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1. KB MOUSE 25 No o o me PIOYOPIPIeIeplro n0000 D eer SE a ex oooo plololelelolololbelo ollol Vs JPW2 PWT JPUSB1 Boog 5 cos plane m 1 d E B T je m fo DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required D a m e fm09090908 a o a A A A B O EN Set 8 Suo E os NN ped Co S Fan4 sy mooo 82574L SN Socket H2 N er LGA 1155 C z Ed 3 IK aan 3 82579 SUPER X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 Bo coUPL1 Q O Ino cUPL2 x Z BOO JPB E Ce 3 0 NS W BO 5 ANS ood Pig bos BMC ral o Cougar Point i imo m prot 8 BS sm For X9SCM only Standard PCH Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 N 25 T 6 J2 E JL ilar SATA 0 1 Ei sce fo Oo X9SCL SATA2 X9SCM SATA3 Ib oo oo r reor S Sc LLLI tea E COM2 JWOL USB 12 13 USB4 5 Tag ggg R A e558 EEM EE EEEE JR ERR E P zono mooo joo coo 2 C 3 3 AA 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 e Jumpers not indicated are for testing only e SATA III ports 6Gb s are available on the X9SCM F only e For X9SCM F Two SATA III ports I SATA 0 1 and four SATA II ports 3 Gb
2. e oolito Back I O Panel 1 Keyboard Purple 6 COM 1 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 7 VGA 3 USB Port 0 8 LAN1 4 USB Port 1 9 LAN2 5 IPMI LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F X9SCL F Only 2 15 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 f e Mouse Keyboard PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS2 Mouse Definition Pin Definition KB Data 1 Mouse Data No Connection 2 No Connection Ground 3 Ground Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green Universal Serial Bus USB Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 are located on the I O back panel In addition six USB connections USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 are used to
3. CO0O00000 oOO0CO0O000 Pin 2 Pin 1 2 21 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the 15 3 3V vcc table on the right for pin definitions 16 Ground HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate the status of Pine ee HDD related activities including IDE 13 33vivec SATA activities See the table on the i aio ds right for pin definitions A PWR LED B HDD LED Q Power LED LED Anode HDD LED LED_Anode NIC1 LED LED_Anode NIC2 LED LED_Anode OH Fan Fail LED Bum Power Fail LED lolo k LED Anode t Ground efo Reset gt Reset Button Ground fo o PWR gt Power Button 2 22 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to display network activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
4. Cougar Point Standard PCH CHSATAUI Internal Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins1 4 External Speaker A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Header SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Onboard Power LED An onboard Power LED header is located at JLED1 This Power LED header is connected to Front Control Panel located at JF1 to indicate the status of system power See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Supply PC Connector Power Supply IC Connector located at JPI C monitors the status of the power supply fan and system tem perature See the table on the right for pin definitions KEMOUSE ones E omme DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required mwa Dimma Socket H2 LGA 1155 cPU e SUPER X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 anc Cm HSAn AOI Bier XOSCL SATA2 XBSCM SATA3 Onboard PWR LED Pin Definitions Pin D
5. Chapter 2 Installation KEMOUSE usen VGA Enable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA connector The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog JWD is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica tion hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS PW DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required TONT m Socket H2 LGA 1155 cPU Cougar Point Standard PCH CESATAOA oe a ET VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Both Jumpers Definition Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Definition Disabled A VGA Enable B Watch Dog Timer Enable USB Wake Up Use the jumper JPUSB1 to wake up your system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse connected to the Backplane USB Ports 0 1 JPUSB1 is used together with
6. Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 2 7 Chapter 2 Installation Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046A4 active heatsink SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 7 Align the four heatsink fasten ers with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Also make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing Push down outward LOCK sc lt A Unlock 8 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heat sink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend AN that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions be low to remove the heatsink and to prevent damage done to the CPU or other components Active Heatsink Removal f Unplug the power cord from th
7. Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LADO 12 GND 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 A T SGPIO 0 i B T SGPIO 1 Wig C TPM Header Cougar Point Standard PCH ESATAOIL XSSCL SATA2 X9SCM SATA3 2 29 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual DOM PWR Connector The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JWF1 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 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL 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 KEMOUSE Cow VGA ov ons I oo a BLE Memory Chi DDR3 1066 1233 UDIMM required Socket H2 LGA 1155 CPU Cougar Point Standard PCH ESATAOIL Xssci SATA2 xascm savas L DOM PWR Pin Defini
8. 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4 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 Power Off and Last State VFC This item enables or disables the VESA Feature Connector VFC option The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Deep Sx Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Proc
9. 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 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or
10. Overheat OH Fan Fail Front UID LED Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display UID Unit ID signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions Power LED HDD LED G NIC1 LED Qo NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 2 23 Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 LAN Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID LED LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode UID LED LED_Anode Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see C
11. the memory slot 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support The X9SCM X9SCL series supports up to 32GB of Unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 MHz DIMMs in 4 memory slots DIMM2B Blue Slot DIMM1B DIMM2A Blue Slot DIMM1A Memory Population Guidelines When installing memory modules the DIMM slots should be populated in the following order DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A and DIMM1B Always use DDR3 DIMM modules of the same size type and speed Mixed DIMM speeds can be installed However all DIMMs will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM The motherboard will support one DIMM module or three DIMM modules installed but it is recommended that a balanced DIMM population installed in pairs are followed for best performance Recommended Population Balanced DIMM2A Slot DIMM2B Slot DIMM1A Slot DIMM1B Slot Total System Memory 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 4GB 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 8GB 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 8GB 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 4GB DIMM 16GB 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 16GB 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 8GB DIMM 32GB 2 11 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9
12. Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 4 8 Exit Options es and Exit Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup Screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 sa
13. SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 f nents might look different from those shown in this manual 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back I O Panel
14. 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 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Manual Organization e iii Conventions Used in This Manual tne rit com tere da iv Contacting SUpermiclO 2 seme iret o casings lt atcavesnctcuvvnviopsnat veh RE FF tes U E x ques E ER p ENEE V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 MIC TT EET lertud re m Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset Overview eoe niente eaten pneu iu spa set ie NEEE ka ere ua aN Intel C202 C204 Express Chipset Features sesseesee 1 9 Special Features one nere tetas a tb dati e din a padre ene Recovery from AC Power LOSS nec eee ete tune e c
15. 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow the steps below 1 Power off your system and unplug your power cable 2 Locate the onboard battery as shown below 3 Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver push the battery lock out wards to unlock it Once unlocked the battery will pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Battery Battery Lock LS E Battery Holder Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the bat tery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 3 Insert the 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 Tee 2 Press down until This side up you hear a click Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any w
16. update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do_not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading After downloading the BIOS file zip archive please unzip the file into a bootable USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F3 ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter Note Always use the file named ami bat to update the BIOS and insert a space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X9SCM and build version as the extension For example X9SCM0 115 When completed your system will automatically reboot When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot Warning D
17. 1 Six 6 USB header connectors for front access USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 One 1 Type A USB internal connector USB 11 Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backpanel 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Serial COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connections one 9 pin RS 232 port Backplane COM1 port and one header FP COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O NCP6776F BIOS 64 MB SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug PnPO DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Main Switch Override Mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Internal External Modem Ring On Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby VBAT Memory VCORE for CPU CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 3 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor IIl Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities
18. 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a 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 Philips Screwdriver Philips Screwdriver Location of Mounting Holes J ei P SUPERO X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 a oO Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components Eo please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 13
19. A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the I O backpanel This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 2 wo VGAICRT Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Red 10 Ground Green 11 NC Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data NC 13 HSYNC Ground 14 VSYSNC Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK Ground 16 Case Ground 17 Case 5V oO aon o o NC No Connection 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Power LED LED Anode t HDD LED LED Anode NIC1 LED LED Anode NIC2 LED LED Anode t OH Fan Fail LED UID LED Power Fail LED Y LED Anode Ground fo 0 Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button JF1 Header Pins Pin 16 Pin 15
20. AHCI Mode and RAID Mode 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 Enhanced and Compatible The default of Serial ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected 4 9 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Aggressive 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 SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Staggered Spin Up Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support The options are Enabled and Disabled External SATA Port Set this item to Enabled to enable eSATA support The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The op
21. CPU or the socket 6 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 7 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock CPU properly installed oad lever locked into place Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction AN 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 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the re quired amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the Motherboard s and the Heatsink Bracket under neath 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Screw 1 Motherboard Mounting Holes Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046P heatsink with BKT 0028L bottom bracket SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommen
22. Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any 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 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F How to Start the Setup Utility
23. User s Manual Notes UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure An Overview to the UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a 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 a
24. VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled or Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled or Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 or 80x25 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Use this feature to enable console redirection The options are Enabled and Dis abled The default is 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 SOL COM4 Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 gt Hardware Health Configuration Fan Speed Control Mode This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed of 100 Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle for maximum cooling This setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Standard
25. a USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB sup port in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices 4 Note When the USB is set to Enabled in the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Disabled remove the USB devices from Backplane USB Ports 0 1 before the system goes into the standby mode BMC Enable JPB is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual JPUSB1 Backplane USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled Socket H2 LGA 1155 E amp uA 8 SUPER XSSCM X9SCLt F Rev 1 0 H A BP USB 0 1 Wake up B BMC Enable Chapter 2 Installation ME Recovery When enabled Intel ME Recovery JPME1 is used to update the ME Management En gine firmware When disabled the firmware is protected RBIMO
26. for the onboard fans to run at 50 of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling and power saving This setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Optimal for the onboard fans to run at 30 of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The options are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle Standard 25096 of PWM Cycle and Optimal 30 of PWM Cycle CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS i e 34 C or tem perature status in text Low Medium or High The options are Text Mode or DTS If Text Mode is selected the CPU Temperature Display Mode will show the CPU temperature status as follows Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The mother board fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings 4 13 SUPER X9S
27. hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Router IP Address Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will use i e 192 168 10 1 Router MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the Router or Gateway only if needed SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 4 6 Boot Settings Setup Prompt Timeout Use this feature to configure Boot Settings gt Boot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled gt Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete any previously defined boot device from the Boot Options Priority Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Administrator Password 4 7 Security Settings If the Administrator password is defined ONLY this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined ONLY this password will need to be entered during each system startup or boot and will also have Administrator rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator 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
28. in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X9SCL X9SCM Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size 4 3 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items gt 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
29. on J activity Yellow Blink Active the right indicates activity while the green Right ing LED on the left indicates the speed of the IPMI LAN connection See the tables at right for more Link LED Activity LED information f A LAN Port 1 B LAN Port 2 C IPMI LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F Only Socket H2 LGA 1155 CPU HIHIH Chapter 2 Installation Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2 on the motherboard A lit LE2 indicates that the motherboard is either booting or it is up and run ning See the layout below for the LED location IPMI Heartbeat LED An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at LE7 When LE7 blinks the IPMI functions properly Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location Power Standby LED The Power Standby LED is located at LE4 When the power supply is plugged into an AC outlet and the power sup ply hard switch is switched on LE4 will turn on indicating Power Standby mode Please make sure LE4 is off before per forming service on the motherboard Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Status Status Definition Off System Off On System On running IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicat
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31. 2 Serial Connection Headers 35 BIOS SPI BIOS 42 38 37 7 30 Fans 1 4 FanA System CPU Fan Headers 36 J31 SPI Programming internal use 43 JF1 Front Panel Control Header 33 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header 44 JLED1 Power LED Indicator Header 46 JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required 47 JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU power Connector Required 1 KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Connectors 8 9 3 LAN1 LAN2 IPMI LAN Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN1 2 IPMI_LAN F models 50 49 SATA 0 1 Serial ATA Ports 0 1 X9SCL SATA II Ports X9YSCM SATA III Ports 27 26 25 24 SATA 2 5 SATA II Ports 45 JPPC PWR supply PC System Management Bus 40 JSPK Speaker Header Pins 3 4 Internal 1 4 External 5 JTPM Trusted Platform Module TPM Header 29 JWF1 SATA DOM Device On Module Power Connector 15 JWOL Wake On LAN Header 39 SPKR1 Internal Speaker Buzzer 31 32 T SGPIO 1 2 Serial Link General Purpose IO 1 2 Headers 5V Gen1 Gen 2 2 USBO0 1 Backpanel USB 0 1 20 19 18 USB2 3 USB4 5 Front Accessible USB Connections via 3 Headers USB 12 13 23 USB 11 Front Accessible Type A USB Connector 6 VGA Onboard Video Port X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F LED Indicators Number LED Description Color State Status 14 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Green Blinking IPMI Active 28 LE2 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green Solid on Power is On 52 LE4 Power Standby Green Solid on System is plugged in 1 7 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manua
32. 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures is ccccsist ance dot rene oett rore 3 1 Betore Power Ones aito RC pen e xoc bul C dene dedor sse L e ensues 3 1 wall 3 1 wemilro 3 2 MG MOnYSEIMOMS EM TTE 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sess 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures tirer dez ees 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions cassccconcesersceserasereeseosensstessntesebeneeneesteneasaonen 3 4 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation sssssssssesseeeeneeenene 3 6 Battery Removal re Hn oa e e era drca co n tein dee dua 3 6 Proper Battery Disposal 2 cocaine ede c e ed 3 6 Battery IrstallallOti coro oriri eae rae pae euin Tog Fre nec se eE cen Dame rpa ke bee 3 6 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service sssssssssssssseneeeene 3 7 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 IMO GU COM RR EU 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility once eter tee rd Hp i etna 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssee 4 1 How to Start th Setup Utility 5 o c mcr ete eta prie es 4 2 4 2 Main S tup ct 4 2 System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed 4 3 System Time System Dalte o creep eon antennae ceevocvaateaesereasecesweveoncenessies 4 3 PROGESSOM arraina aT AENEA a ETAC AE EENE TE 4 3 Syster MGMONY xus eeadsercecsuearscessensaesaningcvaweadthant Manscadd ENEE
33. 4 3 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations iiaea iiaia 4 4 do 4 4 viii Table of Contents Quiet BOOt irem ret rb enne pe n er EE Ne EXER E PIE ea 4 4 AddOn ROM Display Mode ntt nier eie etete enn becas 4 4 Bootup NUM LOCK cerei ertet a 4 4 Wait FOr E I EEITQFscereactre neret orte tpe rr eer pee pete rera rena eio cora eser ch 4 4 lintermipt 19 Gane RR 4 4 Watch Dog FUNGON cei o ota eee tec ep eant aatem eva ese GE DEEA 4 5 Power Button FULlCllOn nt rrr rer a ent t nentes 4 5 Restore on AG Power LOSS riter terrier pete qae niece EORI aae 4 5 MEG cnc tertio edeet aui Tera ep bete e a Lea Ee TO EE ERROR Lr ODORE ATE 4 5 DII El e P 4 5 P Processor amp Clock Options tete ene e ene da ie ie Dead 4 5 Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU 4 5 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Intel amp Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and uno uw 4 6 nj oy sisi e 4 6 Intel Hyper Threading Technology sseeessseeeeeenee 4 6 Active Processor Core Semien aiana a deco eb de edades 4 6 Power Technology 5 aot aene tede a e bep dede erede 4 6 SRI cees cerns 4 6 P STATE CoordiriatiOn erii rtt pra ferro erri hr n
34. 9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 4 5 IPMI Configuration X9SCM F X9SCL F X9SCL F Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com BMC Support This feature enables or disables the installed Baseboard Management Controller BMC on the motherboard The options are Enabled and Disabled Wait For BMC If enabled the system will wait for a BMC response after the AC power is turned on It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces The options are Disabled and Enabled BMC Self Test Log This feature logs any BMC messages returned during a BMC self test It shows the total number of entries and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down Erase Log Select Yes On every reset or No When Log is Full Select Clear Log or Do Not Log Anymore System Event Log This feature is used to change the Sytem Event Log SEL configuration 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 op
35. ATA SSCL SATA2 XOSCM am 8 2 31 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS LI f Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS PCI Slot SMB Enable PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Use Jumpers lC1 C2 to enable PCI Jumper Setting Definition SMB System Management Bus support Short Enabled to improve system management for the Open Default Disabled PCI slots See the table on the right for jumper settings A Clear CMOS KENTE I LI 5 as 5 fel ul TREES e B JI2C1 JPW p Te Lee me o B el C JFC2 DDR3 1008 1333 UOIMM required Gi c a Hi spk coos ANM Si VA Socket H2 LGA 1155 CESATAO XOSCL SATA2 XOSCM SATA3 Buer
36. Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the boot block code of the BIOS If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www su permicro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F supports up to 32GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3 SDRAM 1 5V 1333 1066 MHz See Section 2 3 for details on installing memory Question How do
37. BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel amp Cougar Point chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 9 6 243 84mm x 243 84mm Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 9 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Block Diagram DDR3 CHA DIMM1 1333 1066MHz DIMM2 Far PCIe x8 Slot Slot 7 PCle2 0 x8 LGA 1155 Socket 4 UDIMM 5 0Gb PCle2 0 x8 DDR3 CHB DIMM1 PCle x8 Slot Slot 6 K EL y CM 5 0Gb m 1333 1066MHz DIMM2 Far PCle x8 Slot Slot 5 PCle2 0 x4 X9SCM seires only SVID 5 0Gb en U VRM 12 MISC VRs za ae st LO x yY PCle x8 Slot Slot 4 PCle x4 gPCle x1 GLANT Ne us 5 0Gbps 2 5Gbps 82574L PCle x14 GLAN2 T T a LUN CN SATA II RJ45 6 4 SATA Ports Li i 300MB s Cougar Point 2 5Gbps L 82579 X9SCLIX9SCM See Note below 82574L for the X9SCL F ET 0 2 SATA Ports KS p PCI32 Hermon WPCM450 li l 2 Winbond BMC T T USB2 0 PC 9 USB pons 480Mbps vn TPM1 2 Header Leg RTL8201 vGA PHY Port Note Reserved m o 6 SATA II ports f
38. CM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Temperature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com Fan1 Fan4 FanA Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan4 and FanA 12V VDIMM 5VCC 12V AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Suspend Mode This setting allows you to configur
39. ERI IER Dru Y 4 10 HOt Pl g c t e Pene ln le t vH tente 4 10 RAID IO t 4 10 SATA POMO POMS ei tito eed crie kr p need asec nents 4 10 lead 4 10 Fk PCle PCI PnP Conflg ration acciri co cae tet 4 10 PGIROMY PEFOFI e coercere roca en UP Lap E FESTER RES E 4 10 PCI katency TMe iriiria reete ent 4 11 SRAOW SUDDOILL airo itus Etpe ned meta ena 4 11 PCEE Slot 4 5 6 amp 7 OPROM end epe ec ped 4 11 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select sssssssseeen 4 11 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 11 P Super lO Device Configuration ior orn aet ec A 4 11 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 etre saaa 4 11 Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings 4 11 F Remote Access Configuration c cccccccccsccsccssescscescscescseesesecsesecseesesteaseees 4 12 P Hardware Health Configuration esee 4 13 Fan Speed Control Mode iecit een gre e eee 4 13 CPU Temperature Display Mode cccccceeececeeeeeneeeeeeenaeeeeeeeneeeeeees 4 13 Fante Fans FanA Reading aiue oreivis nati AEN oie cee 4 14 12V VDIMM 5VCC 12V AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT eee 4 14 FK ACPI Corifig tatioh in ce teret ttr eel 4 14 High Performance Event Timers cccccsssseeeeseseeeeeeeeneeeeeseeaeeeeeeaee 4 14 NUMA SUPPO a ccn ti rhe ceti aie re do EP SURE 4 14 WHEA SUp DOME teni inti P eeepc a ie OA 4 14 4 4 Event E0gS eee RE Nils
40. Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure f Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Time 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
41. OH System Overheat A 1 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 X9SCL X9SCM Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj ej Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR a Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Net Framework Intel PCH Chipset X9SCL X9SCM Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor 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 f Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install this item from top to the bottom one at a time A
42. Onboard Power LED iio cree CREE ae elec 2 28 Power Supply IC Connector eene eene eren nene na nennen 2 28 TESGPIO 0 1 Headers iri re ett sts ehe prr ere aee egentes 2 29 Uil ee 2 29 DOM PWR GOnheclor ertet ette eec cu ye det de te cae 2 30 WaAkKE ON LAN 2 30 Jumper Seti ie SAA rc erre ie oe tete o eintreten ede eco 2 31 Explanation of J mpoers atr Raid nier e ED ne Etpa IR 2 31 LAN Pott Enable Disable iere etc e deeds 2 31 CMOS ClO 2 32 PGI SIGESMB Eniable ssc rri rere ent eur Ur o nce er gea eee ORE VET 2 32 VGR Enable re ext e rl a e REX e XXE IR E e cR e RE RETE E 2 33 vii SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual WatchDog Enable ires i rete ti Re cadavers 2 33 USB Wake UDr cese etra este he etuer pa bate dcn TR ER TEES 2 34 BMG Enable toe eee eet dete bit t o ETE arde 2 34 ME FROCOV CI m E 2 35 2 8 Onboard lridiCators r retten rire retenir iode ee una ds 2 36 LAN TLAN 2 LEDS CEN 2 36 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDS rrt e eere rar p 2 36 Onboard Power LED tente nter Hier b PR bte d 2 37 IPMIcHeantbeat LED in rr t teet ere rette Po E 2 37 Power Standby ED iini riti eto de ec ei aec afpera ger Eras 2 37 2 0 SATA COnR6CIIO IS een entretenir re n rie nda Pe SERERE enge 2 38 SATA CONNECCION Sheut RE 2 38 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
43. PU1 Memory Fre quency Memory Type and Memory Reference Code Revision Memory Frequency This feature allows the user to select the memory speed Under normal conditions please set this to Auto The options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1067 Force DDR 1333 and Force DDR 1600 4 7 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F gt North Bridge Configuration This item displays the current North Bridge Revision 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 Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIE Maximum Payload Size This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes PCI Express Port This feature enables or disables the PCI Express port The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PEG Force Gen1 This feature forces Gen1 support on the PCI Express Graphi
44. SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual The table explains the different types of memory supported that can be accomodated in each memory slot DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per DIMMs Populat DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any Channel ed per Channel combination 2 1 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 2 2 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 Note Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in the Win dows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the behavior of Physical Address Extension PAE mode which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1MB 3 99 Local APIC 4KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB 512 MB 3 01 boundary VGA Memory
45. SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising b
46. USE Wooo pa WW E E cow DDR3 1066 1323 UDIMM required DIMMGA Il Em EK Socket H2 LGA 1155 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 T TTE iT Cougar Point Standard PCH tsatan amp Xssci SATA2 xose SATA 2 ill 2 35 ME Recovery JPME1 Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Open Normal Default A JPME1 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 Link LED ctivity LED LAN 1 LAN 2 LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the I O backpanel of the motherboard LANAILANZ Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Link LEDs Green Amber Off yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED Color Definition LED may be green amber or off to indicate Off No Connection or 10 Mbps the speed of the connections See the Green 100 Mbps tables at right for more information Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi satus Color Definition cated LAN is also located on the X9SCM F ii Left Green Solid 100 Mbps X9SCL F X9SCL F The yellow LED
47. an check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once the ther mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in 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 configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interfac
48. apud 1 4 PG Health MOIOFEDGQ coeur tria ce corsa yen ER uS agceenseceacupeessesees sneaks Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control esssssssssseeeneeeeeenne System Resource Alert 2 n e pests tete de debe EA eet eta db 3AGPI EealtlS rera terree tp rere trees p nce eee ta a for Poele Ae NEESER SERE Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator sssssssssse 1 13 1 0 Power SUPPLY xin atii pecie e eet ne sea eene teda d ge gre et dur uu 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller sees 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensillve D6VvICGS ren ehe cct Feier tre S yr RR EP NATEN 2 1 PECAULIONS c 2 1 WIM PACKING rane ensi ten e sie E ette ee 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ssssse 2 2 Installing the LGA1155 Processor Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Removing the IH6atSink fies eodeni tree er er etree dans Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink ccccccceceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeteeeees 2 7 Removing the Eleatsitik once oer rh cipere er epe cab Lent 2 9 2 9 Installing DDR3 Memory cette eR Lr etes at biete eres 2 10 DIMM Installation Removing Memory Modules sse nennen enne 2 10 Memory SUP POM icio recorte preter A eb eere Ea ae d cg opcs eee sievis 2 11 vi Table of Content
49. arranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizations online http www supermicro com support rma When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the XOSCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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
50. ates 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 WPCMA50R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports 2D VGA compatible Graphics cores Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCMASOR interfaces with a host system via PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func tions The WPCMASOR is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our Website http www su permicro com support manuals 1 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices
51. changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the 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 Installing the LGA1155 Processor 1 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Remove the plastic cap 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center edge and the South center edge of the CPU L y o X North Center Edge d xe CANIS N DNAT 4 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 2 3 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 5 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the
52. cs PEG port The options are Disabled and Enabled Detect Non Compliant Device This feature enables or disables the detection of a non compliant device that is attached to the PCI Express Graphics PEG port The options are Disabled and Enabled gt South Bridge Configuration This item displays the current South Bridge Revision GbE Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Wake on LAN from S5 Select Enabled to enable the capabiltiy to wake up the system from the S5 power state Soft Off State through the Ethernet controller The set tings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to dis able legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available only for EFI applicatioins The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto BIOS 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 IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are Disabled IDE Mode
53. d provides detailed information about the Intel Cougar Point chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the System If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists software program installation instructions Appendix C contains BIOS Recovery instructions SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper motherboard installation and to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional information given to differentiate between various models Orto provide information for correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site
54. d that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink Loosen screws in sequence as shown Screw 1 Motherboard Remove the Heatsink Bracket from underneath the motherboard Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink Locate the CPU Fan power connec tor on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfered with other compo nents Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU may overheat if the protective film is not re moved from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU
55. e IB plug the PWR cord power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and pull the fastener upward to loosen it Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes Pull Up ew Unlock With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 9 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 2 3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod ules CAUTION ro Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM2A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot Notches Releas Tabs 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place Press both notches straight down into
56. e sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 unbuffered ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333 1066 MH
57. e 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 processors that have high CPU clock rates This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 8 pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to
58. e 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 POS and S3 STR S3 STR is the deepest sleep state in these options NUMA Support This feature Enables the Non Uniform Memory Access ACPI support The options are Enabled and Disabled WHEA Support This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support for the Windows 2008 operating system and later versions The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Event Logs ipti Setup Utility Copyrigh b 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 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 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 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 4 15 SUPER X9SCM X
59. efinition 1 VCC 2 No Connection S Connection to PWR LED in JF1 PWR Supply PC Pin Definitions Pin Definition il Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V A PWR LED B PWR SMB Chapter 2 Installation RBIMOUSE T SGPIO 0 1 Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the motherboard These headers are used to communicate with the enclosure management chip in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers TPM Header This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM which is available from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that sup 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 PA p eov DDR3 1066 1233 UDIMM required Socket H2 LGA 1155 B os Slot PCLE 20 x8 Serial_Link SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC NC No Connections
60. es 4 20 Restote Defaulte 5 arit te reet ene rael e Ede gus 4 20 Save As User Defaults sesssssssssssesesseeeee nennen nnne nnn 4 21 Restore User Defaults crisissen on icona Eoo iet edere 4 21 Boot Override oe cg baee annia ko s ims cedex dere 4 21 xi SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ain bero age tiu ede ere de nea ves A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor II 2 euro eren t ener B 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions An Overview t the UEFI BIGS incest Rr ax EO D b hex oe op DR DEN lang CER epus 1 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 1 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device ss 1 xii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Super
61. essor amp Clock Options Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect AN value a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause System to become unstable When this occurs revert to the default setting Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 5 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable B
62. essor operational state that reduces the processor s voltage and frequency This makes the processor more energy effiicient resulting in further gains The options are HW_ALL SW_ALL and SW ANY CPU C3 Report CPU C6 Report This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 ACPI C2 or C6 ACPI C3 report ing to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are C0 C1 C6 C7 and No Limit gt Intel Turbo Boost Technology Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained Short duration power limit During Turbo Mode the system may exceed the processor s default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power limit By increasing this value the processor can provide better performance for a short duration gt Chipset Configuration WARNING Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system to malfunction gt CPU Bridge Configuration This item displays the current CPU Revision Current C
63. etween 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 A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other re
64. ex e Intel Intel Rapid Storage Technology e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support e Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s SATA Controller e 6G s on up to two ports e 3G s on all ports Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 NIC Vcore BMC Vcore AUX Vcore Standby ME Vcore 12V Scale 1 5V 3 3V Vcc V 3 3VSB and Battery Voltage 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 c
65. fter installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor lll program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your baseboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial System information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN E Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since t
66. hapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button Power LED ofo LED_Anode HDD LED ofe LED_Anode NIC1 LED fo o LED_Anode NIC2 LED olo LED_Anode OH Fan Fail LED fo e gt UID LED Power Fail LED fol o gt LED_Anode Ground fo 0 Reset gt Reset Button Q Ground fo 0 PWR gt Power Button 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports refer to Page 2 17 For COM Port 1 and COM Port 2 please see Page 2 19 7 ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Pin Definitions JPW1 Connectors Pinf Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector 13 33V 1 3 3V JPW1 is used to provide power to 14 12V 2 3 3V the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR 15 COM 3 COM connector JPW2 is also required for 16 PS ON 4 45V the processor These power connectors 17 COM 5 COM meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See 18 COM 6 45V the table on the right for pin defin
67. he SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information T Supero Doctor II Microsoft Internet Explorer 2481 xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help CAII SOE Remote Management Sy fi alth Info 1 Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control upero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt view Favorites Tools Help Remote Management Health Info 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control site at ftp ftp Supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il Note SD Ill Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F
68. image the system will enter the BIOS Recovery page as shown below gt Proceed with flash update 9 Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below UEFI BIOS Recovery 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press the lt Enter gt key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below 9 Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is com pleted 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 8 When a DOS prompt appears type AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt 9 Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed 9 After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed unplug the AC power cable to clear CMOS and then plug in the AC power cable to power on the system 10 Press lt Del gt continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press lt F3 gt to load default settings 12 After loading default settings press lt F4 gt to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life
69. ine 4 7 CPU C3 Report CPU CO Report eiie e teet has 4 7 C State package limit setting ete e eere rtt Renee 4 7 eoe 4 7 P Chipset Configuratio sasainn eme ca ted eaten 4 7 PCPU Bridge Configuration cccccccccscscssescsscsesscseescsecsesecseescsecesecasseesees 4 7 Memory FreQuenGy occorre ct eet dete ctii ico a ee Hoe Pe rese ebd ang 4 7 AE MM 4 8 Active State Power Management ssssssssssseeeeeeeennennn 4 8 PCIE Maximum Payload Siz6 rere tenete onte ee netur 4 8 ied be i Ado ER c 4 8 PEG Force Geni b EE 4 8 Detect Non Compliant Device ert pte teta eritis 4 8 ejjszenmiule satvevecwdeuep 4 8 Wake on LAN TOM S5 re rte rer er e er E HERE 4 9 Legacy USB Support tt teni ra tiere vade daccvansaaneseasuenee 4 9 BIOS EHCI Hand Off ease cad recte ere td cond Le med ra poe 4 9 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual PIDE SATA Configuration 1 nere erre ec Re 4 9 SATA MOJE 4 9 IDE MOG6 nissana da Anaren 4 9 Serial ATA Controler O Taarer RE EEEE NEEE 4 9 SATATPOF DSPOFE iret cree NEE einai 4 9 Piste e 4 9 Aggressive Link Power Management sssssssssseeeeee 4 10 SATA POMO POTO e 4 10 Staggered Spin lp t Hr cest vie rcu tere Aamo ed ERE 4 10 External SATA POT i deese ti eden a CH
70. it 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 Intel Hyper Threading Technology Set to Enabled to use the processor s Hyper Threading Technology feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 2 and 3 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 fol lowing options become available EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automati cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P STATE Coordination This feature selects the type of coordination for the P State of the processor P State is a proc
71. itions 19 COM 7 COM Q 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 45V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 45V 1i 12V 24 COM 12 33V or 12V 8 pin Power Connec Ww tor Pin Definitions L LP 24 Pin Main PWR 8 Pin Processor PWR Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required 2 A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR KENOUSE DIMM28 DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required B 8 Pin Processor PWR useon DIMM2A Socket H2 LGA 1185 esATAgny XSSCL SATA2 XOSCM SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F has five fan headers Fan 1 Fan Pin Definition 3 1 Ground Black 4 and Fan A These fans are 4 pin fan head 2 2 5A 12V ers However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are Red backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin 3 Tachometer fans A fan speed control setting in the BIOS 4 PWM Control Hardware Monitoring section allows the BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based on the system temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Note Please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on a motherboard Please do not use 3 pi
72. l Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel amp Xeon E3 1200 series 2nd generation Intel Core amp i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket Memory Four 4 SDRAM DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC 1333 1066 memory Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB 4GB and 8GB Chipset Intel C204 Express X9SCM Series Intel amp C202 Express X9SCL Series Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express 2 0 x8 slots Two 2 PCI Express x4 in x8 slots One 1 on the X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Integrated Graphics Matrox amp G200eW Network Connections One 1 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller for LAN 1 and one 1 Intel 82579 PHY for LAN 2 Note The X9SCL F features two 2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers one each for LAN 1 and LAN 2 Two 2 RJ 45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2 0 LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F X9SCL F Only I O Devices SATA Connections X9SCM X9SCM F e SATA II Ports 6Gb s Two 2 I SATA 0 1 SATA II Ports 3Gb s Four 4 I SATA 2 5 X9SCL X9SCL X9SCL F SATA II Ports Six 6 I SATA 0 5 RAID Windows RAID 0 1 5 10 Onboard IPMI X9SCM F X9SCL F X9SCL F Only IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCMA450 Server BMC USB Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear IO panel USB 0
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74. le the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 4 11 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infrared Data is an industry standard for remote control devices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infrared devices gt Remote Access Configuration COM0 COM1 SOL Console Redirection Use this feature to enable console redirection for COMO and COM1 ports The op tions are Enabled and Disabled The default for all ports are Disabled 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
75. micro Mainboard Six 6 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s Manual 1 1 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image X9SCM X9SCM F Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER Motherboard Image X9SCL X9SCL F Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image X9SCL F B aamssaassads anmanmnannmna K Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Layout
76. n fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Chassis Intrusion 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 EMIOUSE t E ee AFan1 z E E m DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required all 5 B Fan 2 z omza T ll 8 a 77 p O S D Fan4 re E Fan A Socket H2 A F Chassis Intrusion LGA 1155 we NS sod ECL TO Chapter 2 Installation KEMOUSE Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer SPKR1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Speaker On the JSPK header Pins 3 4 are used for internal speaker Close Pins 3 4 with a cap to use the onboard speaker If you wish to use an exter nal speaker close Pins 1 4 with a cable See the table on the right for pin definitions eae DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required cont a v e Socket H2 LGA 1155 cPU
77. n than legacy Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connector Types SATA Connectors Pin Definitions X9SCM X9SCM F Porti Type I SATA 0 1 SATA II I SATA 2 5 SATA II Connection X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Porti Connection Type I SATA 0 5 SATA II KEMOUSE USB Cow Socket H2 LGA 1155 Pin Signal 1 Ground SATA_TXP SATA_TXN Ground SATA_RXN SATA RXP o o0 F amp F OQ Nm Ground LIE A I SATA 0 B I SATA 1 C I SATA 2 D I SATA 3 E I SATA 4 E I SATA 5 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby PWR LED LE2 is not on Note If LE2 is on the onboard power is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the components 2 Mak
78. nd bootup 9 Note Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sec tor crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repair To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB attached device without additional utilities used A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive or SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 lt Ctrl gt and lt Home gt 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
79. o not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Note The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the software you need Software on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows security programs and audio drivers Question Why do get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F motherboard Answer For the 1U passive heatsink ask for SNK P0046P back plate is included For the 2U active heatsink use SNK P0046A4 Question Why can t recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the motherboard Answer Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again For the jumper location please check Chapter 1 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual
80. or LE7 LED Settings Green Blinking IPMI is Active Power Standby LED Indicator LE4 LED Settings Green Solid On Standby Power is On Green Off Standby Power is Off either the power sup ply hard switch is off or system is unplugged or BOTH KEMDUSE ala usBiat DDR3 1066 1339 UDIMM required TomT 0 a a aa 99 4 Onboard PWR LED IPMI Heartbeat LED SPK d VGA de Cougar Point Standard PCH cmm amp ul A m B C Power Standby SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual 2 9 SATA Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA disk drive cables Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment Ared mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 SATA Connections Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard For the X9SCM series I SATA Ports 0 1 support SATA III and I SATA Ports 2 5 support SATA II For the X9SCL models all SATA ports support SATAII These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmissio
81. or X9SCL 9 4 SATA II amp 2 SATA III port a for X9SCM Flash SPI RJ45 SPI 32Mb comMi2 Kk 23 NCT6776F P S2 lt _ LPC 1 0 HEALTH INFO 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 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F supports a single Intel Xeon E3 1200 series 2nd generation Intel Core i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel C202 C204 chipset the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance and storage capability for entry level to mid range servers in a sleek package The high speed Direct Media Interface DMI featured in the Intel C202 C204 chipset supports high speed Direct Media Interface DMI for chip to chip true iso chronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F also features a TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including ECC Error Reporting Function Disable and Intruder Detect Intel C202 C204 Express Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 20 Gb s transfer Full Dupl
82. orts accept RJ45 Yellow 3V3SB type cables 6 TD2 15 Ground Notes n TD3 16 Ground f 8 TD3 17 Ground 1 The IPMI Dedicated LAN 9 P2V5SB 88 Ground is for the X9SCM F X9SCL NC No Connection F X9SCL F only 2 Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F X9SCL F only Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 A COM Port COM1 is located on gt Pin Definition Pin Definition the I O backpanel and another Serial 1 DCD 6 DSR Connection COM2 is located below 2 RXD 7 RTS PCI E Slot4 to provide front access 3 TXD CTS See the table on the right for pin 8 m 4 DTR 9 RI definitions 5 Ground 10 NC 1 COM1 2 COM2 mo Co 525005200250 n f SUPER X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 HET 2 19 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Video Connector
83. productive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date May 20 2011 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 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F supports a single Intel Xeon E3 1200 series 2nd generation Intel Core i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket With the Intel Cougar Point chipset built in the X9SCM X9SCL series motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance and storage capability for entry level to mid range servers in a sleek package Please refer to our website http Awww 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 an
84. provide front chassis access USB 11 is a Type A Connector USB Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pins AeA N Definition 5V USB_PNO Ground 6 USB_PPO in USB PP1 8 Pin Definition 5 5V USB_PN1 Ground Front Pa Pin Definitions nel USB 2 3 4 5 12 13 Pin 4 a fF o N USB 2 4 12 11 USB 3 5 13 Definition Pin Definition 5V USB_PN2 Ground Ground No Con 10 Key nection 6 7 USB_PP2 8 USB_PP3 9 5V USB_PN3 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB 4 5 5 Front Panel USB 12 13 6 Internal Type A USB 11 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Two Ethernet ports LANT LAN2 are pu located next to the VGA port on the O Backpanel In addition an IPMI AS eS Dedicated LAN is also located above rid Pase USB 0 1 ports on the X9SCM F LAEE AS ee X9SCL F X9SCL F to provide a quem qu eer dedicated network connection for 5 TD2 14 Link 1000 LED IPMI 2 0 These p
85. s 2 5 2 6 2 7 Memory Population G idelines 2 1 retener xe Des rod 2 11 Motherboard Installation ree rte ELO Ear 2 13 Tools Needed 2 rd etd et e pda Pontes hath ts 2 13 Location of Mounting Holes essre eNA ITE 2 13 Installing the MothetrbOatrd 255 5 2 riri trn Nr Ean 2 14 Connectots IO Poms ics eive eer pert e idi ne EAEAN 2 15 Back VO Panel ead te teet eur tette den iles rae 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports sseeene 2 16 Universal Serial Bus USB feces eicere tse vernos 2 17 Ethernet Ports i tee de ee ed dc tet a aa aari 2 18 Serial Ports a o e te cep ee acu ete E bie ds 2 19 WIAEO CONMEGCIOM rests teeta escevecrnsc 2 20 Front Control Panels aio i eiie dee ea EANNAN r uraa ULANE TESES 2 21 Front Control Panel Pin DefiMitioN S esiisa asaan 2 22 Power LED sosisini a a a haia 2 22 IDB A Hin SEDE 2 22 NICI NICZ EANT LAN2 irri aee eoi eri tr a ON EEEE 2 23 Overheat OH Fan Fail Front UID LED eeseeenee 2 23 Reset Button I 2 24 Power BURNOM eae wee E se ea E sce eeeeee IRE IM RISE D RITU 2 24 Connecting Cables casa cei Tee A Wace arene 2 25 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors ssesesssseeee 2 25 Fari Headers eot brc ta yet oen to deret UH rial 2 26 Chassis E NUTS Te Ta PR HR 2 26 internal BUZZOr re a recede p eren ree E qu edes 2 27 irc waeeeete 2 27
86. s I SATA 2 5 are located on the board For X9SCL F Six SATA II ports I SATA 0 5 are included on the motherboard e PCI E Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 slot is available on the X9SCM F only 1 5 SUPERO X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F User s Manual X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Quick Reference DIMM2B DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM1A L Socket H2 LGA 1155 JPME K3 83 JPME2 ESATA 0 1 X9SCL SATA2 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Jumpers Number Jumper Description Default 34 J29 SPI Programming internal use Closed Normal 22 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chpt 2 13 JFC1 JlC2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chpt 2 12 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 17 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 10 11 JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 48 JPUSB1 BP USB 0 1 Wake Up Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 41 JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1 2 Reset 51 JPME1 ME Recovery Open Normal 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Headers Connectors Number Connector Description 21 B1 Onboard Battery 4 16 COM1 COM2 COM1
87. 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 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F 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 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud r
88. tion 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 Disabled Both Error Code and Progress Code View FRU Information This is an informational item which displays the information pertaining to this motherboard FRU Field Replaceable Unit BMC Network Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address 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 The options are Static Dynamic and Do Nothing 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
89. tions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground S Ground Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A DOM PWR B WOL Chapter 2 Installation Jumper 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother fase board jumpers can be used to choose 3 2 1 between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the Top View function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Note On two pin jumpers RENIA Closed means the jumper is on Connector Pins with a Jumper i K installed on pins 1 and 2 and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Port Enable Disable GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled BIICUSE A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable ew EAE PON DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required voc O X 0 Sow pe Socket H2 LGA 1155 Cougar Point Standard PCH
90. tions 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 specifies what ROM to launch The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 SR IOV Support Single Root I O Virtualization SR IOV is a specification that allows a PCle device to appear as multiple physical devices to the system The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI E Slot 4 5 6 amp 7 OPROM Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs The options are Dis abled 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 Disabled and Enabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Offboard VGA and Onboard VGA gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enab
91. ve any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt En ter gt Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override Set this feature to override a previously defined boot device The available devices will be listed below 4 21 SUPER X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F X9SCL F Notes 4 22 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue with bootup The error 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
92. z memory recommended by the manufacturer Also it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of different sizes different speeds and different types on the same motherboard 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty ones 4 Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power sup ply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently

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