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Crystal Beach/DCA (Direct Cache Access)

This feature works in conjunction 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 Disabled.

Payload Size

This feature limits the payload size by enabling (128B) or disabling (256B) coalesce

support. The options are 256B and

128B

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d

by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.

This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms,

providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in networking and

data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and

Disabled



SouthBridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel ICH South

Bridge.

USB Functions

Select Enabled to use onboard USB ports. The Options are: Disabled and

Dis-

abled

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy USB

support will be automatically enabled when a legacy USB device is installed on the

motherboard. The settings are Disabled, and

Enabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to select the USB 2.0 Controller mode. The options are

Hi-Speed (480 Mbps

) and Full Speed (12 Mbps).

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to

provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI

Summary of Contents for X8DT6

Page 1: ...X8DT6 X8DTE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b X8DT6 F X8DTE F ...

Page 2: ...UCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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...

Page 3: ... 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 hardware ...

Page 4: ...on given to 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 X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F 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: ...ation 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 3 2 4 Memory Installation 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 11 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 11 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 2 12 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 13 Serial Ports 2 14 Video Connector 2 14 Ethernet Ports 2 15 2 Front Control Panel 2 16 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 17 NMI Button 2 17 Power LED 2 17 HDD...

Page 7: ...LAN Enable Disable 2 31 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators 2 32 GLAN LEDs 2 32 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT6 F X8DTE F Only 2 32 SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator 2 33 BMC Heartbeat LED 2 33 Onboard Power LED 2 34 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS Connections 2 35 Floppy Connector 2 35 Serial ATA Ports 2 36 SAS Ports X8DT6 X8DT6 F only 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before P...

Page 8: ...n 4 24 4 6 Exit Options 4 26 4 7 BIOS Recovery 4 27 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 4 27 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device 4 27 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM 4 28 4 7 3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash 4 28 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing S...

Page 9: ...th your motherboard 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 X8DT6 X8DT6 F Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DTE X8DTE F Two 2 SAS cables for SATA SAS Backp...

Page 10: ...DT6 F 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: ...uide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F Layout JPI2C1 JPW1 SP1 JPW2 JPW3 JF1 JD1 J5 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 7 JPS1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWD JPB JPG1 LE1 JL1 JOH1 FAN7 SLOT1 PCI E X4 SLOT3 PCI E 2 0 X4 SLOT7 PCI E 2 0 X8 LAN1 LAN2 VGA SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X8 P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2...

Page 12: ...two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard Motherboard Layout JPI2C1 JPW1 SP1 JPW2 JPW3 JF1 JD1 J5 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 7 JPS1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWD JPB JPG1 LE1 JL1 JOH1 FAN7 SLOT1 PCI E X4 SLOT3 PCI E 2 0 X4 SLOT7 PCI E 2 0 X8 LAN1 LAN2 VGA SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X8 P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2...

Page 13: ...on Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPIC2 1 Power Supply SMBbus I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 4 JPW2 JPW3 8 pin Secondary Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 4 JWF1 DOM Disks_On_Module Power Header JWOL Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 IPMI_LAN Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports 1 2 IPMI_Dedicated LAN IPMI_LAN is for X8DTE F X8DT6 F only I SATA0 I SATA5 Intel South Bridge SATA Port...

Page 14: ... X8DTE X8DTE F One PCI E 2 0 x4 slot Slot 3 One PCI E x4 slot Slot 1 BIOS 4 MB AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and APM 1 2 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 firmware control CPU chassis temperature moni...

Page 15: ...y the WPCM450 BMC Controller PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up 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 X8DT6 F X8DTE F 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 utilit...

Page 16: ...3 Optional 800 1066 1333 800 1066 1333 DDR3 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 DDR3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 IOH 36D Intel 5520 5 6 QPI QPI Slot 5 PCI E X8 LANE6 COM2 internal 4 5 PCI E X8 USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S Port 0 Processor 2 ICH10R PCI E X8 DMI LANE5 LANE1 2 3 4 SPI SIO W83627 PCI 33MHz 1 2 Processor 1 QPI HG USB PCI E X8 U S B 0 9 PCIE X4 3 4 SATA 0 1 2 3 PCI E X4 PCI E X8 9 10 LAN 1 PHY 1 LAN 2 PHY 1 PCI E X8 PCI E X8 PCI ...

Page 17: ...ull 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 eight USB connections In addition the 5520 platform also offers a wid...

Page 18: ...en or an error message 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 via SD II or III 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 Environmenta...

Page 19: ... 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 power suppl...

Page 20: ... motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and the 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 Additionally in area...

Page 21: ...T6 F X8DTE F 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 PCI i...

Page 22: ...1 14 X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F 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: ...an head 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 al...

Page 25: ... heatsink fans When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 5600 Series processor pre 3 installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket 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 which covers t...

Page 26: ...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 plastic cap The...

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: ...sen 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 clean the s...

Page 29: ...a pair or pairs of memory modules of the same type and same speed at a time with the maximum of 12 modules 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 verticall...

Page 30: ...B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU2 installed Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A 6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed CPU1 CPU2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 3 Branch 0 Branch ...

Page 31: ...rs Installed 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Not...

Page 32: ...Hz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 2 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Notes 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory 2 Due to memo...

Page 33: ...e picture below for the colors and locations of the various 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 IPMI_LAN X8DT6 F X8DTE F only 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 34: ...herboard See the table 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 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 1 2 ...

Page 35: ... 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 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 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Front Panel U...

Page 36: ...ard 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 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 layout below for...

Page 37: ...s accept RJ45 type cables Note 1 Please refer to the appropriate item in the BIOS Advanced Settings to enable or disable Option ROM Note 2 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 Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 ...

Page 38: ...These connectors 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 ...

Page 39: ...ocated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 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 Pin Definitions A NMI B PW...

Page 40: ... and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 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 activities generated from the ICH10R See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Defini...

Page 41: ...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 ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset ...

Page 42: ...can also be configured to function 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 hardw...

Page 43: ...COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A 24 pin ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d A B C Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure...

Page 44: ...1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 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 CPU1 Fan H Fan 8 CPU2 Fan I Chassis Intrusion D E F...

Page 45: ...I 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 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 con nector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on...

Page 46: ...A4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 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 Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standb...

Page 47: ...SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 A B A T SGPIO 1 B T SGPIO 2 C RAIDKey Connection Optional for X8DT6 X8DT6 F 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 interfaces for t...

Page 48: ...C CTRL LAN CTRL LAN CTRL PHY BIOS JBT1 Intel 5520 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 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 appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2 C connection on y...

Page 49: ...I SATA3 I SATA5 FLOPPY JWOL USB6 7 USB4 5 USB3 USB2 FAN3 CPU1 CPU2 CP Battery BMC CTRL LAN CTRL LAN CTRL PHY BIOS JBT1 Intel 5520 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 A A TPM Header B DOM Power Trusted Platform Module Header A Trusted Platform Module TPM header i...

Page 50: ...7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts be tween 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 layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is o...

Page 51: ...OS 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 power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove...

Page 52: ...520 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 A A JI2 C1 B JI2 C2 C VGA Enable B I2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI2 C1 and JI2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to PCI Express slots The default setting is Open to disable the connec tion See the...

Page 53: ...JOH1 FAN7 SLOT1 PCI E X4 SLOT3 PCI E 2 0 X4 SLOT7 PCI E 2 0 X8 LAN1 LAN2 VGA SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X8 P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3B SAS4 7 SAS0 3 CPU2 Fan FAN6 FAN5 FAN2 FAN8 FAN4 FAN1 P1 DIMM3A KB MOUSE COM1 COM2 I SATA0 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA5 FLOPPY JWOL USB6 7 USB4 5 USB3 USB2 FAN3 CPU1 CPU2 CP Battery...

Page 54: ...F X8DTE F GLAN LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard 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 1 LAN 2 Link LED Right LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps ...

Page 55: ...T1 Intel 5520 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 A B A SAS Heartbeat LED B BMC Heartbeat LED SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator An Onboard SAS LED is located on the motherboard LED1 is SAS Heartbeat LED When LED1 is blinking SAS con nections function normally See the ...

Page 56: ...A5 FLOPPY JWOL USB6 7 USB4 5 USB3 USB2 FAN3 CPU1 CPU2 CP Battery BMC CTRL LAN CTRL LAN CTRL PHY BIOS JBT1 Intel 5520 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 0 CPU1 Fan LSI 2008 SAS CTRL LED1 JIBTN1 D1 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X8 JPL1 JPL2 JP7 TPM JWF1 A A Onboard Power LED Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this L...

Page 57: ... 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 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write G...

Page 58: ... 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 X8DT6 X8DT6 F only H SAS 4 7 X8DT6 X8DT6 F only Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATA0 I SATA 5 are located on the mother board These ports provide serial link signal connections which are faster than the connections of ...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...r 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 or 3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MH...

Page 61: ...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 ready when placing...

Page 62: ...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 security and aud...

Page 63: ...ptions 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 of...

Page 64: ...amages 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 show...

Page 65: ...your 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 ...

Page 66: ...e OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo The options 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 Keep Current Bootup Num Lo...

Page 67: ...nd_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 to...

Page 68: ...ture allows the user to set the maximum CPUID Value Select Disabled for the Windows XP OS The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one p...

Page 69: ...omatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State Package Limit Setting Available when Intel C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote...

Page 70: ...tions are Independent Channel Mirror and Lockstep Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data bac...

Page 71: ...ep is one mm sec The default is 1500 Altitude This feature defines how many meters above or below sea level the system is located The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 North Bridge Configuration T...

Page 72: ...ough the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge USB Functions Select Enabled to use onb...

Page 73: ...s feature is for ad vanced programmers only The options are IDE RAID Intel RAID Adaptec and AHCI SATA 2 Configuration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Mast...

Page 74: ...ow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data...

Page 75: ...f 100 MBs Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS...

Page 76: ...N2 PXE Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 PXE Option ROMs in order to boot the computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Super IO Device Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Floppy A Floppy B This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connecte...

Page 77: ...erial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 COM2 and Onboard IPMI Base Address IRQ This item displays the base address and IRQ of the serial port used for Console Redirection Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port 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 featu...

Page 78: ... possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options...

Page 79: ...rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25o C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action ...

Page 80: ... system is used as a Server Select Disabled Full Speed 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are Disabled full speed 4 pin Server 4 pin Workstation 4 pin Quiet and 4 pin Super Quiet Fan1 Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan8 Fan7 is CPU1 Fan and Fan8 is ...

Page 81: ...onfiguration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is used to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifica tions please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which displays...

Page 82: ...e Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature displays the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Configuration This submenu displays the following IP Address Configuration information Parameter Selector This item displays the parameter of your IP Address configuration IP Address Source This feature allows the user to dete...

Page 83: ... submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address configuration MAC Address This item displays the MAC address of this computer MAC addresses are 6 two 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 MAC Address in BMC This item displays the current ...

Page 84: ...ign the IP address of the Gateway device to this device for its use If you want this machine to use a different Gateway please select Static under the IP Address Source Current Gateway Address in BMC This item displays the current Gateway address used for your IPMI connec tion DMI Event Log View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all ev...

Page 85: ... User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Use this feature to set the user s access level The options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup 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 Utili...

Page 86: ...sabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user t...

Page 87: ...boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Drive USB XXXXXXXXX CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc ...

Page 88: ...m configuration and reboot the computer 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 Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed f...

Page 89: ...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 90: ...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 Linux...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...llow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer 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 error Vi...

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Page 95: ...river diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will ...

Page 96: ...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 temperature thresh...

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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Page 99: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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