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 X9SBAA Motherboard Series User's Manual

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. (Refer to Appendix A 

for details on beep codes.)

3. Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on, check 

the specs of memory modules, reset the memory or try a different one.)

Memory Errors 

1. Make sure that the ECC SO-DIMM module is properly installed and fully seated 

in the slot. 

2. Please check Section 2-3 and make sure that you are using the correct memory. 

Also, it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type 
and speed for all DIMMs in the system. 

3. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

If You Lose the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply 

may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 
1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies 

~3VDC.  If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3.  If  the  above  steps  do  not  fix  the  Setup  Configuration  problem,  contact  your 

vendor for repairs.

3-2  Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all 
the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro 

does not sell directly to end users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or 

reseller for troubleshooting services.  They should know of any possible problem(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  website 
(

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

) before contacting Technical 

Support.  

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at 

(http://www.supermicro.

com/support/bios/

).

Summary of Contents for X9SBAA

Page 1: ...X9SBAA X9SBAA F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...LING 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...

Page 3: ...ports SATA 3 0 ports and on board VGA and IPMI LAN X9SBAA F This enables the X9SBAA motherboard series to deliver cost effective performance in a small form factor package Manual Organization Chapter...

Page 4: ...lf 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 Im...

Page 5: ...ess 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 Tec...

Page 6: ...scriptions 1 4 Ports Connectors LED Indicators 1 5 Motherboard Features 1 6 X9SBAA Motherboard Series Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Power Configuration Settings 1 9 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicat...

Page 7: ...n Fail LED 2 13 Reset Button 2 13 Power Button 2 13 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 14 ATX Power Connectors JPW1 2 14 Fan Headers FAN1 3 2 15 System Management Bus JIPMB1 2 15 Chassis Intrusion JL1 2 16 Power...

Page 8: ...ort Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data...

Page 9: ...ng 4 6 PMU Clock Gating 4 6 UNIT Clock Gating 4 7 Fast Boot 4 7 Memory Test 4 7 MRC Debug Messages 4 7 DIMM vref Override 4 7 MRC Reset Loop 4 7 ECC Support 4 7 Patrol Scrub Enable 4 7 Patrol Scrub Pe...

Page 10: ...ion 4 10 SERR Generation 4 10 Maximum Payload 4 11 Maximum Read Request 4 11 ASPM Support 4 11 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select 4 11 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 11 Network...

Page 11: ...r Error Threshold 4 17 Erase Event Log 4 17 When Log is Full 4 17 Log System Boot Event 4 18 MECI 4 18 METW 4 18 View SmBIOS Event Log 4 18 4 5 IPMI 4 19 System Event Log 4 19 When SEL Full 4 19 Log E...

Page 12: ...es and Reset 4 23 Save Changes 4 24 Discard Changes 4 24 Restore Defaults 4 24 Save As User Defaults 4 24 Restore User Defaults 4 24 Boot Override 4 24 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Recoverable POS...

Page 13: ...owing items are included in the retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Quick Reference Guide Note For your system to work properly please follow the links...

Page 14: ...ard Series Image Note All graphics and images 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...

Page 15: ...PW1 12 SP1 JPG1 1 JPB1 1 JWP1 1 JWD1 JPL1 1 JOH1 1 JL1 1 JCOM1 JPI2C1 JCOM2 FAN1 1 1 FAN2 FAN3 JF1 7 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA0 2 3 DISABLE JPG1 VGA 1 2 ENABLE JBT1 C USB3 0 0 1 2 3 DISABLE JPL1...

Page 16: ...1 BMC 1 2 ENABLE CMOS CLEAR 1 2 RST 2 3 NMI JWD1 WATCH DOG OVERHEAT JL1 CHASSIS INTRUSION VGA JSD1 SATA DOM POWER JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1...

Page 17: ...ader 9 JBAT1 Internal Backup Battery 10 SP1 Internal Speaker Buzzer 11 12 29 FAN3 2 1 System Fan Headers FAN1 CPU Fan 13 JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module TPM Header 14 15 16 17 SATA3 1 2 0 Internal SATA...

Page 18: ...ATA Connections Marvell 88SE9230 SATA 3 0 ports Four 4 with RAID 0 1 USB Devices Renesas uPD720201 Two 2 USB 3 0 ports on the back panel VGA Graphics Back Panel One 1 VGA port X9SBAA F only Keyboard M...

Page 19: ...pgrade utility Drivers and software Compliance ROHS 6 6 full compliance lead free Security One 1 TPM header chassis intrusion detection header Environment Specifications Operating Temperature Range 0...

Page 20: ...n the features of the motherboard SO DIMM ECC Centerton S1260 8 5W DDR3 1333 I350 LAN PCIe X2 G2 PEB383 PCIE BRIDGE 2 3 I C P 2 G 1 X e I C P PCI32 PCI 32 SLOT 1 PHY DEDICATE LAN RTL8201 TPM HDR P80 V...

Page 21: ...button the system will enter a Soft Off state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff...

Page 22: ...1 10 X9SBAA Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes...

Page 23: ...its 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...

Page 24: ...therboard to the chassis Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws 4 pieces Location of Mounting Holes There are four 4 mounting holes on the X9SBAA motherboard series Stand Offs 4 pieces Only...

Page 25: ...Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Install standoffs in the chassis as needed Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis Install the motherbo...

Page 26: ...4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 2 3 System Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing SODIMM modules to p...

Page 27: ...ease it from the slot Pull the SO DIMM module upwards The SO DIMM Socket Position the SO DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point on the slot Press down until the module locks in...

Page 28: ...PL1 1 JOH1 1 JL1 1 JCOM1 JPI2C1 JCOM2 FAN1 1 1 FAN2 FAN3 JF1 7 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA0 2 3 DISABLE JPG1 VGA 1 2 ENABLE JBT1 C USB3 0 0 1 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN 1 2 ENABLE FF JPI2C1 PWR I2C 7 7 7...

Page 29: ...1 JSD1 JDIMM1 JTPM1 P80 JD1 1 JPW1 12 SP1 JPG1 1 JPB1 1 JWP1 1 JWD1 JPL1 1 JOH1 1 JL1 1 JCOM1 JPI2C1 JCOM2 FAN1 1 1 FAN2 FAN3 JF1 7 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA0 2 3 DISABLE JPG1 VGA 1 2 ENABLE JBT1...

Page 30: ...OG OVERHEAT JL1 CHASSIS INTRUSION VGA JSD1 SATA DOM POWER JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1...

Page 31: ...3 DISABLE JPB1 BMC 1 2 ENABLE CMOS CLEAR 1 2 RST 2 3 NMI JWD1 WATCH DOG OVERHEAT JL1 CHASSIS INTRUSION VGA JSD1 SATA DOM POWER JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED...

Page 32: ...M PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 Back Panel Connectors 1 2 IPMI LAN IPMI A dedicated IPMI LAN port is located abov...

Page 33: ...1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicato...

Page 34: ...Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3V 14 HD Active B JF1 Header Pins NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface C...

Page 35: ...to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Signal 20 Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily...

Page 36: ...LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 2 5 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for...

Page 37: ...PM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 C Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Co...

Page 38: ...SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA0 2 3 DISABLE JPG1 VGA 1 2 ENABLE JBT1 C USB3 0 0 1 2 3 DISABLE JPL1 LAN 1 2 ENABLE FF JPI2C1 PWR I2C 7 7 7 7 SLOT1 PCI 33MHz UID 2 3 DISABLE JPB1 BMC 1 2 ENABLE CMOS CLEA...

Page 39: ...RUSION VGA JSD1 SATA DOM POWER JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 JSD1 JOH1 A B...

Page 40: ...LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 B A Power LED Speaker JD1 On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for a power LED and pins 4 7 are used for an externa...

Page 41: ...D2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 RSV0 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 A JPCI1 6 JBT1 1 JBAT1 SW1 DM1 A LED3 A C LE1 A C JLAN2 JLAN1 JSD1 JDIMM1 JTPM1 P80 JD1 1 JPW1 12 S...

Page 42: ...motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the...

Page 43: ...the onboard VGA connector The default posi tion is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings JPCI1 6 JBT1 1 JBAT1 SW1 DM1 A LED3 A C LE1 A C JLAN2 JLAN1 JSD1 JDIMM1...

Page 44: ...ing 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 connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMO...

Page 45: ...WR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 B Watch Dog Timer Reset JWD1 The Watch Dog Timer JWD1 is a sys tem monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2...

Page 46: ...t 2 IPMI LAN Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis Activity LED Link Speed LED Back Panel Connectors A B GLAN Activity LED Indicator Color Definition Yellow Flashing ConnectionActive GLAN...

Page 47: ...JPB1 BMC 1 2 ENABLE CMOS CLEAR 1 2 RST 2 3 NMI JWD1 WATCH DOG OVERHEAT JL1 CHASSIS INTRUSION VGA JSD1 SATA DOM POWER JD1 1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 N...

Page 48: ...7 SPEAKER JTPM1 TPM PORT80 LAN2 4 PWR LED X NMI HDD LED LAN1 3 NIC1 CPU NIC2 OH RST X PWR ON IPMI_LAN SODIMM1 FAN1 CPU COM1 COM3 J22 JF2 2 8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections Note the following condition...

Page 49: ...ibbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all j...

Page 50: ...efer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the...

Page 51: ...y Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X9SBAA Motherboard Series supports up to 8GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3 1333 MHz SODIMM in a single low profile horizo...

Page 52: ...reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press F10 to save and...

Page 53: ...the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders t...

Page 54: ...3 6 X9SBAA Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes...

Page 55: ...e 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...

Page 56: ...have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will...

Page 57: ...mat 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 X9SBAA SMC Version This item displays the version of the BIOS used...

Page 58: ...l capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not c...

Page 59: ...signate 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 the processor or damage the syst...

Page 60: ...d Enhanced C3 This feature is used to enable or disable Enhanced C3 State The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced C4 Use this feature to enable or disable Enhanced C4 State The options are Enabl...

Page 61: ...op Use this feature to enable or disable MRC Memory Reference Code to loop infinitely The options are Enabled and Disabled ECC Support Use this feature to enable or disable ECC Error Checking and Corr...

Page 62: ...Rank Margin Tool support The options are Disabled and Enabled Dynamic Self Refresh Use this feature to enable or disable the Dynamic Self Refresh in the memory controller The options are Immediate an...

Page 63: ...Band width Allowed 25 Bandwidth Allowed 37 5 Bandwidth Allowed 50 Bandwidth Allowed 62 5 Bandwidth Allowed 70 Bandwidth Allowed 87 5 and Bandwidth Allowed 100 P_RTF_THERM Use this feature to set Punit...

Page 64: ...the following items Launch Storage OpROM Policy In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI compatible this feature specifies what ROM to launch The options are Legacy Only and UEFI Only Launch Vid...

Page 65: ...nd Enabled The default for LAN 1 is Enabled Default for LAN 2 is Disabled Network Stack Use this feature to enable or disable the network stack PXE and UEFI The op tions are Disabled and Enabled ACPI...

Page 66: ...Fan Speed Control Mode This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speed of the onboard fans Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed of 100 Pulse Width...

Page 67: ...rt 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 s...

Page 68: ...ng options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Data B...

Page 69: ...Settings The most common settings are set as default Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 COM2 and SOL Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Flow Contr...

Page 70: ...rent port This feature cannot currently be changed using the BIOS Wake on LAN Wake on LAN is currently not supported Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink T...

Page 71: ...l features of the Smbios Event Logging during boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Change this item to enable or disable runtime error logging The options are En abl...

Page 72: ...unter counts the number of oc curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value The default value is 1 METW The Multiple Event Time Window METW defi...

Page 73: ...reset When SEL Full This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes This option enab...

Page 74: ...nually entered below When Dynamic is selected all the options below are automatically assigned to the system by itself or by an external DHCP server The options are Static and DHCP The following items...

Page 75: ...tion This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots during startup The settings are Built in EFI Shell and any pre defined boot device Main Advanc...

Page 76: ...Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Set Administrator Password Event Logs...

Page 77: ...oot the computer so the new system configura tion parameters can take effect Select Yes to Save Configuration and Reset from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Reset Select this option...

Page 78: ...ry settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter This enable...

Page 79: ...ts Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also i...

Page 80: ...A 2 X9SBAA Motherboard Series User s Manual Notes...

Page 81: ...option is to go to the Supermicro Website at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard here where you may down load individual drivers and utilities After creating a...

Page 82: ...ault User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent chang...

Page 83: ...aded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PROD UCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we wil...

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Page 85: ...ted 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 ul...

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