User manual SUPERMICRO X9DBL-IF

[. . . ] X9DBL-i X9DBL-3 X9DBL-iF X9DBL-3F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1. 0c X9DBL-i/3/iF/3F Motherboard User’s Manual The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our Website at www. supermicro. com. ("Supermicro") reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. [. . . ] If the power is on, but you have no video, remove all add-on cards and cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes. System Boot Failure If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned on, check the following: 1. Check for any error beeps from the motherboard speaker. • If there is no error beep, try to turn on the system without any DIMM module installed. If there is still no error beep, try to turn on the system again with only one processor installed in CPU Socket#1. If there is still no error beep, replace the motherboard. If there are error beeps, clear the CMOS setting by unplugging the power cord and contacting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper (JBT1). (Refer to Section 2-8 in Chapter 2. ) • 2. Remove all components from the motherboard, especially the DIMM modules. Make sure that the system's power is on, and memory error beeps are activated. Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed. If the system boots, check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the procedure of memoryerror troubleshooting in this chapter. Losing the System’s Setup Configuration 1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 2-7 for details on recommended power supplies. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one. If the steps indicated above do not fix setup configuration problems, contact your vendor for repairs. 3-2 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No_Memory_Beep_Code is issued by the system, check the following: 1. Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. (For memory compatibility, refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our website at http://www. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed. [. . . ] 1 beep per device Refresh 1 beep or each USB device detected X9 IPMI Error Codes 1 Continuous Beep System OH System Overheat A-1 X9DBL-i/3/iF/3F Motherboard User’s Manual Notes A-2 Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B-1 Installing Software Programs The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp://ftp. Some of these must be installed, such as the chipset driver. After accessing the ftp site, go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO file for your motherboard. Download this file to create a CD/DVD of the drivers and utilities it contains. [. . . ]