Super Micro General X11SSM User manual

USER MANUAL
Revision 1.0b
X11SSM(-F)
X11SSL(-F)

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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians and knowledgeable end users. It
provides information for the installation and use of the X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Super X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) motherboard supports an Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5, 6th-Gen
Core i3, Pentium, or Celeron processor in an LGA 1151 (H4) socket. With support of the Intel
C236/232 chipset*, DDR4 memory, SATA 3.0, Intel Node Manager**, and Trusted Platform
Module (TPM), this motherboard is optimized for cost-effective, entry-level server platforms.
Please note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional
technicians only. For processor/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.
supermicro.com/products/.
* The X11SSM(-F) supports the Intel C236 chip, and the X11SSL(-F), the C232 chip.
** Intel Node Manager is supported by the X11SSM-F only.
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:
Warning! Indicates high voltage may be encountered when performing a procedure.
Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/property damage
or personal injury.
Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to
relay safety precautions.
Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or provides infor-
mation for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Website: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Website: www.supermicro.nl
Asia-Pacic
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.supermicro.com.tw
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Checklist ...............................................................................................................................7
Quick Reference ...............................................................................................................11
Quick Reference Table......................................................................................................12
Motherboard Features.......................................................................................................14
1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview.......................................................................................18
1.3 Special Features ................................................................................................................18
1.4 System Health Monitoring ..................................................................................................19
1.5 ACPI Features....................................................................................................................19
1.6 Power Supply .....................................................................................................................20
1.7 Serial Port...........................................................................................................................20
Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices.....................................................................................................21
Precautions .......................................................................................................................21
Unpacking .........................................................................................................................21
2.2 Motherboard Installation.....................................................................................................22
Tools Needed ....................................................................................................................22
Location of Mounting Holes ..............................................................................................22
Installing the Motherboard.................................................................................................23
2.3 Processor and Heatsink Installation...................................................................................24
Installing the LGA1151 Processor.....................................................................................24
Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan .....................................................................27
Removing the Active Heatsink ..........................................................................................29
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ...................................................................................30
Removing the Passive Heatsink .......................................................................................31
2.4 Memory Support and Installation .......................................................................................32
Memory Support................................................................................................................32
DIMM Module Population Conguration ...........................................................................32
DIMM Module Population Sequence ................................................................................33
DIMM Installation ..............................................................................................................34
DIMM Removal .................................................................................................................34
2.5 Rear I/O Ports ....................................................................................................................35
Preface

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2.6 Front Control Panel ............................................................................................................40
2.7 Connectors .........................................................................................................................45
Power Connections ...........................................................................................................45
Headers.............................................................................................................................47
2.8 Jumper Settings .................................................................................................................56
How Jumpers Work...........................................................................................................56
2.9 LED Indicators....................................................................................................................61
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3.1 Troubleshooting Procedures ..............................................................................................64
3.2 Technical Support Procedures ...........................................................................................68
3.3 Frequently Asked Questions ..............................................................................................69
3.4 Battery Removal and Installation .......................................................................................70
Chapter 4 BIOS
4.1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................72
4.2 Main Setup .........................................................................................................................73
4.3 Advanced Setup Congurations.........................................................................................75
4.4 Event Logs .......................................................................................................................100
4.5 IPMI ..................................................................................................................................102
4.6 Security.............................................................................................................................105
4.7 Boot ..................................................................................................................................108
4.8 Save & Exit.......................................................................................................................110
Appendix A BIOS Codes
Appendix B Software Installation
B.1 Installing Software Programs ...........................................................................................113
B.2 SuperDoctor®5.................................................................................................................114
Appendix C Standardized Warning Statements
Battery Handling..............................................................................................................115
Product Disposal .............................................................................................................117
Appendix D UEFI BIOS Recovery
Appendix E Dual Boot Block
BIOS Boot Block .............................................................................................................122
BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence ......................................................................122
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Main Parts List
Description Part Number Quantity
Supermicro Motherboard X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) 1
SATA Cables CBL-0044L 6
I/O Shield MCP-260-00042-0N 1
Quick Reference Guide MNL-1785-QRG 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an industry leader. Supermicro
boards are designed to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
Several important parts that are included with the motherboard are listed below. If anything
listed is damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.
1.1 Checklist
Important Links
For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download all necessary
drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com
• Product safety info: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: [email protected]m
This manual may be periodically updated without notice. Please check the Supermicro website
for possible updates to the manual revision level.

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Figure 1-1. X11SSM(-F) Motherboard Image
Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision
available at the time of publication of the manual. The motherboard you received may
or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Figure 1-2. X11SSL(-F) Motherboard Image

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Figure 1-3. X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
CPU
VGA
LAN2 LAN1
LE1
COM1
COM2
USB6/7
(3.0)
USB0/1
IPMI_LAN
JOH1
JUIDB1
BAR CODE
IPMI CODE
MAC CODE
FAN4 JPWR2 JPWR1
JPL1
DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2
DIMMA1
LED BMC
JPI2C1
JPL2
CPU SLOT7 PCI-E 3.0 x8
FAN1
FAN2
FAN3
FANA
LED PWR
JSTBY1
JWD1
I-SGPIO1 I-SGPIO2
USB10(3.0)
USB8/9(3.0)
JSD1
JF1
I-SATA0 I-SATA1
JSD2
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA5
I-SATA6
I-SATA7
USB4/5
JTPM1
JBT1
JL1
USB2/3
JD1
JPG1
JBR1
JPME2
JPB1 JI2C1
JI2C2
X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F)
REV:1.01
Designed in the USA
BMC
MEGERAC LICENSE
CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 x8(IN x16)
PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 x4(IN x8)
PCH SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 x4(IN x8)
JIPMB1
SP1
Intel PCH
BT1
Note: Components not documented are for internal testing only.
Differences between X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F)
X11SSM(-F) X11SSL(-F)
COM2 Yes No
IPMI LAN Yes: X11SSM-F Yes: X11SSL-F
I-SATA6 & I-SATA7 Yes No
PCI-E Slot 4 Yes No

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Notes:
• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports, and JF1 front panel con-
nections.
• " " indicates the location of Pin 1.
• Jumpers/LED indicators not indicated are used for testing only.
• Please refer to the table on page 10 to see model variations.
• When LEDPWR (Onboard Power LED indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug the
power cable before installing or removing any components.
Quick Reference
CPU
VGA
LAN2 LAN1
LE1
COM1
COM2
USB6/7
(3.0)
USB0/1
IPMI_LAN
JOH1
JUIDB1
BAR CODE
IPMI CODE
MAC CODE
FAN4 JPWR2 JPWR1
JPL1
DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2
DIMMA1
LED BMC
JPI2C1
JPL2
CPU SLOT7 PCI-E 3.0 x8
FAN1
FAN2
FAN3
FANA
LED PWR
JSTBY1
JWD1
I-SGPIO1 I-SGPIO2
USB10(3.0)
USB8/9(3.0)
JSD1
JF1
I-SATA0 I-SATA1
JSD2
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA5
I-SATA6
I-SATA7
USB4/5
JTPM1
JBT1
JL1
USB2/3
JD1
JPG1
JBR1
JPME2
JPB1 JI2C1
JI2C2
X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F)
REV:1.01
Designed in the USA
BMC
MEGERAC LICENSE
CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 x8(IN x16)
PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 3.0 x4(IN x8)
PCH SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 x4(IN x8)
JIPMB1
SP1
Intel PCH
BT1
VGA LAN2
LAN1
USB6/7
USB0/1 COM1
IPMI_LAN
JUIDB1
LE1
COM2
FAN4
JPI2C1
JPWR2
JPWR1
FAN1FAN2
FAN3
FANA
LEDPWR
JSTBY1
JWD1
I-SGPIO2
USB8/9
I-SGPIO1
JF1
JSD1
I-SATA0I-SATA1
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA5
I-SATA6
I-SATA7
JSD2
USB4/5
JTPM1
JL1
BT1
SP1
USB2/3
JD1
JIPMB1
LEDBMC
JPL1
JPL2
JOH1
JI2C1
JPB1
JBR1
JPG1
JPME2
JI2C2
JBT1
USB10

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Note: Table is continued on the next page.
Quick Reference Table
Jumper Description Default Setting
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBR1 BIOS Recovery Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2
JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME2 Manufacturing Mode Select Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
LED Description Status
LE1 Rear UID LED Bllue: On; Unit Identied
LEDBMC BMC Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking; BMC Normal
LEDPWR Onboard Power LED Green: Solid On; Power On
Connector Description
BT1 Onboard Battery
COM1 COM1 Port Header
COM2 COM2 Port Header [X11SSM(-F) only]
Fan1-Fan4, FanA System/CPU Fan Headers
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI Gigabit (RJ45) Port (X11SSM-F & X11SSL-F only)
I-SATA0-I-SATA5 (Intel PCH) Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Ports
I-SATA6 & I-SATA7 (Intel PCH) Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Ports [X11SSM(-F) only]
I-SGPIO 1/2 Serial Link General Purpose I/O Connection Headers 1/2
JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator
JF1 Front Panel Control Header
JIPMB1 4-pin External BMC I2C Header (for an IPMI Card)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JPI2C1 Power System Management Bus (Power SMB)
JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator
JPWR1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)
JPWR2 +12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)
JSD1/JSD2 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connectors
JSTBY1 Inject External P5V_STBY Power
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module/Port 80 Connector
JUIDB1 Unit Identier Switch
LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit (RJ45) Ports (LAN1/2)
PCI-E (CPU) Slot 7 PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Slot
PCI-E (CPU) Slot 6 PCI-Express 3.0 x8in x16 Slot

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Connector Description
PCI-E (PCH) Slot 5 PCI-Express 3.0 x4in x8 Slot
PCI-E (PCH) Slot 4 PCI-Express 3.0 x4in x8 Slot [X11SSM(-F) only]
SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer
USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports
USB 2/3, USB 4/5 Front Accessible USB 2.0 Headers
USB 6/7 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports
USB 8/9 Front Accessible USB 3.0 Header
USB 10 USB 3.0 Type-A Header
VGA Back Panel VGA Port

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Note: The table above is continued on the next page.
Motherboard Features
CPU
• Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 and 6th Gen Core™ i3, Pentium and Celeron processors in an LGA1151 (H4) socket. 80W
max TDP.
Memory
• Four (4) 288-pin DIMM slots support up to 64 GB of SDRAM 72-bit DDR4 unbuffered ECC 2133/1866/1600/1333MHz
memory
DIMM Size
• 16GB, 8GB, and 4GB, up to 64GB at 1.2V
Note 1: Memory speed support depends on the processors used in the system.
Note 2: For the latest CPU/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard.
Chipset
• Intel® C236 PCH (X11SSM/-F)
• Intel® C232 PCH (X11SSL/-F)
Expansion Slots
• Two (2) PCI Express 3.0 x4in x8 slots (PCH slots 4 & 5) [slot 4 on X11SSM(-F) only]
• One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8in x16 slot (CPU slot 6)
• One (1) PCI Express 3.0 x8 slot (CPU slot 7)
Network
• Intel i210 AT Gigabit Ethernet Controllers for LAN1/LAN2
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
• Aspeed AST 2400 Baseboard Controller (BMC) supports IPMI 2.0 (-F versions only)
• One (1) IPMI_dedicated_LAN located on the rear IO back panel (-F versions only)
Graphics
• Graphics controller via Aspeed AST2400 BMC
I/O Devices
• Serial (COM) Port
• One (1) serial port on the rear I/O panel (COM1)
• One (1) front accessible serial port header (COM2) (X11SSM/-F only)
• SATA 3.0
• Six (6) SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA 0-5)
• Two (2) additional SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA6-7) (X11SSM/-F only)
• Two (2) SuperDOM connectors (I-SATA0 & I-SATA1)
• RAID (PCH) • RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
Motherboard Features

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Note: The table above is continued on the next page.
Motherboard Features
Peripheral Devices
• Two (2) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1)
• Two (2) front accessible USB 2.0 headers (USB 2/3, USB 4/5),
• Two (2) USB 3.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 6/7)
• One (1) front accessible USB 3.0 header (USB 8/9)
• One (1) USB 3.0 Type-A header (USB 10)
BIOS
• 128Mb AMI BIOS®SPI Flash BIOS
• Real Time Clock wakeup, Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 3.0, ACPI 4.0+, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS
Power Management
• ACPI Power Management
• Power / suspend-state indicator LED
• Main switch override mechanism
• Riser Card auto-detection
• Power-on mode for AC power recovery
• Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off
• CPU Fan auto-off in sleep mode
System Health Monitoring
• Onboard voltage monitoring for CPU core, CPU VCCIO power (0.95V), CPU VCCSA power (1.05V), memory power (1.2V),
chipset power (1.0V), BMC power (1.2V), +12V, +5V, +5V standby, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, and VBAT.
• CPU 3-phase switching voltage regulator
• CPU/System overheat LED and control
• CPU Thermal Trip support
• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
Fan Control
• Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin fan speed control via IPMI interface
• Low noise fan speed control
System Management
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support
• PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) 2.0 support
• Node Manager Support (X11SSM-F only)
• IPMI View
• System resource alert via SuperDoctor® 5
• SuperDoctor® 5, Watch Dog, NMI
• Chassis intrusion header and detection
• Server platform service

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Motherboard Features
LED Indicators
• CPU/Overheating
• Fan Failure
• UID/remote UID
• LAN activity
• HDD activity
Other
• RoHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)
Dimensions
• Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6") (243.84 mm x 243.84 mm)
Note 1: The CPU maximum thermal design power (TDP) is subject to chassis and
heatsink cooling restrictions. For proper thermal management, please check the chas-
sis and heatsink specications for proper CPU TDP sizing.
Note 2: For IPMI conguration instructions, please refer to the Embedded IPMI Con-
guration User's Guide available at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on
your motherboard. See the previous pages for the actual specications of your moth-
erboard.
Figure 1-4.
System Block Diagram
#8-15
#0-7
#9
#10
#11
#9
#5/6/7/8
#1/2/3/4
Skt-H4
LGA1151
PCH
DDR4
DMI3
DDR4
2133
2133
#B-1
#B-2
#A-2
#A-1
PCIe3.0 x4 (in x8)
PCIe 3.0 x4 (in x8)
PCI-E x4 Gen3
PCI-E x4 Gen3
SATA
6.0 Gb/S
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
USB3.0USB2.0
TPM Header
Debug Card
BIOS
MUX
LPC
SPI
SPI
SPI
FRONT PANEL
FAN SPEED CTRL
SYSTEM POWER
VGA CONN COM1
Connector
COM2
Header
BMC
AST2400
BMC Boot Flash
DDR3
RJ45
Temp Sensor
EMC1402-1 *2 at diff SMBUS
SPI
LAN3
RTL8211E-VB-CG
USB 2.0
PCI-E X1 Gen1
RGRMII
RMII/NCSI
RJ45
RJ45 LAN1
I210
LAN2
I210
PCI-E X1 Gen3
PCI-E X1 Gen3
PCIe3.0 x8 (in x8)
PCIe3.0 x8 (in x16)
PCI-E X8 Gen3
PCI-E X8 Gen3
IMVP 8
3 PHASE for Vcore
80W
DMI3 x4

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1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and capability of the Intel E3-1200 v5 series processors (Socket
LGA 1151) and the Intel C236/C232 PCH, the X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) motherboard offers
maximum I/O expandability, energy efciency, and data reliability in a 14-nm process
architecture, and is optimized for embedded storage solutions, networking applications, or
cloud-computing platforms.
The Intel E3-1200 V5 and PCH C236/C232 platform supports the following features:
• ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Rev. 4.0a
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Power Monitoring/Power Control, Turbo Time Parameter
(TAU), and Platform Power Control
• Congurable TDP (cTDP) and Lower-Power Mode
• Adaptive Thermal Management/Monitoring
• PCI-E 3.0, SATA 3.0 w/transfer rates of up to 6 Gb/s, xHCI USB w/SuperSpeed 3.0
• System Management Bus (SMBus) Specication, Version 2.0
• Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH)
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology
• Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d)
Note: The Intel C236 PCH is supported by the X11SSM(-F) series. The C232 PCH is
supported by the X11SSL(-F) series.
1.3 Special Features
This section describes the health monitoring features of the X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F)
motherboard. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports
system health monitoring.
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. See the Advanced BIOS Setup section
for this setting. The default setting is Last State.

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1.4 System Health Monitoring
The motherboard has an onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) chip that
supports system health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors
The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels. Once a voltage
becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen. Users can
adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor. Real time readings
of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control
The system health monitor chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan. The CPU and
chassis fans are controlled by BIOS Thermal Management through the back panel.
Environmental Temperature Control
System Health sensors monitor temperatures and voltage settings of onboard processors
and the system in real time via the IPMI interface. Whenever the temperature of the CPU or
the system exceeds a user-dened threshold, system/CPU cooling fans will be turned on to
prevent the CPU or the system from overheating
Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate air-
ow to your system.
System Resource Alert
This feature is available when used with SuperDoctor 5 in the Windows OS or in the Linux
environment. SuperDoctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example,
you can congure SuperDoctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature,
CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predened range.
1.5 ACPI Features
ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specication denes
a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power
management features throughout a computer system, including its hardware, operating
system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off
peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers.

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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 conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures,
while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012 Operating Systems.
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.
The X11SSM(-F)/X11SSL(-F) motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies.
Although most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some
are inadequate. In addition, One 12V 8-pin power connection is also required to ensure
adequate power supply to the system.
Warning: To avoid damaging the power supply or the motherboard, be sure to use a
power supply that contains a 24-pin and one 8-pin power connector. Be sure to con-
nect the power supplies to the 24-pin power connector (JPWR1), and the 8-pin power
connector (JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure in doing so may void the manufacturer
warranty on your power supply and motherboard.
It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power
supply Specication 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 lter to shield the computer
from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid
problems caused by power surges.
1.7 Serial Port
The X11SSM(-F) motherboard supports two serial communication connections. X11SSL(-F)
supports COM Port 1 only. COM Ports 1 and 2 can be used for input/output. The UART
provides legacy speeds with a 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 high-speed serial communication
devices.