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1. E Ki SS 1 Backpanel USB 0 E M 2 BP USB 1 TE g 3 USB 4 5 d a E SUPERO X9DRD LF Re Rev 1 10 Ej o mu en C m 7 BOSE AE 00 BH i EE ob je n Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located on the I O back plane on the motherboard In addition an IPMI_Dedicated LAN is located above USB 0 1 ports on the backplane to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type ca bles Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information Chapter 2 Installation e n ESQ SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 Act LED 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yel low 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground if TD2 16 Grou
2. Serial Port Serial COM Port Pin Definitions One COM port COM1 is located on e Pin Definition Pin Definition the Backplane I O panel on the moth 1 DCD 6 DSR erboard See the table on the right for n 2 RXD 7 RTS pin definitions 3 TXD 8 crs 4 DTR 9 RI O mooo0o 5 Ground 10 N A 0000 Video Connection A Video VGA port is located next to LAN2 on the I O backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location EL ar a 1 COM1 2 VGA ESP a a SUPERO X9DRD LF E e i E EX BB E O SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Four Universal Serial Bus connections USB 0 1 USB 4 5 are located on the motherboard See the tables on the right for pin definitions Backplane FP USB 4 5 USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definitions USB 4 USB 5 Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition F p EE In 2 Po 2 po 2 Fo z Som 3 Po 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 nc 5 Key 3 NA NC No connection
3. ie Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis An Important Note on PCI E Slot Population Note PCI E slots support Low Profile MD2 form factor please install PCI E devices or add on cards that are shorter than 167 64mm or 6 59 in in the PCI E slots only 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Motherboard 1 Install the I O shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed T LL H Chassis L Chassis ES 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 on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis C d Motherboarc
4. Se kesseskisss Dez 3 Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definition Reset Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 1 Signal Pin Definition 2 Ground Groun x FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED Sees NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Y Power Fail LED eS mes Ground Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button o ojo ojo ojo ojo olo olo olo NMI X 3 3V ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Red Blue LED Cathode 3 3V Reset eus 4 ran Pow tton SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 7 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Power Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 13 3 3V 1 3 3V two 8 pin CPU power connectors JPW2 3 14 12V 2 33V and two 4 pin power connectors JPW4 5 are 15 COM 3 COM located on the motherboard These po
5. 20 19 Ke e Oo NMI x ojo x n FP PWRLED d ojo 33v HDD LED 4 o O ID UID SWI 3 3V Stby be NIC1 Link LED d O O NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Link p O O NIC2 Activity LED AA OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED olo Red Blue LED Cathode Power rauen olo aav ES Ground o Ed Reset Button Ground O PWR gt Power Button J 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 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS See Chapter 5 To turn off the power when the system is in suspend mode press the button for 4 seconds or longer Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions ER EQ SUPERO X9DRD LF H Rev 1 10
6. O eor Groun X FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED NMI X 3 3V ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Red Blue LED Cathode 3 3V Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button pi header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Power LED A Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 3 3V PWR LED i A NMI ER a B PWR LED a SUPER X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 20 19 Ground olo mA x x lt alo repwreo o o 33v HDD LED lt ojo ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Activity LED vy o o NIC2LinkLED lt O O NIC2 Activity LED lue OH Fan Fail WR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED oj 3 3V olo Red Blue LED
7. LOM ue TAT UE Gs Om IIe lo SIvasn K CLOSE 1st ff AAA OPEN Ist gt Ede OF Note For the latest CPU Memory updates please refer to our website at http Awww supermicro com products motherboard for details 1 3 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual X9DRD LF Quick Reference Tit TT LOM ng SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 z3did W04 91x 0 39d 91018 PCH CLOSE Ist zo ES zx PEER arem 3 EAS GATA A A OPEN 1st TN SESCH BE Lar OE Notes 4 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections B ind
8. Se EES EREEEESl DEER e UID Switch Pinf Definiti 1 Button 2 e Ground Ground ion In UID LED LED3 Status Blue On Color State Status Unit Identified 1 UID Switch 2 Rear UID LED LED3 3 Front UID LED 20 19 4 Ground NMI x 33V ID UID SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Activity LED ojo x i ojo FP PWRLED o Oo HDD LED S o o NIC1 Link LED ojo P NIC2LinkLED lt O O Blue OH Fan Fail olo PWR FaiL UID LED i Power Fail LED e e Ground Ground 2 1 NIC2 Activity LED Red Blue LED Cathode 3 3V Reset gt Reset Button PWR Power Button DIR gek o Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro s 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 JF1 Header Pins ER D Hn a SUPER X9DRD LF Rev 1 10
9. sss Back Panel Connectors and UO Porte Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions SEIN GE Video Connecti EE Universal Serial Bus USB usina Ethernet POrts an nieder c e caeci dere Does ct Unit Identifier Switch UID LED Indicators eseeeeeeeeee eeen eseer eneen eeen Front Control Panel Front Control Panel Pin Definitions esses NMI Butoh o il altel Nee eee ts PowerLED nner eee roto dodo HDD IED aimara ranita NIGT NIC2 LED Indicators iii id Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Power Ral lLED cantata dadas Table of Contents Reset Button pero e re t n eee e E a Fe e PS tes 2 25 Power Blois 2 25 27 Connecting ele EE 2 26 POWER CONNECIONS aromaticas 2 26 Fai Headers rrr ts 2 27 literal Speaker ias 2 28 Power EED Sp6eaket 2 2 eene epe d e tene tege 2 28 TEM Header POr BU a correre sphere pa ke qe exte e sisas 2 29 Power SMB FG Connectors sevice ioo ds 2 29 2 80 dumper Settings E 2 30 Explanation of JUMP Sic ete eve dete eed 2 30 GLAN Ee ET 2 30 EMOS Cli een ii aan 2 31 Watch Dog Enable Disable iii aaa 2 31 VGA E 2 32 BMG IER Te CET 2 32 PC Busto Ger TEE 2 33 Management Engine ME Recovery coocccccccocccconoooccccncnoncnnnnnncncnonannncnnnnns 2 33 2 0 Onboard LED Indicatots rr tet reet ier tree e inea 2 34 eS WEI T 2 34 IPMI Dedicated LAN EEDS ioc ci 2 34 Onboard Power EED iure a 2 35
10. Staggered Spin Up Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support to prevent excessive power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning up simultaneously The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected Port 0 1 Hot Plug Select Enabled to enable hot plug support for the particular port The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCle PCI PnP Configuration PCI ROM Priority Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul tiple Option ROMs available in the system The options are EFl Compatible ROM and Legacy ROM PCI Latency Timer Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Above 4G Decoding Available if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64 bit in the space above 4G Address The options are Enabled and Disabled PERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled SERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled Maximum Payload Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set
11. Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 3 Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that will reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS E p LAN d SUPERO X9DRD LF 3 S Rev 1 10 m Cases e O E D EI ja H D D la js B ID ja Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual VGA Enable VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable Jumper Setting Definition the onboard VGA connector The default j f 1 2 Enabled
12. sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email Tel support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 3990 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 OVER VIC W rarapa AE EE AEE A EE EEE EEEN 1 1 Processor and Chipset OVOerviGw error emt eoe eret co iia 1 11 ee RTE 1 12 PC Health MOMnitOnng vitara iler or enc etc tta d e 1 12 ACPI EE S Ensen e eegene Eege EEN 1 13 Power Supply AN Advanced Power Management 1 14 Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM Available when the NMView utility is installed in the system 1 14 Manageability Engine ME coccion t 1 14 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller eesssess 1 15 Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller 1 15 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Standardized Warning Statements oooooocccccinocccccncooccccnnnnnccononnnccnnnnnnncnnnnnnnno Static Sensitive Devices Processor and Heatsink Installaton Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Motherboard Installaton nana ncnnnnnnrcnnnnnnnn Control Panel Connectors and I O Ports
13. to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to the power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section for this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the features of PC health monitoring of the motherboard This motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan voltages and power usage continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is 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 The PC health monitoring chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by BIOS Thermal Management via IPMI interface Environmental Temperature Control A thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide
14. Cathode A Ground Reset Reset Button CHE GEN Ground PWR gt Power Button J Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 13 8 3v Standby 14 HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators GLAN1 2 LED The NIC Network Interface Control Pin pefintions MFU ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is Pin Definition located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and E Mes the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is 10 NIC 2 LED on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED m ve cables here to display network activity 12 NIC 1 LED Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions gs auc T Ger A HDD LED H Tei n B NIC1 LED He C NIC2 LED E SUPERO X9DRD F 20 19 Groun o o NMI x ojo x V FP PWRLED ojoj 33V Quo LED O ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby
15. Channel LRDIMM Load Reduced 1 1 Reg ECC DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 SR DR or QR Population Rules 1 Any combination of x4 and x8 RDIMMs with 1 Gb or 2 Gb DRAM Density are supported 2 Populate DIMMs starting with DIMM A1 3 When mixing QR with SR or DR put the QR in DIMM A 1 first 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Other Notes and Restrictions e For the memory modules to work properly please install DIMM modules in pairs w even number of DIMMs installed e All channels in a system will run at the fastest common frequency SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 5 Motherboard Installation 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 may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard 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 e Phillips Screwdriver e Pan head screws 9 pieces Standoffs 9 pieces if needed Location of Mounting Holes There are nine 9 mounting holes on this motherboard See the layout on the right
16. Chapter Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed For memory compatibility refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our website http www supermicro com Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended that you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMM or LRDIMM modules recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Follow the instructions given in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population
17. Internal Buzzer SP1 sit BEEP IN t Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker POS Segen ALARM SPKNEG Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions On JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for Pin Setting Definition power LED indication and pins 4 7 Pin 1 Anode are for the speaker See the tables PR Cathode on the right for pin definitions Please m note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are used with an external scm T speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker A Internal Speaker Buzzer B PWR LED Speaker oe Ae y tz Ba SUPER X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 EIOGEIEIDOECOONI e ER e 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation TPM Header Port 80 TPM Port 80 Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module Port 80 Pin Definition Pin Definition header is located at JTPM1 to provide 1 LCLK 2 GND TPM support and Port 80 connection 3 LFRAME 4 lt KEY
18. OS installation When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation check the following 1 3 2 Source of installation Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD DVD disc CD DVD ROM Cable connection Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working properly Using minimum configuration for troubleshooting Remove all unnecessary components starting with add on cards first and use minimum configuration with a CPU and a memory module installed to identify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting proce dures Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a compo nent in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several items at the same time This will help isolate and identify the problem To find out if a component is good swap this component with a new one to see if the system will work properly If so then the old component is bad You can also install the component in question in another system If the new system works the component is good and the old system has problems Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a moth
19. Sab Ls gt Motherboard 1 U Chassis 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis Note Images displayed are is for illustration only Your chassis or compo f nents might look different from those shown in this manual SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 6 Control Panel Connectors and I O Ports The I O ports 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 leg o SUPERO X9DRD LF d Rev 1 10 ofl OLC e ei O CONICS dass jc EE SE Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions COM Port 1 Turquoise Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 IPMI_Dedicated LAN Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 Back Panel VGA Blue UID Switch 9 E gt MM gt Eh N ES Chapter 2 Installation
20. Support for up to 256 GB of Registered Unbuffered ECC or LRDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz memory in four channel memory bus Note For the latest CPU memory updates please refer to our website at http www supermicro com products motherboard DIMM sizes RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB 1 35V 1 5V e Virtualization VT x VT d and VT c Chipset e Intel C602 Chipset Expansion One 1 PCI Express 3 0 x16 slot from P1PE2 See Slot the note on Page 1 5 Graphics e Nutovon BMC Video Controller Matrox G200eW Network e One Intel 1350 Gigabit 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet Dual Port Controller for LAN 1 LAN 2 ports e Nuvoton WPCM450 Base board Controller BMC sup ports IPMI LAN 2 0 UO De Serial Link Connections vices SATA Ports Two 2 SATA 3 0 Ports I SATAO 1 RAID Windows RAID O 1 Latest Linux Integrated IPMI 2 0 e IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450R BMC 1 7 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Serial COM Port One 1 Fast UART 16550 Connection 9 pin RS 232 port Super I O Nuvoton 83527HG Peripheral Devices USB Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 One 1 USB header provides two front accessible USB connections USB 4 5 BIOS 128 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS APM 1 2 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 USB Keyboard Plug amp Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 3 Pow
21. diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Overview 1 2 Processor and Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel E5 2600 Series Socket R processors and the C602 chipset the X9DRD LF motherboard provides the per formance and feature sets required for cost effective 2U server platforms With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI Technology the X9DRD LF offers point to point serial interconnect interface with a transfer speed of up to 8 0 GT s providing superb system performance The C602 chipset provides extensive IO support including the following functions and capabilities e ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev 4 0 Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported e Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Intel VT d supported e Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported Serial Peripheral Interface SPI Supported Digital Media Interface DMI supported Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI supported SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting that determines how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch
22. each system reboot The options are No Yes On next reset and Yes On every reset When SEL is Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately 4 25 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Customize EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Select Enabled to log EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Status Codes Error Codes or Progress Codes The options are Enabled and Disabled Note After making changes on a setting be sure to reboot the system for the changes to take effect BMC Network Configuration LAN Channel 1 This feature allows the user to configure the settings for LAN1 Port Update IPMI LAN Configuration This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should configure the IPMI setting at next system boot The options are No and Yes If the option is set to Yes the user is allow to configure the IPMI settings at next system boot Configuration Address Source This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this com puter If Static is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that is attached to and r
23. gt Use this header to enhance system 5 LRESET 6 5V X performance and data security See 7 m e um the table on the right for pin defini ome up Aar tions 11 LADO 12 GND 13 SMB CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4 15 3V DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X Power SMB GC Connector Sn eae te Power System Management Bus lC Ping Definition Connector JPI C1 monitors power 1 Clock supply fan and system temperatures 2 Data See the table on the right for pin 3 PWR Fail definitions 4 Ground 5 3 3V A TPM Port 80 Header B PWR SMB Header ES UN CTRL 3E a kz pn SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 muss 2 29 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jum pers Connector s21 Pi To modify the operation of the mother i board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create I shorts between two pins to change the E function of the connector Pin 1 is identified 3 2 1 with a square solder pad on the printed DE Setting gt DBE circuit board See the motherboard layout Pin 1 2 short
24. interface for UO expansion Multiple ADC inputs Analog and Digital Video outputs e SPI Flash Host BIOS and firmware bootstrap program supported Reduced Media Independent Interface RMII OS Operating System Independency Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI Key features Provides Network Management Security via remote access console redirection SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual e Supports the following Management tools IPMIView CLI Command Line Interface e RMCP protocol supported Note 1 For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the 4 PMI User s Guide posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 The term IPMI controller and the term BMC controller can be used interchangeably in this section Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Standardized Warning Statements The following statements are industry standard warnings provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury Should you have questions or experience difficulty contact Supermicro s Technical Support department for assis tance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this section in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis Battery Handling A Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Repla
25. performance maxi mum cooling or energy efficiency maximum energy savings The options are Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy and Energy Efficient Factory Long Duration Power Limit This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Long Duration Power Limit This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Factory Long Duration Maintained Available when Power Technology is set to Custom This item displays the period of time set by the manufacturer during which long duration power is maintained Long Duration Maintained This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main tained Recommended Short Duration Power This item displays the short duration power settings recommended by the manufacturer 4 9 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Short Duration Power Limit This item displays the time period during which short duration power is main tained gt Chipset Configuration P North Bridge This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge P Integrated IO Configuration Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VWM Virtual Working Memory through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O reso
26. shown below Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver push the battery lock out wards to unlock it Once unlocked the battery will pop out from the holder Remove the battery Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Battery Installation To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 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 replace it with the same type LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER 3 6 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 4 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The motherboard supports Registered Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMM or LRDIMM modules To enhance memory performance do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2 4 in Chapt
27. specify the duration for LEDs to blink The range is from 0 15 seconds PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section displays the following port information e UEFI Driver Adapter PBA Chip Type PCI Device ID PCI Bus Device Function Link Status Factory MAC Address Alternate MAC Address 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 3 Event Logs Use this feature to configure Event Log settings Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMBIOS Event settings Enabling Disabling Options SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Logging during system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Correctable Error Threshold This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory errors The default setting is 10 PCI Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support error event logging for PCI slots The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 23 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Log which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot The options are No Yes Next reset and Yes Every reset When Log is Full Select Erase Immediately to immediately er
28. 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists Software Installation Instructions SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional information given to ensure proper system setup Preface Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525
29. 9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 4 6 Security This menu allows the user to configure the following security settings for the system Administrator Administrator Password Use this feature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8 characters long User Password Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system and to enter the BIOS setup utility The length of the password should be from 3 characters 8 characters long 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 7 Save Exit This submenu allows the user to configure the Save and Exit settings for the system 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 and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without saving click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes Save Changes and 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 Save Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup w
30. B I SATA1 SUPER X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 jo in aaa 2 a8 00000000000 O Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the front panel connectors to the motherboard No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that the ATX power connectors are properly connected 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power suppl
31. BMG Heartbeat LED ooo aaa 2 35 NK Mer ee 2 36 SATA CONNECTOLS ccn NEE gege AA Ade ege 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures neret rtr eterno onore in 3 1 9 2 Technical Support Procedures uiii reete ne tenente ce ace e teresa 3 4 3 3 Battery Removal and Installati n A 3 6 3 4 Frequently Asked Questions rrr tenere 3 7 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Gervice 3 7 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 ite ee PD 4 1 422 UE E 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations assistir sinitiaisia 4 4 A29 S OOS E anes ees actdeseceassenuatearsanacetsein et ees cs 4 23 4 4 IBMIn uini athena naira tenet tidad 4 25 Ee EE 4 27 vii SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual As6 SOC ts 4 28 4 Save amp Elduain ica 4 29 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes curia last A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs eerte n euie B 1 B 2 Config ring SuperDoctor lll rtm oot iter ce eei rero robot aen B 2 viii Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been incl
32. Bu Link LED lt O O NIC1 Activity LED i D E S uc Link LED 4 NIC2 Activity LED Blue OH Fan Fail g ojo Red Blue LED Cathode BS PWR FaiL UID LED V ABE Power Fait LED lt o o aav BB BB Ground O O Rese Reset Button D Ground pwr Power Button SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail OHIFan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID UID LED LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and Pin Definition 8 of Front Control Panel to use the 7 Red_LED Cathode OH Fan Fail Power Fail5 5V SB Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and 8 Blue_UID LED UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 7 provides warnings of over OH Fan Fail PWR Fail e LED Status Red LED heat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the front PS GE panel UID LED indicator The Red om Normal On Overheat LED takes precedence over the Blue LED by default Refer to the table on Flashing Fan Fai the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is SE located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 PWR Supply Fail A OH Fail PWR Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail SUPER X9DRD LF Rev 1 10
33. Default setting is 1 2 to enable the connection 8 2 3 Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings BMC Enable BMC Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable the embedded WPCM 450 BMC Baseboard Jumper Setting Definition y Pins 1 2 BMC Enable Management Controller to provide IPMI Default 2 0 KVM support on the motherboard Pins 2 3 Normal See the table on the right for jumper settings SCH im A VGA Enabled ape S BB e a Hz Fe SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 SS vst e IOCIDOCLIHIOOECIO e J OOCIDOOGOOON DG 1 9 Ef Sf 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation PC Bus to PCI Exp Slots PC to PCI E slots Jumper Settings Use Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 to connect Jumper Setting Definition the System Management Bus 12C to Closed Enabled Default PCI Express slots in order to improve Open Disabled PCI slot performance These two jump ers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Closed to enable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings Management Engine ME Recovery ME
34. Recovery Jumper Settings Use Jumper JPME1 to select ME Firm EPA Jumper Setting Definition ware Recovery mode which will limit 1 2 Normal Default resource allocation for essential system f 2 3 ME Recovery operation only in order to maintain nor mal power operation and management In the single operation mode online upgrade will be available via Recovery mode See the table on the right for jumper settings S A JCT Da AECH C JPME1 KS SUPERG X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 jo CDR CO IIO CODO DOO OOOm mi ICEIEICCOEICIOE o SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 9 Onboard LED Indicators Link LED Activity LED GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth Rear View when facing the erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port SES GLAN Activity Indicator Right has two LEDs The Yellow LED on the LED Settings right indicates activity The Link LED on Color Status Definition the left side may be green amb
35. Revision 1 0 Release Date April 24 2013 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2013 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the X9DRD LF motherboard About This Motherboard The Super X9DRD LF motherboard supports dual Intel E5 2600 Socket R Series Processors that offer QPI Intel QuickPath Interface Technology V 1 1 providing point to point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8 0 TG s With the C602 built in the X9DRD LF motherboard supports Intel Manageability Engine ME Rapid Storage Technology Digital Media Interface DMI PCI E Gen 3 0 and 1600 MHz DDR3 memory This motherboard is ideal for 2U cost effective server platforms Please refer to our website http www supermicro com for CPU and memory support updates Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board It also provides detailed information about the Intel C602 chipset Chapter
36. SUPERO X9DRD LF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our website at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 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 the manufacturer and the cu
37. Slot from P1PE2 See the note below Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker Onboard SATA 3 0 Ports 0 1 Back Panel USB 0 1 Front Accessible USB Header USB 4 5 Note PCI E slots support Low Profile MD2 form factor for devices add on cards that are shorter than 167 64mm or 6 59 in in length only 1 5 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual VGA Backpanel VGA Port X9DRD LF LED Indicators LED Description State Status LED2 Standby PWR LED Green On Standby PWR On BEDS Rear UID LED Blue On Unit Identified LEDM1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking BMC Normal Warning To avoid damaging your motherboard and components please use a power supply that supports a 24 pin two 8 pin and two 4 pin power connectors Be sure to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power connectors to your power supply for adequate power delivery to your system The 4 pin power connectors are optional however Supermicro recommends that these connectors also be plugged in for optimal power delivery 1 6 Chapter 1 Overview Motherboard Features CPU e Dual Intel E5 2600 Series Socket R LGA 2011 pro cessors each processor supports four full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with support of up to 25 6 GT s per QPI link and with Data Transfer Rate of up to 8 0 GT s per direction Memory e Integrated memory controller supports 1 Eight 240 pin DDR3 ECC RDIMMs with speeds of up to1600 MHz via an onboard buffer 2
38. Socket 2 Type of CPU CPU Signature e Microcode Patch 4 5 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual e CPU Stepping e Maximum CPU Speed e Minimum CPU Speed e Processor Cores e Intel HT Hyper Threading Technology e Intel VT x Technology e Intel SMX Technology e L1 Data Cache e L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache CPU Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 1 Socket 2 64 bit This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 supports 64 bit technology Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to moni tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hyper threading Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper threading Technology to enhance CPU per formance The options are Enabled and Disabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s second core and above Please refer to Intel s website for more information The options are All 1 2 and 4 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Limit CPUID Maximum This feature 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 Disabled for the Windows OS Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the OS a
39. SuperDoctor Ill program allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the figures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface go 1 The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor Ill is ADMIN ADMIN Note 2 When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor IIl as the SuperDoc tor Ill settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III SuperDoctor I Remote Management info Health Info Performance Remote Control Corfigurats on administration Systeme Management Report Help Health Information zl SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor III Remote Management item Info Health Info Performance Remcbe Control Configuration Administration Sy stes Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor Il allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reb
40. Support for IPNM Specification Version 1 5 or Vision 2 0 depends on the power supply used in the system Manageability Engine ME The Manageability Engine which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH provides Server Platform Services SPS to your system The services provided by SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms 1 14 Chapter 1 Overview 1 9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller a Baseboard Management Controller BMC supports 2D VGA compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface creating multi media virtualization via Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR The WPCM450R Controller is ideal for remote system management The WPCMASOR Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections to communicate with the graphics cores It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface support to control Super IO functions The WPCM450R Controller is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces PECI Platform Environment Control Interface buses and General Purpose I O ports Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller The WPCM450R supports the following features e PMI 2 0 Serial over LAN e KVM over LAN LAN Alerting SNMP Trap EventLog e X Bus parallel
41. Tables listed in Section 2 4 to install your memory modules When the System Becomes Unstable A The system becomes unstable during or after OS installation When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation check the fol lowing 1 CPU BIOS support Make sure that your CPU is supported and you have the latest BIOS installed in your system Memory support Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility Note Refer to the product page on our website http www supermicro com for memory and CPU support and updates HDD support Make sure that all hard disk drives HDDs work properly Re place the bad HDDs with good ones System cooling Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans and CPU system fans etc work properly Check Hardware Monitoring set tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are 3 3 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 6 within the normal range Also check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on Adequate power supply Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system Make sure that all power connectors are connected Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require ment Proper software support Make sure that the correct drivers are used B The system becomes unstable before or during
42. User Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the user s defaults previously saved in the system When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to restore user s defaults click Yes to restore the user s defaults previously saved in the system or click No to abandon the user s defaults that were previously saved Boot Override This feature allows the user to enter a new setting to overwrite the original setting that was saved for the following devices e LAN Device UEFI Built in EFI Shell 4 30 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed at each system boot errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue to boot The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue with bootup procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes X9 Motherboard BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep 5 beeps 1 beep per device 1 Continuous Beep Error Message Refresh Memory error No Con In or No Con Out devi
43. abled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled The default setting for COM1 is Disabled and for SOL is Enabled SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual P Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer which is the remote computer used by the user Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con sole Redirection Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set Select VT100 to add color and function key support Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Char acter 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 Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per second Data Bits Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is even Sele
44. adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with SuperDoctor Ill in the Windows OS environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux SuperDoctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can configure SuperDoctor 1 12 Chapter 1 Overview to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to operating system directed power management ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent imple mentation 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 blinking to indicate that th
45. and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you in stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a motherboard without a 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 to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support Installing the LGA2011 Processor 1 There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket To open the socket cover first press and release the load lever labeled Open 1st on Load Lever labeled Open 1st Note Graphics shown in this manual are for illustration only Your components may or may not look the same as the drawings shown in the manual 2 5 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 Press the second load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position Press down on Load Pull lever away from 1 Lever Close 1st the socket 3 With the lever labeled Close 1st fully retracted gently push down on the lever labelled Open 1st to open the load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely Gently push down to p
46. ase 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 and Erase Immediately SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Select Enabled to log system boot events The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI Multiple Event Count Increment Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter Enter a number between 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 METW Multiple Event Count Time Window This item allows the user to decide how long in minutes should the multiple event counter wait before generating a new event log Enter a number between 0 to 99 The default setting is 60 View SMBIOS Event Log This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log Select this item and press lt Enter gt to view the status of an event in the log 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 IPMI Use this feature to configure Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI settings 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 Select Yes On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot Select Yes On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot Select No to keep all system event logs after
47. ce the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions UO MOR ASA EL DAVE IT MAO facil Edo ES SATS MWS X AER SY KM FORO PEW Ire BUR GR AICHE DTWAUT FEW EE eA TRE AR T E TEE E gi UCET EO AME gt EGET ZA A A AT OR HA UE Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers 2 1 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Attention Danger d explosion si la pile n est pas remplac e correctement Ne la remplacer que par une pile de type semblable ou quivalent recommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant Advertencia Existe peligro 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 n las instrucciones del fabricante HH mda Ws ap TITI emm neg a nier P pres mme np HO pre mong mca ver EE hit qe niii voro AT e PEE Zr ere Ren um o
48. ces Refresh X9 IPMI Error Codes System OH Description Ready to boot No memory detected in the system Con In includes USB or PS 2 key board PCI or Serial Console Redirec tion IPMI KVM or SOL Con Out includes Video Controller PCI or Serial Console Redirection IPMI SOL 1 beep or each USB device detected System Overheat A 1 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp ftp supermicro com Some of these must be installed such as the chipset driver After accessing the ftp site go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO file for your motherboard Download this file to create a CD DVD of the drivers and utilities it contains You may also use a utility to extract the ISO file if preferred Another 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 CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown below should appear S SUPERMICRO X9DRD iF Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graph
49. ch 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 x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Trusted Computing Available when a TPM device is detected by the BIOS Configuration TPM Support Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are Enabled and Disabled TPM State Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and network security The options are Disabled and Enabled Pending Operation This item displays the status of a pending operation Current Status Information This item displays the information regarding the current TPM status TPM Enable Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled TPM Active Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac tive or deactivated TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intel TXT LT SX Configuration Intel TXT LT SX Hardware Support This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the I
50. ct Odd if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 s in data bits is odd Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits The options are None Even Odd Mark and Space Stop Bits A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial data communication Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used The options are 1 and 2 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow Send a Stop signal to stop send ing data when the receiving buffer is full Send a Start signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty The options are None and Hardware RTS CTS 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Recorder Mode Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and 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 Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Use this feature to select the number of rows and colu
51. d off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual gt SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items SATA Port0 SATA Port1 The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port as detected by the BIOS SATA Mode Use this feature to configure SATA mode for a selected SATA port The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode The following are displayed depending on your selection IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected SATA Serial ATA Controller 0 1 Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller and set the compatibility mode The options for Controller 0 are Enhanced and Compat ible The default for SATA Controller 0 is Compatible The default of SATA Controller 1 is Enhanced AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point BO stepping and beyond The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 1 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 options are Enabled and Disabled
52. d 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 capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If this feature is set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override Restore 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 Stay Off and Last State P CPU Configuration This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS It also allows the user to configuration CPU settings P Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 CPU Information This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed in Socket 1
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54. e information Chapter 2 Installation Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED States LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State Flashing Quickly BMC Heartbeat LED States Color State Definition Green BMC Normal Blinking A PWR LED m fa SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 B BMC LED e DCH oo aja e SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 2 10 SATA Connectors SATA Connectors Serial ATA There are two SATA 3 0 ports on the motherboard eee I SATA 0 1 provide serial link signal connections DIT PRIOR which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA 1 ground See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 xP 3 TX_N 4 Ground 5 RX_N 6 RX_P 7 Ground Note 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 A I SATAO
55. e BIOS Setup utility was built Memory Information Total Memory This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system 4 3 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press lt Enter gt to access the following submenu items Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes sages and the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead 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 ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock Use this feature to set the Power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attache
56. e CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X9DRD LF motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Your power supply must also supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To avoid damaging your motherboard and components please use a power supply that supports a 24 pin two 8 pin and two 4 pin power connectors Be sure to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power connectors to your power supply for adequate power delivery to your system The 4 pin power connectors are optional however Supermicro recommends that these connectors also be plugged in for optimal power delivery SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to instal
57. equest the next available IP address for this computer The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected Station IP Address This item displays the Station IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Subnet Mask This item displays the sub network that this computer belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station Mac Address This item displays the Station Mac address for this computer Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 Boot This submenu allows the user to configure the following boot settings for the system Enabled CSM Support Select Enabled to support the EFI Compatibility Support Module CSM which provides compatibility support for traditional legacy BIOS for system boot The op tions are Enabled Disabled and Auto Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority Network Devices This option sets the order of the legacy network devices Delete Boot Options This item allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority list 4 27 SUPER X
58. er Config ACPI APM Power Management Main switch override mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Power on mode for AC power recovery Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM Available when the NMView utility is installed in the system Manageability Engine ME PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for 1 8V 3 3V 3 3VSB 5V 5V SB 12V Chipset Voltage and Battery Voltage CPU 5 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 Manage ment PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support UID Unit Identification Remote UID System resource alert via SuperDoctor III 1 8 Chapter 1 Overview e SuperDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection Dimen sions e 13 00 L x 10 30 W 330 20 mm x 261 62 mm Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded PMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 9 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual X9DRD LF Block Diagram SATA GEN 3 System Block Diagram Note This is a general block
59. er 2 Question How do update my BIOS It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our website Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file 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 prevent possible system boot failure Note The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair For BIOS Recovery instructions please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted at http www supermicro com 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service Areceipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your ven dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning
60. er or off to Yellow Flashing Active indicate the speed of the connection See GLAN Speed Link Indicator Left the tables at right for more information LED Settings LED Color Definition off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs IPMI LAN In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an EM HED 3 Activity LED Dedicated LAN is also located on the I O Backplane of the motherboard The amber IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp LED on the right indicates activity while the Activity CED Right green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Color State Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active A LAN1 2 LEDs B IPMI LAN LEDs ESO SUPER X9DRD LF fat AIH 2 34 Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LED2 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing com ponents See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LEDM1 on the motherboard When LEDDM1 is blinking BMC functions normally See the table at right for mor
61. erboard manufacturer Supermicro also sells motherboards 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting through its channels 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 before contacting Technical Support BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website http www supermicro com If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version This can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www supermicro com Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com 3 5 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 3 3 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow the steps below 1 Power off your system and unplug your power cable Locate the onboard battery as
62. essor PWR Req d D JPWA 4 pin Processor PWR Recommended E JPW5 4 pin Processor PWR Recommended Fan Headers This motherboard has eight system CPU fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 on the moth erboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled via IPMI Interface See the table on the right for pin defini tions Chapter 2 Installation Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation A Fan 1 tz SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 He B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 OOOS0OoO00000 e e CC SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca tions of the
63. est As the memory is being tested press the lt F2 gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup utility 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 upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BlOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damage arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is being updated to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc System Date 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS The AMI BIOS main menu displays the following information System Date This item displays the system date in Day MM DD YY format e g Wed 10 12 2011 System Time This item displays the system time in HH MM SS format e g 15 32 52 Supermicro X9DRD LF Version This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system Build Date This item displays the date that th
64. he following DIMM information Current Memory Mode This item displays the current memory mode Current Memory Speed This item displays the current memory speed Mirroring This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard Memory mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance data security Sparing This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard Memory sparing enhances system performance gt DIMM Information The status of the memory modules specified above will be displayed as detected by the BIOS Memory Mode When Independent is selected all DIMMs are available to the operating system The only option is Independent 4 11 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual DRAM RAPL Mode RAPL Running Average Power Limit provides mechanisms to enforce power consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL MODEO 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 in the specification The options are Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 and Force SPD Channel Interleaving This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods The options are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Rank Interleaving This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method The opti
65. icates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers LED Indicators not indicated are for testing only Also components that are not documented in this manual are reserved for internal use only Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid damaging system components 1 4 Jumper JBT1 JPC1 SPC2 JPB1 JPG1 JPL1 JPME1 JWD1 Connectors COM1 FAN1 4 JBAT1 JD1 JF1 JPPC1 JPW1 JPW2 3 JPW4 5 JTPM1 JUIDB LAN1 LAN2 IPMI LAN PCI E x16 Slot SP1 I SATAO 1 BP USB 0 1 FP USB 4 5 X9DRD LF Jumpers Description Clear CMOS SMB to PCI E Slots BMC Enabled VGA Enabled GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Management Engine ME Recovery Watch Dog Timer Enable X9DRD LF Connectors Description Backplane COM Port Header CPU System Fan Headers Chapter 1 Overview Default Setting See Chapter 3 Off Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Normal Pins 1 2 Reset Onboard Battery See Chpt 3 for Used Battery Disposal Speaker Power LED Indicator Front Panel Control Header Power Supply SMBbus DC Header 24 Pin ATX Main Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 6 12V 8 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 1 6 12V 4 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 1 6 TPM Trusted Platform Module Port 80 UID Unit Identification Switch G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 IPMI_Dedicated LAN PCI Express 3 0 x16
66. ics Driver Microsoft Net Framework Optional Intel C600 Chipset X9DHB LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO SuperDocto Ill SUPERMICRO Computer Inc aas ak Goin pt poloo Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Nest Time 3 For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web sie Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents Note 2 When making a storage driver 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 B 1 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Ill The SuperDoctor Ill program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The
67. ing gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel PCH chip PCH Information This feature displays the following PCH information Name This item displays the name of the PCH chip Stepping This item displays the status of the PCH stepping USB Devices This item displays the USB devices detected by the BIOS All USB Devices This feature enables all USB ports devices The options are Disabled and Enabled If set to Enabled EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 Available when All USB Devices is set to Enabled Select Enabled to enable EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface Controller 1 or Controller 2 The options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Available when USB Functions is not Disabled Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy sup port if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface applications only The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 60 64 Emulation Select Enabled to enable UO port 60h 64h emulation support for the legacy USB keyboard so that it can be fully supported by the operating systems that does not recognize a USB device The options are Disabled and Enabled EHCI Hand Off This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI han
68. ithout sav ing click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes Save Options Save Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to save all changes you ve done so far and return to the AMI BIOS utility Program When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save configuration click Yes to save the changes or click No to return to the BIOS without making changes 4 29 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Discard Changes Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the BIOS setup When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load previ ous values click Yes to load the values previous saved or click No to keep the changes you ve made so far Restore Optimized Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to load the optimized default settings that help optimize system performance When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to load optimized defaults click Yes to load the optimized default settings or click No to abandon optimized defaults Save as User Defaults Select this feature and press lt Enter gt 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 click Yes to save the current values as user s default settings or click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user s defaults Restore
69. l Ae 7AL o Ax sue aA Wap Bl 49 92 AAA strich Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure that your system chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area Notes Always connect the power cord last
70. l a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super UO supports two high speed 16550 compatible serial 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 legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed 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 Advanced Power Management The following advanced power management features are supported by this moth erboard Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager NM Available when the NMView utility is installed in the system The Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager IPNM provides your system with real time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency Although IPNM Specification Version 1 5 2 0 is supported by the BMC Baseboard Management Controller your system must also have IPNM compatible Manage ability Engine ME firmware installed to use this feature Note
71. mns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support The options are 80x24 and 80x25 Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS The options are VT100 Linux XTERMR6 SCO ESCN and VT400 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS The submenu allows the user to configure Console Redirection settings to sup port Out of Band Serial Port management Out of Band Management Port The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS to communicate with a remote server gt ACPI Setting Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Sleep State Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode Select S1 CPU_Stop_Clock to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed Select Suspend to use power reduced mode Power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMs to maintain the most critical functions of the system The options are S1 CPU_Stop_Clock Suspend and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a mu
72. mp the CPU Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will 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 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 Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard AES New Instruc tions NI to ensure data security The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this feature is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if this feature is set to Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite DCU prefetch to speed up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCU IP Prefetcher Select Enabled for DCU Data Cache Unit IP Prefetcher support which will prefetch IP addresses to improve network connecti
73. nd 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 18 Ground NC No Connection 1 GLAN1 2 GLAN2 3 IPMI_LAN HHHO OL OL SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Unit Identifier Switch UID LED Indicators A Unit Identifier UID Switch and two LED Indi cators are located on the motherboard The UID Switch is located next to the VGA port on the backplane The Rear UID LED LED3 is located next to the UID Switch The Front Panel UID LED is located at Pins 7 8 of the Front Control Panel at JF1 Connect a cable to Pin 8 on JF1 for Front Panel UID LED indication When you press the UID switch both Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED Indicators will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Note UID can also be triggered via IPMI on the motherboard For more information on IPMI please refer to the IPMI User s Guide posted on our web site http www supermicro com He q So SUPER XSDRD LF Rev 140
74. ntel Trusted Execution Technology CPU TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature Chipset TXT Trusted Execution Technology Feature Intel TXT LT SX Configuration This feature displays the following TXT configuration setting TXT LT SX Support This item indicated if the Intel TXT support is enabled or disabled Intel TXT LT SX Dependencies This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted Execution Technology to work properly in the system VT d Support Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I O support VT Support Intel Virtualization Technology support TPM Support Trusted Platform support TPM State Trusted Platform state gt Intel ME Subsystem Configuration This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Configuration settings e ME BIOS Interface Version e ME Version iSCSI Configuration This item displays iSCSI configuration information iSCSI Initiator Name This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator which is a unique name used worldwide Intel 1350 Gigabit Network Connections These items display the following information on the Intel 1350 LAN connections 4 21 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual gt NIC Configuration Link Speed Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port The op tions are AutoNeg 10Mbps Half 10Mbps Full 100Mbps Half and 100Mbps full Blink LEDs This feature allows the user to
75. ons are Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way and 8 Way Patrol Scrub Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor the original source When this item is set to Enabled the IO hub will read and write back one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled Demand Scrub Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled Data Scrambling Select Enabled to enable data scrubbing to ensure data security and integrity The options are Disabled and Enabled Device Tagging Select Enabled to support device tagging The options are Disabled and En abled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Thermal Throttling Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and CLTT Closed Loop Thermal Throttl
76. ons 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 in The manufacturer retains the option to include omit or change any of these text mes sages The AMI BIOS Setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during setup navigation These keys include F3 F4 Enter lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Note 1 Options printed in Bold are default settings Note 2 F3 is used to load optimal default settings F4 is used to save the settings and exit the setup utility How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing F2 at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Note For AMI UEFI BIOS Recovery please refer to the UEFI BIOS Re covery User Guide posted http www supermicro com support manuals Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory t
77. oot the computer using a network device The default setting for LAN1 Option ROM is Enabled and the default settings for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled VGA Priority This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary boot device The options are Onboard and Offboard Network Stack Select Enabled enable PXE Preboot Execution Environment or UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface for network stack support The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard gt Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user The options are En abled and Disabled Device Settings This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1 Change Settings Use this feature to set the optimal Environment Control Interface PECI setting for a serial port specified The default setting is Auto which will allow the AMI BIOS to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform Device Mode Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified The options are Normal and High Speed gt Serial Port Console Redirection e COMI SOL Serial Over LAN These two submenus allow the user to configure the following Console Redirection settings for a COM Port specified by the user Console Redirection Select En
78. oots or shuts down it s allowed to cance the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system tight away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action zi SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control Note The SuperDoctor Ill program and User s Manual can be downloaded 4 from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products ac cessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperDoctor II application instead SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably 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 litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or
79. op the _ load plate open 2 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 1 Using your thumb and the index finger remove the WARNING plastic cap from the socket 2 Using your thumb and index finger hold the CPU on its edges Align the CPU keys which are semi circle cutouts against the socket keys 3 Once they are 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 vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket in one direction Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again to make sure that the CPU is aligned properly SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket Lock the lever labelled Close 1st first then lock the lever labelled Open 1st second Using your thumb gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Gently close Push down and lock the the load plate lever labelled Close 1st 3 4 Lever Lock Push down and lock the lever AS labelled Open a 1
80. pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 Jumper Settings and GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See Jumper Setting Definition the table on the right for jumper settings 12 Enabled default The default setting is Enabled 2 3 Disabled A GLAN1 Enable B GLAN2 Enable SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 m peaga See gees jy ul EWE 2 30 CMOS Clear Chapter 2 Installation 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 E f Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS
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82. rts up to 256 GB of Registered Unbuffered ECC or LRDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz memory in four channel memory via a memory buffer For the latest memory updates please refer to our website a at http www supermicro com products motherboard Processor amp Memory Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules CPU Corresponding DIMM Modules CPU1 P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 CPU2 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMH1 Processor and Memory Module Population Number of CPU and Memory Population Configuration Table CPUs DIMMs For memory to work proper please install DIMMs in pairs 1CPU amp CPU1 2 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB 1 1CPU amp CPU1 4 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 2 CPUs A CPU1 CPU2 2 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P2 DIMME1 2 CPUs 8 CPU1 CPU2 4 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF 1 2CPUs amp CPU1 CPU2 6 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMMG1 2 CPUs 8 CPU1 CPU2 8 DIMMs P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMC1 P1 DIMMD1 P2 DIMME1 P2 DIMMF 1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMH1 RDIMM Support POR on the E5 2600 Series Processor Platform DIMM DIMMs RDIMM LRDIMM POR Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Popu Type Any Combination Channel lated RDIMM Reg per DDR Registered
83. sequence as shown Motherboard Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check Supermicro s website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM A1 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it S29 E So SUPER X9DRD LF SCH Rele se Tabs 3 Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release tabs to the locking positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot m Press both notches straight down into the memory slot at the same time Removing Memory Modules Press both notches on the ends of the DIMM module to unlock it Once it is loos ened once it is loosened remove it from the memory slot 2 11 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Memory Support for the X9DRD LF Motherboard The X9DRD LF Motherboard Suppo
84. site for detailed information Turbo Mode Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled C1E Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per formance The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C3 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State ACPI C2 to the operating system During the CPU C3 State the CPU clock generator is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 operating system During the CPU C6 State the power to all cache is turned off The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C7 Report Available when Power Technology is set to Custom Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State ACPI C3 to the operating system CPU C7 State is a processor specific low C State The options are Enabled and Disabled Package C State limit Available when Power Technology is set to Custom This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C2 C6 and No Limit Energy Performance This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on
85. st Lever Lock 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the re quired amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the Motherboard s and the Heatsink Bracket under neath 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Screw 1 Screw 2 Motherboard SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the CPU from the CPU socket 4 Remove the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling the CPU and the heatsink Do not reuse old thermal grease Loosen screws in
86. stomer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual
87. the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service 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 cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 7 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Notes 3 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DRD LF It also provides the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens press the lt Del gt key while the system is booting up Az In most cases the Del key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F3 F4 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the opti
88. the maximum payload value for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto 128 Bytes and 256 Bytes 4 15 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Maximum Read Request Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read Request size for a PCI E device to enhance system performance The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes ASPM Support This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management ASPM level for a PCI E device Select Force LO to force all PCI E links to operate at LO state Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for the system Select Disabled to disable ASPM support The options are Disabled Force LO and Auto Warning Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI E devices to fail CPU2 Slot 6 PCI E 3 0 x16 OPROM Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a net work interface from the slot specified above The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device Select PXE Preboot Execution Environment to use an PXE Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM and LAN2 Option ROM This is to b
89. uded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard e Two 2 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx2 e One 1 I O Shield MCP 260 00042 0N e One 1 Quick Reference Guide MNL 1488 QRG Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard SMCI product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product Drivers and utilities ftp ftp supermicro com If you have any questions please contact our support team at support supermicro com 1 1 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image siti CID Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing ofthe manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Overview Motherboard Layout mE So E gu b de 3 5 E COMI Reesen b d 0098 DH y ocdi oo coi Posse BMC os 000m oocom P ss 000999 oo 09 LAN CTRL bung N V GER FS LAN CTRL qe E r m Gei CLKCTRL E E SSC TWaIr 0D SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 TT
90. urce sharing across Intel platforms providing greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU over head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing the system resource for other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Support Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to improve data transfer efficiency The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU2 Slot6 PCI E 3 0x16 Link Speed This feature allows the user to set the PCI Exp bus speed for the slot specified above The options are Gen1 Generation 1 Gen2 and Gen3 gt QPI Configuration Current QPI Link This item displays the current status of the QPI Link Current QPI Frequency This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Isoc Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS Quality of Service requirements This feature is especially important for virtualization technology The options are Enabled and Disabled QPI Quick Path Interconnect Link Speed Mode Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections The options are Fast and Slow QPI Link Frequency Select Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s and 8 0 GT s gt DIMM Configuration This section displays t
91. vity and system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPER X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology which will 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 there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information gt CPU Power Management Configuration This submenu allows the user to configure the following CPU Power Management settings Power Technology Select Energy Efficiency to support power saving mode Select Custom to cus tomize system power settings Select Disabled to disable power saving settings The options are Disabled Energy Efficiency and Custom If the option is set to Custom the following items will display EIST Available when Power Technology is set to Custom EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to au tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Disabled GV3 Disabled and Enabled GV3 Enabled Note GV3 is Intel Speedstep support used on older platforms Please refer to Intel s web
92. wer con 16 PS ON 4 5V nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification 17 COM 5 COM and must be connected to your power supply to 18 COM 6 5V provide adequate power to the system See the 19 COM 7 COM table on the right for pin definitions 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK Warning To avoid damaging your motherboard 21 5V 9 5VSB and components please use a power supply that 22 5V 10 12V supports a 24 pin two 8 pin and two 4 pin power 23 5V 11 12V connectors Be sure to connect the 24 pin and 24 COM 12 3 3V the 8 pin power connects to your power supply 12V amp pin PWR doin PWR Com for adequate power delivery to your system The Connector nector Pin Definitions Pin Definitions 4 pin power connectors are optional however Pins Definition Pins Definition Supermicro recommends that these connectors e e ies Ground 1 2 Ground also be plugged in for optimal power delivery 58 tav an Veo Required DL A e JW xd A JPW1 24 pin ATX WA um La PWR Req d El a B JPW2 8 pin Processor PWR Req d Hes SUPERO X9DRD LF Rev 1 10 El IGLIDOOCIGOOCICHIO LCUGDEICOEICICCNI e 2 26 C JPW3 8 pin Proc
93. y is properly set if avail able 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system if applicable 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPERO X9DRD LF Motherboard User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes System Boot Failure If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned on check the following 1 Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker e fthere is no error beep try to turn on the system without DIMM modules in stalled If there is still no error beep try to turn on the system again with only one processor installed in CPU Socket 1 If there is still no error beep replace the motherboard f there are error beeps clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Section 2 8 in Chapter 2 2 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM modules Make sure that system power is on and memory error beeps are activated 3 Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed If the system boots check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors Troubleshooting procedure in this

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