Supero X9DAi User manual

USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1c
X9DAi

Manual Revision 1.1c
Release Date: January 21, 2014
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Preface
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X9DAi motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Super X9DAi motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600(v2) Series Processors
(Socket R LGA 2011) that offer QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technology (V.1.1),
providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 GT/s. With
the C602 chipset built in, the X9DAi motherboard provides support for Intel Rapid
Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0, and up to 1866
MHz DDR3 memory, greatly enhancing system performance for workstations and
servers. This motherboard is ideal for high-end workstations. Please refer to our
website (http://www.supermicro.com) for processor and memory support updates.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mother-
board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel C602 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 software installation instructions.
Preface
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Conventions Used in the Manual
Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and to
prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent
damage to the components
Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models
or provides information 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)
Web Site: 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)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
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]
Tel: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview...................................................................1-11
1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-12
1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-12
1-5 ACPI Features............................................................................................... 1-13
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13
1-7 Super I/O....................................................................................................... 1-14
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1
Battery Handling.............................................................................................. 2-1
Product Disposal ............................................................................................. 2-3
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 2-4
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-4
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-4
2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-5
Installing the LGA2011 Processor ................................................................. 2-5
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 2-9
Removing the Heatsink................................................................................. 2-10
2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules..............................................2-11
Installing & Removing DIMMs........................................................................2-11
Removing Memory Modules ..........................................................................2-11
2-5 Motherboard Installation................................................................................ 2-16
Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-16
Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-16
Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-17
2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-18
Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports.......................................................... 2-18
Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Denitions ........................................... 2-18
Serial Ports............................................................................................... 2-19
Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-19
ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-20
Universal Serial Bus (USB)...................................................................... 2-21
(Back_Panel) High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ..................................... 2-22
Front Accessible Audio Header................................................................ 2-22
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Front Control Panel....................................................................................... 2-23
Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-24
NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-24
Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-24
HDD LED.................................................................................................. 2-25
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-25
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-26
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-26
Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-27
Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-27
2-7 Connecting Cables........................................................................................ 2-28
Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-28
Fan Headers............................................................................................. 2-29
Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-29
Internal Speaker ....................................................................................... 2-30
Power LED/Speaker................................................................................. 2-30
TPM Header/Port 80 Header ................................................................... 2-31
Standby Power Header ............................................................................ 2-31
Power SMB (I2C) Connector .................................................................... 2-32
T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers .............................................................................. 2-33
SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out Headers................................................................ 2-34
DOM Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-34
Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................ 2-35
I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................ 2-35
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-36
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-36
GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-36
CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-37
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-37
IEEE 1394a Enable.................................................................................. 2-38
SMB Enable ............................................................................................. 2-38
Management Engine (ME) Recovery ...................................................... 2-39
2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-40
GLAN LEDs.............................................................................................. 2-40
Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-40
2-10 Serial ATA Connections................................................................................. 2-41
Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-41

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-5
3-3 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-6
3-4 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-7
3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-8
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations...................................................................... 4-4
4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-26
4-5 Boot............................................................................................................... 4-28
4-6 Security .........................................................................................................4-29
4-7 Save & Exit ...................................................................................................4-30
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1
Appendix B Software Installation Instructions
B-1 Installing Software Programs ..........................................................................B-1
B-2 Conguring SuperDoctor® III..........................................................................B-2
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Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1
Overview
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 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.
The following items are included in the retail box:
•One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
•Two (2) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx2)
•One (1) I-Pass to Serial ATA cable (CBL-097L-03)
•One (1) IEEE 1394a Internal to External cable (CBL-0173L)
•One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00045-0N)
•One (1) Quick Reference Guide (MNL-1275-QRG)
Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to
download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your
motherboard.
Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/
If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@supermicro.
com.

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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
shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout
Note 1: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our website
at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.
JPWR1 JPI2C1
LE1
JTPM1
FAN5
FAN7
FAN6
FAN3
FANA
J18
JSD1
SP1
BT1
J29
JBR1
JWD1
STBY1
JPI1
JL1
P2 DIMMH2
P2 DIMMG2
P2 DIMMH1
P2 DIMMG1
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
Always Populate DIMMxA First
I-SATA5
I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
COM1
USB3.0
0/1
I-SATA0
P1 DIMMC2
JPME1
FAN1
CPU2
JSPDIF_In
T-SGPIO1
JBT1
BIOS
JD1
LAN1/2
USB2.0
0/1/2/3
JPWR2 J22
Intel
C602
CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8
J21
T-SGPIO2
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
PS2
USB3.0 2/3
USB 3.0 CTRL
FAN4
FP Audio Header
1394a
CTRL
(CPU1Fan)
(CPU2 Fan)
CNF1
JSPDIF_Out
CNF2
J30
JI2C2
JI2C1
JI2C2
JOH1
X9DAi
Rev. 1.02
I-SAS/
SATA0~3
CPU1
P2 DIMME1

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JPWR1 JPI2C1
LE1
JTPM1
FAN5
FAN7
FAN6
FAN3
FANA
J18
JSD1
SP1
BT1
J29
JBR1
JWD1
STBY1
JPI1
JL1
P2 DIMMH2
P2 DIMMG2
P2 DIMMH1
P2 DIMMG1
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
Always Populate DIMMxA First
I-SATA5
I-SATA4
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
COM1
USB3.0
0/1
I-SATA0
P1 DIMMC2
JPME1
FAN1
CPU2
JSPDIF_In
T-SGPIO1
JBT1
BIOS
JD1
LAN1/2
USB2.0
0/1/2/3
JPWR2 J22
Intel
C602
CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8
J21
T-SGPIO2
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
PS2
USB3.0 2/3
USB 3.0 CTRL
FAN4
FP Audio Header
1394a
CTRL
(CPU1Fan)
(CPU2 Fan)
CNF1
JSPDIF_Out
CNF2
J30
JI2C2
JI2C1
JI2C2
JOH1
X9DAi
Rev. 1.02
I-SAS/
SATA0~3
CPU1
P2 DIMME1
Notes:
•See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front
panel connections.
•" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".
•Jumpers/LED Indicators not indicated are for testing only. Also, components that
are not documented in this manual are reserved for internal use only.
•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the
manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.
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JPME1 ME Recovery Pins 2-3 (Normal)
X9DAi Jumpers
Jumper Description Default Setting
J29/J30 SMB Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2
JII2C1/JII2C2 SMBus to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Normal)
JPI1 IEEE1394a Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME1 Management Engine (ME)
Recovery Mode
Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
X9DAi Connectors
Connectors Description
7.1 Audio 8 Channel (7.1) High-Denition Backplane Audio Connector
BT1 Onboard CMOS Battery (See Chapter 3 for Used Battery Disposal)
CNF1/CNF2 IEEE 1394a 1/2 Connectors
COM1 Backplane COM Port1
CPU1 Slot1/Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots (The slots are available when CPU1 is installed.)
CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slot (This slot is available when CPU2 is installed.)
CPU1 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 Slot (This slot is available when CPU1 is installed.)
CPU2 Slot4/Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Slots (The slots are available when CPU2 is installed.)
FAN1~7, FANA CPU/System Fan Headers (Fan6/Fan7: CPU 1/2 Fans)
I-SATA 0~5 Intel SB SATA Connectors 0~5 (SATA 0/1: SATA3 Ports, SATA2~5: SATA
2 ports)
J18 Audio Header
J22 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector (See Warning on Page 1-6.)
JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator
JF1 Front Panel Control Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator
JPII2C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header
JPWR1/JPWR2 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors (See Warning on Page 1-6.)
JSD1 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connector
JSPDIF_In SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_In Header
JSPDIF_Out SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_Out Header
JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80 Header
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Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power
supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect
these power supply connectors to the 24-pin power connector (J22) and two 8-pin
power connectors (JPWR1, JPWR2) on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void
the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.
LAN1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2
SP1 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)
STBY1 Standby Power Header
T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial-Link General_Purpose IO Headers 1/2
USB 2.0 0/1/2/3 Back Panel USB 2.0 Ports 0/1/2/3
USB 2.0 4, 5/6 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Connections 4, 5/6
USB 3.0 0/1 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports 0/1
USB 3.0 2/3 Front Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Connections 2/3
X9DAi LED Indicators
LED Description State Status
LE1 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

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Motherboard Features
CPU • Dual Intel®E5-2600(v2) Series Processors (Socket
R LGA 2011); each processor supports two full-width
Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links (with support
of up to 8.0 GT/s per QPI link).
Note: For Intel E5-2600(v2) processor support,
BIOS version 3.0 or above is required.
Memory • Integrated memory controller supports up to 1 TB
of Load Reduced (LRDIMM), 512 GB of Registered
(RDIMM) or 128 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/
Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 MHz
240-pin 4-channel memory modules in 16 DIMM
slots.
Note 1: 1866 MHz memory support is depen-
dent on Intel E5-2600v2 CPUs.
Note 2: For the latest memory updates, please
refer to the Tested Memory List posted on our
website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard).
• Virtualization: VT-x, VT-d, and VT-c
Chipset • Intel® C602 Chipset (PCH A)
Expansion • Three (3) PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (CPU1 Slot1/
Slot3, CPU2 Slot5),
• Two (2) PCI-E3.0 x8 slot (CPU2 Slot4/Slot6),
• One (1) PCI Express 3.0x4 slot (CPU1 Slot2)
Slots
Network • One i350 Dual-Channel Gigabit (100/1000 Mb/s)
Ethernet Controller for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports.
SATA Connections
• SATA Ports • Eight (8): two (2) SATA 3.0
Ports, and six (6) SATA 2.0
Ports
• RAID (Win-
dows)
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
• RAID (Linux) RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

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Peripheral
Devices
USB Devices
• Four (4) USB 3.0 ports: USB 3.0 Backplane Ports
0/1*, USB 3.0 Front Accessible Connections 2/3)
• Seven (7) USB 2.0 Connections: Four (4): Backplane
USB 2.0 (Ports 0~3), two (2): Front-Accessible (USB
4, USB 5/6), and
• One (1) Type A USB Header
I/O Devices Serial (COM) Port
• One (1) Fast UART 16550 Connection: 9-pin RS-
232 port
Keyboard/Mouse
• Backplane PS2 Keyboard/Mouse (USB KB/Mouse
is also supported)
Audio
• ALC 889 Audio Controller
• Backpanel 7.1 High Denition Audio
• Audio Header (J18)
• SPDIF (Sony_Philips Digital Interface)_In Header
Power Con-
nectors
ATX Power Connectors & DOM Power Con-
nector
• One (1) 24-pin Main Power (JPWR3)
• Two (2) 8-pin CPU PWR Connectors (JPWR1/2)
• DOM (Disk_On_Module) Power Connector for Se-
rial_link devices
Super I/O Super I/O
• Winbond W83627
BIOS • 16MB AMI BIOS®Flash EEPROM
• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB
Keyboard, Plug & Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.3
Power • ACPI/ACPM Power Management
• Main switch override mechanism
• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off USB
• Power-on mode for AC power recovery
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PC Health CPU Monitoring
Monitoring • Onboard voltage monitors for 1.8V, +3.3V, 3.3VSB,
+5V Standby, 1.35V, 1.5V, Chipset Voltage, and
Battery Voltage.
• CPU 7-Phase switching voltage regulator
• CPU/System overheat LED and control
• CPU Thermal Trip support
• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
Fan Control
• Low noise fan speed control
LED Indicators
• System/CPU Overheat LED
• Suspend-state LED
System
Management
System Management
• PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)
2.0 support
• System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III
• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
•SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI
• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection
Dimensions • 12.00" (L) x 13.00" (W) (304.80 mm x 330.20 mm)
Note 1: For updates on CPU and memory support, please refer to our website
@ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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System Block Diagram
Notes: 1. This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages
for the actual specications of each motherboard. 2. This block diagram
is intended for your reference only.
3.0 Gb/S
MS
KB
Ports#0~3
#0-4
#0-3
#0-2
#1-4
#1-3
#1-2
QPI
8GT/s
COM1
External
SLOT 3
PCI-E X16
USB 2.0
P0
E5-2600(v2)
PCH
C602
SSB-D
PCI-E X16 G3
DMI2
LANE6
LANE1/2/3/4
SPI SIO
W83627
DMI2
USB
PCI-E X16
PCI-E X4 G3
PCI-E X1
PCI-E x16 G3
DDR3
QPI
4GB/s
SATA2
P1
P1
P0
PCI-E X4 G3
PCI-E x8
PCI-E x16
PCI-E x8
PCI-E x8 G3
PCI-Ex16 G3
PCI-Ex8 G3
6.0 Gb/S
for Port 0/1
PCI-E X4 in x8
#3
i350
LAN
USB 3.0
PCI-E X4
SLOT 2
SLOT 1
SLOT 4
SLOT 5
SLOT 6
E5-2600(v2)
#2
#1B
DMI2
#3 #2 #1
8GT/s
PCI-E X1
SATA
#0~#5
800/1066/ 1333/1600/1866
DDR3
#1-1 #0-1
DDR3
USB 3.0
DDR3
#0~#7
800/1066/ 1333/1600/1866
DMI2
#1A
8GB/s
QPI
LANE7

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1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel E5-2600(v2) Series
Processors (Socket R LGA 2011) and the C602 chipset, the X9DAi motherboard
provides the performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-based
workstation platforms.
With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DAi offers
point-to-point serial interconnect interface with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 GT/s,
providing superb system performance.
The C602 chipset provides extensive IO support, including the following functions
and capabilities:
•PCI-Express Rev. 2.0 support
•PCI-Express Gen. 3 uplink supported by some SKUs
•ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev. 3.0b or Rev. 4.0
•USB host interface backplane and front access support
•Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported
•Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d) supported
•Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported
•Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Supported
•Digital Media Interface (DMI) supported
•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) supported
Note: For Intel E5-2600(v2) processor support, BIOS version 3.0 or above
is required.

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X9DAi Motherboard User's Manual
1-3 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. See the
Advanced BIOS Setup section for this setting. The default setting is Last State.
1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This motherboard has an onboard System_Hardware_Monitor chip that supports
PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following onboard
voltages continuously: CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, +1.8V, +12V, 1.5V, 3.3V, 3.3VSB,
5V, 5VSB, battery voltage, memory voltages and chipset voltage. Once a voltage
becomes unstable, a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The
user can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control
The PC health monitor chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan.
Environmental Temperature Control
A thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn
on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis
temperature is too high.
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® III in the Windows OS
environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux. 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/CPU temperatures, CPU voltages
and fan speeds go beyond a predened range.