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1. T lo d Lo re JL 9 oni as Mn E loo ist ool Ts io 0 2 ioo 3 ooo EU E TET E ESo sogr or o e9 000000000000 73 a COOOCCOL e 0 00000000 i 9 3999 Heookigj090000000 Sj o o 0 00000000009 2 26 2 7 Onboard Indicators 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 lh Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Link Speed LED Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green On 100 Mbps Amber On 1 Gbps GLAN Activity LED Indicator Color Definition Yellow Flashing ConnectionActive Link Speed LED Activity LED Activity LED Link Speed LED Back Panel Connectors 2 27 Rear View rear side o SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Stand
2. G Chassis Intrusion 9 TPM Header 00 Oza eSoooooocoooocs 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 Power SMB PC Connector JPI2C1 Power System Management Bus I C connector enables monitoring the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions System Management Bus JIPMB1 A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2C connection on your system 2 19 Chapter 2 Installation SATA DOM Power Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Ground PWR Supply PC Pin Definitions Pin Definition i Clock 2 Data S PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V System Management Bus Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Ground 3 Data 4 No Connection SATA DOM Power B SMB 12C Connector 9 P
3. TT coco ccc cc DD m PHDIMMAT E T EE 31i oooo0oo00000000 oooo0oo0o0000000 8H g zal a f E d Bool E d e o B o T CIR n 7 SS R Roo H ae HA Tm 7 H l HH aja B HH B 5 M M HH Cam HA Gor HA Bo aru oo oo Se oo 9o leo ool oo 9o oo 9o oo 96 oo 99 oo m 6 loo eo m g TANT o9 Un oo a O0 o0 Ioooooor Goi oar loo loo o oooooooL oO 66990999 59 doo o oooooooo hio 17000000000 loop o 9 2 25 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Watch Dog Reset JWD1 Watch Dog Jumper Settings Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that Jumper Settin Definition can reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the sig cor system if an application hangs Close pins Pins 2 3 NMI 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Goa Disabled signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS G Watch Dog Reset 8B i z AT 693 E C foe oS ql 82 a a So a s 93 be m E e i qa quein Lh G 9 B5 HH H o 4 ILI ILI i 1 1 ins m Aes Roc M Nose lo o Lol co 8 H Ea 1 EXE E annara
4. 1 7 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Motherboard Features Table Model PN ipa EE pee Turbo UM Core Thread X9SPV LN4F 3QE i7 3612QE 24 3 1 3 0 2 8 4C 8T X9SPV LN4F 3LE i7 3555LE 2 5 3 2 3 1 NA 2C AT X9SPV F 3610ME i5 3610ME 2 7 3 3 3 1 NA 2C 4T X9SPV F 3217UE i3 3217UE 1 6 NA NA NA 2C 4T Model PN TDP Cache PClex16 TXT VT d VT X AES NI X9SPV LN4F 3QE 35W 6MB Gen3 Y Y Y Y X9SPV LN4F 3LE 25W 4MB Gen3 Nf M N M X9SPV F 3610ME 35W 3MB Gen3 Y x Y Y X9SPV F 3217UE 17W 3MB Gen2 N N Y N 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SPV Motherboard Series Block Diagram 3rd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Mobile processor EDL x4 2x SATA PORTS PCIE 0 4x SATA PORTS PCIE 1 PCIE 2 Intel QM77 ds Express PciE i S edicated tan 9 Note This is a general block diagram Please see the Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard 1 9 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview The X9SPV Motherboard Series supports a single on board 3rd generation Intel amp Core i7 i5 i3 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
5. 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 support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X9SPV Motherboard Series supports up to 16GB of ECC DDR3 1066 1333 MHz two way interleaved or non interleaved SO DIMM 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 specific to the Physical Ad dress Extension PAE mode behavior which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsofts Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Question How do 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 files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series 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 file
6. Vcc O O HDD LED Vcc O O Power LED X Oj O X NMI O O Ground 19 20 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Ports LEDs and Connectors Connectors LED Description LED1 Standby Power LED LED2 IPMI Heartbeat LED LED3 Unsupported Memory LED SLOT1 PCI E x16 Gen 2 Slot JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB 3 0 Headers USB 6 7 USB 2 0 Header USB 4 5 USB 8 9 Backpanel USB Ports FAN1 4 CPU Fan System Fan and Auxilliary Fan Headers T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I O headers JPI2C1 JPI2C PWR supply I2C System Management Bus JF1 Front Panel Control Header JSD1 DOM Disk on Module Power Connector JTPM1 TPM Header SP1 Onboard Speaker Buzzer JD1 Power LED Speaker Header I SATA1 I SATAG SATA Connectors White connectors SATA 3 Black SATA 2 JPW1 24 Pin ATX Power Connector DIMMA1 DIMMB1 SODIMM Memory Sockets COM1 COM2 Serial Port 1 COM1 on the Backpanel Serial Port 2 COM2 Header IPMI IPMI Port KB MOUSE Combination PS 2 Keyboard or Mouse Port LAN1 LAN2 LAN1 LAN2 Gb Ethernet Ports LAN3 LANA LAN3 LANA Gb Ethernet Ports X9SPV LN4F only VGA VGA Port JIPMB1 4 pin External BMC I2C Header for an IPMI card CPU1 CPU Processor Jumper Descriptions Jumper Description Default Setting JPB1 BMC IPMI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 E
7. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD e 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 2 1 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit 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 i
8. 5 H B 8 E i Loma A mi O H G 3 ki Aono occ can loo 9 Eoo E HE c e aT gl 8 Essossgr TS aaa SERIE os o000000000000 23 2 Holl o pm ND p oooooooti 22895909 Go doo 209 259 8H 8 BE ssssssed eapiososcboog BAP go 000000000 00885 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Chassis Intrusion JL 1 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located ics tied at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground TPM Header JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header This header is used to connect a Trusted oes Platform Module TPM available from an MB so nA Benon a third party vendor A TPM is a secu i SEES z one rity device that allows encryption and ee eee authentication of hard drives It enables z SESE Use MEER the motherboard to deny access if the d aic 8 ne TPM associated with the hard drive is not E WEEE ap LS installed in the system See the table on Th DADO 12 GND the right for pin definitions o ew qo TRA 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2
9. UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related A 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 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a software based interface between the operating system and the platform firmware in the pre boot environment The UEFI specification 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 flash 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 flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS image is corrupted When the system power is on the boot sector codes execute first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with System initialization and bootup Note Follow the BIOS Recovery instructio
10. About This Manual Conventions Used in the Manual sssssssssssssssesee eene nnne enne iv Contacting SupertmicfO sct 1r cocer e ero recie ct e Te coe e eb ceu te ia d Led E TERR d V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 GI M HU Checklist SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Image X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard Layout sssi kesene X9SPV F LNAF Quick Reference ssssssssssseseeeeeeemeeennnn Ports LEDS and Goninectors ui e oec cta Cer o p Enc DENS ec Jumper Descriptions oid tob repre tr tese tes quaeve one enc Gern Motherboard Features m X9SPV Motherboard Series Block Diagram 152 Chipset OVOrvIBW 52i enne torte et cea d ere et eo Ex Pe cvs ecd 1 9 PC Health MOmitOring oou terret e tne toe ter eo eere E EEE Recovery from AC Power LOSS critico dedere tee ELE EE HERR Onboard Voltage Monitoring esssssseeeeeeeeeenennn Fan Status Monitor with Software 1 4 Power Configuration Settings sssesssssssssseeeeseeeee enne Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator ssessssssss 1 11 BIOS Support for USB KeybDoard 5 rte rentre nennt repro nnne 1 11 Main Switch Override Mechanism rnit terere 1 11 1 5 Power SUpply iee riii et rte ee ee EHE PS EE PTEE SERE EE PELLE PEEL 1 11 1 6 Super I O Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES respindi Peta De E Ute a nbi a eR Chua
11. The default setting is 500 Unpopulated Links Select Disable Link to disable the unpopulated PCI E links connections to save power The options are Keep Link ON and Disable gt PCI Express GEN 2 Settings Completion Timeout For device functions that support completion timeout programmability this fea ture allows system software to modify the completion timeout value If Default is selected the timeout value is 50us to 50ms If Shorter is selected the software will use shorter timeout 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 Available when supported by the hardware If set to Enabled the downstream port disables it s traditional Device Number field O enforcement when turning a Type1 Configuration Request into a TypeO 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Configuration Request permitting access to Extended Functions in an ARI device immediately below the port The options are Disabled and Enabled AtomicOp Requester Enable Available when supported by the hardware When set to Enabled this feature initiates AtomicOp requests only if Bus Mas ter Enable bit is in the Command Register set The options are Disabled and Enabled AtomicOp Egress Blocking Available when supported by the hardware When set to Enabled this feature blocks outbound AtomicOp Requests via Egress ports The op
12. fft naf uua uua Ran P Rs the o Le mmm zl Fi E Temm T 3 Cr H E o Le I 98 6 88 Q JO 8 8 E ya SS iss MULTI on T T III e a o2 au leol r1 EI Tiina m E Ec ri E525599r Bap p e o Tr gooo 90920029000 RA d o oooooootg Se D 00000000 af WR lo 00090999 Kes 15093999999 94591000000000000 2 23 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 Metal contact pads time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS b 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 CMos Clear B a sous pan i coma H ET no oo Wee oo hoo o mi Pecan ann mu jo Tammy a Simi TE o o o ars oo oo
13. nennen 4 29 Discard ChanGes E CE 4 29 Eire BIBIT 4 30 Save As User Defaults rtr me eene ren eren 4 30 xi SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Restore User Defaults dec ere Se ees 4 30 BOOt OVGNIGG 4 30 IBA GE SIO 0100 91981 iiem onere terrere eerte dels 4 30 UEFI Built in EFI Shell peperere sea ko a 4 30 Me FW Image Re Flashi oce ertet eic 4 30 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes sese A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 installing DIVerSuciui noe Eee tcr ete de Haee ez B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor I oe rette trt eren nne B 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions C 1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS t eter teen 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 xii Chapter 1 Introduction 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
14. 2 29 Q SATAO 3 0 SATA 3 0 9 SATA2 9 SATa3 saTa4 5 5 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 a A o N Before Power On Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the compo nents Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it d
15. 20 20 20 99 20 90 80 00 so 20 20 20 too P aT o B of a TT nooo s ool pemn Ar o oo o Oooo ONO RENT VVVRORTETEYETON NH ES E53 H ooo Fol a_r o e9g000000000000 e Jo 099909999 59 doo je e ppBoossoosesgB3H Sooooooooooon 2 24 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 Chapter 2 Installation USB Wake Up Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Default Q uss wake up Pres ossi iA occ TTC
16. 7 Onboard IndiCators citet trn ier retro inet rr pire nn 2 27 LAN Port LEDS riccia nT AEA eerie 2 27 Standby Power LED EEDT1 careret eee 2 28 IPMI Heartbeat LED LED2 seeseseeeeeeeeeneenenrenene 2 28 Overheat Fari Fail VED3 uini c ehe deed 2 28 2 8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections ssssseeeneene 2 29 SATA Connections SATA1 SATAG sssssssseeeeeneemen 2 29 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedure vais certs nc tere ioter tenet ceo eco d Le eavenyenee 3 1 Before Power Oll ort ere erro nn ele ee d D EX SERRE PEE Ee 3 1 Dexter i i p ren a eaa En EE EENE iea E ae iae E ENAT EAEE 3 1 NOVIJEG esisin nar ETE AE Aara i 3 1 Memory EITOIS 2i cs Meas ceci erre c atv a scs ice ce Rd E 3 2 If You Lose the System s Setup Configuration sssssssessss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures rennen tnter nnt nro nenne nen 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions senno nete tnnc 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sessessseseeenenee 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introd CtiO M e 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utilily ort fente t ede 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssee 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utlliby oe rot rptu e orte taceencencedessameaenss 4 2 4 25 ILES T 10 jo E CC 4 2 System Overview The following BIOS information wil
17. 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 defined in the target iSCSI device Minimum length is 12 bytes and maximum is 16 bytes When finished select Save Changes Delete Attempts This feature deletes previously defined attempts as above Change Attempt Order This feature changes the order in which several iSCSI connection attempts are made 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intel R 82579LM Intel R 82574L Gigabit Network Connection NIC Configuration 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 Please specifies the blink rate of the NIC LED Select from 1 15 second in tervals Port Configuration Information This section displays the current configuration of the Network Interface 4 4 Event Logs 1 America 4 23 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual gt Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings Smbios Event Log Change this item to enable or disabl
18. Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled When Enabled the fol lowing can be configured Erase SEL This option erases all logged SEL events The options are No Yes On Next reset and Yes On Every reset When SEL Full This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately 4 25 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual Log EFI Status Codes This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface EFI status codes The options are Disabled and Enabled gt BMC Network Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address Update IPMI LAN Configuration This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should configure the IPMI setting at next system boot The options are No and Yes If the option is set to Yes the user is allowed to configure the IPMI settings at next system boot Configuration Source This feature selects whether the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network s DHCP Dynamic Host and Configuration Protocol server or manually entered by the user Static When DHCP is selected all the options below are automatically assigned to the system by itself or by an external DHCP server If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gate way A
19. Connector Pins 3 2 1 Top View Connector Pins with a Jumper installed on pins 1 and 2 2 22 BMC Enable Disable JPB1 JPB1 is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connec tion This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Supported on both the X9SPV F and X9SPV LN4F BIOS Write Protect JWP1 The BIOS Write Protect jumper JWP1 is used to protect the BIOS firmware from accidentally being erased Close pins 2 3 before reprogramming the firmware Otherwise we recommend that it is en abled pins 1 2 during normal operation Chapter 2 Installation BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled BMC Enable Disable 3 BIOS Write Protect Er E ll ll T zm ES d ji i D pes IRS EE Hoo o A 699 guum quium qnit LN d aay 209
20. EERE 4 24 Whien Eog is FUIL cootra erin eaten prre tae redit eee eres 4 24 Log System Boot Ever iratis cet expetere Lax aid 4 24 MEG londini el teed eg at tence a 4 24 DOV acess ee east 4 24 View SmBIOS Event E09 22 oie BA oiesepesceeaiaiantnctekd 4 24 IPMI SQin GS eee 4 25 y System Event Log rene reete rri rh sereni ero retain eae gea 4 25 When SEL EUll rnt teurer eg ER rue ER UU WERE EE EN 4 25 Log EFI Status Codes mne doeet er ined 4 26 PBMC Network Configuratio Nersen a rn e cen Een 4 26 Update IPMI LAN Configuration 4 26 Configuration SOUECO oerte empto eee erase eus ATE EER ANREDE 4 26 BOO 4 27 Setup Prompt Timeout cio eaaa REEL Rss 4 27 Boot Options Priorities arcent e eta 4 27 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc ee 4 27 USB Device BBS Priorities interne dararia 4 27 Network DEVICES iis uer hb EXORDIO AEAN 4 27 P Delete Boot Option 4 27 Secutity Settlngs oorr ee pepe eoo e pce ee t eere eun comedia iis Egit oer aeg 4 28 Administrator Password 5 rere trennt en ens 4 28 User PassWOFG o droite pr D ege ron nde ecce peu ve esI EH fucus 4 28 HDD Passwords ene et te i rie ter ten ER aede 4 28 i 4 29 Discard Changes and EXIE 3 6e ees etes 4 29 Save Changes and Reset
21. Operating Systems that do not support Exstensible Host Controller Interface xHCI hand off When enabled xHCI ownership change will be claimed by the xHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual EHCI Hand Off This item is for Operating Systems that do not support Enhanced Host Con troller 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 Enabled 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 specified port is routed to EHCI The options are Enabled and Disabled 9 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 control ler 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
22. 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 configure 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 4 19 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 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 COM2 and SOL 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 VT1
23. Reset Ground Power Button Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Button connection is located Pinit Definition on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily 1 signal contacting both pins will power on off the 2 Ground 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 definitions Q Reset Button PWR Button Power Button Ground Ground G Reset Button X Vcc ofo OH Fan Fail LED Vec fo 0 NIC2 LED Vec olo NIC1 LED Vec pg HDD LED Vcc elo Power LED X Ground SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard power connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector ATX Power Connector JPW1 P ATX Power 24 pin Connector The 24 pin power connector is used Pin Definitions JPW1 to provide power to the motherboard Pin Definition Pin Definition This connector meets the SSI EPS 12V 13 433V 1 43 3V specification See the tables on the right 44 42V 2 43 3V
24. 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 application must be configured on the machine that will access the iSCSI drives in this machine iSCSI Initiator Name Only IQN iSCSI Qualified 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 4 21 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual Add an Attempt The settings on this section are setup parameters to connect to a remote iSCSI device iSCSI Attempt Name assigns a unique name to this attempt iSCSI Mode select Enabled or Disabled 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 configurable Enable DHCP Select Enabled to allow a DHCP server to assign the IP addresses 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 qualified domain name of the target iSCSI device Target IP
25. X9SPV motherboard series How to Install SO DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of SO DIMMs 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 SO DIMM module vertically and snap it into place Repeat step 1 to install DIMMB1 if needed See instructions on the next page Memory Support The X9SPV Motherboard Series supports up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC SODIMMs 1066 1333 MHz in 2 SODIMM slots Installing and Removing DIMMs ag Hi ll m i F m COS o u o 59 E Li ib I o ol LL E 93 B a 6 3 o9 B o m L my BR Ho sp f ET E lo H B o onoono p H emo 3 B FH B B E E ada H B B H B J E E P HE H H mmm D EJ od Ob Q Bo hol d DIMMA1 Fg o o y lo oooooootl Es o 00000000 Ei o oooooooo rm T SPEEEEEEEE S DIMMB1 Chapter 2 Installation The SO DIMM Socket 1 2 Position the SO DIMM 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
26. compact package The Intel QM77 Express chipset is part of the mobile Intel Chipset family with a single chip architecture Among its features are e 3 9W Power Consumption e Intel Anti Theft Technology SATA Controller up to 6G s e Smart Response Technology SSD Cache For more information regarding the Intel QM77 Express chipset please visit Intel s website at http www intel com Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X9SPV Motherboard Series 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 CPU core 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT HT Memory Chipset 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 define the sensitivity of t
27. for pin definitions 45 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM C 24 pin PWR 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK 24 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 33V Required Sel ami i x m o f P es d nin pieg py S Lm E P noi PP P P dg Mu bma S A enam M Cr E Q Dor SF Lo selles Se mmm Um d gm MR EiT I lt E 22233333 Eose Elo o o o 0 o o o o o o o Ne 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers The X9SPV Motherboard Series has Fan Header three fan headers Fan1 Fan3 These Pin Definitions fans are 4 pin fan headers Although Pin Definition Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are back 1 Ground ward compatible with the traditional 2 12v 3 pin fans please 4 pin fans on the S Tachometer motherboard to enable the motherboard 4 PWM_Control to control fan speed through the BIOS Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fan1 9 Note The speeds of 4 pin PWM Gra fans are controlled by Thermal Qro Management via BIOS Hardware ran Monitoring in the Advanced Setting The default setting is Disabled 8H E 4H ii of jL e 623 E Roy 25s pa pe 98 hoo E 8 5 ps oe E Qos T ing a EE 7 i 2 HH run vmi B B
28. mmmumm E Sol 56 0 P y E ESssss9r 3r z E Bo oooosoococo go 8 mm Je 8 8383888882 ffrebiaooscoccca Ehi So 00000000000 Ney 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 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 SATA Connections SATA1 SATA6 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 amp 10 These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA See the table below for pin definitions SATA Connector Types Ports SATA 0 1 SATA 2 5 Connection Type SATA 3 0 SATA 2 0 Connector Color White Black SATA 2 0 3 0 Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Signal Ground SATA TXP SATA TXN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP o oc FF Q MN a Ground
29. motherboard to a network On product 4 BI_D3 8 BI_D4 models X9SPV F and X9SPV LN4F an IPMI port is also provided for remote management through a TCP IP network cools FASO mmm 1 e 31 145 Cr D LAN1 2 l LAN3 4 3 IPMI Back Panel Connectors 2 11 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Motherboard rotated 90 degrees Pin 1 Pin 19 Pin 20 Power Button Ground Reset Button Gro
30. on the socket Insert the SO DIMM module straight down Press down until the module locks into place The side clips will automatically secure the SO DIMM module locking it into place To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the side clips near both ends away from the module This should release it from the slot Pull the SO DIMM module upwards 2 5 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 4 Connectors l O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and I O Ports COM1 7 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 1 2 USES 3 USB4 A IPMI LAN 5 6 USB9 11 LAN3 X9SPV LN4F Only USB8 12 VGA Back Panel Connectors 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 KB Mouse Port KB Mouse PS 2 KB M jouse The PS 2 keyboard mouse port is lo Pin Definitions JF cated above the Back Panel USB Ports Pin Definition 8 9 on the motherboard See the table at 1 KB Data right for pin definitions MS Data Ground KB CLK 2 S 4 Vcc 5 6 MS CLK Note This mother
31. option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 29 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual Restore Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt 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 lt En ter gt Use this feature to retrieve user defined 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 IBA IGE Slot 0100 v1381 This item will attempt to boot from the Network Boot Device UEFI Built in EFI Shell This item at temps to launch EFI shell application Shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices Me FW Image Re Flash Use this item to enable the ME image re flash function The options are Dis abled and Enabled 4 30 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST Power On Self Test error b
32. 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 Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield 1 1 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Image FINI MCE aga Ve IS ted WE Lu PI DIMMAI n QU iili I 1 BANDS GOs me PE ADT Note All graphics and images shown in this manual were based upon the latest 9 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard Layout sa Z z mj m E kom COM2 o E E 4 6 1o 0 i d 3 pum mien E Hoo Hoo oo g hoo o und re 608 KS geo genie Som ws 9 8 B 8 im B E PEE n pm 1 S o oy o o o B TULGO B f CCA CCA T Cott Hor L oj n o oo oo oo oo se o9 oo oo oo o
33. 00 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per Second This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec tion Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 57600 and 115200 bits per second Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow 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 gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration 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 T
34. 8h IRQ 3 10 11 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual gt Remote Access Configuration COM1 COM2 SOL Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1 and COM2 ports The options are Enabled and Disabled The default for COM1 and COM2 is Disabled The default for SOL is Enabled gt 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 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 e
35. EM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Option ROM Display 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 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 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 reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 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 aft
36. Enabled the following will appear USB Port 0 13 Disable Select which USB ports to disable The settings are Enabled and Disabled Deep Sx EUP Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support The settings are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Configuration 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 Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The following are displayed depending on your selection IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected Serial ATA Port 0 5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive LPM Support This feature Enables or Disables Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point BO stepping and later 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 p
37. 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 LOs 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Maximum Payload This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes Maximum Read Request This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes 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 gt 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 Dis
38. M Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connections one 9 pin RS 232 port Backpanel COM1 port and one header COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O NCT6776F 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction IPMI 2 0 Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC BIOS 16 MB SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Plug and Play ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 3 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 Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT HT Memory Chipset Tachometer Monitoring CPU amp chassis environment Monitoring CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor TM1 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor Ill Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Download from Website Drivers and software for Intel amp QM77 Express chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance One 1 TPM 1 2 Header Dimensions Mini ITX form factor 6 7 x 6 7
39. MI SMB T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO1 2 The T SGPIO1 and T SGPIO2 Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the motherboard These headers are used to communicate with the enclosure management chip in the System See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers 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 definitions SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Serial Link SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC 3 o m o a ie 2 20 Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Status Message State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail T SGPIO Headers 3 OH Fan Fail LED Chapter 2 Installation Power LED Speaker JD1 On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for Speaker Connector Pin Definiti a power LED and pins 4 7 are used for sisa
40. Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO Computer Inc SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time Driver Tool Installation Display Screen 9 Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 1 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface 9 Note 1 Both default user name and password are ADMIN take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in
41. OS defaults Press lt F1 gt to go to the BIOS setup screen and press lt F9 gt to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot 9 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 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 first for any product prob lems SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 3 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Intr
42. SUPERO X9SPV F X9SPV LNAF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer an
43. See g looooooooooouyX 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during Caution To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please Gro motherboard installation Installation Instructions Install the I O shield into the chassis I O Shield 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 Stand Off Ul RE e S 1 1 2 1 Chassis LA 1 Chassis eS Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother 4 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 le w E Ss S Motherboard 26123 SE Le gt Motherboard SY 1 UT Chassis Chassis Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 2 3 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 3 System Memory CAUTION ror Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage 9 Note Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory modules that have been validated with the
44. abled and Enabled Extended Tag Select Enabled to allow a PCI Express device to use 8 bit tag field as a requester The options are Disabled and Enabled No Snoop Select Enabled to activate the PCI Express no snoop option The options are Disabled and Enabled Maximum Payload This feature selects the setting for the PCI Express maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes 4 13 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual Maximum Read Request This feature selects the setting for the PCI Express maximum Read Request size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes ASPM Support Set this item to the desired ASPM Active State Power Management level The options are Disabled Auto and Force LOs 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
45. anger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury 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 AN Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or vides information for correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 5990 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Table of Contents Preface
46. board 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 e 3 Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on other end to USB Port 1 Keyboard Mouse For a keyboard cable or Mouse cable Back Panel USB 2 0 8 peerd For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable p Back Panel USB 2 0 9 For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable Back Panel Connectors 2 7 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Four Universal Serial Bus ports USB 4 5 Type A USPTO Definitions 8 9 are located on the I O backpanel Fini Definition pr iDefinition Additionally one USB 2 0 header USB Tey ca 6 7 and two USB 3 0 headers USB 0 1 2 USB_PN 6 USB PN 2 3 are also located on the motherboard 3 USBPP 7 USB PP to provide front chassis access Cables 4 Ground 8 Ground are not included See the tables on the Front Panel USB 2 0 Pin Definitions right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 6 5V 2 USB_PN 7 USB_PN 9 USB PP 8 USB_PP 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 NA 10 Key 1 Backpanel USB 4 5 2 Bac
47. by Power LED LED1 Onboard PWR LED LED1 LED Status An Onboard Power LED is located at m Status Definition LEDI on the motherboard When LED1 Oi System Off Soft Switch is on the AC power cable is connected m Bowers Detected and the power supply hard switch is on The system may be on standby or IPMI Heartbeat LED LED2 running LED Settings Status Definition IPMI Heartbeat LED LED2 An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at Off IPMI Disabled Green Blinking IPMI is ready for use LED2 When LED2 blinks it means that IPMI is enabled and function ing properly For the X9SPV F and X9SPV LNA4F only OH Fan Fail LED Indicator LED3 LED Settings Status Definition Overheat Fan Fail LED3 verheat kanita Yellow Blinking with Fan Failure LED3 is located next to the VGA port continuous beep This indicator alerts of either a Fan Fail Yellow Solid with System Overheat continuous beep ure or System Overheat G Normal E A wl mf alt Fi ES Es 93 259 hj EI psa IER 1 E m e eG ES on ILS m j Some g EA B 5 pasara I i H E 8 1 E E i em A 3 NL Ob por ee Es pm lo o Le o5 aas nas jool itn TATA
48. cal 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 first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the modifications 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 e Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up e System configuration 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
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50. d customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulati
51. ddress must be manually entered below The options are Static and DHCP Station IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be longs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Gateway IP Address Enter the Gateway or Router address i e 192 168 10 1 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Boot Use this feature to configure Boot Settings 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 Options Priorities This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the system boots during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are any detected boot device and Disabled USB Device BBS Priorities Network Devices This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard gt Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots during sta
52. e 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 occurences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incre mented This is a numeric value METW The Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 View SmBIOS Event Log This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 IPMI Settings Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 America gt BMC network configuration gt System Event Log This feature is used to change the System Event Log SEL configuration SEL Components
53. e it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding 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 9 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 w
54. een by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Date ARES 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields 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 F LN4F 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 4 3 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items Aptio Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc gt Boot Feature gt BOOT Feature Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the O
55. eep 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 configuration 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 A 1 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes A 2 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers Additional drivers and tools for your motherboard are available for download at the Supermicro website To install these software programs and drivers run the application and a screen will appear as below Click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X9SP F LN4F Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Intel QM77 PCH Chipset Microsoft Net Framework Optional X9SPV F LN4F LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel USB 3 0 Drivers Intel Management Engine Intel PRO
56. el Connectors 2 9 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual VGA Connector VGA VGA Port Connector Pin Definitions A VGA connector is located next to Pin Definition Pin Definition the LAN Ports on the I O back panel A 1 Red Video 9 5V DC This connector is used to provide 2 Green Vid 10 Ground Vsync DDC video display Refer to the board dosi round Vsync DDG layout below for the location 3 Blug Vide i s CIRSEEINET 4 Reserved 12 PC Data 5 Ground 13 H Sync 6 Red Return 14 V Sync 7 Green Return 15 IC Clock 8 Blue Return e a Hes amp e VGA Port Connector Tr 5 p ummummum K E E 77i i i mmm 00 q O A RR a p Eg oooooor lo oooooootl EP 0 00000000 JE D m T SPEEEEEEEES IMPIGRE 000000000000 oy Back Panel Connectors 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation LAN Ports LAN1 LAN4 RJ45 LAN Pin Definitions Two gigabit LAN ports are located on the I O back panel four on the X9SPV Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TX_D1 5 BI_D3 LN4F These ports accept RJ45 type 2 TX_D1 6 RX_D2 cables These are used to connect the 3 RX_D2 7 BI_D4
57. er a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State Processor and Clock Options 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 The top section is for informational purposes only and displays CPU informa tion including type speed number of cores etc Hyper Threading Set to Enabled to use the processor s Hyper Threading Technology feature The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 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 1 2 and 3 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 wher
58. g 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 4 7 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual gt Advanced Chipset Control A WARNING Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system to malfunction System Agent SA Configuration This submenu allows you to configure System Agent Parameters Memory Configuration 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 re
59. he 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 Ill SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 1 4 Power Configuration 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 co
60. henever needed Select Disabled to enhance system stability The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt CPU PPM Configuration Power Technology This feature determines what power saving scheme the motherboard uses The options are Disabled Energy Efficient and Custom If Custom is selected the following options become available 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 specific 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 Config TDP LOCK Use this feature to lock the Config 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 settin
61. ial ATA Port 0 5 Spin Up Device sssssseeeneeeee 4 12 FPCIe PCI PnP Configuration avissite ti 4 12 Launch PXE Storage Video OpROM Policy sesseseesss 4 12 Other PCl idevice ROM priorily i narret eee tete roc 4 12 PCI Cateney TIMET e n 4 12 PERR Generation entere n n Ert cond e to ERR a 4 12 SERRA GEMS hat e 4 12 ASPM SUDBOFt sii ce hentia Adaya pa ROW E cede Dd 4 12 Maximum Payload u iiie rerit ope iba gr ases co URP ese cete ena 4 13 Maximum Read Request ecrire doe ese e teens 4 13 Above 4G Decodilig 3 croci ioter poene E E 4 13 VGA Palette SriooD euio de ci gere eas reed aseo Ex E Eee LP I THEE nace 4 13 PCIE Slot 1 Option ROM erret ere e eae 4 16 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select esessseeeeeeeen 4 16 Onboard EAN T Si LAN 4 iiie erinnere tet tree treo st iex IEEE RR 4 16 Load Onboard LAN 1 LAN 4 Option ROM sssee 4 16 Network Stack ceno o arenas cec exeo be acide desc EN d Riu 4 16 P Super IO Device Configuration sss 4 17 P Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration 4 17 Serial Port 1 Serial Port2 rto mere dbi 4 17 Serial Port 1 Settings Serial Port 2 Settings ssesssssss 4 17 Remote Access Configuration cccccccccscsccscsssscscsscssescsecsesecsesecsecseseeaseaes 4 18 Serial P
62. ime during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc 9 Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 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 lt Delete gt 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 identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message 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 f Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup scr
63. imer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS ACPI Sleep State This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration 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 gt Trusted Computing Configuration 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 gt Intel TXT LT Configuration Secure Mode Extensions SMX This feature can be configured 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 confidentiality and integrity of data stored or created on the system The options are Enabled and Disabled iSCSI Configuration
64. kpanel USB 8 9 USB 6 7 header USB 3 0 0 1 header UsB 3 0 2 3 header FNASO mw B irarum m Foo o foso um ESssssor at bo o oo000000o EEEE Ebo 00099000 Pee oocoooococuk Back Panel Connectors 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 COM2 are located on the motherboard COM1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR is located on the back I O panel A 2 RXD 7 RTS COM2 header is also located just behind the COM1 port to provide an additional 2 n B RAS onboard serial port See the table on the 4 DTR i i 5 Ground 10 N A right for pin definitions i Gu a H Y mmm 1 Backpanel COM1 EI 2 COM2 header p 5 1 JL aman vocan Eoooooor ort DT ER ERES HIEFEEEERIS JE n E EE BSooooocooooonlss Sas Back Pan
65. l Pin Setting Definition an external speaker If you wish to use Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker the onboard speaker you should close s pins 6 7 with a jumper See the table on Pins 47 External Speaker the right for speaker pin definitions Internal Speaker Buzzer SP1 eal purer The Internal Speaker on SP1 can be Pin Definitions used to provide audible indications for Pin 1 Pos Beep In various beep codes See the table on Pin2 Neg Alarm the right for pin definitions Refer to Speaker the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer SP1 i BEEP IN t POS 2 ALARM SPK NEG Q Pwr LED SPKR Internal Speaker Buzzer FNASX DOTOOT ooo oo oE 000000000000Ne 2 21 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified 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
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68. mputer 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 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series accommodates 12V ATX power sup plies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended Chapter 1 Introduction 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 Configuration 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 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre ror vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully
69. n 2 1 Precauti ns eere e be peer een a e tpe o Pee n 2 1 Unpacking f R 2 1 Tools Needed inerte ri rir pee he e da era rr Er Eis E ER raa 2 2 Location of Mounting Holes i cnr ra EE a E pee ERU 2 2 vi Table of Contents 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Motherboard Installatiori 54 1 ntc rere dtt 2 2 Installation Instructions ient e beet erp ier aene ee teen ra deco pania dius 2 3 System MOmloly 2 I retest eb erben coe oae E beo vetu reed tad dte teu 2 4 How to listall SO DIMMS erre prone pes urere puerta ke dh c Eyre nets 2 4 Memor SUPPONM E eee VAENE ESEESE 2 4 The SO DIMM Sock t cicscser cern ear ppt ier caine iene nee meena 2 5 Gonnectors I O POIs econ hes trot re pe t hen e nodu 2 6 Back Panel Connectors and I O Ports sssssssssssseeeeene 2 6 PS 2 KB Mouse Port KB MOUSe reete re e eain 2 7 Universal Serial Bus USB caaea 2 8 Serial Ports COMT COMDA cite eate eee EMG etn 2 9 VGA Conmecton VGA m 2 10 LAN Ports EANT EANA cs iioi certet opto aE EEEE 2 11 Front Control Panel cre E shes ace ne EIER eenE Pea BER aE 2 12 JF Header Pilis uiro tese tip hese t eta 2 12 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions sssese 2 13 Power BED 5 bmp eret med c A Eaa iA 2 13 HDD LED M 2 13 NIGA NIC2 LED Indicators Tent eee t 2 13 Overheat OB E an Eall EE D vices cos ccc ent
70. n tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components Gro Caution Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please when installing the motherboard to the chassis Tools Needed IEA Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws 4 pieces Stand Offs 4 pieces Only if needed 9 Note The above items are not provided with this motherboard i Location of Mounting Holes There are four 4 mounting holes on the X9SPV motherboard series sg E EF alll Ji 7 E EoD gaa j 5 Es j j pe ih 00000 9000 EI o o 269 T AdS6X amp ind Rani lo x o 3 o o o 5 ol n d B B cium E i bamm amma Gor Eos m oe o o o a o9 38 38 EH 58 38 39 S eo EIER 5 E oa ws mn 9 bo g jooj loo E ooo o loooo Bug nna AACA P IL LEUR Lo Proms m lo io oooon T gq is ESooooor KI OL I rr LEL tH i gafo 00909000000 oN o OOOO0O0OTT o 00000000 fE0 Ho ol Db 00000000 1503299993
71. nabled JBT1 CMOS Clear Open Short pads to clear JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Pins 1 2 Reset JWP1 BIOS Write Protect Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 USB Wake up Pins 1 2 Enabled SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Onboard Mobile 3rd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 processor FCBGA1023 Memory Two 2 SO DIMM slots support up to 16 GB of DDR3 unbuffered 1066 1333 MHz ECC SO DIMM memory Supports One DIMM per Channel DIMM sizes ECC SO DIMM 2 GB 4 GB and 8GB Chipset Expansion Slots Mobile Intel QM77 Express 3 9W One 1 PCI E x 16 Gen 3 Slot i3 with Gen 2 only Graphics Intel HD 4000 Integrated Graphics Matrox G200eW Graphics Network Connections Four 4 RJ 45 Rear I O Panel Connectors Intel 82574L on the X9SPV LN4F only Two 2 RJ 45 Rear I O Panel Connectors Intel 82574L on the X9SPV F only One 1 RJ 45 IPMI Connector 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 Four 4 USB 2 0 ports on the rear I O panel USB 4 5 8 9 Six 6 USB ports on headers for front panel access USBO 3 0 USB 2 3 3 0 USB 6 7 2 0 Graphics One 1 Back panel VGA port Keyboard Mouse Combination PS 2 Keyboard Mouse port on the I O backpanel Serial CO
72. ns below for BIOS recovery Y 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 flash device such as a USB Flash Drive or C 1 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 file into the disc Root Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD DVD website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB Note If you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our flash 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 belo
73. o HDD LED Power LED Q x Ground JF1 Header Pins 2 13 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status Connect an LED Cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 State Definition Off Normal to provide advanced warnings of chassis On Overheat overheat or fan failure Refer to the table S rais Flash Fan Fail on the right for pin definitions ing Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is lo Pin Definition cated on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the 5 Vcc table on the right for pin definitions 6 Ground NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 of 1 Signal JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Ground C OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED 9 NMI Button Power Button Ground Reset Button Ground x x Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Q Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc Power LED X X 9 NM Ground JF1 Header Pins 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 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 definitions Pin Definition 3
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75. oduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SPV F LN4F Moth erboard 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 lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt 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 configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured 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 t
76. oes not replace it with a new one No Video 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 first SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series 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 SO DIMM 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 DIMMs in the system 3 Check for bad DIMM 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 Configuration 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 fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Techni
77. ons for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warn ing applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date June 26 2012 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2012 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface 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 SUPER X9SPV motherboard product series This product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a technician About This Motherboard The X9SPV motherboard series is a value driven product aimed at users who demand a small form factor ultra low power motherboard for PC gateway server or embedded applications The X9SPV motherboard
78. orno neret EEEE 2 14 Power Fal BED incite prr tene ED eere zc AE arenes 2 14 lus M 2 14 Reset BUtlon unserer deret tet crise od e tec Haven louer 2 15 Power BUM Mis oomen sace puentes deu saves RR e PERSE Te Eie Seco AE EUR ESARET REENE 2 15 Connecting Cables 2 him re ett oo c v oer ae 2 16 ATX Power Connector SPW 2 sivesadscceceacuacasepiendacedivaneseixsceiad 2 16 Fari Head ts idc s oe a oec 2 17 Chassis IMtrUsion JET e 2 18 TPM Header JEPM uii erri emer i 2 18 SATA DOM Power JSD1 ree ei Anan 2 19 Power SMB FC Connector JPI2C1 eene ener 2 19 System Management Bus JIPMB1 sssssssseeeeeene 2 19 T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO 1 2 erret nennen 2 20 Overh at Fan Fail LED JOH J annaas 2 20 Power LED Speaker JD ori tr a EEE SATE 2 21 Internal Speaker Buzzer SP1 ccccececeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeneeeeseaeee 2 21 JUMP ORES STINGS ae cae coe fees cctaesed sees Orar r E NIEN eeN EEN EAE PETERE 2 22 Explanation Of JUtmpers ac ees re iier bere rr ca Leon Fagor dee 2 22 BMC Eriable Disable JPB 1 itte rrr tige tectae 2 23 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual BIOS Write Protect IWP 1 5 neice oaaae 2 23 CMOS Clear JBT bisina a ai i ee patus 2 24 USB Wak tUp JPUSB I se toi nascent dee 2 25 Watch Dogi Reset JWD I isicescncscesszeccncsnandnennesacvaeedeanceaseacanendevncesecpteevesers 2 26 2
79. ort 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 4 11 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 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 gt PCle PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Launch PXE Storage Video OpROM Policy In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and UEFI compatible this feature speci fies what ROM to launch The options are Do not launch UEFI only and Legacy only Other PCI device ROM priority This feature specifies 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 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
80. ort for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services Hc 4 19 Console Redirection for EMS Jussieu 4 19 PACPI Configuration ccccccccccccccscsscsssscscesesecscsecsesecseeassecaesecsseassecaesesaseaes 4 20 igh Precision TIMOR 5 et eres cea reed ten tte 4 20 P Trusted Computing Configuration ccccccccccscscsscssescecseseesssecsseseseeeeeees 4 21 Security Device Suppotrl 4 ci tie Rede ees 4 21 P intel TXT LT Configuration cccccccccsccscscsscsssecssescscsecsecsesecseeecseesesesaeeees 4 21 Secure Mode Extensions SMX raisini 4 21 Intel TXT ET SUppOrt i eise eoe eere hase dea 4 21 iSCSI Configuration ioo o e cope te eere pesce or heals 4 21 iISGSlInitiator NaITIB uo e ee rre ree roe mdi eorr Ea ADEE eer 4 21 Add amAGempli cetur ect cris pre eretese or ETE exte Tue 4 22 Intel R 82579LM Intel R 82574L Gigabit Network Connection 4 23 P NIG Configuratio ien rte ennt ln ag e e ERE de 4 23 Table of Contents Link Speedi mc 4 23 Waker Om LAN e 4 23 Blink LEDs Range 0 15 seconds tienes 4 23 Port Configuration Information cccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeseeeeeseseeeeeeseeaee 4 23 Event Log E 4 23 P Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ccccccccscescssescssesesecsesecsesseseeeseees 4 24 Smblos Event Lg 2 3 esit eere e tutt dee ede esa 4 24 Erase Event Logicae Ena e EEE EE Ea A DAR
81. ppropriate form factor specification The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 15 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 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 modified compliance pattern The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 specified 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 op
82. rrors 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 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop send ing data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None and Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Recorder Mode Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a remote server The options are Disabled and Enabled Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Dis abled and Enabled Legacy OS
83. rtup 4 27 SUPER X9SPV F LN4F Motherboard User Manual 4 7 Security Settings 1 American M ator Passuord d If the Administrator password is defined ONLY this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined 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 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this
84. series features a mobile 3rd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 processor onboard with an FCBGA1023 package offering many features such as two ECC SO DIMM memory support four SATA 2 0 ports two SATA 3 0 ports an on board VGA with Intel HD 4000 graphics option It also includes 4 LAN ports X9SPV LN4F IPMI 2 0 Disk on Module and TPM support These enable the X9SPV motherboard series to deliver an energy efficient low power high per formance platform in a small form factor Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications 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 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 D
85. source 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 PEGO Gen X This feature selects the speed of the PEGO port The options are Auto Gen1 Gen2 and Gen3 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PEGO ASPM Set this item to control ASPM Active State Power Management support for PEG Device 1 Function 0 The options are Disabled Auto ASPM LOs ASPM L1 and ASPM LOsL1 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 PEG On Board and On Board PEG Note select ing IGFX PEG will enable the Intel HD 4000 GPU gt PCH IO Configuration This submenu allows you to configure PCH Parameters gt USB Configuration Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to dis able 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
86. the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD Ill settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 9 Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information Fie Edt view Favorites Tools Help EJ CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis B 2 SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ES Graceful power control Supero Doctor II allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD IIl Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web 9 site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPERO X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes B 4 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C
87. tions 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 gt Super IO Device Configuration gt Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port 1 Settings Serial Port 2 Settings This option specifies 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 2bE8h IRQ 3 10 11 The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 4 10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 10 11 1O 3E8h IRQ 4 10 11 IO 2bE
88. tions 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 Prefix Blocking Available when supported by the hardware When set to Enabled this feature blocks forwarding of TLPs containing End End TLP prefixes 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 defined in a
89. 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 file or the exe file If you choose the zipped BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx lt Enter gt 9 Notes Always use the file named ami bat to update the BIOS and insert a space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X9SCV and build date as the extension For example X9SCV0 526 When completed your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then boot the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash 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 A Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BI
90. und X OH Fan Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1 LED HDD LED Power LED X Ground 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 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 definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Controller or Ethernet Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 1 2 Power Button O O ResetButton O O xej e vcc O O Vcc O O Vec O O Veco O O Vec O O x o NM 19 20 Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3V 16 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3v 14 HD Active NIC 1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 9 vec 12 10 Ground POWER LED 9 HDD LED 9 nici Nic2 Ground Ground x OH Fan Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1 LED Q
91. w b Proceed with flash update Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below C 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press the Enter key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is com pleted 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 flash drive C 3 SUPER X9SPV Motherboard Series User s Manual 8 10 11 12 When a DOS prompt appears enter AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt Y Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed 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 Press Del continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility Press F3 to load default settings After loading default settings press F4 to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility C 4 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems

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