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Super X11SRi-IF User's Manual

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Supermicro X11SRi-IF

BIOS Version

This feature displays the version of the BIOS ROM used in the system.

Build Date

This feature displays the date of when the BIOS ROM version used in the system was built.

CPLD Version

This feature displays the version of the CPLD (Complex-Programmable Logical Device) used 
in the system. 

Memory Information

Total Memory

This feature displays the total size of memory available in the system.

Memory Speed

This feature displays the default speed of the memory modules installed in the system.

Summary of Contents for X11SRi-IF

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 X11SRi IF...

Page 2: ...n a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful...

Page 3: ...mance small form factor solution for space constraint and multi node systems Please note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only For processor m...

Page 4: ...r 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 supe...

Page 5: ...ental Temperature Control 18 System Resource Alert 18 1 5 ACPI Features 18 1 6 Power Supply 19 1 7 Serial Header 19 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Before the Installation 20 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2...

Page 6: ...Procedures 52 Before Power On 52 No Power 52 No Video 53 System Boot Failure 53 Memory Errors 53 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 54 When the System Becomes Unstable 54 3 2 Technical Support P...

Page 7: ...ppendix B Software Installation B 1 Installing Software Programs 102 B 2 SuperDoctor 5 103 Appendix C Standardized Warning Statements Battery Handling 104 Product Disposal 106 Appendix D UEFI BIOS Rec...

Page 8: ...Motherboard X11SRi IF 1 I O Shield MCP 260 00146 0N 1 Quick Reference Guide MNL 2201 QRG 1 Important Links For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary driv...

Page 9: ...herboard Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision avail able at the time of publication of the manual The motherboard you received may or may not look exact...

Page 10: ...LED6301 JPWR2 JPWR3 I SGPIO1 PCH X11SRi IF REV 1 00 DESIGNED IN USA BMC M 2 PCH CPU SLOT6 PCI E 3 0 X16 DIMMD1 DIMMC1 DIMMB1 DIMMA1 LAN CTRL LAN CTRL JWD1 UID LED JUIDB1 BT1 USB 0 1 3 0 VGA LAN3 JNVM...

Page 11: ...CPLD1 JBT1 CPU CLOSE 1st OPEN 1st JBT1 UID LED BT1 LAN1 2 IPMI LAN USB 0 1 3 0 VGA JNVME3 DIMMD1 DIMMC1 CPU DIMMA1 DIMMB1 JUIDB1 JIPMB1 JD1 JNVME2 JWD1 JPME2 JOH1 JTPM1 JL1 JCOM1 JCPLD1 JPWR2 JPWR3 I...

Page 12: ...IO1 Serial Link General Purpose I O Connection Header JCOM1 COM Header JD1 Speaker Header Pin 1 positive terminal Pin 2 negative terminal JFP1 Front Control Panel Connector JIPMB1 3 pin BMC External I...

Page 13: ...e at http www supermicro com products motherboard Chipset Intel PCH C422 Expansion Slots One 1 OCuLink PCI Express 3 0 x4 Connector Dual function for SATA 3 0 or NVMe One 1 OCuLink PCI Express 3 0 x4...

Page 14: ...RM Temperature PCH temperature System temperature DIMM temperature DIMM VRM Temperature and Periperal Temperature Six phase CPU switching voltage regulator CPU thermal trip support Platform Environmen...

Page 15: ...able at http www supermicro com support manuals Note 3 It is strongly recommended that you change BMC login information upon ini tial system power on The manufacture default username is ADMIN and the...

Page 16: ...er s Manual Figure 1 3 System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard Refer to the previous pages for the actual specification...

Page 17: ...hancements BMC supports remote management virtualization and the security package for enterprise platforms 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting...

Page 18: ...user of certain system events For example you can configure SuperDoctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range 1...

Page 19: ...he motherboard Failure in doing so may void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supp...

Page 20: ...y unit with a least 500W To support a double width add on card on the motherboard use a power supply unit with at least 700W 3 The power of this motherboard is supplied by a 12V DC in directly Short a...

Page 21: ...o 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...

Page 22: ...they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Tools Needed Phillips Screwdriver 1 Standoffs 4 Only if Needed Phillips Screws 4 Locat...

Page 23: ...nents are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Note 3 Before assembling the motherboard...

Page 24: ...hassis 4 Install standoffs 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 pan he...

Page 25: ...e sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a motherboard without a...

Page 26: ...Lift the load plate to open it completely 4 Remove the protective cover away from the load plate by pushing the cover slightly Gently push the protective cover outward Note To protect the socket pins...

Page 27: ...are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket To avoid damaging the CPU or socket do not drop the CPU onto the socket move it horizontally or vertically or rub it against the sock...

Page 28: ...ever first then lock the Open 1st lever second Gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Push down and lock the lever labeled Close 1st Gently close the load plate 1 2 Lever Lock Lever Lock...

Page 29: ...w in two diagonal screws e g the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not over tighten the screws to avoid damaging the CPU and the motherboard 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four...

Page 30: ...shown in the illustration below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when loosening the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened from the socket remove t...

Page 31: ...to the tables below for the recommended DIMM population order and additional memory information 1 CPU 4 DIMM Slots Number of DIMMs Memory Population Sequence 1 DIMMA1 2 DIMMA1 DIMMC1 3 Unbalanced not...

Page 32: ...one or three modules installed However to achieve the best memory performance a balanced memory population is recommended FAN1 JPWR1 BAR CODE JCOM1 JFP1 JTPM1 FAN2 FAN3 LED1 LED6301 JPWR2 JPWR3 I SGP...

Page 33: ...nto the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot DIMM Removal Press both release tabs on the ends of the DIMM modul...

Page 34: ...R2 JPWR3 I SGPIO1 PCH X11SRi IF REV 1 00 DESIGNED IN USA BMC M 2 PCH CPU SLOT6 PCI E 3 0 X16 DIMMD1 DIMMC1 DIMMB1 DIMMA1 LAN CTRL LAN CTRL JWD1 UID LED JUIDB1 BT1 USB 0 1 3 0 VGA LAN3 JNVME3 JNVME2 LA...

Page 35: ...rt 0 USB 3 0 Port 1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 10 VBUS 1 VBUS 11 USB_N 2 USB_N 12 USB_P 3 USB_P 13 GND 4 GND 14 Stda_SSRX 5 Stda_SSRX 15 Stda_SSRX 6 Stda_SSRX 16 GND 7 GND 17 Stda_SSTX 8 Stda_SSTX...

Page 36: ...All of these ports accept RJ45 cables Please refer to Section 2 10 LED Indicators for LAN LED information FAN1 JPWR1 BAR CODE JCOM1 JFP1 JTPM1 FAN2 FAN3 LED1 LED6301 JPWR2 JPWR3 I SGPIO1 PCH X11SRi I...

Page 37: ...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 at http www supermicro com UID Switch Pin Definitions Pin Def...

Page 38: ...tions of the front control panel buttons and LED indicators FAN1 JPWR1 BAR CODE JCOM1 JFP1 JTPM1 FAN2 FAN3 LED1 LED6301 JPWR2 JPWR3 I SGPIO1 PCH X11SRi IF REV 1 00 DESIGNED IN USA BMC M 2 PCH CPU SLOT...

Page 39: ...ocated on pin 3 of JFP1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system Refer to the table below for pin definition Reset Button Pin Definitions JFP1 Pin Definition 3 Res...

Page 40: ...FP1 Attach a cable to pin 6 to show hard drive activity status Refer to the table below for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JFP1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V Stdby 6 HDD Active UID Power LED Connect...

Page 41: ...ections for devices like solid state drives JNVME2 is a dual function connector designed for SATA 3 0 or NVMe PCI E 3 0 x4 By default JNVME2 is set to SATA x4 and selectable in the BIOS menu JNVME3 is...

Page 42: ...rs The 4 pin SATA power connectors located at JPWR2 and JPWR3 are designed to provide power to the SATA devices Refer to the table below for pin definitions Note Check the Cable list on Section 2 1 Be...

Page 43: ...JPG1 JOH1 JL1 JCPLD1 JBT1 CPU CLOSE 1st OPEN 1st 1 FAN1 2 FAN2 3 FAN3 Headers Fan Headers There are three 4 pin fan headers FAN1 FAN2 and FAN3 on the motherboard All these 4 pin fan headers are backwa...

Page 44: ...to the tables below for more information SGPIO Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 GND 4 Data 5 Load 6 GND 7 Clock 8 NC NC No Connection I SGPIO Header 1 I SGPIO1 JNVME2 T...

Page 45: ...System Management Bus header for IPMI 2 0 is located at JIPMB1 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2 C connection on your system Refer to the table below for pin definitions External...

Page 46: ...ntrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Refer to the table below for pin defi...

Page 47: ...ins Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally cle...

Page 48: ...n reboot the system when a software application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt NMI signal for the application that...

Page 49: ...nel of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the other Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection Refer to the tab...

Page 50: ...s LAN3 Color State Definition Link Left Green Solid Amber Solid 100 Mbps 1Gbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active IPMI LAN Activity LED Link LED 1 IPMI LAN LEDs LAN3 FAN1 JPWR1 BAR CODE JCOM1 JFP1 J...

Page 51: ...1 Onboard Power LED The Onboard Power LED is located at LED1 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or install...

Page 52: ...ween the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install the CPU making sure it is fully...

Page 53: ...to Section 2 9 in Chapter 2 2 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM modules Make sure that system power is on and that memory error beeps are activated 3 Turn on the system w...

Page 54: ...CPU BIOS support Make sure that your CPU is supported and that you have the latest BIOS installed in your system 2 Memory support Make sure that the memory modules are supported by testing the module...

Page 55: ...ify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting procedures 4 Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a component in question from...

Page 56: ...on our website http www supermicro com FAQ index php before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website http www supermicro com ResourceApps BIOS_IPMI_Intel html 3...

Page 57: ...essage and the information on how to update your BIOS on our website Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it...

Page 58: ...ase 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...

Page 59: ...displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service...

Page 60: ...F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be confi...

Page 61: ...will be displayed System Date System Time Use this option to change the system date and time Highlight System Date or System Time using the arrow keys Enter new values using the keyboard Press the Tab...

Page 62: ...e of when the BIOS ROM version used in the system was built CPLD Version This feature displays the version of the CPLD Complex Programmable Logical Device used in the system Memory Information Total M...

Page 63: ...facturer settings Boot Feature Boot Configuration Fast Boot This feature enables the system to boot with a minimal set of required devices to launch This has no effect on BBS boot options The options...

Page 64: ...his feature enables port 61h bit 4 toggling in SMM The options are Disabled and Enabled Wait For F1 If Error Use this feature to force the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs...

Page 65: ...The options are Power On Stay Off and Last State PCH FW Configuration The following firmware information will display ME Firmware Version ME Firmware Mode ME Firmware SKU ME File System Integrity Val...

Page 66: ...to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The options are Disable and Enable Refer to the Intel and Microsoft websites for more information Intel VMX Virtualization Technology S...

Page 67: ...which will prefetch IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance The options are Enable and Disable LLC Prefetch If set to Enable the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams o...

Page 68: ...Logical Processors In SW_ANY mode the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P state and may initiate the transition on any Logical Processors The options are HW_ALL SW_ALL and SW_ANY Tu...

Page 69: ...ge register The options are C0 C1 State C2 State C6 Non Retention State C6 Retention State No Limit and Auto CPU T State Control Software Controlled T States Use this feature to enable Software Contro...

Page 70: ...ation of onboard memory modules as detected by the BIOS Memory RAS Configuration Static Virtual Lockstep Mode Select Enable to run the system s memory channels in lockstep mode to minimize memory acce...

Page 71: ...setting is 24 Patrol Scrub Address Mode Use this feature to select the Patrol Scrub Address mode The options are Reverse Address and System Physical Address IIO Configuration IIO Configuration EV DFX...

Page 72: ...E port specified by the user The options are Auto Enable and Disable Link Speed This feature configures the link speed of a PCI E port specified by the user The options are Auto Gen 1 Generation 1 2 5...

Page 73: ...for Direct I O VT d support by reporting the I O device assignments to the VMM Virtual Machine Monitor through the DMAR ACPI tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across Int...

Page 74: ...he options are Disable and Enable If the feature above is set to Enable the following features will become avail able for configuration VMD Port 1A 1B 1C 1D Available when the device is detected by th...

Page 75: ...TA and RST Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the SATA devices that are supported by the Intel PCH chipset and displays the following featur...

Page 76: ...ted Platform Module device is detected in your machine the following information will be displayed Vendor Name Firmware Version Security Device Support If this feature and the TPM jumper JTPM1 on the...

Page 77: ...lled ASPM Select Disabled for BIOS controlled ASPM The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Numa This setting enables or disables Non Uniform Memory Access NUMA a feature that im proves memory to pro...

Page 78: ...ver LAN SOL port for console redirection The options are SOL and COM Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 Console Redirection Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port spe...

Page 79: ...your data bits The options are None Even Odd Mark and Space Stop Bits A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication Select 2 Stop Bits...

Page 80: ...Console Redirection Settings Use this feature to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user Terminal Type Use this feature...

Page 81: ...ending 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...

Page 82: ...computer used by the user Out of Band Mgmt Port The feature selects a serial port in a client server to be used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS to communicate with a remote...

Page 83: ...ect the MMCFG size The options are 64M 128M 256M 512M 1G and 2G MMIO High Base Use this feature to select the base memory size according to memory address mapping for the IO hub The options are 56T 40...

Page 84: ...ware type to be loaded for onboard LAN ports The options are Disabled EFI and Legacy Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM Use this feature to select which firmware type to be loaded for onboard LAN ports The opti...

Page 85: ...available for user s con figuration Server CA Configuration Enroll Cert Certification This feature allows the user to enroll the certificate in the system Enroll Cert Certification Using File This fe...

Page 86: ...memory modules in the system Size Hex Use this feature to set the size of the raw RAM disk The default setting is 1 Create Exit Select this feature when you want to exit from this submenu after you ve...

Page 87: ...stem boot 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 er...

Page 88: ...me Window METW defines the number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented This is in minutes from 0 to 99 The default value is 60 Custom Options Log EFI Statu...

Page 89: ...og Note After making changes on a setting be sure to reboot the system for the chang es to take effect Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup T...

Page 90: ...Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full The opti...

Page 91: ...ill need to know the IP address of this 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...

Page 92: ...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 it is attached to and request the next available...

Page 93: ...new or change an existing User Password Password Check Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup Select Always for the system to check for a password at bootup or upon entering the...

Page 94: ...wing Key Management settings Provision Factory Defaults Select Enabled to install the default Secure Boot keys set by the manufacturer The op tions are Disabled and Enabled Restore Factory Keys Select...

Page 95: ...the source of the authorized signatures Select Update to update your Authorized Signatures Select Append to append your Authorized Signatures The settings are Update and Append Forbidden Signatures T...

Page 96: ...he system will boot Press Enter on each item sequentially to select devices When the feature above Boot Mode Select is set to Legacy the following features will be displayed for configuration Boot Opt...

Page 97: ...lt in EFI Shell Delete Driver Option Use this feature to select a boot driver to delete from the boot priority list Delete Drive Option Select the target boot driver to delete from the boot priority l...

Page 98: ...puter 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 for the new system configuration parame...

Page 99: ...from the Save Exit menu and press Enter This enables the user to save all changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Save...

Page 100: ...the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The t...

Page 101: ...m support manuals AMI BIOS POST Codes User s Guide When BIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process a diagnostic...

Page 102: ...contains You may also use a utility to extract the ISO file if preferred After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown in Figur...

Page 103: ...ons in a command line or web based interface in Windows and Linux operating systems The program monitors system health information such as CPU temperature system voltages system power consumption fan...

Page 104: ...e installing or configuring components These warnings may also be found on our website at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Battery Handling Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer fal...

Page 105: ...ffingsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt Vervang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkoms...

Page 106: ...tos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous aupr s de l organisme comp tent...

Page 107: ...management to a computer during system boot D 2 Recovering the UEFI BIOS Image A UEFI BIOS flash chip consists of a recovery BIOS block and a main BIOS block a main BIOS image The recovery block cont...

Page 108: ...s too large due to the huge volumes of folders and files stored in the device To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB attached device follow the instructions below 1 Using a different machine copy t...

Page 109: ...you want to start the BIOS recovery If you decide to proceed with BIOS recovery follow the procedures below 4 When the screen as shown above displays use the arrow keys to select the item Proceed with...

Page 110: ...act the BIOS package into a USB flash drive 7 Press Del during system boot to enter the BIOS Setup utility From the top of the tool bar select Boot to enter the submenu From the submenu list select Bo...

Page 111: ...t interrupt this process until the BIOS flashing is complete 9 The screen above indicates that the BIOS update process is complete When you see the screen above unplug the AC power cable from the powe...

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