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X8DA3

X8DAi

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Page 1: ...X8DA3 X8DAi USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER...

Page 2: ...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 shall be...

Page 3: ...ual 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 instru...

Page 4: ...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 Sup...

Page 5: ...Preface v Notes...

Page 6: ...Monitoring 1 10 Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control 1 10 Environmental Temperature Control 1 10 System Resource Alert 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 1...

Page 7: ...2 18 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 2 19 Serial Ports 2 19 Wake On LAN 2 20 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 2 20 GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports 2 21 T SGPIO Headers 2 21 Power SMB I2 C Connector...

Page 8: ...Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 1 4 1 Introduction 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 4 1 Starting the Setup Utility...

Page 9: ...all been included with 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 r...

Page 10: ...e 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 exactl...

Page 11: ...o configure SAS RAID settings please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User Guide posted at http www supermicro com manuals other LSI 20MegaRAID_Configuration_for_the_LSI_1068_Controller pdf JWOL1 JC2 JSM1 JS...

Page 12: ...TA2 JOH1 X8DA3 i Battery SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 CPU2 82573V 82573L ICH10R Intel South Bridge SAS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A...

Page 13: ...CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector J5 SMB I2 C Header J6 Power Supply SMBus I2 C Header JD1 Speaker Power LED Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED H...

Page 14: ...PCI 33 slot Slot1 Slot4 and Slot5 One SIMLC IPMI Slot Slot0 Note IPMI 2 0 is supported by the motherboard To use this feature please install a SIMLC add on card on the SIMLC Slot Slot 0 For more info...

Page 15: ...ts with RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 supported For X8DA3 Note SAS RAID5 is also supported when the AOC Ibutton 68 optional is installed on the motherboard One SIMLC IPMI socket Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit E...

Page 16: ...PROCESSOR 2 ICH10 PCI E x16 DMI LANE5 LANES1 2 SPI LPC SIO W83627 PCI 33MHz 3 6 PROCESSOR 1 QPI HG USB 0 1 2 3 5 PCIEx4 SATA 0 1 2 3 Ports 1 2 7 10 SIMLC 6 7 8 9 i82573L iI82573V PHY 1 PHY 2 6 3 IOH 3...

Page 17: ...n to a differential forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath link one going to the other processor and the other to the 5...

Page 18: ...olds 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 c...

Page 19: ...ay BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Operating Systems Slow Blinking L...

Page 20: ...you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O T...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...n the chassis 8 Tools Needed Phillips Screwdriver 1 Pan head 9 screws 2 Installation Instructions Install the IO shield into the 1 chassis Locate the mounting holes 2 on the motherboard Refer to the l...

Page 23: ...ans 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 ben...

Page 24: ...he 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...

Page 25: ...p 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 3 Install two diagonal screws ie the 1...

Page 26: ...ewdriver 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 t...

Page 27: ...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 Memory Popu...

Page 28: ...Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use wil...

Page 29: ...to the alignment notch at the bottom Installing and Removing DIMMs To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Note Not...

Page 30: ...l 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 Back Panel USB Port 2 5 Back Panel USB Port 3 6 COM Port...

Page 31: ...ned 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 description...

Page 32: ...n 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...

Page 33: ...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 Atta...

Page 34: ...anced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Supply Fail LED connec tion is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to...

Page 35: ...JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the rig...

Page 36: ...1 JPW2 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR JPW1 JPW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Prima...

Page 37: ...e are ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 2 3 are located at JUSB1 The other six are Front Panel Accessible USB headers USB 4 5 JUSB 2 USB 6 7 JU...

Page 38: ...six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed contro...

Page 39: ...AN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 M...

Page 40: ...IMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at J...

Page 41: ...AS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 GLAN 1 2 Giga...

Page 42: ...i Battery SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 CPU2 82573V 82573L ICH10R Intel South Bridge SAS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 D...

Page 43: ...CD header can be used at a time See the tables at right for pin definitions JWOL1 JC2 JSM1 JSM2 JUSB2 JUSB3 J5 JPS1 JPI1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 1 JI2C3 JI2C4 JPL1 JF1 LE1 LES1 LES2 J6 JD1 SP1 JL1 JPS2 KB Mo...

Page 44: ...DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can...

Page 45: ...GPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 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 s...

Page 46: ...Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 A A JI2 C1 B JI2 C2 C JI2 C3 D J...

Page 47: ...DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 A A SAS Enable B SAS RAID Config Select B SAS Enable Disable Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or d...

Page 48: ...B2 3 COM2 LAN CTRL LAN CTRL CD1 Slot6 PCI E x16 SPI BIOS I Button I SATA3 I SATA2 JOH1 X8DA3 i Battery SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 CPU2 82573V 82573L ICH10R Intel South Bridge SAS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1...

Page 49: ...GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See th...

Page 50: ...OS I Button I SATA3 I SATA2 JOH1 X8DA3 i Battery SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 CPU2 82573V 82573L ICH10R Intel South Bridge SAS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIM...

Page 51: ...to the Front Panel Control on the motherboard 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...

Page 52: ...2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B North Bridge S I O T SGPIO1 1394 CTRL JFDD1 Serial Attached SCSI SAS Ports For X8DA3 only In addition to SATA connections an LSI 1068E SAS Controller a...

Page 53: ...3 i Battery SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 CPU2 82573V 82573L ICH10R Intel South Bridge SAS CTRL 1068E LAN2 Intel IOH 36D P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2...

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Page 55: ...board 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...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...not be removed Send your motherboard back to Supermicro for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that wi...

Page 59: ...nnot 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 l...

Page 60: ...he top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and da...

Page 61: ...f 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...

Page 62: ...rce BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are O...

Page 63: ...he power button If set to 4_Second_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 Pow...

Page 64: ...etting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported...

Page 65: ...ill conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum...

Page 66: ...ted data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking...

Page 67: ...cal space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 Press or on your keyboard to change this value XNorth Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to confi...

Page 68: ...to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en abled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 8 Ports 10 Ports and 12 USB ports Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy...

Page 69: ...and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following s...

Page 70: ...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 all...

Page 71: ...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 Disab...

Page 72: ...vice 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 typ...

Page 73: ...e user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The...

Page 74: ...stability 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 a...

Page 75: ...s 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 C...

Page 76: ...This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan5 Voltage Monitoring Vcore 3 3Vcc 12V V_DIMM 5V 12V 3 3VSB and VBAT XACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure A...

Page 77: ...ack and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable...

Page 78: ...he submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password 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 gra...

Page 79: ...o the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Security Boot Exit vXX...

Page 80: ...ves that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc XRemovable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot...

Page 81: ...ake effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configu...

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Page 83: ...l not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure 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...

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Page 85: ...ows XP 2003 2008 Vista Setup screen appears press S to 3 specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for 4 ICH10R into Drive A and press the Enter ke...

Page 86: ...isplay 2 From the Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Setup screen press the Enter key 3 The XP 2003 2008 Vista 2008 Vista Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2...

Page 87: ...h 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 Appendix C Software Installation In...

Page 88: ...I 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 pass...

Page 89: ...te 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...

Page 90: ...C 4 X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes...

Page 91: ...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 su...

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