Supermicro MBD-X9SCL-O manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b X9SCM X9SCM-F X9SCL X9SCL-F X9SCL+-F[...]

Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date: May 20, 201 1 Unless yo u request and receive wri tten permission from Super Micro Com puter , In c., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this documen t is subject to ch ange without notice . Other products a nd companies referred to herein are trad emarks or register ed trademarks of th eir[...]

iii Preface T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X9SCM/X9 SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SC L-F/X9SCL+-F motherboard. About This Motherboard The X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F supports a single Intel® [...]

iv X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual Pay spe cial attenti on to the following symbols f or proper motherboard installation and to prevent da mage to the system or injury to yourself: Danger/Caution: Instructi ons to be strictly fo llowed to prev ent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily i[...]

v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V . Het Sterrenbeeld 2[...]

vi X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual T able of Contents Prefac e About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ ii i Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... ii i Conventions U[...]

vii T able of Contents Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................2-1 1 2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-1 3 T ools Needed ............................................................................................[...]

viii X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual W atch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-3 3 USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-3 4 BMC Enable ................................................................[...]

ix T able of Contents Quiet Boot .................................................................................................. 4- 4 AddOn ROM Display Mode ........................................................................ 4- 4 Bootup Num-Lock ....................................................................................... 4- 4 W a[...]

x X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual  IDE/S A T A Conguration ............................................................................... 4- 9 SA T A Mode ................................................................................................. 4- 9 IDE Mode ......................................................[...]

xi T able of Contents MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-1 5 METW ....................................................................................................... 4-1 5 4-5 IPMI Conguration (X9SCM-F/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F) .................................... 4-1 6 BM[...]

xii X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ................................................................................. A- 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instruction s B-1 Installing Drivers ............................................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulat ions on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ack nowledged 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 ite[...]

1-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual Motherbo ard Image ( X9SCM/X9SCM-F) Note : All graphics sh own in this manual wer e based upon the late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've rece ived may or ma y not look exac tly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Motherbo ard Image ( X9SCL/X9SCL-F) Note : All graphics sh own in this manual wer e based upon the late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've rece ived may or ma y not look exac tly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.[...]

1-4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual Motherbo ard Image ( X9SCL+-F) Note : All graphics sh own in this manual wer e based upon the late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've rece ived may or ma y not look exac tly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel con nections. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • Jumpers n ot indicated are for testing o nly . • SA T A- III ports ( 6Gb/s) are a vailable on the X9SC[...]

1-6 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 FAN1 FANA FAN3 FAN2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F LED Indicators Number LED Description Color/State Status 14 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking IPMI Active 28 LE2 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power is On 52 LE4 Power Standby Green: Solid on System is plugged in X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Headers/Connectors N[...]

1-8 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Cele ron® processor in a n LGA 1 155 socket. Memory Four (4) SDRAM DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered, ECC 1333/1066 memory Supports dual-channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIM[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Serial (COM) Ports T wo (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 NCP6776F BIOS 64 MB SPI AMI BIOS ® SM Flash BIOS Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5 Power Conguration ACPI/ACPM[...]

1-10 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual System Block Diagram Note: This is a general bl ock diagram and may not exactly represent the featu res on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specications of each motherboard. Cougar Point DDR3 (CHA) LGA 1155 Socket CPU PCIe2.0_x8 VRM 12 SVID LPC I/O NCT6[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview The X9SC M/ X9 SCM - F/X9 SCL / X9 SCL - F/X9 SCL + -F supp or ts a single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 seri es, 2nd generation Int el C ore® i3, Pentium®, Cel eron® processor i n an L GA 1 155 socke t. Bu ilt up on t he fu nct io nali ty an d t he c ap abil it y of t he I ntel C20 2/ C20 4 chips et, th[...]

1-12 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Basic I/O System (BIOS) p rovides a sett ing for you t o determine ho w the system will respond whe n AC power is lost and the n re stored to the system. Y ou can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press the p[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 th e W in do ws OS env ir on me nt o r u se d w it h S up er o D oc to r I I i n Li nu x. Su pe ro Do ctor is u sed to not if y the use r of cer t ain system event s. For exampl e, yo u can al s o c o n g ur e S up er o D o ct or t o p r ov id e yo u w it h wa r ni ng s w he n t he sy st em temp eratu re, CPU temp er[...]

1-14 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User ’s Manual 8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard. 2. T o provide adequate power to SA T A devices, please connect the SA T A DOM PWR connector (JWF1) to the power supply . It is stron gly r ecommen[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-15 Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o avoid dam - aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wr[...]

2-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation W arning : When hand ling the processor package, avoi d pla cing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before add - ing, remov ing or changi ng any hardwa re components. Make sur[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Gen tly li ft the l oad l ever to op en th e load plate. Re move th e plast ic c ap. 2. Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the North center 3. edge and the Sout h center ed ge of the CPU. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys. 4. Once it is aligne d, carefully low[...]

2-4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual W arning: Y ou can onl y install the CPU inside the soc ket only 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 m ay damag e your CPU. Instead, open the load plate again a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Mounting Holes Motherboard Screw#1 Screw#2 Heatsink Bracket Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the re - 1. quired amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are 2. aligned with those on the Motherbo[...]

2-6 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Removing the Heatsink W arning: We do not reco mmend that the CPU or the heatsin k 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 socket. Unscrew t he heatsink sc[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Thermal Grease Heatsink Fins Recommended Supermicro heatsink: SNK- P0 0 46A 4 active heatsink Insta lling an Activ e F an CPU Heatsink Locate the CPU Fan power connec - 1. tor on the mother board. (Refer to the layou t on the right for the CPU Fan location.) Position the heatsi nk so that the 2. heatsink fan wires are cl[...]

2-8 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Fo r t h e 1 U p a s s i ve h e a t s i n k , a s k f o r S N K - P 0 0 4 6 P ( b a c k p l a t e i s i n c l u d e d) , for t he 2U a cti ve heat si nk, S NK- P0 0 46A 4. Align the four heatsink fasten - 7. ers with the mounting holes on the motherboard. Gently push the pairs of diagonal [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Unplug th e PWR cord Pull Up Fo r t h e 1 U p a s s i ve h e a t s i n k , a s k f o r S N K - P 0 0 4 6 P ( b a c k p l a t e i s i n c l u d e d) , for t he 2U a cti ve heat si nk, S NK- P0 0 46A 4. Removing the Heatsink W arning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do n ee d t[...]

2-10 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual X9SCM/X9SCL(-F) Rev.1.0 2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note : Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod - ules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when i nstalling or remo ving DIMM modules to pr event any possible damage. DIMM Installation Insert th e desired n umber of DIM Ms into [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Memory Support Th e X9 SCM / X9S CL ser ies sup por t s u p to 32G B of Un buf fe red (UD IM M) D DR3 ECC 133 3/106 6 M Hz D IM Ms in 4 mem or y s lot s. DIMM1A DIMM2A (Blue Slot) DIMM2B (Blue Slot) DIMM1B Memory Population Guidelines When installing memory modules, the DIMM slots should be populated in the following o[...]

2-12 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual The table expl ains t he dif fe rent t yp es of mem or y sup por t ed that can be accomodated in each memory slot. DDR3 Unbu ffered ECC (UDIMM) Mem ory DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populat- ed per Channel DIMM T ype POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM (any combination) 2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 1066, 133[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 X9SCM/X9SCL(-F) Rev.1.0 2-4 Motherboard Installation All motherboar ds have st andard m ounting holes to t different types of cha ssis. Make sure that the l ocations of a ll the mounti ng hole s for both motherbo ard an d chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas - teners, metal o[...]

2-14 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Installing the Motherboard Install t he I/O shie ld into the chassis. 1. Locate th e mounting holes on the mother board. 2. Locate th e matching mounting ho les on the chassis. Al ign the mou nting holes 3. on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 X9SCM/X9SCL(-F) Rev.1.0 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports The I/O port s are color coded in conformance w ith the PC 99 spe cication. See th e gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Back I/O Panel 1. Keyboard (Purple) 6. COM 1 2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 7. VGA 3. USB Po[...]

2-16 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual A TX PS/ 2 Keybo ard/Mouse Ports T h e ATX P S / 2 k e y b o a r d an d PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the motherboard. See the table at right for pin denit ions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Denitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# Denition Pin# Deniti[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 1. Backpanel USB 0 2. Backpanel USB 1 3. Front Panel USB 2/3 4. Front Panel USB 4/5 5. Front Pan el USB 12/13 6. Internal 'T ype A' USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. In addition, six USB co nnections (USB 2/3, USB 4 /5, USB 12/13) ar[...]

2-18 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Ethernet Ports T wo Etherne t po rts (LAN1/LAN2) are located next to the VGA por t on the I/O Backpane l. In addition, an I PMI Dedicated LAN is also located above USB 0/1 ports on the X9SCM-F/ X 9 S C L - F / X 9 S C L + - F to p r o v i d e a d e di c a t e d n e tw o r k co n n e ct i [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Serial Ports A CO M Por t ( C OM1 ) is loc ated o n th e I /O back pane l, and ano ther S eri al Connection (COM2 ) is loc at e d below PCI - E S lot4 to prov ide f ront acc ess . See the t able on th e ri ght f or pi n denitions. SerialPortPinDenitions (COM1/COM2) Pin # Denition Pin # Denition 1 DC[...]

2-20 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual 1. VGA Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located next to the COM Port on the I/O ba c kp an el . Th is c o nn ec to r i s us e d to pro vi d e vi de o an d CRT di sp la y . Refer to the board la yout bel ow for the location. VGA/CRT Pin Denitions Pin# Denition Pin# Denit[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 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 specically for use with Su permicro server chassis. Se e the gure bel ow for the description s of t he va rious control panel bu[...]

2-22 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Front Control Panel Pin Denitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of J F1. Refer to the table on the right for pin denitions. Power LED PinDenitions(JF1) Pin# Denition 15 3.3V/vcc 16 Ground A. PWR LED B. HDD LED HDD LED The HDD[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED conn ection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1, and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 1 0. NIC1 LED and NIC2 L ED are 2-pin N IC LED hea ders. Attach NI C LED cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to displ ay network a ct[...]

2-24 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con - tacting both pins will power on/off the sys - tem. This button can also be congured to function as a su spend button (with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). T o turn off t he power in the[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 KB/MOUSE DIMM1[...]

2-26 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 P[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 Internal Buzzer The Inte rnal Buzzer (SPKR1) can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes. See the table on the right for pin denitions. A. Internal Buzzer B. Speaker Header Internal Buzzer PinDenition Pin# Denitions Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm Speaker Speaker On th e JSP[...]

2-28 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual A B A. PWR LED B. PWR SMB Power Supply I 2 C Connector Power Supply I 2 C Connector, located at JPI 2 C, moni tors the status of the power supply , fan and system tem - perature. S ee the table on t he right for pin denitions. PWR Supply I 2 C PinDenitions Pin# Denition 1 C[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 KB/MOUSE DIMM1[...]

2-30 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 P[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the mother - boa rd, jumper s c an be u sed to c hoose between optional settings. Jumpers create shor ts b etwee n tw o pi ns t o ch ange the function of the connector . Pin 1 i s identied with a sq uare sol der pad on the printed circuit b oard. [...]

2-32 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 P[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 KB/MOUSE DIMM1[...]

2-34 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 P[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 KB/MOUSE DIMM1[...]

2-36 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual C LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs T wo LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located on t he I/O backpanel of the m otherboard. Each Eth ernet LAN port has t wo LEDs. Th e yell ow LED indi ca tes act ivi ty, w hil e the Link LED may be g ree n, a mbe r , or off to indic ate t h e sp e e d of th e c o nn e c t i o[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 on x8 KB/MOUSE DIMM1[...]

2-38 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual J31 JTPM J29 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 T-SGPIO1 JWF1 JPW2 JWOL JSPK JPI2C JPW1 COM1 SPKR1 JBT1 LE2 JWD JLED1 JPL2 JPG1 JPB JPL1 JPUSB1 F A N 1 F A N A F A N 3 F A N 2 DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM required USB4/5 USB 12/13 _LAN IPMI COM2 VGA USB11 DIMM2B DIMM2A USB2/3 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 JF1 I-SAT A2 Slot4 P[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use t he fo llo win g pro ce dure s to tr oub lesh oot y our sys tem. I f you have f oll owed a ll of the pro ce dure s b elow an d st ill nee d as sis tan ce, refe r to th e ‘ T e chn ic al S upp or t Pro ce dure s’ an d/or ‘Ret ur ning Mer cha ndi se [...]

3-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual No Video If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to re - 1. move all the add-on cards and cables rst. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. (Refer to Appendix A 2. for details on beep codes.) Remove al l memory mo dules and tu rn on the sys[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures Before contacting T echnical Support, please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below . Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer , Supermicro does n ot sell directly t o end u sers, so it is best to rst chec k with your distri butor or reseller for troubles[...]

3-4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The X9SCM/X9SCM-F /X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X 9SCL+-F s upports u p to 32GB of unbuffere d ECC D DR3 SDR AM (1. 5V, 13 33/1066 MHz). See Se ction 2-3 for details o n installing memory. Question: How do I[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc h as quite a few driv ers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We reco mmend that y ou review t he CD and install the software you n eed. Sof tware on the CD include chipset drivers for Wi ndows, security p[...]

3-6 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Proper Battery Disposal W arning! 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 n ot discar d a used b attery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply with the regulati[...]

3-7 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service A re ce ipt or co py of yo ur invo ice mar ked w ith t he d ate of p urc hase is re qui red bef ore any war rant y ser v ice wi ll be r end ere d. Y o u c an obt ain ser v ic e by ca llin g your ven dor for a Retu rne d M erc handi se Auth or izati on (RM A) numbe r . For fast er[...]

3-8 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/ X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F . The AMI ROM BIOS is store d in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This c hapter describ es the basic navigation of the AM I BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Note: For instruction s on BIOS[...]

4-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memo ry is being test ed, press the <D elete> key to en ter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility . From t he main menu, you c an access the other setup screens. An AMI BIOS id[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/Syst em Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System T ime or Sys - tem Date using the arro w key s. En ter new v alues through the keyboard. Press the <T ab> key or the arrow keys to move betw een elds. Th e [...]

4-4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F 4-3  Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items:  BOOT Feature Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modied between POST mes - sages or t he OEM logo. Select Disa bled to displa y the POST [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 19 at boot and allow the drives tha t are attached t o these host ad aptors 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 Disab led[...]

4-6 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) The CPU fetch es th e ca che l ine for 64 bytes if th is o ption is set to Disab led. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled . Intel® Virtualization T echnology (Available when supported by the CPU) Sel ect En[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 P-ST A TE Coordination This feature s elects th e type of co ordination for the P-State of t he proces sor . P-State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor's voltage and freque ncy . This makes the p rocessor more energy efic ient, resulting in further gains. The options are HW_ALL , SW_ALL and S[...]

4-8 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F  North Bridge Conguration This item displays the current North Bridge Revision. VT -d Select Enabl ed to enable Intel's V ir tualizat ion T echnol ogy su pport for Direct I/O VT -d by report ing the I /O de vice assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI T ables. This feature offers fully-prot[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 W ake on LAN from S5 Select Enable d to enable the capabilt iy to 'wake-up' the syst em from the S5 power state (Soft Off State) through the Ethernet controller. The set - tings are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to dis - able legacy support[...]

4-10 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Aggressive Link Power Management This feature Ena bles or Disabl es Agress ive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point B0 stepping and later . The options are Enabled and Disabled. SA T A Port0~Port5 This item displays the informa tion dete cted on the insta lled SA T A drives on the particular SA T [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device i nstalled on a P CI 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. SR-IOV Support Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a specication that allows a PCIe device to appear [...]

4-12 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to congure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA and ASK IR. Ir DA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remot e con trol devices. ASK IR (Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared) is a protocol compatible with Sharp® branded PDAs and other infrared devices.[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Data Bits: 8 or 7 Parity: None , Even, Odd, Mark, or Space Stop Bits: 1 or 2  Hardware Health Conguration 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 in[...]

4-14 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User intervention: No act ion is required. However , consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage. High – The pr ocessor i s running hot. Thi s is a ‘caut ion’ level since th e CPU’s ‘T emperature T olerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate an [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 4-4 Event Logs Smbios Event Log Change this item to ena ble or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Erase Event Log This option erases all logged events. The options are No , Y es, Next reset and Y es, Every reset. When Log is Full This option automatically clea[...]

4-16 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F 4-5 IPMI Conguration (X9SCM-F/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F) Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole. For more information on the IPMI specications, please visit Intel's [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 SEL Components - Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Whe n Enabled, the following can be congured: Erase SEL - T his option erases a ll logged SEL e vents. T he options are No, Y es, On Next reset and Y es, On Every reset. When SEL Full This o[...]

4-18 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F 4-6 Boot S ett ings Use t his fe ature t o co ngu re Bo ot Set ting s:  Boot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are b oot devices and the or der of priority from which the systems boots from during startup. Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc The set[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 4-7 Security Settings If the Administrator password is dened ONL Y - this controls access to the • BIOS setup ONL Y . If the User's password is dened ONL Y - this password will need to be entered • during e ach system startup or boot, and wi ll also ha ve Administrato r rights i n the setup. Passwords must be[...]

4-20 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F 4-8 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you h ave c ompleted the sys tem c onguration chan ges, select thi s opt ion to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new system con - guratio[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 Save As User Defaults T o set this feature, select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En - ter>. This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults T o set this feature, select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En - ter>. Use this f[...]

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During th e POST (Power-On Self-T est) routines, w hich are pe rformed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur . Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue with boot up. The error m essages normal ly appear o n the scree n. Fatal e[...]

A-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Notes[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note 1 . Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les f or each item. Click on a computer icon t o the right of an ite m to install this item (from top to the bottom), one at a time. After installing each item, you must re bo[...]

B-2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2  Conguring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote m anagement cap ability . It in cludes Remote and Local Management tools. The loca l manage[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Sof t war e Revi sion 1.0 c an b e do wnlo aded fr om o ur Web - sit e at: f t p://f tp. Supe rm icr o.co m/u tili ty/ Supe ro _ Doc tor_ II I/ . Y ou c an a lso dow nlo ad SDI II Us er 's Gui de at: h tt p://w w w.su[...]

B-4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Notes[...]

UEFI BIOS Recovery 1 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions W arning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your sys tem has a BIOS-related iss ue. Flashi ng the wrong BIOS can cause ir repar able da mage to t he system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS updat[...]

2 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual Note : At this point, you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov - ery . If you decide to p roceed with BIOS Recov ery , fol low t he pr ocedures below . a USB CD/DVD ROM/RW device can be used for this purpose. However , a USB Hard Disk drive cann ot be used for BIOS recovery at thi[...]

UEFI BIOS Recovery 3 When the screen a s shown abo ve displays, using the arrow key , s elect the 5. item- "Pr oceed with ash update " and press the <Enter> key . Y ou will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below . Note: Do not interrupt the process of BIOS ashing until it is com - pleted. After the proc[...]

4 X9SCM/X9SCM-F/X9SCL/X9SCL-F/X9SCL+-F User's Manual When a DOS prompt appears, t ype AMI.BA T BIOSname.### at the p rompt. 8. Note: Do not interrupt this process until BIOS ashing is completed. After see ing the mes sage that BI OS update i s completed, unplug th e AC 9. power cable to clear CMOS, and then plug in the AC power cable to pow[...]

(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 signicant injury or[...]