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Page 1: ...X8DT3 X8DTi USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DTi LN4F X8DT3 LN4F ...

Page 2: ...UPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shal...

Page 3: ...r updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other ...

Page 4: ... ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual iv ...

Page 5: ...r Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Sit...

Page 6: ...10 1 5 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control 1 10 Environmental Temperature Control 1 10 System Resource Alert 1 10 1 6 ACPI Features 1 11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 11 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 11 Wake On LAN WOL 1 11 1 7 Power Supply 1 12 1 8 Super I O 1 12 1 9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F Only 1 13...

Page 7: ... Button 2 19 Power Button 2 19 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 20 Power Connectors 2 20 Fan Headers 2 21 Chassis Intrusion 2 21 Internal Speaker 2 22 Power LED Speaker 2 22 Wake On LAN 2 23 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 2 23 T SGPIO Headers 2 24 I Button Optional for X8DT3 F LN4F only 2 24 Power SMB I2 C Connector 2 25 IPMB I2 C SMB 2 25 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 26 Explanation of Jumpers 2 26 GLAN Enable Disabl...

Page 8: ... s Setup Configuration 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Settings 4 23 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 24 4 6 Exit Options 4 26 4 7 BIOS Recovery 4 27 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 A 1 BIO...

Page 9: ...ard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L One 1 USB cable CBL 0083L One 1 Serial COM cable CBL 010L Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DTi X8DTi F X8DTi LN4F Two 2 SAS cable for SATA SAS ...

Page 10: ...T3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on 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 the manual ...

Page 11: ...ted LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge Differences between the models X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F SATA ICH10R Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SAS 1068E Yes No Yes No Yes No I Button Optional No Optional No Optional No IPMI 2 0 w KVM No No Yes Yes Yes Yes LAN3 LAN4 JPL2 Jumper No No No No Yes Yes Notes LAN Port 3 LAN Port 4...

Page 12: ...components To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow 7 to the system J5 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JLAN2 JLAN1 JF1 1 COM2 JWOL Battery JSM1 JSM2 JBT1 JUSB2 JUSB3 1 BMC VGA CTRL J26 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JWD JPS1 JPT1 JI2C2 JI2C1 D1 LE1 LES2 J6 JD1 SP1 JOH1 JL1 JPS2 JPW3 JPW1 JPW2 1 X8DT3 i Series BIOS LAN3 LAN1 LAN2 VGA Slot6 PCI E 2 0x8 PCI 33 MHz I BUTTON P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DI...

Page 13: ...or JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 8 pin Secondary PWR 24 pin ATX PWR See Warning JWOL Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 3 4 Dedicated LAN Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports See Note 5 on P 1 4 I SATA0 I SATA5 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SAS 0 3 4 7 SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 X8DT3 F LN4F only T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Univer...

Page 14: ... E x4 slot Slot 2 or Two PCI E 2 0 x8 slots for X8DTi X8DTi F Two 32 bit PCI 33 slot Slot 1 and Slot 3 BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 Wakeup USB Key board support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12Vcc V 5Vin and Battery Voltage Fan status monitor with ...

Page 15: ... to eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Backpanel USB Ports 2 Front USB Headers and 2 Type A Headers Super I O Winbond W83627HG IPMI 2 0 with full KVM support X8DT3 i F LN4F only Note 3 Other Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 12 00 L x 13 00 W 304 80 mm...

Page 16: ... X8 DMI LANE5 LANE 1 2 3 4 SPI PCI E X4 LPC SIO W83627 PCI 33MHz 28 7 10 PROCESSOR 1 QPI HG USB 0 1 2 3 5 PCIE X4 SATA 0 1 2 3 1 2 6 7 8 9 6 5 Intel 5520 VRD VRD 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 DDRIII 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 800 1066 1333 800 1066 1333 DDRIII ESI 1 5 1 6 0 5 0 6 QPI QPI 3 TPM PCI 33 1 KB MS COM1 External PCI E X16 8 4 X16 SLOT 3 4 PCI E X4 LAN 1 PHY 1 PHY 2 PCI E X16 PCI E X8 Ports 4 7 SAS LSI 1068 B3 Po...

Page 17: ...tial forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 The 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the 5520 platf...

Page 18: ...le a warning is given or an error mes sage is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environme...

Page 19: ...tion that is compatible with the Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Operating System 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 Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX...

Page 20: ...ower connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Ad...

Page 21: ...i F X8DT3 i LN4F Only The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a P...

Page 22: ...1 14 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 23: ...o not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correc...

Page 24: ...6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its 6 matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes 7 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 8 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mo...

Page 25: ...fans When purchasing a 5500 Series processor or when receiving a motherboard 3 with a 5500 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support 4 Installing an LGA 1366 Processor Press the socket clip to release 1 the load plate whic...

Page 26: ...ub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket 4 inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely 5 seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Use your thumb to gently push 6 the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plas...

Page 27: ...ap plied Screw 1 Screw 2 Install Screw 1 Place the heatsink on top of the 2 CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Install two diagonal screws ie 3 the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully 4 tightening all four screws ...

Page 28: ...wdriver loosen and 3 remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right Hold the heatsink as shown 4 in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink Once the CPU is loosened 5 remove the heatsink from the CPU socket To reinstall the CPU and the 6 heatsink ...

Page 29: ...ame type and same speed at a time with the maximum of 12 modules See the Memory Installation Table on Page 2 8 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch 2 along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot 3 Repeat for all modules To Install Insert module verti...

Page 30: ...2B 3A 3B Memory Support The X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F supports up to 96 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs Please note that Memory Speed support is also depending on the type of CPU used in the motherboard DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation DIMM Population Table DIMM Slot...

Page 31: ...aining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 GB I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 512 MB 3 01 GB VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available fo...

Page 32: ...ious I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple 1 PS 2 Mouse Green 2 Back Panel USB Port 0 3 Back Panel USB Port 1 4 Dedicated LAN X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F only 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 3 for X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F only 9 Gigabit LAN 2 10 Gigabit LAN 4 for X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F o...

Page 33: ...ble at right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 2 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green Keyboard Mouse X8DT3 i Series ...

Page 34: ...O back panel Additionally six USB con nections USB 2 3 4 5 6 7 on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions 1 2 1 5 6 3 4 Back Panel USB USB 0 1 Pin Definitions 1 5V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 5 N A Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB4 5 6 7 USB 4 6 Pin Definition USB 5 7 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 G...

Page 35: ...board serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A 1 COM1 2 COM2 3 VGA 1 2 1 COM2 Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to provide video display Refer to the board lay...

Page 36: ...N4 are supported on the X8DT3 i LN4F A dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F to provide KVM sup port for IPMI 2 0 All these ports ac cept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yell...

Page 37: ...ors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fai...

Page 38: ...located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground 3 Front Control Panel P...

Page 39: ... is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drive ac tivities on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitio...

Page 40: ...f JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash in...

Page 41: ...nction as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the comp...

Page 42: ...Cables Power Connectors A24 pinmainpowersupplyconnector JPW3 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW1 JPW2 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connec tors at JPW1 JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Def...

Page 43: ... i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground C A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Fan 7 CPU...

Page 44: ... LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge B A A Internal Speaker Buzz er B PWR LED Speaker Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Please note that the speaker c...

Page 45: ...U1 ICH10R North Bridge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and a cable to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Wak...

Page 46: ...dge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A B A T SGPIO 1 B T SGPIO 2 C I Button Optional for X8DT3 models only C T SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located the motherboard These headers support serial link inte...

Page 47: ...B4 5 USB3 USB2 USB 0 1 I SATA5 P2 DIMM1B LAN CTRL LAN CTRL Slot5 PCI E 2 0x8 in x16 CPU2 CPU1 ICH10R North Bridge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A B A PWR SMB B IPMB SMB IPMB I2 C SMB A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at J5 Connect the approp...

Page 48: ...0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layou...

Page 49: ...only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX p...

Page 50: ...5 P2 DIMM1B LAN CTRL LAN CTRL Slot5 PCI E 2 0x8 in x16 CPU2 CPU1 ICH10R North Bridge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A A JI 2 C1 B JI 2 C2 C VGA Enable B I 2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI2 C1 and JI2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to PCI Exp...

Page 51: ...only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A A SAS Enable B SAS RAID Config Select B SAS Enable Disable X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SAS connections The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings SAS Enable Jumpe...

Page 52: ...4 LEDs X8DT3 i LN4 B Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT3 i F LN4F GLAN LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard In addition LAN3 LAN4 are located on the X8DT3 i LN4F Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information LAN...

Page 53: ...1 ICH10R North Bridge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A B A GLAN Port LEDs B Onboard Power LED SAS Heartbeat Activity LED Indicators Two Onboard SAS LED are located on the motherboard LES1 is SAS Heart beat LED and LES2 is SAS Activity LED When LES1 is blinking SAS con...

Page 54: ...ot2 PCI E x4 I SATA0 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Floppy USB6 7 USB4 5 USB3 USB2 USB 0 1 I SATA5 P2 DIMM1B LAN CTRL LAN CTRL Slot5 PCI E 2 0x8 in x16 CPU2 CPU1 ICH10R North Bridge LSI 1068E LES1 X8DT3 i LN4F SI O X8DT3 Models only SPEC Dedicated LAN Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8DT3 i F LN4F only X8DT3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge A A Onboard Power LED Onboard Power LE...

Page 55: ...onnector The floppy connector is located next to the Super I O chip on the mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19...

Page 56: ...3 Models only J27J28 JPB Intel 5520 South Bridge Serial ATA Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TX_P 3 TX_N 4 Ground 5 RX_N 6 RX_P 7 Ground B C G F E D A I SATA0 B I SATA1 C I SATA2 D I SATA3 E I SATA4 F I SATA5 G SAS 0 3 X8DT3 F LN4F only H SAS 4 7 X8DT3 F LN4F only Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATA0 I SA TA 5 are located at JS1 JS6 on the motherboard These ports provide serial l...

Page 57: ...rboard and 1 chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis 4 speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 1 Make sure tha...

Page 58: ... contact your 3 vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No_Memory_Beep_Code is issued by the system check the following Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 1 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom 2 mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 3 MHz...

Page 59: ...information when 3 contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number r...

Page 60: ...e SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys tem Please review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS secur...

Page 61: ... options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any ...

Page 62: ... damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is sh...

Page 63: ...r system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Micro_code Revision This item displays the...

Page 64: ...ect Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the cur rent AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Kee...

Page 65: ...cond_Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant_Off and 4_Second_Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State ...

Page 66: ...lity Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and M...

Page 67: ...is enables the QPI power state to low power L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing In...

Page 68: ... reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5oC 3 0o C and 6 0o C Guardband Temperature Closed Loop Only This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5o C increment The default is 006 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5o C ...

Page 69: ...with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of the TOE device When this feature set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct cache access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disable...

Page 70: ...rface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled HDA Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard High Definition Audio controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Reserved Page Rout Select PCI to use PCI communication mode for the USB connections Select LPC to use LPC mode for the USB connections The options are PCI and LPC IDE SATA...

Page 71: ...ing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing t...

Page 72: ...use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS ...

Page 73: ...e function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug Select Enable to enable the hot plug function for the SATA devices The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 PCI PnP Configuration Clear NV...

Page 74: ...d to the sys tem as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44MB 3 1 2 and for Floppy B is Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port...

Page 75: ...t mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active a...

Page 76: ...ad equate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when...

Page 77: ...e BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a...

Page 78: ...ces Fan1 through Fan8 Fan7 is CPU1 Fan and Fan8 is CPU2 Fan ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI AP...

Page 79: ... Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership IPMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages...

Page 80: ... shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Config command This is initially set to 1 Press or on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source This features allows the user to select how an IP a...

Page 81: ...wo digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection MAC Address Configuration This submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address configuration MAC Address Thi...

Page 82: ... is Disabled The following will appear if PEF Support is set to Enabled PEF Action Global Control These are the different actions based on BMC events The options are Alert Power Down Reset System Power Cycle OEM Action Diagnostic Interface Alert Startup Delay This feature inserts a delay during startup for PEF alerts The options are En abled and Disabled PEF Alert Startup Delay This sets the pre d...

Page 83: ... option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec DMI Event Log View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel ...

Page 84: ...etup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but cannot change the fields Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set This item a...

Page 85: ...e user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Drive...

Page 86: ...tem configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optim...

Page 87: ...te the bootup process Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repairs 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB device without additional utilities needed A user can download the BIOS imag...

Page 88: ...e Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery you will need to meet the following requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image file The Host system should also have a serial port and a terminal program that supports XModem Transfer protocol Hyper Terminal for the Windows operating systems and minicom for Lin...

Page 89: ...ashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instructions below to com plete XModem transfers a Select the Transfer menu and enter Send 4 Power on your system and click the Connect button in the Hyper Terminal The terminal screen will display the following messages...

Page 90: ...h any terminal communications program that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be configured to use the CR LF style of line termination d Once the ROM file extraction is completed the message New BIOS re ceived OK will display ...

Page 91: ...ll not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long beep Memory error No memory detected in the system 8 beeps Display memory read write...

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Page 93: ...fy additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for IDE into 4 Drive A and press the Enter key When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional 5 device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for 6 ICH10R into Drive A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH10R 7 SATA RAID Controller from the list indica...

Page 94: ...ontinue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The Windows 3 OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically 4 reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into th...

Page 95: ...lick the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 When making a stor...

Page 96: ...tem Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor III adopts the tempera...

Page 97: ...ote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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