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USER’S MANUAL

 

 

Revision 1.0

X9DBS-F

X9DBS-F-2U

Summary of Contents for Supero X9DBS-F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 X9DBS F X9DBS F 2U...

Page 2: ...H DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTA...

Page 3: ...ce This motherboard is intended to be used in Supermicro SBB platforms Please refer to our website at http www supermicro com for processor and memory update and support Manual Organization Chapter 1...

Page 4: ...tem or injury to yourself Warning Important information is given to ensure proper system installation or to avoid causing damage to the system or causing injury to yourself Note Additional information...

Page 5: ...icro 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 Supp...

Page 6: ...ntroller 1 15 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Standardized Warning Statements 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2 4 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 5 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules...

Page 7: ...3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 5 3 3 Battery Removal and Installation 3 6 3 4 Frequently Asked Questions 3 7 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Ser...

Page 8: ...viii X9DBS F X9DBS F 2U Motherboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 9: ...otherboard is intended to be used in Supermicro s 2U 3U SBB chassis as an integrated platform solution No retail package will be included in the shipment Note For your system to work properly please f...

Page 10: ...therboard 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 exa...

Page 11: ...A USB COM1 External SAA D95 Slot1 PCI E 3 0x24 CPU2 Port1 CPU2 Port3 JPI2C2JPI2C1 JPLD1 JDBS5 BIOS JBT1 PCH USB3 I SATA0 I SATA1 JSD1 JSD2 JWD1 P2 DIMMD1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 JPME1 JPME2 Fan1 Fan2 Fan3...

Page 12: ...o not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible short circuit X9DBS F X9DBS F 2U Jumpers Fan 6 Fan 5 Fan 4 JPL1 LAN1 LAN2 JKVM1 VGA USB COM1 External SAA D95 Slot1 PCI E 3 0x24 CPU2 Po...

Page 13: ...A Mouse Connector JOH1 Overheat Fan Fail LED JSD1 JSD2 SATA DOM Device On Module Power Connectors JTPM1 TPM Trusted Platform Module Port 80 LAN1 LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports 1 2 LAN1 LAN2 External...

Page 14: ...00 MHz in 6 memory modules Note For the latest CPU memory updates please refer to our Website at http www super micro com products motherboard DIMM sizes R_DIMM LR_ DIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB...

Page 15: ...ACPI ACPM Power Management Config Main switch override mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Power on mode for AC power recovery Intel Intelligent Node Management IPNM See the note on Page 1 14 Int...

Page 16: ...uration Interface support SuperoDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection Dimensions 16 64 L x 8 10 W 422 66 mm x 205 74 mm Note 1 CPU Maximum Thermal Design Power TDP is subject...

Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Overview 1 9 Notes...

Page 18: ...1066 1333 1600 DDR3 DIMM 800 1066 1333 1600 CPU2 E5 2400 Series Processor CPU1 E5 2400 Series Processor F Rear IO Side E D P0 P1 P1 P0 C B A QPI PCI E x24 230 pins LSI2208 LSI SASx36 SAS2 EXPD 24 Port...

Page 19: ...th a transfer speed of up to 8 0 GT s providing superb system performance The C602J chipset provides extensive IO support including the following functions and capabilities PCI Express Rev 2 0 support...

Page 20: ...ith Firmware Control The PC health monitor chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the firmware thermal management via IPMI Environmental Temp...

Page 21: ...e Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED...

Page 22: ...is supported by the BMC Baseboard Management Controller your system must also have IPNM compatible Management Engine ME firmware installed in your system for IPNM support Note Support for IPNM Specif...

Page 23: ...n WPCM450R PCI System Interface The WPCM450R provides 32 bit 33 MHz 3 3V PCI interface which is compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification Rev 2 3 The PCI system interface connects to the onboard...

Page 24: ...ia remote access console redirec tion Supports the following Management tools IPMIView CLI Command Line Interface RMCP protocol supported Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer t...

Page 25: ...omponents Read this section in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis Battery Handling Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefah...

Page 26: ...de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Re emplazar la bater a exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomen dado por el fabricante Desechar las bater as gastadas seg...

Page 27: ...dieses Produkts sollte gem allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des Landes erfolgen Advertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y regla mentos nacionales Attention L...

Page 28: ...y 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 b...

Page 29: ...heck that it is within the rating limits of the heatsink and chassis to ensure proper cooling and operation Refer to the chassis manual for more information 4 When purchasing a motherboard without a p...

Page 30: ...e cutout with the socket key which is the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket 6 Align Pin 1 on the CPU with Pin 1 on the CPU socket 7 Once both CPU and the socket are aligned care...

Page 31: ...sink 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the two mounting holes on the heatsink are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Insert two push pins on the sides of the heatsink through...

Page 32: ...or unscrew the screw on the heatsink and turn it counter clock wise to loosen it Repeat the same step to loosen the second push pin 3 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture below and gently wriggl...

Page 33: ...ank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the DIMM module key with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module w...

Page 34: ...ule Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules CPU Corresponding DIMM Modules CPU 1 P1 DIMMA...

Page 35: ...the SMC Recommended Memory List posted on our website at http www supermicro com support resources mem cfm Populating RDIMM ECC Memory Modules Intel E5 2400 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support Ranks...

Page 36: ...on memory support and updates please refer to the SMC Recommended Memory List posted on our website at http www supermicro com support resources mem cfm Other Important Notes and Restrictions For the...

Page 37: ...k in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed Phillips Screwdriver Pan head screws 13 pieces Standoffs 11 pieces if needed Loca...

Page 38: ...in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components 6 Using the Phillips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole...

Page 39: ...ts are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and I O Ports Back Panel I O Port Locat...

Page 40: ...orts LAN1 LAN2 are located on the I O backplane on the motherboard to provide Ethernet connections In addition an IPMI Dedicated LAN also provides KVM support for IPMI 2 0 Note Please refer to the LED...

Page 41: ...s chapter X9DBS F Rev 1 01 1 External SAS Connectors 1 External SAS Connectors Two External Serial Attached SCSI Ports are located on the backplane of the X9D BS F while only one located on the backpl...

Page 42: ...MMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 BMC SAS Re Driver SAS MEZZANINE HEADER CPU1 CPU2 X9DBS F Rev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 Fan Headers This motherboard has...

Page 43: ...der is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating and fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the tables on right for pin definitions OH Fan...

Page 44: ...Re Driver SAS MEZZANINE HEADER CPU1 CPU2 X9DBS F Rev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver C A JSD1 B JSD2 C USB 3 B A SATA DOM Power Connectors Two power connectors for SATA DOM Disk On Module devices a...

Page 45: ...Firmware Recovery mode which will limit resource al location for essential system operation only in order to maintain normal power operation and management In the single operation mode online upgrade...

Page 46: ...ers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit...

Page 47: ...prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connec tion Always remove the AC power cord from the...

Page 48: ...6 M4 M3 M2 M1 LE2 LED11 J21 LED13 LED12 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 BMC SAS Re Driver SAS MEZZANINE HEADER CPU1 CPU2 X9DBS F Rev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver I2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers J...

Page 49: ...ev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver 2 9 Onboard LED Indicators A LAN1 LEDs B LAN2 LEDs LAN1 LAN2 LEDs G_LAN Ports 1 2 JLAN1 JLAN2 are lo cated on the IO Backplane Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs...

Page 50: ...nition D95 Up BMC Heartbeat LED D95 Down System Heart beat LED Green Blinking BMC System Normal BMC Heartbeat System Heartbeat LED A BMC System Heartbeat LED is located at D95 on the motherboard When...

Page 51: ...U1 CPU2 X9DBS F Rev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver A SATA Heartbeat LED LED2 B SAS Activity LED LED10 C SAS Activity LED LED11 A SATA Heartbeat LED Status Color State Definition Green Blinking SATA...

Page 52: ...F Rev 1 01 LAN Intel i350 SAS Re Driver Notes 1 For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our Website http www supermicro com...

Page 53: ...the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including keyboard and mouse cables 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated...

Page 54: ...ugging the power cord and contacting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Sec tion 2 8 in Chapter 2 2 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM mod ules Make sure that...

Page 55: ...a single module among all memory slots and check the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Follow the instructions given in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 6 Please foll...

Page 56: ...ation Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD DVD disc CD DVD ROM 2 Cable connection Check to make sure that all cables are connected an...

Page 57: ...em s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our we...

Page 58: ...hould 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 r...

Page 59: ...using the format AMI bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to...

Page 60: ...rs that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not co...

Page 61: ...an 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 informationa...

Page 62: ...tility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgra...

Page 63: ...ed 10 12 2012 System Time This item displays the system time in HH MM SS format e g 15 32 52 Supermicro X9DBS F Version This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system Build Dat...

Page 64: ...nstead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the current AddOn RO...

Page 65: ...Boot Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when a non recoverable error occurs that lasts for more than five minutes The...

Page 66: ...nformation regarding the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 Type of CPU CPU Signature Microcode Patch CPU Stepping Maximum CPU Speed Minimum CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Hyper Threading Techn...

Page 67: ...e allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Dis...

Page 68: ...allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If...

Page 69: ...enerator is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C6 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State ACPI C3 to the op...

Page 70: ...t By increasing this value the processor can provide better performance during a short period This item displays the time period during which short duration power is maintained The default setting is...

Page 71: ...y The default is Enabled and can not be changed MMCFG Base Use this feature to select the default value for the PCI MMIO Memory Mapped IO Base Address The lower the value the less available the system...

Page 72: ...Generation 3 support for Port 3C The options are GEN1 GEN2 and GEN3 QPI Configuration Current QPI Link Speed This item displays the current status of the QPI Link Current QPI Link Frequency This item...

Page 73: ...s on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODE0 DRAM RAPL MODE1 and Disabled DDR Speed Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other than what is specified by th...

Page 74: ...Device Tagging Select Enabled to support device tagging The options are Disabled and En abled Thermal Throttling Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces sor via au...

Page 75: ...d EHCI Hand Off This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The option...

Page 76: ...nd Disabled Port 0 5 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for a particular port which will allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting down the system The op...

Page 77: ...Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload value for a PCI E device to enhance system performance T...

Page 78: ...fault setting for LAN1 Op tion ROM is Enabled and the default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard SAS Option ROM This is to boot th...

Page 79: ...le the serial port specified for SOL use The options are Enabled and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the settings of SOL Port SOL Serial_Over_LAN Change Settings This option specifies the...

Page 80: ...VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial...

Page 81: ...nd 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 Lega...

Page 82: ...d ASCII character set Select VT UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes The options are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 Bits Per Second This item sets the transmission...

Page 83: ...pts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an...

Page 84: ...ly ac tive or deactivated TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership Intel TXT LT SX Configuration Intel TXT LT SX Hardware Support This feature indicates if the following hardwar...

Page 85: ...n Technology with Direct I O support VT Support Intel Virtualization Technology support TPM Support Trusted Platform support TPM State Trusted Platform state 4 4 Event Logs Use this feature to configu...

Page 86: ...ly erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex ceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log is full Select Do Nothing for the system to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full The options are Do Nothing an...

Page 87: ...ed in your system System Event Log Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Erasing Settings Erase SEL Selec...

Page 88: ...to implement any IP MAC address changes at the next system boot If the option is set to Yes any changes made to the settings below will take effect when the system is rebooted The options are No and Y...

Page 89: ...nu allows the user to configure the following boot settings for the system Set Boot Priorities 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device 6th Boot Device Use this...

Page 90: ...e Administrator Password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 20 characters long User Password Use this feature to set a User Pas...

Page 91: ...d Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration settings can take effect Select Sav...

Page 92: ...lts Select this feature and press Enter to save the current settings as the user s defaults When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save values as user s defaults select Yes to save the...

Page 93: ...s 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 Co...

Page 94: ...A 2 X9DBS F X9DBS F 2U Motherboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 95: ...you may down load individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown below should appear Note 1 Clic...

Page 96: ...on such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the figures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN...

Page 97: ...splay Screen Remote Control Note The SuperDoctor III program and User s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products ac cessories software SuperDoctorIII c...

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Page 99: ...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 su...

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