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1. Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections e sindicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only e SATA III ports 6Gb s are available on the X9SCM IIF only e For X9SCM IIF Two SATA III ports I SATA 0 1 and four SATA II ports 3 Gb s SATA 2 5 are located on the board For X9SCL IIF Six SATA II ports I SATA 0 5 are included on the motherboard e PCI E Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 slot is available on the X9SCM IIF only 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Quick Reference pmmmmm E Lm N A X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Jumpers Jumper Label Description Default JPB BMC Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1 2 Reset JPME ME Recovery Open Normal JPME2 BIOS Recovery Open Normal JPG1 On board VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JI2C1 JI2C2 PCI Slot SMB Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 USB Wake Up for USB0 1 Pins 2 3 Enabled 1 5 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Header
2. 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 motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF 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 of the fan 9 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 heats
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4. 8 C 8 A Motherboarc d 9 se Ls Motherboard 1 U Chassis Chassis J 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis 9 Note Images displayed are is for illustration only Your chassis or compo nents might look different from those shown in this manual 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation 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 Back I O Panel Q o o WI NN fi Q m Ere Q Back I O Panel 1 Keyboard Purple 6 COM 1 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 7 VGA 3 USB Port 0 8 LAN1 4 USB Port 1 9 LAN2 5 IPMI LAN 2 15 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 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 Clo
5. A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Header 2 27 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED An onboard Power LED header is Pin Definitions Pin Definition located at JLED This Power LED header is connected to Front Control wee Panel located at JF1 to indicate the No Connection status of system power See the table 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 on the right for pin definitions Power Supply I2C Connector PWR Supply 12C Power Supply I2C Connector located PINDSIRIIORE at JPI2C monitors the status of the d asas usd power supply fan and system tem J lees perature See the table on the right 2 Dale for pin definitions 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V A PWR LED B PWR SMB E el 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation T SGPIO 1 2 Headers Serial Link SGPIO Two T SGPIO Serial Link General EIER Purpose Input Output headers are PIT nemniion Lu located near the SATA connectors ye s By on the motherboard These headers 2 round 4 DATA Qut are used to communicate with the 9 oad 6 Ground enclosure management chip in the 4 Clock 8 NC system See the table on the right NC No Connections for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers Trusted P
6. 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 Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 21 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override This feature allows the user to enter a new setting to overwrite the original setting that was saved for the devices listed 4 22 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self 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 m
7. Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2 on the motherboard A lit LE2 indicates Status Definition that the motherboard is either booting or Off System Off it is up and running See the layout below On System On running for the LED location Unsupported Memory LED Unsupported Memory LED LE3 The Unsupported Memory LED is located EF Green Blinking Unsupported Memory at location LE3 When this LED blinks is Installed flashes it indicates that there is an un Green Steady Normal No Error supported DIMM module installed Power Standby LED Power Standby LED Indicator LE4 LED Settings The Power Standby LED is located at n f Green Solid On Standby Power is On LE4 When the power supply is plugged Green Off Standby Power is Off into an AC outlet and the power sup either the power sup r ply hard switch is off or ply hard switch is switched on LE4 will SEME EEE turn on indicating Power Standby mode or BOTH Please make sure LE4 is off before performing service on the motherboard IPMI Heartbeat LED IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator LE7 LED Settings An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at Green Blinking IPMI is Active LE7 When LE7 blinks the IPMI functions properly Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location A Onboard PWR LED B Unsupported Me
8. JPME2 is used to update the BIOS firmware When Pin Definition disabled the firmware is protected 12 sett Open Normal Default A JPME1 B JPME2 2 35 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 Link LED ctivity LED LAN 1 LAN 2 LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the I O backpanel of the motherboard TANGILANS Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Link LEDs Green Amber Off yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED Color Definition LED may be green amber or off to indicate Off No Connection or 10 Mbps the speed of the connections See the Green 100 Mbps tables at right for more information Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi Status Color Definition cated LAN is also located on the X9SCM IIF ii Left Green Solid 400 Mbps X9SCL IIF The yellow LED on the right in Activity Yellow Blink Active dicates activity while the green LED on the Right ing left indicates the speed of the connection IPMI LAN See the tables at right for more information Link LED Activity LED A LAN Port 1 B LAN Port 2 C IPMI LAN Chapter 2 Installation
9. Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection 4 12 KACPI SENGS imnari eve eeepc iode 4 13 High Precision Event Timer enne 4 13 ACPI Sleep Statessa tard ani a Een etd ie abre deni ee tg 4 13 WEER SUDDOEFl e e eie etuer Hass dass costi ie oe teu 4 13 Event LOGS roce Et ett eben aeo dito et toca en cuia 4 14 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ccccccccccsescscsscsccsesecsesecsseeeseeeseees 4 14 SmbioS EVverit LOG i 2 2er cepit deor eene eere Fa eere cuna 4 14 Erase Event Eog rat ettet der pO pa SNR CERE den VELA 4 14 When Logis Full oet co etit upra a ace aE 4 14 Log System Boot EVerit ice nter errante poop eut hee Rd e Seu peu an 4 14 MECC ee UIEE 4 14 METW niri ipta ideis seines Hoe sies arcu dude deut leue 4 15 IPMI Configuration acai ly eoo EE ee E e ctetu e e Dons 4 16 P System Event Log P 4 16 Enabling Disablinig OPUN S n ciis cerei cr rese ined 4 16 Table of Contents 4 6 4 8 SEL Componellts iieri Pedo cot ertet aio cea decet red tnra ree SEA 4 16 Erasing Settings o edt om er e dut E eH iRUS 4 16 Erase SEL cat chen ia SHOE dede fede cis 4 16 When SELIS TY 4 16 PBMC Network Configuration c cccccccccsccsescsscsssscssescseeecsecsesecsstecseeseseeaseess 4 17 LAN Channel D 4 17 Update IPMI LAN Configuration ecc
10. Chipset INF fies SUPERMIC Re amp B Matrox G200e Graphics Driver A Drivers amp Tools Pa Net Eran ipto Intel C202 C204 PCH Chipset X9SCL II B LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager X9SCM II Intel Rapid Storage Technology B Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers l Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional A SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor Il SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time mm For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web sie Driver Tool Installation Display Screen 9 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III 9 The SuperDoctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote an
11. Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Block Diagram BLOCK DIAGRAM DDR3 CHA 1333 1066MHz 4 UDIMM E PCIe x8 SLOT cre xe sor Kk Sandy Brice mac PCIe x8 SLOT Sandy Bridge R HB 5192 Far H2 1333 106ewuz LEIME Far x4 DMI II 5 0Gb PCIe x8 SLOT 6 4 SATA PORTS Cougar Point S C202 C204 x9si Seu SATA IIT v 0 2 SATA PORTS Keni Y Seu HERMON WeCHASD WINBOND 9 USB PORTS TPM1 2 Header FLASH SPI 64Mb NCT6776F LPC I O HEALTH INFO System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent 9 the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview The X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF supports a Single Intel amp Ivy Bridge Xeon E3 1200 v2 family series 2nd generation Intel Core i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel C202 C204 chipset the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance and storage capability for entry level to mid range servers in a sleek package The high speed Direct Media Interface DMI featured in the Intel C202 C204 chip
12. MHz DIMMs in 4 memory slots DIMM2B Blue Slot DIMM1B DIMM2A Blue Slot DIMM1A Memory Population Guidelines SE When installing memory modules the DIMM slots should be populated in the following order DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A and DIMM1B 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 one DIMM module or three DIMM modules installed but it is recommended that a balanced DIMM population installed in pairs are followed for best performance Recommended Population Balanced DIMM2A Slot DIMM2B Slot DIMM1A Slot DIMM1B Slot Total System Memory 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 4GB 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 8GB 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 8GB 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 16GB 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 16GB 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 32GB 2 11 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual The table explains the different types of memory supported that can be accomodated in each memory slot DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per DIMMs Populat DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any Channel ed per Channel combination 2 1 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 2 2 U
13. The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port AHCI 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 SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port 4 9 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging 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 RAID The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging 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 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 64 96 128 160 192 224 an
14. Wake up A DOM PWR B Stand by Power Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Jumper Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose 3 2 1 between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the Top View function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed X n circuit board olala Note On two pin jumpers E TRENIN Closed means the jumper is on Connector Pins with a Jumper Connector Pins installed on pins 1 and 2 and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Port Enable Disable GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable 2 31 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Clear CMOS Contact Pads JBT1 is used to clear the CMOS memory 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 Note For an ATX power su
15. any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 8 When a DOS prompt appears type AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt 9 Note Do not 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 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
16. be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State DeepSx Power Policies Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State power policies The settings are En abled and Disabled Processor amp Clock Options Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect value a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause System to become unstable When this occurs revert to the default setting Intel amp Hyper Threading Technology 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 and 3 4 5 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 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 Virtualization Technology Available when support
17. erboard Answer For the 1U passive heatsink ask for SNK P0046P back plate is included For the 2U active heatsink use SNK P0046A4 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF 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 LS E Battery Holder Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the bat tery 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 ba
18. network parameters The options are Do Nothing Static and Dynamic Current IP Address This item displays the Station IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Current Subnet Mask This item displays the sub network that this computer belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Current MAC Address This item displays the Station Mac address for this computer Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Current Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway or Router address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 6 Boot Settings Setup Prompt Timeout Setup Prompt Timeout Use this feature to specify the amount of time in seconds to wait for the setup activation key The default setting is 1 Retry Boot Devices This feature forces the BIOS to continually try to boot from the installed legacy devices The options are Disabled and Enabled Boot Option Filter This option controls what devices the system can boot from The options are UEFI and Legacy Legacy Only and UEFI Only Boot Option 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 Use this feature to specify the
19. 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 unbuffered ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333 1066 MHz memory recommended by the manufacturer 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 different 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 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power sup 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 Ifthe 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
20. sequence of boot device priority Network Device BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities This option sets the order of the legacy network devices and Hard Disks detected by the motherboard 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the system boots during startup 4 19 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 7 Security Settings 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 Pe 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 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 8 Save amp Exit Options Restore Defaults Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup Screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt
21. system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional information given to differentiate between various models or to provide 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 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Manual Organization tto nocte e dancing see cu asses a tebe sien eva E AEREE iii Conventions Used inm This Manual ei ee Eric tt ta tee d iv Contacting SUupertmicrO ue siete re EE E atem s
22. table on Pin Definition 13 8 3vivoc 14 HD Active the right for pin definitions A PWR LED B HDD LED C Power LED LED Anode HDD LED LED Anode NIC1 LED LED Anode NIC2 LED LED Anode OH Fan Fail LED LED Anode t X X Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground gg PWR gt Power Button 2 2 22 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED cables to the NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail Front Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions Power LED HDD LED G NIC1 LED Qo NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED 2 23 Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 LAN Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition T Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_
23. to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU C3 Report CPU C6 Report CPU 7 Report This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 ACPI C2 C6 ACPI C3 or C7 ACPI C3 reporting to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Halt State feature C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Turbo Boost Technology Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Duration 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 CPU Bridge Confi
24. 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 AN Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 9 Note The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 software you need Software on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows security programs and audio drivers 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 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF moth
25. 11 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you 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
26. 2 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 4 11 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Serial Port Console Redirection Configuration COMO COM1 SOL Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for COMO and COM 1 ports The options are Enabled and Disabled The default for COMO and COM1 is Disabled The default for SOL is Enabled F Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled or Disabled Recorder Mode Disabled or Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled or Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 or 80x25 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection The options are Enabled and Dis abled The default is Disabled F Console Redirection Settings Configure th
27. 5 socket Memory Four 4 SDRAM DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC 1333 1066 1600 memory Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB 4GB and 8GB Chipset Intel C204 Express X9SCM II Series Intel C202 Express X9SCL II Series Expansion Slots X9SCM IIF Four 4 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 slots X9SCL IIF Three 3 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 slots Integrated Graphics Matrox amp G200eW Network Connections Two 2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers one each for LAN 1 and LAN 2 Two 2 RJ 45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs Single Realtek RTL8201FN to support IPMI 2 0 LAN I O Devices SATA Connections SATA III Ports 6Gb s Two 2 I SATA 0 1 e RAID 0 1 SATA II Ports 3Gb s Four 4 I SATA 2 5 RST 11 0 RAID 0 1 5 amp 10 Onboard IPMI IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPRCM450 Server BMC USB 2 0 Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear IO panel USB 0 1 Six 6 USB header connectors for front access USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 One 1 Type A USB internal connector USB 11 Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backpanel Serial COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connections one 9 pin RS 232 port Backpanel COM1 port and one header FP COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O NCT6776F 1 7 SU
28. Anode LED_Anode Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case This switch is used to hard reset reboot 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 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem 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 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode Ground olo Reset gt Reset Button Q Ground ofo PWR gt Power Button 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables 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 For information on Backpanel USB and Front Pa
29. Disabled Smbios Event Log Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging during boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Erase Event Log This option erases all logged events The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log System Boot Event This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI The Multiple Event Count Increment MECI counter counts the number of times a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value ranging from 1 255 The default value is 1 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 The default value is 60 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 5 IPMI Configuration 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 gt BMC network configuration System Event Log Enabling Disabling Options SEL Component
30. Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Cod6S eoe UE Eh riae een eei etuer E ERE A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Hi Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Am Overview to the EFI BIGS enero terrre pter Fons Pe EEEE xe eX eec 1 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 1 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device 1 xii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro 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 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image X9SCM IIF 9 Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual
31. Gen2 and Gen3 Detect Non Compliant Device When enabled this feature will detect if there are any non compliant PCI Express devices installed in the PCle ports The options are Disabled and Enabled gt South Bridge Configuration This item displays the current South Bridge Revision USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be enabled The Options are Disabled and Enabled 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 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS devices available only for EFI applications The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto BIOS 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 Port 60 64 Emulationi This feature enables I O port 60h 64h emulation support Leave this enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for Operating Systems that are not USB compatible The settings are Enabled and Disabled IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are IDE AHCI and RAID IDE
32. HSYNC 5 Ground 14 VSYSNC 6 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK if Ground 16 Case 8 Ground 17 Case 9 5V NC No Connection 1 VGA PHI a ow 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Power LED LED Anode HDD LED LED Anode NIC1 LED LED Anode NIC2 LED LED Anode OH Fan Fail LED LED Anode X X Ground fo 0 Reset gt Reset Button Ground olo PWR gt Power Button JF1 Header Pins Pin 16 Pin 15 CO000000 noO000000 E Pin 2 Pin 1 2 21 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the 15 3 3V vcc table on the right for pin definitions 16 Ground HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate the status or HDD related activity See the
33. MI 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 X9SCL II X9SCM II Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size 4 3 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit Enter to access the submenu items 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 ke
34. PERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual BIOS 64 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug PnPO DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Management ACPI ACPM Power Management Complies with EuP Eco Design Directive Main Switch Override Mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Internal External Modem Ring On Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager Manageability Engine Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby VBAT Memory CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 3 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor IIl Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel amp Cougar Point chipset utili ties Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free Disk On Module DOM Power Connector TPM Header Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 9 6 243 84mm x 243 84mm Note For IPMI
35. PREX ER 2 36 Onboard Power LED eiecti td trecenti eben bo en Debout 2 37 Unsupported Memory LED sess entente 2 37 Power Standby EED deer ere t eret er ten eite IER 2 37 IPM Heartbeat EED eia i Lore pcena en ire n ERR bue 2 37 2 0 SATA ConneCliOliS cerni ette m pere e ne E reip RE PR ERR gud 2 38 SATA CONNECCION S earren M 2 38 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting ProCedUres cen esce tre eee co ee been uo gts 3 1 Betore POWOFOTL rece roti re oe ep eed ex ree need e ERR dec E ax taneasiupantevsarnseneeaay 3 1 NO POWET 3 1 ING VideO EE 3 2 Memory EMOrS sades a a ett ate ee tee dee 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support PrOCOQdUures aie eerte eerte reet etch 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked QUESTIONS 5i cicer rete saN 3 4 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation isnan 3 6 Battery Removal ausan e ene e E EFE naer e Sue eese ese epus dee aE 3 6 Proper Battery DISDosSal tbt o ote tec beer EER 3 6 Battery Installatiori iioi ie terio pascat A 3 6 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service esssssssssseeeeeeene 3 7 viii Table of Contents Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 WAOGUCTION ED Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssseeneenre 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utility
36. SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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
37. Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the 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 A Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and a 8 pin power con 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 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 2 To provide adequate power to SATA devices please connect the SATA DOM PWR connector JSD1 to the power supply 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
38. TA Cohflg ration ccr cente tte een couches 4 9 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 4 4 5 SATA MOE c t ER een Er net nea aU enata cR EAR 4 9 i 4 9 SATA PortO POFtb ect ene E eed e e e iv i attt 4 9 ans e 4 9 Aggressive Link Power Management ssssssssee 4 9 SATA POOS POttb ceci eter o a ee EUER DURAN NE EHE VE cien u es 4 9 iz ordi Ulo e 4 10 Staggered Spin Up ssesssssssssssssssseseeeeeee nennt nnne netten 4 10 avi HE 4 10 SATAJPOFQDSPOFtb iei cet ettet tede ATTA 4 10 Ot iom 4 10 PPCle PCI PnP Configuration sss 4 10 PCI Latency TimMer iride onere geret eroi eec c ee erts eot cei 4 10 Above 4G Decoditng 5 red eet rre Ese RESET eave athe 4 10 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select en cnet coo 4 10 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 10 gt Super IO Device Configuration cccccccccsescscscsscsseecscecseescsecsesecseeaessesees 4 11 S hiall Port 1T Seral POrt2 urit tor reri E rece dote ied 4 11 Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings ssssssssusss 4 11 P Serial Port Console Redirection Configuration sssseee 4 12 COMO COM1 SOL Console Redirection esses 4 12
39. The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER Motherboard Image X9SCL IIF CEST Dr NOONAN N gcc Hag OI GI CO NS a OTTS THN ED I D CJ C I PED E 2 D Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Motherboard Layout i a en folol s 2d elle A if O Fal FI cay g 3 com GEN E a be om Lm H 12 m oo b 0 80 oo oo 56 loo g ir m og 5o E zm E E oo oo S oo 8 E E E E 99 E E E Je e oo zo Ex iia o0 Tolo o0 tolle t pi Hag pa gool o oO 8g oo oo A c Lol Pd S oo A ew e oo Io b o0 9 le V 55 o oo e3 i i Pac aes E oo 8 6o o o 5 BED 629 Ked E ECA Vus f E jen gt A ANA z 99 o YO Os 59 2 i oof Pa ool E oof E i oo o ope i A 3 g T f NA DIMMTA DIMM2A DIMMTB DIMN2B ge iB M a NA 5 EFE aid MESS E CB o8 Rh 8 2 S U o Vg Je g o E 2 V9 S No Ae peso o
40. are 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 9 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 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual a USB CD DVD ROM RW device can be used for this purpose However a USB Hard Disk drive cannot be us
41. atforms SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 1 9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCMA50R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports 2D VGA compatible Graphics cores Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCMASOR interfaces with a host system via PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func tions The WPCMASOR is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our Website http www su permicro com support manuals 9 Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge
42. bsnaubindge ie E ES PR ERR TuE PERO V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVGEIVIEW efeitos Mei el eae he bate ete oe dem caaseaaea Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset OVOrVIOeW erii eure eer erede XE PR uI TIL RARE DEDERE SL DR ELE Intel C202 C204 Express Chipset Features ssseseesees 1 9 Special Feature Sisenna enangni R Or ORe a nr de IS erena Recovery from AC Power LOSS ree rri e d eee bt eee ELE pueros 1 4 PC Health Monltorilig uio te deste e ten a Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control System Resoutrce AIert enere nad nesses diction puse c e aede a pP Y HIR 1 5 X ACPI Features ei UE RR a E ESTER MER RR ease Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator sssssssessss 1 12 tor Power SUDply ds ane testor epe ee prex tomes e eese elove pee e Eaa 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Advanced Power Management for F Models Only susss 1 13 Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM 1 13 Manageability Engine ME ciere ooo ra one o nenne eeteen aed 1 13 1 9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller sesesee 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices esessssssssssesesseeeeeeee nene 2 1 Precautions 2 1 UNPACKING m 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation scsi aiaa 2 2 Installing the EGA1155 PrOCGSSOF erret t rr
43. cement in system performance and storage capability for entry level to mid range servers in a sleek package 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 about the Intel Cougar Point 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 BIOS Recovery instructions SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper motherboard installation and to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic System failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper
44. ck 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green a a 0 PHI 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 are located on the I O back panel Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 5 5V In addition six USB connections USB 2 USBPNO 6 USB PN1 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 are used to 3 USB PPO 7 USB PP1 provide front chassis access USB 11 4 Ground 8 Ground is a Type A Connector USB Cables are not included See the tables on Front Panel USB 2 3 4 5 12 13 I 5 Pin Definitions the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 6 5V 2 USB_PN2 T USB PN3 3 USB PP2 8 USB_PP3 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 No Con 10 Key nection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB 4 5 4 5 Front Panel USB 12 13 6 Internal Type A USB 11 E elii SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are BET located next to the VGA port on the 1 TDO 10 SGND I O Backpanel In add
45. ct the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby PWR LED LE2 is not on Note If LE2 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 that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual No Video 1 If the 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
46. cti Ecce ters 2 24 Power siii ro eR 2 24 Connecting Cables ederet o as ED et e aee oed 2 25 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors sssssseeee 2 25 Fan a o I REEL 2 26 Chassis Intr siOD oe Ie toi t e ee manic a E ASSOS 2 26 Internal BUZZOL icit ep e rp tente scapes 2 27 SOAK CM in AE ATE T ste A 2 27 Onboard PoOWer EED iiti rt t eicere ect e Eee aede 2 28 Power Supply I2 C CODDOeCtor neret cie diandra adaa 2 28 TeSGPIO 1 2 Headers icr tec e EE e nete ette 2 29 TEM CAI Me RR RETE 2 29 DOM PWR GORIEIOGIOF 3 rior teer e recipe velt ia gea eiu tee 2 30 Iu Toe e adore 2 30 vii SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 2 7 Jumper SeCUINGS aia eterne tr br rop perd eere dab ade 2 31 Explanation or Jurmp erts nias t rco IE these ta aaa a 2 31 LAN Port Enable Disable rrr terrent 2 31 jede occ 2 32 POI Slot SMB Enable tc rper cp cem pa A 2 32 Merz REN 2 33 Watch Dog Eriable ose cheer t nce ctt n peces 2 33 USB Wake Up M 2 34 BMG Enable noct tercer eser Ire exe UE ean erties 2 34 ME ROGCOVOIV nire br eit a sieges Rose d aaraa en ai d 2 35 BIOS Re660V6Tyi uie ede eei ue Borea EC es ce puo eau 2 35 2 8 OnboardIndiCatOrs citer metr eene E E ETEA 2 36 LAN VLAN 2 WEDS cro cierre de eei QUE aree rt eode canoes we EE QS 2 36 PMi Dedicated LAN LEDS iniciis eren ertet nce Eo Se dee
47. customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulation
48. d 248 Above 4G Decoding This feature enables or disables 64 bit capable devices to be decoded above the 4GB address space if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 LAN1 is Enabled The default for LAN2 is Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Offboard and Onboard gt Super IO Device 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 address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port 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 Port 1 are Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 1
49. d 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 III 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 n Ith Info 1 Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systerns Management Report Help 1 Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a use
50. e ae 4 17 Configuration Address Source sssssssssseeeene 4 17 Current IP AddE6SS ii reet tete iti eo co e Fa to hes adeo 4 17 Current Subnet Mask reete n ie ite anaa 4 17 Current MAC Address rer tee ecu t e f c Ra 4 17 Current Gateway IP Address sse 4 17 Boot SOtUIN GS xcvecieste staid cogs evens AEAEE 4 18 Setup Prompt TimeoUut inpr o a aaan aAa 4 18 Retry Boot DeviCas tee pe eee doe Ure eerie 4 18 Boot Option IlEer uideat eerte teen e aaia a ene Ent drept SEE ERE teda 4 18 Boot Option Priorities cr iE o t io code Fait cien 4 18 Network Device BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities 4 18 P Delete Boot Option re tet ete e ta c e Rect 4 19 SUNY SS ULM Sastre R 4 20 Administrator Password 1 1 rcr nettes ais areca 4 20 User Password eo rete eet etes ELT EEDEN 4 20 Save EXIEODIHONIS eie ro o pe e nr ipae teet de REC bec ere eee 4 21 Save Changes and Exit nc pido ree o certa e PE eae 4 21 Discard Ghariges ahd Exits 2 correo coe Peoria 4 21 Dis rd Change Secunia ETT PT 4 21 Restore Defa lts i nni erat ed ca anb ARENE ENEN TENS 4 21 Save As User Defaults 5 titu dte EP E Aasia 4 22 Restore User Defaults rn eee i Ene eee 4 22 fore ej ldno P ee eer 4 22 xi SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Appendix A BIOS
51. e following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Out of Band Mgmt Port COMO COM1 SOL Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS ACPI Settings Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Precision Event Timer This enables or disables the system s High Precision Event Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Sleep State Use this feature to select the ACPI Sleep when the system is in sleep mode Se lect S1 POS to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed Select Suspend to use power reduced mode whereby power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMs to maintain the most critical functions of the system The options are Suspend Disabled and S1 POS WHEA Support This feature enables or disables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 4 4 Event Logs gt Change Smbios Event Log Settings Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging during boot The options are Enabled and
52. ed by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled 9 Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel AES NI Set to Enabled to use the processor s Advanced Encryption Standard AES feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Technology This feature determines what power saving scheme the motherboard uses The options are Disabled Energy Efficient and Custom If Custom is selected the following options become available EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automati cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort
53. ed 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 9 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 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image Super Rom into your USB drive and power on the system 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 After locating the new BIOS binary image the system will enter the BIOS Recovery page as shown below gt Proceed with flash update 9 Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below UEFI BIOS Recovery 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press the Enter key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below 9 Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is completed 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press
54. essages 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 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory OH LED On System OH System Overheat A 1 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF 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 please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X9SCL II X9SCM II Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP amp Intel
55. guration This item displays the current CPU Revision Current CPU1 Memory Frequency Memory Type and Memory Reference Code Revision Memory Frequency This feature allows the user to select the memory speed Under normal condi tions please set this to Auto The options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1067 Force DDR 1333 and Force DDR 1600 4 7 SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual gt Integrated IO Configuration This item displays the current IIO Revision 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 Active State Power Management Set this item to the desired ASPM Active State Power Management level The options are Disabled Auto and Force LOs PCle Maximum Read Request This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes PCI Express Port This feature controls the PCI Express Port The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PCI Express Port Gen X This feature controls the PCI Express Ports Gen1 Gen3 The options are Auto Gen1
56. h EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Note For instructions on BIOS recovery please refer to the instruction 9 guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 9 setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc q Ho
57. hassis 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 Philips Screwdriver Philips Screwdriver Location of Mounting Holes Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components Gro 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 13 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 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 Chasis CE 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis
58. heatsink SNK P0046A4 active heatsink SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 7 Align the four heatsink fasten ers with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Also make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing Push down outward Lock c eI Unlock 8 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heat sink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend IN that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions be low to remove the heatsink and to prevent damage done to the CPU or other components Active Heatsink Removal f Unplug the power cord from the IB plug the PWR cord power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and pull the fastener upward to loosen it Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes Pull Up eI Unl
59. ink 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 Installing the LGA1155 Processor 1 Remove the protective plastic cap Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center edge and the South center edge of the CPU 4 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 2 3 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 5 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 6 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 7 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock CPU properly installed into place Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction AN Make sure that it is properly inse
60. ip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby VBAT Memory Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to 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 adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero 1
61. ition an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located above E anor diis USB 0 1 ports on the X9SCN IIF SEEN UIS SRM esse X9SCL IIF to provide a dedicated net f PH aero work connection for IPMI 2 0 These 5 TD2 14 Link 1000 LED ports accept RJ45 type cables Yellow 3V3SB Notes 6 TD2 15 Ground 9 7 TD3 16 Ground Please refer to the LED In 8 TD3 17 Ground dicator Section for LAN LED 9 P2V5SB 88 Ground nna NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN a Serial Ports A COM Port COM1 is located on the I O backpanel and another Serial Connection COM2 is located below PCI E Slot4 to provide front access See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 1 COM1 2 COM2 2 19 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the I O backpanel This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location VGAICRT Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 10 Ground 2 Green 11 NC 3 Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 4 NC 13
62. latform Module Header Pin Definitions TPM Header Pin Definition Pin Definition This header is used to connect a 1 LCLK 2 GND Trusted Platform Module TPM which 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin is available from a third party vendor 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 A TPM is a security device that sup 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 ports encryption and authentication 9 VCC3 10 LADI in hard drives It enables the moth 11 LADO 12 GND erboard to deny access if the TPM 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 associated with the hard drive is not 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ installed in the system See the table 1417 GND 18 CLKRUN on the right for pin definitions 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 j e A T SGPIO 1 a B T SGPIO 2 i C TPM Header SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual DOM PWR Connector The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JSD1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM storage device connected to one ofthe SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Stand by Power The Stand by Power header for pe ripheral devices is located at JSTBY1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a peripheral card with a compatible connector and cable to use this feature DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground S Ground 2 30 Stand by Power Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3
63. ly Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF supports up to 32GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3 SDRAM 1 5V 1333 1066 1600 MHz See Section 2 3 for details on installing memory 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 After downloading the BIOS file zip archive please unzip the file into a bootable USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F3 ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter 9 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 X9SCM and build version as the extension For example X9SCM0 115 When completed your system will automatically reboot When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and
64. mory LED C Power Standby LED D IPMI Heartbeat LED SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 2 9 SATA Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA disk drive cables Besure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment Ared mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 SATA Connections Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard l SATA Ports 0 1 support SATA III 6Gb s and I SATA Ports 2 5 support SATA II 3Gb s These Serial Link connections support standard SATA drives Please refer to the BIOS section Chapter 4 for setup information See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connectors Pin Definitions Pins 1 o oc A DY Signal Ground SATA TXP SATA TXN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP Ground 2 38 A I SATA 0 6Gb s B I SATA 1 6Gb s C I SATA 2 D I SATA 3 E I SATA 4 F I SATA 5 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 disconne
65. nbuffered 1066 1333 1600 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 Note Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in the Win dows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the behavior of Physical Address Extension PAE mode which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1MB 3 99 Local APIC 4KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB 512 MB 3 01 boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation 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 c
66. nel USB ports refer to Page 2 17 For COM Port 1 and COM Port 2 please see Page 2 19 7 ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Pin Definitions JPW1 Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector 13 33V 1 3 3V JPW1 is used to provide power to 14 12V 2 3 3V the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR 15 COM 3 COM connector JPW2 is also required for 16 PS ON 4 45V the processor These power connectors 17 COM 5 COM meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See 18 COM 6 45V the table on the right for pin definitions 49 COM 7 COM G 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB ll 22 5V 10 12V d A 23 5V 1 12V z 24 COM 12 33V Bm mf 12V 8 pin Power Connec 24 Pin Main PWR 8 Pin Processor PWR tor Pin Definitions Pins Definition G 1 through 4 Ground mm 5 through 8 12V i E Required d Po r A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 8 Pin Processor PWR SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF has five fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 and Fan A These fans are 4 pin Pin Definition 1 Ground Black fan headers However Pins 1 3 of the fan head F bi 2 2 5A 12V ers are backward compatible with the traditional Red 3 pin fans A fan speed control setting in the 3 Tachometer BIOS Ha
67. 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 Screw 2 Motherboard Screw 3 8 Remove the Heatsink B Bracket from underneath S the motherboard Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink Locate the CPU Fan power connec tor on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfered with other compo nents Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU may overheat if the protective film is not re moved from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU 9 Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 2 7 Chapter 2 Installation Recommended Supermicro
68. o wake up your System by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse connected to the Backplane USB Ports 0 1 JPUSB1 is used together with a USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB sup port in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices Note When the USB is set to Enabled in the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Disabled remove the USB devices from Backplane USB Ports 0 1 before the system goes into the standby mode BMC Enable JPB is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual JPUSB1 Backplane USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled 2 34 A BP USB 0 1 Wake up B BMC Enable Chapter 2 Installation ME Recovery ME Recovery JPME1 When enabled Intel ME Recovery JPME1 Pin Definition is used to update the ME Management En gine firmware When disabled the firmware is protected 1 2 Enabled Open Normal Default BIOS Recovery BIOS Recovery When enabled Intel ME Recovery JPME2
69. ock With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 9 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 2 3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM2A 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 module 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 Notches Releas Tabs 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 Press both notches straight down into the memory slot 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support The X9SCM II X9SCL II series supports up to 32GB of Unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 ECC 1600 1333 1066
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71. pply you must completely shut down the System remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS PCI Slot SMB Enable PCI Slot SMB Enable Use Jumpers 12C1 I2C2 to enable PCI SMB System Management Bus support Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition to improve system management for the Short Enabled PCI slots See the table on the right for Open Default Disabled jumper settings A Clear CMOS B JI2C1 C JI2C2 2 32 VGA Enable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA connector The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog JWD is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default 1 2 to reset the system if an applica Pins a3 NMI tion hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate Open Disabled 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 pesi i A VGA Enable B Watch Dog Timer Enable 2 33 USB Wake Up Use the jumper JPUSB1 t
72. r 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 9 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Notes UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure An Overview to the UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a softw
73. rdware Monitoring section allows the 4 PWM Control BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based on the system temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Note Please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on a motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable n Chassis Intrusion from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru Pin Definitions JL1 sion when the chassis is opened Ping Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground G ge A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan A F Chassis Intrusion 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer SPKR1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Speaker On the JSPK header Pins 3 4 are used for internal speaker Close Pins 3 4 with a jumper to use the onboard speaker If you wish to use an external speaker attach the speaker cable to Pins 1 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions Internal Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins1 4 External Speaker
74. rted 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 4 Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any 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 1 Motherboard Mounting Holes Recommended Supermicro Heatsink MN E heatsink J SNK P0046P heatsink with BKT 0028L bottom bracket D 2 5 SUPERO X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF 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
75. s Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings Erase SEL Select Yes On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot Select Yes On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot The options are No Yes On next reset and Yes On every reset When SEL is Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt BMC Network Configuration LAN Channel 1 This feature allows the user to configure the settings for LAN Channel 1 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 Address Source This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer If Static is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter itto the system manually in the field If Unspecified is selected the BIOS will search the next available IP address for this computer without modifying BMC
76. s Connectors Connector Label Description JLAN1 JLAN2 Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN1 2 IPMI IPMI LAN Port FAN1 4 FANA System CPU Fan Headers VGA On board Video Port COM1 COM2 Back panel COM1 port COM2 header KB MOUSE Back panel Keyboard and Mouse port JTPM Trusted Platform Module TPM Header USB 0 1 Back panel USB 2 0 ports 0 1 JUSB2 5 12 13 Intermal USB 2 0 headers JUSB11 Internal USB 2 0 Type A connector JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU power Connector Required JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required JPI2C PWR supply I2C System Management Bus JLED 3 pin Power LED header JF1 Front Panel Control Header JSPK Speaker header Pins 3 4 Internal 1 4 External SPKR1 Internal speaker buzzer T SGPIO 1 2 Serial Link General Purpose IO 1 2 Headers 5V Gen Gen 2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JSD1 SATA DOM Disk On Module Power Connector I SATA 0 1 SATA 3 0 ports 0 1 6Gb s I SATA 2 5 SATA 2 0 ports 2 5 3Gb s JSTBY1 Stand by Power header X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF LED Indicators LED Label Description Color State Status LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Green Blinking IPMI Active LE2 Standby Power LED Green On Steady Power is connected LE4 Power LED Green On Steady System is on running BES Memory Support Green Blinking Unsupported memory is installed 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel amp E3 1200 v2 family series 2nd generation Intel Core amp i3 Pentium amp Celeron amp processor in an LGA 115
77. s for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warn ing applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this prod uct may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Release Date April 24 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF motherboard series About This Motherboard The SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF motherboard supports a single Intel E3 1200 v2 family series 2nd generation Intel Core amp i3 Pentium amp Celeron amp processor in an LGA 1155 socket With the Intel amp C202 C204 Express chipset built in the X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF motherboard offers substantial enhan
78. set supports high speed Direct Media Interface DMI for chip to chip true iso chronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF also features a TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including ECC Error Reporting Function Dis able and Intruder Detect Intel C202 C204 Express Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 20 Gb s transfer each direction Full Duplex e Intel Intel Rapid Storage Technology e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s SATA Controller e 6Gb s on up to two ports e 3Gb s on all ports Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Chapter 1 Introduction 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 ch
79. surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super I O supports two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced 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 for 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 PCH provides Server Platform Services SPS to your system The services provided by SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client pl
80. t gee se ree 2 2 Installing a Passive GPL IHeatsink cierre ren 2 5 Removing the HeatsipK ni iit tere retos sepu Re ue eis SERA ER PE Maus 2 6 vi Table of Contents 2 3 2 5 2 6 Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink sisisi ieia 2 7 Removing the eatsillk o ret oo tiere pa ee senes Rabani da x 2 9 Installing DDR3 M tmoty Lt ei eee eee eet dna 2 10 MIEL ces we castes ce EEEE EEEN 2 10 Removing Memory Modul s 1 2 niin t rnit eee 2 10 Memory SUppotrt eroe oit pase e psc EA EADE 2 11 Memory Population Guidelines ten c deret tede asi 2 11 Motherboard Installation 2 13 Tools NEGdEO E 2 13 Location of MOUNTING Elol8s acetic bs aaa 2 13 Installing the Motherboard 2 2 niae seeks 2 14 COMME 10419 15 24 LO Ml xo ri REPRE ETE 2 15 Back egere E 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports uprana a 2 16 Universal Serial Bus USB ree ee Pide ete 2 17 Ethernet POMS oett esee eese NRE E AERE ER AE coe deua taxied 2 18 Seal Potts e irr ee di naan AA EE ETO m au epo 2 19 bfe roxerojoni Tere HE 2 20 FrontiControlPatiel 2 casei cere He tr D e dde Loo etel d 2 21 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions sssssese 2 22 aio iz Hs D RE E E EE T T 2 22 Pp 2 22 NICT NIC2 EANT EAND2 ettet tret regere cerent 2 23 Overtieat OH F am Fal Front irnar opein ertaine EEN ENEE TEA ONOR EE 2 23 Reset Button o nonton i o vo p edo
81. ttery 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 iar 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 warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems SUPER X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flas
82. 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 9 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 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF Series User s Manual 3 3 Frequent
83. w To Change the Configuration Data Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 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 X9SCM IIF X9SCL IIF 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 issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure f Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Time 4 2 Chapter 4 A
84. y 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 INT19 Trap Response 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 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4 Seconds Override to force the user to press and hold the Power Button for 4 seconds before the system turns off Select Instant Off if you want the system to instantly power off when the Power Button is pressed The options are 4 Seconds Override and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to

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