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1. 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation Onboard VGA Enable JPG1 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the on Jumper Settings board VGA connector The default position is Jumper Setting Definition on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table Pins 1 2 Enabled on the right for jumper settings Pins 2 3 Disabled Unit Identifier Switch UID The UID Switch UID is located on the I O back panel When you push the UID Switch both the Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED will turn on Push the UID Switch again to turn off both Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service For example in a cabinet with several server units installed A Onboard VGA Enable B UID Switch psg uis ee a tss Eres m H E ili E o Al i Ps 8 M h N je y H L L C LUL L a _Barcove Bo66600600060 900000000000 2 31 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual ME Recovery JPME1 ME Recovery JPME1 is used to enable or disable the ME Recovery feature of the m
2. e E H i ba fap D Pd i TN T il E 9 Cx LL al 2 NA Ly cO oo 5 cone A A 2 35 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby is not on Note If it is on the onboard power is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the components 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Make sure th
3. E Hoo0o000000000 000000000000 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers FAN1 4 Fan A Fan Header Pin Definitions The X9SRL F has five fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 and Fan A These fans are 4 pin fan head Pin Definition 1 Ground Black ers Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward i oe i 2 12V Red compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans but 3 Tachometer will only run at full speed To take advantage of 4 PWM Control the energy performance control settings which will automatically control fan speed in the BIOS CPU Power Management section please use 4 pin fans Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Fan1 Fan4 System Fans Pin Definition Fan A I O Fan 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Chassis Intrusion JL1 A Fan 1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on B Fan2 the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable S Fan 3 from the chassis to inform you of a chassis 3 Fan 4 intrusion when the chassis is opened E FanA F Chassis Intrusion LN LA 0 wd oon
4. 00000000000 3 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Speaker J D1 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions On the JD1 header Pins 3 4 are used for the Pin Setting Definition internal speaker Close Pins 3 4 with a jumper Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker or cap to use the onboard speaker If you wish Pins1 4 External Speaker to use an external speaker attach the external speaker s cable to Pins 1 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions Legacy Wake On LAN Header JSTBY1 WAKZOWLAN The onboard LANs LAN1 and LAN2 do not Pin Definitions need a WOL header to support its Wake On Piu pennon LAN function We preserved the legacy WOL i 5V Standby 2 Ground header to provide convenience for some em bedded customers who need internal power 3 Wake up source from the board See the table on the right for pin definitions A Internal Speaker B Wake On LAN ES E vs Kwa x J j 3 KCN i 8 a oon 006 699 pz 2 24 Power Supply I2C JPI2C1 The Power Supply I2C Connector located at JPI2C1 monitors the status of the power su
5. 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 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 instructions below for BIOS recovery when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sec tor crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repair To Recover the Main BIOS Block 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 X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual a USB CD DVD ROM
6. ded eerte t etal iv Contacting SUpermictO cue tenore hot rne peau tere etenim ae heo dos qp Sens PERDE S ES RR HARE EE RG V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVGEIVIEW efoto Mei nel eee hi bate ete 1 1 ele drj 1 1 Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset Overview cerei eec aE REEL neat Intel C602 Chipset Features deeper pee eee 1 9 Special Feature Si senusien osceni entm secs SERRE r OnE Tener ENEL Era Recovery from AC Power LOSS itin ctore eene E N 1 4 PC Health MonitOrilig iori ri tette eise oro d e Perdu Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control sess System Resource Alert onec riu anane recen eere eer ava ZUR 1 5 ACPI Features eer a e e a cubes ce aeg Revue eae Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator sssessssssss 1 11 16r Power SUD PLY ices thee eser cire cx dace pex Unter are aa E dune rae eet HENE 1 11 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Advanced Power Management for F Models Only sssss 1 12 Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM 1 12 Manageability Engine ME oorr na 1 12 1 9 Introduction to the IPMI Controller eseseeseeeneneen 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices e receta terea Enc e e occa A E NEE 2 1 i jio 2 1 WMD Te Ine eT TTD 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2
7. Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to relay safety precautions Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup 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 gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County 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 X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Manial Organization p iii Conventions Used in the Manual
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9. ply may cause the system to lose 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 sup plies 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to 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 Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the boot block code of the BIOS 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
10. A Video VGA port is located next to the COM Port on the I O backpanel This port is used to provide a con nection for video and graphics display COM Serial Ports A Serial Port COM1 is located on the I O backpanel and another Se rial Port COM2 is located next to the expansion slots to provide front access header See the table on the right for pin definitions 1 VGA Video Port 2 COM1 Serial Port 3 COM2 Serial Port header Chapter 2 Installation VGA Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 10 Ground 2 Green 11 NC 9 Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 4 NC 13 HSYNC 5 Ground 14 VSYSNC 6 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK tf Ground 16 Case 8 Ground 17 Case 9 5V NC No Connection EEEE losal 806 HFEA Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS S TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A E j j ay 3 F il od li HE H i af IH m a Wh C s SUPER X9SRL 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 a Supermicro server chassi
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12. The Intel amp C602 series is a single chip solution that is designed for dedicated servers and workstations It supports high speed SAS SATA and advanced requirements for Intel Xeon platforms Intel C602 Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 5 Gt s transfer Full Duplex Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support ntel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s PCI Express 3 0 Interface up to 8 0 GT s 4 SCU SATA ports up to 3Gb s 4 SATA 2 0 ports 2 SATA 3 0 ports up to 6Gb s Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI 1 9 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously 1 8V 3 3V
13. 2 below become available EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 This feature enables the Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available only for EFI applications The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto Port 60 64 Emulation This feature enables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the legacy USB keyboard so that it can be fully supported by operating Systems that do not recognize a USB device The options are Enabled and Disabled EHCI Hand Off This item is for Operating Systems that does 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 4 11 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SATA Devices and displays the following items SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port SATA Mode 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 Th
14. 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 24GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 32GB 8GB 8GB 16GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 32GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 64GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 128GB 16GB 16GB 32GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 64GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 96GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 128GB 32GB 32GB 64GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 128GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 192GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 256GB Rank or 4 Rank registered DIMM technology at 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz Up to 64GB of memory are supported using non ECC UDIMMs Note Up to 256GB of memory are supported using ECC QR Quad 2 11 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 4 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 in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed p A Philips Screwdriver Philips Screws Standoffs WW Location of Mounting Holes s j t m
15. B JI2C1 C JI2C2 F T 2 ds HBg ES ts Es d 78 j E i IT 71 Ln Br oon oo f 2 29 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Watch Dog Reset JWD1 Watch Dog Jumper Settings Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that Jumper Setting Definition can reboot the system when a software appli Pins 1 2 Reset default cation hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the sys EH mm tem if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to a Open Disabled generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings BMC Enable Disable JPB1 ia betel Pins 1 2 Enabled Default JPB1 is used to enable or disable the BMC Pins 2 3 Disabled Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings This feature is supported on the X9SRL F only A Watch Dog Reset B BMC Enable
16. D E fo Ea T3 H a Vos Wed 7 i E Br L4 88 7 Exe i b 5 Exec en ust gm Le B i AE HE 1 Bg HE ME ES id 8 i Bg i EE fo e ES eo k H 3 i ed Pa E boi 23 ER r si ER looi Pot i ER 23 3 Eo H En Ba Qr j i i i F E i EEFIEEERIR d 0000 oooolooon _ cy E WIS 000000000000 000000000000 D Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Motherboard 1 Install the I O shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed AL 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components Chassis CE 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan hea
17. Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active A NMI Button B PWR LED C HDD LED NMI X Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc UID LED Vcc Reset Button Power Button SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 The NIC Network Interface Control ler 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 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin OH Fan Fail LED NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED Pin Definitions JF1 cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indi Pin Definition cators to display network activities 7 Vec Blue UID LED Refer to the table on the right for 8 OH Fan Fail LED pin definitions OH Fan Fail Indicator Overheat OH Fan Fail UID LED Status State Definition Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections Cit Netivel on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display UID Unit ID signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis over heat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID
18. Fail LED B Reset Button C PWR Button LED Reset Button 1 2 gt Power Button C SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables amp Optional Devices This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector ee 12V 8 pin Power Connec ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Main PWR JPW1 amp CPU PWR Pin Definitions JPW1 Connectors JPW2 Pin Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector JPW1 is f ay 1 3 3V used to provide power to the motherboard 14 12V 2 3 3V The 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW2 is also leit 3 COM required for the processor These power con 16 PS ON 4 5V nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification 17 COM 5 COM See the table on the right for pin definitions 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB ll 22 5V 10 12V i 23 5V 1 12V lt 24 COM 12 3 3V tor Pin Definitions d L 24 Pin Main PWR 8 Pin Processor PWR Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR 5 through 8 12V B 8 Pin Processor PWR Required i Ossa a P ais
19. JPB1 iuit eene eto Onboard VGA Enable JPG1 Unit Identifier Switch UID tiri tese eta oae tpe bee ccc BIOS Recovery JPBIOS1 ME Recovery JPMET irc eer drehen Doe tus USB Wake Up JPUSB 1 esee nnne 2 0 Onboard IndiCalors inc e cedunt s ces LAN Pott BEDS tiir ba us Mace cien e eee Onboard Power EED DBP2 2 n due reden hy ees Rear Unit ID LED LE2 IPMI Heartbeat LED DPS 5 nen ir eec eet teo bee ete ce 2 9 SATA and SAS Connections pie rere nra hensetu a SATA COnHectlOns ici aeter ed Eo pavet tpe exe pipere Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures deett kb tori d cto ei RNa 3 1 Before aio Rer e M 3 1 No Power Pe ING VIGGO M Memory EMOS esit Re co ema desea nds fedt etiain etn RR RAE 3 2 When You Lose the System s Setup Configuration ssssssssse 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures ssssssssssssseseeeeneeeeeennenennn 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions cene reete nh 3 4 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal t e r a ad cedet ette edet 3 6 Proper Batterv BISDOSal oorr paene etenim iati rp io g xo Sempre ni EE 3 6 Battery Installation eiie red roti viret ce ia Ere o E ce TERR 3 6 3 5 Returning Merchandise for S rvi sssini dakiana 3 7 viii Table of Contents Chapter 4 BIOS 4
20. 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 July 3 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 This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series About This Motherboard The SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series supports a single Intel E5 1600 or E5 2600 2011 pin Socket R series CPU 4 to 8 Cores With the Intel C602 chipset built in the X9SRL Motherboard Series offers top of the line server performance Features such as support for up to 256GB of memory dual 1Gb LAN nine 9 USB ports
21. 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 Note If you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB 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 or USB 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 page as shown below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Boot Security Exit Re Proceed with Flash Update Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Meg Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recovery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press
22. SAS option ROM 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 PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI compatible this feature speci fies what ROM to launch The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 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 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 PERR Generation Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate PERR error codes The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual SERR Generation Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate SERR error codes The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes Maximum Read Request This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size The
23. Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue with bootup The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue to bootup If a fatal error oc curs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep system 5 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory OH LED On System OH System Overheat A 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Note To install the Windows Operating System pl
24. amber or off to indicate the Amber 1 Gbps speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information LAN Link LED ET Activity LED Onboard Power LED DP2 Onboard PWR LED LE1 LED Status An Onboard Power LED is located at Status Definition DP2 on the motherboard When DP2 is p off System Off Soft Switch on it means that the AC power cable On System is Running is connected the power supply switch and soft switch are on and the system is running A Onboard Power LED 0000 9900 900000000000 Booo00000000 E ey 2 33 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Rear Unit ID LED LE2 Rear UID LED LED Settings The rear Unit ID LED is located at LE2 on Blue Solid UID Toggled On the back panel This LED is used in con Off UID Toggled Off junction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of service IPMI Heartbeat LED DP3 IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator LED Settings The IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at DP3 Green Blinking IPMI is ready for use When DP3 blinks the IPMI feature is func Off IPMI not ready tioning properly Refer to the table on the right
25. displays memory status such as Current Memory Mode Memory Speed Mirroring and Sparing information gt DIMM Information This feature displays information regarding the installed memory 4 9 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Memory Mode When Independent is selected all DIMMs are available to the operating system When Mirroring is selected the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for data backup When Lockstep is selected the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel The options are Independent Mirroring Lockstep and Sparing DRAM RAPL Mode RAPL which stands for Running Average Power Limit is a feature that provides mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODEO DRAM RAPL MODE and Disabled DDR Speed Use this option to force the system memory to run at a different frequency than the default frequency The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Force DDR3 1600 and Force SPD Channel Interleaving This feature selects from the different channel memory interleaving methods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Rank Interleaving This feature selects from the different rank memory interleaving methods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way and 8 Way Patrol Scrub Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to
26. interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed 9 After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed unplug the AC power cable to clear CMOS and then plug in the AC power cable to power on the system 10 Press lt Del gt continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press lt F3 gt to load default settings 12 After loading default settings press lt F4 gt to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility C 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
27. selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a informational message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default informational text built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these informational messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc 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 X9SRL Motherboard Series User s 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 Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related AN se Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event sha
28. the Enter key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below C 2 UEFI BIOS Recovery Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is completed Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOTTURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 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 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 8 When a DOS prompt appears type AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt Note Do not
29. thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the re quired amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the Motherboard s and the Heatsink Bracket under neath 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Screw 2 Motherboard 2 7 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink Loosen screws in sequence as shown Screw 1 2 Screw 2 p Motherboard Screw 3 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Ins
30. 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard e Six 6 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s Manual 1 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Layout TUE ae m J E C de B li CH i P 2 8 2000 p D n E ons woe scatims ime eoczoaus 3355335 099859998 vsnaneiso SO S X 93 Cy 42 lovee noes cess EI aoe Ed 9 loooooMooooo soU 990 E olo oo 9o BF
31. 1 WAOGUCTION ED Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration Data ssssssessseeeneenne 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utility esessssessssseeeeeneereennn n 4 2 4 2 Ma ili SetUp su nemen fa i m te Here D ae E Foret ecce dic Po ts 4 2 System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed 4 3 System Time Systemi Date eene ae cedet 4 3 Supermicro X9SRL F 24 3 Memory INTOrnmatiOni RET 4 3 Total MEMO P 4 3 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations sessist uran asinn iii i aias 4 4 P BOOT Feature 4 4 Quiet BOOLD onim reete eon ma corre o qe rete TA 4 4 AddOn ROM Display Mode 4 4 Bootup N tr ock 2 2 een re p of leu 4 4 Wait FOR F1 1T EIQE esera en etre pa tx Rene ertet en raa eroe 4 4 latermipt 49 Camu re caves sees a ee nere ctore eorr EE Ee Eee ue ue cues 4 5 Watch Dog FUDctlop ananin oe ter ee seen eR ered cance 4 5 Power Button FUftictiOn ocrrr tree rre n nen te nem ires 4 5 Restore on AC Power Loss 4 5 POPU Gonflg fatiom cerro creer iren En n toc dn ees 4 5 P Socket 1 CPU Information Clock Spread Spectr sen re rere ee Din odo cn Poste sede Hyper Threading sssrini a d eine Active Processor COL6GS eremo eret ree A E aer ne nena aula Eirmit GPUID Ma XIMUN eeu emen men Ee taie ra yet petunt neck eTe Execute Disable Bit Capability ese
32. 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT Memory Chipset Once a voltage be comes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once the ther mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide Y adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor Ill in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction used to notify the user of certain system events For example y
33. AN Port 2 repectively See the Pinf Definition table on the right for jumper settings The 1 2 Enabled default default setting is enabled 2 3 Disabled A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation Clear CMOS JBT1 JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS M Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS PCI Slot SMB Enable JI2C1 JI2C2 PCI Slot SMB Enable Jumper Settings Use Jumpers JI2C1 JI2C2 to enable PCI SMB Jumper Setting Definition System Management Bus support to improve Short Default Enabled system management for the PCI slots See the N I I Open Disabled table on the right for jumper settings A Clear CMOS
34. LED Ground TE NMI x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc Q Nic1 LED Vcc wic2LED Vec 9 OH Fan Fail LED UID LED PS Fail LED lt olo Vcc 3 4 gt Reset Button Ground gg 1 2 gt Power Button 2 20 Power Supply Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach this to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the System Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 sec onds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 20 19 emma o e wri Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED NMI Xx Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc UID Vcc Chapter 2 Installation PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby A Power Supply
35. Power LED Speaker Header Pins 4 7 External Speaker T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial Link General Purpose I O Headers 5V Gen1 Gen 2 1 5 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel amp E5 1600 and E5 2600 processor in an LGA 2011 pin Socket R 4 8 Core Memory Eight 8 DIMM slots support up to 256GB of DDR3 Unbuf fered ECC RDIMM memory or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC non ECC UDIMM memory 1066 1333 1600MHz Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Chipset Intel amp C602 Expansion PCI Slots using riser cards Two 2 PCI Express 3 0 x8 in x16 Slot Two 2 PCI Express 3 0 x8 in x8 Slot Two 2 PCI Express 3 0 x4 in x8 Slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot Network Connections Integrated LAN Two 2 Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN ports One 1 IPMI port X9SRL F only I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 2 0 Ports Four 4 via SCU 3 Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 option SATA 3 0 Ports Two 2 via PCH 6 Gb s No RAID SATA 2 0 Ports Four 4 via PCH 3 Gb s No RAID USB Devices Two 2 USB 2 0 ports on the rear I O panel Six 6 USB 2 0 headers for front panel access One 1 Internal Type A port Keyboard Mouse One 1 PS 2 KB Mouse combo port on the I O backpanel Seri
36. SUPERO X9SRL X9SRL F 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 and custo
37. The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS DCA Support This feature accelerates the performance of I O devices using Direct Cache Access The options are Enabled and Disabled IIO 1 PCle Port Bifurcation Control This submenu configures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings for IIO 1 PCle ports to determine how the available PCI Express lanes to be distributed between the PCI Exp Root Ports CPU1 Slot2 PCI E 3 0 x4 IN x8 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 CPU1 Slot3 PCI E 3 0 x4 IN x8 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 CPU1 Slot4 PCI E 3 0 x8 IN x16 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 CPU1 Slot5 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 CPU1 Slot6 PCI E 3 0 x8 IN x16 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 CPU1 Slot7 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 DIMM Configuration Memory Configuration This section
38. al COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connection One on the I O back panel COM1 and one on a header COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O 83527 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 3 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Wake On LAN WOL Header Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off CPU Fan Auto off in Sleep Mode Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU amp Chassis Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT HT Memory Chipset CPU 5 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support CPU amp Chassis Environment Monitor 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 SuperDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Intel Node Manager 2 0 Support Intel Manageability Engine Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel C602 chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free TPM 1 2 o
39. and Gateway Address 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 23 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 6 Boot Settings Use this feature to configure Boot Settings Utility Cop Boot Option 1 IBA GE Slot 0900 Boot Options Priorities This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled Network Devices This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard Add New Boot Option This feature allows the user to add a new EFI boot option to the boot order gt Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot de
40. are 1 and 2 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 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 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Use this feature to enable console redirection The options are Enabled and Dis abled The default is Disabled Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for Serial Port Out of Band Manage ment Windows Emerge
41. asts for more than five 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 Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State CPU Configuration 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 PF Socket 1 CPU Information This item is for informational purposes only and displays CPU information including type speed number of cores etc Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed Select Disabled to enhance system stabi
42. at all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual No Video 1 Ifthe power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to re move all the add on cards and cables first 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 DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots 2 You should be using memory recommended by Supermicro see Section 2 3 Also it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of differ ent sizes different speeds and different types on the same motherboard 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty ones 4 Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply When the System Loses the Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power sup
43. correct correctable memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the North Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled Demand Scrub Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original Source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Data Scrambling This feature enables Data Scrambling The options are Enabled and Disabled Device Tagging This feature enables Device Tagging The options are Enabled and Disabled Thermal Throttling This feature selects from the different throttling methods The options are Dis abled and CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttling gt South Bridge Configuration This item displays the current South Bridge Revision All USB Devices This feature enables all USB ports devices The options are Enabled and Dis abled When set to enabled EHCI Controller 1 and
44. d 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis C Motherboarc Qe Ls gt Motherboard 1 U Chassis 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis Note The images displayed are for illustration only Your chassis or com ponents might look different from those shown in this manual SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 5 Connectors lO 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 Motherboard I O Backpanel FH i e j 7 aby co e ers H s f j T HBI 4013 HO a od id i m P vil EE JUAN X Pa 1 i 000000000000 Hoo000000000 P Motherboard I O Back Panel 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 4 USB Port 0 2 0 7 VGA Port 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port 5 USB Port 1 2 0 8 LAN1 3 IPMI LAN Port X9SRL F only 6 COM1 Port 9 LAN2 2 14 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse a
45. dress 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 physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 The options for Serial Port2 are Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 COM2 SOL Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1 COM2 and SOL ports The options are Enabled and Disabled The default for COM1 and COM2 is Disabled The default for SOL is Enabled 4 15 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 t
46. e following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected Serial ATA Controller 0 1 This feature is used to activate deactivate the SATA controller and sets the compatibility mode The options are Disabled Enhanced and Compat ible The default of Serial ATA Controller 0 is Compatible The default of Serial ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive Link Power Management This feature Enables or Disables Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point BO stepping and later The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 5 Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled Staggered Spin Up Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 5 Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled gt SCU Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SAS SCU devices and displays the following items Storage Controller Unit SCU Set this item to Enabled to activate the chipset s SCU devices The options are Enabled and Disabled OnChip SCU Option ROM Set this item to Enabled to activate the onboard
47. e options are None Hardware RTS CTS and Software Xon Xoff Data Bits Parity Stop Bits The status of these features is displayed ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system 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 CPU Stop Clock High Precision Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Trusted Computing Configuration Available when a TPM Device is detected by the BIOS TPM Support Select Enable to activate support for trusted platforms TPM 1 1 1 2 and allow the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specified The options are Disable and Enable TPM State This feature changes the TPM State The options are Disable and Enable Note The system will
48. e the WARNING plastic cap using your fingers Socket Keys CPU Keys 2 Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges Align the CPU keys semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Warning You can only in AN stall the CPU inside the Socket in one direction Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 2 5 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 3 Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 4 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 5 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 6 To close and lock the socket close the load plate with the CPU Lock the Close 1st lever first then lock the Open 1st lever second Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Push down and lock Close 1st lever 2 Gently close the load plate Lever Lock Push down and lock Open 1st lever Lever Lock 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any
49. ease refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X9S5RL F Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR B Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools B Microsoft Net Framework Optional Intel C600 Chipset X9SRL F LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise ied a oo Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals ao po po Browse CD I Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web sie Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install this item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot 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 Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboa
50. elect Boot Setup and hit Enter to access the submenu items Aptio Setup Utility Copyrigh 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 OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On 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 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when a non recoverable error occurs that l
51. ement Bus JIPMB 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 A Overheat Fan Fail LED B IPMI System Management Bus Header Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active System Management Bus Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection 2 27 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Jumper Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard Connector Pins jumpers can be used to choose between op 3 2 1 tional settings Jumpers create shorts between ojojo two pins to change the function of the connec Topfiowe tor Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board d eme Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open E Te ew means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins with a Jumper installed on pins 1 and 2 LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 Jumper JPL1 JPL2 enables or disables LAN Jampe Set Port 1 and L
52. following information Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www su permicro com support contact cfm 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 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer Please see Section 2 3 for a comprehensive answer 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 website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading 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 y
53. for details Also see the layout below for the LED location A Rear Unit ID LED B IPMI Heartbeat LED oo ooon o o o o o o o o o o 9oooooooooo Y 900 2 34 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 SATA and SAS Connections SATA Connections There are six 6 Serial ATA SATA connec tors I SATA 0 5 that are supported by the PCH on the motherboard Of these I SATA 0 1 supports data transfer rates of up to 6Gb s SATA 3 0 while I SATA 2 5 supports data transfer rates of up to 3Gb s SATA 2 0 In addition to these six SATA ports there are SATA SAS Connectors Pin Definitions an additional four 4 3Gb s SATA 2 0 ports Pin Signal 1 Ground SATA_TXP SATA_TXN Ground SATA_RXN SATA RXP N o Om A W DY Ground supported by the SCU S SATAO 3 Please see below for locations and details A I SATA 0 3 0 D I SATA 3 2 0 B I SATA 1 3 0 E I SATA 4 2 0 C I SATA 2 2 0 F I SATA 5 2 0 1 S SATAO SATA 2 0 2 S SATA1 SATA 2 0 3 S SATA2 SATA 2 0 4 S SATA3 SATA 2 0
54. ge the bat Aen in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace it with the same type Piss 2 Press down until This side up you hear a click Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 5 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 For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizations online http www supermicro com support rma When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warran
55. gh speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Advanced Power Management F Models Only Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM The Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager IPNM provides your system with real time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency Although IPNM Specification Version 1 5 is supported by the BMC Baseboard Management Controller your system must also have IPNM compatible Manage ability Engine ME firmware installed to use this feature Manageability Engine ME The Manageability Engine which is an ARC controller embedded in the IOH I O Hub provides Server Platform Services SPS to your system The services provided by SPS are different from those proveded by the ME on client platforms Chapter 1 Introduction 1 9 Introduction to the IPMI Controller F Models Only This
56. i snidani aaa 4 18 P Trusted Computing Configuratio issii eia 4 18 TEM SUL oro erse E suc EE EE EA EE 4 18 TPM State aure AA M 4 18 AME SUSY Sten y Dr A A N 4 19 si T9 oro Lm 4 20 Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ssssssssenene 4 20 Smbios Event LOG 3 fo rrr teret o eoo rave e Poche ideni 4 20 Runtime Error Logging Support 1t Lio tete aaa 4 20 Memory Correction Error Threshold ssess 4 20 POlEroribogging SuppDOLL oon eirca rere eontra RRE 4 20 Erase Event E09 uia Hr cte ve EE D eec ee ses Cavin ero ex ORE ervey 4 21 When Logis Full 5 2 2 oce te he a encase eased 4 21 Log System Boot EVENE Lorie e eade nde ree e negad 4 21 MECIS E E T etta tU deri cesar ts 4 21 MET W annama dre pe RI IER rere aie TER Retro UHR 4 21 VIEW SMBIOS Event Login sie teanscaninctaticevenie niveau ene Ru PB Rss 4 21 IPM Setti Sinisa i 4 22 P System EventbOg a cercate ttes idend cie dene eed idend fed ido 4 22 When SEL FUlar e D te Me bees 4 22 Hore li giicirzuil Een R R 4 22 PBMC Network Configuration veseri aitete ireann 4 23 Update IPMI LAN Configuration sssseseseeeeennnn 4 23 Gonfg ration Source rie ede de e e eid 4 23 BOOt S ttimOS p 4 24 Boot Options Priorities onere ede td need 4 24 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 etc 4 24 Network DEVICE Susinio rr herren nete d e Erst EY EPOR ERE 4 24 Y Delete B
57. imum energy savings The options are Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy and Energy Efficient Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Dura tion Power Limit is maintained Short duration power limit During Turbo Mode the system may exceed the processor s default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power limit By increasing this value the processor can provide better performance for a short duration gt Chipset Configuration WARNING Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system to malfunction gt North Bridge Configuration This item displays the current IO chipset Revision Integrated IO Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Data Direct I O Select Enabled to enable Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology which sig nificantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements and freeing the system resource for other tasks
58. itions There are four 4 Universal Serial Pin Definition Pin Definition Bus USB 2 0 ports located on the 4 5V 5 5V I O back panel There are also four 2 USB_PN1 6 USB PNO 4 USB 2 0 ports on two headers 3 USB_PP1 7 USB PPO that can be used to provide front h 3 4 Ground 8 Ground chassis access using separate USB cables not included See the tables Front Panel USB 2 0 below for pin definitions Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Back Panel USB 2 0 USB 40 1 5V 2 5V 2 Back Panel USB 2 0 USB 1 3 USB PN2 4 USB PN3 3 Internal Type A USB 2 0 USB 2 5 USB PP2 6 USB PP3 4 Front Panel USB 2 0 USB 78 9 7 Ground 8 Ground 5 Front Panel USB 2 0 USB 76 7 9 Key 10 Ground 6 Front Panel USB 2 0 USB 74 5 a 7 t a Ml a o Beg 1 1 H m ul ca Sigs g amp km a ES g E E E Pd P n s ms FER i ES Q gt 2 a P i Es O th ll L z A B Nu 5 manconr BREESPPERFR Sena amp BAR CODE z 2 M m z oo 9 8 E T es m3 CURES T oi 88 A d Ss VGA Video Port
59. le runtime error logging The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 itis 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 occurrences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is in cremented 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 21 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 5 IPMI Settings Intelligent Plattorm 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 American Meg gt System Event Log y System Event Log This feature is used to change the System Event Log SEL configu
60. lity The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 5 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Hyper Threading Set to Enabled to use the processor s Hyper Threading Technology feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 2 4 and 6 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 Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from 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 AES NI Set to Enabled to use the processor s Advanced Encryption Standard AES feature The options are Enabled and Disabled MLC Streamer Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the MLC mid level cache streamer prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions fro
61. ll Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 America System Date 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 Tab 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 X9SRL F 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 Memory Information Total Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system 4 3 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to s
62. llowing 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 Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State ACPI C2 to the operating system During the CPU C3 State the CPU clock generator is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C6 Report Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State ACPI C3 to the operating system During the CPU C6 State the power to all cache is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C7 Report Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State ACPI C3 to the operating system CPU C7 State is a processor specific low C State The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Package C State Limit If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C2 C6 and No Limit Energy Performance Bias This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance maximum cooling or energy efficiency max
63. lowing pages for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation The LGA2011 Socket Currently there are two kinds of LGA2011 socket mounted on Supermicro mother boards a regular and a narrow sized socket Though they may look slightly differ ent from one another the labeling operation of the hardware mounting of the CPU are similar on both types The X9SRL Motherboard Series uses the narrow type Regular LGA2011 Socket Narrow LGA2011 Socket The preceding illustrations will show the regular socket type However the instruc tions and illustrations apply to the narrow kind as well Opening the LGA2011 Socket 1 There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket To open the socket cover first press and release the load lever labeled Open st Press down on Load Lever Open 1st 2 3 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 Press the second load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Press down on Load 1 Lever Close 1st 2 Pull lever away from the socket 3 With the Close 1st lever fully retracted gently push down on the Open 1st lever to open the load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely Gently push down to pop the load plate open Chapter 2 Installation Installing the LGA2011 Processor 1 With the LGA 2011 socket open remov
64. m the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled MLC Spatial Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If this feature is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised The options are Disabled and Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher This feature enables prefetch of the next L1 data line based on multiple loads in the same cache line The options are Enabled and Disabled DCU IP Prefetcher Set this feature to Enabled to activate the L1 Data Prefetcher based on sequential load history The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information CPU Power Management 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 fo
65. mer 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 ECC 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 Regulations for
66. motherboard incorporates the Renesas IPMI Controller which integrates a RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing CPU Core with peripheral capabili ties required for a Baseboard Management Controller BMC The Renesas IPMI Controller offers the user a superb solution to manage PC server systems with great efficiency The BMC controller supports a 32Kb instruction cache and a 32Kb operand cache which can be switched between write back and write through The instruction cache offers a 4 way full associative instruction TBL Translation Lookaside Buffer and a 64 way full associative shared TBL The memory management unit which is embed ded on the chip provides access to 4 Gb virtual address space SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid damaging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect Le your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboa
67. n board DOM Disk on Module Power Connector Support FCC A EuP Lot 6 WHQL Dimensions ATX form factor 12 00 x 9 6 1 7 SUPE R6 X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Motherboard Block Diagram X9SRL VR12 6 PHASE p 8 Intel E5 1600 2600 2 SLOT3 ar 8 SNB CORE zc ag DDR II as 8 MAX 130W Oc S 5 g abs UAE 8 u oA Pe pf SLOT 1 5 T rre x 8 a o i g 8 SLOT 2 5 6 rl PCI E X8 G3 2X PCI E ko E bn o gU SLOT7 PT 2 n o PCH Intel C602 m LANE SSB A RJ45 82574L m LAN 2 E RJ45 82574L a b s 3 iz er amp 3 LEC DEBUG PORT sio TPM BMC a NCT6776F HEADER wPCM4s0 DDR FRONT PANEL SYSTEM POWER ues T RJ45 as comi ps 2 com2 FAN SPEED Rear KB MS Header CTRL System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview
68. ncy Management Services EMS ports The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 Out of Band Mgmt Port Use this feature to select the port for out of band management The options are COM1 COM2 and SOL SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con sole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per Second This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec tion Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 57600 and 115200 bits per second 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 Th
69. ns 1 2 Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 LED Indicators LED Description Status UID LED Unit ID LED Indicator Blue Steady UID Switch On DP2 Power On Green Steady Power On DP3 IPMI Heartbeat Green Blinking IPMI Enabled 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Headers Connectors Connector Description COM2 COM1 Serial port COM1 and header COM2 JOH1 Overheat LED Fan Fail JTPM1 TPM header USB 0 1 Back panel USB ports USBO and USB1 JUSB 4 5 JUSB 6 7 JUSB 8 9 Internal USB headers USB4 USB9 JUSB2 Internal Type A USB port USB2 SCU SGPIO1 Serial Link General Purpose I O Header JSTBY1 Legacy Wake On LAN Header FAN1 FAN4 System thermal fan headers FAN1 FAN4 FANA Thermal fan header for I O add on cards JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header I SATAO I SATA1 Internal SATA ports 0 1 6Gb s via PCH I SATA2 ISATAS Internal SATA ports 2 5 3Gb s via PCH S SATA0 S SATA3 Internal SATA ports 0 3 3Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 via SCU JF1 Front Panel Control Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 8 pin Secondary Power Connector JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header IPMI IPMI LAN Port X9SRL F only KB MS Keyboard Mouse Port VGA Onboard VGA Port LAN1 LAN2 LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet Ports 1Gb JIPMB1 System Management Bus Header for IPMI JSD1 Disk On Module Power Connector BT1 Onboard Battery Backup JD1
70. nt for processors that have high CPU clock rates This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 8 pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard A please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and a 8 pin power con nectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the 8 pin JPW2 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To provide adequate power to SATA devices please connect the SATA DOM PWR connector JWF1 to the power supply 1 11 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super I O supports two hi
71. nterleaved memory which will improve memory performance Please refer to the table on the next page Edge of the motherboard Z DIMMC1 Blue Slot DIMMC2 DIMMD1 Blue Slot DIMMD2 DIMMB2 DIMMB1 Blue Slot DIMMA2 DIMMA Blue Slot Chapter 2 Installation Memory Population Guidelines When installing memory modules the DIMM slots should be populated in the follow ing order DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1 then DIMMA2 DIMMB2 DIMMC2 DIMMD2 Always use DDR3 DIMM modules of the same size type and speed Mixed DIMM speeds can be installed However all DIMMs will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM The motherboard will support odd numbered modules installed 1 3 5 or 7 mod ules However for best memory performance install DIMM modules in pairs Recommended Population Balanced DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 DIMMC2 DIMMD2 Total System Memory 2GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 8GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 12GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 16GB 4GB 4GB 8GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB
72. ntrol Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action Note The SuperDoctor Ill software and manual may be downloaded from our Website at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we still recommend that you use SuperDoctor Il this version is also available for download at the link above SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes B 4 UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C 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 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS
73. o 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 errors Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is even Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is odd Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission Select Mark to add mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits The options are None Even Odd Mark and Space Stop Bits A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used The options
74. oOWer LED tices 2 18 HDD LEDs ER 2 18 NICT NIC2 EANT DEAND rater etit aueaawaviivacararay 2 19 Overheat OHyFan Fail UID LED rrt nr 2 19 Power Supply Fail ED cio oot eI er erre aie t Er reo ette ied 2 20 Reset BUM OM RHENUS 2 20 Power BUMOM rito emen e ene tp ees ten ert reed D ERR a Pe ge 2 20 Connecting Cables amp Optional Devices sssssseseeee 2 21 ATX Main PWR JPW1 amp CPU PWR Connectors JPW2 2 21 Fan Headers FAN1 5 Fan A prr Rope 2 22 Chassis Intrusion JET cepere eee 2 22 Speaker JDT scm 2 23 Legacy Wake On LAN Header JSTBY 1 cceseeseeeeteeeeeeeseeteeeeeeee 2 23 Power Supply I2C JPI2C1 iiano ae EESE EER ARE 2 24 DOM PWR Connector JSD 4 niii ceteri tn usn 2 24 T SGPIO amp 3 SGPIO Headers orci oett us reta nag 2 25 TPM Header JTPM1 iecit e eite t E eire ete hein 2 25 Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH ssie 2 26 vii SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual System Management Bus JIPMB ssssssssseeeeene 2 26 2 7 JUMPER Set ngs nearest eer e d ber egredi dents Explanation of Jumpers LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 eene 2 27 Clear GMOS UBT 1 3i iiec eot rre ted aean 2 28 PCI Slot SMB Enable JI2C1 J12C2 e pdt re 2 28 Watch Dog Reset JWD31 idein rite eroe ide elec ds BMC Erable Disable
75. onfiguratiori ec toten Ee E tore este aaxent 4 13 Storage Controller Unit SClU 2 2 conce e etre 4 13 OnCbhip SOCU Option ROM secca tierna tor eoru erre ne mee pons 4 13 PPCle PCI PnP Configuration dieiis ensinei reiini E 4 13 PCI ROM POTY cei itr a a E EE eldu 4 13 PCI Latency TItYgk cce dee doce a reet eet eta egeret 4 13 Above AG Decoding erener arn eD epe beue pae EE ere ka tp act 4 13 PERR Generaliori 2 oen rm a n ete ie n Ferr e ee ces 4 13 DERRF Generato Miranin a elc e SEED due 4 13 Maximum Payload 2 2 2 tree a RR CH ep rae 4 13 Maximum Read Req est careret a ENEE 4 14 ASPM SUPPO Misaia ean rper co eo deae o PER o eio vds 4 14 Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 PCI E 3 0 x4 OPROM ssee 4 14 Slot4 Slot5 Slot6 Slot7 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM se 4 14 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenes 4 14 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 14 Load SAS Option ROM sssssessseseeeseneennee nennen nennen 4 14 VGAIPIiONi E ERN 4 14 b Super COnfIgltatioD ctiani ort pea ree eto fu nece e 4 14 Serial Port Tf Serial Port 2 totiens mre eere tidie 4 14 Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings sssssssssss 4 14 gt Serial Port Console Redirection 4 15 Table of Contents 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 ACPI Configuration serere eme e e acts 4 18 High Precision Event TIMES disensiun
76. oot Option 4 24 Security Settings Ire c ec E Pe t eee ede bates 4 25 Administrator PassWOEG sesno rE Ee pee ee eo cune Pa ETO 4 25 User PassWOF inre tiere reete a ei re ter ne Rao ca dan 4 25 SAVE CEN C anes 4 26 Discard Changes and Exit ii eir rr a deere 4 26 Save Changes and ROSOL cra mince toc E REEDE 4 26 Save Chatiges csetera Ase tle a erra cnp ti t d Deu eee D ted 4 26 Discard ClhangeS reir par rte dete or Ire AENEA Eara aosi 4 27 xi SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Restore Optimized Defaulis 2 ri er eden cna 4 27 Save As User Defaults 2o tete ent ec c cp Ry ca a 4 27 Restore User Defaults 5 noticed et tee S 4 27 Boot slug o reer eee ee eer ere ee eet ee 4 27 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Code oam potete en ate A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers xui i erii re pee epit tsa Goes cep cci te mo qa B 1 B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Hi Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Anm Overview to the VEF BIOS ce err rui corr en Re REED xE Cog E EROR ER MERE C 1 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block C 1 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device C 1 xii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1
77. 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 PCH SLOT1 PCI E 2 0 x4 IN x8 OPROM CPU1 SLOT2 PCI E 3 0 x4 IN x8 OPROM CPU1 SLOT3 PCI E 3 0 x4 IN x8 OPROM CPU1 SLOT4 PCI E 3 0 x8 IN x16 OPROM CPU1 SLOTS PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU1 SLOT6 PCI E 3 0 x8 IN x16 OPROM CPU1 SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM Use this feature to enable or disable PCI E slot Option ROMs 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 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs The default for LAN 1 is Enabled The default for LAN 2 is Disabled Load SAS Option ROM This feature selects whether to load the SAS option ROM The options Enabled and Disabled VGA Priority This option allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Onboard and Offboard 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings This option specifies the base I O port ad
78. oth erboard This jumper will reset Intel ME values back to their default settings USB Wake Up JPUSB1 Enable jumper JPUSB1 to wake up your system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse connected to the backpanel USB Ports 0 1 Enable this jumper and the USB support in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Disabled Note When the USB is set to Enabled in remove the USB devices from backpanel USB Ports 0 1 before the system goes into the standby mode ME Recovery Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Normal Default 2 Ground 3 Recover JPUSB1 Backpanel USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled A ME Recovery B USB Wake Up 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN Port LEDs LAN The LAN ports are located on the I O Link LEDs Green Amber Off backpanel of the motherboard Each Eth LED Color Definition ernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow Off No Connection or 10 Mbps LED indicates activity while the Link LED Green 100 Mbps may be green
79. ou can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more importa
80. our bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F3 ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter Note 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 XOSRL and build date code as the extension For example X9SRL1 218 When completed your system will automatically reboot 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 BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 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 Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Wind
81. ows security programs and audio drivers 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question Why do get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Answer To solve this issue disable the IPMI jumper if your motherboard has this feature Another solution is to use a USB floppy drive instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SRL Series motherboard Answer For the 1U passive heatsink ask for SNK P0047P For the 3U active heatsink use SNK POO50AP4 Question Why can t recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the motherboard Answer Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again For the jumper location please check Chapter 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow the steps below 1 Power off your system and unplug your power cable 2 Locate the onboard battery as shown below 3 Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver push the battery lock out wards to unlock it Once unlocked the battery will pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Battery Battery Lock n E Battery Holder Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not dama
82. p ply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions DOM PWR Connector JSD1 The Disk On Module DOM power connec tor located at JSD1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM storage device connected to one of the SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation PWR Supply I2C Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition i 5V 2 Ground 3 Ground A Power Supply I2C B DOM Power ks 1 EC ee l i how Bes ahi a i ES e2 i Pd He E Iu No an E LL EJ a m oo i o qe a mco 2 25 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual T SGPIO amp SCU SGPIO Headers Su NECEM Pin Definitions Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are supported on the isis Ba palatal motherboard Additionally one SCU SGPIO 1 _ N el ts port for SCU is also located next to USB 8 9 2 Sound 4 DATAOut These headers a
83. ration SEL Components 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 Log EFI Status Codes This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface EFI status codes The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 server Dynamic Host and Configuration Protocol Dynamic or manually entered by the user Static When Dynamic is selected all the options below are automatically assigned to the sys tem by itself or by an external DHCP server If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask
84. rd Series User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III The SuperDoctor III program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management tool is called the SD III Client The SuperDoctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the envi ronment and operations of your system SuperDoctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the SuperDoctor Ill settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed SuperDoctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor since the settings over ride the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SD III Client settings to be the same as those set in BIOS SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information SuperDoctor III Remote Management 1 Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management fo Health Info Remote Co
85. rd and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you in stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a server board without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support Please proceed to the fol
86. re located on the Back Panel of the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions LAN IPMI Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located next to the Serial port on the I O Backpanel In addition an IPMI Dedicated LAN X9SRL F only is also located above USB 0 1 ports to provide a dedicated network connec tion for IPMI 2 0 These ports accept RJ45 type cables Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit LAN IPMI Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TDO 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 P3V3SB 3 TD1 12 Act LED 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Green 3V3SB 5 TD2 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground T TD3 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 P2V5SB 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port 3 IPMI LAN Port 4 LAN1 Port 5 LAN2 Port SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 2 0 Pin Defin
87. re used to communicate with 9 ese 9 Cround the enclosure management chip in the system ig Clock 8 NC See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the loca Trusted Platform Module Header tions of the headers Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition TPM Header JTPM1 1 LCLK 2 GND This header is used to connect a Trusted Plat 3 LERAME 4 No Pini form Module TPM which is available from a a e GO e third party vendor A TPM is a security device 7 P3 8 EAD that supports encryption and authentication in 9 vcc3 10 LAD1 hard drives It enables the motherboard to deny 11 LADO 12 GND access if the TPM associated with the hard 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 drive is not installed in the system See the 15 SB3V table on the right for pin definitions GND CLKRUN A T SGPIO1 C SCU SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 D TPM Header Bo66006660606 000000000000 Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheat This LED will also blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions System Manag
88. restart to change the TPM State Pending TPM operation Displays any TPM related operation by the system The following are informational status messages that indicate the current TPM State TPM Enabled Status TPM Active Status TPM Owner Status Intel TXT LT SX Configuration Intel TXT Initialization Intel TXT Trusted Execution Technology helps protect against software based attacks and ensures protection confidentiality and integrity of data stored or created on the system The options are Enabled and Disabled This section also displays Intel TXT related information and dependencies needed to support this feature gt ME Subsystem This item displays the ME Subsystem information 4 19 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 4 Event Logs Use this feature to configure Event Log settings p Utility Copyright C 2011 American Mega gt Change Smbios Event Log Settings Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings Smbios Event Log Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Log ging during boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Correction Error Threshold Change this item to define the system s memory correction error threshold Directly enter a numeric value default is 10 PCI Error Logging Support Change this item to enable or disab
89. s 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 20 19 Ground NMI X X Pin 20 OO Pin 19 Vi Power LED cc 00 HDD LED Vcc o0 OO NIC1 LED Vcc Oo v OO NIC2 LED cc oo OH Fan Fail LED UID LED Oo OO PS Fail LED 4 Vcc pin2 O ER Ground 3 4 gt Reset Button 00000000000 00000000000 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt NMI button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for 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 cable here to indicate the status of HDD related activities including SATA activities See the table on the right for pin definitions 20 19 Qeon 7 S00 Power LED 9 HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin
90. six SATA 6Gb s ports and an IPMI port X9SRL F make the X9SRL Motherboard Series ideal for high end rack mounted single processor platforms Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg 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 software program installation instructions Appendix C contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions SUPER X9SRL 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 Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic STOP System failure or to avoid bodily injury
91. ssceseeseeeeeeenenne 4 6 Intel amp AES NI MEG Streamer Preretchet uccronr nmt onmes 4 6 MLC Spatial Prefetcher esessssssssssssseeneeenreenn entente 4 6 DCU Streamer Prefetclier eer br etra eren en eren 4 6 DU TPPrefetelier uoces edet Spa r ta exe E Y hx 4 6 Intel Virtualization Technology sannat adisi 4 7 CPU Power Management Configuration 0 cccccccccccccccsseeceeecseeseeesees 4 7 Power Technology 3 ent te ehe o lala Ree 4 7 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Turbo Mode rri reet nene re rte E ERI da 4 7 CPU C3 Report ne etre edt Ret cub dedi dle uses 4 7 CPU C6 REPOM sith tne Ent te e b er ea eed 4 7 PUIG CRO Toro o MR E E 4 7 Package G State LINI 2 0 1n irte er Ee t ane 4 8 b Ohipset Config rationis seges ire rr a enue eee eee 4 8 FE SATA Configuration ncc ncn tette reet dert 4 11 SATA POrlOS POM irish eon oerte reae rem entera toa ipie rr Ree EE eg nena 4 11 SATA Mde si PM EE 4 12 IDE MOG inunahan he divas oiled isin desist 4 12 Serial ATA Controller Qc rettet reete PR RH 4 12 PEG MIN OG GE 4 12 Aggressive Link Power Management cccceccececeeteeteeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeaee 4 12 Port 0 5 Hot Pl iri tides Aine eke eset eae 4 12 Staggered Spiri Up caen eie eL p Ceci C eue P NR ete 4 12 RAIDIMOOS Sette eA e Les 4 12 Port 0 5 HotUPIg s oet er ro ie co eee E nr ER 4 12 E SCU C
92. talling DDR3 Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Y Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A DIMM see the next page for the location For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot N straight down into N A the memory slot Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 9 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Memory Support The X9SRL Motherboard Series supports up to 256GB of 1600 1066 1333 1600 MHz ECC Non ECC DDR3 DIMMs in eight 8 memory slots UDIMM RDIMM Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in i
93. ty 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 X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SRL Motherboard Series The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily up dated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Note For instructions on BIOS recovery please refer to the instruction guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the System is booting up setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 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 con figured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a informational text When an option is
94. uter so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Save Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save any changes made This will not reset reboot the system 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore Optimized Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter Use this feature to retrieve user 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 4 27 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 4 28 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self
95. vice from the boot priorities list The settings are any pre defined boot device 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 7 Security Settings This menu allows the user to configure the following security settings for the system tup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends rd Check Setup 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 4 25 SUPER X9SRL Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 8 Save amp Exit Select the Save amp Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to perform save and exit functions Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Discard Changes and Exit 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 comp

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