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Warning: 

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X10SAT User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for X10SAT

Page 1: ...X10SAT USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...ts for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipmen...

Page 3: ...nicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel C226 Express chipset Chapter 2 provides h...

Page 4: ...nts or injury to yourself Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or injury to your self Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to rela...

Page 5: ...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 Technic...

Page 6: ...or with Firmware Control 1 10 Environmental Temperature Control 1 10 System Resource Alert 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 11 1 7 Supe...

Page 7: ...Audio 2 18 HDMI Port 2 19 VGA Port 2 19 DVI Port 2 19 Thunderbolt Interface 2 20 CMOS Reset Clear 2 20 Front Control Panel 2 21 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 22 Power LED 2 22 HDD LED 2 22 NIC...

Page 8: ...ry JBR1 2 37 Power Button 2 37 2 9 Onboard Indicators 2 38 LAN 1 LAN 2 LEDs 2 38 Onboard Power LED LED1 2 38 2 10 SATA Connections 2 39 SATA Connections I SATA0 I SATA5 2 39 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting...

Page 9: ...urations 4 4 Boot Feature 4 4 Quiet Boot 4 4 AddOn ROM Display Mode 4 4 Bootup Num Lock 4 4 Wait For F1 If Error 4 5 Interrupt 19 Capture 4 5 Re try Boot 4 5 Power Configuration 4 5 Watch Dog Function...

Page 10: ...CI Hand Off 4 17 EHCI Hand Off 4 17 XHCI Mode 4 17 Frontside Audio Mode 4 17 On Board Chip Configuration 4 17 SATA Mode 4 17 SATA Configuration 4 18 SATA Controllers 4 18 SATA Mode Selection 4 18 SATA...

Page 11: ...Technology Configuration 4 23 Intel AMT 4 23 Activate Remote Assistance Process 4 23 Watch Dog Timer 4 23 Super IO Configuration 4 23 Super IO Chip NCT6776D 4 23 Serial Port 1 Configuration 4 23 Devi...

Page 12: ...ts 4 33 Restore User Defaults 4 33 Boot Override 4 33 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 Config...

Page 13: ...r motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Motherboard Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One...

Page 14: ...d 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...

Page 15: ...er 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 LED1 Onboard Power LED Indicator is o...

Page 16: ...1 JPEX_DEBUG JL1 1 JSPDIF_OUT 1 JI2C1 1 JI2C2 1 24 13 JPW1 1 59 1 JITP1 2 LED1 R298 R97 SP1 1 FAN3 4 4 1 FAN2 FAN5 1 4 1 FAN1 4 FAN4 1 1 JD1 4 THUNDERBOLT USB 6 7 3 0 USB 16 17 USB 4 5 3 0 USB 14 15...

Page 17: ...tor JSPDIF_OUT Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF Out Header JSTBY1 Standby Power Header JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Port 80 Connector SP1 Internal Speaker Buzzer A SATA0 1 ASMedia Serial ATA SAT...

Page 18: ...t LAN controller LAN2 Intel i210 gigabit LAN controller Two 2 RJ 45 rear I O panel connectors with Link and Activity LEDs I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 3 0 6Gb s Two 2 A SATA 0 1 via ASM1061 RAID...

Page 19: ...voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT Memory VCORE for CPU CPU 6 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal...

Page 20: ...Z87 C226 Intel PCH Haswell DT Socket H3 LPC TPM1 2 Header COM1 LPC HEALTH INFO LPC I O NCT6776D FLASH SPI 128Mb SPI x2 FDI 2 7 Gbps Analogl port A VGA RealTek ALC1150 AZALIA PCIe3 0_x8 8 0GT s 2 5GT s...

Page 21: ...o chip true iso chronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X10SAT also features a TCO timer which allows the...

Page 22: ...t 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 onb...

Page 23: ...ws 8 and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in su...

Page 24: ...rial 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 l...

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: ...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 n las instr...

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: ...tacts 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 chassi...

Page 29: ...uy 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...

Page 30: ...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 straig...

Page 31: ...age 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...

Page 32: ...h other compo nents 3 Inspect the CPU Fan 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 heatsink Warning CPU...

Page 33: ...s until you hear a click Also 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...

Page 34: ...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 fas...

Page 35: ...otherboard Release Tabs Notches 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it Press both notches straight down into the memory slot 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule wi...

Page 36: ...r Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any combination 2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 1066 1333 1600 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 1066 1333 1600 Single Rank Dual Rank Notes Be sure to use mem...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...lation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis...

Page 39: ...s in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard components 6 Using the Phillips screwdriver insert a Phillips head 6 screw into a mo...

Page 40: ...various I O ports Backplane I O Panel A USB 2 0 Port 0 H Gb LAN Port 1 N Center LFE Out B USB 2 0 Port 1 I USB 3 0 Port 6 O Surround Out C HDMI Port J USB 3 0 Port 7 P S PDIF Out D VGA Port K Gb LAN...

Page 41: ...ss using USB cables not included See the tables below for pin definitions Back Panel USB 2 0 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 5 5V 2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0 3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0 4 Groun...

Page 42: ...9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection A LAN1 B LAN2 C SPDIF_In Out D Surround_Out E CEN LFE_Out F Mic_In G Line Out H Line_In Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio This motherboard features a 7 1 2 Cha...

Page 43: ...splay both high definition video and digital sound through an HDMI capable display using a single HDMI cable not included VGA Port A VGA port is located next to the USB ports 0 1 on the I O backpanel...

Page 44: ...rt into one serial signal B A A Thunderbolt Interface B CMOS Reset Button Backpanel C CMOS Reset Pads JBT1 Onboard CMOS Reset Clear This motherboard supports two momentary hardware switches to clear o...

Page 45: ...spe cifically for use with Supermicro chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the front control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin de...

Page 46: ...ound X X NIC2 LED LED_Anode NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins...

Page 47: ...able 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 ha...

Page 48: ...Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 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 Re...

Page 49: ...ke advantage of the fan speed control via IPMI interface This allows the fan speeds to be automatically ad justed based on the motherboard temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitio...

Page 50: ...Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Speaker JD1 On the JD1 header pins 3 4 are used for internal speaker Close pins 3 4 with a cap to use the onboard speake...

Page 51: ...able on the right for pin definitions Onboard PWR LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 No Connection 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 Serial Port COM1 There is one serial COM port header on the mo...

Page 52: ...ected to one of the SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Ground A DOM PWR B S PDIF OUt SPDIF OUT JSPDIF_OUT The SPDIF Out JS...

Page 53: ...29 A STBY PWR A Standby Power Header The Standby Power header is located at STBY1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Standby Power Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V S...

Page 54: ...nition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 LRESET 6 5V X 7 LAD 3 8 LAD 2 9 3 3V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4 15 3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X IEEE 1394 Header The...

Page 55: ...in Audio Pin Definitions Pin Signal 1 Microphone_Left 2 Audio_Ground 3 Microphone_Right 4 Audio_Detect 5 Line_2_Right 6 Ground 7 Jack_Detect 8 Key 9 Line_2_Left 10 Ground T SGPIO 1 2 Headers Two SGPIO...

Page 56: ...is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins A JPL1 LAN1 Enable B JPL2 LAN2 Enabl...

Page 57: ...jumper before powering on the system again This will erase all user settings and revert everything to their factory set defaults A Clear CMOS B JI2 C1 C JI2 C2 PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Jum...

Page 58: ...See the table on the right for jumper settings A B Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset th...

Page 59: ...e connected This jumper is used together with a USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB sup port in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices Note Use JPUSB1 for the USB p...

Page 60: ...umper settings Intel Manufacturing Mode JPME2 Close pins 2 and 3 of Jumper JPME2 to bypass SPI ash security and force the system to operate in the Manufacturing Mode allowing the user to ash the sys t...

Page 61: ...gin the recovery process See Appendix D for related information Power Button In addition to the soft power switch provided in JF1 your motherboard is equipped with a soft power button on the motherboa...

Page 62: ...ink LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Status Status Definition Off System Off On System on or System off and PWR Cable Connected Onboard Power LED LED1 An Onboard Power LED is located at LED1 on the m...

Page 63: ...3 0 ports are provided by the ASMedia SATA Controller These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA 2 0 3...

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Page 65: ...ents 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 t...

Page 66: ...s recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of different sizes different speeds and different types on the same mothe...

Page 67: ...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 i...

Page 68: ...M 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 X10SAT and b...

Page 69: ...get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Answer To solve this issue disable the IPMI jumper Another solution is t...

Page 70: ...ed before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizati...

Page 71: ...t 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 me...

Page 72: ...date 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 M...

Page 73: ...e Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YYYY 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...

Page 74: ...ture to set the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Cur rent to use the current AddOn ROM display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The option...

Page 75: ...tial boot failure The options are Disabled Legacy Boot and EFI Boot Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more t...

Page 76: ...epping Microcode Patch FSB Speed Max Maximum CPU Speed Min Minimum CPU Speed CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Hyper Threading Technology Intel VT x Virtualization Technology Intel SMX Trusted Execut...

Page 77: ...Bit to allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm...

Page 78: ...led and Enabled Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run faster than the frequency recommended by the manufacturer The options are Disabled and Enabled If this feature is set to Enabled t...

Page 79: ...s item allows the user to determine how long Memory Module 1 should operate at the power limit set by the item above Use the number keys on your keyboard to enter the value Enter 0 to use the manufact...

Page 80: ...sumption from the basic C1 Halt State state that blocks clock cycles to the CPU Select Enabled for CPU C Sates support The options are Enabled and Disabled If this feature is set to Enabled the follow...

Page 81: ...C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 State based on un cored auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 State Auto Demotion When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or...

Page 82: ...data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Graphics Configuration This item displays the following graphics information Graphics Configuration IGFX VBIOS Version IGfx Frequency Graphics Turbo...

Page 83: ...erture size which is the size of system memory re served by the BIOS for graphics device use The options are 128MB 256MB and 512 MB DVMT Pre Allocated Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT allows dynam...

Page 84: ...d Gen 3 Detect Non Compliant Device Select Enabled for the AMI BIOS to automatically detect a PCI E device that is not compliant with the PCI E standards The options are Enabled and Disabled Program P...

Page 85: ...p The options are Disabled and Enabled PCH SLOT1 SLOT3 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X1 ASPM This feature sets the ASPM Active State Power Management level for the devices installed on PCI SLOT1 SLOT3 and SLOT5 The...

Page 86: ...ables memory scrambler support for memory error correction The settings are Enabled and Disabled PCH IO Configuration This item displays the information for the PCH IO Chip Intel PCH Rev ID USB Config...

Page 87: ...ange will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled XHCI Mode This feature handles the operation mode for the XHCI Extensible Host Control ler Interface controller The settin...

Page 88: ...played Serial ATA Port 0 Port 5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Model number of drive and capacity Software Preserve Support Port 0...

Page 89: ...w the user to replace a SATA drive without shutting down the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 Port 1 SATA Device Type This feature configures the selected SATA port to support either...

Page 90: ...installed in a PCI slot The options are UEFI Only and Legacy Only Other PCI Device ROM Priority This feature selects a PCI device Option ROM for system boot if this device is not a network mass storag...

Page 91: ...led and Disabled ACPI Sleep State This feature selects the ACPI Sleep State that the system will enter into when the suspend button is activated The options are Suspend Disabled S1 only CPU Stop Clock...

Page 92: ...e following TPM items TPM Enabled Status TPM Active Status TPM Owner Status Intel TXT LT Support Intel TXT Trusted Execution Technology helps protect against software based attacks to ensure the secur...

Page 93: ...This is a timed delay in seconds before a system power down or reset after a BIOS or operating system failure is detected Directly enter the value in seconds Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip NCT67...

Page 94: ...Width Modulation Duty Cycle for maximum cooling This setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Standard for the onboard fans to run at 50 of the Initial PWM Cycle in...

Page 95: ...Ie Cache Line Size This option configures the cache line size value to be configured on the Thunderbolt PCIe subtree The options 0 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 Thunderbolt Surprise Removal This option ena...

Page 96: ...n Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The mos...

Page 97: ...Windows Emergency Management Services EMS ports The options are Enabled and Disabled Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common s...

Page 98: ...othing and Erase Immediately Log System Boot Event Change this item to enable or disable system boot event logging The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI The Multiple Event Count Increment MECI cou...

Page 99: ...Option Delete Driver Option Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Security Event Logs METW The Multiple Eve...

Page 100: ...Delete Boot Option Use this feature to remove a pre defined boot device from which the system will boot during startup The settings are any pre defined boot device Delete Driver Option Use this featur...

Page 101: ...ngth of the password should be from 3 characters to 20 characters long To begin use the cursor to highlight a detected hard disk and press Enter Press Enter again on Set User Password to define the ha...

Page 102: ...ve all changes made This will not reset reboot the system Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore Optimized Def...

Page 103: ...etup 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 previo...

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Page 105: ...otup If a fatal error oc curs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fat...

Page 106: ...A 2 X10SAT User s Manual Notes...

Page 107: ...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 setti...

Page 108: ...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 passwor...

Page 109: ...I Remote Control Note The SuperDoctor III software and manual may be downloaded from our Website at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we still recommen...

Page 110: ...B 4 X10SAT User s Manual Notes...

Page 111: ...control to a computer system at bootup C 2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block A UEF BIOS flash chip consists of a recovery BIOS block comprised of two boot blocks and a main BIOS b...

Page 112: ...you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and rename it Super ROM for BIOS recovery use 2 Ins...

Page 113: ...ery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive 8 When a DOS prompt appears enter AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt...

Page 114: ...from the power supply to clear CMOS and then plug the AC power cable in the power supply again to power on the system 10 Press Del continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press F3 to load defa...

Page 115: ...e to a software tool issue see image below or an unexpected power outage during BIOS updates BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence When a BIOS boot block is corrupted due to an unexpected power outage...

Page 116: ...JBR1 1 Power down the system 2 Close pins 2 3 on Jumper JBR1 and power on the system 3 Follow the BIOS recovery SOP listed in the previous chapter Appendix C 4 After completing the steps above power...

Page 117: ...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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