Installation Manual

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PACKAGE CONTENTS

(Applies to single-pack only)

X9DAi

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE REV. 1.0A

• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard

• Two (2) Serial ATA Cables

• One (1) I-Pass to Serial ATA Cable

• One (1) IEEE 1394a Internal to External Cable

• One (1) I/O Shield

MNL-1275-QRG REV. 1.0A

consent. All Trademarks are property of their respective entities. All information provided is deemed accurate at the time of printing; however, it is not guaranteed.

This motherboard supports up to 512 GB of 240-pin Registered (RDIMM)/Load

Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or 128 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3

800/1066/1333/1600 MHz 4-channel (per CPU) memory in 16 DIMM slots.

Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been validated by Supermicro.

For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

products/motherboard.

JPWR1

JPI2C1

LE1

JTPM1

FAN5

FAN7

FAN6

FAN2

FAN3

FANA

FAN1

J18

JSD1

SP1

BT1

J29

JWD1

STBY1

JPI1

JL1

P2 DIMMH2

P2 DIMMG2

P2 DIMMH1

P2 DIMMG1

P2 DIMME1

P2 DIMME2

P2 DIMMF1

P2 DIMMF2

P1 DIMMA2

P1 DIMMA1

P1 DIMMB2

P1 DIMMB1

P1 DIMMD2

P1 DIMMD1

P1 DIMMC1

USB4

CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU1 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU1 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 in x8

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x16

TPM/Port80

USB5/6

JF1

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

COM1

USB3.0

0/1

I-SATA0

P1 DIMMC2

JSPDIF_In

T-SGPIO1

JBT1

BIOS

JD1

LAN1/2

USB2.0

0/1/2/3

JPWR2

J22

Intel PCH

CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8

J21

T-SGPIO2

PS2 KB/MS

7.1 Audio

Audio

CTRL

GLAN

CTRL

CPLD

S I/O

JPL1

JPL2

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

CLK Buffer

Battery

USB3.0 2/3

USB 3.0

CTRL

FAN4

FP Audio

Header

1394a

CTRL

(CPU1Fan)

(CPU2 Fan)

JIPMB1

CNF1

JSPDIF_Out

CNF2

J30

JI2C1

JI2C2

JOH1

X9DAi

Rev. 1.02

I-SATA0~3

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU1

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

CPU2

Jumper Item # Description Default

J29/J30 14 SMB Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JBT1 29 Clear CMOS See Chpt. 2 in User Manual

C1/JI

C2 16 SMBus to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Normal)

JPI1 28 IEEE1394a Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/2 11 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 21 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Item # Description

7.1 Audio 3 8 Channel (7.1) High-Deﬁ nition Backplane Audio Connector

CNF1/CNF2 18 IEEE 1394a 1/2 Connectors

COM1 1 Back Panel COM Port1

Fan 1~4 41, 37, 36, 10 CPU/System Fan Headers

Fan 5~7, FanA 8, 40, 4, 32 CPU/System Fan Headers (Fan6/Fan7: CPU 1/2 Fans)

I-SATA 0~3 33 Intel SATA Connectors 0~3 (from the SCU)

I-SATA 0/1 31 Intel SB SATA3 Connectors 0/1 (from the AHCI)

I-SATA 2~5 27 Intel SB SATA2 Connectors 2~5 (from the AHCI)

J18 9 Audio Header

J22 42 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

JD1 35 Speaker/Power LED Indicator

JF1 38 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 19 Chassis Intrusion

JIPMB1 15 4-pin External BMC I

C Header (for an IPMI Card)

JOH1 30 Overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator

JPI

C1 44 Power Supply SMBbus I

C Header

JPWR1/JPWR2 45, 43 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors

JSD1 25 SATA DOM (Device On Module) Power Connector

JSPDIF_In 13 SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) In Header

JSPDIF_Out 12 SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Out Header

JTPM1 17 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80 Header

(PS2) KB/Mouse 7 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN1/2 5 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2

SP1 23 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)

STBY1 20 Standby Power Header

T-SGPIO 1/2 22 Serial-Link General Purpose IO Headers 1/2

USB 2.0 0/1/2/3 2 Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports 0/1/2/3

USB 4, 5/6 24, 26 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Connections 4, 5/6

USB 3.0 0/1 6 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports 0/1

USB 3.0 2/3 34 Front Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Connections 2/3

LED Item # Description Color/State Status

LE1 39 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

Motherboard Layout and Features

Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators

Jumpers

Connectors

LED Indicators

Note: Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.

Heatsink Installation

Front Panel Control (JF1)

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

CPU Installation

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-DIMMA1.

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory population order.

Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of the DIMM slots.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-

DIMMA1

P1-

DIMMB1

P1-

DIMMC1

P1-

DIMMD1

P1-

DIMMA2

P1-

DIMMB2

P1-

DIMMC2

P1-

DIMMD2

CPU2 P2-

DIMME1

P2-

DIMMF1

P2-

DIMMG1

P2-

DIMMH1

P2-

DIMME2

P2-

DIMMF2

P2-

DIMMG2

P2-

DIMMH2

Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

CPU and Memory Population Conﬁ guration Table

(For memory to work properly, please follow the instructions below.)

1 CPU &

2 DIMMs

CPU1

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1

1 CPU &

4 DIMMs

CPU1

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1

1 CPU &

5-8 DIMMs

CPU1

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1 + Any memory pairs in P1-

DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2 slots

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-

DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1

2 CPUs &

10-16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-

DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1 + Any memory pairs in P1, P2 DIMM slots

2 CPUs &

16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/

P2-DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1,P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2, P2-

DIMME2/P2-DIMMF2/P2-DIMMG2/P2-DIMMH2

Back Panel IO Connectors

Memory Support

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/

motherboard installation instructions.

DIMM Installation

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.

Note: Item num-

bers are listed in

counterclockwise

order.

= mounting hole

1. Remove the protective ﬁ lm.

2. Detach the fan from the heatsink.

3. Apply thermal grease to the CPU. Gently tighten the

fan screws in diagonal pairs and secure the fan onto

the board.

Re-attach the fan to the heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

A. COM 1 I. Mic In

B. USB 2.0 Port0 J. Line Out

C. USB 2.0 Port1 K. Line In

D. USB 2.0 Port2 L. GLAN1

E. USB 2.0 Port3 M. GLAN2

F. SPDIF Out N. USB 3.0 Port0

G. Surround Out O. USB 3.0 Port1

H. CEN/LFE Out P. PS/2 KB/Mouse