Super X10SLX-F, User Manual

Page 1: ...X10SLX F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...its for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no g...

Page 3: ... technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel C222 Express 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 d...

Page 4: ...n should be given to the following symbols for proper system instal lation Warning Critical information given to prevent damage to the components or injury to yourself Note Additional Information provided for correct system setup X10SLX F User s Manual ...

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Page 6: ...ing the LGA1150 Processor 2 5 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 2 8 Removing the Heatsink 2 9 2 4 Installing DDR3 Memory 2 10 DIMM Installation 2 10 Removing Memory Modules 2 11 Memory Support 2 11 Memory Population Guidelines 2 11 2 5 Motherboard Installation 2 13 Tools Needed 2 13 Location of Mounting Holes 2 13 Installing the Motherboard 2 14 2 6 Connectors IO Ports 2 15 Backplane I O Panel 2 1...

Page 7: ... 1 2 Headers 2 28 Power SMB I2 C Connector 2 28 TPM Header Port 80 Header 2 29 Power LED Speaker 2 30 IPMB 2 30 2 8 Jumper Settings 2 31 Explanation of Jumpers 2 31 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable 2 31 CMOS Clear 2 32 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 32 ME Recovery 2 33 Manufacturer Mode Select 2 33 I2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots 2 34 BIOS Recovery Enable 2 34 VGA Enable 2 35 2 9 Onboard Indicators 2 36 LAN 1 LAN 2...

Page 8: ... 31 4 8 Save Exit 4 32 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs B 1 B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor 5 B 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions C 1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS C 1 C 2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image C 1 C 3 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device C 1 Appendi...

Page 9: ...ur motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Motherboard Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Quick Reference Guide Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard SMCI product manual...

Page 10: ...oard Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual Your motherboard or components may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual ...

Page 11: ...JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 JPME2 JPG1 JBR1 JPB1 JPME1 J19 J18 JVR1 J22 JI2C1 JI2C2 JOH1 JL1 JP2 JP1 JP7 SLOT4 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT3 PCI X 133 100MHZ PCH SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X1 USB8 3 0 VGA LAN2 LAN1 USB2 3 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN COM2 COM1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 PCH...

Page 12: ...ders JD1 Onboard Speaker Power LED Indicator Header Pins 4 7 Onboard Speaker X10SLX F Quick Reference JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 JPME2 JPG1 JBR1 JPB1 JPME1 J19 J18 JVR1 J22 JI2C1 JI2C2 JOH1 JL1 JP2 JP1 JP7 SLOT4 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT1 PCI...

Page 13: ... I SATA 2 I SATA5 Intel PCH Serial ATA SATA 2 0 Ports 2 5 3Gb sec Slots 1 4 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slots Slots 1 4 PCH Slot 5 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot Slot 5 PCH Slot 6 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot Slot 6 CPU Slot 7 PCI Express 3 0 x8 Slot Slot 7 SP1 Internal Speaker Buzzer SW1 UID Unit Identifier Switch T SGPIO 1 2 Serial_Link General Purpose I O Headers 1 2 for SATA Connections USB 0 1 2 3 Backpanel ...

Page 14: ...Two 2 RJ 45 rear I O panel LAN ports with Link and Activity LEDs I O Devices SATA SAS Connections SATA 3 0 6Gb s Two 2 I SATA 0 1 via Intel C222 RAID 0 1 SATA 2 0 3Gb s Four 4 I SATA 2 5 via Intel C222 RAID 0 1 5 10 MS Windows RAID 0 1 10 Linux USB Devices Four 4 USB 2 0 ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 2 3 Three 3 Front Accessible USB 2 0 Connections USB 4 5 6 One 1 USB 3 0 header for front ac...

Page 15: ... support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin fan speed con trol via IPMI interface Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via SuperDoctor 5 SuperDoctor 5 Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Dimensions ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 304 80...

Page 16: ...LAN1 LAN2 I210 RJ45 PCI E X1 G2 PCI E X4 G2 PCI E SLOT PCI E SLOT 1333 1600 MT s 2 DIMMs CH CH A CH B PCI E X1 G2 PCI E X1 G2 B 1 B 0 1333 1600 MT s 2 DIMMs CH DDRIII RJ45 5 6 7 8 4 2 3 1 2 USB2 0 2 3 4 5 0 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 PHASE VR12 5 A 1 DDRIII A 0 Haswell DT 4 CORE DDR III DMI PCI E X8 G3 DMI x4 G2 PCH Lynx Point C222 6 0 Gb S USB 2 0 LPC 1 0 SATA3 3 0 Gb S 5 4 3 2 SATA2 TPM HEADER USB ...

Page 17: ...e isochronous communication providing up to 6 4 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X10SLX F also features a TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including Function Disable and Intruder Detect Intel C222 Express Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 6 4 Gb s transfer Full Duplex Du...

Page 18: ...djust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via IPMI Firmware Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will tur...

Page 19: ...re independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 7 Windows 8 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 ...

Page 20: ...power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super I O supports two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s...

Page 21: ...ssis Battery Handling Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type rec...

Page 22: ... קיימת פיצוץ תקינה לא בדרך והוחלפה במידה הסוללה של להחליף יש בסוג הסוללה את מ התואם חברת מומל יצרן צת הסוללות סילוק המשומשות לבצע יש היצרן הוראות לפי خطر هناك من اسحبذال حالة في انفجار البطارية صحيحة غير بطريقة فعليل البطارية اسحبذال فقط النىع بنفس يعادلها ما أو مما أوصث المصنعة الشرمة به البطاريات من جخلص ل وفقا المسحعملة الصانعة الشرمة حعليمات 경고 배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다 기존 배터리와 동일 하거나 제조...

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Page 24: ...Put the 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 i...

Page 25: ...lti 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 Load Plate Handle Ins...

Page 26: ...U Pin 1 the triangle at the bottom left of the CPU against Pin 1 of the socket the triangle marker at the bottom left of the CPU socket 5 Once they are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket To avoid damaging the CPU or the socket do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket 6 With the CPU seated inside the socket...

Page 27: ...ligned and securely seated inside the socket CPU properly installed Load Plate Handle is locked into place 7 Once the CPU is properly installed use your thumb to gently push the load plate handle down to the handle lock and lock it 8 When the CPU is securely locked into the CPU socket the plastic cap will be automatically loosened from the load plate Use your thumb and index finger to remove the p...

Page 28: ...PU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the motherboard and the underlying heatsink bracket 3 Screw in two diagonal screws the 1 and 2 screws in the figure below until just snug To avoid possible damage to the CPU do not over tighten the screws 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046P heatsink with BKT 0028L botto...

Page 29: ...s from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the figure below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing any thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of fresh thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling the CPU and the heats...

Page 30: ...ease use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same motherboard Release Tabs Notches 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it Press both notches straight down into the memory slot 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of...

Page 31: ...Slots per Channel DIMMs Populat ed per Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any combination 2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 1333 1600 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 1333 1600 Single Rank Dual Rank Notes Be sure to use memory modules of the same type same speed same frequency on the same motherboard Mixing of memory modules of dif ferent types and speeds is not allowed Due to memory allocatio...

Page 32: ...mware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 512 MB 3 01 VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 ...

Page 33: ... chassis 2 5 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 standof...

Page 34: ...fs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard components 6 Using the Phillips screwdriver insert a Phillips head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chas...

Page 35: ...nformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Backplane I O Panel A COM1 F USB 2 0 Port 3 B USB 2 0 Port 0 G LAN1 C USB 2 0 Port 1 H LAN2 D IPMI_LAN I VGA E USB 2 0 Port 2 J UID Switch LED LED is installed onboard directly Backplane I O Panel E A B C F D G H I J E A B C F D G H I ...

Page 36: ...SB 2 0 1 C Backpanel USB 2 D Backpanel USB 3 E Front Panel USB 2 0 4 F Front Panel USB 2 0 5 6 G FP USB 3 0 7 H FP USB 3 0 8 Universal Serial Bus USB Four Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 0 1 2 3 are located on the I O back panel Ad ditional USB 2 0 headers with three USB connections USB 4 5 6 are also located on the motherboard to provide front access support One USB 3 0 header USB 7 and a Type A U...

Page 37: ...LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 and an IPMI_LAN port are located on the I O Backpanel to provide network connections These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Green 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 L...

Page 38: ...e UID LED will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off the LED indicator The UID Indicator provides easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Note UID can also be triggered via IPMI on the motherboard For more information on IPMI please refer to the IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com UID Switch Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 B...

Page 39: ...1 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed spe cifically for use with Supermicro ch...

Page 40: ...20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3V 16 PWR LED JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 JPME2 JPG1 JBR1 JPB1 JPME1 J19 J18 JVR1 J22 JI2C1 JI2C2 JOH1 JL1 JP2 JP1 JP7 SLOT4 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHZ SLOT2 PCI X 13...

Page 41: ...layout below for the locations of NIC LED indicators GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC 2 Link Acitivty LED 11 Vcc 12 NIC 1 Link Acitivty LED A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED C JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 JPME2 JPG1...

Page 42: ... Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Red_LED Cathode OH Fan Fail Power Fail OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flashing 1 Hz Fan Fail Flashing 1 4 Hz Redundant Power Supply Fail JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 J...

Page 43: ... connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 ...

Page 44: ...7 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 I O Connectors Ports see Section 2 6 A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 8 Pin PWR ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON...

Page 45: ... LAN CTRL SW1 Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers FAN1 FAN4 FANA The X10SLX F has five fan headers FAN1 FAN4 FANA These fans are 4 pin fan headers Although pins 1 3 of these onboard fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans we recommend that you use 4 pin fans to take advantage of the fan speed con...

Page 46: ... 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 Internal Buzzer SP1 The Internal Buzzer SP1 is used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions A Internal Buzzer B OH Fan Fail LED Internal Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker...

Page 47: ...0 X4 IN X8 CPU SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 X8 JRK1 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 A SATA DOM PWR B Standby PWR A B DOM PWR Connector JSD1 The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JSD1 provides 5V power to a solid state DOM stor age device connected to a SATA ...

Page 48: ...3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 A T SGPIO 1 B T SGPIO 2 C PWR SMB B T SGPIO 1 2 Headers Two Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers T SGPIO 1 2 are lo cated on the motherboard T SGPIO 1 2 support onboard SATA interface See the table on the right for pin definitions Note NC No C...

Page 49: ...PCH SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X4 IN X8 CPU SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 X8 JRK1 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 A A TPM Port 80 TPM Header Port 80 Header A Trusted Platform Module Port 80 header located at JTPM1 provides TPM Port 80 support to enhance system performance and data ...

Page 50: ...2 C connection on your system IPMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection JBT1 JP9 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 BIOS LICENSE IPMI CODE MAC CODE BAR CODE JIPMB1 JSD1 SP1 LED3 LED2 JD1 LED5 LED1 BIOS XDP1 JPI2C1 BT1 JPW1 JTPM1 JF1 FANA FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 JPL4 JPL3 JPL1 JPL2 JPME2 JPG1 JBR1 JPB1 JPME1 J19 J18 JVR1 J22 JI2C1 JI2C2 JOH1 JL1 JP2 JP1 JP7 SLOT4 PCI X 133 100MH...

Page 51: ... USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on th...

Page 52: ...d 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 connec tion Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to cle...

Page 53: ...TRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 A JPME1 B JPME2 A Manufacturer Mode Select Close this jumper JPME2 to bypass SPI flash security and force the system to use the Manufacturer mode which will allow the user to flash the system firmware from a host server to modify system settings See the table on the right for jumper settings ME Mode Select Jumper Settings Jum...

Page 54: ... 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 C A JI2 C1 B JI2 C2 C JBR1 A B I2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Use Jumpers JI2 C1 and JI2 C2 to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to PCI Express slots to improve PCI slot performance These two jumpers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Closed to enable the con nections See the table on the right for jumper settings I2 C to PCI E...

Page 55: ...T5 PCI E 2 0 X1 USB8 3 0 VGA LAN2 LAN1 USB2 3 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN COM2 COM1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 PCH SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X4 IN X8 CPU SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 X8 JRK1 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 VGA Enable Use Jumper JPG1 to enable the on board VGA connector The ...

Page 56: ...lane of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information 2 9 Onboard Indicators B GLAN Ports 1 2 Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps GLAN 1 2 Activity Indicator LED ...

Page 57: ...SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Status Status Definition Off System Off On System on or System off and PWR Cable Connected Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LED4 on the motherboard When LED4 is on the AC power cable is...

Page 58: ...X8 JRK1 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 USB5 6 CPU J7 JWD1 IPMI LED4 JSTBY1 USB7 3 0 USB4 FP CTRL JPW2 X10SLX F Rev 1 00 Intel PXH Intel PCH BMC LAN CTRL LAN CTRL SW1 2 10 SATA Connections SATA Connections Two Serial ATA SATA 3 0 connectors I SATA 0 1 and four SATA 2 0 I SATA 2 5 connectors are located on the board These SATA ports are supported by the Intel C222 PCH chip These Ser...

Page 59: ...nents 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install a 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 P...

Page 60: ...s 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 Configura...

Page 61: ... 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 3 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 PC...

Page 62: ...ive Use the following format F 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 X10SLX F and build version as the extension For example X10SLX F 115 When completed your system will automatically reboot When the BIOS flashing screen is completed t...

Page 63: ...t damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 2 above and continue below 2...

Page 64: ...upermicro com RmaForm 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 fro...

Page 65: ... 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 opt...

Page 66: ...pdate 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 dam ages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main ...

Page 67: ...g the keyboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 The following BIOS items will also be displayed Supermicro X10SLX F Version Build Date Memory Information Total Memory This displays the total size of memory a...

Page 68: ...s feature to select the screen display between POST messages and the OEM logo at bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Use this feature to set the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Cur rent to use the current AddOn ROM display setting Select...

Page 69: ...initial boot failure The options are Disabled Legacy Boot and EFI Boot Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4_Seconds_Override for the user to p...

Page 70: ... Processor Family Microcode Patch FSB Speed Max Maximum CPU Speed Min Minimum CPU Speed CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Hyper Threading Technology Intel VT x Virtualization Technology Intel SMX Trusted Execution Technology 64 bit EIST Technology CPU C3 State CPU C6 State CPU C7 State L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache ...

Page 71: ... Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported...

Page 72: ...cy recom mended by the manufacturer The options are Disabled and Enabled If this feature is set to Enabled the following items will display CPU Power Limit1 Available when Turbo Mode is set to Enabled Use this feature to set the power limit for CPU1 Use the number keys on your keyboard to enter the value Enter 0 to use the manufacture default setting CPU Power Limit1 Time Available when Turbo Mode...

Page 73: ... when Turbo Mode is set to Enabled This item allows the user to determine how long DDR1 should operate at the power limit set by the item above Use the number keys on your keyboard to enter the value Enter 0 to use the manufacture default setting DDR Power Limit2 Available when Turbo Mode is set to Enabled Use this feature to set the power limit for DDR2 Use the number keys on your keyboard to ent...

Page 74: ...ate that blocks clock cycles to the CPU Select Enabled for CPU C Sates support The options are Enabled and Disabled If this feature is set to Enabled the following items will display Enhanced C1 State Available when CPU C States is set to Enabled Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system perfor mance The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C3 Report Available when CPU C Sta...

Page 75: ...State Auto Demotion When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 State based on un cored auto demote information The options are Dis abled and Enabled C State Pre Wake Select Enabled to support C State Pre Wake State features The options are Enabled and Disabled Package C State limit Select Auto for the AMI BIOS to automatically set the limit on the C State p...

Page 76: ... PCI E support for the device installed on the slot specified above The options are Auto Gen1 Generation 1 Gen 2 and Gen 3 Run time C7 Allowed Select Enabled for the AMI BIOS to set the run time control to C7 State Be sure to save your configurations settings before enabling this function The options are Disabled and Enabled Detect Non Compliance Device Select Enabled for the AMI BIOS to automatic...

Page 77: ...tings for the north side and the south side of the DMI link The options are Disabled and Enabled PCH Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x1 ASPM This feature configures the ASPM Active State Power Management settings for the device installed on the slot specified above The options are Disabled L0s L1 L0sL1 and Auto PCH Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x4 IN x8 ASPM This feature configures the ASPM Active State Power Management settin...

Page 78: ...B 1 25 GB 1 5 GB 1 75 GB 2 GB 2 25 GB 2 5 GB 2 75 GB 3 GB and 3 25 GB Note TSEG is a block of memory that is only accessible by the processor while operating in SMM mode Memory Scrambler This feature enables or disables memory scrambler support for memory error correction The settings are Enabled and Disabled Thermal Throttling Select CLTM to support CLTM for better onboard memory thermal manageme...

Page 79: ...elect Disable to have USB devices available only for EFI applications The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto Port 60 64 Emulation This feature enables or disables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This fea ture should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for operat ing systems that cannot detect the presence of USB devices The options are Enabled and Disabled XHCI Hand Off This ...

Page 80: ...Select is set to AHCI or RAID Select Enabled to use the SATA RAID Option ROM UEFI driver for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled If the item above SATA Mode Select is set to AHCI the following items are displayed Serial ATA Port 0 Port 5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Model number of drive and capacity Software Pres...

Page 81: ... the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Model number of drive and capacity Software Preserve Support Port 0 Port 5 Hot Plug This feature designates this port for hot plugging Set this item to Enabled for hot plugging support which will allow the user to replace a SATA drive without shutting down the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 Port ...

Page 82: ...abled SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHz OPROM SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz OPROM SLOT3 PCI X 133 100MHz OPROM SLOT4 PCI X 133 100MHz OPROM PCH SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 x1 OPROM PCH SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 OPROM CPU SLOT7 PCI E 3 0 x8 OPROM Use this feature to configure the Option ROM setting for a slot specified by the user in order to boot the computer using a device installed on the slot specified The options are Disabl...

Page 83: ...pported The options are Enabled and Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support Available when Network Stack is set to Enabled Select Enabled to enable Ipv6 PXE Preboot Execution Environment for boot sup port If this feature is set to Disabled Ipv6 PXE boot option will not be supported The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Settings High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event...

Page 84: ... Status Trusted Computing Configuration Available when a TPM Device is Detected and TPM Jumper is Enabled Configuration Security Device Support Select Enable for the AMI BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide Trusted Computing platform support for this machine to ensure date integrity and network security The options are Disable and Enable TPM State Select Enabled to use TPM ...

Page 85: ...curity confidentiality and integrity of all data stored in the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip AST2400 Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are Enabled and Disabled Device Settings This feature displays the IO port address and the IRQ Interrupt Re...

Page 86: ... default setting for COM2 is Disabled and for SOL is Enabled COM1 SOL COM2 Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con sole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII C...

Page 87: ...onsole Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop send ing data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None and Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals The options are Enabled and Disa...

Page 88: ... the user Out of Band Management Port The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS to communicate with a remote server The options are COM1 and SOL COM2 Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con sole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set Select VT100 to add color and functio...

Page 89: ...CI E slots The options are Disabled and Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log If No is selected data stored in the event log will not be erased Select Yes Next Reset data in the event log will be erased upon next system reboot Select Yes Every Reset data in the event log will be erased upon every system reboot The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full Select Erase I...

Page 90: ...nt MECI counter counts the number of oc curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value The default value is 1 METW The Multiple_Event_Time_Window METW defines number of minutes must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 The default value is 60 View SMBIOS Event Log This section displays th...

Page 91: ...f System Event Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings This feature is used to delete information stored in the System Event Log SEL Erase SEL Select Yes to erase all information stored in the System Event Log SEL The options are No Yes On Next reset and Yes On Every reset When SEL Full Select Erase Immediately to automatically erase all data stored in the System Event Log SE...

Page 92: ...is computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that is at tached to and request the next available IP address for this computer The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected or can be configured manually if Sta...

Page 93: ...em to boot from Press ENTER on each entry from top to bottom to select devices 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device 6th Boot Device CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Available when a device is installed in this drive 1st Device Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Available when a device is installed in this drive 1st Device 2nd Device ...

Page 94: ...d a new boot device from which the system will boot during startup The settings are any pre defined boot device Delete Boot Option Use this feature to remove a pre defined boot device from which the system will boot during startup The settings are any pre defined boot device Delete Driver Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots du...

Page 95: ...OS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined ONLY this password will need to be entered upon each system 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 HDD Security Configuration Press Enter to create a new or change an existing HDD...

Page 96: ...Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Save Options Save Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save any changes ...

Page 97: ... User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override Listed on this section are other boot options for the system i e Built in E...

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Page 99: ...ootup 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 r...

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Page 101: ... you may download individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown below should appear Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After ...

Page 102: ...ages system power consumption fan speed and provides alerts via email or Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SuperDoctor 5 comes in local and remote management versions and can be used with Nagios to maximize your system monitoring needs With SuperDoctor 5 Man agement Server SSM Server you can remotely control power on off and reset chassis intrusion for multiple systems with SuperDoctor 5 or ...

Page 103: ...ootup C 2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image A UEF BIOS flash chip consists of a recovery BIOS block comprised of two boot blocks and a main BIOS block a main BIOS image The boot block contains critical BIOS codes including memory detection and recovery codes for the user to flash a new BIOS image if the original main BIOS image is corrupted When the system power is on the boot block codes execute...

Page 104: ...our driver disk visit our website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and rename it Super ROM for BIOS recovery use 2 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image Super ROM into your USB drive and power on the system 3 While powering on the system keep pressing Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your keyboard until your hear two short beeps This may tak...

Page 105: ...very is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive 8 When a DOS prompt appears enter AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed ...

Page 106: ...e from the power supply to clear CMOS and then plug the AC power cable in the power supply again to power on the system 10 Press Del continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press F3 to load default settings 12 After loading default settings press F4 to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility ...

Page 107: ...S crisis recovery flash that will update the main BIOS block An on call BIOS boot block corruption may occur due to a software tool issue see image below or an unexpected power outage during BIOS updates BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence When a BIOS boot block is corrupted due to an unexpected power outage or a software tool malfunctioning during BIOS updates you can still reboot the system by...

Page 108: ...er JBR1 1 Power down the system 2 Close pins 2 3 on Jumper JBR1 and power on the system 3 Follow the BIOS recovery SOP listed in the previous chapter Appendix C 4 After completing the steps above power down the system 5 Close pins 1 2 on Jumper JBR1 and power on the system ...

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