Quick reference (1.0)
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PaCkage Contents
X9DB3/I-(tP)f
QuICk referenCe guIDe
• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard
• Six(6)SATACables
• One(1)I/OShield
LED Description State Status
LED1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking BMC: Normal
LED2 Onboard Power LED On System Power On
LED3 UID LED Blue: On Unit Identied
LED5 (X9DB3/
i-TPF Only)
10G(T)_LAN/SFP+ Activity Green: Blinking 10G_LAN: Active
Connectors Description
Battery (BT1) Onboard Battery (See Chpt. 3 for Used Battery Disposal Info.)
COM 1/COM 2 Backplane COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header
FAN1-6, FANA, FANB CPU/System Fan Headers
IPMI_LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN Port
J1_SPF1 10G (T)_LAN+SFP+ Connector (X9DB3/i-TPF Only)
JD1 Power LED/Speaker (PWR LED Pins 1~3, Speaker: Pins 4~7)
JF1 Front Control Panel Header
JIPMB1 4-pin External BMC I
2
C Header (for an IPMI Card)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat/Fan Fail LED
JPW1 24-pin ATX Power Connector
JPW2/JPW3 8-pin Power Connectors
JPW4 4-pin Power Connector
JPI
2
C1 Power Supply SMBus I
2
C
SMB
JSTBY1 Standby Power Header
JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80
JSD1 SATA DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector
LAN1/2 1G-bit Ethernet LAN Ports 1/2
(I-)SATA 0/1 Intel SATA 3.0 Connectors 0/1 from PCH
(I-)SATA 2-5 Intel SATA 2.0 Connectors 2-5 from AHCI
(S-)SATA/SAS 0-3 SATA/SAS Connectors 0-3 from Intel SCU (SATA 2.0 Connec-
tions: for X9DBi only, SAS Connections: for X9DB3 only)
SAS 4-7 SAS Internal Connectors 4-7 (X9DB3 only)
(SCU)-SGPIO 1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Connectors 1/2 for SCU
SATA/SAS Ports ((SCU)-SGPIO 2 for X9DB3 only)
(T)-SGPIO 1/2 Serial_Link General Purpose I/O Connectors 1/2 for I-SATA
Ports
SP1 Internal Speaker (Buzzer) Header
Slot 1 PCI 33 MHz Slot
(PCH) Slot 2 PCI-Exp. 2.0 x4 (in x8) Slot
(CPU1) Slot 3 PCI-Exp. 3.0 x4 (in x8) Slot
(CPU1) Slots 4/5 PCI-Exp. 3.0 x8 Slots 4/5
(CPU2) Slot 6 PCI-Exp. 3.0 x16 Slot
Connectors
DIMM Memory Installation
Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
Memory Support
Motherboard Layout and Features
Jumpers
Note: Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
Note: Refer to Chapter 1 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors,
and LED indicators.
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.
= mounting hole
Heatsink Installation
Front Panel Control (JF1)
Power Button
Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/
PWR FaiL/UID LED
1
NIC1 Link LED
Reset Button
2
Power Fail LED
HDD LED
FP PWRLED
Reset
PWR
3.3 V
ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby
Red+ (Blue Led Cathode)
Ground
Ground
1920
3.3V
X
Ground
NMI
X
NIC2 Link LED
NIC2 Active LED
NIC1 Active LED
The X9DB3/i-(TP)F Motherboard supports up to 384GB Registered (RDIMM)/
Load Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or up to 96GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/
Non-ECC DDR3 memory with speeds of 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz in 12 DIMM
slots. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.
supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
JPW4
LED5
J1_SFP1
BIOS
LICENSE
JD1
SP1
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
JSD1
SAS CODE
LED3
JSTBY1
MAC CODE
IPMI CODE
BAR CODE
JPTG1
JWD1
JPG1
JPB1
JPL1
JPL2
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
T-SGPIO2
T-SGPIO1
JBT1
JPI2C1
JF1
JTPM1
JL1
JOH1
JI2C1
JI2C2
LED2
LED1
BT1
FAN6
FAN5
JPW1
JPW3
JPW2
I-SATA5
I-SATA4
SCU-SGPIO2
S-SATA/SAS3
S-SATA/SAS2
S-SATA/SAS1
S-SATA/SAS0
[CPU2_PORT3A-3D]
[CPU1_PORT3A-3B]
[CPU1_PORT3C-3D]
[CPU1_PORT1B]
CPU2 SOLT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16
CPU1 SOLT5 PCI-E 3.0 X8
CPU1 SOLT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8
CPU1 SOLT3 PCI-E 3.0 X4 (IN X8)
PCH SOLT2 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)
SLOT1 PCI 33MHZ
USB7
USB4/5
USB2/3
JIPMB1
COM2
FANB
FANA
FAN4
UID
LAN2
CPU1
FAN3
LAN1
P2-DIMMD2
P2-DIMMD1
X9DB3/i-(TP)F
Rev. 1.01
P2-DIMMF2
P2-DIMMF1
P2-DIMME2
P2-DIMME1
P1-DIMMC2
P1-DIMMC1
P1-DIMMB2
P1-DIMMA2
P1-DIMMB1
ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMx1 FIRST
P1-DIMMA1
VGA
CPU2
COM1
USB0/1
IPMI_LAN
USB6
ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMx1 FIRST
BIOS
SCU-SGPIO1
Battery
CPU1
CPU1
BMC
Intel PCH
10G_LAN/
SFP+ CTRL
SAS4
SAS5
SAS7
SAS6
LAN
CTRL
LAN
CTRL
JPME2
JPME1
FAN2 FAN1
LED Indicators
UID Unit Identier (UID) Switch
USB 0/1 Backplane USB Ports 0/1
USB 2/3, USB 4/5 Front Accessible USB Connection Headers 2/3, 4/5
USB 6, USB 7 Front Panel Type A USB Ports 6/7
VGA VGA Port
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance
Number of
CPUs+DIMMs
CPU and Memory Population Conguration Table
(For memory to work properly, please follow the instructions below.)
1 CPU &
2 DIMMs
CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1
1 CPU &
4 DIMMs
CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2
1 CPU &
6 DIMMs
CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMC2
2 CPUs &
4 DIMMs
CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P2-DIMMD1/P2-DIMME1
2 CPUs &
6 DIMMs
CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1, P2-DIMMD1/P2-DIMME1/ P2-DIMMF1
2 CPUs &
8 DIMMs
CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMA2, P2-DIMMD1/P2-DIMME1/ P2-
DIMMF1/P2-DIMMD2
2 CPUs &
10 DIMMs
CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2, P2-DIMMD1/P2-
DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIMMD2/P2-DIMME2
2 CPUs &
12 DIMMs
CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2, P2-
DIMMD1/P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIMMD2/P2-DIMME2/P2-DIMMF2
1. Unlock the
socket lever
2. Remove the
plastic cap
3. Insert the
CPU
Screw #3
Screw #1
Screw #2
Screw #4
Back Panel I/O Connectors
1. COM 1 2. VGA
3. 10G_LAN/SPF+ LED 4. 10G_LAN/SPF+ Port
5. USB 0 6. USB 1
7. IPMI_LAN 8. GLAN1
9. GLAN2 10. UID Switch/LED
CPU Installation
Jumper
Description Default Setting
JBT1
Clear CMOS See Chapter 3
JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI-E Slots Open (Disabled)
JPB1 BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN Ports 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPME1 Management Engine (ME)
Recovery
Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JPME2 ME Mode Select Pins 1-2 (Normal
JPTG1 (X9DB3/i-TPF Only) 10G(T)_LAN/SPF+ Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Pin 1