Supero X9SPU-F, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a X9SPU F ...

Page 2: ...LLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware prod...

Page 3: ...ver platforms Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware instal...

Page 4: ... Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to relay safety precautions Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for co...

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Page 6: ... 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 11 Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control 1 11 Environmental Temperature Control 1 11 System Resource Alert 1 12 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 Installing t...

Page 7: ... 2 15 Front Control Panel 2 16 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 17 Power LED 2 17 HDD LED 2 17 Power Fail LED 2 17 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 2 18 Unit ID LED Front Panel OH Fan Failure 2 18 NMI Button 2 19 Reset Button 2 19 Power Button 2 19 2 6 Connecting Cables Optional Devices 2 20 ATX Main PWR JPW1 GPU PWR Connectors JPW2 2 20 Fan Headers FAN1 5 2 21 Chassis Intrusion JL1 2 21 Legacy Wake On LA...

Page 8: ...1 Standby Power LE4 2 31 IPMI Heartbeat LED LE7 2 32 Unit ID LED LE5 2 32 2 9 SATA Connections 2 33 SATA Connections I SATA0 5 2 33 2 10 Expansion Slots 2 34 Universal I O Slot UIO RISER 2 34 PCI E 2 0 x4 Slot SBX2 2 34 PCI E 3 0 x16 and PCI E 2 0 x4 Slot SBX1 and SBX3 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 ...

Page 9: ...um Lock 4 4 Wait For F1 If Error 4 5 Interrupt 19 Capture 4 5 Watch Dog Function 4 5 Power Button Function 4 5 Restore on AC Power Loss 4 5 DeepSx Power Policies 4 5 Processor and Clock Options 4 5 CPU Configuration 4 6 Clock Spread Spectrum 4 6 Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Intel Virtualization Tech...

Page 10: ...10 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 11 Boots Graphic Adapter Priority 4 11 Super IO Configuration 4 11 Serial Port 1 4 11 Serial Port 1 Settings 4 11 Serial Port 2 4 11 Serial Port 2 Settings 4 11 Serial Port Console Redirection 4 12 COM 1 COM2 SOL 4 12 Console Redirection 4 12 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS 4 13 Console ...

Page 11: ...System Boot Event 4 18 MECI 4 18 METW 4 18 Log OEM Codes 4 18 Convert OEM Codes 4 18 View SmBIOS Event Log 4 18 4 5 IPMI Settings 4 19 System Event Log 4 19 When SEL Full 4 19 Log EFI Status Codes 4 19 BMC Network Configuration 4 20 Update IPMI LAN Configuration 4 20 Configuration Source 4 20 4 6 Boot Settings 4 21 Setup Prompt Timeout 4 21 Retry Boot Devices 4 21 Boot Option Filter 4 21 Fast Boot...

Page 12: ...ctory Defaults 4 25 4 9 Save Exit 4 26 Discard Changes and Exit 4 26 Save Changes and Reset 4 26 Discard Changes 4 26 Restore Defaults 4 27 Save As User Defaults 4 27 Restore User Defaults 4 27 Boot Override 4 27 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 1 B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III B 2 Appendix C UEFI...

Page 13: ...tention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Six 6 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilit...

Page 14: ...raphics 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 X9SPU F Motherboard Image ...

Page 15: ... 3 FORCE TO X8 X8 1 2 AUTO Buzzer Speaker JWD 2 3 NMI 1 2 RST USB 3 0 0 1 SBX3 PCI E 2 0 X4 NMI X ON ME RECOVERY JPME1 OFF NORMAL JPME2 OFF NORMAL ON ME MANUFACTURING MODE USB3 0 2 3 REV 1 00 X9SPU F JPUSB1 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPUSB1 B P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C PWR I2C JLED Power LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or ...

Page 16: ... JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SP...

Page 17: ...installed pins 1 2 JSD1 SATA Disk On Module DOM Power Connector JSTBY1 Legacy Wake On LAN Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 8 pin Secondary Power Connector for the GPU JPI2C2 Power Supply SMBus I2C Header JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED 3 pin Power LED Header JSPK Internal Speaker Buzzer Select or External Speaker Header USB4 5 Rear USB Ports JUSB4 J...

Page 18: ...scription Default JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JI2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Timer Reset Pins 1 2 Reset JRF1 x16 PCIe Setting Force to x8 x8 Pins 1 2 Auto JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPB BMC Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPME1 ME Recovery Mode Select Pins 2 3 Disabled JPME2 ME Manufacture Mode Pins 2 3 Disabled JUSB1 USB Wake up Enable Re...

Page 19: ...PCI Express 2 0 x4 in proprietary slot One 1 Universal I O UIO Slot Network Connections Integrated LAN Two 2 Intel 82574L Gb LAN ports I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 3 0 Ports Two 2 6 Gb s SATA 2 0 Ports Four 4 3 Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 USB Devices Two 2 USB 2 0 ports on the rear I O panel Two 2 USB 2 0 via one header for front panel access Four 4 USB 3 0 via two headers for front panel access Seria...

Page 20: ...oring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via SuperDoctor III SuperoDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel C216 chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full...

Page 21: ...F PCIe x16 SLOT RJ45 RJ45 DDR3 CHB DIMM1 DIMM2 Far DIMM1 DIMM2 Far 4 UDIMM MISC VRs 1600 1333 1066MHz 8 0Gb x4 DMI II 5 0Gb 5 0Gbps PCIe_x4 PCIe x8 SLOT 4 SATA PORTS SATA II 300MB s 4 USB PORTS USB3 0 FLASH SPI 64Mb SPI PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN1 82574L COM1 2 P S2 LPC HEALTH INFO P21 LPC TPM1 2 Header LPC PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN2 82574L RMII VGA PORT RTL8201FN PHY HERMON WPCM450 WINBOND PCI32 P26 28 P31 ...

Page 22: ...ed SAS SATA and advanced requirements for Intel Xeon platforms Intel C216 Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 5 Gt s transfer Full Duplex Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 2 SATA Gen 3 RAID 4 SATA Gen 2 Support Manageability Engine ME 8 0 PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s PCI Express 3 0 Interface up to 8 0 GT s SATA 3 0 ports up to 6Gb s ...

Page 23: ...ven or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting En...

Page 24: ...rating 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 the Microsoft Windows series of Operat ing 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 th...

Page 25: ... 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 ...

Page 26: ...1 14 X9SPU F Motherboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 27: ... edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not 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 on...

Page 28: ...arately 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 webs...

Page 29: ...CPU at the North center edge and the South center edge of the CPU 4 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally South Center Edge North Center Edge ...

Page 30: ...may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly CPU properly installed Load lever locked into place 1 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 2 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 3 Use your t...

Page 31: ... 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 Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046P hea...

Page 32: ...n the sequence as shown in the illustration below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the ...

Page 33: ... DIMM modules from the motherboard MAC CODE BAR CODE JSD1 1 3 JF1 20 LE5 A C C768 J28 JPW2 R137 RT1 COM1 JI2C1 1 JI2C2 1 J29 1 JPME1 JPME2 JL1 7 JLAN2 JLAN1 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 SPKR1 J31 J15 C A LE7 LE2 A C LE3 A C LE4 A C J16 JTPM B1 JBT1 1 4 J5 JSPK JPI2C JPW1 1 SW1 1 JSTBY1 1 3 JUSB4 JUSB3 1 10 11 J1 MH8 MH4 MH3 MH7 MH2 MH5 MH6 JRF1 1 3 1 JPL1 1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 JPB JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 FAN5 FAN3...

Page 34: ...P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C PWR I2C JLED Power LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED P...

Page 35: ...wever all DIMMs will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM The motherboard will support odd numbered modules 1 or 3 modules installed However for best memory performance install DIMM modules in pairs to activate memory interleaving Note Up to 32GB of memory are supported using ECC or non ECC UDIMMs Recommended Population Balanced DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 Total System Memory 2GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 2GB 2...

Page 36: ...MMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Location of Mounting Holes Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater...

Page 37: ...ffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components 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 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 I...

Page 38: ...ower LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL ...

Page 39: ...ID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION 1 Back Panel USB 2 0 USB 4 2 Back Panel USB 2 0 USB 5 3 Front Panel USB 3 0 USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB 3 0 USB 0 1 5 Front Panel USB 2 0 USB 12 13 Universal Serial Bus USB Two 2 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 ports are located o...

Page 40: ...ort 2 LAN1 3 LAN2 4 Unit ID Switch 5 Rear Unit ID LED Blue IPMI Port IPMI In addition to the two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 this motherboard also features an IPMI port This provides remote system management ac cess through a standard IP protocol network 1 2 3 4 Unit Identifier Switch UID The Unit ID Switch is located on the I O backpanel When the Unit ID Switch is turned on both the blue rear Unit I...

Page 41: ...T SGPIO2 SPKR1 J31 J15 C A LE7 LE2 A C LE3 A C LE4 A C J16 JTPM B1 JBT1 1 4 J5 JSPK JPI2C JPW1 1 SW1 1 JSTBY1 1 3 JUSB4 JUSB3 1 10 11 J1 MH8 MH4 MH3 MH7 MH2 MH5 MH6 JRF1 1 3 1 JPL1 1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 JPB JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 FAN5 FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 J3 J2 CPU JRF1 2 3 FORCE TO X8 X8 1 2 AUTO Buzzer Speaker JWD 2 3 NMI 1 2 RST USB 3 0 0 1 SBX3 PCI E 2 0 X4 NMI X ON ME RECOVERY JPME1 OFF NORMAL JPME...

Page 42: ...DR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 1...

Page 43: ... The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate the status of HDD related activities including IDE SATA activities See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions ...

Page 44: ...ght for pin definitions LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground C A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C UID LED D Overheat Fan Failure Unit ID LED OH FF Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 OH Fan Fail 8 UID LED A B Unit ID LED Front Panel OH Fan Failure Connect a cable to the Unit ID connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to connect to the Unit ID LED on the chassis The Unit ID LED i...

Page 45: ...d mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Momen tarily contacting both pins will hard re set the system Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system Refer to the ta...

Page 46: ...A4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION 2 6 Connecting Cables Optional Devices This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for on...

Page 47: ...MA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers FAN1 5 The X9SPU F se...

Page 48: ... required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSI...

Page 49: ... DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION DOM PWR Connector JSD1 The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JSD1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM stor...

Page 50: ...2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Serial Link General Purpose Headers SGP...

Page 51: ... SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Internal Buzzer SPEAKER The Internal Buzzer SPEAKER is used to provide audible indications for various bee...

Page 52: ... 11 J1 MH8 MH4 MH3 MH7 MH2 MH5 MH6 JRF1 1 3 1 JPL1 1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 JPB JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 FAN5 FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 J3 J2 CPU JRF1 2 3 FORCE TO X8 X8 1 2 AUTO Buzzer Speaker JWD 2 3 NMI 1 2 RST USB 3 0 0 1 SBX3 PCI E 2 0 X4 NMI X ON ME RECOVERY JPME1 OFF NORMAL JPME2 OFF NORMAL ON ME MANUFACTURING MODE USB3 0 2 3 REV 1 00 X9SPU F JPUSB1 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPUSB1 B P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C ...

Page 53: ...1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Clear CMOS JBT1 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 ...

Page 54: ...PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 USB 12 13 I SATA5 JL1 CHASSIS INSTRUSION Watch Dog Reset JWD Watch Dog JW...

Page 55: ...PUSB1 B P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C PWR I2C JLED Power LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LA...

Page 56: ...B JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 FAN5 FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 J3 J2 CPU JRF1 2 3 FORCE TO X8 X8 1 2 AUTO Buzzer Speaker JWD 2 3 NMI 1 2 RST USB 3 0 0 1 SBX3 PCI E 2 0 X4 NMI X ON ME RECOVERY JPME1 OFF NORMAL JPME2 OFF NORMAL ON ME MANUFACTURING MODE USB3 0 2 3 REV 1 00 X9SPU F JPUSB1 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPUSB1 B P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C PWR I2C JLED Power LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OFF Disable ON Enable 2 3 DISA...

Page 57: ...board The system may or may not be running MAC CODE BAR CODE JSD1 1 3 JF1 20 LE5 A C C768 J28 JPW2 R137 RT1 COM1 JI2C1 1 JI2C2 1 J29 1 JPME1 JPME2 JL1 7 JLAN2 JLAN1 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 SPKR1 J31 J15 C A LE7 LE2 A C LE3 A C LE4 A C J16 JTPM B1 JBT1 1 4 J5 JSPK JPI2C JPW1 1 SW1 1 JSTBY1 1 3 JUSB4 JUSB3 1 10 11 J1 MH8 MH4 MH3 MH7 MH2 MH5 MH6 JRF1 1 3 1 JPL1 1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 JPB JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 F...

Page 58: ... 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC GND GND 5V SBX1 PCI E 3 0 2 0 X16 or X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISA...

Page 59: ...L1 1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 JPB JPG1 1 3 J8 J4 4 FAN5 FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 FAN4 J3 J2 CPU JRF1 2 3 FORCE TO X8 X8 1 2 AUTO Buzzer Speaker JWD 2 3 NMI 1 2 RST USB 3 0 0 1 SBX3 PCI E 2 0 X4 NMI X ON ME RECOVERY JPME1 OFF NORMAL JPME2 OFF NORMAL ON ME MANUFACTURING MODE USB3 0 2 3 REV 1 00 X9SPU F JPUSB1 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPUSB1 B P USB WAKE UP JSPK JPI2C PWR I2C JLED Power LED OH FF COM2 JI2C1 JI2C2 OF...

Page 60: ...X8 X8 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 UDIMM RDIMM required I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 DOM_PWR SBX2 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 UIOP UID LED USB4 5 IPMI_LAN I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 JF1 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DESIGNED IN USA 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPL2 LAN2 LED PF KB MS RST PWR ON 1 NIC UID 2 PS FAIL LED PWR HDD 1 NIC COM1 SPEAKER LAN1 VGA LAN2 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPG1 VGA CMOS CLEAR 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN1 U...

Page 61: ...s 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 Power...

Page 62: ...u use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of differ ent sizes different speeds and different types on the same motherboard 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty ones 4 Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply When You Lose the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please...

Page 63: ... 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 64: ...etween ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X9SPU and build version as the extension For example X9SPU1 218 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 p...

Page 65: ...ve instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SPU F Series 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 I recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the mothe...

Page 66: ...e 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 Battery Lock Battery Battery Holder 1 2 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow t...

Page 67: ...permicro 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 ...

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Page 69: ...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 Su...

Page 70: ...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 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 ...

Page 71: ...o move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X9SPU F Version This item displays the version of the BIOS used in the system Build Date This item displays the day this version of BIOS was built Processor This displays the processor type speed phys...

Page 72: ...ns 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 ...

Page 73: ...is feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4 Seconds Override to force the user to press and hold the Power Button for 4 seconds before the system turns off Select Instant Off if you want the system to instantly power off when the Power Button is pressed The options are 4 Seconds Override and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set th...

Page 74: ...vailable 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 chan...

Page 75: ...C3 ACPI C2 C6 ACPI C3 and C7 ACPI C3 reporting to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Halt State feature C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run ...

Page 76: ...reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Set this item to the desired ASPM Active State Power Management level The ...

Page 77: ...ion support This should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware Operating Sys tems The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS EHCI Hand Off This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced Host Con troller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled IDE SATA Configu...

Page 78: ...to Enabled to enable hot plugging for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIe PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Se lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 P...

Page 79: ... 1 Settings This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of the serial port The options for Serial Port 1 are listed below Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabl...

Page 80: ... Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per Second This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec tion Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per se...

Page 81: ...e Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a remote server The options are Disabled and Enabled Resolution 100x31 Select Enabled for extended terminal resolution support The options are Dis abled and Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support T...

Page 82: ...re 9600 19200 57600 and 115200 bits per second Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop send ing data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None Hardware RTS CTS and Software Xon Xoff Hard...

Page 83: ...r 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 System Temperature Peripheral Temperature This feature displays the system and peripheral device ...

Page 84: ...ngine subsystem information and parameters MDES BIOS Status Code This item enables the MDES BIOS status code The options are Disabled and Enabled Firmware Update Configuration Me FW Image Re Flash Use this item to enable the ME image re flash function The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel ICC Use this feature to configure Integrated Clock Control ICC options Use Watchdog Timer for ICC This fe...

Page 85: ...nge 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...

Page 86: ...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 Log OEM Codes Use this item to enable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes The op tions are Disabled and Enabled Convert OEM Codes Set this item to enabled to convert EFI Status Co...

Page 87: ...ents Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled When Enabled the fol lowing can be configured Erase SEL This option erases all logged SEL events The options are No Yes On Next reset and Yes On Every reset When SEL Full This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do ...

Page 88: ...ynamic is selected all the options below are automatically assigned to the system by itself or by an external DHCP server 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 Current 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 va...

Page 89: ...ot Devices When set to Enabled the BIOS will continuously retry to boot from a legacy device The options are Disabled and Enabled Boot Option Filter Use this feature to determine which items the system can boot to The options are UEFI and Legacy UEFI only and Legacy only Fast Boot This feature enables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option The op...

Page 90: ... which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 etc The settings are any detected boot device and Disabled Network Device BBS Priorities This option sets the order of the legacy network devices detected by the motherboard ...

Page 91: ... long Password Check Use this feature to determine when a password entry is required Select Setup to require the password only when entering setup Select Always to require the pass word when entering setup and on each boot The options are Setup and Always Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password Secure Boot Control Use this item to secure boot...

Page 92: ...nches the Filebrowser to set the Platform Key from file Get PK to File This item stores the existing Platform key to file name PK in se lected filesystem s root Delete the PK Deletes the Platform Key Key Exchange Key Database KEK Set KEK from File This item launches the Filebrowser to set the Key Exchange Key Signature Database from file Get KEK to File This item stores the existing Key Exchange K...

Page 93: ...er to set the Forbidden Sig nature Database from file Get DBX to File This item stores the existing Forbidden Signature Database to file name DB in selected filesystem s root Delete the DBX Deletes the Forbidden Signature Database Append an entry to DBX This item launches the Filebrowser to append the For bidden Signature Database entry from file Manage All Factory Keys PK KEK DB DBX Install Facto...

Page 94: ...boot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option a...

Page 95: ...e 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 EFI shell Select an opt...

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Page 97: ...r 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 u...

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Page 99: ...r 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 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...

Page 100: ...ctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the SuperDoctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed SuperDoctor III adopts the temperature threshold sett...

Page 101: ...ual may be downloaded from our Website at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we still recommend that you use SuperDoctor II this version is also available for download at the link above SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen II Remote Control ...

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Page 103: ...e 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...

Page 104: ...nd rename it to 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 PS2 or USB keyboard until your hear two short beeps This may take from a few seconds to one minute 4 After locating the new BIOS binary image the system will ...

Page 105: ...firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress 47 Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is completed 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Sc...

Page 106: ...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 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 ...

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