Super I/O; Advanced Power Management; Intel ® Intelligent Power Node Manager (Ipnm); Management Engine (Me) - Supero X9DRG-QF User Manual

X9DRG-QF Motherboard User's Manual
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Super I/O

The Super I/O supports two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
connections (UART). The UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a program-
mable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability, and a processor
interrupt system. The UART provides legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s,
which support higher speed modems.
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-
ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
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Advanced Power Management

The new advanced power management features supported by this motherboard
include IPNM and ME. Please note that you will need to do the following to use
these two new features:
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Use a power supply that supports PMBus 1.1 or 1.2.
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Install the NMView software in your system. NMView is optional and can be
purchased from Supermicro.
Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM)
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The Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with
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real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency.
Although IPNM is supported by the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),
your system must also have IPNM-compatible Management Engine (ME) firmware
installed in your system for IPNM support.
Note: Support for IPNM Specification Version 1.5 or Version 2.0 depends
on the power supply used in the system.

Management Engine (ME)

The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-
vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.
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