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1. e GO0G00000003 OOCOOCCOUCCE 2 27 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual T SGPIO 1 2 amp 3 SGPIO 1 Headers METTE Three SGPIO Serial Link General Peres Purpose Input Output headers are Pini Definition Pin Definition located on the motherboard T SGPIO i Ng 2 NC 1 2 supports onboard SATA and 3 Ground 4 Data 3 SGPIO 1 supports SCU Ports 0 3 5 teec 6 Ground on the X9DRD iF See the table on Clock e nc Note NC No Connection the right for pin definitions DOM Power Connector A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module devices is located DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition at JSD1 Connect an appropriate 1 sv cable here to provide power support 2 Ground for your Serial Link DOM devices Creu A T SGPIO1 sm Bs i B T SGPIO2 n C 3 SGPIO1 CTRL ae e See E o D DOM PWR Em SUPERO X9DRD iF Rev 1 02
2. B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Fan 7 H Fan 8 e OO0000000000 meusmeus S Chassis Intrusion Chapter 2 Installation Internal Speaker The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca tions of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Power LED Speaker On JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions Please note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are used with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker SP1 IONEER eB BEEP IN POS xe ALARM SPK NEG PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Connector Pin Settings Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker gnu uj Pir BNC E An X Uim zi t
3. e E JPW5 4 pin Processor PWR Req d SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual fr Fan Headers This motherboard has eight system CPU fan headers Fan 1 Fan 8 on the moth erboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Man agement via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS See Chapter 5 for more details See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened com CLKCTRL D SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation usps Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A Fan 1 PN
4. o emaema esaer misja alaa E SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3V Standby 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC 2 LED 11 Vcc 12 NIC 1 LED A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Groun ele NMI ojo x FP PWRLED i eje 33V Gy LED ojo Qe Link LED o o ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED Que LinkLED 4 O O NIC2 Activity LED Blue OH Fan Fail i e PWR FaiL UID LED V ojo Red Blue LED Cathode Power Fail LED amp olo 3 3V Ground Rese Reset Button Ground pwr Power Button 2 1 Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of Front Control Panel to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 7 provides warnings of over heat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the front panel UID LED indicator The Red LED takes precedence over the Blue LED by default Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin def
5. e im QOOG00060000 OGCDOOGCOON o 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Standby Power Header Standby PWR Pin Definiti The 5V Standby Power header is lo eee cated at JSTBY1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini Pin Definition 1 5V Standby l l 2 Ground tions You must also have a card with 3 Wake up a Standby Power connector and a cable to use this feature l A Standby PWR SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 00000002008 e EGER e EE deo m S SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jum pers Connector s21 Pi To modify the operation of the mother i board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the E function of the connector Pin 1 is identified 3 2 4 with a square solder pad on the printed BA Setting gt DBE
6. SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 Jens ge ani LI poggogaoog0o LI OODCOOBOOON e 2 35 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 2 9 SATA SCU Connections SATA Ports SCU Connectors There are four SATA 2 0 Ports SATAO SATAS3 and two SATA 3 0 located on the X9DRD iF In addition four SCU Connectors SCUO 3 are also located on the board These ports provide serial link signal con nections which are faster than the connections of Par allel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Note For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com om SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 jo I CICOLI DOCE m3 OOO0GEG00000 0001 aws EE uo ay EE OE
7. e 2 36 Serial ATA SCU Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground TX_P TX_N Ground RX_N RX P N o a A N Ground A I SATAO B I SATA1 C I SATA2 D I SATA3 E I SATA4 F I SATAS G SCUO H SCU1 l SCU2 J SCU3 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 Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the front panel connectors to the motherboard No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that the ATX power connectors are properly connected 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set if avail able 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system if applicable 5 The battery on your m
8. me LLL Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Default Open Disabled A JI C1 Jl C2 SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 e ERE e 00000002008 M SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators Link LED Activity LED GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth Rear View when facing the erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port rear side of thechia sis GLAN Activity Indicator Right has two LEDs The Yellow LED on the LED Settings right indicates activity The Link LED on Color Status Definition the left side may be green amber or off to Yellow Flashing Active indicate the speed of the connection See GLAN Speed Link Indicator Left the tables at right for more information LED Settings LED Color Definition off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs IPMI LAN In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPM HED 3 Activity LED Dedicated LAN is also located on the I O Backplane of the motherboard The amber IP
9. 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 1 8 Chapter 1 Overview System PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface Manage 2 0 support ment UID Unit Identification Remote UID System resource alert via SuperDoctor III SuperoDoctor Ill Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection Dimen 13 00 L x 10 30 W 330 20 mm x 261 62 mm sions Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 9 SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual X9DRD iF Block Diagram VLVS S gt z gt sae AA WI co a e VLAH gt cc 0 1 H REAR REAR VIVS VLV VLV Vly VLV VV P 4 x4 LANE1 4 pe O ZN po A BM io an GA CONN T IPMI LAN ol V 3dAL 2 16Xz UGH ei SIO W83527 System Block Diagram f Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Overview 1 2 Processor and Chipset Ov
10. Administrator Administrator Password Use this feature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8 characters long User Password Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system and to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters 8 characters long 4 29 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 4 7 Save amp Exit This submenu allows the user to configure the Save and Exit settings for the system 0 Setup Utility Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without saving click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration settings can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without sav ing click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes or c
11. Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DRD iF It also provides the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens press the lt Del gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Del gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F3 gt lt F4 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 The manufacturer retains the option to include omit or change any of these text mes sages 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 setup navigation These keys include F3 F4 Enter lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Note 1 Options printed in Bold ar
12. circuit board See the motherboard layout I Pin 1 2 short pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 Jumper Settings and GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See Jumper Setting Definition the table on the right for jumper settings 12 Enabled default The default setting is Enabled 2 3 Disabled A GLAN1 Enable B GLAN2 Enable 8 LAN EQ So SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 Ed oomoo noonooCooCom e Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS z Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remov
13. 2 Installation 2 Press the second load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position Press down on Load Pull lever away from 1 Lever Close 1st the socket 3 With the lever labeled Close 1st fully retracted gently push down on the lever labelled Open 1st to open the load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely Gently push down to pop the _ load plate open 2 SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 1 Using your thumb and the index finger remove the WARNING plastic cap from the socket 2 Using your thumb and index finger hold the CPU on its edges Align the CPU keys which are semi circle cutouts against the socket keys 3 Once they are 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 vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the Socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket in one direc tion Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again to make sure that the CPU is aligned prop erly 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CP
14. 260 00042 0N One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 1312 1 1 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image SUPER x 9 RoHS imo 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 2 Chapter 1 Overview Motherboard Layout COMZ EE xp E SUD P hes M ty esses sss b m FANS FANT TAN zi LAN CTRL ae m ie CLK ORO 1202 loo ag IPM LAN Ta o0000000 a Om JPWA SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 naar zar ipia bear T e ap DE Be DB OD DO z on PHBIBD 8b Dal 29 EE LL sop DE E pat a SOD Di E Do BD 8 B JPWS oa BD s ideo E pozar ooc
15. BIOS and firmware bootstrap program supported Reduced Media Independent Interface RMII OS Operating System Independency Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI Key features Provides Network Management Security via remote access console redirection SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Supports the following Management tools IPMIView CLI Command Line Interface e RMCP protocol supported Note 1 For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the 4 PMI User s Guide posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 The term IPMI controller and the term BMC controller can be used interchangeably in this section 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 e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not
16. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must 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 3 3 ln 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 X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor IlI The SuperDoctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The SuperDoctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system SuperDoctor IIl 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 i Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the SuperDoctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed SuperDoctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously
17. During the CPU C6 State the power to all cache is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C7 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State ACPI C3 to the operating system CPU C7 State is a processor specific low C State The options are Enabled and Disabled Package C State limit Available when Power Technology is set to Custom This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C2 C6 and No Limit Energy Performance This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance maxi mum cooling or energy efficiency maximum energy savings The options are Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy and Energy Efficient Factory Long Duration Power Limit This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Long Duration Power Limit This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Factory Long Duration Maintained Available when Power Technology is set to Custom This item displays the period of time set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Long Duration Maintained This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main tained Recommended Short Duration Power This item displays the short duration power
18. Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The options are Disabled and Enabled gt SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items SATA Port0 SATA Port5 The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port as detected by the BIOS SATA Mode Use this feature to configure SATA mode for a selected SATA port The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The following are displayed depending on your selection IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected SATA Serial ATA Controller 0 1 Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller and set the compatibility mode The options for Controller 0 are Enhanced and Compat ible The default for SATA Controller 0 is Compatible The default of SATA Controller 1 is Enhanced AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point BO stepping and beyond The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for a particular port which will allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting down the system The option
19. Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail na A TPM Port 80 Header B JOH1 j Sm or zi LAN m Ee ci SUPERO X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 ns Bg E Be o LLL e SOOGCOO0CE00 e L COCIEIDOCCOUN EE SF 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Power SMB I C Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power System Management Bus I C Pin Definition Connector JPI C1 monitors power mum oci supply fan and system temperatures 3 t See the table on the right for pin ix definitions 3 EWS Fall 4 Ground 5 3 3V IPMB IPMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header for IPMI 2 0 is located at JIPMB1 Pin Definition 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable here E E 2 Ground to use the IPMB PC connection on 3 Clock your system 4 No Connection A JPEC1 8 B JIPMB1 PRIA SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02
20. S Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise 2 Back Panel USB Port 0 3 Back Panel USB Port 1 4 PMI Dedicated LAN 5 Back Panel USB Port 2 6 T 8 B 1 Back Panel USB Port 3 Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 Back Panel VGA Blue 0 UID Switch SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Serial Ports Serial COM Ports Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp COM2 are located on the mother Pin Definition Pin Definition i 1 DCD 6 DSR board COM1 is located on the Back 2 RXD 7 RTS plane I O panel COM2 located close 3 TXD 8 CTS to CPU Slot3 provides front access 4 DTR 9 RI support See the table on the right for 5 Ground 10 N A pin definitions O Woooo o 0000 oooo Woooo Video Connection A Video VGA port is located next to LAN2 on the I O backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 COM1 2 COM2 3 VGA IC AIH emme eme Boodoo 5 Universal Serial Bus USB Four Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 USB 2 3 are located on the I O back panel In addition three USB headers located close to the IO Hub p
21. UEFI Driver Adapter PBA Chip Type PCI Device ID PCI Bus Device Function Link Status Factory MAC Address Alternate MAC Address 4 23 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 4 3 EventLogs Use this feature to configure Event Log settings Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMBIOS Event settings Enabling Disabling Options SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Logging during system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Correctable Error Threshold This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory errors The default setting is 10 PCI Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support error event logging for PCI slots The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Log which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex ceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log is full Select Do Nothing for the system to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full T
22. are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way and 8 Way Patrol Scrub Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the IO hub will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Demand Scrub Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled Data Scrambling Select Enabled to enable data scrubbing to ensure data security and integrity The options are Disabled and Enabled Device Tagging Select Enabled to support device tagging The options are Disabled and En abled Thermal Throttling Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttling
23. missing or with beeps read write error faulty memory 1 continuous beep System OH System Overheat A 1 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the operating system a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been in stalled To install these programs click the icons to the right of these items Note To install the Windows OS please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X9DRD iF Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP X Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver ho bona Microsoft Net Framework Optional Intel C600 Chipset X9DRD iF LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise bo o Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals 3ipa po no Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web sie Driver Tool Installation Display Screen f Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item
24. o zo SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 Groun X4 im r pwrted HDD LED NIC1 Link LED 4 NIC2 Link LED 4 lue OH Fan Fail WR FaiL UID LED L CCCIBOCCILICCNI Ground pega C Ground NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 3V PWR LED Chapter 2 Installation A NMI B PWR LED o we x e 3 3V o ID UID SW 3 3V Stby O NIC1 Activity LED Oo NIC2 Activity LED o Red Blue LED Cathode o 3 3V EN o Reset Reset Button O pwr gt Power Button P HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables here to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
25. of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS See Chapter 5 To turn off the power when the system is in suspend mode press the button for 4 seconds or longer Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Tag 7 za CTRL 4 Eg He SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 8 Soo Souo00000 i Poona 3 Pin Definition Reset Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 1 Signal Pin Definition 2 Ground P Ground a FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED 4 bs NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Y Power Fail LED Ground Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button ojo ojo ojo Oo oO e e olo o o olo NMI X 3 3V ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Red Blue LED Cathode 3 3V Reset noo Psion lt PWR gt Pow tton Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24
26. of service 3 UID can also be triggered via 4 PMI on the motherboard For more information on IPMI please refer to the IPMI User s Guide posted on our web site http www supermicro com UID Switch 1 Ground 2 3 4 Button Pin Definition Ground In UID LED LED3 Status Blue On Color State Status Unit Identified 1 UID Switch 2 Rear UID LED LED3 H 3 Front UID LED 20 419 Groun O O NM x olo x SUPERO X9DRD iF i Rev 102 FP PWRLED olo 3 3V HDD LED 4 ojo ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED 4 O O NIC1 Activity LED P i NIC2 Link LED x o NIC2 Activity LED id Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED ojo Red Blue LED Cathode Power Fail LED olo 3 3V Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 1 BE Ei EB uuum BB mum mom ER e a lk m 46 ee SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo
27. 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 The following advanced power management features are supported by this moth erboard Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM Available when the NMView utility is installed in the system 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 2 0 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 Note Support for IPNM Specification Version 1 5 or Vision 2 0 depends on the power supply used in the syste
28. settings recommended by the manufacturer 4 9 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Short Duration Power Limit This item displays the time period during which short duration power is main tained P Chipset Configuration P North Bridge This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge P Integrated IO Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VWM Virtual Working Memory through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across Intel platforms providing greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU over head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing the system resource for other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Support Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to improve data transfer efficiency The options are Enabled and Disabled IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control This submenu configures the following IO PCle Port Bifurcation Control settings for IIO 1 PCle ports to determine how the available PCI Express lanes to be distributed between the PCI Exp Root Ports CPU1 Slot3 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature all
29. 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 Technical Support 886 2 8226 5990 Technical Support SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 OVI NCW T ea 1 1 1 2 Processor and Chipset OVOrviGW ner irt etse eee tne ro erue pets 1 11 1 9 Special Features cri ius ter cr opua Re sees Sede Ede Ee gR E 1 12 1 4 JPG Health Monitoring 3 ror tertie ee Leer c c lip tees 1 12 10 o rr mE Et 1 13 1 6 Power Supply LT AME 7o alo mE 1 8 Advanced Power Management ssssssssssseseeeeeeee rennen 1 14 1 9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller sseseesss 1 15 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive D6VICGS to penc ea eset cra pae eerie FR PER ERR e 2 1 PROCAULIONS RH 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation esssseseem 2 2 Installing the GA2011 PrOCOSS
30. tabs to the locking positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot dE Press both notches straight down into the memory slot at the same time Removing Memory Modules Press both notches on the ends of the DIMM module to unlock it Once it is loos ened once it is loosened remove it from the memory slot 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support for the X9DRD iF Motherboard The X9DRD iF Motherboard Supports up to 256 GB of Registered Unbuffered ECC or LRDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz memory in four channel memory via a memory buffer For the latest memory updates please refer to our website a at http Awww supermicro com products motherboard Processor amp Memory Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules CPU Corresponding DIMM Modules CPU1 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 CPU2 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMH1 Processor and Memory Module Population Number of CPU and Memory Population Configuration Table CPUs DIMMs For memory to work proper please install DIMMs in pairs 1CPU amp CPU1 2 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB 1 1CPU amp CPU1 4 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 2CPUs amp CPU1 CPU2 2 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P2 DIMME1 2 CPUs amp CPU1 CPU2 4 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DI
31. the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock Use this feature to set the Power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup 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 Power Configuration 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 If this feature is set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use t
32. the used battery Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery 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 Refer to Section 3 3 on Page 3 6 3 7 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 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 ven dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS
33. 0 x16 OPROM CPU2 Slot 7 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a network interface from the slots specified above The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device Select PXE Preboot Execution Environment to use an PXE Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM and LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network device The default setting for LAN1 Option ROM is Enabled and the default settings for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled VGA Priority This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary boot device The options are Onboard and Offboard Network Stack Select Enabled enable PXE Preboot Execution Environment or UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface for network stack support The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard P Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are En abled and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manu
34. 33 2 8 Onboard LED IndiCatots ccr en ro e Y RR MARE Dae 2 34 GLAN LEDS 2 34 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDS ssssssssseseeeeeenneneneneeeee enne 2 34 Onboard Pwer LED tee i e tied etd 2 35 BMC Heartbeat LED sssssssssssssseeseeeeeeenee enne 2 35 2 9 S SSATA SCU CODnections o ociait oett eres it anand 2 36 SATA Ports SCU Corinectors 2 ruido ie ee TR ental 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 1 cere mettez entonces 3 1 Before Power Oi ect esit erre Pee IR RISE HE dune ae Rai resha MA DR RR SERRE 3 1 SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Dale M 3 1 Desde E 3 2 System Boot Fall t6 5 ipt rere Gaeta 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 Memor EITOES is sini nere eer Cer eret etri E ect Peres sek Eu EE RUE EHE EE RE EE VOYEUR DR 3 3 When the System Becomes Unstable sessssseeeeee 3 3 3 2 Technical Support Procedures uiii etit a eee tert ca cce ete 3 4 3 3 Battery Removal and Installation 3 6 Battery ROHmOVAl eiecit tercie rev UE pe ute ELE aka erage MAY Eee un 3 6 Proper Battery Disposal iii trece etes eee ra tese dete en nons 3 6 Battery Installation eere a ede tunt ren 3 6 3 4 JErequently Asked QUESTIONS coco roro remet EVEEN p eX rne erai 3 7 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service sessssssssseeeeeeene 3 8
35. Balss pm 20 2 belak BB lpg F ER JPW5 m Hp mm me gee uude Ee 9 CN JEE Sle TL ave LL f Notes See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections E indicates the location of Pin 1 e Jumpers LED Indicators not indicated are for testing only Also components that are not documented in this manual are reserved for internal use only Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion 1 4 Chapter 1 Overview X9DRD iF Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 3 JFC1 JFC2 SMB to PCI E Slots Off Disabled JPB1 BMC Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1 2 Reset X9DRD iF Connectors Connectors Description COM1 COM2 Backplane COM Port1 Front Accessible COM2 Header FAN1 8 CPU System Fan Headers I SATA 0 5 Four SATA 2 0 and Two SATA 3 0 Connectors from AHCI JBAT1 Onboard Battery See Chpt 3 for Used Battery Disposal JD1 Speaker Power LED Indicator JF1 Front Panel Control Header JIPMB1 4 pin External BMC PC Header for an IPMI Card JL1 Chassis Intrusion JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator JPI C1 Power Supply SMBbus lC Header JPW1 24 Pin ATX Main Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 6 JPW2 3 12V 8 Pin Power Connector
36. Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 InttodHctious ote ot de metano tentes E AENEA 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Uliliby 2 tete ed dde 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssem 4 1 Starting the Setup Utllity rc correr RE 4 2 4 27 IET Uo er wevceiseicerseteesstcessensstenrserer ainsi acenanr a EE AECE 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Config ratiOnS sssini aii 4 4 AaB EVO A Eo Tor xis access EE 4 24 4 4 IPM niseiciein tec iore er ee ri eee aon POT RE as 4 26 LM 4 28 4 8 SECUN iid GN Oh ee ene abii e rt 4 29 CAMPI rd E E 4 30 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Eror Beep CodeS pcne rt redii cerei e re n aee A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B f Installing Software Programs neret Ea B 1 B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor lll rrt eire i e eter pectus B 2 viii Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 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 e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx4 One 1 I O Shield MCP
37. MI LAN Link LED Left amp LED on the right indicates activity while the Activity CED Right green LED on the left indicates the speed inca Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps of the connection See the tables at right for more information Activity Right Amber Blinking Active A LAN1 2 LEDs B IPMI LAN LEDs mre 2 Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LED2 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing com ponents See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LEDM1 on the motherboard When LEDDM1 is blinking BMC functions normally See the table at right for more information Chapter 2 Installation Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED States LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State Flashing Quickly BMC Heartbeat LED States Color State Definition Green BMC Normal Blinking A PWR LED u B BMC LED Be D
38. MMF 1 2CPUs amp CPU1 CPU2 6 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF 1 P2 DIMMG1 2 CPUs amp CPU1 CPU2 8 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF 1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMH1 RDIMM Support POR on the E5 2600 Series Processor Platform DIMM DIMMs RDIMM LRDIMM POR Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Popu Type Any Combination Channel lated RDIMM Reg per DDR Registered Channel LRDIMM Load Reduced 1 if Reg ECC DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 SR DR or QR Population Rules 1 Any combination of x4 and x8 RDIMMs with 1 Gb or 2 Gb DRAM Density are supported 2 Populate DIMMs starting with DIMM A1 3 When mixing QR with SR or DR put the QR in DIMMZA first SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Other Notes and Restrictions Forthe memory modules to work properly please install DIMM modules in pairs w even number of DIMMs installed All channels in a system will run at the fastest common frequency 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 chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are
39. N 2 ports Nuvoton WPCM450 Base board Controller BMC sup ports IPMI_LAN 2 0 1 0 De vices Serial_Link Connections SATA Ports Two 2 SATA 3 0 Ports I SATAO 1 Four 4 SATA 2 0 Ports I SATA2 5 Four SCU Connections SCUO 3 RAID Win RAID 0 1 5 10 dows R AID RAID 0 1 5 10 Linux 1 7 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Integrated IPMI 2 0 IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450R BMC Serial COM Port Two 2 Fast UART 16550 Connection 9 pin RS 232 port Super I O Nuvoton 83527HG Peripheral Devices USB Devices Four 4 USB ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 USB 2 3 Four 4 USB connections for front access USB 4 5 USB 8 9 One 1 Type AUSB connection for front access USB 6 BIOS 128 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS APM 1 2 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 USB Keyboard Plug amp Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 3 Power Config ACPI APM Power Management Main switch override mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Power on mode for AC power recovery Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM Available when the NMView utility is installed in the system Manageability Engine ME PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for 1 8V 3 3V 3 3VSB 5V 5V SB 12V Chipset Voltage and Battery Voltage CPU 5 Phase switching voltage regulator
40. OL iicet terreno 2 2 Installing Passive CPU Heatsink necne 2 6 Removing the H atsink cecinere etse as 2 7 2 3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules seesene 2 8 Installing amp Removing DIMMs Removing Memory Mod les n bett A 2 4 Motherboard Installation mec eat e o E pea eroi NCO CC a Location Of Mounting Eloles 0er ctae eet vane rper error e t8 An Important Note on PCI E Slot Population sssssssssesss 2 11 Installing the Motherboard 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and I O Ports ssssssssen 2 13 Back Panel Connectors and I O Ports sse 2 13 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions ssesssssssss 2 13 Setial Ports 5 kv ete ct ae t pear RE eec VIdEO Connect n PERMET TIT Universal Serial Bus USB Ethernet Ports ascia core err ke aas ta cep cz ee Ya ER Ra dd Unit Identifier Switch UID LED Indicators seeseseee 2 17 Front Control Panel essere nennen nennen 2 18 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions sssssseeeeem 2 19 Table of Contents NM BURON svete s eerte rn Pe HERR HATTE FREE Ten 2 19 ugs E 2 19 ADD Bip eS 2 20 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators eere eren nennen nennen nnns 2 20 Overheat OH Fan Fail PW
41. R Fail UID LED eeeeeeeeee 2 21 Power Fail LED rrt pit e E ERE MEE E UCM RE NEEeRE ER IDEUd 2 21 Reset B tton 2 dendo eee ext det ptt ed ecc davor eet 2 22 PowWelBUMOFL eos cscs seater nae tees ne A use ope TEE A AE r Hai AER ps denne 2 22 2 0 Gonmecting Cabl65 4 roter ee et ae ce t te ee c Pe 2 23 Power GOnM GlOMs cie Le teda Pax ied c d e e ut i aia 2 23 Fari blead tsc iiit eee Le D El tue icta acid 2 24 IC MASSIS MUS IOM RR ERE 2 24 Internal SpeakGE uei ai oe cree ieee ne P RE NTEN ONEST 2 25 Power LED Speaker nc har reo UR bucal vene codd Dad RAE piae SUR ES 2 25 TPM Header Port 80 tee ipei Deer tene E bee e e 2 26 Overheat EED Fani Fall rere eene treten Eger Rt 2 26 Power SMB FG GOFRGCIOE ise isi riter ra eer ree E egens s 2 27 lg O 2 27 T SGPIO 1 2 amp 3 SGPIO 1 Headers 2 28 DOM Power Connettori garneren ne ERE NE REE 2 28 Standby Power Headers ics irte teer reader e s 2 29 2 Jumper Settings 5 rete repe en UII Ese eec HERE Ve SS EXHRE ERE ete 2 30 Explanation of JUMDPETS cidem deren nr reticere tete De ntu 2 30 GLAN Enable Disable seesesssssseseeeseeeneee eren 2 30 CMOS CIG8f sies cie E re nO PRETIO Pen 2 31 Watch Dog Enable DISable ete Rete ti n cete tana en 2 31 VGA Enable erre te eite are ER ek 2 32 BMC Enable TRITT ETE 2 32 FG B s to PGIEEXD SIOtS iin inscite o erre cr E ETENEE 2
42. Revision 1 0 Release Date Feb 22 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 X9DRD iF motherboard About This Motherboard The Super X9DRD iF motherboard supports dual Intel E5 2600 Socket R Series Processors that offer QPI Intel QuickPath Interface Technology V 1 1 providing point to point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8 0 TG s With the C602 built in the X9DRD iF motherboard supports Intel amp Manageability Engine ME Rapid Storage Technology Digital Media Interface DMI PCI E Gen 3 0 and 1600 MHz DDR3 memory This motherboard is ideal for 2U high end server platforms Please refer to our website http www supermicro com for CPU and memory support updates Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board It also provides detailed information about the Intel C602 chipset Chapter 2 pr
43. SUPERO X9DRD IF 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 and 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 website 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 the manufacturer and the cu
44. U to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket Lock the lever labelled Close 1st first then lock the lever labelled Open 1st second Using your thumb gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Gently close Push down and lock the the load plate lever labelled Close 1st 3 4 Lever Lock Push down and lock the lever AS labelled Open E 1st Lever Lock SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 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 Screw 2 Motherboard Chapter 2 Installation 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 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below Gen
45. al Change Settings Use this feature to set the optimal Environment Control Interface PECI setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform Device Mode Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified The options are Normal and High Speed P Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are En abled and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2 Change Settings Use this feature to set the optimal Environment Control Interface PECI setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform Device Mode Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified The options are Normal and High Speed Serial Port 2 Attribute Use this feature to select the attribute for serial port 2 The options are SOL Serial On LAN and COM P Serial Port Console Redirection e COM1 COM2 SOL These two submenus allow the user to configure the following Console Redirection settings for a COM Port specified by the user Console Redirection Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled The default setting for COM1 i
46. and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect the power supply to the 24 pin power connector JPW1 the 4 pin connectors JPW4 5 and the 8 pin power connectors JPW2 3 on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufac turer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 1 6 Chapter 1 Overview Motherboard Features CPU Dual Intel E5 2600 Series Socket R LGA 2011 pro cessors each processor supports four full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with support of up to 25 6 GT s per QPI link and with Data Transfer Rate of up to 8 0 GT s per direction Memory Integrated memory controller supports Eight 240 pin DDR3 ECC RDIMMs with speeds of up to1600 MHz via an onboard buffer Support for up to 256 GB of Registered Unbuffered ECC or LRDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz memory in four channel memory bus Note For the latest CPU memory updates please refer to our website at http www supermicro com products motherboard DIMM sizes RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB 1 35V 1 5V Virtualization VT x VT d and VT c Chipset Intel C602 Chipset Expansion Slots Four 4 PCI Express 3 0 x8 slots CPU1 Slot3 Slot4 Slot5 and CPU2 Slot 7 One 1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot CPU2 Slot6 Graphics Nutovon BMC Video Controller Matrox G200eW Network One Intel 1350 Gigabit 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet Dual Port Controller for LAN 1 LA
47. ation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Trusted Computing Available when a TPM device is detected by the BIOS Configuration TPM Support Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are Enabled and Disabled TPM State Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and network security The options are Disabled and Enabled Pending Operation This item displays the status of a pending operation Current Status Information This item displays the information regarding the current TPM status TPM Enable Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled TPM Active Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac tive or deactivated TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership 4 21 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual gt Intel TXT LT SX Configuration Intel TXT LT SX Hardware Support This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel Trusted Execution Technology CPU TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature Chipset TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature Int
48. ault setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the features of PC health monitoring of the motherboard This motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan voltages and power usage continuously 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 The PC health monitoring chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by BIOS Thermal Management under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control A 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 it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control 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 used
49. automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X9DRD iF motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Your power supply must also supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please As a power supply that contains a 24 pin two 4 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect the power supply to the 24 pin power connector JPW1 the 4 pin connectors JPW4 5 and the 8 pin power connectors JPW2 3 on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge
50. cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro s server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins leg Eo SUPER X9DRD iF Rey 1 02 eo UEEJOCEIOGEICIG L CCEIBOOGECCR Groun X FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED NMI X 3 3V ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Red Blue LED Cathode 3 3V Reset Reset Button PWR Power Button Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Li E 19 15 S
51. e 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 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Customize EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Select Enabled to log EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Status Codes Error Codes or Progress Codes The options are Enabled and Disabled picts After making changes on a setting be sure to reboot the system for the changes to take effect BMC Network Configuration LAN Channel 1 This feature allows the user to configure the settings for LAN1 Port 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 allow 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 com puter If Static is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automa
52. e ca bles Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information Sie o Eo SUPERO X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 Act LED 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yel low 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground g TD3 18 Ground NC No Connection 1 GLAN1 a 2 GLAN2 3 IPMI_LAN um e SHDSSo000000 LICCCIEOCCEIOUN Chapter 2 Installation Unit Identifier Switch UID LED Indicators A Unit Identifier UID Switch and two LED Indi cators are located on the motherboard The UID Switch is located next to the VGA port on the backplane The Rear UID LED LED3 is located next to the UID Switch The Front Panel UID LED is located at Pins 7 8 of the Front Control Panel at JF1 Connect a cable to Pin 8 on JF1 for Front Panel UID LED indication When you press the UID switch both Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED Indicators will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need
53. e default settings Note 2 F3 is used to load optimal default settings F4 is used to save the settings and exit the setup utility How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing F2 at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Note For AMI UEFI BIOS Recovery please refer to the UEFI BIOS Re covery User Guide posted http www supermicro com support manuals Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt F2 gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related DS ices Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the sys tem In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damage arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is being updated to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setu
54. e following DIMM information Current Memory Mode This item displays the current memory mode Current Memory Speed This item displays the current memory speed 4 11 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Mirroring This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard Memory mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance data security Sparing This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard Memory sparing enhances system performance gt DIMM Information The status of the memory modules specified above will be displayed as detected by the BIOS Memory Mode When Independent is selected all DIMMs are available to the operating system The only option is Independent DRAM RAPL Mode RAPL Running Average Power Limit provides mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODEO DRAM RAPL MODE and Disabled DDR Speed Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other than what is specified in the specification The options are Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 and Force SPD Channel Interleaving This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Rank Interleaving This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method The options
55. e the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 3 Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that will reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the System if an application hangs Close Pins Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled pi B Watch Dog Enable zu wl Tem E ci ths fe SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 DCIBIOOCIEIOGEICI e JUOGEICODDOON N SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable the onboard VGA connector The default setting is 1 2 to enable the connection Se
56. e the table on the right for jumper settings BMC Enable Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable the embedded WPCM 450 BMC Baseboard Management Controller to provide IPMI 2 0 KVM support on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled BMC Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 BMC Enable Default Pins 2 3 Normal EEES Eo SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 e uer OBDDOOGUODOOODO OOODOCODOON A VGA Enabled B BMC Enabled 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation ae PC Bus to PCI Exp Slots Use Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 to connect the System Management Bus C to PCI Express slots in order to improve PCI slot performance These two jump ers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Closed to enable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings PC to PCI E slots Jumper Settings
57. e 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 Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our website Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format AMI bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure VA Note The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair For BIOS Recovery instructions please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted at http www supermicro com Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers Question How do I handle
58. ect Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64 bit in the space above 4G Address The options are Enabled and Disabled PERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled SERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload value for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes Maximum Read Request Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read Request size for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes ASPM Support This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management ASPM level for a PCI E device Select Force LO to force all PCI E links to operate at LO state Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for the system Select Disabled to disable ASPM support The options are Disabled Force LO and Auto N Warning Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI E devices to fail 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU1 Slot 3 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU1 Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU1 Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3
59. el TXT LT SX Configuration This feature displays the following TXT configuration setting TXT LT SX Support This item indicated if the Intel TXT support is enabled or disabled Intel TXT LT SX Dependencies This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted Execution Technology to work properly in the system VT d Support Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I O support VT Support Intel Virtualization Technology support TPM Support Trusted Platform support TPM State Trusted Platform state gt Intel ME Subsystem Configuration This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Configuration settings ME BIOS Interface Version ME Version iSCSI Configuration This item displays iSCSI configuration information iSCSI Initiator Name This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator which is a unique name used worldwide Intel 1350 Gigabit Network Connections These items display the following information on the Intel 1350 LAN connections 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt NIC Configuration Link Speed Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port The op tions are AutoNeg 10Mbps Half 10Mbps Full 100Mbps Half and 100Mbps full Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink The range is from 0 15 seconds PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section displays the following port information
60. erview Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel E5 2600 Series Socket R processors and the C602 chipset the X9DRD iF motherboard provides the performance and feature sets required for dual processor based HPC Cluster Database servers With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI Technology the X9DRD iF of fers point to point serial interconnect interface with a transfer speed of up to 8 0 GT s providing superb system performance The C602 chipset provides extensive IO support including the following functions and capabilities e ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev 4 0 USB host interface with support of up to 9 connections e Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported e Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Intel VT d supported Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported Serial Peripheral Interface SPI Supported Digital Media Interface DMI supported Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI supported SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting that determines 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 the power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section for this setting The def
61. g or after OS installation When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation check the fol lowing 1 CPU BIOS support Make sure that your CPU is supported and you have the latest BIOS installed in your system Memory support Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility Note Refer to the product page on our website http www supermicro com for memory and CPU support and updates HDD support Make sure that all hard disk drives HDDs work properly Re place the bad HDDs with good ones System cooling Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans and CPU system fans etc work properly Check Hardware Monitoring set tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are 3 3 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 6 within the normal range Also check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on Adequate power supply Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system Make sure that all power connectors are connected Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require ment Proper software support Make sure that the correct drivers are used B The system becomes unstable before or during OS installation When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation check the following 1 3 2 Source of
62. gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel PCH chip PCH Information This feature displays the following PCH information Name This item displays the name of the PCH chip Stepping This item displays the status of the PCH stepping USB Devices This item displays the USB devices detected by the BIOS All USB Devices This feature enables all USB ports devices The options are Disabled and Enabled If set to Enabled EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 Available when All USB Devices is set to Enabled Select Enabled to enable EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface Controller 1 or Controller 2 The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Legacy USB Support Available when USB Functions is not Disabled Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy sup port if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface applications only The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 60 64 Emulation Select Enabled to enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support for the legacy USB keyboard so that it can be fully supported by the operating systems that does not recognize a USB device The options are Disabled and Enabled EHCI Hand Off This item is for operating systems that do not support
63. he options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Select Enabled to log system boot events The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI Multiple Event Count Increment Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter Enter a number between 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 METW Multiple Event Count Time Window This item allows the user to decide how long in minutes should the multiple event counter wait before generating a new event log Enter a number between 0 to 99 The default setting is 60 View SMBIOS Event Log This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log Select this item and press lt Enter gt to view the status of an event in the log 4 25 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 4 4 IPMI Use this feature to configure Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI settings b BMC network c uration P System Event Log Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components 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 featur
64. his ES D SUPERO X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 SSo00a000000 DOCBR00000C e A Internal Speaker Buzzer B B PWR LED Speaker SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual TPM Header Port 80 TPM Port 80 Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module Port 80 Pin Definition Pin Definition header is located at JTPM1 to provide 1 LCLK 2 GND TPM support and Port 80 connection 3 LFRAME 4 lt KEY gt Use this header to enhance system 5 LRESET amp 6 5V X performance and data security See 7 ADS VADO the table on the right for pin defini T zv tions 11 LADO 12 GND 13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB DAT4 15 3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X Overheat LED Fan Fail Overheat LED Pin Definitions The JOH1 header is used to connect Pin Definition an LED indicator to provide warnings 1 5vDC of chassis overheating and fan failure 2 OH Active This LED will blink when a fan failure OHESREATEED occurs Refer to the tables on right for Status pin definitions State
65. his feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State P CPU Configuration This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS It also allows the user to configuration CPU settings P Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 CPU Information This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed in Socket 1 Socket 2 Type of CPU CPU Signature e Microcode Patch 4 5 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual CPU Stepping Maximum CPU Speed Minimum CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Hyper Threading Technology Intel VT x Technology e Intel SMX Technology L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache CPU Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 1 Socket 2 64 bit This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 supports 64 bit technology Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to moni tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hyper threading Select Enabled to sup
66. in use Forgrounding purposes make sure that your system chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard 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 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install 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 motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a motherboard 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 LGA2011 Processor 1 There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket To open the socket cover first press and release the load lever labeled Open 1st on Load Lever labeled Open 1st 2 2 Chapter
67. initions eg Ha SUPER X9DRD iF Rey 1 02 PWR FaiL UID LED E Power ranten lt olo aav Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Red LED Cathode OH Fan Fail Power Fail5 5V SB 8 Blue_UID LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Definition off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 PWR Supply Fail A OH Fail PWR Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail 20 19 Groun Oo Oo NMI x Oo e x FP PWRLED lt ejo 33V HDD LED 4 O ID UID SW 3 3V Stby v NIC1 Link LED 4 O O NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Link vat O O NIC2 Activity LED y y olo Red Blue LED Cathode amp Ground aie Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button J SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard 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 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2
68. installation Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD DVD disc CD DVD ROM Cable connection Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working properly Using minimum configuration for troubleshooting Remove all unnecessary components starting with add on cards first and use minimum configuration with a CPU and a memory module installed to identify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting proce dures Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a compo nent in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several items at the same time This will help isolate and identify the problem To find out if a component is good swap this component with a new one to see if the system will work properly If so then the old component is bad You can also install the component in question in another system If the new system works the component is good and the old system has problems Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro also sells motherboards 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting through its channels so it is best t
69. jacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this feature is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if this feature is set to Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite DCU prefetch to speed up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCU IP Prefetcher Select Enabled for DCU Data Cache Unit IP Prefetcher support which will prefetch IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information gt CPU Power Management Configuration This submenu allows the user to configure the following CPU Power Management settings Power Technology Select Energy Efficiency to support p
70. lick No to quit the BIOS and save changes Save Options Save Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to save all changes you ve done so far and return to the AMI BIOS utility Program When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save configuration click Yes to save the changes or click No to return to the BIOS without making changes 4 30 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Discard Changes Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the BIOS setup When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load previ ous values click Yes to load the values previous saved or click No to keep the changes you ve made so far Restore Optimized Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the optimized default settings that help optimize system performance When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load optimized defaults click Yes to load the optimized default settings or click No to abandon optimized defaults Save as User Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to save the current settings as the user s defaults When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save values as user s defaults click Yes to save the current values as user s default settings or click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user s defaults Restore User Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the user s defaults previous
71. ly saved in the system When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to restore user s defaults click Yes to restore the user s defaults previously saved in the system or click No to abandon the user s defaults that were previously saved Boot Override This feature allows the user to enter a new setting to overwrite the original setting that was saved for the following devices LAN Device e UEFI Built in EFI Shell 4 31 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Notes 4 32 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed at each system boot errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue to boot The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue with bootup procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep system 5 long beeps 2 short Display memory Video adapter
72. m 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 platforms 1 14 Chapter 1 Overview 1 9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller a Baseboard Management Controller BMC supports 2D VGA compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface creating multi media virtualization via Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR The WPCM450R Controller is ideal for remote system management The WPCMASOR Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections to communicate with the graphics cores It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface support to control Super IO functions The WPCM450R Controller is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces PECI Platform Environment Control Interface buses and General Purpose I O ports Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller The WPCM450R supports the following features e PMI 2 0 Serial over LAN KVM over LAN LAN Alerting SNMP Trap EventLog e X Bus parallel interface for I O expansion Multiple ADC inputs Analog and Digital Video outputs e SPI Flash Host
73. nd KeyPad settings for Putty which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS The options are VT100 Linux XTERMRS SCO ESCN and VT400 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS The submenu allows the user to configure Console Redirection settings to sup port Out of Band Serial Port management Out of Band Management Port The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS to communicate with a remote server gt ACPI Setting Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Sleep State Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode Select S1 CPU Stop Clock 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 Power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMs to maintain the most critical functions of the system The options are S1 CPU Stop Clock Suspend and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calcul
74. nsmission Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits The options are None Even Odd Mark and Space Stop Bits A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used The options are 1 and 2 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop send ing data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None and Hardware RTS CTS 4 19 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Recorder Mode Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a remote server The options are Disabled and Enabled Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Dis abled and Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support The options are 80x24 and 80x25 Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys a
75. o 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 before contacting Technical Support BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website http www supermicro com If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support 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 supermicro com 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 3 5 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 3 3 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 ba
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77. otherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes System Boot Failure If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned on check the following 1 Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker e fthere is no error beep try to turn on the system without DIMM modules in stalled If there is still no error beep try to turn on the system again with only one processor installed in CPU Socket 1 If there is still no error beep replace the motherboard f there are error beeps clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Section 2 7 in Chapter 2 2 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM modules Make sure that system power is on and memory error beeps are activated 3 Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed If the system boots check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors Troubleshooting procedure in this Chapter Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality powe
78. ovides 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 CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists Software Installation Instructions SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system 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 th Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional information given to differentiate between various models f or provides information for correct system setup Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Website Email Tel Preface Contacting Supermicro 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
79. ower saving mode Select Custom to cus tomize system power settings Select Disabled to disable power saving settings The options are Disabled Energy Efficiency and Custom If the option is set to Custom the following items will display EIST Available when Power Technology is set to Custom EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to au tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Disabled GV3 Disabled and Enabled GV3 Enabled Note GV3 is Intel Speedstep support used on older platforms Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information Turbo Mode Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled C1E Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per formance The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C3 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State ACPI C2 to the operating system During the CPU C3 State the CPU clock generator is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU C6 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State ACPI C3 to the operating system
80. ows the user to set the PCI Exp bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Gen1 Generation 1 Gen2 and Gen3 CPU1 Slot4 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature allows the user to set the PCI Exp bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Gen1 Generation 1 Gen2 and Gen3 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU1 Slot5 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature allows the user to set the PCI Exp bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Gen1 Generation 1 Gen2 and Gen3 IIO 2 PCle Port Bifurcation Control This submenu configures the following IO PCle Port Bifurcation Control settings for IIO 2 PCle ports to determine how the available PCI Express lanes to be distributed between the PCI Exp Root Ports gt QPI Configuration Current QPI Link This item displays the current status of the QPI Link Current QPI Frequency This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link Isoc Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS Quality of Service requirements This feature is especially important for virtualization technology The options are Enabled and Disabled QPI Quick Path Interconnect Link Speed Mode Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections The options are Fast and Slow QPI Link Frequency Select Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s and 8 0 GT s 9 DIMM Configuration This section displays th
81. p 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 System Date 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS The AMI BIOS main menu displays the following information System Date This item displays the system date in Day MM DD YY format e g Wed 10 12 2011 System Time This item displays the system time in HH MM SS format e g 15 32 52 Supermicro X9DRD iF Version This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system Build Date This item displays the date that the BIOS Setup utility was built Memory Information Total Memory This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system 4 3 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press Enter to access the following submenu items gt Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes sages and 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 Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the current AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use
82. pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Power Connectors 19 r3 3V 1 3 3V A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 14 12V AEN two 8 pin CPU power connectors JPW2 3 15 COM s G9 and two 4 pin power connectors JPW4 5 are 6 PS_ON 4 SV located on the motherboard These power con 17 COM 5 COM nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification 18 COM 6 V and must be connected to your power supply to 19 COM 7 COM provide adequate power to the system See the 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK table on the right for pin definitions Sd sg 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V A Warning To provide adequate power SEM ERES supply to the motherboard be sure to connect the 24 pin ATX PWR JPw1 L4 So fe the 4 pin PWR JPW4 5 and the T eae 8 pin PWR connectors JPW2 3 to Pin Definitions the power supply Failure to do so will Pins Definition void the manufacturer warranty on 1 through 4 Ground your power supply and motherboard 5 through 8 12V Required A JPW1 24 pin ATX PWR Req d ESO B JPW2 8 pin Processor PWR Req d C JPWS3 8 pin Processor SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 PWR Req d D JPW4 4 pin Processor PWR Req d
83. port Intel Hyper threading Technology to enhance CPU per formance The options are Enabled and Disabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s second core and above Please refer to Intel s website for more information The options are All 1 2 and 4 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Limit CPUID Maximum This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled for the Windows OS Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the OS amp the CPU Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web sites for more information Intel AES NI Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard AES New Instruc tions NI to ensure data security The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Ad
84. r supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 2 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed For memory compatibility refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our website http www supermicro com Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended that you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMM or LRDIMM modules recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Follow the instructions given in Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in Section 2 3 to install your memory modules When the System Becomes Unstable A The system becomes unstable durin
85. rboard User s Manual Notes B 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
86. rovides four front accessible USB connections USB 4 5 USB 8 9 One Type A connector USB6 also supports front panel USB connection Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Backplane USB 0 1 2 3 FP USB 4 5 8 9 USB 6 Pin Definitions Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V PO Ground a c N NA USB 4 8 6 USB 5 9 Pin Definition Pin Definition EE a 45v 2 PO 2 PO 3 Por 3 POF 4 Ground 4 Ground s Nc 5 Key PO zH EF Hz a SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 EE OE emee maremare DOUSSoCoOoCKm NC No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 BP USB 1 2 3 BP USB 2 4 BP USB 3 5 FP USB 4 5 6 FP USB 8 9 7 FP USB 6 eo Hl SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located on the I O back plane on the motherboard In addition an IPMI_Dedicated LAN is located above USB 0 1 ports on the backplane to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 typ
87. s See Warning on Pg 1 6 JPW4 5 12V 4 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 1 6 JSD1 SATA DOM Device on Module Power Connector JSTBY1 5V Standby Power Header JTPM1 TPM Trusted Platform Module Port 80 JUIDB UID Unit Identification Switch LAN1 LAN2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 IPMI LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN SP1 Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker I SATAO 5 SCUO 3 CPU1 Slot3 Slot4 Slot5 CPU2 Slot7 CPU2 Slot6 Onboard Serial_Link Connections SATA Connections 0 5 SCU Connections 0 3 PCI Express 3 0 x8 Slots See Note Below PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot See Note Below Note PCI E slots support Low Profile MD2 form factor for devices add on cards that are shorter than 167 64mm or 6 59 in in length only 1 5 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 3 SGPIO 1 Serial Link General Purpose I O Headers for SCU Con nections T SGPIO 1 2 Serial ATA SATA General Purpose I O Header BP USB 0 1 2 3 Back Panel USB 0 1 2 3 FP USB 4 5 USB 8 9 Front Panel Accessible USB Connections 4 5 8 9 FP USB 6 Type A USB Embedded Drive Connector VGA Backpanel VGA Port LED LED2 LED3 LEDM1 X9DRD iF LED Indicators Description State Status Standby PWR LED Green On Standby PWR On Rear UID LED Blue On Unit Identified BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking BMC Normal AN Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin a 4 pin
88. s Disabled and for COM2 is Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con sole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Char acter Set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per second Data Bits Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is even Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is odd Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in tra
89. s are Enabled and Disabled Staggered Spin Up Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support to prevent excessive power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning up simultaneously The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled P SCU Storage Control Unit Configuration Storage Controller Unit Select Enabled to enable PCH SCU storage devices The options are Disabled and Enabled OnChip SCU Option ROM Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via a storage device The options are Disabled and Enabled SCU Port 0 SCU Port 3 The AMI BIOS will automatically detect the onboard SCU devices and display the status of each SCU device as detected 4 15 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual P PCle PCI PnP Configuration PCI ROM Priority Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul tiple Option ROMs available in the system The options are EFI Compatible ROM and Legacy ROM PCI Latency Timer Use this feature to set 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 and 248 Above 4G Decoding Available if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Sel
90. screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed Phillips Screwdriver iS Pan head screws 9 pieces Standoffs 9 pieces if needed e Location of Mounting Holes le a There are nine 9 mounting holes on this motherboard See the layout on the right SUPER X9DRD iF Rev 1 02 d a BE oz RO 9 on Qr i Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components J 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 prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis An Important Note on PCI E Slot Population Note PCI E slots support Low Profile MD2 form factor please install PCI E devices or add on cards that are shorter than 167 64mm or 6 59 in in the PCI E slots only 2 11 SUPER X9DRD iF Motherboard 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 ma
91. set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information SuperDoctor III Remote Management Sy Health Info P Health Information a ee ee AAA zl B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action Note SD III software and the user s guide can be downloaded from our P de at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we will still recommend that you use SuperDoctor II SUPERO X9DRD iF Mothe
92. stomer 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 A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment 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 harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual
93. tching 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 X LL T H Chassis L Chassis ES 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components 6 Using the Phillips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis C 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 Note Images displayed are is for illustration only Your chassis or compo nents might look different from those shown in this manual 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and I O Ports 3 o Li SUPER XODRD F A i ia D 9 OG o omera mtae EGOCIEIOCEECCNM
94. tically if DHCP is selected Station 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 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 Station Mac Address This item displays the Station Mac address for this computer Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 4 27 SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 4 5 Boot This submenu allows the user to configure the following boot settings for the system Enabled CSM Support Select Enabled to support the EFI Compatibility Support Module CSM which provides compatibility support for traditional legacy BIOS for system boot The op tions are Enabled Disabled and Auto Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority Network Devices This option sets the order of the legacy network devices Delete Boot Options This item allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority list 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Security This menu allows the user to configure the following security settings for the system
95. tly wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling the CPU and the heatsink Do not reuse old thermal grease Loosen screws in sequence as shown Motherboard SUPERO X9DRD iF Motherboard User s Manual 2 3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check Supermicro s website for recommended memory modules CAUTION ror Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM A1 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it Il r To T Rele se Tabs 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 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release
96. ttery will pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Battery Battery Lock LS A ex 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 hazard ous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace it with the same type 1 2 Press down until This side up you hear a click Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 4 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The motherboard supports Registered Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMM or LRDIMM modules To enhance memory performance do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 Question How do update my BIOS It is recommended that you do not upgrad
97. with SuperDoctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux SuperDoctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can configure SuperDoctor 1 12 Chapter 1 Overview to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range 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 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 imple mentation 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 blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will

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