED

IPMI

A

B

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A

System Power LED (LE1)

An System Power LED is located at LE1

on the motherboard. When LE1 is on,

the AC power cable is connected and the

system is running.

Onboard PWR LED (LE1)

LED Status

Status Denition

Off System Off (Soft Switch)

On System is Running

JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

LE1

DM1

UID

A

B

B

C

C

IPMI Heartbeat LED (DM1)

An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at

DM1. When DM1 blinks, the IPMI is func-

tioning properly. Refer to the table on the

right for details. Also see the layout below

for the LED location.

IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator (DM1)

LED Settings

Green: Blinking IPMI is ready for use

Rear UID LED (UID)

The rear UID LED is located at UID on the

backpanel. This LED is used in conjunction

with the rear UID switch to provide easy

identication of a system that might be in

need of service.

Rear UID LED (UID)

LED Settings

Blue: Solid UID Toggled On

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JPCI1

6

JBT1

1

JBAT1

SW1

DM1

A

LED3

A

C

LE1

A
C

JLAN2

JLAN1

JSD1

JDIMM1

JTPM1/P80

JD1

1

JPW1

12

SP1

JPG1

1

JPB1

1

JWP1

1

JWD1

JPL1

1

JOH1

1

JL1

1

JCOM1

JPI2C1

JCOM2

FAN1

1

1

FAN2

FAN3

JF1

7

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

2-3:DISABLE

JPG1:VGA
1-2:ENABLE

JBT1:

C

USB3.0 0/1

2-3:DISABLE

JPL1:LAN
1-2:ENABLE

FF

JPI2C1:PWR I2C

7

7

7

7

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

UID

2-3:DISABLE

JPB1:BMC
1-2:ENABLE

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:RST

2-3:NMI

JWD1:WATCH DOG

OVERHEAT

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

VGA

JSD1:SATA
DOM POWER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

LAN2/4

PWR LEDXNMI

HDD LED

LAN1/3

NIC1

CPU

NIC2 OH/ RSTXPWR

ON

IPMI_LAN

SODIMM1

FAN1/CPU

COM1

COM3

J22

JF2

2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections

Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and hard disk drive

cables:

• Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector. Refer to Page 1-1 for cables

that came with your shipment.

A

B

C

D

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

A

B

SATA Connections (SATA0~3)

There are four SATA 3.0 ports located on the motherboard. These Serial Link

connections provide fast data transmission rates of up to 6Gb/sec. See the table

below for pin denitions.

SATA 3.0 Connectors

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

C

D

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the compo-

nents.)

2. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas-

sis.

3. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the

keyboard and mouse. Also, be sure to remove all add-on cards.

4. Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check

all jumper settings as well.

No Power

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

sis.

2. Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

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

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still

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

6. Make sure the memory module installed is an ECC SO-DIMM type.

No Video

1. If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to remove

all the add-on cards and cables rst.

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2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. (Refer to Appendix A

for details on beep codes.)

3. Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on, check

the specs of memory modules, reset the memory or try a different one.)

Memory Errors

1. Make sure that the ECC SO-DIMM module is properly installed and fully seated

in the slot.

2. Please check Section 2-3 and make sure that you are using the correct memory.

Also, it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type

and speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

If You Lose the System’s Setup Conguration

1. Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply

may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies

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

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

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all

the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro

does not sell directly to end users, so it is best to rst check with your distributor or

reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)

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

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

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

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

Support.

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

com/support/bios/).

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed. Some cannot be ashed; it depends

on the modications to the boot block code.

3. If you've followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system, and

still cannot resolve the problem, then contact Supermicro's technical support and

provide them with the following information:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

system rst boots up)

• System conguration (OS version, peripheral devices, power supply type, etc)

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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

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

by e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at: [phone], option

2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer:

The X9SBAA Motherboard Series supports up to 8GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3

1333 MHz SODIMM in a single low-prole horizontal slot. See Section 2-4 for

details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located

on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our

BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our

web site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS (.rom) le to

your computer. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is

newer than your BIOS before downloading. You may choose the zip le or the

.exe le. If you choose the zipped BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a

bootable device or a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch

le named "ami.bat" with the new BIOS ROM le from your bootable device or

USB pen/thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> ami.bat BIOS-ROM-lename.xxx <Enter>

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Notes: Always use the le named “ami.bat” to update the BIOS and insert a

space bet ween "ami.bat" and the lename. The BIOS-ROM-lename will bear

the motherboard name (i.e., X9SBAA) and build version as the extension. For

example, "X9SBAA0.526".

When completed, your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .exe

le, please run the .exe le under Windows to create the BIOS ash oppy disk.

Insert the oppy disk into the system you wish to ash the BIOS. Then, boot

the system to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS

without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes

to complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS

to prevent possible system boot failure!

When the BIOS ashing screen is completed, the system will reboot and will

show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will need to load the BIOS defaults.

Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default

settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To

repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA

at Supermicro for service.

If your BIOS crashes and your motherboard will no longer boot, please read

Appendix C - UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions for instructions.

Question: Why does OS installation fail if the OS does not have USB 3.0

controller support

Answer: The latest version of Windows 8 and Red Hat Linux does support USB

3.0. However, some OS such as Windows 7 does not have USB 3.0 drivers

built into the OS image. Users need to deploy the USB 3.0 drivers into the OS

image manually for successful installation. The other work-around is to plug

in a PCI USB 2.0 card to connect the keyboard mouse and other peripherals

to the USB 2.0 ports rst to install the Windows 7, then install the USB 3.0

drivers after OS deployment.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required

before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When

returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed

on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Ship-

ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when

service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages

incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

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

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Notes

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

4-1

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SBAA Motherboard

Series. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily up-

dated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility

setup screens.

Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery, please refer to the instruction

guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the

system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS

setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as

<F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

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

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

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

the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to

include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".

Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar-

row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

How To Change the Conguration Data

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

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

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.

As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of

the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the

system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you

have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Main Advanced Boot Save & Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

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

Event Logs Security

System Date [Sat 2/13/2013]

System Time [16:49:50]

Supermicro X9BAA
SMC Version 1.00
SMC Build Date 2/22/2013

Memory Information
Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

IPMI

 Platform Information

Access Level

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

4-3

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-

tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between elds. The date must be entered in

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

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

Supermicro X9SBAA

SMC Version: This item displays the version of the BIOS used in the system.

SMC Build Date: This item displays the day this version of BIOS was built.

Memory Information

Total Memory: This displays the size of memory available in the system.

Platform Information

This section displays the processor information and rmware build date and time.

Access Level: This displays the user level currently authorized to access this setup.

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4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu

items:



BOOT Feature

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modied between POST mes-

sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select

Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This sets the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force BIOS and

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

This feature selects the Power-on state for Numlock key. The options are Off

and On.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this

item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt

19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

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

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

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Boot Save & Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

System Boot Feature Setting

Event Logs SecurityIPMI

 Boot Feature

 CPU Configuration
 Chipset Configuration
 PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
 ACPI Settings
 Trusted Computing
 Hardware Health Configuration
 Super IO Configuration (WPCM450)
 Clock Gen Configuration
 Serial Port Console Configuration

 Intel (R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection - 00:25:90:9C:1F:4E
 Intel (R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection - 00:25:90:9C:1F:4F

Advanced

Main

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

4-5

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when

a non-recoverable error occurs that lasts for more than ve minutes. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.



CPU Conguration

Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause

system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

Intel SpeedStep Spectrum

Select Enable to activate support for the Intel SpeedStep™ technology. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Hyper Threading

Set to Enabled to use the processor's Hyper Threading Technology feature. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Execute-Disable Bit (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor

to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal codes

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

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

Limit CPUID Maximum

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

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

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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat-

form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions,

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

Enabled and Disabled.

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

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

web site for detailed information.

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TM Support

Enable this feature to activate the CPU Thermal Management. The options are

Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS.).

C-States

Use this feature to enable or disable C states C2 and above. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Enhanced C1

This feature is used to enable or disable Enhanced C1 State. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Enhanced C2

Use this feature to enable or disable Enhanced C2 State. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Enhanced C3

This feature is used to enable or disable Enhanced C3 State. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Enhanced C4

Use this feature to enable or disable Enhanced C4 State. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.



Chipset Conguration

WARNING: Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause

the system to malfunction.



North Bridge Chipset Conguration

This item displays the current IO chipset Revision.

PMU Clock Gating

Use the feature to enable or disable the PMU (Power Management Unit) Clock

Gating. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PMU Clock Gating

Use this feature to enable or disable the PMU (Power Management Unit)

Clock Gating. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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UNIT Clock Gating

This feature is used to enable or disable the Unit Clock Gating. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Fast Boot

Use this feature to enable or disable fast boot, which skips memory training

and attempts to boot the last known good conguration. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Test

This feature is used to enable or disable memory test during boot. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

MRC Debug Messages

Use this feature to enable or disable debug output in MRC (Memory Refer-

ence Code). The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DIMM vref Override

This feature is used to enable or disable DIMM vref override. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

MRC Reset Loop

Use this feature to enable or disable MRC (Memory Reference Code) to loop

innitely. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ECC Support

Use this feature to enable or disable ECC (Error Checking and Correction)

support. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Patrol Scrub Enable

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

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

requestor (the original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the North

Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles, if there is

no delay caused by internal processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB

of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Patrol Scrub Period

Use this feature to select the length of time period the system uses for Patrol

Scrubbing. The options are 24 Hours, 10 Hours, 4 Hours and 1 Hour.

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Demand Scrub Enable

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

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

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

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

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

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

DDR Low Voltage

Use this feature to select DDR Low Voltage support. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

Rank Margin Tool

Use this feature to enable or disable the DDR Rank Margin Tool support. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Dynamic Self Refresh

Use this feature to enable or disable the Dynamic Self Refresh in the memory

controller. The options are Immediate and Disabled.

Open Page Policy Timer

Use this feature to set the Open Page Policy Timer. The options are Disabled,

Immediate, 30-60 ns, 60-120 ns, 120-240 ns, 240-480 ns, 480-960 ns and

1-2 us.

Memory Performance DMap

Set this feature to select the Memory Performance DMap. The options are

DMAP_A and DMAP_C.

BWFLUSH

Set this feature to select the BWFLUSH. The options are BWFLUSH_A and

BWFLUSH_E.

Scrambler

Use this feature to enable or disable the Scrambler. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Uncore Thermal Throttle

Use this feature to master enable or disable of Internal Hardware Thermal

Throttling for internal thermal sensor-based hardware throttling Interrupts

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are not affected by this, and is for 'hot trip' throttling only. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Set the following for Default Thermal Enforcement for Thermal Trips

SchWriteMask,
SchReadMask,
MemoryRankWriteMask,
MemoryRankReadMask

The options are Bandwidth Allowed 0%, Bandwidth Allowed 12.5%, Bandwidth

Allowed 25%, Bandwidth Allowed 37.5%, Bandwidth Allowed 50%, Bandwidth

Allowed 62.5%, Bandwidth Allowed 70%, Bandwidth Allowed 87.5%, and

Bandwidth Allowed 100%,.

Set the following for Lowest Thermal Enforcement Limits

SchWriteMask,
SchReadMask,
MemoryRankWriteMask,
MemoryRankReadMask

The options are Bandwidth Allowed 0%, Bandwidth Allowed 12.5%, Band-

width Allowed 25%, Bandwidth Allowed 37.5%, Bandwidth Allowed 50%,

Bandwidth Allowed 62.5%, Bandwidth Allowed 70%, Bandwidth Allowed

87.5%, and Bandwidth Allowed 100%,.

P_RTF_THERM

Use this feature to set Punit RTF Thermal Enforcement Limits. The options

are No Thermal Throttle, Grants 8 clocks off 56 clocks on, Grants 16 clocks

off 48 clocks on, Grants 24 clocks off 48 clocks on, Grants 32 clocks off 32

clocks on, Grants 40 clocks off 24 clocks on, Grants 48 clocks off 16 clocks

on, and Grants 56 clocks off 8 clocks on.



South Bridge Chipset Conguration



PPM Cong

C-state POPUP

Use this feature to enable or disable the C-state POPUP support. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.



USB Conguration

Legacy USB Support

Use this feature to enable or disable Legacy USB support. The Auto option

disables legacy support, if no USB devices are connected. If Disabled, it

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will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. The options are

Enabled, Disabled, and Auto.

USB 3.0 Support

Use this feature to enable or disable the USB 3.0 (XHCI) Controller support.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

XHCI Hand-Off

This item is for Operating Systems that do not support Enhanced Host Con-

troller Interface (EXCI) hand-off. When enabled, XHCI ownership change

will be claimed by the EHCI driver. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Mass Storage Driver Support

Use this feature to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage Driver support.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.



PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP congurations for the following items:

Launch Storage OpROM Policy

In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI-compatible), this feature species

what ROM to launch. The options are Legacy Only and UEFI Only.

Launch Video OpROM Policy

In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI-compatible), this feature species

what ROM to launch. The options are Legacy Only and UEFI Only.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Se-

lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32 PCI Bus

Clocks, 64 PCI Bus Clocks, 96 PCI Bus Clocks, 128 PCI Bus Clocks, 160 PCI

Bus Clocks, 192 PCI Bus Clocks, 224 PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks.

PERR# Generation

Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate PERR# error codes. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

SERR# Generation

Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate SERR# error codes. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Maximum Payload

This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size. The options

are Auto, 128 Bytes, and 256 Bytes.

Maximum Read Request

This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size. The

options are Auto, 128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and

4096 Bytes.

ASPM Support

Set this item to the desired ASPM (Active State Power Management) level. The

options are Disabled, Auto and Force L0s.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM.

The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM / Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled. The default for LAN 1 is Enabled. Default for LAN 2 is Disabled.

Network Stack

Use this feature to enable or disable the network stack (PXE and UEFI). The op-

tions are Disabled and Enabled.



ACPI Conguration

Use this section to congure Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

Enable Hibernation

If set to enabled, the system will be able to hibernate (enter OS/S4 sleep state).

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

High Precision Timer

Select Enabled to activate the high precision timer that produces periodic interrupts

at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing

multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on

other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embed-

ded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254

Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Trusted Computing

TPM Support

Select Enable to activate BIOS support for trusted platforms (TPM 1.1/1.2) and al-

low the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for

the platforms specied. The options are Disable and Enable.

TPM State

This feature changes the TPM State. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Note:

The system will restart to change the TPM State.

Pending operation

Displays any TPM-related operation by the system.

Pending operation

The following are informational status messages that indicate the current TPM State:

TPM Enabled Status

TPM Active Status

TPM Owner Status



Hardware Health Conguration

Fan Speed Control Mode

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speed of the

onboard fans. Select "Full Speed" to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed

(of 100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. This setting

is recommended for special system conguration or debugging. Select "Standard"

for the onboard fans to run at 20% of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the

needs between system cooling and power saving. In Standard mode, the fan speed

will increase up to full speed, depending on motherboard system temperature. This

setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware congurations.

The options are Full Speed (@100% of PWM Cycle), and Standard (@20-100%

linear change of PWM Cycle).

CPU, System, Peripheral Temperature

This feature displays the system and peripheral device temperatures, as detected

by the motherboard sensors.

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Fan1 ~ Fan3 Speed

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan3.

+5V, +12V, 5VSB, VDIMM, +1.05V, +3.3V, +3.3VSB, VBAT

This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors.



Super IO Device Conguration



Serial Port 1 Conguration / Serial Port 2 Conguration (SOL)

Serial Port

Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Change Settings

This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request

address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the

serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to

Disabled, the serial port becomes unavailable.

The options for Serial Port 1 are:

Auto,

IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;

IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

The options for Serial Port 2 are:

Auto,

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;

IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;

Device Mode

This selects the serial port's device mode. The options are Normal and High

Speed.

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

Clock Gen Conguration

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to

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

the components whenever needed. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.



Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1, COM2 (SOL) Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1, COM2 (SOL) ports. The

options are Enabled and Disabled. The default for COM1 and COM2 (SOL) is

Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

Congure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings. The

most common settings are set as default:

Terminal Type : Select ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

Flow Control: None or Hardware RTS/CTS

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support: Enabled or Disabled

Recorder Mode: Disabled or Enabled

Resolution 100x31: Disabled or Enabled

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution: 80x24 or 80x25

PuTTY Keypad: VT100, Linux, XTerm86, SCO, ESCN, VT400

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management / Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS)

Use this feature to enable console redirection.

Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for Serial Port Out-of-Band Manage-

ment / Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) ports. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

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

Console Redirection Settings

Congure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings. The

most common settings are set as default:

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port: COM1, COM2, and SOL

Terminal Type: Select ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200

Flow Control: None, Hardware RTS/CTS, Software Xon/Xoff

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

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Intel® I350 Gigabit Network Connection (x2)

Use these features to congure the Ethernet device parameters.

NIC Conguration

Link Speed

Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port. This

feature cannot currently be changed using the BIOS.

Wake on LAN

Wake on LAN is currently not supported.

Blink LEDs

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

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

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

This section displays the following port information:

•UEFI Driver

•Adapter PBA

•Chip Type

•PCI Device ID

•PCI Bus:Device:Function

•Link Status

•Factory MAC Address

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4-4 Event Logs

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Press <Enter> to change
the Smbios Event Log
configuration.

Event Logs IPMI

 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

 View Smbios Event Log

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

Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings

Smbios Event Log

Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging

during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Runtime Error Logging Support

Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

PCI Error Logging Support

Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Corr Error Threshold

Change this item to dene the system's memory correction error threshold. Directly

enter a numeric value, default is 10.

Erase Event Log

This option erases all logged events. The options are No, Yes, Next reset and

Yes, Every reset.

When Log is Full

This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is

full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

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Log System Boot Event

This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI

The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of oc-

curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented.

This is a numeric value. The default value is 1.

METW

The Multiple Event Time Window (METW) denes number of minutes must pass

between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented. This is in minutes, from

0 to 99. The default value is 60.

View SmBIOS Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log.

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4-5 IPMI

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that

IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a

whole. For more information on the IPMI specications, please visit Intel's website

at www.intel.com.

System Event Log

This feature is used to change the Sytem Event Log (SEL) conguration.

SEL Components - Change this item to enable or disable all features of System

Event Logging. The options are Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, the

following can be congured:

Erase SEL - This option erases all logged SEL events. The options are No, Yes,

On Next reset and Yes, On Every reset.

When SEL Full

This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages

when it is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

Log EFI Status Codes

This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface

(EFI) status codes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

BMC Network Conguration

Set this feature to congure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address.

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Press <Enter> to change the
SEL event log configuration.

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IPMI Firmware Revision 2.10

IPMI STATUS Working

 System Event log

 BMC network configuration

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Update IPMI LAN Conguration

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

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

user is allowed to congure the IPMI settings at next system boot.

Conguration Source

This feature selects whether the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address

are automatically assigned by the network's DHCP server (Dynamic Host and Con-

guration Protocol) "Dynamic" or manually entered by the user "Static". If Static is

selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually

entered below. When Dynamic is selected, all the options below are automatically

assigned to the system by itself or by an external DHCP server.

The options are Static and DHCP. The following items are displayed when Static

is selected:

Station IP Address - Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in

decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-

digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be-

longs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not

exceed 255.

Station MAC Address - MAC addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers

(Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separated by dots (i.e., 00.30.48.D0.D4.60).

Gateway IP Address - Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will

use (i.e., 192.168.10.1).

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4-6 Boot Settings

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

Boot Options Priorities

This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order

of priority from which the systems boots during startup.

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

The settings are Built-in EFI Shell, [any detected boot device] and Disabled.

Network Device BBS Priorities, Hard Drive BBS Prioirities

This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard.



Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the user to delete a previously dened boot device from which

the systems boots during startup.

The settings are Built-in EFI Shell, and [any pre dened boot device]

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Sets the system boot order

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Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 [A0S0 WDC WD800AAJS- ...]
Boot Option #2 [IBA GE Slot 0500 v1404]
Boot Option #3 [UEFI: Built-in EFI ...]

Network Device BBS Priorities
Hard Drive BBS Priorities

 Delete Boot Option

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4-8 Security Settings

• If the Administrator password is dened ONLY - this controls access to the

BIOS setup ONLY.

• If the User's password is dened ONLY - this password will need to be entered

during each system startup or boot, and will also have Administrator rights in

the setup.

• Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long.

Administrator Password

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing Administrator password.

User Password:

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing User password.

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Set Administrator Password.

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Password Description

If ONLY the administrator’s password is set,
then this only limits access to Setup and is
only asked for when entering Setup.
If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will
have Administrator rights.
The password length must be
in the following range:
Minimum length 3
Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

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4-8 Save & Exit

Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup

screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option to

leave the BIOS Setup Utility and Exit BIOS setup, the new system conguration

parameters may not take effect until the system is rebooted. Select Yes to Save

Conguration and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration, and reboot the computer. Select Yes to Quit Without

Saving and and press <Enter>.

Save Changes and Reset

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option to

leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system congura-

tion parameters can take effect. Select Yes to Save Conguration and Reset from

the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Reset

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration, and reboot the computer. Select Yes to Reset Without

Saving and and press <Enter>.

Main Advanced SecurityBoot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Exit system setup after saving
the changes.

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Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit
Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changes and Reset

Save Options

Save Changes
Discard Changes

Restore Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

IBA GE Slot 0500 v1404
UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell
A0S0 WDC WD800AAJS-00BA0

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Save Changes

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option to

save any changes made. This will not reset (reboot) the system.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Restore Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability, but not for

maximum performance.

Save As User Defaults

To set this feature, select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use.

Restore User Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. Use this feature to retrieve user-dened settings that were saved previously.

Boot Override

Listed on this section are other boot options for the system (i.e., Built-in EFI shell).

Select an option and press <Enter>. Your system will boot to the selected boot

option.

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Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the AMI BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST

code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep

codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep with the front panel Overheat LED on - system overheat

8 short beeps - display memory read/write error

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Notes

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Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Software Programs

The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp://ftp.

supermicro.com. Some of these must be installed, such as the chipset driver.

After accessing the ftp site, go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO

le for your motherboard. Download this le to create a CD/DVD of the drivers and

utilities it contains. (You may also use a utility to extract the ISO le if preferred.)

Another option is to go to the Supermicro Website at http://www.supermicro.com/

products/. Find the product page for your motherboard here, where you may down-

load individual drivers and utilities.

After creating a CD/DVD with the ISO les, insert the disk into the CD/DVD drive

on your system and the display shown below should appear.

Note 1: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the

readme les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these

items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After

installing each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on

to the next item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you

to view the entire contents.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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B-2 Conguring SuperDoctor III

The SuperDoctor® III program is a web-based management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program allows

you to monitor the environment and operations of your system. SuperDoctor III

displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages

and fan status. See the gures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface.

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN

/ ADMIN.

Note: When SuperDoctor III is rst installed, it adopts the temperature

threshold settings that have been set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to

these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor III, as the SuperDoc-

tor III settings override the BIOS settings. To set the BIOS temperature

threshold settings again, you would rst need to uninstall SuperDoctor III.

SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information)

Note 2. When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver

CD, please set the SATA Conguration to "Compatible Mode" and congure

SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup. After making the driver diskette, be sure

to change the SATA settings back to your original settings.

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Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web

Site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also

download the SDIII User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/PROD-

UCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>. For Linux, we will recommend using

Supero Doctor II.

SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

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Notes

Disclaimer

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.