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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Summary of Contents for X9SCA

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F ...

Page 2: ...ALLING 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 pro...

Page 3: ...is product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians The X9SCi LN4 series motherboard supports 1U server platforms and the X9SCA supports 3U 4U platforms Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel C204 chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions R...

Page 4: ...f 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 c...

Page 5: ...ss Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991...

Page 6: ... 1 12 Environmental Temperature Control 1 12 System Resource Alert 1 12 1 5 ACPI Features 1 13 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 13 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 14 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller 1 14 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 the LGA1155 Processo...

Page 7: ...ns 2 22 Power LED 2 22 HDD LED 2 22 Power Fail LED 2 22 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 2 23 Overheat OH Fan Fail UID LED 2 23 Reset Button 2 24 Power Button 2 24 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 25 ATX Main PWR CPU PWR Connectors 2 25 Fan Headers FAN1 4 FANA 2 26 Chassis Intrusion JL1 2 26 Internal Buzzer SPKR1 2 27 Speaker JSPK 2 27 Onboard Power LED JLED1 2 28 Power Supply I2 C JPI2 C 2 28 T SGPIO 0 1 Headers T SGP...

Page 8: ...ng Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 4 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation 3 6 Battery Removal 3 6 Proper Battery Disposal 3 6 Battery Installation 3 6 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 7 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 Starting B...

Page 9: ... 4 6 Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU 4 6 Intel Hyper Threading Technology 4 6 Active Processor Cores 4 6 Power Technology 4 6 EIST 4 6 P STATE Coordination 4 6 CPU C3 Report CPU C6 Report 4 7 C State package limit setting 4 7 Intel Turbo Boost Technology Available if Intel EIST tec...

Page 10: ...Plug 4 10 PCIe PCI PnP Configuration 4 10 PCI ROM Priority 4 10 PCI Latency Timer 4 10 SR IOV Support 4 11 PCI E Slot 4 5 6 7 OPROM 4 11 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select 4 11 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 11 Super IO Device Configuration 4 11 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 4 11 Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings 4 11 Remote Access Configuration 4 11 Hardware Health...

Page 11: ...4 17 4 6 Boot Settings 4 18 Boot Options Priority 4 18 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc 4 18 Delete Boot Option 4 18 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc 4 18 4 7 Security Settings 4 19 Administrator Password 4 19 User Password 4 19 Boot Sector Virus Protection 4 19 4 8 Exit Options 4 20 Save Changes and Exit 4 20 Discard Changes and Exit 4 20 Discard Changes 4 20 Restore Def...

Page 12: ...Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 1 B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III B 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions An Overview to the UEFI BIOS C 1 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block C 1 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device C 1 ...

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: ...phics 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 X9SCA Series Motherboard Image ...

Page 15: ...herboard Image 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 ...

Page 16: ...r See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only When LE2 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components ...

Page 17: ... on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only When LE2 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components Motherboard Layout X9SCi LN4 Series ...

Page 18: ...9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F LED Indicators LED Description Color State Status LE4 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green Solid On Standy Power On LE5 UID Unit ID LED Blue Solid On UID On LE7 IPMI Heartbeat X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only Green Blinking IPMI Normal X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Quick Reference JPB JPG1 JWOL USB 12 13 USB 4 5 USB 2 3 SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 0 3 0 SATA 1 3 0 SATA 5 COM2 JWF1 LE4 F...

Page 19: ... 6Mb s SATA 2 5 Serial ATA 2 0 Ports 2 5 3Mb s JPI2 C PWR supply I2 C System Management Bus JSPK Speaker Header Pins 3 4 Internal 1 4 External JTPM Trusted Platform Module TPM Header JWF1 SATA DOM Disk On Module Power Connector JWOL Wake On LAN Header SPKR1 Internal Speaker Buzzer T SGPIO 1 2 Serial Link General Purpose I O 1 2 Headers 5V Gen1 Gen 2 USB0 1 Backpanel USB 0 1 USB2 3 USB4 5 USB 12 13...

Page 20: ...X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only One 1 33MHz PCI Slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot Integrated Graphics Matrox G200eW Network Connections Two 2 Intel 82574L Four for the X9SCi LN4 LN4F Two 2 RJ 45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs Four 4 for the X9SCi LN4 LN4F Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2 0 LAN X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 3 0 Ports Two 2 I SATA...

Page 21: ...V 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 2 0 support System resource aler...

Page 22: ...UDIMM MISC VRs 1333 1066MHz 1333 1066MHz 5 0Gb x4 DMI II 5 0Gb C204 C206 5 0Gbps PCIe_x4 PCIe x8 SLOT 4 SATA PORTS SATA II 300MB s 8 USB PORTS USB2 0 480Mbps FLASH SPI 32Mb SPI PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN1 82574L COM1 2 P S2 LPC HEALTH INFO P11 12 P13 16 LPC TPM1 2 Header P9 10 LPC PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN2 82574 RMII VGA PORT RTL8201 PHY HERMON WPCM450 WINBOND P28 29 RJ45 PCIe2 0_x4 5 0Gb PCIe x8 SLOT 600MB...

Page 23: ...for chip to chip true isochronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series mother board also features the TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including ECC Error Reporting Func tion Disable and Intruder Detect Intel C204 Chipset Featur...

Page 24: ...age is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperat...

Page 25: ... 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 ...

Page 26: ...aud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450R Con...

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: ...f 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 ...

Page 29: ...o hold the 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 5 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the 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 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: ... wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink 4 Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU may overheat if the protec tive film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange th...

Page 34: ...so make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward 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 ...

Page 35: ...PU or other components Active Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 900 turn and pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened ...

Page 36: ...in the same bank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it Release Tabs Notches 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule with the receptive point on the memory slot Press both notches straight down into the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on bo...

Page 37: ...k Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank Notes 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 See the following table for details For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in the Windows XP with S...

Page 38: ...ry Firmware 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 39: ... 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 Standoffs Philips Screws Location of Mounting Holes Caution 1 To prevent damage to the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than 8 lb inch on each mounting screw during motherboard inst...

Page 40: ...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 Images d...

Page 41: ...e the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Motherboard I O Backpanel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Motherboard I O Backpanel 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 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only 10 LAN3 X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only 11 LAN4 X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only 10 11 ...

Page 42: ...See the table at right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green Keyboard Mouse ...

Page 43: ...ions USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 are used to provide front chassis access USB Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 5 5V 2 USB_PN0 6 USB_PN1 3 USB_PP0 7 USB_PP1 4 Ground 8 Ground Front Panel USB 2 3 4 5 12 13 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 6 5V 2 USB_PN2 7 USB_PN3 3 USB_PP2 8 U...

Page 44: ...9SCi LN4 LN4F All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Notes 1 The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F only 2 Please refer to the LED In dicator Section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TD0 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 P3V3SB 3 TD1 12 Act LED 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Green 3V3SB 5 TD2 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD3 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 P2V5...

Page 45: ...l and another Serial Connection COM2 is located below the SATA ports to provide front ac cess See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 1 COM1 2 COM2 1 2 ...

Page 46: ...nnector is used to provide a connection for video and graphics display Refer to the board layout below for the location VGA Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 10 Ground 2 Green 11 NC 3 Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 4 NC 13 HSYNC 5 Ground 14 VSYSNC 6 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK 7 Ground 16 Case 8 Ground 17 Case 9 5V NC No Connection 1 ...

Page 47: ...lly 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 Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode Ground Ground NIC2 LED LED_Anode PWR Fail UID LED Pin 15 Pin 16 Pin ...

Page 48: ...h 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 Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode Ground Ground NIC2 LED LED_Anode PWR Fail UID LED Power Fail LED The Power...

Page 49: ...ED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID LED 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 B Overheat OH Fan Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan fail...

Page 50: ...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 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 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground A Reset Button B PWR ...

Page 51: ... 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Required 12V 8 pin Power Connec tor Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V ATX Main PWR CPU PWR Connectors The 24 pin main power connector JPW1 is used to provide power to the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW2 is also requ...

Page 52: ...ection 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 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board A B A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan A F Chassis Intrusion C D E F Chassis Intrusion JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located a...

Page 53: ...l Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Speaker JSPK 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 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Spea...

Page 54: ...definitions PWR Supply I2 C Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Onboard Power LED JLED1 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 Onboard PWR LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 No Connection...

Page 55: ... 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 NC No Connections A T SGPIO 0 B T SGPIO 1 C TPM Header A B TPM Header JTPM This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM which is ava...

Page 56: ...ee the table on the right for pin definitions DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Ground Wake On LAN JWOL 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 Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake u...

Page 57: ...able only on the X9SCi LN4 LN4F Unit ID Switch The rear UID switch the rear UID LED and front UID LED on JF1 are designed to work together When the user pushes the rear UID switch the blue backpanel UID LED LE5 and front UID LED will turn on Push the rear UID switch again to turn off UID LED LE5 and the front UID LED This provides easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service...

Page 58: ...inted circuit board Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins A LAN Port 1 Enable B LAN Port 2 Enable C LAN Port 3 Enable D LAN Port 4 Enable LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 4 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 JPL3 JPL4 are ava...

Page 59: ...er cord from the system before clearing CMOS 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 A A Clear CMOS B JI2 C1 C JI2 C2 B PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Short Enabled Open Default Disabled PCI Slot SMB Enable JI2 C1 JI2 C2 Use Jumpers I2 C1 I2 C2 to enable PCI SMB System Managemen...

Page 60: ... VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable JWD 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 ...

Page 61: ...n 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 JPUSB1 Backplane USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled B BMC Enable JPB JPB is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used t...

Page 62: ...ps C IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs In addition to the LAN ports an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located on the X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F The yellow LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information LAN 1 LAN 2 IPMI LAN X8ST3 F Link LED Activity LED IPMI LAN IPMI LAN Link LED Left Activity LED Right Status Color D...

Page 63: ...h On Power Supply is On Hard Switch A Onboard Standby Power LED LE4 An onboard Standby Power LED is located at LE4 When LE4 is on the AC power cable is connected and the power supply hard switch is on Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or install ing any component See the layout below for the LED location ...

Page 64: ...he right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator LE7 LED Settings Green Blinking IPMI is ready for use Rear UID LED LE5 The rear UID LED is located at LE5 on the backpanel This LED is used in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of service Rear UID LED LE5 LED Settings Blue Solid UID To...

Page 65: ... s and I SATA Ports 2 5 support SATA 2 0 3 Mb s Serial Link connec tions provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 SATA_TXP 3 SATA_TXN 4 Ground 5 SATA_RXN 6 SATA_RXP 7 Ground A I SATA 0 3 0 B I SATA 1 3 0 C I SATA 2 D I SATA 3 E I SATA 4 F I SATA 5 A E B F D C ...

Page 66: ...2 40 X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Notes ...

Page 67: ...is 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 3 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 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassi...

Page 68: ...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 Configurati...

Page 69: ... 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 70: ...i 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 X9SCi and build version as the extension For example X9SCA1 218 When completed your system will automatically reboot When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Pr...

Page 71: ...ion is to use a USB floppy drive instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA 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 I recover the BIOS even when I ve followed t...

Page 72: ... 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 re place 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 73: ...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 ...

Page 74: ...3 8 X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Notes ...

Page 75: ... 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 buil...

Page 76: ...ave 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 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 BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced Se...

Page 77: ...r the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Processor Speed Physical Count Logical ...

Page 78: ...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 BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Select Screen Select Item E...

Page 79: ... 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 Deep Sx Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support The settings are Enabled and Disabled Processor Clock Options Warning Take Cau...

Page 80: ...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 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 ...

Page 81: ...onsumption 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 du...

Page 82: ...abled 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 Graphics PEG port Th...

Page 83: ...e IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are Disabled IDE Mode 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 Th...

Page 84: ...hen 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 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 ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs...

Page 85: ...d 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 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O por...

Page 86: ...OL COM4 Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or 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 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 temper...

Page 87: ...cautionary 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 User intervention No action is required However consider...

Page 88: ... 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 configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode The options are Suspend Disabled and S1 POS NUMA S...

Page 89: ...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 co...

Page 90: ...Logs IPMI BMC Support Enabled Wait For BMC Disabled BMC self test log System Event log View FRU information BMC network configuration 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 ...

Page 91: ...rce 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 displa...

Page 92: ...finite waiting Event Logs IPMI Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Boot Options Priority 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 Delete Boot Option This feature allo...

Page 93: ...Password Description If ONLY the administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Access Level Administrat Administrator Password Us...

Page 94: ... 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 Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and re...

Page 95: ...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 Set this feature to override a previously defined boot device The available devices will be listed below ...

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Page 97: ...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 pow...

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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: ...and 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 ...

Page 107: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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