Quick reference (1.0)

ManualsBrandsSupermicro ManualsMotherboardX9DA7

UPERMICR

ContaCt InformatIon

MNL-1338 -QRG

• www.supermicro.com(Email:support@supermicro.com)

• Manuals:http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals

• Drivers&Utilities:ftp://ftp.supermicro.com

• Safety:http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm

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

PaCkage Contents (for sIngle-PaCk only)

X9Da7/X9Dae

QuICk referenCe guIDe

• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard

• Two(2)SATACables(X9DA7)/Four(4)SATACables(X9DAE)

• Two(2)I-PasstoSATACables(X9DA7)

• One(1)10cmSoftSLIBridgeCable(X9DAE)

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

• One(1)I/OShield

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

JPWR1

JPI2C1

LE1

JTPM1

FAN5

FAN7

FAN6

FAN2

FAN3

FAN1

J18

JSD1

SP1

JWD1

STBY1

JPI1

JL1

CPU1

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

CPU2 Slot5 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU1 Slot3 PCI-E 3.0 x16

CPU2 Slot2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 in x8

TPM/Port80

JF1

Always Populate DIMMxA First

CPU2

S-SATA3

I-SATA1

COM1

USB3.0 0/1

S-SATA0

P1 DIMMC2

P1 DIMMC1

JSPDIF_In

JBT1

BIOS

JD1

LAN1/2

USB2.0

0/1/2/3

JPWR2

J22

Intel

C602

CPU2 Slot6 PCI-E 3.0 x8

7.1 Audio

Audio

CTRL

GLAN

CTRL

CPLD

S I/O

JPL1

CPU2 Slot4 PCI-E 3.0 x8

Battery

USB3.0 2/3

1394a

CTRL

(CPU1Fan)

(CPU2 Fan)

JIPMB1

JSPDIF_Out

JI2C1

X9DA7/E

Rev.

1.0

L-SAS0~3

Audio FP

SCU-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO1

CNF1

CNF2

I-SAS4~7

FANA

JI2C2

S-SATA2

USB5/6

S-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

CTRL

SAS

CPU1 Slot1 PCI-E 3.0 x16

JOH1

DS1

FP CTRL

KB/Mouse

USB4

P2 DIMME1

FAN4

CLOSE 1st

OPEN 1st

Jumper Item#

Description Default Setting

JBT1 28

Clear CMOS See Chpt. 2 in User Manual

C1/JI

C2 14 SMBus to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPI1 25 IEEE1394a Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 9 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 31 Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Motherboard Layout and Features

CPU Installation

DIMM Installation

Jumpers/Connectors/LED Indicators

Memory Support

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

and CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

Heatsink Installation

Front Panel Control (JF1)

= mounting hole

Note: Item num-

bers are listed in

counterclockwise

order.

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

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

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

1. Remove the protective lm.

2. Detach the fan from the heatsink.

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

screws in diagonal pairs and secure the fan onto the board.

Re-attach the fan to the heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

LED Indicators

Connectors

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

DIMMA1. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory

population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of

the DIMM slots.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-

DIMMA1

P1-

DIMMB1

P1-

DIMMC1

P1-

DIMMD1

P1-

DIMMA2

P1-

DIMMB2

P1-

DIMMC2

P1-

DIMMD2

CPU2 P2-

DIMME1

P2-

DIMMF1

P2-

DIMMG1

P2-

DIMMH1

P2-

DIMME2

P2-

DIMM F2

P2-

DIMMG2

P2-

DIMMH2

Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

CPU and Memory Population Conguration Table

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

1 CPU &

2 DIMMs

CPU1

P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1

1 CPU &

4 DIMMs

CPU1

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

1 CPU &

5~8 DIMMs

CPU1

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

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

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

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

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

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

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2

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

P2-DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1

2 CPUs &

10~16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2

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

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

2 CPUs &

16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2

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

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

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

Back Panel IO Connectors

Jumpers

Connector Item# Description

7.1 Audio 3 8 Channel (7.1) HD Back Panel Audio Connector

Battery 22 Onboard Battery

CNF1/CNF2 17 IEEE 1394a 1/2 Connectors

COM1 1 Backplane COM Port1

FAN1~7, FANA 44, 40, 39, 8, 6, 43, 49, 34 CPU/System Fan Headers (Fan6/Fan7: CPU 1/2 Fans)

J18 7 Front Panel Audio Header

J22 45 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

JD1 38 Speaker/Power LED Indicator

JF1 41 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 12 Chassis Intrusion

JIPMB1 11 4-pin External BMC I

C Header to PCH

JOH1 32 Overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator

JPI

C1 47 Power Supply SMBbus I

C Header

JPWR1/JPWR2 48, 46 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors

JSD1 27 SATA DOM (Device On Module) Power Connector

JSPDIF_In/_Out 10 SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_In/Out Headers

JTPM1 13 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80 Header

KB/Mouse 5 (PS2) Keyboard/Mouse Connector

LAN1/2 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports 1/2

(L-)SAS 0~3, 4~7 36, 35 SAS 2.0 Connections 0~3, 4~7 from LSI (X9DA7 Only)

(I-)SATA0~3 30, 29 Intel SATA Connectors 0~3 (SATA 3: #0/1, SATA 2: #2/3)

(S-)SATA0~3 23, 19 SATA 2.0 Connectors 0~3 from Intel SCU

SP1 21 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)

STBY1 26 Standby Power Header

S-SGPIO 1 16 Serial-Link General Purpose IO Header for S-SATA Con-

nections 0~3

T-SGPIO 1 15 Serial-Link General Purpose IO Header for I-SATA Con-

nections 0~3

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

USB 2.0 4 20 Front-Panel Accessible Type A USB 2.0 Header

USB 2.0 5/6 18 Front-Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Connections 5/6

USB 3.0 0/1 5 Back Panel USB 3.0 Ports 0/1

USB 3.0 2/3 37 Front-Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Connections 2/3

LED Item# Description State Status

DS1 33 SAS LED (Reserved for Internal Use)

LE1 42 Standby PWR LED Green: On SB Power On

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

Load Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or 128 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/

Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz 4-channel (per CPU) memory

in 16 DIMM slots.

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

Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

COM1

PS2 KB/Mouse

GLAN1

GLAN2

7.1 HD Audio

USB 2.0 port1

USB 3.0 port0

USB 2.0 port0

USB 2.0 port2

USB 2.0 port3

USB 3.0 port1

A. SPDIF Out

B. Surround Out

C. CEN/LFE Out

D. Mic In

E. Line Out

F. Line In