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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X9SCM

X9SCM-F

X9SCL

X9SCL-F

Summary of Contents for X9SCL

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F ...

Page 2: ...OF SUCH 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 INSTALLING 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 S...

Page 3: ...r and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the Intel Cougar Point chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modu...

Page 4: ...the system or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional information given to differentiate between various models or to provide information for correct system setup ...

Page 5: ...et 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 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com t...

Page 6: ...are Control 1 11 Environmental Temperature Control 1 11 System Resource Alert 1 11 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 13 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller 1 13 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 LGA11...

Page 7: ...nt Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 22 Power LED 2 22 HDD LED 2 22 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 2 23 Overheat OH Fan Fail Front 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 2 26 Chassis Intrusion 2 26 Internal Buzzer 2 27 Speaker 2 27 Onboard Power LED 2 28 Power Supply I2 C Connector 2 28 T SGPIO 0 1 Headers 2 29 TPM Header 2 2...

Page 8: ...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 BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 4 1 How to Start the Setup Uti...

Page 9: ...Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU 4 6 Intel AES NI 4 6 Intel Hyper Threading Technology 4 6 Active Processor Cores 4 6 Power Technology 4 6 EIST 4 6 P STATE Coordination 4 7 CPU C3 Report CPU C6 Report 4 7 C State package limit setting 4 7 Intel Turbo Boost Technology Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled 4 7 Turbo Mode 4 7 Chipset Configuration 4 7 CPU Bridge C...

Page 10: ... 4 10 PCI ROM Priority 4 10 PCI Latency Timer 4 11 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 12 Hardware Health Configuration 4 13 Fan Speed Contro...

Page 11: ...Codes 4 17 View FRU Information 4 17 BMC Network Configuration 4 17 Configuration Source 4 17 4 6 Boot Settings 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 Defaults 4 20 Sa...

Page 12: ...ware Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III B 2 Appendix C BIOS Recovery C 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive Recommended Method C 1 Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process C 1 Part 2 BIOS Reprogramming Re Flashing C 2 C 2 BIOS Recovery from an IDE SATA_ATAPI Disc Drive C 2 ...

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: ...rd Image X9SCM X9SCM F 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 15: ...9SCL X9SCL F 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: ...TA II ports I SATA 0 5 are included on the motherboard PCI E Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 slot is available on the X9SCM F only J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 FAN1 FANA FAN3 FAN2 DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required USB4 5 USB 12 13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2 3 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x8 JF1 I SATA2 Slot4 P...

Page 17: ...I SATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 1 4 1 1 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F Jumpers Number Jumper Description Default 34 J29 SPI Programming internal use Closed Normal 22 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chpt 2 13 JI2 C1 JI2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chpt 2 12 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 17 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 10 11 JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled 4...

Page 18: ...TX Main Power Connector Required 47 JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU power Connector Required 1 KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Connectors 8 9 3 LAN1 LAN2 IPMI_LAN Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN1 2 IPMI_LAN F models 50 49 I SATA 0 1 Serial ATA Ports 0 1 X9SCL SATA II Ports X9SCM SATA III Ports 27 26 25 24 I SATA 0 5 SATA II Ports 45 JPI2 C PWR supply I2 C System Management Bus 40 JSPK Speaker Header Pins 3 4 Internal 1 4 Exter...

Page 19: ... Connections One 1 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller for LAN 1 One 1 Intel 82579 PHY for LAN 2 Two 2 RJ 45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2 0 LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F Only I O Devices SATA Connections X9SCM X9SCM F SATA III Ports 6Gb s SATA II Ports 3Gb s Two 2 I SATA 0 1 Four 4 I SATA 2 5 X9SCL X9SCL F SATA II Ports Six 6 I SATA ...

Page 20: ...or 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 3 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor II...

Page 21: ...66MHz 1333 1066MHz 5 0Gb x4 DMI II 5 0Gb 5 0Gbps PCIe_x4 PCIe x8 Slot 6 4 SATA Ports SATA II 300MB s 9 USB Ports USB2 0 480Mbps Flash SPI 32Mb SPI PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN1 82574L Reserved COM1 2 P S2 LPC HEALTH INFO LPC TPM1 2 Header LPC PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN2 82579 RMII VGA Port RTL8201 PHY Hermon WPCM450 Winbond BMC PCI32 RJ45 PCIe2 0_x8 PCIe x8 Slot 5 0Gb PCIe2 0_x4 5 0Gb PCIe x8 Slot 600MB s SATA ...

Page 22: ...peed Direct Media Interface DMI for chip to 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 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F also features a TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including ECC Error Reporting Function Disable and Intruder Detect Int...

Page 23: ... 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 Temperature Co...

Page 24: ...erages the Plug and Play 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 t...

Page 25: ...d with baud 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 WPCM...

Page 26: ...1 14 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F User s Manual Notes ...

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: ... If 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 t...

Page 29: ...hold the CPU at the North center 3 edge and the South center edge of the CPU Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys 4 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: ... it 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 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to 5 avoid damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make 6 sure that the CPU is properly installed Use your...

Page 31: ...lace the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are 2 aligned with those on the Motherboard s and the Heatsink Bracket under neath Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug 3 do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 4 Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046P hea...

Page 32: ... in the sequence as shown 1 in the illustration below Gently 2 wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket 3 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal 4 grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and ...

Page 33: ... compo nents Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make 3 sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Remove the thin layer of the protec 4 tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU may overheat if the protective film is not re moved from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal 5 grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore thi...

Page 34: ...nting holes until you hear a click Also make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward Repeat Step 7 to insert all 8 four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes Once all four fasteners are 9 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: ...prevent damage done to the CPU or other components Active Heatsink Removal Unplug the power cord from the 1 power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires 2 from the CPU fan header Use your finger tips to gently press 3 on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 900 turn and pull the fastener upward to loosen it Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners 4 from the mounting holes Wi...

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

Page 37: ...y performance Please refer to the table below Memory Population Guidelines Please follow the table below when populating the X9SCM F X9SCL F DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populat ed per Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any combination 2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank Note Due to memory...

Page 38: ...compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 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...

Page 39: ...d to the 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 Screwdriver 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 mot...

Page 40: ...n the chassis as needed 4 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother 5 board components Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting 6 hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 7 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis 8 Note Imag...

Page 41: ...ed in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Backplane I O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Backplane I O Panel 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 X9SCM F X9SCL F Only ...

Page 42: ...able 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 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 1 2 ...

Page 43: ...2 13 are used to provide front chassis access USB 11 is a Type A Connector 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 USB 2 4 12 11 Pin Definition USB 3 5 13 Pin Definition 1 5V 6 5V 2 USB...

Page 44: ...0 These ports accept RJ45 type cables Notes 1 The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X9SCM F X9SCL F only 2 Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN X9SCM F X9SCL F only 1 2 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 3 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 Yel...

Page 45: ...ther Serial Connection COM2 is located below PCI E Slot4 to provide front access 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 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 1 2 ...

Page 46: ...connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location VGA CRT 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 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 ...

Page 47: ...th 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 Pin 15 Pin 16 Pin 1 Pin 2 X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode UID LED Ground Ground Power ...

Page 48: ...R LED B HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach 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 3 3V vcc 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 ...

Page 49: ...C1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID LED Overheat OH Fan Fail Front UID LED Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display UID Unit ID signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED...

Page 50: ...e table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground 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 Bu...

Page 51: ...finitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports refer to Page 2 17 For COM Port 1 and COM Port 2 please see Page 2 19 A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 8 Pin Processor PWR A B ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 ...

Page 52: ... Ground Black 2 2 5A 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F has five fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 and Fan A These fans are 4 pin fan headers However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans A fan speed control setting in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section allows the BIOS to auto matically set fan speeds based on the sy...

Page 53: ...onnector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins1 4 External Speaker A B J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 FAN1 FANA FAN3 FAN2 DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required USB4 5 USB 12 13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2 3 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x8 JF1 I SATA2 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 KB ...

Page 54: ... definitions Onboard PWR LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 No Connection 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 FAN1 FANA FAN3 FAN2 DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required USB4 5 USB 12 13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2 3 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x8 JF1 I SATA2 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x4...

Page 55: ...VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 RSV0 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 Serial_Link SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T SGPIO 0 1 Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the motherboard These headers are used ...

Page 56: ...TA 0 1 X9SCL SATA2 X9SCM SATA3 Socket H2 LGA 1155 CPU I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA3 I SATA1 I SATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 A B DOM PWR Connector The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JWF1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid_state DOM storage device connected to one of the SATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions DOM PWR Pin Definitions P...

Page 57: ...ht for jumper settings The default setting is enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 FAN1 FANA FAN3 FAN2 DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM required USB4 5 USB 12 13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2 3 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x8 JF1 I SATA2 S...

Page 58: ...ATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to 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 connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX ...

Page 59: ...5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 B A A VGA Enable B Watch Dog Timer Enable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA connector The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog JW...

Page 60: ... BMC Enable USB Wake Up Use the jumper JPUSB1 to wake up your system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse connected to the Backplane USB Ports 0 1 JPUSB1 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 When the USB is set to Enabled in the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Disab...

Page 61: ...PU Slot7 PCI E 2 0 x8 BIOS B1 Battery PHY BMC CTRL 82574L S I O T SGPIO2 FP CTRL Cougar Point Standard PCH Memory Chip X9SCM X9SCL F Rev 1 0 Fan4 PHY 82579 PHY For X9SCM only I SATA 0 1 X9SCL SATA2 X9SCM SATA3 Socket H2 LGA 1155 CPU I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA3 I SATA1 I SATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 ME Recovery When enabled Intel ME Recovery JPME1 is used to update t...

Page 62: ...eed of the con nection 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 Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Yellow Blink ing Active LAN1 LAN2 Activity LED A B J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 ...

Page 63: ...I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA3 I SATA1 I SATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 JPME1 JPME2 B Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Status Status Definition Off System Off On System on or System off and PWR Cable Connected Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2 on the motherboard When LE2 is on the AC power cable is connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing...

Page 64: ...ing conditions when connecting the Serial ATA disk drive cables Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 A SATA Connections Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard For the X9SCM series I SATA Ports 0 1 support SATA III and I SATA Ports 2 5 suppo...

Page 65: ...ponents Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 2 chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 3 the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect 4 the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No...

Page 66: ... is 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 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to 3 see if you can locate the faulty ones Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply 4 Losing the System s Setup Configu...

Page 67: ...e downloaded from our website at 2 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 If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still 3 cannot resolve the problem then contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information Motherboard model and PC...

Page 68: ...ith the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F ami 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 X9SCM and build version as the extension For example X9SCM0 115 When completed your system will...

Page 69: ... you review the CD and install the software you need Software on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows security programs and audio drivers Question Why do I get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F motherboard Answer For the 1U pass...

Page 70: ...he battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 2 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a 3 click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace 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 follo...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...3 8 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 73: ...ame 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 built i...

Page 74: ... upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you 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 Mai...

Page 75: ...y or 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 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Coun...

Page 76: ...OST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On 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 Inter...

Page 77: ...re on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power 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 VFC This item enables or disables the VESA ...

Page 78: ...on 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 system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel AES NI Set to Enabled to use the processor s Advanced Encryption Standard AES feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel Hyper Threading...

Page 79: ...ked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption 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 setti...

Page 80: ...ower saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled 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 ...

Page 81: ... change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the 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 whe...

Page 82: ...ATA support The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when 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...

Page 83: ... the onboard option ROMs The options are Disabled and Enabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Offboard VGA and Onboard VGA Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Settings Serial P...

Page 84: ... The most common settings are set as default 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 Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled or Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled or Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 or 80x25 Serial Port for Out of Band Mana...

Page 85: ...al PWM Cycle for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The options are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle Standard 50 of PWM Cycle and Optimal 30 of PWM Cycle CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS i e 34oC or tem perature status in text Low Medium or High The options are Text Mode or DTS If Text Mode is selected the CPU Temperature Display Mode will ...

Page 86: ...rformance Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is...

Page 87: ...hen 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 counts the number of oc curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value METW The Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes mus...

Page 88: ...oller 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 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces The options are Disabled and Enabled BMC Self Test Log This feature logs any BMC messages returned during a BMC self test It shows the total number of entries and will allow ...

Page 89: ...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 90: ...cify 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 allows the user to delete any previously defined boot device from the Boot Options Priority ...

Page 91: ...or rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing User password Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write...

Page 92: ...d 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 reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore Defaul...

Page 93: ...o save any 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 ...

Page 94: ...4 22 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F Notes ...

Page 95: ...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...

Page 96: ...A 2 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...octor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor III adopts the temperature thresho...

Page 99: ...ote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp Supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

Page 100: ...B 4 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 101: ...rive is NOT supported at this time Follow the procedures below recover the BIOS Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary im 1 age into a USB flash device or a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file Insert the USB device that contai...

Page 102: ...om is loaded from an IDE ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW disc drive attached to the sys tem Note that loading from an IDE SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image 2 into a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the file to super rom so that the system can recognize and read the BIOS binary file Note Record Burn the CD DVD R RW disc us...

Page 103: ... 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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