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  • Page 1 X9DRW-3F X9DRW-iF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

  • Page 3: About This Motherboard

    (Socket R) processors and Intel QPI (QuickPath Interface) Technology (V.1.1), providing point-to-point connections with transfer speeds of up to 8.0 TG/s. With the Intel PCH C606/C602 chipset built in, the X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF motherboard supports Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM), Manageability Engine (ME), ®...

  • Page 4: Conventions Used In The Manual

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Pay special attention to the following symbols to install your system properly and to prevent damage to your system or injury to yourself: Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic...

  • Page 5: Contacting Supermicro

    Preface Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel:...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview Overview ......................1-1 Processor and Chipset Overview..............1-11 Special Features ................... 1-12 PC Health Monitoring ..................1-12 ACPI Features ....................1-13 Power Supply ....................1-13 Super I/O ....................... 1-14 Advanced Power Management ..............1-14 Introduction to the IPMI Controller ...............
  • Page 7 Table of Contents NMI Button ....................2-19 Power LED ....................2-19 HDD LED ....................2-20 NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ............... 2-20 Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ..........2-21 Power Fail LED ..................2-21 Reset Button ................... 2-22 Power Button ................... 2-22 Connecting Cables ..................
  • Page 8 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual No Power ......................3-1 No Video ......................3-2 System Boot Failure ..................3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ............3-2 Memory Errors ....................3-3 When the System Becomes Unstable ............3-3 Technical Support Procedures ................ 3-5 Battery Removal and Installation ..............

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Overview

    • One (1) Supermicro Mainboard • Two (2) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx2) • Two (2) I-Pass to Serial ATA cables (CBL-0097L-03 x2) (X9DRW-3F) • One (1) I-Pass to Serial ATA cable (CBL-0097L-03) (X9DRW-iF) • One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00042-0N) •...
  • Page 10 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Motherboard Image Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout

    Chapter 1: Overview Motherboard Layout COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3 SATA/SCU4~7 JSM1 JSM2 JVR1 FAN1 FAN3 Notes: • See Chapter 3 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections.

  • Page 12: Default Setting

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Quick Reference LED3 LAN2 LAN1 COM1 USB 2/3 USB 0/1 COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB LAN CTLR JPL1 CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 IPMI LAN CPU2 CPU2 LED1 JSTBY1 BMC CTLR COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1: Overview X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Connectors Connectors Description COM1/COM2 Backplane COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header FAN1~4,FANA, FANB CPU/System Fan Headers I-SATA 0~5 Intel PCH SATA Connectors 0~5 JBAT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 4 for Used Battery Disposal) Speaker/Power LED Connector (Pins 1~3: PWR LED, Pins...
  • Page 14 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual VGA1 Backpanel VGA Port 1/Front Panel VGA Port2 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF LED Indicators Description State Status LED1 Green: Blinking Normal LED2 Power LED Green: On SB Power On LED3 UID LED Blue: On Unit Identified Warning! • To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin, two 8-pin power connectors and one 4-pin power connector.

  • Page 15: Motherboard Features

    Chapter 1: Overview Motherboard Features • Dual Intel E5-2600 series (Socket R of up to 130W) ® processors; each processor supports two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links of up to 8.0 GT/s per QPI link and with data transfer rate of up to 16 GB/s direction peak bandwidth per port Memory 1.

  • Page 16: Peripheral Devices

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual SAS/SATA/SCU Connection • Eight (8) Connections 0~3, 4~7 (For X9DRW-3F), • Four (4) Connections 0~3 (For X9DRW-iF) • RAID 0, 1, 10 IPMI 2.0 • IPMI 2.0 supported by the Renesas BMC Serial (COM) Port •...
  • Page 17 Chapter 1: Overview Fan Control • Fan status monitoring with firmware 4-pin (Pulse Width Modulation) fan speed control • Low noise fan speed control LED Indicators • System/CPU Overheat LED • Suspend-state LED System Management • UID/Remote UID LED • System PECI (Platform Environment Configuration Interface) Management...

  • Page 18: System Block Diagram

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Right Slot PCIE 3.0x16 PE2 PE1 CPU Rear Socket 01 PROCESSOR CPU Front Socket 00 PROCESSOR BIOS P0PE3 SPI Flash Lane Reversal & Polarity Inversion DMI: Lane Reversal Left Slot PCIE 3.0x16+x16 SATA [0...5] PEG [0...3]...

  • Page 19: Processor And Chipset Overview

    WIO platforms. With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRW-3F/ X9DRW-iF motherboard offers point-to-point serial interconnect interface with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 GT/s, providing superb system performance.

  • Page 20: Special Features

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting that determines how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on), or for it to automatically return to the power-on state.

  • Page 21: Acpi Features

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power sup- plies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, two 12V 8-pin power connections (JPW2/JPW3) and a 4-pin power connector are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system.

  • Page 22: Super I/O

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more information, please refer to the website at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise.

  • Page 23: Bmc Subsystem Features

    Chapter 1: Overview Controller offers the user a superb solution to manage PC server systems with great efficiency. The BMC controller supports a 32Kb_instruction cache and a 32Kb_operand cache, which can be switched between write-back and write-through. The instruction cache offers a 4-way full-associative instruction TBL (Translation Lookaside Buffer) and a 64-way full-associative shared TBL.
  • Page 24 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Notes 1-16...

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 26: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area. Notes: Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you in- stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: Installation 1. Press the second load lever labeled 'Close 1st' to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position. Pull lever away from Press down on Load the socket Lever 'Close 1st' 2. With the lever labled 'Close 1st' fully retracted, gently push down on the 'Open 1st' lever to open the load plate.
  • Page 28 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual 1. Using your thumb and the index finger, remove the 'WARNING' plastic cap from the socket. 2. Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges. Align the CPU keys, which are semi-circle cutouts, against the socket keys.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Installation 1. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed. 2. Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket. Lock the lever labeled 'Close 1st' first, then lock the lever labeled 'Open 1st'.

  • Page 30: Installing A Passive Cpu Heatsink

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1. Apply the proper amount of thermal grease (with thickness of up to 0.13 mm) to the heatsink. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the two mounting holes on the heatsink are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.

  • Page 31: Installing And Removing The Memory Modules

    2. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it. Notches X9DRW-3F/iF Rev. 1.02 Release Tabs 3. Align the DIMM module key with the receptive point on the memory slot.

  • Page 32: Removing Memory Modules

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual 6. Press the release tabs to the locked positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot. Press both notches straight down into the memory slot at the same time. Notes: 1. For proper memory installation, be sure to install a DIMM module into the P2-DIMMG1 slot before inserting a 4-pin power connector into JPW4 as shown in the graphics below.
  • Page 33 Chapter 2: Installation Memory Support for the X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard TheX9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard supports up to 512 GB Registered/Unbuf- fered ECC DDR3 memory with speeds of 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz in 16 DIMM slots via a memory buffer. It also supports 512 GB (max.) of LRDIMM (Reduced Load) DDR3 800/1066/1333/ MHz memory modules.
  • Page 34 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual RDIMM Support on the Intel E5-2600 Series Processor Platform DIMMs Populated per RDIMM Type POR Speeds (in Ranks per DIMM DDR Channel (Reg. DIMM) MHz) (Any Combination) Reg. ECC DDR3 1066, 1333, 1600 SR, DR Reg. ECC DDR3...

  • Page 35: Motherboard Installation

    Standoffs (7 pieces, if needed) Location of Mounting Holes There are seven (7) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows. X9DRW-3F/iF Rev. 1.02 Caution: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation.

  • Page 36: Installing The Motherboard

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard 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 with the mounting holes on the chassis.

  • Page 37: Control Panel Connectors And I/O Ports

    The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports X9DRW-3F/iF Rev. 1.02 Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Definitions 1. COM Port 1 (Turquoise) 2.

  • Page 38: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) FP USB (4/5) Backplane USB Pin Definitions (USB 0/1, 2/3) Four Universal Serial Bus ports (USB Pin Definitions USB 4 USB 5 0/1, 2/3) are located on the I/O back Pin # Definition Pin # Definition Pin# Definition panel.

  • Page 39: Serial Ports

    COM2 Video Connection One video (VGA) port (VGA1) is lo- cated next to LAN Port 2 on the I/O backplane. Refer to the board layout below for the location. 1. COM1 2. COM2 3. VGA1 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev. 1.02 2-15...

  • Page 40: Ethernet Ports

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1/2) Pin# Definition are located on the I/O backplane on P2V5SB SGND the motherboard to provide internet TD0+ Act LED connections. In addition, an IPMI_ TD0- P3V3SB...

  • Page 41: Unit Identifier Switch

    3.3V tion on IPMI, please refer Reset Reset Button Ground to the IPMI User's Guide Power Button Ground posted on our Website @ http://www.supermicro.com. 1. UID Switch 2. Rear UID LED (LED3) 3. Front UID LED X9DRW-3F/iF Rev. 1.02 2-17...

  • Page 42: Front Control Panel

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro's server chassis. See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 43: Front Control Panel Pin Definitions

    IPMI-LAN JPW4 Ground FP PWRLED 3.3 V CPU2 HDD LED ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Activity LED COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 NIC2 Activity LED CTRL NIC2 Link LED JPW3 Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/ JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 Red+ (Blue LED Cathode) JPG1 BIOS...

  • Page 44: Hdd Led

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions (JF1) The HDD LED connection is located Pin# Definition on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a 3.3V Standby cable here to indicate HDD activ- HD Active ity. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

  • Page 45: Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail/Pwr Fail/Uid Led

    IPMI-LAN JPW4 FP PWRLED 3.3 V HDD LED ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby CPU2 NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Activity LED COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF NIC2 Activity LED NIC2 Link LED Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/ Red+ (Blue LED Cathode) JI2C1 PWR FaiL/UID LED) JVRM_I2C1...

  • Page 46: Reset Button

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions (JF1) The Reset Button connection is located Pin# Definition on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a Reset hardware reset switch on the computer Ground case. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

  • Page 47: Connecting Cables

    CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 B. JPW2: 8-pin Processor PWR (Req'd) C. JPW3: 8-pin Processor PWR, or D. JPW4: 4-pin PWR (re- quired) CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/...

  • Page 48: Fan Headers

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions This motherboard has six system/CPU Pin# Definition fan headers (Fan 1~Fan 4, Fan A, Fan Ground B) on the motherboard. All these 4-pin +12V fans headers are backward compatible Tachometer with the traditional 3-pin fans. However,...

  • Page 49: Internal Speaker

    Refer to the tables on right for pin definitions. COM1 A. Internal Speaker (Buzz- USB0/1 JUIDB CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 B. OH LED CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3...

  • Page 50: Port 80 Header

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Port 80 Header Port 80 Header Pin Definitions A Port 80 header, located at JLPC1, Pin # Definition provides Port 80 support. Port 80 is +3.3V an "Ask and Respond" port between LFRAME# a client machine and a host server.

  • Page 51: Power Smb

    C connection on Clock your system. No Connection A. JPI COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB B. IPMB CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3 SATA/SCU4~7 JSM1...

  • Page 52: T-Sgpio 1/2 Headers

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers T-SGPIO Pin Definitions Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pin# Definition Definition Purpose Input/Output) headers are located on the motherboard. These Ground Data headers support Serial_Link interface Load Ground for onboard SATA connections. See Clock the table on the right for pin defini- Note: NC= No Connection tions.

  • Page 53: Power Led/Speaker

    External Speaker 6-7 with a jumper. Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker A. PWR LED/Speaker COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3 SATA/SCU4~7...

  • Page 54: Jumper Settings

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers cre- Jumper ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1...

  • Page 55: Cmos Clear

    Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS. A. Clear CMOS COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB B. Watch Dog Enable CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3...

  • Page 56: Vga Enable

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual VGA Enable VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable Jumper Setting Definition the onboard VGA connector. The default Enabled (Default) setting is 1-2 to enable the connection. Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings.
  • Page 57 See the table on the right for jumper settings. A. JI COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB B. JI CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3...

  • Page 58: Onboard Led Indicators

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Onboard LED Indicators Activity LED Link LED GLAN LEDs The LAN 1/2 ports are located on the IO Rear View (when facing the rear side of the chassis) Backplane. Each Ethernet LAN port has GLAN Activity Indicator (Right) two LEDs.

  • Page 59: Onboard Power Led

    Refer to UID Switch on Page 2-17 for more information. A. PWR LED COM1 USB0/1 JUIDB B. Rear UID LED CTRL LAN1 LAN2 USB2/3 IPMI-LAN JPW4 CPU2 COM2 X9DRW-3F/iF Rev.1.02 CTRL JPW3 JI2C1 JVRM_I2C1 JPG1 BIOS JVRM_I2C2 CPU1 JPW2 JBT1 JBAT1 SATA/ SCU0~3...

  • Page 60: Bmc Heartbeat Led

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual BMC Heartbeat LED BMC Heartbeat LED Status A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LED1 Color/State Definition on the motherboard. When LED1 is blink- Green: BMC: Normal ing, BMC functions normally. See the Blinking table at right for more information.

  • Page 61: Sata/Scu Connections

    Ground cluding four SATA2 ports and two SATA3 TX_P ports. There are also eight SCU ports TX_N (0~3, 4~7) located on the X9DRW-3F, and Ground four SCU ports (SCU 0~3) located on the RX_N X9DRW-iF. These ports provide serial-link RX_P...
  • Page 62 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Notes 2-38...

  • Page 63: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 64: No Video

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual No Video 1. If the power is on, but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. 2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes.

  • Page 65: Memory Errors

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No-Memory Beep Code is issued by the system, check the following: 1. Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. (For memory compatibility, refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our Website @ http://www.
  • Page 66 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual within the normal range. Also check the front panel Overheat LED, and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on. 5. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system. Make sure that all power connectors are connected.

  • Page 67: Technical Support Procedures

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

  • Page 68: Battery Removal And Installation

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual 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.

  • Page 69: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Warning: When replacing a battery, be sure to only replace it with the same type. Battery Holder Press down until This side up you hear a click. Frequently Asked Questions Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The motherboard supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMM modules.

  • Page 70: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual 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 applications you need.

  • Page 71: Chapter 4 Bios

    BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF. It also provides the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated.

  • Page 72: Main Setup

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the sys- tem. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damage arising from a BIOS update.

  • Page 73: 4-3 Advanced Setup Configurations

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Memory Information Total Memory This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system. 4-3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press <Enter> to access the following submenu items. Boot Features Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes- sages and the OEM logo.
  • Page 74 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Wait For 'F1' If Error Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture"...
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS • Type of CPU • CPU Signature • Microcode Patch • CPU Stepping • Maximum CPU Speed • Minimum CPU Speed • Processor Cores • Intel HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology • Intel VT-x Technology • Intel SMX Technology •...
  • Page 76 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor's second core and above. (Please refer to Intel's website for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2, and 4. Limit CPUID Maximum This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology, which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti- tions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 78 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual CPU C6 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom) Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State (ACPI C3) to the operating system. During the CPU C6 State, the power to all cache is turned off.

  • Page 79: North Bridge

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Chipset Configuration North Bridge This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge. Integrated IO Configuration Intel VT-d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VWM (Virtual Working Memory) through the DMAR ACPI Tables.
  • Page 80 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual QPI Configuration Current QPI Link This item displays the current status of the QPI Link. Current QPI Frequency This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link. Isoc Select Enabled to enable Isochronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service) requirements.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS  DIMM Information The status of the memory modules specified below will be displayed as detected by the BIOS. CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1/P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/ P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2 CPU Socket 2 DIMM Information P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1/P2-DIMME2/P2-DIMMF2/ P2-DIMMG2/P2-DIMMH2 Memory Mode When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system. When Mirroring is selected, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for data backup.
  • Page 82 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Demand Scrub Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module.
  • Page 83 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS EHCI Controller 1/EHCI Controller 2 (Available when All USB Devices are set to Enabled) Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) Controller 1 or Controller 2. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Legacy USB Support (Available when USB Functions is not Disabled) Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices.
  • Page 84 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected. Aggressive Link Power Management Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support for Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS PCI Latency Timer Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.
  • Page 86 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device. Select PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) to use an PXE Option ROM to boot the computer using a network device. The options are iSCSI and PXE.

  • Page 87: Serial Port Console Redirection

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user. The options are En- abled and Disabled. Device Settings This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2. Change Settings This option specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2.
  • Page 88 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Bits Per second Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines.

  • Page 89: Acpi Setting

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Legacy OS Redirection Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and 80x25. Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS.
  • Page 90 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is detected by the BIOS) Configuration TPM Support Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

  • Page 91: Add An Attempt

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS TXT (LT-SX) Support: This item indicated if the Intel TXT support is enabled or disabled. Intel TXT (LT-SX) Dependencies This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted Execution Technology to work properly in the system. VT-d Support: Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I/O support VT Support: Intel Virtualization Technology support TPM Support: Trusted Platform support...

  • Page 92: Change Attempt Order

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Change Attempt Order Commit Changes and Exit Save the changes and exit from the page. Discard Changes and Exit Discard the changes and exit from the page. Intel® I350 Gigabit Network Connections: These items display the following information on the Intel I350 LAN connections.

  • Page 93: Event Logs

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS • Alternate MAC Address Event Logs Use this feature to configure Event Log settings. Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings  This feature allows the user to configure SMBIOS Event settings. Enabling/Disabling Options SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Logging during system boot.
  • Page 94 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Log, which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot. The options are No; Yes, next Reset; and Yes, every reset.

  • Page 95: Ipmi

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS IPMI Use this feature to configure Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) settings. IPMI Firmware Revision This item indicates the IPMI firmware revision used in your system. IPMI Status This item indicates the status of the IPMI firmware installed in your system. System Event Log ...
  • Page 96 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual When SEL is Full This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full. Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

  • Page 97: Boot

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). Boot This submenu allows the user to configure the following boot settings for the system.

  • Page 98: Security

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Network Drives Boot Option #1 This item displays the first boot device. Delete Boot Options  Delete Boot Option This item allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority list. Select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell to delete it from the boot priority list which will prevent system boot from the UEFI Shell.

  • Page 99: Save & Exit

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Save & Exit This submenu allows the user to configure the Save and Exit settings for the system. Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and Exit, and press <Enter>.
  • Page 100 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Discard Changes Select this feature and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the BIOS setup. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to load previ- ous values, click Yes to load the values previous saved, or click No to keep the changes you've made so far.

  • Page 101: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed at each system boot, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue to boot.
  • Page 102 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 103: Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

    Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B-1 Installing Software Programs After you've installed the operating system, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been in- stalled.

  • Page 104: Configuring Superdoctor Iii

    X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual B-2 Configuring SuperDoctor III The SuperDoctor III 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 SuperDoctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 105 Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) The SDIII utility and the user guide can be downloaded from our web- site at: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/ SuperDoctorIII.cfm. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use SuperDoctor II.
  • Page 106 X9DRW-3F/X9DRW-iF Motherboard User’s Manual Notes...
  • Page 107 (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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