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1. 2 36 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 SATA and SAS Connections SATA SAS Connections Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA ee y 0 5 are located on the motherboard I SATA Pin Signal 0 1 supports data transfer rates of up to 1 Ground 6Gb s SATA 3 0 while I SATA 2 5 supports 2 SATA TXP data transfer rates of up to 3Gb s SATA 3 SATA TXN 2 0 Please see the pin definitions on the 4 Ground right table 5 SATA RXN In addition to these six SATA ports eight lla 3Gb s SAS connections Serial Attached SCSI are also located on the X9SRi 3F G SCUO X9SRE 3F series SCUO 7 A LSATA 0 3 0 H SCU1 B I SATA 1 3 0 1 SCU2 C I SATA 2 2 0 J SCUS D I SATA 3 2 0 K SCU4 E I SATA 4 2 0 L SCUS F I SATA 5 2 0 M SCUG N SCU7
2. 2 27 Unit ID Switch UID SW The rear UID switch the rear UID LED and front UID LED on JF1 are designed to work together When the user pushes the rear UID switch the blue backpanel UID LED and front UID LED will turn on Push the rear UID switch again to turn off UID LED and the front UID LED This provides easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis over heat This LED will also blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual UID Switch Pin Definition 1 Button In 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Ground Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 P3V3 2 OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail A UID Switch B Overheat Fan Fail LED
3. ati Li 0 EG X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series Jumpers Jumper Description Default JPB1 BMC Enable for F models only Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Reset Pins 1 2 Reset JPUSB1 USB Power Select Pins 1 2 Dual Power JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JSTBY1 Wake on LAN Enable Pins 1 3 Enabled JI2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI E Slots On Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPBIOS1 BIOS Recovery Pins 1 2 Normal JPME1 Intel ME Mode Select Pins 1 2 Normal JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series LED Indicators LED Description Color State Status DP3 IPMI Heartbeat Green Blinking BMC IPMI Normal UID LED UID Unit ID LED Blue Solid On UID On DP2 Power On LED Green Solid On System is On 1 5 SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series Headers Connectors Connector Description JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 Backpanel Serial Port COM2 Serial Port Header JIPMB1 System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module TPM Header JUSB 4 5 6 7 8 9 Front Accessible USB Connections via 3 Headers JOH1 Overheat LED Fan Fail
4. 2 28 System Management Bus JIPMB1 A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2C connection on your system Chapter 2 Installation System Management Bus Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Ground 3 Data 4 No Connection A System Management Bus 2 29 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Jumper To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose 3 2 1 between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins Top View function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed P circuit board Note On two pin jumpers Top View
5. SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Video Port VGA Pin Definitions A Video VGA port is located next to the COM Port on the I O backpanel Pin Definition Pin Definition This port is used to provide a connec tion for video and graphics display Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 Red 10 Ground 2 Green 11 NC 3 Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 4 NC 13 HSYNC 5 Ground 14 VSYSNC 6 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK if Ground 16 Case 8 Ground 17 Case 9 5V NC No Connection rit Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Groun NMI x x Pin 20 OO Pin 19 Power LED Vcc oo HDD LED Vcc UID Switch rO CC wite oo NIC1 LED Vcc O20 ome ome NIC2 LED Vec ome OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Blue UID LED ome Pin2 LO Pin
6. 2 37 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 2 38 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby is not on Note If it is on the onboard power is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the components 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the
7. SHO 3 7 3 2 34 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN Link LED Activity LED LAN Port LEDs E The LAN ports are located on the 1 0 backpanel of the motherboard Each Eth Link LEDs Ierse Dub ernet LAN port has two LEDs A blinking LED Color Definition Activity LED indicates there is data passing off 100 Mbps through the port while the Link LED may be Amber 1 Gbps green amber or off to indicate the speed of Green 10 Gbps if supported Note 10 Mbps is not supported the connection See the tables at right for more information 10Gbps is only supported on IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs Some motherboards In addition to the LAN ports an IPMI Dedi cated LAN port is also located on X9SRi PEII LEDRI X9SRE series The yellow LED on the right Status Color Definition indicates activity while the green LED on Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps the left indicates the speed of the con Activity Yellow Blink Active nection See the tables at right for more Ri
8. iii Conventions Used in the Manual 2 8 00 de eser tecta scapha iv Contacting SUpermictO ce teneat A EE S aeree tree T Udo heo dos qe AS V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVERVICW oen e etc a eel eee s cable otl fe Dr tace ied ele drj M Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset Overview i trea eR reet nex xe ERR AR EHE EXER EUREN S E LU eeiae Intel C600 Chipset Series Features sssssseeseeeeennen 1 9 Special Eealt feS rere ren erret dod SPESE ERE SR eS EEEE M ERRARE Recovery from AC Power LOSS itinerari e n eene e LEHRER DE ed Ed 1 4 PC Health MonitOrilig iioii ri tete a ieee Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control ssssssseeeeeenen System Resoutrce ATert o seeders repente etree dis pa AE cn EHE DER UE 1 5 ACPI Features e EE Rh ER ERE SE Rbes ce oe Se E E eats Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator sesessssssss 1 13 EET zoelsmee IE 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller ssesesessss 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitlve D6vIc8S 5 deana nere ceste Acs heres 2 1 xg iezi fce 2 1 UNPACKING ette 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ssssem 2 2 Opening the LGA2011 Socket 2 2 Installing the LGA2011 Processor
9. sssssssssesseeeeeeeennenee nennen 2 4 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink siirsin naiai 2 6 REMOVING the Heatslnk necne coe Ea 2 7 2 89 installing DDRO MGRIOL ione rcr cre e rien eu inea errori ens 2 8 DIMM lnsta llatiOn ceo euet tcr e teo imas cce tee o a ea RETE 2 8 vi Table of Contents 2 4 2 6 Removing Memory Modules 2 2 rene aa 2 8 Memory SUppoOtrt t tetendit eee estne atana aiae 2 9 Memory Population Guidelines 2 onerare eere rtr cox 2 10 Motherboard InstallatiOri ocne onto ero oriri epe eee eere etra orn ene 2 11 Tools Needed rrr re te nre rm lia terit rr cae ae e da a ea 2 11 Location of Mounting Holes ctt ree itcm eode te ue Re ELE Ead 2 11 Installing the Motherboard secede tenet erem pl et a e etes 2 12 Gonectors IQ PORS ensenis eeano rt Fera rr pb terea eter venere ees kx ree N 2 13 Motherboard I O Backpartiel ottico cedere crede Font reete 2 13 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports eibi rers 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB etae cete tute ceo 2 15 Ethernet POMS coerente rece mter sein dcos sexe e Drs era Ea EE 2 16 Seral POMS c 2 17 hio E 2 18 Front Control Panel rentre en ener eere te re Pp In et n 2 19 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions ecce crore erret rennen arises 2 20 Power LED aero nier Heer mr Fr ai 2 20 HDD LED RH E 2 20 Power Fall BED onere e tee E eed then eres
10. 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I O Headers for SAS JUSB2 Internal Type A USB port SCU0 7 Internal Serial Attached SCSI SAS ports FAN A FAN 1 4 Internal Fan headers I SATA 0 1 SATA 3 0 ports 6Gb s I SATA 2 5 SATA 2 0 ports 3Gb s T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial Link General Purpose I O 1 2 Headers 5V Gen1 Gen 2 JF1 Front Panel Control Header JD1 Power LED Speaker Header Pins 4 7 External Speaker JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header JPW2 8 pin Secondary Power Connector JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JKBMS1 Backpanel Keyboard and Mouse Port JLAN USB12 IPMI LAN Port F models only Backpanel USB 2 0 Port JVGA Backpanel VGA Port JLAN1 JLAN2 Backpanel Gbit LAN Ports 1 2 UID SW Unit ID Switch JSD1 Disk On Module DOM Power 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel E5 1600 E5 2600 series processor LGA 2011 pin Socket R Memory Eight 8 DIMM slots support up to 256GB of DDR3 ECC RDIMM memory or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered non ECC UDIMM memory up to 1600MHz Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB RDIMM LRDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Chipset Intel C606 or C602 Expansion Slots X9SRE Series Only optimized for 3U 4U chassis Three 3 PCI X 64 bit Slots One
11. Closed means the jumper is Calnestar Pins wii adunper on and Open means the jumper rd is off the pins LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 2 GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable Pin Definition LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 on the moth 12 Enabled default erboard See the table on the right for m Disabled jumper settings The default setting is enabled A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable Os Be IF zi En CMOS Clear JBT1 Chapter 2 Installation 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 vo system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS by Important For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the PCI E Slot SMB Enable JI2C1 JI2C2 Use Jumpers JI2C1 JI2C2 to enable PCI E SMB System Management Bus support to improve system management
12. Er AX W Y CLOSE 1st N LEN Paes OPEN Ist 2 25 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Power Supply IC JPI2C1 The Power Supply I2C Connector located at JPI2C monitors the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions DOM PWR Connector JSD1 The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JSD1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM storage device connected to one ofthe SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply I2C Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Ground NC A Power Supply 2C B DOM Power 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation T SGPIO 1 2 am
13. 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area by Important Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you in stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a server board without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support Opening the LGA2011 Socket 1 There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket To open the socket cover first press and release the load lever labeled Open 1st Press down on Load Lever Open 1st 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Press the second load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Lever Close 1st 4 Press down on Load 2 Pull lever away from the socket 3 With the Close 1st lever fully retracted gently push down on the Open 1st lever to open the load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely
14. Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Ports Pin Definitions Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Pin Definition Pin Definition 0 1 are located on the I O back panel es 1 5V 5 5V In addition six USB headers USB 2 USB PNO 6 USB PN1 4 5 USB 6 7 USB 8 9 are used to 3 USB PPO 7 USB PP1 provide front chassis access There 4 Ground 8 Ground is also one Type A internal USB port ae aaa located on USB 2 USB Cables are Front Panel USB Headers not included See the tables on the PinDefinitions right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 6 USB PP5 2 5V 7 Ground 1 Backpanel USB 0 3 USB_PN4 8 Ground 2 Backpanel USB 1 4 USB_PN5 9 Key 3 Front Panel USB 4 5 5 USB PP4 10 No Connection 4 Front Panel USB 6 7 5 Front Panel USB 8 9 6 Type A USB 2 e eal SHod 2 94 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin D
15. Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our Website http www su permicro com support manuals 9 Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual
16. Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 9 Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is completed 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive C 3 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 8 When a DOS prompt appears type AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt 9 Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed 9 After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed unplug the AC power cable to clear CMOS and then plug in the AC power cable to power on the system 10 Press lt Del gt continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press lt F3 gt to load default settings 12 After loading default settings press lt F4 gt to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility C 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous
17. JD1 On the JD1 header Pins 6 7 are used for the internal speaker Close Pins 6 7 with a jumper or cap to use the onboard speaker If you wish to use an external speaker at tach the external speaker s cable to Pins 1 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions Internal Buzzer SP1 The Internal Buzzer SP1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On LAN JSTBY1 The Wake On LAN header is located at JSTBY1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Chapter 2 Installation Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 1 3 PWR LED Pins 4 7 External Speaker Internal Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Header C Wake On LAN
18. 1 Power Fail LED Ground eje 3 4 gt Reset Button Ground gg 1 2 gt Power Button JF1 Header Pins D i g E SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition The HDD LED connection is located 15 3 3V 16 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definition cable here to indicate the status of 13 3 3V HDD related activities including IDE 14 HD Active SATA activities See 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 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Groun x Power LED 9 upp LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED 9 Power Fail LED
19. 1 Gently push down to pop the load plate open 2 3 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Installing the LGA2011 Processor 1 With the LGA 2011 socket open remove the WARNING plastic cap using your fingers Socket Keys CPU Keys 2 Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges Align the CPU keys semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Warning You can only in stall the CPU inside the socket in one direction Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 4 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 5 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 6 To close and lock the socket close the load plate with the CPU Lock the Close 1st lever first then lock the Open 1st lever second Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Push down and lock Close 1st lever Gently close the load pl
20. 1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot One 1 PCI Express 3 0 x8 in x16 Slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x16 Slot X9SRi Series Only optimized for 1U 2U chassis One 1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 Slot One 1 PCI Express 3 0 x8 in x16 Slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x16 Slot Integrated Graphics Matrox amp G200eW on BMC controller Network Connections Two 2 Intel Powervill Gbit LAN Ports I O Devices SASISATA Connections SAS Ports Eight 8 3 Gb s on 3F models only RAID 0 1 10 5 option SATA 3 0 Ports Two 2 6 Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 SATA 2 0 Ports Four 4 3 Gb s Integrated IPMI 2 0 X9SRi F X9SRi 3F X9SRE F and X9SRE 3F Only IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPRCM450 Server BMC USB Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear I O panel Six 6 USB headers for front access One 1 Type A internal connectors 1 7 SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Keyboard Mouse One 1 PS 2 KB Mouse combo port on the I O backpanel Serial COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connections one 9 pin RS 232 port Backpanel COM1 port and one header COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O NCT6776F BIOS 64 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 3 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Wake On LAN WOL He
21. 2 20 PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Ground A PWR LED B HDD LED C PWR Fail LED Reset Button Power Button NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to display network activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions The UID LED is used togther with the UID Switch see 2 32 20 19 Groun x Power LED HDD LED Q nici LED nic2LED 9 ourran Fail LED Power Fail LED 2 21 NMI X Vcc Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 LAN Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition i Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID LED Vcc UID Switch Vcc Vcc Vcc Bl
22. 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 11 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Installing the Motherboard 1 Install the I O shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed AL 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components Chasis CE 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis 8 C 8 A Motherboarc d 9 se Ls Motherboard 1 U Chassis Chassis J 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis 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 Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the var
23. IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2b8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 COM2 SOL Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1 COM2 and SOL ports The options are Enabled and Disabled The default for COM1 and COM2 is Disabled The default for SOL is Enabled gt Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled or Disabled Recorder Mode Disabled or Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled or Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 or 80x25 PuTTY Keypad VT100 Linux XTerm86 SCO ESCN VT400 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Use this feature to enable console redirection Console Redirection Use this feature to ena
24. Memory Configuration This section displays memory status such as Current Memory Mode Memory Speed Mirroring and Sparing information gt DIMM Information This feature displays information regarding the installed memory Memory Mode The only option is Independent a feature that allows for all DIMMs to be available to the operating system DRAM RAPL Mode RAPL which stands for Running Average Power Limit is a feature that provides mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODEO DRAM RAPL MODE1 and Disabled DDR Speed Use this option to force the system memory to run at a different frequency than the default frequency The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Force DDR3 1600 and Force SPD Channel Interleaving This feature selects from the different channel memory interleaving meth ods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Rank Interleaving This feature selects from the different rank memory interleaving methods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 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 North Bridge will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by interna
25. Update IPMI LAN ConfigUratiOM insni aa 4 20 Configuration SOUEGO a eos aeterne ee p sais Ep n irn eure pda 4 20 ASG BootSelllligsu irent beret aS ees eve ee E EEEE peres 4 21 Boot Options Priorities noct pe necne eere t 4 21 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 etc 4 21 Network DeViC6S o et eret ert ener er t e i a Pl eet 4 21 P Delete Boot Option 4 21 4 3 Security Settings edere ie de eed s 4 22 Administrator Password i 2 oicnecierecri tod eei TER ER FERUL dukes 4 22 User PasswWOEFd onere tnnt Hr rni ceni er e Een ER RR Ped uet 4 22 4 8 Save amp EXIU ca edere err Esas bestie hiec es efe drei be aan 4 23 Discard Changes and Exit ues eb vr pd 4 23 Save Changes and Reset 4 23 Save Change M D M 4 23 Discard Clialges iste io dec eta pe ser Ide DOE eae Ee ape Eu 4 23 Restore Optimized Defaults 2 ener 4 24 Save AS User Default riter tortor rt Pra Heri tunes tere ER 4 24 Restore User Defa lts rnm nme ED eer eri erre rns 4 24 Boot Oved Enangni anea eva e cerco aa X RR EUR RETE INT ONC OTI LRU IUE 4 24 xii Table of Contents Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Eror Beep Cod6s einseitig a e Ez eda tenes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Hi Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instruc
26. applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
27. bodily injury data loss Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to relay safety precautions Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup N Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Manual Organization p
28. editos eek Ls nad Active Processor COL6GS temo e EE Rente Ye Rx aueh Limit Se PUB Ma XIMUN reete era sen EErEE ETNEK Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the OS and the CPU 4 6 noy AES N eseina s 4 6 Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 DCU Streamer Prefetchler u oco ter rh errem eren 4 6 DOUIPIPIefeteliem o cett tote eoi Dine e ett ERE 4 6 Intel amp Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU 4 7 PCPU Power Management Configuration esses 4 7 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Power Technology ea ie peret ete ree cette ee SEA aca aan 4 7 Ry en ads 4 7 TUDO MOG m S 4 7 fex ESS TU 6 016 9 ere eee Pree en ee errr nena er nee eee eee eee eee 4 7 CPU C3 Report GPU C6 CPU G7 Report nuez 4 7 Package C S tate Limit e epi reet aes thence aE 4 7 P Chipset Configuration 1 terrre rh tee cte bt 4 8 P North Bridge Configuration cere wats e RO ERE 4 8 P integrated IO Configuration cccccccccccsscscsscsssecseescssescsecsseecsecssseceseeceees 4 8 nmm 4 8 nire um M 4 8 PGA SUP DOM RP 4 8 11O 1PCle Port Bifurcation Control nere rere nne 4 8 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 Link Speed nte triennio ciens 4 8 Slot 4 PGI E
29. for the PCI E slots See the table on the right for jumper settings PCI E Slot SMB Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Short Enabled Open Default Disabled A Clear CMOS B JI2C1 C JI2C2 2 31 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual VGA Enable JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the 2 Both Jumpers Definition onboard VGA connector The default posi Pins 1 2 Enabled Defaul tion is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See s i REDE the table on the right for jumper settings Bas SEES Watch Dog Reset JWD1 Watchdog Enable Disable Jumper Settings JWD1 Watch Dog JWD1 is a system moni Jumpers Definition tor that can reboot the system when a A n Pins 1 2 Reset Default software application hangs Close Pins Pins 2 3 NMI 1 2 to reset the system if an applica tion hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for
30. s Manual Memory Population Guidelines When installing memory modules the DIMM slots should be populated in the follow ing order DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1 then DIMMA2 DIMMB2 DIMMC2 DIMMD2 Always use DDR3 DIMM modules of the same size type and speed Mixed DIMM speeds can be installed However all DIMMs will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM The motherboard will support odd numbered modules installed 1 3 5 or 7 mod ules However for best memory performance install DIMM modules in pairs Recommended Population Balanced DIMMA1 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMC1 DIMMC2 DIMMD1 DIMMD2 Total System Memory 2GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 8GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 12GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB 16GB 4GB 4GB 8GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 24GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 32GB 8GB 8GB 16GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 32GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 48GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 64GB 16GB 16GB 32GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 64GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 96GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 128GB 32GB 32GB 64GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 128GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 192GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 32GB 256GB Note Up to 256GB of memory are supported using ECC QR Quad Rank or 4 Rank registered DIMM technology at 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz Up to 64GB of memory are sup
31. this feature to enable or disable PCI E or PCI X slot Option ROMs The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs The options are Dis abled and Enabled The default for LAN 1 is Enabled Default for LAN 2 is Disabled 4 13 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Load Onboard SAS Option ROM This feature selects whether to load the SAS option ROM The options Enabled and Disabled VGA Priority This option allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Onboard and Offboard gt Super IO Device Configuration F Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port 1 Settings Serial Port 2 Settings This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the Serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port becomes unavailable The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12
32. use the processor s Hyper Threading Technology feature The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All and 1 Limit CPUID Maximum This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled for the Windows OS Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel AES NI Set to Enabled to use the processor s Advanced Encryption Standard AES feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and
33. 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 8 Save amp Exit Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Save Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save any changes made This will not reset reboot the system Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 23 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Restore Optimized Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt En ter gt This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaul
34. 3 0 x8 Link Speed e he eee ee 4 8 FiDIMM GOnDfIGUFatlOm cocto cre rri re aa RR E 4 9 Memory CohfIGUratloni uico rr torrente rene teen terea certes 4 9 DIMM IhfOrratiohr iot ertet bee ec 4 9 Memory MOdG eet HER e e reete ete e AC 4 9 DRAMIRAPEMOGS ott rerit ges a camaeesen tes trece rel 4 9 DDR Speed EL eavecsbested fren testes 4 9 Channel Interleaving iniiis siana ai a NEA 4 9 Rank Int rleavirg o cocotte be c e tem o bed tee ts 4 9 PatrOl estero Er 4 9 Demand Stub ici hr n erre repe eerie mn Der RH ER R p las 4 10 Data Scramblillg eio pde pet necne teo tice iate deed 4 10 Device Tagging sr etc Coe tton cce oe tedesco 4 10 Thermal THEON e 4 10 P South Bridge Configuration c cccccccccccsescescsssecsceseseesesscscescsecessecseeeens 4 10 PAINS DG WIC SS c sent 4 10 EHCI Controller 1 EHC Controller 2 4 10 Legacy USB SUpDpOFtl ici i etie e cp penne Reds p IEEE RE 4 10 Port 60 64 Emul tioh trot Eea i 4 11 sip eu EIo oj ETC 4 11 P SATA Gonfig ratiOti 2 circio te rara me ted tances Aisi 4 11 SATA eii 4 11 SATAMOGO dote tte pede e eee secet aped td 4 11 WEE IOC Se ce 4 11 Table of Contents SerialATA Controller 07 5 nnn rere nr er ens 4 11 Pipes S 4 11 Aggressive Link Power Management sses
35. 4 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt ME Subsystem This item displays the ME Subsystem information 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Event Logs gt Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings Smbios Event Log Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging during boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging The options are En abled and Disabled Memory Correction Error Threshold Change this item to define the system s memory correction error threshold Directly enter a numeric value default is 10 PCI Error Logging Support Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging The options are En abled and Disabled Erase Event Log This option erases all logged events The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately 4 17 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Log System Boot Event This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI The Multiple Event Count Increment MECI counter counts the number of oc curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value The defau
36. 5V CPU VTT 3 3VSB and Battery Volt age Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once the ther mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high 9 Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also con
37. Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure An Overview to the UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a software based interface between the operating system and the platform firmware in the pre boot environment The UEFI specification supports an architecture independent mechanism for add on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader which is stored in the add on card to boot up the system UEFI offers a clean hand off control to a computer system at bootup How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes including memory detection and recovery codes for the user to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS image is corrupted When the system power is on the boot sector codes execute first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with System initialization and bootup 9 Note Follow the BIOS Recovery instruct
38. Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher This feature enables prefetch of the next L1 data line based on multiple loads in the same cache line The options are Enabled and Disabled DCU IP Prefetcher Set this feature to Enabled to activate the L1 Data Prefetcher based on sequential load history The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt CPU Power Management Configuration Power Technology This feature determines what power saving scheme the motherboard uses The options are Disabled Energy Efficient and Custom If Custom is selected the following options become available EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automati cally adjust processor vo
39. SB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available only for EFI applicatioins The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Port 60 64 Emulation This feature enables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware Operating Systems The options are Enabled and Disabled EHCI Hand Off This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The following are displayed depending on your selection IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected Serial ATA Controller 0 1 This feature is used to activate deactivate the SATA controller and sets the compatibility mode The options are Disabled Enhanced and Compat ible The default of Serial ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected Aggre
40. SUPERO X9SRI X9SRi F X9SRI 3F X9SRE X9SRE F X9SRE 3F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes
41. Yes 2 S 1 1 1 X9SRi No 4 2 No 2 1 1 1 X9SRE No 4 2 No 2 9 1 1 1 1 9 SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series Block Diagram 30i VRI2 TS Li 6 PHASE 0 2 30 5 30 Intel E5 1600 E52600 Series b Processor m zz 8 SNB CORE zz zo ES as DDR II amp g og MAX 130W az 8 merum 8 le Se fe ax o z SLOT 4 8 E fa 8 u 8 o RJ45 LAN 1 2 iiia z RS i350 x540 SLOTS o scr x4 G2 x ur o E SLOT 1 2 3 PCH b i ze PXH scr xa o N 4 d n s B2 t ser Lec sex biz DEBUG PORT b sio TPM BMC BIOS NCT6776F HEADER WPCM450 DDR FRONT PANEL C Te SYSTEM POWER VGA n RJ45 COMI PS 2 COM2 x E Rear KB MS Header System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel C600 series is a single chip s
42. ader Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off CPU Fan Auto off in Sleep Mode Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V VDIMM CPU VTT 5V 3 3V Stdby VBAT CPU 6 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support CPU amp Chassis Environment Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel C204 chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 6 9 Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Features Comparison Model SAS SATA IPMI 1Gb PCI X PCI E PCI E PCI E 2 0 3 0 LAN Slots x16 x8onx16 x4 on x16 X9SRi 3F 8 3Gb s 4 2 Yes 2 1 1 1 X9SRE 3F 8 3Gb s 4 2 Yes 2 3 1 1 1 X9SRi F No 4 2 Yes 2 1 1 1 X9SRE F No 4 2
43. arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Bes
44. ate Lever Lock Push down and lock Open 1st lever Lever Lock 2 5 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series 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 SHOW Screw 2 Motherboard 2 6 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 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Re apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re in
45. ateway IP Address Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will use i e 192 168 10 1 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Boot Settings Use this feature to configure Boot Settings CSM Support Enabled Boot Options Priorities This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled Network Devices This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard P Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots during startup The settings are Built in EFI Shell and any pre defined boot device 4 21 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 8 Security Settings Rdministrator Pa If the Administrator password is defined ONLY this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined ONLY this password will need to be entered during each system startup or boot and will also have Administrator rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing User password 4
46. below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Boot Security Exit Re Proceed with Flash Update Copyright C 2011 American Meg 9 Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below C 2 UEFI BIOS Recovery Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press the lt Enter gt key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOTTURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit
47. ble console redirection for Serial Port Out of Band Manage ment Windows Emergency Management Services EMS ports The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 COM2 and SOL Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 4 15 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Flow Control None Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 ACPI Settings Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Sleep State This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode The options are Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 825
48. ce is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems 3 7 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes 3 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SRi X9SRE Mother board Series The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Note For instructions on BIOS recovery please refer to the instruction guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an a
49. cis 2 32 USB Wake Up JPUSBZT iidecc eto e re detecte enun 2 33 BMG Eriable Disable JPB1 y cain veto 2 33 BIOS Recovery JPBIOS1 sesessssseeeeseeneenennennen enn 2 34 ME Recovery PME 5 e inrer teh re ren eo 2 34 2 8 XOnboard IndiCatols ue ire iit rere td n Ce CHAR Pei dua 2 35 WAN Pott WEDS iy teret eere elected hoy tum atte 2 35 IPMIBedicaledEAN EEDS iore tie enmt oerte epos EAEE 2 35 Rear Unit ID LED UID ED itcr oce ccce teret esee 2 36 IPMI Heartbeat LED DP3 rre e rc tr ER 2 36 Onboard Power LED DBP2 3 acustica c ta ch pee eirca 2 36 2 9 SATA and SAS Connections essere 2 37 SATA SAS Connections 1 rne rrt na iier Rien 2 37 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting PFoCBQUFes iuuat rooster rnm Ree nr NENS 3 1 Before Ue m 3 1 Desc i em e an seeceniauecesnnsaeveteaerd ve coaacen Brame sienna EEE 3 1 ING VIGGO isis 3 2 Memory EITOISU esee eerie eR UMEN see UE 3 2 When You Lose the System s Setup Configuration ssssssssss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures essssssssssssessese eene nennen 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sirisser reet ER 3 4 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation 3 6 Battery REMOVAL maisena exito rei ca ei EEEE Red ba eco EVE YA E EE RR 3 6 Proper Battery Disposal 2 5 ipee ee iSc acacia devas 3 6 Batt
50. 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 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends 9 on the boot block code of the BIOS If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS r
51. eH PER eR ce 2 20 NIC ANIC 2 EAN PO M Er 2 21 Overheat OH Fan Fail UID BED eicit rtr 2 21 lus 2 22 Reset BUON M 2 22 POWGSMBUMOM m 2 22 Connecting Cables amp Optional Devices ssessseesseeeeeeee 2 23 ATX Main PWR JPW1 amp CPU PWR Connectors JPW2 2 23 Fan Headers FAN1 4 FANA eeecersiieiecee teret reden cbe 2 24 Chassis Intrusion JET es a EEE S 2 24 Speaker JDI kens 2 25 Internal Buzzer SP1 re ar a aa iR 2 25 Wake On LAN JS TBY4 y ren etti tice ta erp eter ede 2 25 Power Supply FC JPI2G1 ir tr pete rio eee tere ri ee a eee d 2 26 DOM PWR Connector JSD eo edd teet 2 26 T SGPIO 1 2 amp 3 SGPIO 1 2 Headers sss 2 27 TPM Header JEPMT ient resto p br ere n oe caet 2 27 Unit 1D Switch UID SW s esce aini a aAa 2 28 Overheat Fan Fail LED JOH I re ena 2 28 System Management Bus JIPMB1 sesssssseeeeeeene 2 29 vii SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings eunte ate bi rra epar ves bee eu pei dn oa 2 30 Explanation Of Jurmp ets ini e t ieaiaia epeues 2 30 LAN Port Enable Disable JPLE 1 42 2 ertet 2 30 CMOS Clear BIT T eosin 2 31 PCI E Slot SMB Enable JI2C1 JI2C2 sess 2 31 VGA epr lo aaepe 2 32 Watch Dog Reset IWD I irin irens e ries cet e tee tiene pu cae
52. ease hazard ous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regula tions set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace it with the same type 3 6 Battery Battery Lock i9 Battery Holder eq This side up Cre Or Press down until you hear a click Cun Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizations online http www supermicro com support rma When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when servi
53. efinition Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are F s ae Pin Definition Pin Definition located next to the VGA port on the 1 TRCT2 13 IETCT I O Backpanel In addition an IPMI 2 TRD2 14 IET Dedicated LAN port is also located i 3 TRD2 15 IET above USB 0 1 to provide a dedicated network connection for IPMI 2 0 on Dicis the X9SRi 3F and X9SRE 3F moth 0 17 L1 COMMON 6 TRCT3 18 L1 GRE erboard 7 TRCT1 19 L2 YEL 8 TRD1 20 L2 COMMON 9 TRD1 21 L2 GRE 10 TRD4 22 CG1 11 TRD4 23 CG2 12 TRCT4 24 NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN E PHI m E 1 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 A COM Port COM1 is located on Pin Definition Pin Definition the I O backpanel and another Serial 1 DCD 6 DSR header COM2 is located towards i 2 RXD 7 RTS the rear of Slot 1 to provide front se 3 TXD 8 GS rial access See the table on the right or 4 DTR 9 RI for pin definitions 5 Ground 10 Ground 1 COM1 2 COM2 TL
54. elease date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www su permicro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer Please see Section 2 3 for a comprehensive answer Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do_not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following fo
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56. ery IristallatiOri cro eost er ect rire rre taedet iade 3 6 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service ssssssssssseeees 3 7 viii Table of Contents Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 WAOGUCTION ED Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssseenene 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utility essessssssssseseeeneneeennn ne 4 2 4 2 M ili SOlUpocu nce ta e rmt ton iE ederet ree dic Pp ats 4 2 System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed 4 3 system Time Systemi Date srn etie ti testes A 4 3 Supermicro X9SRE X9SR 3F X9SRi X9SRi 3F 4 3 Memory InifOrfmatlori sco Avastin eevee reta nor taceat Freire eux e Regu 4 3 Total MOM OMY ee E 4 3 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations sessist uranas i aias 4 4 P BOOT Feature tenente EEEN a nete tenens Quiet BOOP PC HR Y AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup N tr EoCck 2 en res p of leu Wait FOr F1 1t EIQE o cocinero ren etre nre pat cene trea rs raa eoe lhntermipt 49 Caplure iui ee eorpore toro eorr PEE Eee pue ue SEAR Watch Dog FUNGCHON ec eerie erence Power Button FUftictiOn ocrrr tree rre n nen te nem ires Restore on AC Power Loss P CPU Configurations cerit rre eter iren nia n tor n RR P Socket 1 CPU Information Clock Spread Spectr zio re rerit ein pedo cn Posee treu Hypet Thireading curent per crm Le
57. figure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processo
58. ge Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB 9 Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Motherboard Layout chia H A a RS TA LE YN v K CLOSE 1st rA Available on the X9SRE series only Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections e E indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series Quick Reference el JI2C2 JUSB8 9 3 SGP1O1 pag E
59. ght ing information IPMI LAN Link LED E Activity LED A LAN1 B LAN2 C IPMI Dedicated LAN See table on page 1 10 for information alla Coe Ug ij G Motherboard I O Backpanel 2 35 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Rear Unit ID LED UID LED Sues The rear Unit ID LED is located at UID EE CENA Blue Solid UID Toggled O LED on the backpanel This LED is used midi ib in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of service IPMI Heartbeat LED DP3 IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator The IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at DP3 LED Settings When DP3 blinks the IPMI feature is func Green Blinking IPMI is ready for use tioning properly Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location This is supported on the X9SRi 3F X9SRE 3F only Onboard PWR LED DP2 LED Status Onboard Power LED DP2 Status Definition An Onboard Power LED is located at Off system Off Soft Switch PWR LED on the motherboard When On System is Running PWR LED is on it means that the AC power cable is connected the power A Rear Unit ID LED B IPMI Heartbeat LED C Power LED supply switch and soft switch are on and the system is running G
60. herboard Series User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Note To install the Windows Operating System please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals SUPERMICRO X9SRI X9SRE Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP x Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Microsoft Net Framework Optional Intel C600 Chipset X9SRE X9SRi LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web sie Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the 9 readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install this item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item y
61. ions below for BIOS recovery when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sec tor crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repair To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB attached device without additional utilities used A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive or C 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual a USB CD DVD ROM RW device can be used for this purpose However a USB Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB attached device follow the instruc tions below 1 Using a different machine copy the Super ROM binary image file into the disc Root Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD DVD 9 Note If you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and rename it to Super ROM for BIOS recovery use Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image Super Rom into your USB drive and power on the system While powering on the system keep pressing Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your PS2 or USB keyboard until your hear two short beeps This may take from a few seconds to one minute After locating the new BIOS binary image the system will enter the BIOS Recovery page as shown
62. ious I O ports Motherboard I O Backpanel Motherboard I O Backpanel 1 Keyboard Purple 7 VGA 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 8 LAN1 3 USB Port 0 9 LAN2 4 USB Port 1 5 IPMI LAN X9SRi 3F X9SRE 3F only 6 COM1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 KBDAT_R 7 MSDAT_R 2 No Connection 8 No Connection 3 Ground 9 Ground 4 P5V_DUAL 10 P5V_DUAL 5 KBCLK_R 11 MSCLK_R 6 No Connection 12 No Connection 13 Ground 17 Ground 14 Ground 15 Ground 16 Ground 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green rit ee L iE 1 Keyboard Chapter 2 Installation
63. l processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 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 This feature enables Data Scrambling The options are Enabled and Disabled Device Tagging This feature enables Device Tagging The options are Enabled and Disabled Thermal Throttling This feature selects from the different throttling methods The options are Disabled and CLTT CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttling gt South Bridge Configuration This item displays the current South Bridge Revision All USB Devices This feature enables all USB ports devices The options are Enabled and Disabled EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 This feature enables the Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to dis able legacy support if U
64. llation USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled A USB 0 1 Wake up B BMC Enable Disable 2 33 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual BIOS Recovery JPBIOS1 The BIOS Recovery JPBIOS1 is used to enable or disable the BIOS Recovery fea ture of the motherboard Install the jumper on pins 1 2 to begin the recovery process ME Recovery JPME1 ME Recovery JPME1 is used to enable or disable the ME Recovery feature of the motherboard This jumper will reset Intel ME values back to their default settings BIOS Recovery Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Recover ME Recovery Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Force Update A BIOS Recovery B ME Recovery
65. lt value is 1 METW The Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 The default value is 60 View SmBIOS Event Log This feature displays the contents of the SmBIOS Event Log Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 IPMI X9SRi F X9SRi 3F X9SRE F X9SRE 3F Only Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com gt BMC network configuration y System Event Log This feature is used to change the Sytem Event Log SEL configuration SEL Components Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled When Enabled the following can be configured Erase SEL This option erases all logged SEL events The options are No Yes On Next reset and Yes On Every reset When SEL Full This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface EFI status codes The options are Enabled and Disabled BMC Network Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapte
66. ltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Halt State feature C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled CPU C3 Report CPU C6 CPU C7 Report This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 ACPI C2 C6 ACPI C3 C7 ACPI C3 reporting to the operating system The options for C3 are Disabled and Enabled The options for C6 and C7 are Disabled and Enabled Package C State Limit If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C2 C6 and No Limit Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window 4 7 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Dura tion Power Limit is maintained Short duration power limit During Turbo Mode the system may exceed the processor s default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power limit By increasing this value the processo
67. ndirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure f Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X9SRE X9SR 3F X9SRi X9SRi 3F Version This item displays the version of the BIOS used in the system Build Date This item displays the day this version of BIOS was built Memory Iniformation Total Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system 4 3 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys t
68. o select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items b Boot Feature BOOT Feature Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Powe
69. olution that is designed for dedicated servers and workstations It supports high speed SAS SATA and advanced requirements for Intel Xeon platforms Intel C600 Chipset Series Features Direct Media Interface up 20 Gb s each direction Full Duplex Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support ntel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s PCI Express 3 0 Interface up to 8 0 GT s Eight SAS ports up to 3 Gb s 4 SATA 2 0 ports 2 SATA 3 0 ports up to 6 Gb s Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU Vcore 12V Scale DIMM 1 5V 3 3V Vcc V Vec
70. ompatible 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 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports 2D VGA compatible Graphics cores Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capabil ity built in the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCMASOR interfaces with a host system via PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions The WPCMASOR is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses
71. ons The X9SRi X9SRE series has five fan headers Pin Definition Fan 1 Fan 4 and Fan A These fans are 4 pin 1 Ground Black fan headers Pins 1 3 of these fan headers are NI 2 12V Red backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin 2 3 Tachometer fans However the fan speed control setting in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section will PME only work with 4 pin fans This allows the BIOS Fan Usage to automatically set fan speeds based on the system temperature Refer to the table on the FAN Use for right for pin definitions and fan usage 1 4 System CPU A VO Cards Note We recommend that 4 pin fans are used on the motherboard Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on Pin Definitions JL1 the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable Pinf Definition from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru 1 Intrusion Input sion when the chassis is opened 2 Ground A Fan 1 B Fan2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E FanA F Chassis Intrusion SH0H3 13 2 24 Speaker
72. or the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SD III Client settings to be the same as those set in BIOS SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information SuperDoctor III Remote Management 1 Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management Yfo Health Info Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action Note The SuperDoctor Ill software and manual may be downloaded from our 9 Website at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we still recommend that you use SuperDoctor Il this version is also available for download at the link above B 3 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes B 4 UEFI BIOS Recovery
73. ou must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III 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 tool is called the SD III Client The SuperDoctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the envi ronment and operations of your system SuperDoctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the SuperDoctor Ill settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed SuperDoctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor since the settings over ride the BIOS settings F
74. p 3 SGPIO 1 2 Headers Serial_Link SGPIO Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Pur ae pose Input Output headers are located A piu ASTON next to the I SATA Ports on the mother A du 2 ye board Additionally two 3 SGPIO ports Srund A PATA OUt for SAS are also located next to JUSB 5 Load 6 Ground 8 9 These headers are used to com y Clock 8 NC municate with the enclosure manage NC No Connections ment chip in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions of the headers Pin Definition Pin Definition TPM Header JTPM1 UN Eas zr lene 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin This header is used to connect a 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 Trusted Platform Module TPM which i 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 is available from a third party vendor 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 A TPM is a security device that sup 11 LADO 12 GND ports encryption and authentication in hard drives It enables the moth erboard to deny access if the TPM associated with the hard drive is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions 13 SMBCLK 14 SMBDAT 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ re GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ1 A T SGPIO 1 B T SGPIO 2 C 3 SGPIO 1 D 3 SGPIO 2 E TPM Header
75. pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Main PWR JPW1 amp CPU PWR Pin Definitions JPW1 Connectors JPW2 Pin Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector 13 33V 1 3 3V JPW1 is used to provide power to 14 12V 2 3 3V the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR 15 Ground 3 Ground connector JPW2 is also required for 16 PS ON 4 45V the processor These power connectors a7 Ground 5 Giana meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See j Ground 6 45V the table on the right for pin definitions o Coi 7 Ground 20 5V 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB Tl 22 5V 10 12V it T 23 45V 1i 12V i 24 Ground 12 3 3V de 12V 8 pin Power Connec tor Pin Definitions V 24 Pin Main PWR 8 Pin Processor PWR Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR 5 through 8 12V Required B 8 Pin Processor PWR 2 23 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Fan Headers FAN1 4 FANA Fan Header Pin Definiti
76. ported using non ECC UDIMMs 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 screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed _ WW z4 Philips Screwdriver Philips Screws Standoffs Location of Mounting Holes lt 3 i E i eT Sr d ao j stor y ROAR J E A n A AN JOme A 7 aosti Gf P rame E d N ames OPEN Ist i 3a05svs 3d022VW wem i AAU Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than
77. power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to re move all the add on cards and cables first 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specs of memory modules reset the memory or try a different one Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots 2 You should be using memory recommended by Supermicro see Section 2 3 Also it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of differ ent sizes different speeds and different types on the same motherboard 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty ones 4 Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply When You Lose the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power sup ply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for
78. r Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4 Second Override to force the user to press and hold the Power Button for 4 seconds before the system turns off Select Instant Off if you want the system to instanty power off when the Power Button is pressed The options are 4 Second Override and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State gt CPU Configuration Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect value a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs revert to the default setting Socket 1 CPU Information This item is for informational purposes only and displays CPU information including type speed number of cores etc Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed Select Disabled to enhance system stability The options are Disabled and Enabled Hyper Threading Set to Enabled to
79. r can provide better performance for a short duration gt Chipset Configuration WARNING Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system to malfunction North Bridge Configuration This item displays the current IO chipset Revision gt Integrated IO Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliabil ity security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Support This feature accelerates the performance of I O devices using Direct Cache Access The options are Enabled and Disabled IIO 1 PCle Port Bifurcation Control Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x8 Link Speed This feature enables the user to select the target link speed for this slot The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt DIMM Configuration
80. r with a network address 4 19 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Update IPMI LAN Configuration This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should configure the IPMI setting at next system boot The options are No and Yes If the option is set to Yes the user is allowed to configure the IPMI settings at next system boot Configuration Source This feature selects whether the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network s DHCP server Dynamic Host and Con figuration Protocol Dynamic or manually entered by the user Static If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually entered below When Dynamic is selected all the options below are automatically assigned to the system by itself or by an external DHCP server The options are Static and DHCP The following items are displayed when Static is selected Station IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be longs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 G
81. rea reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc 9 Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct i
82. rmat F gt ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx lt Enter gt insert a space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X9SCi and build date as the extension For example X9SRE1 218 When completed your system will automatically reboot by Important Always use the file named ami bat to update the BIOS and When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press lt F1 gt to go to the BIOS setup screen and press lt F9 gt to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 9 Note The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions 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 Windows security programs and audio dri
83. rs that have high CPU clock rates This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 8 pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and a 8 pin power con nectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 8 pin JPW2 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To provide adequate power to SATA devices please connect the SATA DOM PWR connector JWF1 to the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super I O supports two high speed 16550 c
84. ssive Link Power Management This feature Enables or Disables Agressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point BO stepping and later The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Port 0 5 Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled Staggered Spin Up Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 5 Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled gt SCU Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SAS SCU Devices and displays the following items Disable Storage Controller Unit SCU Set this item to Enabled to activate the chipset s SCU devices The options are Enabled and Disabled OnChip SCU Option PROM Set this item to Enabled to activate the onboard SAS option ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCle PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI compatible this feature speci fies what ROM to launch The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This feature se
85. sssee 4 11 OOOO o nd Ue eR C 4 12 Slaggered SPIN uUo P CT 4 12 RAID MOd6 t 4 12 Port 05 HOUPIUG roe et et ee np cette pecus 4 12 PSCU Configuration cccccccccccscsccscsscssescscesesecsesacseeacsecassecsesecseeassecaesesaseaes 4 12 Disable Storage Controller Unit SCU ssseeseeesssss 4 12 OnChip SCU Option PROM iet tpe tie roe tp a Rast nus 4 12 PPCle PCI PnP Configuration asiassaan aa 4 12 xe TROMIP RORY NR E E E EE EE 4 12 PClkatency TEE 4 12 Above 4G Decoding er ene a te esci t ER SaN 4 13 PERR Generatior cnr ee eterne ee ente ey ena dee 4 13 SERRA Generatio T 4 13 Maximum Payload sssrin t petri aper exc eee E T 4 13 M ximum Read Regueslt 1 riui cada dedeidyiansehvenactudeaabiceecens 4 13 ASPMeSuppOltts tec ee vesde den se e UP Pate aoa 4 13 Slot 1 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 2 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 3 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 xa OPROM Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 X16 OPROM tn norte EE 4 13 Onboard LAN Option ROM Seletin 4 13 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 13 Load Onboard SAS Option ROM cronica emet ete gas 4 14 BAET A ATOI IA ac 4 14 gt Super IO Device Configuration ccccccccccccecescscesessescsccseseesesacseeseseeaseaes 4 14 gt Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration 4 14 S
86. stalling the CPU and the heatsink Loosen screws in sequence as shown Screw 1 2 Screw 2 p Motherboard Screw 3 2 7 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 2 3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A DIMM see the next page for the location For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module i intorn ESIN 72 Y Press both notches straight down into NS om the memory slot Removing Memory Modules Reverse the
87. steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support The X9SRi X9SRE motherboard series supports up to 256GB of 1600 1066 1333 1600 MHz ECC Non ECC DDR3 DIMMs in eight 8 memory slots UDIMM RDIMM Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Please refer to the table below Edge of the motherboard gt DIMMC1 Blue Slot DIMMC2 ETE I TILIDDDOIDOI DDDDDIIDD DDDIDDIDDIDDICDIDDIDDDCOIDDI DDIDDI LDLDDIICI DDITODIDCIDDIC C TDDI DOTCCIDDID DIT 1 DIMMD1 Blue Slot z j DIMMD2 ODNOOOODOOOCCOONODIOONOOINANOOINANOOINANN0NNANN0NNAN 00 DE Sn oie L DIMMB2 DIMMB1 Blue Slot TC 1513S5071D LNIdO e DIMMA2 DIMMA1 Blue Slot 2 9 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User
88. t Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warn ing applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this prod uct may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date May 25 2012 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2012 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series supports a single Intel E5 1600 E5 2600 series processor 2011 pin Socket R With the Intel C600 series chipset built in the X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard series offers top of the line system perfor mance and storage capabili
89. the ap plication that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS A VGA Enable B Watch Dog Reset 7 close is ASIE NC uem 2 32 USB Wake Up JPUSB1 Use the jumper JPUSB1 to wake up your system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse con nected to the backpanel USB Ports 0 1 JPUSB1 is used together with a USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB support in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices Note When the USB is set to Enabled in the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Dis abled remove the USB devices from Backplane USB Ports 0 1 before the System goes into the standby mode BMC Enable Disable JPB1 JPB1 is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Supported on the X9SRi 3F and X9SRE 3F only Chapter 2 Insta
90. tions An Overview tothe DEF L BIOS oec esee E Ea cerebri dera oaa hebes d C 1 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block C 1 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device C 1 xiii SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes xiv Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Six 6 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s Manual 1 1 SUPER X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual SUPER X9SRE Motherboard Series Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB 9 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 Introduction SUPER X9SRi Motherboard Series Ima
91. ts To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt En ter gt Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override Listed on this section are other boot options for the system i e Built in EFI shell Select an option and press lt Enter gt Your system will boot to the selected boot option 4 24 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue with bootup The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue to bootup If a fatal error oc curs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep system 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory OH LED On System OH System Overheat A 1 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Mot
92. ts the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Se lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Above 4G Decoding Set this item to Enabled to activate 64 bit capable devices to be decoded above the 4G address space This works only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding The options are Enabled and Disabled PERR Generation Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate PERR error codes The options are Enabled and Disabled SERR Generation Set this item to Enabled to allow PCI devices to generate SERR error codes The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes Maximum Read Request This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum Read Request size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes ASPM Support Set this item to the desired ASPM Active State Power Management level The options are Disabled Auto and Force LOs Slot 1 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 2 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 3 PCI X 133 100MHZ OPROM Slot 4 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM Slot 5 PCI E 3 0 x4 OPROM Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM Use
93. ty Features such as eight SAS SATA ports support for up to 256GB of memory and IPMI support make the X9SRi X9SRE series ideal for high end server platforms Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists software program installation instructions Appendix C contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid
94. ue UID LED Vcc 3 4 Reset Button Power Button SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 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 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Reset Button on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a Pin Definitions JF1 hardware reset switch on the computer Pin Definition case to reset the system Refer to the 3 Reset table on the right for pin definitions 4 Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 on pins1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con Pine Definition tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured i Signal to function as a suspend button with a 2 Ground setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds A NMI Button Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions B Reset Button C PWR Button Groun NMI G x x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc UID Switch NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Blue UID LED Power Fail LED Vcc Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables amp Optional Devices This section provides brief descriptions and
95. vers 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question Why do get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Answer To solve this issue disable the IPMI jumper Another solution is to use a USB floppy drive instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SRi X9SRE Series moth erboard Answer The heatsink part numbers are as follows 1U Passive Heatsink SNK P0047P 2U Passive Heatsink SNK P0048P 4U Active Heatsink SNK P0050AP4 Question Why can t recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the motherboard Answer Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again For the jumper location please check Chapter 1 3 5 SUPERO X9SRi X9SRE Motherboard Series User s Manual 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow the steps below 1 Power off your system and unplug your power cable 2 Locate the onboard battery as shown below 3 Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver push the battery lock outwards to unlock it Once unlocked the battery will pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Proper Battery Disposal A Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may rel

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