Supero Supero X9SKV-1125 User manual

X9SKV-B915
X9SKV-1125
X9SKV-1105
USER’S MANUAL
1.0

Manual Revision: 1.0
Release Date: February 20, 2014
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to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.

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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of
the X9SKV motherboard product series. This product is intended to be
professionally installed and serviced by a technician.
About This Motherboard
The X9SKV motherboard series is a value-driven product aimed at users who de-
mand a small form-factor, ultra low-power communication motherboard for gateway,
routerorrewallapplications.
The X9SKV motherboard series features an Intel® Pentium® B915C, Xeon® E3-
1125C or Xeon® E3-1105C v2 CPU onboard on an FCBGA1283 package with the
Intel 8903 communication PCH chipset, offering many features such as Quad Port
GbE LAN bypass, additional 2 non bypass GbE LAN ports, four ECC SO-DIMM
supportforupto32GBmemory,twoSATA2.0ports.ItalsoincludesveUSB2.0
ports, 2 COM ports, eUSB standoff, Disk on Module, Intel® QuickAssist Technol-
ogy, and TPM support. These enable the X9SKV motherboard series to deliver an
energy-efcient,lowpower,networksecurityplatform,inasmallform-factor.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1describesthefeatures,specicationsandperformanceofthemainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists Driver Installation Instructions.
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Appendix C provides the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions.
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:
Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system
failure or to avoid bodily injury
Warning: Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss.
Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to
relay safety precautions.
Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro-
vides information for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro
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: [email protected] (General Information)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Asia-Pacic
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3992
Tel: +886-(2)-8226-3990
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents
Preface
About This Manual ........................................................................................................iii
About This Motherboard................................................................................................iii
Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii
Conventions Used in the Manual:.................................................................................iv
Contacting Supermicro...................................................................................................v
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist.......................................................................................................... 1-1
X9SKV-B915 Image .................................................................... 1-2
X9SKV-B915/1125/1105 Motherboard Layout................................................. 1-3
X9SKV-B915/1125/1105 Quick Reference...................................................... 1-4
Jumpers, Connectors & LEDs......................................................................... 1-5
Motherboard Features..................................................................................... 1-6
Motherboard Series Block Diagram................................................................ 1-8
1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9
1-3 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-10
Recovery from AC Power Loss..................................................................... 1-10
Onboard Voltage Monitoring ........................................................................ 1-10
Fan Status Monitor with Software................................................................. 1-10
1-4 PowerCongurationSettings.........................................................................1-11
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................1-11
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard...................................................................1-11
Main Switch Override Mechanism .................................................................1-11
1-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................1-11
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 2-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1
Tools Needed .................................................................................................. 2-2
Location of Mounting Holes ............................................................................ 2-2
2-2 Motherboard Installation.................................................................................. 2-2
Installation Instructions.................................................................................... 2-3
2-3 System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-4
How to Install SO DIMMs ............................................................................... 2-4
Memory Support.............................................................................................. 2-4

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The SO DIMM Socket..................................................................................... 2-5
2-4 Connectors/I/O Ports....................................................................................... 2-6
Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports............................................................ 2-6
Universal Serial Bus (USB)........................................................................ 2-7
Serial Ports (COM1/COM2)........................................................................ 2-8
LAN Ports (LAN1~LAN6) ........................................................................... 2-9
Front Control Panel....................................................................................... 2-10
JF1 Header Pins ...................................................................................... 2-10
FrontControlPanelPinDenitions................................................................2-11
Power LED ...............................................................................................2-11
HDD LED...................................................................................................2-11
LAN5/LAN6 (NIC) LED Indicators.............................................................2-11
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-12
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-12
NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-12
Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-13
Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-13
2-5 Connecting Cables........................................................................................ 2-14
Fan Headers............................................................................................. 2-15
Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ............................................................................ 2-16
TPM Header (JTPM1) .............................................................................. 2-16
SATA DOM Power (JSD1)........................................................................ 2-17
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1)................................................................ 2-17
Power LED/Speaker (JD1)....................................................................... 2-18
Internal Speaker/Buzzer (SP1) ................................................................ 2-18
Wake-On-Ring (JWOR1).......................................................................... 2-19
Standby Power Header (JSTBY1) ........................................................... 2-19
LAN1~LAN4 LED Header (JF2)............................................................... 2-20
2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-21
Explanation of Jumpers............................................................................ 2-21
CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-22
Watch Dog Reset (JWD1)........................................................................ 2-22
Manufacture Mode (JPME2) .................................................................... 2-23
SMB (I2C) Bus to PCI Slots..................................................................... 2-23
Front Panel LED Select (JPF1)................................................................ 2-24
Front Panel RST Button Select (JPF2).................................................... 2-24
PCI-E Slot Select (JPSLOT1) .................................................................. 2-24
2-7 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................ 2-25
LAN Port LEDs......................................................................................... 2-25

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Power LED (LED5)................................................................................... 2-26
2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections................................................................. 2-27
SATA Connections (SATA1~SATA6) ........................................................ 2-27
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1
No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1
Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2
IfYouLosetheSystem’sSetupConguration ............................................... 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-2
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-5
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 4-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility.............................................................................. 4-1
HowToChangetheCongurationData ......................................................... 4-1
How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 4-2
4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2
The following Main menu items will be displayed:..................................... 4-2
System Date/System Time ........................................................................ 4-3
Supermicro X9SKV .................................................................................... 4-3
Version........................................................................................................ 4-3
Build Date................................................................................................... 4-3
EC Firmware Version ................................................................................. 4-3
Memory Information ................................................................................... 4-3
Total Memory.............................................................................................. 4-3
4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations...................................................................... 4-4
Boot Feature ................................................................................................... 4-4
Quiet Boot .................................................................................................. 4-4
AddOn ROM Display Mode........................................................................ 4-4
Bootup Num-Lock....................................................................................... 4-4
Wait For 'F1' If Error................................................................................... 4-5
Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-5
Re-try Boot ................................................................................................. 4-5
PowerConguration........................................................................................ 4-5
Watch Dog Function................................................................................... 4-5
Power Button Function............................................................................... 4-5
Restore on AC Power Loss........................................................................ 4-5

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CPUConguration ....................................................................................... 4-6
Hyper-threading.......................................................................................... 4-7
Active Processor Cores.............................................................................. 4-7
Limit CPUID Maximum............................................................................... 4-7
Execute Disable Bit (Available if supported by the OS & the CPU).......... 4-7
Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) ................. 4-7
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)... 4-7
DCU Streamer Prefetcher......................................................................... 4-7
DCU IP Prefetcher .................................................................................... 4-7
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) 4-8
Clock Spread Spectrum ............................................................................ 4-8
CPUPowerManagementConguration ...................................................... 4-8
Power Technology ...................................................................................... 4-8
EIST............................................................................................................ 4-8
P-STATE Coordination ............................................................................... 4-8
Package C-State limit................................................................................. 4-9
Factory Long Duration Power Limit............................................................ 4-9
Long Duration Power Limit......................................................................... 4-9
Factory Long Duration Maintained ............................................................ 4-9
Long Duration Maintained ......................................................................... 4-9
Recommended Short Duration Power Limit............................................... 4-9
Short Duration Maintained ........................................................................ 4-9
ChipsetConguration................................................................................. 4-10
North Bridge ............................................................................................... 4-10
VT-d.......................................................................................................... 4-10
Memory ECC Support ............................................................................. 4-10
PCI Express Port .................................................................................... 4-10
PEG Force Gen1 .................................................................................... 4-10
South Bridge................................................................................................4-11
High Precision Timer .................................................................................4-11
USBConguration.......................................................................................4-11
SATAConguration .................................................................................... 4-12
SATA Mode............................................................................................... 4-12
PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration ..................................................................... 4-12
Above 4G Decoding ................................................................................. 4-12
VGA Palette Snoop .................................................................................. 4-13
PERR# Generation................................................................................... 4-13
SERR# Generation................................................................................... 4-13

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Onboard LAN 1, 2, 3 and 4 ..................................................................... 4-13
Onboard LAN5 / Onboard LAN6.............................................................. 4-13
Lan Bypass Setting .................................................................................. 4-13
Slot 6 PCI-E 2.0 X8 OPROM................................................................... 4-13
Launch Storage OPROM Policy............................................................... 4-13
Other PCI Device ROM Priority ............................................................... 4-14
Onboard LAN1 Option ROM ~ Onboard LAN6 Option ROM .................. 4-14
Network Stack .......................................................................................... 4-14
Ipv4 PXE Support (Available when Network Stack is set to Enabled).... 4-14
SuperIOConguration ............................................................................. 4-14
NCT6683D Super IO Chip ....................................................................... 4-14
SerialPort0~1Conguration ................................................................ 4-14
Serial Port................................................................................................. 4-14
Device Settings ........................................................................................ 4-14
Change Port Settings ............................................................................... 4-14
Serial Port Console Redirection................................................................. 4-15
H/W (Hardware) Monitor ............................................................................ 4-17
PC Health Status...................................................................................... 4-17
Fan Speed Control Mode......................................................................... 4-17
ACPI Settings ............................................................................................ 4-18
ACPI Sleep State ..................................................................................... 4-18
Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM Device is Detected).............. 4-18
Conguration ............................................................................................ 4-18
Current Status Information ....................................................................... 4-18
4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-19
Change SmBIOS Event Log Settings ........................................................ 4-19
Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-19
PCI Error Logging Support....................................................................... 4-19
Erase Event Log....................................................................................... 4-19
When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-19
Log System Boot Event ........................................................................... 4-19
MECI......................................................................................................... 4-20
METW....................................................................................................... 4-20
View SmBIOS Event Log ......................................................................... 4-20
4-4 Boot Settings................................................................................................. 4-21
Set Boot Priority ....................................................................................... 4-21
CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities ...................................................... 4-21
Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities ............................................................. 4-22

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USB Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities..................................................... 4-22
Network Device BBS Priorities.............................................................. 4-22
UEFI Boot Drive BBS Priorities............................................................. 4-22
Add New Boot Option ........................................................................... 4-22
Delete Boot Option................................................................................ 4-22
Delete Driver Option ............................................................................. 4-22
4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-23
Administrator Password ........................................................................... 4-23
User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-23
HDDSecurityConguration ..................................................................... 4-23
4-6 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-24
Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-24
Save Changes and Reset ........................................................................ 4-24
Save Options............................................................................................ 4-24
Save Changes.......................................................................................... 4-24
Discard Changes...................................................................................... 4-24
Restore Optimized Defaults ..................................................................... 4-25
Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-25
Restore User Defaults.............................................................................. 4-25
Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-25
Set ME to Disable Mode .......................................................................... 4-25
Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes
Appendix B Software Installation Instructions
B-1 Installing Drivers..............................................................................................B-1
B-2 ConguringSuperDoctor®III..........................................................................B-2
Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions
C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS ......................................................................C-1
C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (the Main BIOS Block).....................C-1
C-3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB-Attached Device ..........................C-1

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Notes

Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Checklist
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail and to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
All the following items are included in the retail box only.
•One (1) Supermicro Motherboard with CPU and Heatsink installed
•Two (2) SATA cables
•One (1) I/O shield

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X9SKV-B915 Image
Note: All graphics and images 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 image shown in
this manual.

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X9SKV-B915/1125/1105 Motherboard Layout
Important Notes to the User
•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.
•See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front
panel connections.
•" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".
1
1
1
+
1
DESIGNED IN USA
+
3
1
19 20
1
11
1
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
JSTBY1
JPME2
JPF2
JVR1
JPF1
JMCURST1
JPSLOT1
JPW2
JGPIO1
T1
T10
T11
T12
T13
T14
T15
T16
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
T7
T8
T9
JDEBUG1
BT1
JCOM2
JP1
SP1
JF2
JUSB2
JBT1
JSD1
JTPM1
LED5
JD1
JOH1
JL1
JWOR1
JI2C1
JI2C2
JITP2
JITP1
JPW1
FAN6
FAN5
FAN4
FAN3
FAN1/CPU1
FAN2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
JF1
JPCIE2 JPCIE1
JWD1
BUZZER
XDP-PXH
XDP-CPU
2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE
1-2:NORMAL
JTAG OF MCU
COM2 TO MCU 2-4&3-5
4-7:SPEAKER
1-3:PWR LED
UARTB TO MCU
UARTB TO COM2
1-2&5-6
1-3&4-6
COM2
JD1:
JDEBUG1: MCU DEBUG PORT
USB2/3
BATTERY
SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X 8
:OH LED
CMOS CLEAR
JF2:
X
SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 X 8
X
ON
PWR
FR/NMI
RST OH/FF
PP1
NIC6
PP0
NIC5
JF1
LED
HDD
LED
PWR NMI
NIC4
JSD1:
USB0/1
2-3:SLOT6
1-2:SLOT7
JPSLOT1:PCI-E SLOT SELECT
JTPM1:TPM/PORT80
OFF:DISABLE
ON:ENABLE
WAKE ON RING
JWOR1:
NIC3
SATA DOM POWER
JI2C1/JI2C2
NIC1NIC2
LAN5/LAN6
2-3:NORMAL
1-2:BYPASS LAN LED
JL1:
JPF1:JPF2:
1-2:FR/NMI
2-3:NORMAL
CHASSIS INTRUSION
CPU
COM1
DIMMA1
UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED
DIMMA2
ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMx2 FIRST
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
LAN3/LAN4
LAN1/LAN2
USB4

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1
1
1
+
1
DESIGNED IN USA
+
3
1
19 20
1
11
1
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
JSTBY1
JPME2
JPF2
JVR1
JPF1
JMCURST1
JPSLOT1
JPW2
JGPIO1
T1
T10
T11
T12
T13
T14
T15
T16
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
T7
T8
T9
JDEBUG1
BT1
JCOM2
JP1
SP1
JF2
JUSB2
JBT1
JSD1
JTPM1
LED5
JD1
JOH1
JL1
JWOR1
JI2C1
JI2C2
JITP2
JITP1
JPW1
FAN6
FAN5
FAN4
FAN3
FAN1/CPU1
FAN2
I-SATA 1
I-SATA 0
JF1
JPCIE2 JPCIE1
JWD1
BUZZER
XDP-PXH
XDP-CPU
2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE
1-2:NORMAL
JTAG OF MCU
COM2 TO MCU 2-4&3-5
4-7:SPEAKER
1-3:PWR LED
UARTB TO MCU
UARTB TO COM2
1-2&5-6
1-3&4-6
COM2
JD1:
JDEBUG1: MCU DEBUG PORT
USB2/3
BATTERY
SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X 8
:OH LED
CMOS CLEAR
JF2:
X
SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 X 8
X
ON
PWR
FR/NMI
RST OH/FF
PP1
NIC6
PP0
NIC5
JF1
LED
HDD
LED
PWR NMI
NIC4
JSD1:
USB0/1
2-3:SLOT6
1-2:SLOT7
JPSLOT1:PCI-ESLOT SELECT
JTPM1:TPM/PORT80
OFF:DISABLE
ON:ENABLE
WAKE ON RING
JWOR1:
NIC3
SATA DOMPOWER
JI2C1/JI2C2
NIC1NIC2
LAN5/LAN6
2-3:NORMAL
1-2:BYPASSLAN LED
JL1:
JPF1:JPF2:
1-2:FR/NMI
2-3:NORMAL
CHASSIS INTRUSION
CPU
COM1
DIMMA1
UNB ECC DDR3 SODIMM REQUIRED
DIMMA2
ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMx2 FIRST
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
LAN3/LAN4
LAN1/LAN2
USB4
X9SKV-B915/1125/1105 Quick Reference
(not drawn to scale)
JTPM1
JL1
JOH1
JPW1
JD1
JF1
JSD1
FAN5
FAN4
FAN3
FAN2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
DIMMA1 DIMMB1
JBT1
SP1
CPU1
JF2
JI2C1 JI2C2
JPME2
JPF1
JPF2
JPSLOT1
Back Panel I/OConnectors
JTSBY1
USB 2/3
COM2
FAN6
LED5
JPW2
DIMMB2
DIMMA2
FAN1
USB 4
JWOR1
JWD1

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Jumpers, Connectors & LEDs
Jumper Description Default
JPME2 Intel ME Manufacturing Mode Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JPF1 Front Panel LED select Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JPF2 Front Panel RST Button select Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JBT1 Clear CMOS Short contact pads to clear CMOS
JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Reset Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI-Express Slots Pins 1-2 (Open: Disabled)
JPSLOT1 PCI-E Slot select Pins 1-2 (Slot 7)
Connector Description
Back Panel I/O Back Panel IO Connectors
JSTBY1 Provides 5V standby power only, and legacy Wake-On-LAN function
USB 2/3, USB 4 Front Panel USB 2.0 header for USB 2/3, Type A Port for USB 4
COM2 Serial Port header (COM2)
JF1 Front Panel control header (see Front Panel Control (JF1) below, right)
JF2 Front Panel control header (see Front Panel Control (JF2) below)
FAN1~FAN6 System Fan power/control headers (FAN1: CPU Fan)
JD1 External Speaker/Buzzer header (Pins 1-3: Power LED, Pins 4-7:Ext
Speaker)
JOH1 System Overheat header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion header
JWOR1 Wake-On-Ring header
I-SATA0/I-SATA1 3Gb/s I-SATA connectors for SATA0 and SATA1
JSD1 SATA DOM (Disk-On-Module) power connector
SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer
JPW1 Motherboard 24-pin ATX Main Power connector
JPW2 Motherboard 8-pin ATX CPU Power connector
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
LED Description Color/State Status
LED5 Power LED Green/Solid System On/Running

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Motherboard Features
CPU Onboard Intel® Pentium® B915C or Xeon® E3-1125C
CPU
Memory Four (4) SO-DIMM slots support up to 32GB of DDR3,
1066/1333 MHz, ECC SO-DIMM memory
Supports Two DIMMs per Channel
DIMM sizes
ECC SO-DIMM 2GB, 4GB and 8GB
Chipset Intel® 8903CC
Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-E x8 , Gen 2 Slot (Note: select Slot 7 or Slot
6 using the JPSLOT1 jumper.)
Network Connections Two (2) RJ-45 Rear GbE I/O Panel Connectors (Intel
i210AT)
Two (2) PAIRS bypass RJ-45 Rear GbE I/O Panel Con-
nectors (Intel i350-AM4 with SR-IOV support)
I/O Devices SATA Connections
SATA 2.0 Ports Two (2) (SATA 0/1)
USB Devices
Two (2) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel
Two (2) USB 2.0 ports on headers with eUSB standoff
One (1) internal Type 'A' USB 2.0 port
Serial (COM) Ports
Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections: one 9-pin RS-232
port (backpanel, COM1 port) and one header (COM2)
Super I/O
Nuvoton NCT6683D
BIOS 128Mb UEFI AMI BIOS®
Plug and Play, ACPI 4.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.7
Power ACPI/APM Power Management
Main Switch Override Mechanism
One (1) Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector
Power-on mode for AC power recovery
PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring
Onboard voltage monitors for +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +3.3V
Stby, VBAT, Memory, PCH
Tachometer Monitoring
CPU & chassis environment Monitoring

Chapter 1: Introduction
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CPU Thermal Trip support
Adaptive Thermal Monitor
Fan Control
Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width
Modulation) fan speed control
Low noise fan speed control
System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 3.0
support
Watch Dog, NMI
Chassis Intrusion header and detection
CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility
(Download from Website) Drivers and software for Intel® chipset utilities
Other ROHS (Full Compliance)
Operational Temperature: 0~60°C
One (1) TPM 1.2 Header
Dimensions Flex-ATX form factor (9.00" x 7.20")

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X9SKV Motherboard Series User's Manual
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the Motherboard Features pages
for details on the features of the motherboard.
X9SKV BLOCK DIAGRAM
Cave Creek
Port Pair1Port Pair2
Motherboard Series Block Diagram
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