Supero X9DRG-HTF+ Plus User manual

USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a
X9DRG-HF+
X9DRG-HTF+

Manual Revision 1.0a
Release Date: May 21, 2013
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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
X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Super X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600
Series Processors (Socket R) which offers QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technol-
ogy (V.1.1) providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0
GT/s. With the PCH C602J chipset built in, the X9DRG-HF+/HTF+ motherboard
supports Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager, Manageability Engine (ME), Rapid
Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0 and 1600 MHz
DDR3 memory. This motherboard is ideal for GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) server
platforms. Please refer to our Website (http://www.supermicro.com) for CPU and
memory support updates.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mother-
board, and provides detailed information about the Intel PCH 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 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 to ensure 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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Preface
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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)
Asia-Pacic
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd
Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview.................................................................. 1-10
1-3 Special Features ............................................................................................1-11
1-4 PC Health Monitoring.....................................................................................1-11
1-5 ACPI Features............................................................................................... 1-12
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12
1-7 Super I/O....................................................................................................... 1-13
1-8 Advanced Power Management..................................................................... 1-13
Intel®Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM)................................................ 1-13
Management Engine (ME) ............................................................................ 1-13
1-9 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller ........................................... 1-13
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 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................................................................................ 2-15
Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-15
Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-15
Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-16
2-6 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-17
Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports.......................................................... 2-17
Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Denitions ........................................... 2-17
Universal Serial Bus (USB)...................................................................... 2-18
Video Connection ..................................................................................... 2-18
Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-19
Unit Identier Switch ................................................................................ 2-20
Front Control Panel....................................................................................... 2-21
Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-22
NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-22
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Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-22
HDD LED/UID Switch............................................................................... 2-23
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-23
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ............................................ 2-24
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-24
Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-25
Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-25
2-7 Connecting Cables........................................................................................ 2-26
Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-26
Fan Headers............................................................................................. 2-27
Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-27
Serial Ports............................................................................................... 2-28
TPM Header/Port 80 ................................................................................ 2-29
Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-29
T-SGPIO1/2/-S Headers........................................................................... 2-30
SMBus Headers ....................................................................................... 2-30
Speaker Header ....................................................................................... 2-31
DOM Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-31
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-32
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-32
GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-32
CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-33
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-33
VGA Enable.............................................................................................. 2-34
BMC Enable ............................................................................................ 2-34
Management Engine (ME) Recovery ...................................................... 2-35
Manufacturer Mode Select ....................................................................... 2-35
2-9 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-36
LAN LEDs................................................................................................. 2-36
IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs....................................................................... 2-36
Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-37
BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-37
Rear UID LED ......................................................................................... 2-38
2-10 Serial ATA Connections................................................................................. 2-39
Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-39

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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 .................................................................................................... 4-25
4-5 IPMI............................................................................................................... 4-27
4-6 Boot............................................................................................................... 4-29
4-7 Security .........................................................................................................4-30
4-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 4-31
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
1-1
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.
This motherboard was designed to be used in an SMC-proprietary server as a part
of an integrated system platform.
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.
•SMCI product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
•Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/
Warning: For safety considerations, please refer to the complete list of safety warn-
ings posted on the Supermicro website at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/
safety_information.cfm.
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: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our Website at
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.
T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2
I-SATA0
COM1
JSD1
LE4
SW1
JPW10
LAN2 LAN1
JL1
JOH1
JSPK1
JPLD1
JI2C2
JI2C1
JPW7
JPW4
JPW3
JVGA1
JPW9
JPW1
Battery
LE1
DM1
JWD1
J30
JPB1
J29
JPL1
JPG1
FAND
FANC
FANB
FANA
FAN4
FAN3
FAN2
FAN1
FANH
FANG
FANF
FANE
JF1
JPW2
JTPM1
JITP0
SXB1B PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB4 PCI-E 3.0 X16
CPU2
SXB3 PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB2 PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB1C
P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMA2
P1-DIMMB1
P1-DIMMB2
P2-DIMMG1
P2-DIMMG2
P2-DIMMH1
P2-DIMMH2
P1-DIMMD2
P1-DIMMD1 P1-DIMMC2 P1-DIMMC1
P2-DIMMF2
P2-DIMMF1
P2-DIMME2
P2-DIMME1
CPU1
IPMI LAN
SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16
SXB1A
JPW6 JPW5
I-SATA1I-SATA2
I-SATA3I-SATA4
I-SATA5
JBT1
BIOS
PCH
C602J
LAN
CTRL
BMC
X9DRG-HF+
Rev. 1.01
CLOSE 1st
OPEN 1st
CLOSE 1st
OPEN 1st
USB0/1
JPME2
JPME1

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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.
•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manufac-
turer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.
•The X9DRG-HTF+ supports two X540-based 10G LAN ports; the X9DRG-HF+
supports two I350-based 1G LAN ports.
X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Quick Reference
T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2
I-SATA0
COM1
JSD1
LE4
SW1
JPW10
LAN2 LAN1
JL1
JOH1
JSPK1
JPLD1
JI2C2
JI2C1
JPW7
JPW4
JPW3
JVGA1
JPW9
JPW1
Battery
LE1
DM1
JWD1
J30
JPB1
J29
JPL1
JPG1
FAND
FANC
FANB
FANA
FAN4
FAN3
FAN2
FAN1
FANH
FANG
FANF
FANE
JF1
JPW2
JTPM1
JITP0
SXB1B PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB4 PCI-E 3.0 X16
CPU2
SXB3 PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB2 PCI-E 3.0 X16
SXB1C
P1-DIMMA1
P1-DIMMA2
P1-DIMMB1
P1-DIMMB2
P2-DIMMG1
P2-DIMMG2
P2-DIMMH1
P2-DIMMH2
P1-DIMMD2
P1-DIMMD1 P1-DIMMC2 P1-DIMMC1
P2-DIMMF2
P2-DIMMF1
P2-DIMME2
P2-DIMME1
CPU1
IPMI LAN
SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16
SXB1A
JPW6 JPW5
I-SATA1I-SATA2
I-SATA3I-SATA4
I-SATA5
JBT1
BIOS
PCH
C602J
LAN
CTRL
BMC
X9DRG-HF+
Rev. 1.01
CLOSE 1st
OPEN 1st
CLOSE 1st
OPEN 1st
USB0/1
JPME2
JPME1

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X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Jumpers
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2
JPB1 BMC Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME1 Management Engine (ME)
Recovery Mode
Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JPME2 Management Engine (ME)
Manufacture Mode
Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ Connectors
Connectors Description
BT1 Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 3 for Used Battery Disposal)
COM1 Serial Port (COM1) Header
FAN1~4 CPU Fans
FANA~H GPU Fans
JF1 Front Panel Control Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMBbus I2C Headers (for SXB5 PCI-E Slot)
JPW1 SMC-Proprietary 62-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)
JPW2 SMC-Proprietary 20-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)
JPW3, JPW4,
JPW5-7
12V 8-pin PWR Connectors (Warning-Next Page)
JPW9 SMC-Proprietary 38-pin PWR Connector (Warning-Next Page)
JPW10 12V/5V 4-pin HDD PWR Connectors (Warning-Next Page)
JSD1 SATA DOM (Devices on Module) Power Connector
JSPK1 Speaker Header (for an Onboard Buzzer)
JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80
JVGA1 Backpanel VGA Port
LAN1/LAN2 X540_based 10G Ethernet LAN Ports 1/2 (X9DRG-HTF+);
I350_based 1G LAN Ports 1/2 (X9DRG-HF+)
(IPMI) LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN
(I-)SATA 0-5 SATA 3.0 Connectors (I-SATA 0/1), SATA 2.0 Connectors (I-
SATA 2-5)
SXB1A/1B/1C PCI-E 3.0x16 Slots
SXB2-4 PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots

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SXB5 PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16 Slot
SW1 UID Switch
T-SGPIO1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Headers 0/1 for I-SATA Ports
0~5
USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 0/1
X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ LED Indicators
LED Description State Status
DM1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green BMC Normal
LE1 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On
LE4 UID Switch LED
Warning: To provide adequate power supply to the system, be sure to connect all
onboard power connectors to the power supply.

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Motherboard Features
CPU • Dual Intel®E5-2600 Series Processors (Socket R-
LGA 2011); each processor supports four full-width
Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links (with support
of up to 25.6 GT/s per QPI link and with Data Trans-
fer Rate of up to 8.0 GT/s per direction)
Memory • 240-pin Registered (RDIMM)/Load Reduced
(LRDIMM) ECC or Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-
ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz memory mod-
ules of up to 512 GB in 4-channel 16 DIMM modules
Note: For the latest CPU/memory updates,
please refer to our Website at http://www.su-
permicro.com/products/motherboard.
Chipset • Intel®C602J PCH
Expansion • Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots for GPU use (SXB3,
SXB4),
• Two (2) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (SXB1A/1B/1C, SXB2),
• One (1) PCI-E 3.0 x8 in x16 slot (SXB5),
Slots
Graphics • Nuvoton BMC Video Controller (Matrox G200)
Network • One Intel I350 Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet
Dual-Channel Controller for LAN 1/LAN 2 ports (for
X9DRG-HF+),
• One Intel X540 Dual-Channel Controller for 10G-
based-T LAN 1/LAN 2 ports (for X9DRG-HTF+)
I/O Devices SATA Connections
• SATA Ports Two (2): SATA 3.0 Ports (I-
SATA0/1)
Four (4) SATA 2.0 Ports (I-
SATA2~5) (from AHCI)
• RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
IPMI 2.0
• IPMI 2.0 supported by the Nuvoton WPCM450R
BMC
Serial (COM) Port
• One (1) Fast UART 16550 Connection: 9-pin RS-
232 Header
Peripheral
Devices
USB Devices
• Two (2) USB ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1),

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BIOS • 128 Mb SPI AMI BIOS®SM Flash BIOS
• APM 1.2, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard,
Plug & Play (PnP) and SMBIOS 2.5
Power • ACPI/ACPM Power Management
Management • Main switch override mechanism
• Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off
• Power-on mode for AC power recovery
• Intel®Intelligent Power Node Manager (Available
when the supporting rmware and the power supply
cable are installed on the motherboard.)
• Management Engine
PC Health CPU Monitoring
Monitoring • Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Core, Memory
Power, +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Dual, +12V, HT,
Chipset, and Battery Voltages.
• CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP): support up to
135W (See Note 1 below.)
• CPU 5+1 -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 thermal man-
agement via IPMI interface
• Low noise fan speed control
System
Management
• PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface)
2.0 support
• System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III
• SuperoDoctor® III, Watch Dog, NMI
• Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection
Dimensions • 19.80" (L) x 10.90" (W) (502.92 mm x 276.86 mm)
Note 1: CPU Maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) is subject to chassis
and heatsink cooling restrictions. For proper thermal management, please
check the chassis 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 @ http://www.supermicro.com/
support/manuals/.

Chapter 1: Overview
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System Block Diagram
Note: 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.
#H-2
#H-1
#G-2
#G-1
#F-2
#F-1
#E-2
I350/X540
LAN
PCI-E X8 in x16
I-SATA
USB 2.0
USB
2 Rear
3.0 Gb/S
6.0 Gb/S
I-SATA
PORTs#2~5
DDRIII
P1
P1
P0
P0 #E-1
#D-2
#D-1
#C-2
#C-1
#B-2
#B-1
#A-2
#A-1
QPI
8G
SXB 1
SXB 5
E5-2600 Series
CPU1 CPU2
PCH
C602
PCI-E X16 Gen3
DMI2
SPI
Dedicated LAN
VGA port
DMI2
BMC
WPCM450
PCI-E X16
PCI-E X16 Gen3
PCI
SATA2
SATA3
E5-2600 Series
DMI2
DMI2
#2 #3 #1 #1 #2 #3
QPI
8G
PCI-E X16
VGA
PCI-E X8 Gen3
PCI-E X16
PCI-E X16
SATA
PORTs#0~1
SATA
#2~#5
#0~#1
#0~#1
PCI-E X8 Gen3
PCI-E X16 Gen3
PCI-E X16 Gen3
COM Port
Internal
Header
PCI
SXB 3
SXB 2
SXB 4
DDRIII

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1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel E5-2600 Series Processors
(Socket R) and the C602J chipset, the X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard
provides the performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-based 1U
or 2U GPU server platforms.
With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRG-HF+/
X9DRG-HTF+ offers point-to-point serial interconnect interface with a transfer
speed of up to 8.0 GT/s, providing superb system performance.
The PCH chipset provides extensive IO support, including the following functions
and capabilities:
•PCI-Express Rev. 2.0 support
•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

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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 section describes the features of PC health monitoring of the motherboard.
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:Onboard voltage monitors for +3.3V, 3.3VSB, +5V, +5V Dual,
+12V, HT, CPU Core, Memory, and Battery Voltages. 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 monitoring chip can check the RPM status of a cooling fan. The
onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by rmware thermal management
via IPMI interface.
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.

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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 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ca-
tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard
way to integrate power management features throughout a PC 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.
In addition to 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 imple-
mentation that is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 2008
Operating Systems.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will "wake up," and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
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 X9DRG-HF+/X9DRG-HTF+ motherboard supports SMC-Proprietary 62-pin,
38-pin, 20-pin power connectors and 12V 8-pin/4-pin power connectors. 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.
Note: Please use SMC-proprietary power supply as specied as above.
This motherboard does not support any power supply manufactured by
other manufacturer.