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1. 2 29 E Serial Link SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC NC No Connections Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LADO 12 GND 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 A T SGPIO 0 B T SGPIO 1 C TPM Header m B E B D LZ Ha D Lu o LI ol SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual DOM PWR Connector JWF1 DOM PWR Pin Definitions The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JWF1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM storage device connected to one of the SATA ports See the table on the S en right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground Wake On LAN JWOL Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL on the motherboard See the Pinf Definition table on the right for pin definitions 1 5V Standby You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground a Wake On LAN connect
2. 2 25 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Fan Headers FAN1 4 FANA Fan Header Pin Definitions The X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series has five fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 and Fan A These fans Pin Definition F 1 Ground Black are 4 pin fan headers However Pins 1 3 of the 2 12V Red fan headers are backward compatible with the 3 Tach traditional 3 pin fans A fan speed control setting Cy in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section allows A PWM Control the BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based on the system temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Note Please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on a motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion JL1 Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on Pin Definition the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable 1 Intrusion Input from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru 2 Ground sion when the chassis is opened A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E FanA F Chassis Intrusion
3. 2 38 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 SATA Connections SATA Connections Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard I SATA Ports 0 1 support SATA 3 0 6Mb s and I SATA Ports 2 5 support SATA 2 0 3 Mb s Serial Link connec tions provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Signal 1 Ground SATA TXP SATA TXN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP 9 9 gt N Ground A I SATA 0 3 0 B I SATA 1 3 0 C I SATA 2 D I SATA 3 E I SATA 4 F I SATA 5 2 39 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Notes 2 40 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 Always di
4. 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 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 oe f Note 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 PCI Slot SMB Enable JC1 JlC2 POS SNB Enake Jumper Settings Use Jumpers lC1 C2 to enable PCI SMB System Management Bus support Jumper Setting Definition to improve system management for the Sha Enabled PCI slots See the table on the right for Open Default Disabled jumper settings A Clear CMOS B JPC1 C JEC2 2 33 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual VGA Enable JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA connector The default lL al SNNT position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable Ena da rel VGA See the table on the right for
5. Power Supply C JPI2C PWR Supply FC Pin Definitions Power Supply IC Connector located Pin Definition at JPI2C monitors the status of the 1 Clock power supply fan and system tem 2 Data perature See the table on the right SEEN for pin definitions n ms 5 3 3V A PWR LED B PWR SMB mH sh 6 1 ji O00 LU gdULDDLULD D0000 2 28 T SGPIO 0 1 Headers T SGPIO Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the motherboard These headers are used to communicate with the enclosure management chip in the System See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers TPM Header JTPM This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM which is available from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that sup ports encryption and authentication in hard drives It enables the moth erboard to deny access if the TPM associated with the hard drive is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation
6. 4 13 ACPI Configuration ui kereker keke nme 4 14 High Precision Event TIMES s eei sn d k sa kekan dae te eite b e pa 4 14 Table of Contents N MASSUDDON s rr tiere ge n eren edes cet E Hen GENE T Y RI 4 14 WHEA SUppDOFE inp cte nana ak nE Na d re KEN sais Edna 4 14 mns SIM A N r N bel 4 14 ombios3EVent LOG k saye siran sana w ne hon noe CEN e na v D r O wa Vine s ney z n a SAN y We KEN Tru SEG 4 14 Erase Event LOG C dedicates dealer 4 14 When Log iS FU xas siyana er reb tea GEN 4 14 MEC s xa 4 15 W ER A E P M DN VE ND M T NE 4 15 IPMI Configuration X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only sene 4 15 BMC SuUppott 2 iiec ae idu em Ls Ed b katek AEE 4 15 Wait For BMG ae obi dee t evene be es 4 15 PBMC Self Testi kO yo 1x ho tsm kada stint E Deve HONA hen ek 4 16 p System Event LO nnns iiaa P e etr a rehab 4 16 When SEL FU sy terr de malda d la idee dte ak ake eed ote d nuu RNN 4 16 Log EFI Status Codes uer W kal n eie a kd da an 4 16 View FRU Information ic erat dx kal k aaay hx RR Ru 4 16 v BMC Network Configuration ssseeeennn 4 17 Configuration SOUEGCO c e et parece Mazda d an n e xl i an er n e bana ideas 4 17 Boot Seg S coii t a E a Av keka ree ree da ra eee kik 4 18 P Boot Options Priority sseeettnee 4 18 Boot Option 1 B
7. 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F supports up to 32GB of unbuffered ECC DDR3 SDRAM 1 5V 1333 1066 MHz See Section 2 3 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer 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 support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter f Note Always use the file named ami bat to update the BIOS and insert a space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e X9SCi and build version as the extension For example X9SCA1 218 When completed your system will automatically reboot When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and
8. 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Internal Buzzer SPKR1 Internal Buzzer Pin Definition The Internal Buzzer SPKR1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker Speaker JSPK Speaker Connector On the JSPK header Pins 3 4 are lela used for internal speaker Close Pins See 3 4 with a cap to use the onboard Pins Adnene Speake speaker If you wish to use an exter Png Seer nal speaker close Pins 1 4 with a cable See the table on the right for pin definitions A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Header pooo S oC os Dog Ovog FECE SUPERG 2 27 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Onboard Power LED JLED1 Onboard BWROLEB An onboard Power LED header is Pin Definitions located at JLED1 This Power LED header is connected to Front Control Panel located at JF1 to indicate the 3 Connection to PWR status of system power See the table TEBI on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 No Connection
9. Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled When Enabled the following can be configured Erase SEL This option erases all logged SEL events The options are No Yes On Next reset and Yes On Every reset When SEL Full This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface EFI status codes The options are Disabled Both Error Code and Progress Code gt View FRU Information This is an informational item which displays the information pertaining to this motherboard FRU Field Replaceable Unit 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS BMC Network Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address Configuration Source This feature selects whether the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network s DHCP server Dynamic Host and Con figuration Protocol Dynamic or manually entered by the user Static If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually entered below The options are Static Dynamic and Do Nothing The following items are displayed when Static is selected Station IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and
10. LE3 LED Settings Yellow Blinking Unsupported Memory is Installed Onboard Standby PWR LED LE4 LED Status Status Definition Off Power Supply is Off Hard Switch On Power Supply is On Hard Switch gt eB m N w m Co o E m iS 2 37 ja JOOU un OOOO 3 n SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Rear UID LED LE5 anna The rear UID LED is located at LE5 on the LED Settings Blue Solid UID Toggled On backpanel This LED is used in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of service IPMI Heartbeat LED LE7 An IPMI Heartbeat LED is located at LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Indicator LE7 LED Settings When LE7 blinks the IPMI is functioning Green Blinking IPMI is ready for use properly Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location A UID LED B IPMI Heartbeat oj OO OOO LI COLI UI LI J EID
11. M iii Cohventions Used in the Manual iiiter com tere iv Contacting SUpermiclO sacs peel esercito cc yar V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OMIT Em le rtud re aati ieee oy DN DE a N a eye a Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset OVOrVIGW isa Misr sa kak kre akan salek ba kak naya b be b karan ka eax Deder genae ee beka utu Intel C204 Chipset Fealtutes iicect aa en a da da adan a yaaa 1 9 Special Features onec karay n dek n n AR ase kk ded K deyl Ab kar iai Recovery from AC Power LOS c alay credet hi ci tene niar kila peto Dp TA PE Heath MOIOFIDIg s coco eoo rnc cine nayene m ransna eynen ne na Sog creer THER M n y E send Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control kek kk kk System Resource Alert wees eror pte cr nep yen yA tta 1 5 iACPLEGSUE OS tae access ac osa dept eene aspera restet h h_hr VR RES RA ESSERE Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 13 126 o i is cen 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller eseeeessss 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES iisen aaa Feier tre SE yr kan n na R ERR 2 1 m ne lle c 2 1 jore e In le rane ensi ten e sie E ette ee 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ke 2 2 Installing the LGA1155 Processo
12. and press the Enter key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is com pleted 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive C 3 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F 8 When a DOS prompt appears type AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt 9 Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed 9 After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed unplug the AC power cable to clear CMOS and then plug in the AC power cable to power on the system 10 Press lt Del gt continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility 11 Press lt F3 gt to load default settings 12 After loading default settings press lt F4 gt to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility C 4 Disclaimer Continued The pro
13. 4 10 Staggered Spin D x css s men 4 10 External SATA POrt eoe Ee trennt ter k yer iya N r z uet 4 10 HOE PUG RE 4 10 RAID MOGOG 5n ite rtc aera mr BERE eed ia Tero 4 10 SATA POrtOSPOttb r eto rrr dI Rete etas 4 10 HOt Pg ence ae teat 4 10 PPCle PCI PnP Configuration sss 4 10 POIROMYPLFIOF icio ctio etc oret rui Ee mter PUR CREER DERE 4 10 PCI Eatency Timer iocos na zardi nana div Ma RA Va M HEAR riesce ose ate eee ne 4 10 SR OV SUPPOR ecce tt rrt eo pice EE Con binaya N aa V 4 11 PCI E Slot 4 5 6 amp 7 OPRONL 5 5 4x x 4 43yan o sar n dial inda kaa kelka arani 4 11 Onboard LAN Option ROM S l Ok i x snna y nan nina nin adara seya 4 11 Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM 4 11 P Super IO Device Configuration 4 44 x44a yyan iaa a ear Aari a 4 11 Senal Port 1 4 SeralPOEE 2 cora vestre qe orte ea to serene rep canen 4 11 Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings EEEEEEEEUEUULLU UL LEE 4 11 P Remote Access Configurations ian EE ORE ERR EL d 4 11 P Hardware Health Configuration sese 4 12 Fan Speed Control Mode sss ennt 4 12 CPU Temperature Display Mod Einarus d lan nan mna W l ay n ab WAD 4 13 Fan Fan4 FanA Reading i etd k k kina dk a r karak ka dak 4 13 12V VDIMM 5VCC 12V AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT
14. Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The 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 the ther mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fans 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 adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds 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 ena
15. CODE 2 31 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Jumper Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother Connector Pins board jumpers can be used to choose 3 2 1 between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the Teen function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed P circuit board Note On two pin jumpers SS bd Closed means the jumper is on Cohh dlor Pie with dumpar and Open means the jumper is DEE E off the pins LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 4 GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable Pin Definition LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 on the moth m Enabled default erboard See the table on the right for 2 3 Disabled jumper settings The default setting is enabled JPL3 JPL4 are available only on A LAN Port 1 Enable the X9SCi LN4 LN4F B LAN Port 2 Enable C LAN Port 3 Enable D LAN Port 4 Enable ese E o0 nn a jm im iH In n mi Oo Lom
16. HEALTH INFO System Block Diagram 4 Note This is a general block 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 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series motherboard supports a single Intel Xeon E3 1200 series 2nd generation Intel Core amp i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket Built upon the functionality and the capability of the C204 chipset the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance and storage capability for Bromolow server platforms in a sleek package The high speed Direct Media Interface DMI featured in the Intel C204 chipset supports high speed Direct Media Interface DMI for chip to chip true isochronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series mother board also features the TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including ECC Error Reporting Func tion Disable and Intruder Detect Intel C204 Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 10 Gb s transfer Full Duplex e Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support e Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5
17. How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes including memory detection and recovery codes for the user to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS image is corrupted When the system power is on the boot sector codes execute first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with System initialization and bootup 9 Note Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sec tor crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repair To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB Attached Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB attached device without additional utilities used A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive or C 1 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F a USB CD DVD ROM RW device can be used for this purpose However a USB Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB attached device follow the instruc tions below 1 Using a different machine copy the Super ROM binary image file into the disc Root Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD DVD 9 Note If you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our websit
18. Indicators LED Description Color State Status LE2 Onboard Power On LED Green Solid on System On LE3 Unsupported Memory Installed Indicator Yellow Blinking Unsupported Memory LE4 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green Solid On Standy Power On LE5 UID Unit ID LED Blue Solid On UID On LE7 IPMI Heartbeat X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only Green Blinking IPMI Normal 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Headers Connectors Connector Description B1 Onboard Battery COM1 COM2 COM1 Backpanel Serial Port COM2 Serial Port Header BIOS SPI BIOS Fans 1 4 Fan A System CPU Fan Headers JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED1 Power LED Indicator Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU power Connector Required KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Connectors LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN3 LAN4 is supported on the X9SCi LN4 only IPMI LAN IPMI LAN X9SCA F X8SCi LN4F models only SATA 0 1 Serial ATA 3 0 Ports 0 1 6Mb s SATA 2 5 Serial ATA 2 0 Ports 2 5 3Mb s JPPC PWR supply PC System Management Bus JSPK Speaker Header Pins 3 4 Internal 1 4 External JTPM Trusted Platform Module TPM Header JWF1 SATA DOM Disk On Module Power Connector JWOL Wake On LAN Header SPKR1 Internal Speaker Buzzer T SG
19. LAN ports an IPMI Sluk Color Definition Dedicated LAN is also located on the Link Left EST 100 Mbps X9SCi LNAF X9SCA F The yellow LED on Activity Yellow Blink Active the right indicates activity while the green Right ing LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more IPMI LAN ATQAE Link LED r Activity LED A LAN1 B LAN2 C IPMI Dedicated LAN X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F only D LAN3 X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only E LANA X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only e alla C e TEZ I Motherboard I O Backpanel 2 36 Onboard Power LED LE2 An Onboard Power LED is located at LE2 on the motherboard When LE2 is on the AC power cable is connected and the System is running Unsupported Memory LED LE3 LE3 is located next to LE2 When LE3 blinks it is an indication warning that unsupported memory is installed in one or more of the memory slots Onboard Standby Power LED LE4 An onboard Standby Power LED is located at LE4 When LE4 is on the AC power cable is connected and the power supply hard switch is on Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or install ing any component See the layout below for the LED location Chapter 2 Installation Onboard PWR LED LE2 LED Status Status Definition Off System Off Soft Switch On System is Running Unsupported Memory LED Indicator
20. LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F motherboard Answer For the 1U passive heatsink ask for SNK P0046P back plate is included For the 2U active heatsink use SNK P0046A4 Question Why can t recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the motherboard Answer Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again For the jumper location please check Chapter 1 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 3 4 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 2 Locate the onboard battery as shown below 3 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 4 Remove the battery Battery Battery Lock LS E Battery Holder Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the bat tery 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 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should
21. Link and Activity LEDs Four 4 for the X9SCi LN4 LN4F Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2 0 LAN X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 3 0 Ports Two 2 I SATA 0 1 RAID 0 1 Support SATA 2 0 Ports Four 4 I SATA 2 5 RAID 0 1 5 10 Integrated IPMI 2 0 IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCMA50 Server BMC X9SCi LNAF X9SCA F Only USB Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 Six 6 USB header connectors for front access USB 2 3 USB 4 5 USB 12 13 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backpanel Serial COM Ports Two 2 Fast UART 16550 connections one 9 pin RS 232 port Backplane COM1 port and one header FP COM2 Super I O Winbond Super I O NCT6776F BIOS 64 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug PnPO DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Main Switch Override Mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Internal External Modem Ring On Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby VBAT Memory VCORE for CPU CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2
22. Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web f site at ftp ftp Supermicro com utility Supero Doctor IIl You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il D SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Notes UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure An Overview to the UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a software based interface between the operating system and the platform firmware in the pre boot environment The UEFI specification supports an architecture independent mechanism for add on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader which is stored in the add on card to boot up the system UEFI offers a clean hand off control to a computer system at bootup
23. Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the behavior of Physical Address Extension PAE mode which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 2 11 SUPER X9SCi LNA X9SCi LNAF X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1MB 3 99 Local APIC 4KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 l O APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB 512 MB 3 01 boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 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
24. came with your baseboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial System information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer E File Edit View Favorites Tools Help CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Remote Management o Health Info 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action
25. cete nc 2 31 JUMP ORS STINGS ee d la n di sena ea dud saree nak eb sun en k bene ee ya d k Keke ba k bec ve kak kwan 2 32 Explanation of J mbpoets s diyaya yan n d n ey a hene For everti va 2 32 LAN Port Enable Disable JPL1 4 sese 2 32 vii SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F 2 8 2 9 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 CMOS Clear JBT1 i te ints c regere entes 2 33 PCI Slot SMB Enable JPC1 JPC2 seen 2 33 VGA Enable JPG iere mea ne Genet e 2 34 Watch Dog Enable JWD itr E eto ttes 2 34 USB Wake Up JPUSB1 1 accorto RI Lt 2 35 BMC Enable do E a EEE 2 35 Onboard IridiCcators nione een e tr hence VEEE 2 36 LAN Port LEDS pp ttis nies aie 2 36 IPMI Dedicated LAN LE DS ierat pet ce iD Wae Ea nak nAlN 2 36 Onboard Power LED EE2 55 nier ter eerte tenerae patte nean 2 37 Uns pported Memory EED BES 2 3 cn rre ente hm 2 37 Onboard Standby Power LED LE4 ssssss 2 37 Rear UID LED EE5 iiit e hb eee 2 38 IPM Heartbeat EED BET eoo tenete em etr ten pi Re 2 38 SATA CohlheCtons ont neret rr Beha ARE p I reno dea ades 2 39 SATA CORDeCLUORS correcte tr ster kr na va TOUR FEE a Be NTC OREMUS Iu 2 39 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ProCed res a ite ene De et tie 3 1 Before uode 3 1 NO POWE M 3 1 INO VIGGO m
26. connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 2 Installation JPUSB1 Backplane USB 0 1 Wake up Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled A USB 0 1 Wake up B BMC Enable 2 35 RE nn ULHHUUL EREBE EM O00000 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN Link LED Activity LED LAN Port LEDs The LAN ports are located on the I O backpanel of the motherboard Each Eth LAN ernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow Link LEDs Green Amber Off LED indicates activity while the Link LED LED Color Definition may be green amber or off to indicate the Off No Connection or 10 Mbps speed of the connections See the tables at Green 100 Mbps right for more information Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right In addition to the
27. create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing User password Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual 4 8 Exit Options BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced EventLogs IPMI Boot Security Exit Exit system setup after Discard Changes and Exit saving the changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Boot Override Built in EFI Shell Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version x xx xxxx Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup Screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the com
28. in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be longs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Router IP Address Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will use i e 192 168 10 1 Router MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the Router or Gateway only if needed SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual 4 6 Boot Settings BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Boot Security Exit Number of seconds to wait for setup gt Boot Options Priority activation key 65535 OxFFFF means indefinite waiting Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version x xx xxxx Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Use this feature to configure Boot Settings gt Boot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled
29. lever lock CPU properly installed oad lever locked into place Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction ZA 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 and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 2 4 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 Motherboard Mounting Holes Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046P heatsink with BKT 0028L bottom bracket SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F 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 instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socke
30. onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed XS Philips Screwdriver Philips Screws Standoffs Location of Mounting Holes O JU OOUCO fs UDLCCDIDBOCCLIBO 3 O00000 FECE l SUPERG DESIGNED IN USA x BAR CODE immi E E simum peor LEO Caution 1 To prevent damage to 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 avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 13 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 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 AL 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components Chasis 6 Using the Philips screwdriver i
31. support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor IIl Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel amp C204 chipset utilities Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 6 Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 1 9 SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Block Diagram BLOCK DIAGRAM RoHS 6 6 ae pPCle2 0 X16 aS 1333 1066MHz 4UDIMM 5 0Gb Sandy Bridge EH DDR3 CHB DIMM2 Far 5 0Gb SVID VRM 12 S z Io MISC VRs ale PCle x8 SLOT PCle_x4 5 0Gbps X9SCA F only PCle x1 TANT RJ45 25Gbps 4 82574L PCle x1 TANZ i 2 5GDps EE ms Cougar Point PCle x1 TANS C204 C206 asa RETTET PCH A SATA PORTS SATA II ___300MB s 82574L y SATA IlI 600MB s 2 SATA PORTS ZERER CC zan HERMON WPCM450 WINBOND FLASH SPI 32Mb RMII RTL8201 PHY RJ45 X9SCA F only NCT6776F LPCI O
32. this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCle PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI compatible this feature specifies what ROM to launch The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This feature sets 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 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS SR IOV Support Single Root I O Virtualization SR IOV is a specification that allows a PCle device to appear as multiple physical devices to the system The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI E Slot 4 5 6 amp 7 OPROM Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs The options are Dis abled and Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Settings Serial Port2 Settings This option s
33. will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then 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 installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows Security programs and audio drivers Question Why do get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Answer To solve this issue disable the IPMI jumper Another solution is to use a USB floppy drive instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my X9SCi LN4 X9SCi
34. 0 GT s SATA Controller up to 3G s Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Two 2 SATA 3 0 ports up to 6G s SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Basic I O System BIOS provides a setting for you to determine 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 to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU Vcore NIC Vcore BMC Vcore AUX Vcore Standby ME Vcore 12V Scale 1 5V 3 3V Vcc V 3 3VSB and Battery Voltage 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 PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section in the
35. 0 Key nection o eal Em Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located next to the VGA port on the I O Backpanel In addition an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located above USB 0 1 on the X9SCi LNAF X9SCA F to provide a dedicated network con nection for IPMI 2 0 Two additional Ethernet ports LAN3 LAN4 are also available on the X9SCi LN4 LN4F All these ports accept RJ45 type cables f Notes 1 The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X9SCi LNAF X9SCA F only 2 Please refer to the LED In dicator Section for LAN LED SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TDO 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 P3V3SB 3 TD1 12 Act LED 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Green 3V3SB 5 TD2 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground Ti TD3 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 P2V5SB 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F only 4 LAN3 X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only 5 LAN4 X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only information uu xi
36. 4 90 turn and pull the fastener upward to loosen it Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes Pull Up at Unlock With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 9 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 2 3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod ules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation Te s m D 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A Slot A Channel 1 see the next page for the location For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank sw f 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule 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 lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot a j Press both notches Release Tabs straight down into AW the memory slot Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to r
37. 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 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 Power LED LED Anode t HDD LED LED Anode Pin 16 6 O Pin 15 NIC1 LED LED Anode O O OO NIC2 LED o o LED_Anode oo OO OH Fan Fail LED UID LED oo gt LED_Anod mae i PWR Fail o e EM Pin 2 O Pin 1 Ground o o Reset gt Reset Button Ground o o PWR gt Power Button ij oauan E ES o co T 2 21 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the ib Sy table on the right for pin definitions 16 Ground HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definit
38. ESC gt ar row keys etc 9 Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 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 lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete 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 BIOS related Ns Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 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 belo
39. HDD LED G NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail Ground Ground 2 23 Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition T Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail UID LED LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode UID LED LED_Anode Iur uet eh Ss A7 z eset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a f Pin Definition hardware reset switch on the computer 3 Reset case to reset the system Refer to the 4 Ground table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button A Pin Definiti JF1 The Power Button connection is located R DenniHons or on pins1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con Ping pennden tacting both pins will power on off the sys 1 Signal tem This button can also be configured 2 3V Standby to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the
40. IC_LEDA 343 portao Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections E indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only When LE2 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components 1 5 SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Quick Reference FAN A T SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JE1 IPMI LAN Sm T NIC LED3 NIC LED4 JLED FAN 3 JPL4 JPL3 JPL2 JPL1 il mmama Fa OOCUOO In ULILIO iis X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F Jumpers Jumper Description Default JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chpt 2 JPC1 JI C2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chpt 2 JPB BMC Enable X9SCi LN4F X9SCA F Only Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL3 JPL4 LAN3 LAN4 Enable X9SCi LN4 LN4F only Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 Backpanel USB 0 1 Wake Up Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1 2 Reset X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F LED
41. LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Note For instructions on BIOS recovery please refer to the instruction guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the System is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 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 options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages 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 the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt
42. Net Framework Intel C204 PCH Chipset X9SCA X9SCi Intel Rapid Storage Technology u Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals J hu hu j n Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen f Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install this item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 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 X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor 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 the SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that
43. P Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the systems boots from during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell and any pre defined boot device 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 7 Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILTY DC MM Ve M ero B e UM Bete E J ZI BT8 Security Bi Password Description Set Setup Administrator Pasword If ONLY the administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Access Level Administrat Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Version x xx xxxx Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc If the Administrator password is defined ONLY this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined ONLY this password will need to be entered during each system startup or boot and will also have Administrator rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to
44. PIO 1 2 Serial Link General Purpose I O 1 2 Headers 5V Gen1 Gen 2 USB0 1 Backpanel USB 0 1 USB2 3 USB4 5 Front Accessible USB Connections via 3 Headers USB 12 13 VGA Onboard Video Port NIC LED3 NIC LED4 LED Headers for LAN3 and LAN4 X9SCi LN4 Only DIMM 1A 2A 1B 2B 1066 1333 DDR3 DIMM Slots ECC Unbuffered type is required Sw Unit ID Switch to turn on UID LED LE5 Slot 1 3 33MHz PCI Slots Slot 2 3 are not available on the X9SCi series Slot 4 5 PCI Express Slots x4 in x8 Not available on the X9SCi series Slot 6 PCI Express Slot x16 1 7 SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel Xeon E3 1200 series 2nd generation Intel Core i3 Pentium Celeron processor in an LGA 1155 socket Memory Four 4 SDRAM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuf fered ECC 1333 1066 memory Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB and 4GB Chipset Intel C204 Standard Expansion Slots X9SCA X9SCA F Only Three 3 33MHz PCI Slots Two 2 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x8 Slots One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot X9SCi LN4 LN4F Only One 1 33MHz PCI Slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot Integrated Graphics Matrox G200eW Network Connections Two 2 Intel 82574L Four for the X9SCi LN4 LN4F Two 2 RJ 45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with
45. Pi Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 A COM Port COM1 is located on i Pin Definition Pin Definition the I O backpanel and another Serial 1 DCD 6 DSR Connection COM2 is located below i 2 RXD 7 RTS the SATA ports to provide front ac 3 TXD 8 CTS cess See the table on the right for ND 4 DTR 9 RI pin definitions 5 Ground 10 NC 1 COM1 2 COM2 MME ogo og C ETT Douano fs SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Video Connector VGA Pin Definitions A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the I O Pin Definition Pin Definition backpanel This connector is used to provide a connection for video and graphics display Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 Red 10 Ground 2 Green 11 NC 3 Blue 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 4 NC 13 HSYNC 5 Ground 14 VSYSNC 6 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK i Ground 16 Case 8 Ground 17 Case 9 5V NC No Connection allal E 2 20 E LE LE
46. SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LNAF X9SCA X9SCA F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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 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 web site 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 ma
47. TUBES a jumper settings Watch Dog Enable JWD Watch Dog Jumper Settings Watch Dog JWD is a system moni Jumper Setting Definition tor that can reboot the system when a pP SETTE software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled tion 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 A VGA Enable must also be enabled in the BIOS B Watch Dog Timer Enable NOU OOOH sr J OU CEIDIOCDLDICO D F300 2 34 USB Wake Up JPUSB1 Use the jumper JPUSB1 to wake up your System by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse connected to the Backplane USB Ports 0 1 JPUSB1 is used together with a USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB sup port in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices Note When the USB is set to Enabled in the BIOS and JPUSB1 is set to Disabled remove the USB devices from Backplane USB Ports 0 1 before the system goes into the standby mode BMC Enable JPB JPB is used to enable or disable the BMC Baseboard Management Control chip and the onboard IPMI
48. a HAA HURA NEK ANE 4 4 Bootup Nurns oCk rede t ete th rere 4 4 Wait For d l MEMO KRN n ocurreret arsenic varese er etn erra Ye sene ep 4 4 interrupt 19 Capture gies ae es oe erem Intt cete re e dte Pre 4 4 Watch Dog FUNC ON e X 4 5 Power Button FUrlClion reote torta i er ente i rn ence 4 5 Restore om AG POWELE LOSS dcr raptos euro etre EK oa cere NENN a ors Urge eg 4 5 BI Toc m A A TA E 4 5 P Processor amp Clock Options aote im inse Er o e m D ER Reads 4 5 Clock Spread SpOctF t sucer eroe lieet beg un tbe run 4 5 Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU 4 5 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU 4 6 Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and uxo du m DD r dr ler ee 4 6 Intel Hyper Threading Technology Ekkkk kereke ek 4 6 ACtIVE Processor COI6GS iuii ceti nero rne tnn ren corenttsosieeuscatees 4 6 Power Technology eie Rheno t Roto anne pa RE XE HE Re En R n K Ka 4 6 zy D 4 6 P STATE CoorfditialiOlk 5 corre eos een texere to sepe qr odak ana E E p aE sor kenek 4 6 CPU C3 Report CPU CO RGDOFE ertt cet re iii dina Zi 4 7 C State package limit setting eesesessssseescesseeeeennnee 4 7 P Intel Turbo Boost Technology Avail
49. able if Intel EIST technology is n e ope 4 7 TURBO MOG it TE 4 7 FGhipsetiConflg raltioni ote te et e eec terere des ea eat 4 7 P CPW Bridge Gornflguration scicaet et rna Peer reo ten a 4 7 Memory Fr quehoyz unde bet nette etd dares hea dag va W 4 7 Integrated IO Configuration ssesesseseseeenentennn nnns 4 7 PUE a 4 8 Active State Power Managemeni uLL Ek keke k 4 8 PCIE Maximum Payload SIZ6 certet daa Min l vet een axes 4 8 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F POI EXDIOSS POL xi rr ocn nove eie VAR EE YANDA en 4 8 PEG FOCE Gnd ct cdd papi retta Dou Redi EAM ERE Eee ds 4 8 Detect Non Compliant Device ccccccececeeeeneeeeteeaeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeteaees 4 8 P South Bridge Configuration x i alxasdayaya dan klan Md nya lakin 4 8 USB FUNGUONS e 4 8 Legacy USB SQUDD OL iin rtoa 4 9 BIOS EECIEatidsOff eid remi es reete c e ur e ua cit pre REOR 4 9 Y IDE SATA Configuration s 5 rore trii i ae i Hn 4 9 SPEM 4 9 DE jW ol si DEAE PUE E 4 9 Serial ATA Contioller c 1 rire rrr eres 4 9 SATA POO PORD ii ao itae Depp dtpe po edat dieu etuer 4 9 ARACI MOOR redeo er cele a E eic uve edet s 4 9 Aggressive Link Power Management sss 4 9 SATA PORO POMt E
50. al 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILTY EV N Advanced 82W s Fere CAR V BB To To MET Tolo M 417 System Boot Feature Setting gt Processor amp Clock Options gt Chipset Configuration gt IDE SATA Configuration gt PCIe PCI PnP Configuration gt Super IO Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration gt Hardware Health Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Trusted Computing Configuration Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version x xx xxxx Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc gt BOOT Feature Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or 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 This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt tha
51. ators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com BMC Support This feature enables or disables the installed Baseboard Management Controller BMC on the motherboard The options are Enabled and Disabled Wait For BMC If enabled the system will wait for a BMC response after the AC power is turned on It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 15 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual BMC Self Test Log This feature logs any BMC messages returned during a BMC self test It shows the total number of entries and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down Erase Log Select Yes On every reset or No When Log is Full Select Clear Log or Do Not Log Anymore BIOS SETUP UTILTY Main Advanced Event Logs IPIVII Boot Security Exit Enable Disable Wait For BMC Disabled interfaces to gt BMC self test log communicate with BMC gt System Event log gt View FRU information gt BMC network configuration Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version x xx xxxx Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc gt System Event Log This feature is used to change the Sytem Event Log SEL configuration SEL Components
52. be facing up 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace it with the same type Tuer 2 Press down until This side up you hear a click Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt 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 vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizations online http www supermicro com support rma When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SCi LN4 X9SCi
53. bles the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling 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 implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key 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 This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 8 pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power suppl
54. button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button Power LED LED_Anode HDD LED LED_Anode NIC1 LED LED_Anode NIC2 LED LED_Anode OH Fan Fail LED UID LED PWR Fail LED_Anode Ground Reset gt Reset Button Q Ground PWR gt Power Button B 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Pin Definitions JPW1 Connectors Pinf Definition Pin Definition The 24 pin main power connector 13 33V 1 3 3V JPW1 is used to provide power to 14 12V 2 3 3V the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR 15 COM 3 COM connector JPW2 is also required for 16 PS ON 4 45V the processor These power connectors 17 COM 5 COM meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See 18 COM 6 45V the table on the right for pin definitions 19 GOM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB Tl 22 5V 10 12V Tha 23 45V 11 12V i 24 COM 12 33V or 12V 8 pin Power Connec Vv tor Pin Definitions a Lp 24 Pin Main PWR 8 Pin Processor PWR Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR 5 through 8 12V Required B 8 Pin Processor PWR
55. com Fan1 Fan4 FanA Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan4 and FanA 12V VDIMM 5VCC 12V AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors 4 13 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Precision Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Suspend Mode This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode The options are Suspend Disabled S1 POS and S3 STR S3 STR is the deepest sleep state in these options NUMA Support This feature Enables the Non Uniform Memory Access ACPI support The options are Enabled and Disabled WHEA Support This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support f
56. d information The options are Disabled and Enabled P STATE Coordination This feature selects the type of coordination for the P State of the processor P State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor s voltage 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS and frequency This makes the processor more energy effiicient resulting in further gains The options are HW ALL SW ALL and SW ANY CPU C3 Report CPU C6 Report This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 ACPI C2 or C6 ACPI C3 report ing to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C1 C6 C7 and No Limit P Intel Turbo Boost Technology Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled Turbo Mode This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained Short duration power limit During Turbo Mode the system may exceed the processor s default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power limit By increasing this value the processor can provide better performance for a short duration g
57. directional heatsink only Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a server board without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support Installing the LGA1155 Processor 1 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Remove the plastic cap 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center edge and the South center edge of the CPU A gt lt North Center Edge 2 xe CANIS NAT 4 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 2 3 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual 5 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 6 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 7 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the
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59. e at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and rename it to Super ROM for BIOS recovery use Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image Super Rom into your USB drive and power on the system While powering on the system keep pressing Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your PS2 or USB keyboard until your hear two short beeps This may take from a few seconds to one minute After locating the new BIOS binary image the system will enter the BIOS Recovery page as shown below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs IPMI Boot Security Exit E b Proceed with Flash Update 9 Note At this point you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below C 2 UEFI BIOS Recovery Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Recovery WARNING System firmware is being updated Keyboard is locked DO NOT TURN THE POWER OFF Once firmware update is completed press any key to reboot the system Flash update progress Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 12 1211 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update
60. e redirection The options are Enabled and Dis abled The default is Disabled F Console Redirection Settings Configure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings The most common settings are set as default Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 COM2 SOL COM4 Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 gt Hardware Health Configuration Fan Speed Control Mode This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed of 10096 Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle for maximum cooling This setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Standard for the onboard fans to run at 5096 of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling and power saving This setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Optimal for the 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS onboard fans to run at 30 of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The options are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle Standard 25096 of PWM Cycle and Opt
61. e time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPERO X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User s Manual Motherboard Layout X9SCA Series DUDU LILICCETEIL du 0 FECE SUPER DESIGNED IN USA Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections e E indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only When LE2 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Layout X9SCi LN4 Series FECE SUPERG DESIGNED IN USA p emen pan BAR CODE ToT cone jew JER S looooc zB arcis ello Ja6 N
62. emove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 10 Memory Support Chapter 2 Installation The X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series supports up to 32GB of Unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 MHz in 4 memory slots Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Please refer to the table below 4 Towards the CPU Slot B Channel 1 Slot A Channel 1 Blue Slot Slot B Channel 2 Slot A Channel 2 Blue Slot Memory Population Guidelines 4 Towards the edge of the motherboard Please follow the table below when populating the X9SCi LN4 X9SCA series DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per DIMMs Populat DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any Channel ed per Channel combination 2 1 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 2 2 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 f Notes Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the following table for details e For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in the
63. erformance and storage capability for next generation high end server platforms in a sleek package Please refer to our website http Awww supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians The X9SCi LN4 series motherboard supports 1U server platforms and the X9SCA supports 3U 4U platforms Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel C204 chipset Chapter 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 the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists software program installation instructions Appendix C contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions SUPER X9SCi LNA X9SCi LNAF X9SCA X9SCA F Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastroph
64. gs are Enabled and Disabled Processor amp Clock Options Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect A value a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs revert to the default setting Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed Select Disabled to enhance system stability The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 5 SUPER X9SCi LN4 X9SCi LN4F X9SCA X9SCA F User Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The op
65. ic System failure or to avoid bodily injury data loss Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to relay safety precautions Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup N Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel 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 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 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPER X9SCi LNA X9SCi LNAF X9SCA X9SCA F Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Man al Organization e
66. imal 30 of PWM Cycle CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS i e 34 C or tem perature status in text Low Medium or High The options are Text Mode or DTS If Text Mode is selected the CPU Temperature Display Mode will show the CPU temperature status as follows Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The mother board fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Temperature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel
67. ions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pinf Definition cable here to indicate the status of m pr HDD related activities including IDE i HDi SATA activities See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definition located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer 5 to the table on the right for pin defini tions Vcc Ground A PWR LED B HDD LED C PWR Fail LED Q PowerLED e LED_Anode HDD LED e e LED Anode NIC1 LED o o LED_Anode NIC2 LED og LED_Anode OH Fan Fail LED loe e UID LED 9 PwRrail o o LED_Anode Ground o o Reset gt Reset Button Ground o o PWR gt Power Button 2 22 NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to display network activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display signals or to provide advanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions Refer to page 2 31 for information on UID LED Power LED
68. ls iioc xinin nenn e Nea EVE p ce ede Fey aueh edge en Reged 2 21 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions esesssessseeeeeeeeeneen 2 22 Power LED ei rey tercer ec a Lor epe ct qo cavities 2 22 PADD Aji Mio EP 2 22 Power Fail BED nay ca k eei rte or e ce bata e a Za Ee E A EE 2 22 NICT NIC2 EANT EAND te cien Mal y na en cete e ra lk kan biz n 2 23 Overheat OH Fan Fail UlD LED i c A ly kanada da 2 23 Reser BULON ini eter eee ede eom Et su Da 2 24 Power BUNON EE 2 24 Connecting Gabl 8 s yy 2 25 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors 2 4 s ln nawi nand akla 2 25 Fan Headers FAN1 4 FANA KhK r kk kk kk kk kk nnne 2 26 C