Supero X9SPV-M4, X9SPV-M4-3UE, X9SPV-M4-3QE User Manual

X9SPV-M4

X9SPV-M4-3QE

X9SPV-M4-3UE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: August 13, 2014

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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

X9SPV motherboard product (M series). This product is intended to be

professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

About This Motherboard

The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard is a value-driven product aimed at users who demand

a small form-factor, ultra low-power motherboard for storage, server, client, control

board and many embedded applications.

The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard features a mobile, 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7

processor onboard in an FCBGA1023 package, offering many features such as two

ECC SO-DIMM memory support, Four SATA 2.0 ports, two SATA 3.0 ports, and three

independent displays with Intel® HD Graphics 4000. It also includes four gigabit

Ethernet LAN ports, AMT 8.0, vPro, TPM support and a Mini-PCIe slot with mSATA

support. These features enable the X9SPV-M4 Motherboard to deliver an energy-

efcient,lowpower,highperformanceplatform,inasmallmini-ITXform-factor.

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.

Appendix C provides the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual:

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

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

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

system failure or to avoid bodily injury

Warning: Critical information to prevent damage to the components or

data loss.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installa-

tion or to relay safety precautions.

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

vides information for correct system setup.

v

Contacting Supermicro

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.nl

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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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

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

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

X9SPV-M4 Image ........................................................................ 1-2

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard Layout ..................................................................... 1-3

X9SPV-M4 Quick Reference ........................................................................... 1-4

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

Ports, LEDs, and Connectors ......................................................................... 1-5

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

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard Block Diagram ......................................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss ..................................................................... 1-10

Onboard Voltage Monitoring ........................................................................ 1-10

Fan Status Monitor with Software ................................................................. 1-10

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings.........................................................................1-11

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................1-11

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard...................................................................1-11

Main Switch Override Mechanism .................................................................1-11

1-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

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

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How to Install SODIMMs ................................................................................. 2-4

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

The SODIMM Socket ...................................................................................... 2-5

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

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

PS/2 KB/Mouse Port (KB/Mouse) .............................................................. 2-7

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................ 2-8

VESA® DisplayPort™ (DisplayPort) .......................................................... 2-9

HDMI Port ................................................................................................. 2-9

DVI-I Port (DVI) .......................................................................................... 2-9

LAN Ports (LAN1~LAN4) ......................................................................... 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

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

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

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-14

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-14

2-5 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-15

ATX Power Connector (JPW1) ............................................................... 2-15

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-16

Serial Port (COM1) ................................................................................... 2-16

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-17

TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-17

SATA DOM Power (JSD1) ........................................................................ 2-18

Power SMB I2C Connector (JPI2C1) ....................................................... 2-18

System Management Bus (JSMB1) ......................................................... 2-18

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-19

Front Panel Audio (FP AUDIO) ................................................................ 2-19

Power LED/Speaker (JD1) ....................................................................... 2-20

Internal Speaker/Buzzer (SP1) ................................................................ 2-20

LAN3 and LAN4 LED Header (JPK1) ...................................................... 2-21

Wake-On-Ring (JWOR) ............................................................................ 2-21

Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) .................................................................. 2-22

Mini PCI-E Slot (Mini PCIE) ..................................................................... 2-23

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2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-24

SMB (I2C) Bus to PCI Slots (JI2C1/2) ...................................................... 2-25

Manufacturing Mode (JPME2).................................................................. 2-25

Audio Enable (JPAC1).............................................................................. 2-25

CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-26

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1) ......................................................................... 2-27

Watch Dog Timer Reset (JWD1) .............................................................. 2-28

eDP Port Voltage Select (JEDP1) ............................................................ 2-28

PCI-E Slot Bifurcation (JRF1) .................................................................. 2-28

2-7 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-29

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-29

Power LED (LED1) ................................................................................... 2-30

2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections ................................................................. 2-31

SATA Connections (SATA0~SATA5) ........................................................ 2-31

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 X9SPV-M4 .............................................................................. 4-3

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

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

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



BOOT Feature .............................................................................................. 4-4

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

Option ROM Messages .............................................................................. 4-4

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

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

INT19 Trap Response ................................................................................ 4-5

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

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

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



Processor and Clock Options....................................................................... 4-5

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

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-5

Limit CPUID Maximum ............................................................................... 4-6

Execute-Disable Bit (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU) 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) . 4-6

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) ................. 4-6

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) ... 4-6

Clock Spread Spectrum ............................................................................. 4-6



CPUPPMConguration .......................................................................... 4-6

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

EIST ............................................................................................................ 4-7

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

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report ............................................................... 4-7

CongurableTDP ....................................................................................... 4-7

CongTDPLOCK ...................................................................................... 4-7

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

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

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

ACPI T State .............................................................................................. 4-7



Advanced Chipset Control............................................................................ 4-8



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

SATA Controllers .......................................................................................4-11

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

IDE Mode ..................................................................................................4-11

IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection ........................................................4-11

Serial ATA Port 0~5 ...................................................................................4-11

AHCI Mode ............................................................................................... 4-12

Aggressive LPM Support ......................................................................... 4-12

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Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ................................................................... 4-12

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device ........................................................ 4-12

RAID Mode ............................................................................................... 4-12

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug ................................................................... 4-12

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device ........................................................ 4-12



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

Launch PXE, Storage, Video OpROM Policy .......................................... 4-12

Other PCI device ROM priority ................................................................ 4-12

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

PERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-13

SERR# Generation ................................................................................... 4-13

ASPM Support .......................................................................................... 4-13

Maximum Read Request .......................................................................... 4-13

Above 4G Decoding ................................................................................. 4-13

VGA Palette Snoop .................................................................................. 4-13

PCI-E Slot 1 Option ROM ........................................................................ 4-16

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-16

Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 .......................................................................... 4-16

Load Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 Option ROM ........................................... 4-16

Network Stack .......................................................................................... 4-16



SuperIOConguration ............................................................................. 4-17

Serial Port 1 ............................................................................................. 4-17

Serial Port 1 Settings .............................................................................. 4-17



RemoteAccessConguration .................................................................... 4-17

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

Services (EMS) ........................................................................................ 4-19

Console Redirection (for EMS) ................................................................ 4-19



Trusted Computing ..................................................................................... 4-20

TPM Owner .............................................................................................. 4-20

Execute TPM Command .......................................................................... 4-20

Clearing the TPM ..................................................................................... 4-20



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

High Precision Timer ................................................................................ 4-20



TrustedComputingConguration .............................................................. 4-20

Security Device Support ........................................................................... 4-20



IntelTXT(LT)Conguration ........................................................................ 4-21

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-21

Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-21

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Intel®Anti-TheftTechnologyConguration ................................................. 4-21

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology ..................................................................... 4-21

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Rec .............................................................. 4-21



AMTConguration...................................................................................... 4-21

Intel AMT .................................................................................................. 4-21

Un-CongureME ...................................................................................... 4-21

WatchDog ................................................................................................. 4-21



iSCSIConguration .................................................................................... 4-21

iSCSI Initiator Name ................................................................................. 4-22

Add an Attempt ......................................................................................... 4-22



Intel(R) 82579LM (x1)



Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection (x3) ..................................... 4-23



NICConguration ....................................................................................... 4-23

Link Speed ............................................................................................... 4-23

Wake On LAN .......................................................................................... 4-23

Blink LEDs (Range 0-15 seconds) ........................................................... 4-23

PortCongurationInformation ................................................................. 4-23

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-24



Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-24

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-24

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-24

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-24

Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-24

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-24

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-25

View SmBIOS Event Log ......................................................................... 4-25

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-26

Setup Prompt Timeout ............................................................................. 4-26

Boot Option Priorities ............................................................................... 4-26

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc (detected boot devices) .................. 4-26

Network Devices, Hard Disk Drives, USB Device BBS Prorities, CD/DVD

ROM Drives .............................................................................................. 4-26

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc (detected boot devices) .................. 4-26



Add New Boot Option ........................................................................... 4-26



Delete Boot Option ................................................................................ 4-27

4-7 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-27

Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-27

User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-27

HDD Password: ........................................................................................ 4-27

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4-8 Exit ................................................................................................................ 4-28

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-28

Save Changes and Reset ........................................................................ 4-28

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-28

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-28

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-29

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-29

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-29

Me FW Image Re-Flash ........................................................................... 4-29

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

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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

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

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

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 Motherboard with CPU and Heatsink installed

•Six (6) 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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X9SPV-M4 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.

Chapter 1: Introduction

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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard 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".

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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X9SPV-M4 Quick Reference

(not drawn to scale)

Jumper Descriptions

JCOM1

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

3

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

22

20
18

21
19
17

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

Item # Jumper Description Default

3

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Reset/NMI

Pins 1-2 (Reset), 2-3 (NMI)

4,6

JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C Bus for PCI-E Slot

Short (Enabled), Open (Disabled)

7

JPME2 ME Manufacturing Mode Pins 1-2 (Normal), 2-3 (Manuf. Mode)

28

JEDP1 EDP Port Voltage Select Pins 1-2 (3.3V), 2-3 (5V)

32

JRF1 PCI-E Select (1X16 or 2X8) Short (2X8), Open (1X16)

35 JPUSB1 USB Wake-Up Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled), 2-3 (Disabled)

38 JPAC1 Audio Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled), 2-3 (Disabled)

42 JBT1 CMOS Reset Short contact pads to reset CMOS

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-5

Ports, LEDs, and Connectors

Item # Connector Description

1

Back Panel I/O

Please see "Back Panel IO Connectors" below, right

2

AUDIO FP Front Panel Audio Header

5

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16 Slot

8

USB 2/3 USB Header for USB Ports 2/3 (USB 3.0)

9,13

USB 10/11,8/9,6/7 USB Headers for USB Ports 10/11,8/9,6/7 (USB 2.0)

10,12,30

FAN 3,2,1 System Fan Headers (FAN1: CPU Fan)

11

JSMB1 4-pin External BMC I2C Header

14

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

15

JSD1 Disk On Module (DOM) Header

16~21

I-SATA0~5 SATA Ports 0~5

22

JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

23

JD1 Pins 1-3 Power LED Header, 4-7 External Speaker

24

JPK1 LAN3 and LAN4 LED Header (Yellow)

27

JPW1 24-pin ATX Power Header

29

eDP Embedded DisplayPort

31

JIP2C1 PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

33

SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

34

JCOM1 Internal Serial Port (COM1)

36

CPU Intel i7 CPU, See next page for CPU information

37

BT1 System Battery

39

Mini PCIE Mini PCI-E Slot

40

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

41

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

43,44 DIMMA1,DIMMA2 Vertical SO DIMM Slots (DDR3, 1600/1333MHz)

45 JWOR1 Wake-On-Ring Header

Item # LED Description Color/State Status

25

LED1 Power LED

Green/Solid System On/Running

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Motherboard Features

CPU Onboard, Mobile ECC, 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7

processor (FCBGA1023)

X9SPV-M4 Core i7-3555LE, 25W, Dual Core

X9SPV-M4-3QE Core i7-3612QE, 35W, Quad Core

X9SPV-M4-3UE Core i7-3517UE, 17W, Dual Core

Memory Two (2) SO-DIMM slots support up to 16 GB of DDR3/L,

unbuffered, 1600/1333 MHz, ECC SO-DIMM memory

Supports One DIMM per Channel

DIMM sizes

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

Chipset Mobile Intel® QM77 Express (4.1W)

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-E 3.0 x16 (or 2 x8) Slot (x16 default), one (1)

Mini-PCIe Slot with mSATA support

Graphics Chip Intel HD Graphics 4000

Network Connections Three (3) RJ-45 Ports (Intel 82574L)

One (1) RJ-45 Port (Intel 82579LM)

AMT 8.0

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 3.0 Ports Two (2) (SATA 0/1)

RAID 0, 1 Support

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4) (SATA 2~5)

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Devices

Eight (8) USB 2.0 ports: Two (2) on the rear I/O panel, Six
(6) on headers.

Four (4) USB 3.0 ports: Two (2) on the rear I/O panel,
Two (2) on headers.

Graphics

VESA DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-I, dual independent display,
three (3) independent displays with embedded DisplayPort

Keyboard/Mouse

Combination PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

One (1) Fast UART 16550 on a header (COM1)

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-7

Super I/O

Nuvoton NCT6776F

BIOS 128 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

Plug and Play, ACPI 4.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS

2.7.1

Power ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Suspend-To-RAM (STR)

One (1) Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Vcore_CPU, BAT, 3.3V, 3VSB, 5V, 12V, VDIMM, VCC_SA

Tachometer Monitoring

CPU & chassis environment Monitoring

CPU Thermal Trip support

Adaptive Thermal Monitor support

Fan Control

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

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 3.0

support

AMT 8.0, vPro

SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

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

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

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

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

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

(Download from Website)

Drivers and software for Intel® QM77 Express chipset
utilities

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance)

One (1) TPM 1.2 Header, One (1) Audio Header

Dimensions Mini-ITX form factor (6.75" x 6.75")

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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

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

for details on the features of the motherboard.

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard Block Diagram

PCIE[6]

PCIE[4]

PCIE[8]

PCIE[7]

Display Port

2x USB3.0 by Header

HDMI

DVI-I

DDP[C]

DDP[D]

mini_PCIe

DDP[B]

Audio CHIP
ALC888S-VD2-GR

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

1600/1333 MHz

2X USB2.0 by rear I/O

LPC

COM1 (internal header)

NCT6776F

4x SATA PORTS

LPC I/O

GLAN2
82574L

PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s

DDR3 (CHA)

PCIe x16 SLOT

SVID

IMVP 7

PCIe3.0_x16

ECC-SODIMM2

RJ45

RJ45

DDR3 (CHB)

ECC-SODIMM1

1600/1333 MHz

8.0GT/s

DMI 2.0 x4

5.0GT/s

PCH

SATA 6Gb/s

USB2.0

2x SATA PORTS

GLAN1
82579LM

Debug Header

6x USB2.0 by Header

FDI X4

SATA 3Gb/s

2x USB3.0 by rear I/O

USB3.0

2.5GT/s

GLAN3
82574L

RJ45

PCIe1.0_x1

PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s

GLAN4
82574L

RJ45

PCIE[5]

LPC

USB[12:4]

USB[3:0]

SATA[5:2]

SATA[1:0]

SPI

PCIe1.0_x1

2.5GT/s

EDP

AZALIA

(Or PCIe3.0 2x8)

Intel CPU

FCBGA 1023

Core i7

Intel QM77

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-9

1-2 Chipset Overview

The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard supports a single on board, 3rd generation Intel®

Core™ i7 processor (FCBGA1023 Mobile ECC CPU).

Built around the functionality and the capability of the Intel® QM77 Express

chipset, the motherboard provides substantial system performance and storage

capability for performance platforms in a compact package.

The Intel QM77 Express chipset is part of the mobile Intel Chipset family, with a

single-chip architecture. Among its features are

•4.1W Power Consumption

•Intel Active Management Technology

•Intel Anti-Theft Technology

•Intel Rapid Storage Technology

•SATA Controller (up to 6G/s)

•USB 3.0

•Smart Response Technology (SSD Cache)

For more information regarding the Intel QM77 Express chipset, please visit Intel's

website at: http://www.intel.com

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X9SPV-M4 Mother-

board. These motherboards have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that

supports PC health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set-

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: Vcore_

CPU, BAT, 3.3V, 3VSB, 5V, 12V, VDIMM, VCC_SA. Once a voltage becomes

unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen. The User

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

by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-11

1-4 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.

1-5 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 X9SPV-M4 Motherboard accommodates 12V ATX power supplies.

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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1-6 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

port higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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 X9SPV-M4 Motherboard.

Stand Offs (4 pieces)

(Only if needed)

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

Installing and Removing SODIMMs

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

2-3 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

How to Install SODIMMs

1. Insert the desired number of SODIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

DIMMA1, then DIMMB1. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the

module to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation.

2. Insert each SODIMM module vertically and snap it into place. Repeat step 1

to install DIMMB1 if needed. See instructions on the next page.

Memory Support

This motherboard supports up to 16 GB of DDR3/DDR3L ECC SODIMMs in 2 SODIMM

slots. It supports speeds of up to 1600MHz for DDR3 and up to 1333MHz for DDR3L

(low power).

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of ECC SODIMM that have

been validated with the X9SPV-M4 Motherboard.

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

Chapter 2: Installation

2-5

Insert the SODIMM

module straight down.

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 SODIMM module

upwards.

The SODIMM Socket

Position the SODIMM
module's bottom key

so it aligns with the
receptive point on the

slot. Take note of the

module's side notches

and the locking clips
on the socket.

Press down until the
module locks into

place. The side clips
will automatically

secure the SODIMM
module, locking it into

place.

1

2

3

4

Align

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I/O Port Locations and Denitions

2-4 Connectors/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

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X
RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

Back Panel Connectors

A. VESA DisplayPort G. USB5 (2.0)

B. HDMI Port H. LAN1

C. USB0 (3.0) I. LAN3

D. USB1 (3.0) J. LAN2

E. PS/2 KB/MS K. LAN4

F. USB4 (2.0) L. DVI-I Port

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

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2-7

Note:

This motherboard offers three Keyboard/Mouse connection options as

shown in the graphic below.

•1. Connect a keyboard cable or a mouse cable to the PS2 KB/Mouse port.

•2. Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 0.

•3. Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 1.

Back Panel Connectors

PS/2 KB/Mouse Port (KB/Mouse)

The PS/2 keyboard/mouse port is lo-

cated above the Back Panel USB Ports

on the motherboard. See the table at

right for pin denitions.

Keyboard/Mouse

(For a keyboard cable or Mouse cable)

Back Panel USB (2.0)

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable)

Back Panel USB (2.0

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable)

1

2

3

PS/2 KB/Mouse

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 KB Data

2 MS Data

3 Ground

4 Vcc

5 KB CLK

6 MS CLK

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Backpanel USB 3.0 0/1

Backpanel USB 2.0 4/5

USB 2.0 6/7 header

USB 3.0 2/3 header

USB 2.0 10/11 header

USB 2.0 8/9 header

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 4/5,

0/1) are located on the I/O backpanel.

Additionally, three USB 2.0 headers

(USB 6/7, 8/9, 10/11) and one USB 3.0

header (USB 2/3) are also located on

the motherboard to provide front chassis

access. (Cables are not included). See

the tables on the right for pin denitions.

Back Panel USB

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 USB_PN

3 USB_PP

4 Ground

Front Panel USB 2.0

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 +5V 2 +5V

3 USB_N1 4 USB_N2

5 USB_P1 6 USB_P2

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 Key 10 OC#

4

3

1

2

5

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X
PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

USB 3.0 Header

3

2

1

4

5

6

6

Front Panel USB3.0 (J2USB1)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description

1 19 VBUS Power

2 18 IntA_SSRX- SuperSpeed Rx-

3 17 IntA_SSRX+ SuperSpeed Rx+

4 16 GND Ground

5 15 IntA_SSTX- SuperSpeed Tx-

6 14 IntA_SSTX+ SuperSpeed Tx+

7 13 GND Ground

8 12 IntA_D- USB2 D-

9 11 IntA_D+ USB2 D+

10 Over Current

Protection

1

10

11

19

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2-9

VESA DisplayPort

HDMI Port

DVI-I Port

VESA® DisplayPort™ (DisplayPort)

DisplayPort, develped by the VESA con-

sortium, delivers digital display, fast re-

fresh rate. It can connect to virtually any

display device using an active Display-

Port adapter for devices such as VGA,

DVI or HDMI. The X9SPV-M4 supports

the DisplayPort standard version 1.1a.

1

2

HDMI Port

One HDMI (High-Denition Multimedia

Interface) Port is located next to the

LAN2 Connector on the I/O backpanel.

Refer to the board layout below for

the location. This connector is used to

display both high denition video and

digital sound through an HDMI-capable

display, using a single (HDMI) cable. The

X9SPV-M4 supports HDMI Specication

version 1.4a.

1

2

3

DVI-I Port (DVI)

One DVI Port (Digital Visual Interface)

is located next to the LAN ports on the

I/O backpanel. DVI-I (digital and analog)

provides the option of compatibility with

a VGA interface.

3

Back Panel Connectors

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1

LAN1

LAN2

LAN3

LAN4

LAN Ports (LAN1~LAN4)

Four (4) gigabit LAN ports are located on

the I/O back panel. These ports accept

RJ45 type cables. These are used to

connect the motherboard to a compat-

ible network.

1

2

Back Panel Connectors

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-

2

3

4

3

4

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2-11

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4
LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

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DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL
2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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)

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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 activ-

ity. Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions. See JPK1 for LAN3/LAN4.

NIC 1/2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

11/9 Vcc

12/10 Ground

C

D

C

D

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2-13

OH/FF/PF/UID LED

NMI Button

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Power Fail/

UID LED

Connect an LED Cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1

to provide advanced warnings of chassis

overheat, Unit ID status, power or fan

failure. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

OH/Fan Fail Indicator Status

Color: State Denition

Off Normal

Red: On, Steady System Overheat

Red: On, Flashing (slow) Fan Fail

Red: On, Flashing (fast) Power Fail

Blue: On. Steady Local UID On

Blue: On Flashing Remote UID On

A

B

JF1 Header Pins

A

B

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

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

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Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is lo-

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

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

C

C

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. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Power Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

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

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Reset Button

PWR Button

Power Fail LED

A

B

JF1 Header Pins

A

B

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JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

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DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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.

24-pin PWR

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 Connector (JPW1)

The 24-pin power connector is used

to provide power to the motherboard.

This connector meets the SSI EPS 12V

specication. See the tables on the right

for pin denitions.

A

A

(Required)

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JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Headers

The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard has three

fan headers (Fan1~Fan3). These fans

are 4-pin fan headers. Although Pins 1~3

of the fan headers are backward compat-

ible with the traditional 3-pin fans, please

4-pin fans on the motherboard to enable

the motherboard to control fan speed

through the BIOS. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Note: The speeds of 4-pin (PWM)

fans are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS Hardware

Monitoring in the Advanced Setting.

(The default setting is Disabled.)

A

B

Fan1 (CPU)

Fan2

Fan3

COM1

A

B

C

C

D

Serial Port (COM1)

One COM header (COM1) is located on

the motherboard. The COM1 header is

located next to the HDMI port to provide

an onboard serial port. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Serial Ports-COM1

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

D

1

5

96

COM Port Pin Layout

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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

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X
PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

Chassis Intrusion

TPM Header

A

B

A

B

TPM Header (JTPM1)

This header is used to connect a Trusted

Platform Module (TPM), available from

a third-party vendor. A TPM is a secu-

rity device that allows encryption and

authentication of hard drives. It enables

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.

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

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C

C

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

SATA DOM Power

SMB I2C Connector

System Mgmt Bus

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.

B

Power SMB I2C Connector (JPI2C1)

Power System Management Bus (I2C)

connector enables monitoring the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. 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

SATA DOM Power

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

System Management Bus (JSMB1)

A System Management Bus header slot is

located at JSMB1. Connect the appropriate

cable here to use the SMB connection on

your system.

System Management

Bus

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

Chapter 2: Installation

2-19

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

OH/Fan Fail LED

Audio Header

A

A

B

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect an

LED to provide warnings of chassis over-

heat. This LED will also blink to indicate

a fan failure. Refer to the table on right

for pin denitions.

Overheat LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status Message

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

B

Front Panel Audio (FP AUDIO)

A 10-pin FP AUDIO header is also lo-

cated on the motherboard. This header

allows you to connect external jacks to

the onboard sound for audio playback.

Connect an audio cable to the audio

header to use this feature. See the

tables at right for pin denitions for these

headers.

10-in Audio

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Microphone_Left

2 Audio_Ground

3 Microphone_Right

4 Audio_Detect

5 Line_2_Right

6 Ground

7 Jack_Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_Left

10 Ground

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JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

B

A

Power LED/Speaker (JD1)

On the JD1 header, pins 1~3 are used

for an external 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

PWR LED/SPKR

Internal Speaker/Buzzer

A

B

Chapter 2: Installation

2-21

LAN3 and LAN4 LED Header (JPK1)

The JPK1 header is used to connect

an external LED to provide activity LED

status for LAN ports 3 and 4. The at-

tach LED will blink to indicate network

activity. Refer to the table on right for pin

denitions.

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

LAN3/LAN4 LED Header

Wake On Ring

A

A

B

B

Wake-On-Ring (JWOR)

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This function allows your

computer to wake up when receiving an

incoming call to the modem while in the

suspend state. This header is provided

to support legacy devices.See the table

below for pin denitions.

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

LAN3/LAN4 LED (JPK1)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 LAN 3.3V Power

2 LAN4 Acitve LED Control

3 LAN 3.3V Power

4 LAN3 Acitve LED Control

2-22

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

Embedded DisplayPort (eDP)

The eDP header is used to connect an

embedded display LED or LCD Panel.

eDP is a companion standard to the

DisplayPort interface designed for em-

bedded display applications, including

notebook PCs, tablets, netbooks and

all-in-one desktop PCs. Refer to the

table on right for pin denitions. See also

jumper JEDP1 to change output voltage

between 3.3V and 5V.

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

eDP Header

A

Embedded DisplayPort (eDP)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 LCD_VCC 23 Lane0_N

2 LCD_VCC 24 Lane0_P

3 LCD_VCC 25 H_GND

4 LCD_VCC 26 AUX_CH_P

5 LCD_VCC 27 AUX_CH_N

6 LCD_GND 28 H_GND

7 LCD_GND 29 VCC3_3AUX

8 LCD_GND 30 NC

9 LCD_GND 31 BL_PWR

10 HPF 32 NC

11 NC 33 GND

12 NC 34 VCC5

13 H_GND 35 L_CTRL_CLK

14 Lane3_N 36 L_BKLT_CTRL

15 Lane3_P 37 L_BKLT_EN

16 H_GND 38 BL_PWR

17 Lane2_N 39 VCC3_3

18 Lane2_P 40 H_GND

19 H_GND 41 SMB_CLK

20 Lane1_N 42 SMB_DATA

21 Lane1_P 43 NC

22 H_GND 44 NC

A

Chapter 2: Installation

2-23

Mini PCI-E Slot (Mini PCIE)

The Mini PCI-E slot is used to install a

compatible Mini PCI-E device. Refer to

the table on right for pin denitions.

Mini PCI-E Slot

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

A

Mini PCI-E

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

51 NC 52 +3.3Vaux

49 NC 50 GND

47 NC 48 +1.5V

45 NC 46 LED_WPAN#

43 SEL_MSATA 44 LED_WLAN#

41 +3.3Vaux 42 LED_WWAN#

39 +3.3Vaux 40 GND

37 GND 38 USB_D+

35 GND 36 USB_D-

33 PETp0 34 GND

31 PETn0 32 SMB_DATA

29 GND 30 SMB_CLK

27 GND 28 +1.5V

25 PERp0 26 GND

23 PERn0 24 +3.3Vaux

21 DET_CARD_

PLUG

22 PERST#

19 NC 20 W_DISABLE#

17 NC 18 GND

15 GND 16 NC

13 REFCLK+ 14 NC

11 REFCLK- 12 NC

9 GND 10 NC

7 CLKREQ# 8 NC

5 NC 6 1.5V

3 NC 4 GND

1 WAKE# 2 3.3Vaux

A

2-24

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard 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

2-25

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

SMB (I2C) Bus to PCI Slots (JI2C1/2)

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you

to connect the System Management

Bus (SMB) to PCI-E and PCI slots. The

default setting is set to Disabled. See

the ta ble on the ri ght fo r j umper settings.

I2C to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Denition

On Enabled

Off Disabled (Default)

C

D

A

B

A. I2C to PCI (1)

B. I2C to PCI (2)

C. Manufacturing Mode

D. Audio Enable

Manufacturing Mode (JPME2)

Close pins 2-3 to enable Manufacturing

Mode. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

Audio Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Both Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

Audio Enable (JPAC1)

JPAC1 allows you to enable or disable

the onboard audio support. The default

position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable on-

board audio connections. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

Manufacturing Mode

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Normal (Default)

2-3 Manufacturing

Mode

C

D

A

B

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JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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

CMOS Clear

Metal contact pads

Chapter 2: Installation

2-27

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

A

USB Wake-up

A

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1)

Use the JPUSB1 jumper to enable system

"wake-up" via a USB device. This jumper

allows you to "wake-up" the system by

pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by

clicking the USB mouse of your system.

The JPUSB1 jumper is used together with

the USB Wake-Up function in the BIOS.

Enable both the jumper and the BIOS set-

ting to activate this function. See the table

on the right for jumper settings and jumper

connections.

Note: The default jumper setting is "Dis-

abled". When the "USB Wake-Up" function

is enabled, it will be active on all USB ports.

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

Watch Dog Timer Reset (JWD1)

Watch Dog Timer (JWD1) is a system

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 signal for the

application that hangs. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog

Timer must also be enabled in the BIOS.

Watch Dog Timer Reset

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset (default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:
1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

A

C

A

Watch Dog Timer Reset

eDP Voltage Select

PCI-E Slot Bifurcation

C

B

B

eDP Port Voltage Select (JEDP1)

JEDP1 allows voltage selection between

3.3V and 5V for the eDP header.

eDP Voltage Select

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 3.3V (default)

Pins 2-3 5V

PCI-E Slot Bifurcation (JRF1)

Jumper JRF1 allows the PCI-E x16 Slot

located in SLOT1 to be divided electri-

cally into two PCI-E x8.

PCI-E Slot Bifurcation

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Short 2x8

Open 1x16 (default)

Chapter 2: Installation

2-29

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

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

Activity LED

Link/Speed LED

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X

PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

Back Panel Connectors

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

Color Denition

Yellow (Flashing) ConnectionActive

Off Inactive

GLAN Link/Speed LED Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

Activity LED

Link/Speed LED

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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X
PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

A

Power LED (LED1)

An Onboard Power LED is located at

LED1 on the motherboard. When LED1

is on, the AC power cable is connected,

the power supply hard switch is on, and

the system is on/running.

Power LED (LED1)

Status Denition

Off System Off

On System On / Running

LED1

A

Chapter 2: Installation

2-31

JCOM1

SRW2

JSMB1

J3

51

J21

J6

J13

JUSB1011

JUSB67

JUSB89

J2USB1

J20

LED4

LED5

LED3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JSD1

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

J1

BT1

SP1

+

LED1

JDIMM1

JDIMM2

FAN2

FAN3

1

FAN1

JBT1

JPW1

JPI2C1

1

JPK1

U3

JTPM1

JLAN1JLAN2

MH2

MH4

J2

JD1

JF1

JPME2

JEDP1

JPAC1

JPUSB1

JWD1

JWOR1

1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JRF2

JRF1

JL1

JOH1

JRF1:

O:PCUE 1X16

On:PCIE 2X8

eDP

Battery

PCIE

mini

Wake on Ring

JWOR1:

USB3.0-2/3

AUDIO FP

UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED

DOG

WATCH

DP

HDMI

I2C BUS FOR PCI-E SLOT

ON:ENABLE

OFF:DISABLE

JI2C1/JI2C2:

USB10/11

DVI

USB3.0-0/1

JPAC1:

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

JSMB1:SMBus1

1-2:NORMAL

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JPME2:

X9SPV-M4

MH4

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

OVERHEAT

DOM POWER

FF ON

FAN1/CPU

USB2/3

J2USB1:USB3.0-3/4

P1-DIMMB1

USB8/9

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JSD1:SATA

JL1:

JOH1:

SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X16

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

4-7 SPEAKER

2-3:NMI

JWD1:

USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPUSB1:

1-2:RST

USB6/7

NMI

X
PWR LED

HDD LED NIC1 NIC2

OH/

X

RST

LAN2/4

PWR

PWR I2C

CPU

P1-DIMMA1

VGA

COM1

USB4/5

KB/MOUSE

LED2

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

E

F

I-SATA0 (3.0)

I-SATA1 (3.0)

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

A

B

C

D

E

F

SATA Connections (SATA0~SATA5)

Two Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors (I-SATA 0/1) are located on the motherboard.

In addition, four SATA 2.0 (I-SATA 2~5) connectors are also located on the board.

The SATA 3.0 ports support RAID 0, 1 while the SATA 2.0 ports support RAID 0, 1,

5 &10. These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy

Parallel ATA. See the table below for pin denitions.

SATA 2.0/3.0 Connectors

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

SATA Connector Types

Port# Connection Type Connector Color

SATA 0/1, SATA 3.0 White

SATA 2~5 SATA 2.0 Black

3-1

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.

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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X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

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 SODIMM modules are properly installed and fully

seated in the slots.

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 SODIMMs in the system.

3. Check for bad SODIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots

to see if you can locate the faulty modules.

4. 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/).

3-3

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 X9SPV-M4 Motherboard supports up to 16GB of ECC DDR3 1600/1333

MHz, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SODIMM memory. See Section

2-4 for details on installing memory.

Question: Why does Microsoft Windows show less memory than what is

physically installed?

Answer: Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service

Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specic to the Physical Ad-

dress Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility. For

more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge

Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

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

3-4

X9SPV-M4 Motherboard User's Manual

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>

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

a space between "ami.bat" and the lename. The BIOS-ROM-lename will

bear the motherboard name (i.e., X9SPV) and build date as the extension. For

example, "X9SPV0.526".

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 Ap-

pendix C - UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions for instructions.

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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 prob-

lems.

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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 X9SPV-M4 Motherboard.

The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. 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>, <F2>, <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>,

<ESC>, arrow 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.

Main Advanced Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Version 2.15.1227. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Set the Date. Use Tab to
switch between date elements.

Event Logs Security

System Date [Wed 01/08/2013]

System Time [04:19:30]

Supermicro X9SPV-M4
Version 2.00
Build Date 01/04/2013

Processor
Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-3517UE CPU @ 1.70GHz
Speed 1600 MHz
Physical Count 1
Logical Count 4

System Memory
Size 2048 MB

Apo Setup Ulity - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

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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 X9SPV-M4

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

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

Processor

This displays the processor type, speed, physical count, and logical count.

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system.

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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.

Option ROM Messages

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.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values

F3 : Opmized Defaults

F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

Version 2.15.1227. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.

System Boot Feature Seng.

Main Advanced Boot ExitEvent Logs Security

 Boot Feature

 Processor & Clock Opons
 Advanced Chipset Control
 IDE/SATA Configuraon
 PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuraon
 Super IO Configuraon
 Remote Access Configuraon
 Hardware Health Configuraon
 ACPI Configuraon
 Trusted Compung Configuraon
 Intel (R) An-The Technology
 AMT Configuraon

 iSCSI Configuraon

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INT19 Trap Response

The Interrupt 19 (INT19) feature determines how the BIOS will react to INT19 trap-

ping by Option ROM. If set to Immediate, BIOS will execute the trap right away. If

set to Postponed, BIOS will execute the trap during legacy boot. The options are

Immediate and Postponed

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.

Power Button Function

This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed.

Select 4-Seconds Override to force the user to press and hold the Power Button for

4 seconds before the system turns off. Select Instant Off if you want the system to

instantly power off when the Power Button is pressed. The options are 4 Seconds

Override and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

and Last State.



Processor and Clock Options

The top section is for informational purposes only and displays CPU information

including type, speed, number of cores, etc.

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.

Hyper Threading

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

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to

Intel's web site for more information.) The options are All and 1.

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Limit CPUID Maximum

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

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

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

Execute-Disable Bit (Available 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.)

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.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to

improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

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.



CPU PPM Conguration

Power Technology

This feature determines what power-saving scheme the motherboard uses. The

options are Disabled, Energy Efcient and Custom. If Custom is selected, the

following options become available:

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EIST

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

cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce

power consumption and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site for

detailed information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Turbo Mode

This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in

specic conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report

This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 (ACPI C2) and C6 (ACPI C3)

reporting to the operating system. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Congurable TDP

This feature allows you to recongure TDP levels based on the system's current

power and thermal delivery capabilities. The options are TDP Nominal, TDP Down,

TDP Up and Disabled.

Cong TDP LOCK

Use this feature to lock the Cong TDP Control register. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

Long Duration Power Limit

This is the processor power consumption limit (in Watts) during a long duration time

window. The default setting is 0.

Long Duration Maintained

This is the time in milliseconds where the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained.

The default setting is 1.

Short Duration Power Limit

During Turbo Mode, the system may exceed the processor's default power setting

and exceed the Short Duration Power limit. By increasing this value, the proces-

sor can provide better performance for a short duration. The default setting is 0.

ACPI T State

Select enabled for ACPI throttling state support. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

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

Advanced Chipset Control

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

to malfunction.



System Agent (SA) Conguration

This submenu allows you to congure System Agent Parameters.



Memory Conguration

This section displays memory status such as memory speed and total memory.

Memory Frequency Limiter

Use this item to select the maximum memory frequency (in Mhz). The options

are Auto, 1067, 1333, 1600, 1867, 2133, 2400, and 2667.

DDR Selection

Use this item to select the type of DDR. The options are DDR3,

DDR3L, and Auto.

DDR Reset Wait Time

Enter the amount of time (in nano seconds) to wait for switch DDR voltage.

The minimum value is 20ns. The default value is 2000000.

ECC Support

Select Enabled to support ECC. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Scrambler

Select Enabled to support Memory Scrambler. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O
VT-d by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI

Tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel

platforms, providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in

networking and data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

PEG0 - Gen X

This feature selects the speed of the PEG0 port. The options are Auto, Gen1,

Gen2, and Gen3.

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PEG0 ASPM

Set this item to control ASPM (Active State Power Management) support for

PEG: Device 1 Function 0. The options are Disabled, Auto, ASPM L0s, ASPM

L1, and ASPM L0sL1.

Enable PEG

Use this feature to enable the PEG. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and

Auto.

De-emphasis Control

This item sets the De-emphasis control on PEG. The options are -6 dB and

-3.5 dB.

Initiate Graphic Adapter

Use this feature to select which device will operate as the primary display. The

options are Auto, IGFX/PEG, and PEG/IGFX.

Note: Selecting IGFX/PEG will enable the Intel HD 4000 GPU.



PCH-IO Conguration

This submenu allows you to congure PCH Parameters.



USB Conguration

Legacy USB Support

This feature enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable

legacy support if USB devices are not present. Select Disable to have USB

devices available only for EFI applications. The options are Enabled, Disabled

and Auto.

USB3.0 Support

This feature enables controller support for USB 3.0 (XHCI) in the BIOS. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

XHCI Hand-Off

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

troller Interface (xHCI) hand-off. When enabled, xHCI ownership change will be

claimed by the xHCI driver. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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EHCI Hand-Off

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

ler Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI ownership change will be

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

XHCI Pre-Boot Driver

This feature enables support for the xHCI pre-boot driver. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

XHCI Mode

Use this feature to select the xHCI controller mode of operation. The options are

Smart Auto, Auto, Enabled, and Disabled.

HS Port #1~#4 Switchable

This feature allows for HS port switching between xHCI and EHCI. When set

to Disabled, the specied port is routed to EHCI. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Note: If HS port is routed to xHCI, the corresponding SS port is enabled.

XHCI Streams

Use this feature to enable the maximum primary stream array size for xHCI. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

EHCI1, EHCI2

This feature enables the EHCI interface (USB 2.0). At least one EHCI controller

must always be enabled. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control

If set to Enabled, this feature allows deactivation of selected USB ports. The

options are Disabled and Enabled. If set to Enabled, the following will appear:

USB Port #0~#13 Disable

Select which USB ports to disable. The settings are Enabled and Dis-

abled.



PCH Azalia Conguration

Azalia

Use this feature to control how the Azalia device is detected. If set to Auto, Azalia

will only be enabled if present. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto. If

set to Enabled, the following option becomes available.

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Internal HDMI/Display Port Codec (Available if Azalia set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable the internal HDMI/Display port codec for Azalia.

Wake on LAN

Use this feature to activate the Wake On LAN (WOL) feature. The options are

Enabled, and Disabled.

Note: The WOL feature cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.

Deep Sx

Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support. The options are Disabled,

Enabled in S5 and Enabled in S4-S5".

SLP_S4 Assertion Width

Use this feature to select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4 signal.

The options are Disabled, 1-2 Seconds, 2-3 Seconds, 3-4 Seconds, and 4-5

Seconds.



IDE/SATA Conguration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of the SATA Devices and displays the following items:

SATA Controllers

This item enables or disables the on board SATA controller. The options are En-

abled and Disabled:

SATA Mode Selection

This item selects the mode for the installed drives. The options are IDE Mode, AHCI

Mode and RAID Mode. The following are displayed depending on your selection:

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

IDE Legacy / Native Mode Selection

Use this feature to specify the operating mode of the integrated SATA

controllers. The options are Native and Legacy.

Serial ATA Port 0~5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

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AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected:

Aggressive LPM Support

Use this feature to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support,

which enables PCH to save power by setting the SATA link (to the disk)

to a low power state. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging for the particular port.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device

Set this item to Enabled to enable device spin-up support. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging for the particular port.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5 Spin Up Device

Set this item to Enabled to enable device spin-up 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 PXE, Storage, Video OpROM Policy

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

es what ROM to launch. The options are Do not launch, UEFI only, and Legacy

only.

Other PCI device ROM priority

This feature species what ROM to launch for PCI devices other than network, mass

storage or video. The options are UEFI OpROM and Legacy OpROM.

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

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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.

ASPM Support

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

options are Disabled, Auto and Force L0s.

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.

Above 4G Decoding

Set this item to Enabled to activate 64-bit capable devices to be decoded above

the 4G address space. This works only if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

VGA Palette Snoop

When enabled, this feature allows video add-on cards to borrow the color palette

from the system's video card. The options are Enabled and Disabled.



PCI Express Settings

Relaxed Ordering

Select Enabled to allow certain PCI-E transactions to violate the strict ordering

rules of PCI-E so that a transaction can be completed before other transactions

that have already been queued in order to enhance PCI-E performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Extended Tag

Select Enabled to allow a PCI Express device to use 8-bit tag eld as a requester.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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No Snoop

Select Enabled to activate the PCI Express no snoop option. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Extended Synch

Select Enabled for Extended Synchronization support, which will extend the

same synchronization patterns for the PCI-E device. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

Link Training Retry

This feature allows the user to decide how many attempts a software program

can make before time-out for the program. The default setting is 5. The options

are Disabled, 2, 3, and 5.

Link Training Timeout (US)

This feature allows the user to decide how many microseconds a software pro-

gram should wait before polling the 'Link Training' bit in the Link Status Register.

The range is between 10 to 1000. The default setting is 1000.

Unpopulated Links

Select Disable Link to disable the unpopulated PCI-E links (connections) to save

power. The options are Keep Link ON and Disable.



PCI Express GEN 2 Settings

Completion Timeout

For device functions that support completion time-out programmability, this fea-

ture allows system software to modify the completion time-out value. If Default is

selected, the time-out value is 50us to 50ms. If Shorter is selected, the software

will use shorter time-out ranges supported by the hardware. If Longer is selected,

software will use longer ranges supported by the hardware. The options are

Default, Shorter, Longer, and Disabled.

ARI Forwarding (If supported by the hardware)

If set to Enabled, the downstream port disables it's traditional Device Number

eld (0 enforcement) when turning a Type1 Conguration Request into a Type0

Conguration Request, permitting access to Extended Functions in an ARI device

immediately below the port. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

AtomicOp Requester Enable (If supported by the hardware)

This feature initiates AtomicOp requests only if Bus Master Enable bit is in the

Command Register set. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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AtomicOp Egress Blocking (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature blocks outbound AtomicOp Requests via

Egress ports. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IDO Request Enable (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature permits setting the number of ID-Based Or-

dering (IDO) bit (Attribute[2]) requests to be initiated. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

IDO Completion Enable (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature permits setting the number of ID-Based Or-

dering (IDO) bit (Attribute[2]) requests to be initiated. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

LTR Mechanism Enable (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature enables the Latency Tolerance Reporting

mechanism. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

End-End TLP Prex Blocking (Available when supported by the
hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature blocks forwarding of TLPs containing End-End

TLP prexes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Target Link Speed (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Force to 2.5 or 5.0 GT/s, this feature sets an upper limit on the link

operational speed of downstream ports by restricting the values advertised by the

upstream component in its training sequences. When set to Auto, HW initialized

data will be used. The options are Auto, Force to 2.5 GT/s, and Force to 5.0 GT/s.

Clock Power Management (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature permits the device to use CLKREQ# signal for

power management of link clock in accordance to protocol dened in appropriate

form factor specication. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Compliance SOS (Available when supported by the hardware)

When set to Enabled, this feature will force LTSSM to send SKP ordered sets

between sequences when sending compliance pattern or modied compliance

pattern. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Hardware Autonomous Width (Available when supported by the
hardware)

When set to Disabled, this feature disables the hardware's ability to change link

width (except width size reduction) for the purpose of correcting unstable link

operation. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hardware Autonomous Speed (Available when supported by the
hardware)

When set to Disabled, this feature disables the hardware's ability to change link

speed (except speed size reduction) for the purpose of correcting unstable link

operation. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI-E Slot 1 Option ROM

Use this feature to enable or disable PCI-E slot 1 Option ROM. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

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.

Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4

Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN for the specied port. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Load Onboard LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 Option ROM

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

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

4 is Disabled.

Network Stack

Set this item to Enabled to activate the Network Stack (PXE and UEFI). The options

are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled, the following options appear:

Ipv4 PXE Support

This feature enables Ipv4 boot support. If disabled, an Ipv4 PXE boot option

will not be created. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Ipv6 PXE Support

This feature enables Ipv6 boot support. If disabled, an Ipv6 PXE boot option

will not be created. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Super IO Conguration

Serial Port 1

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

and Disabled.

Serial Port 1 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=4, 10, 11;

IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11;

IO=3E8h; IRQ=4, 10, 11;

IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11;



Remote Access Conguration

COM1

Use this feature to enable console redirection for the COM1 port. The options are

Enabled and Disabled. The default is Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

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

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

Terminal Type

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

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

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

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

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

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Bits Per Second

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

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

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

The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The

options are 7 and 8 (Bits).

Parity

A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission

errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in

transmission. Select Mark to add mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the

data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data

bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.

Stop Bits

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

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

options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

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

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

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

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

RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

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

terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

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

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

Resolution 100x31

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

abled and Enabled.

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Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

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

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

Putty Keypad

Use this feature to select function key and keypad setting on Putty. The options

are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SCO, ESCN, and VT400.

Redirection After BIOS POST

When set to BootLoader, legacy console redirection is disabled before booting

to legacy OS. When set to Always Enable, legacy console redirection is enabled

for legacy OS. The options are Always Enable and BootLoader.

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

Services (EMS)

This item allows the user to congure Console Redirection settings to support Out-

of-Band Serial Port management.

Console Redirection (for EMS)

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings (for EMS)

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

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

Out-of-Band-Mgmt Port

Use this feature to select the port for out-of-band management. The options are

COM1 and COM2 (PCIBus0, Dev22, Fun3).

Terminal Type

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

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

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

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

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

Bits Per Second

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

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

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

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

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Flow Control

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

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

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

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

CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits

The setting for each of these items is displayed.



ACPI Conguration

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

power management settings for your system.

High Precision Timer

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACPI Sleep State

This setting allows you to congure the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power

Interface) sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode. The options

are Suspend Disabled, S1 only (CPU Stop Clock), S3 only (Suspend to RAM), and

Both S1 and S3 available for OS to choose from. S3 (Suspend to RAM) is the

deepest sleep state in these options.

PS2 KB/MS Wake up

Use this feature to select the PS2 Keyboard/Mouse wake up setting. The options

are S1 (OS Control), S5 (OS Control), Force Enable, and Force Disable.



Trusted Computing Conguration

Security Device Support

This feature enables or disables the BIOS support for a security device. The options

are Disable and Enable. Note that the OS will not reveal the security device. Also,

the TCG EFI protocol and the INT1A interface will not be available.

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

Intel TXT(LT) Conguration

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX)

This feature can be congured if it is supported by the processor. Enable this feature

to activate Intel TXT, below. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel TXT (LT) Support

Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) helps protect against software-based at-

tacks and ensures protection, condentiality and integrity of data stored or created

on the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.



Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Conguration

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology

Use this feature to enable Intel Anti-theft technology in the BIOS for testing. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Rec

Use this feature to set the number of times a recovery will be attempted. Enter a

value from 1 to 64. The default setting is 3.



AMT Conguration

This section allows you to congure the Active Management Technology parameters.

Intel AMT

Use this feature to control the BIOS extension execution. If set to enabled, additional

rmware is required in the SPI Device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: Intel AMT hardware is always enabled.

Un-Congure ME

Select enabled to un-congure ME without using a password. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

WatchDog

Use this feature to enable or disable the WatchDog function. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.



iSCSI Conguration

When sharing the iSCSI devices on this machine (iSCSI target), this section is

used to enter the worldwide unique name of an iSCSI initiator. An iSCSI initiator

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application must be congured on the machine that will access the iSCSI drives

in this machine.

iSCSI Initiator Name

Only IQN (iSCSI Qualied Names) names are accepted. For more information on

iSCSI, research RFC 3720 and RFC 3721 at the Internet Engineering Task Force

website (IETF -- www.ietf.org).

Add an Attempt

The settings on this section are setup parameters to connect to a remote iSCSI device.



MAC 00:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (x4)

For each network connection designated by a unique MAC address as above, the

following options are displayed:

iSCSI Attempt Name - assign a unique name to this attempt.

iSCSI Mode - select Enabled or Disabled

Internet Protocol - Select IP4, IP6 or Autocongure.

Connection Retry Count - if the initial connection fails or times out, this is how

many times an attempt will be made to connect.

Connection Establishing Timeout - This is the time in milliseconds the system

will wait for a connection until it times out. The minimum is 100ms and the

maximum is 20 secs.

ISID - This is the OUI-format ISID. The default value is taken from the device's

MAC address. Only the last 3 bytes are congurable.

Enable DHCP - Select Enabled to allow a DHCP server to assign the IP ad-

dresses for this attempt. If this is set to Disabled, then you need to enter the

Initiator IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway manually.

Target Name - Enter the qualied domain name of the target iSCSI device.

Target IP Address - Enter the IP Address of the target iSCSI device.

Target Port - Enter the port address of the target iSCSI device.

Boot LUN - This is the target's LU number in Hexadecimal format.

Authentication Type - Select CHAP or None.

If CHAP is selected above:

CHAP Type - Select One Way or Mutual.

CHAP Secret - Assign a secret word that is also dened in the target iSCSI

device. Minimum length is 12 bytes and maximum is 16 bytes.

When nished, select Save Changes.

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Delete Attempts

This feature deletes previously dened attempts as above.

Change Attempt Order

This feature changes the order in which several iSCSI connection attempts are

made.



Intel(R) 82579LM (x1)



Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection (x3)



NIC Conguration

Link Speed

Use this feature to select the link speed to be used. The options are AutoNeg,

10 Mbps Half, 10 Mbps Full, 100 Mbps Half and 100 Mbps Full.

Wake On LAN

Use this feature to activate the Wake On LAN (WOL) feature. The options

are Enabled, and Disabled.

Blink LEDs (Range 0-15 seconds)

This option species the blink rate of the NIC LED. Select from 1-15 second

intervals.

Port Conguration Information

This section displays the current conguration of the Network Interface for:

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

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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Press <Enter> to change the
Smbios Event Log Conguration.

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

 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 Log-

ging during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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.

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

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

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

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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 is 60.

View SmBIOS Event Log

This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log.

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4-6 Boot

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values

F3 : Opmized Defaults

F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

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Sets the system boot order

Setup Prompt Timeout 1

Boot Opon Priories

Boot Opon #1 [PO: WDC WD800AAJS-0...]
Boot Opon #2 [IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1365... ]

Boot Opon #3 [UEFI: Built-in EFI .....]

Network Devices
Hard Disk Drives

 Delete Boot Opon

Main Advanced Boot Save & ExitEvent Logs Security

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Setup Prompt Timeout

Use this feature to enter the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

The default setting is 1 second.

Boot Option Priorities

This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices (from the

detected boot devices list) and the order of priority from which the system boots

during startup.

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc (detected boot devices)

The settings are [detected boot device] and Disabled.

Network Devices, Hard Disk Drives, USB Device BBS Prorities, CD/DVD
ROM Drives

Use these options to set the order of legacy devices detected by the motherboard.

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, etc (detected boot devices)

The settings are [detected boot device] and Disabled.



Add New Boot Option

This feature allows the user to add/dene a new boot device from which the system

boots during startup.

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

Delete Boot Option

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

the system boots during startup.

4-7 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.

HDD Password:

Select Enable to activate Hard Disk Drive password support. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values

F3 : Opmized Defaults

F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

Version 2.15.1227. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Set Administrator Password

Main Advanced

Boot

ExitEvent Logs Security

Password Descripon

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 must be
in the following range:

Minimum length 3
Maximum length 20

Access Level Administrator
Administrator Password

User Password

HDD Password [Disabled]

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4-8 Exit

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

screen.

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 Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu 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-

guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit

menu and press <Enter>.

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.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values

F3 : Opmized Defaults

F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

Version 2.15.1227. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Exit system setup without
saving any changes.

Main Advanced

Boot

ExitEvent Logs Security

Discard Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changes

Restore Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1365
UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell

Me FW Image Re-Flash [Disabled]

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Save As User Defaults

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

<Enter>. 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. This is a one-time override.

Me FW Image Re-Flash

Use this item to enable the ME image re-ash function. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

A-1

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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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

Appendix C: UEFI BIOS Recovery

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Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

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

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

BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure.

C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS

The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specication provides a software-

based interface between the operating system and the platform rmware in the

pre-boot environment. The UEFI specication supports an architecture-independent

mechanism for add-on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader, which is stored

in the add-on card, to boot up the system. UEFI offers a clean, hand-off control to

a computer system at bootup.

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

An AMIBIOS ash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block

(a main BIOS image). The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes, including

memory detection and recovery codes for the user to ash a new BIOS image if the

original BIOS image is corrupted. When the system power is on, the boot sector

codes execute rst. Once it is completed, the main BIOS code will continue with

system initialization and bootup.

Note: Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery

when the main BIOS block crashes. However, when the BIOS Boot sec-

tor crashes, you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro

for RMA repair.

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

This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB-attached device

without additional utilities used. A USB ash device such as a USB Flash Drive, or

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Note: At this point, you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recovery.

If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery, follow the procedures below.

5. When the screen as shown above displays, using the arrow key, select the

item- "Proceed with ash update" and press the <Enter> key. You will see the

progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below.

a USB CD/DVD ROM/RW device can be used for this purpose. However, a USB

Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time.

To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB-attached device, follow the instruc-

tions below.

1. Using a different machine, copy the "Super.ROM" binary image le into the

disc Root "\" Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD/DVD.

Note: If you cannot locate the "Super.ROM" le in your driver disk, visit

our website at www.supermicro.com to download the BIOS image into a

USB ash device and rename it to "Super ROM" for BIOS recovery use.

2. Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image ("Super.ROM") into

your USB drive and power on the system

3. While powering on the system, keep pressing <Ctrl> and <Home> simultane-

ously on your PS2 keyboard until your hear two short beeps. This may take

from a few seconds to one minute.

4. After locating the new BIOS binary image, the system will enter the BIOS

Recovery menu as shown below.

Appendix C: UEFI BIOS Recovery

C-3

Note: Do not interrupt the process of BIOS ashing until it is completed.

6. After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete, press any key to reboot the

system.

7. Using a different system, extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB ash

drive.

8. When a DOS prompt appears, enter AMI.BAT BIOSname.### at the prompt.

Note: Do not interrupt this process until BIOS ashing is completed.

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9. After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed, unplug the AC pow-

er cable from the power supply to clear CMOS, and then plug the AC power

cable in the power supply again to power on the system.

10. Press <Del> continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

11. Press <F3> to load default settings.

12. After loading default settings, press <F4> to save the settings and exit the

BIOS Setup utility.