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(Applies to single-pack only)
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• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard
• One (1) USB 2.0 Cable
• One (1) COM Port Cable
• Six (6) Serial ATA Cables (X8DTH-i/-iF)
• Four (4) Serial ATA Cables (X8DTH-6/-6F)
• Two (2) iPass to SATA Cables (X8DTH-6/-6F)
• One (1) IO Back Panel Shield
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Rev. 1.00
SPI BIOS
I-SA
TA
1
I-SA
TA
0
I-SA
TA
5
I-SA
TA
4
JBT
1
SA
TA-SGPIO1
DP5
LED5
DP
4
JPL1
JPG
1
JPS1
JWD
JI2C2
JI2C1
JOH1
JD1
LAN1
VGA
FAN5
KB/MS
P2-DIMM3
A
FA
N6
P2-DIMM3
B
JPI2C
1
JPW
1
JPW
2
FAN1
P2-DIMM2
A
P2-DIMM2
B
P2-DIMM1
A
P2-DIMM1
B
FAN7
COM1
JF1
IPMI LAN
USB0/1
P1-DIMM1
B
P1-DIMM1
A
FAN2
P1-DIMM2
A
SMBus1
LAN2
FAN8
P1-DIMM3
B
P1-DIMM3
A
FAN3
Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 X8
Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 X8
Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 X8
Battery
Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 X8
Buzzer
Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 X8
FLASH
(IOH36D-1)
BMC
Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 X8
SAS0~3
ICH10R
SAS4~7
Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 X8
USB4/5
USB3
USB6/7
LS
I
SAS2008
FA
N4
JPW
3
P1-DIMM2
B
LAN CTRL
SAS
PH
Y
I-SA
TA
2
I-SA
TA
3
X8DT
H
Rev
. 2.01
SATA
-SGPIO2
DP
6
DP
7
Inte
l
(South Bridge)
5520
Inte
l
(IOH36D-2)
5520
Inte
l
RAID Ke
y
JL
1
1
1
COM2
TP
M
JHB1
JWOL1
JWF1
CPU1
CPU2
Motherboard Layout and Features
CPU Installation
DIMM Installation
Jumpers/Connectors/LED Indicators
Connectors
Memory Support
Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-
DIMM1A. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory
population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of
the DIMM slots.
Memory Population for Optimal Performance
(For a motherboard with one CPU [CPU1] installed)
Branch 0
Branch 1
Branch 2
3 DIMMs
P1 DIMM1A
P1 DIMM2A
P1 DIMM3A
6 DIMMs
P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B
P1 DIMM2A
P1 DIMM2B
P1 DIMM3A
P1 DIMM3B
Memory Population for Optimal Performance
(For a motherboard with two CPUs installed)
CPU1
CPU2
Branch 0
Branch 1
Branch 3
Branch 0
Branch 1
Branch 3
6 DIMMs
1A
2A
3A
1A
2A
3A
12
DIMMs
1A
1B
2A
2B
3A
3B
1A
1B
2A
2B
3A
3B
Note:
Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and
CPU/motherboard installation instructions.
Heatsink Installation
Front Panel Control (JF1)
Note:
Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual on detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
Note:
Graphics shown in this quick guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
Back Panel IO Connectors
LED Indicators
Connectors
Item#
Description
Buzzer
33
Onboard Buzzer/Internal Speaker
COM1/COM2
4, 15
Serial Ports 1/2
FAN 1-4
43, 38, 34, 29 System/CPU Fan Headers
FAN 5-8
48, 47, 42, 9
System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)
IPMI LAN
3
IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8DTH-iF/6F only)
JD1
35
PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 1~3: PWR LED, Pins 4~7:
Speaker)
JF1
41
Front Panel Connector
JHB1
14
Front Panel IPMI Heartbeat LED Connection Header
JL1
30
Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1
36
Overheat LED Header
JP I
2
C1
46
Power Supply SMBbus I
2
C Header
JPW1
45
24-pin ATX PWR
JPW2, JPW3
44
8-pin Secondary PWR
JWF1
23
SATA DOM (Disk-On-Module) Power Header
JWOL1
16
Wake-On-LAN Header
KB/MS
1
PS2 Keyboard/Mouse
LAN1/2,
6, 7
G-LAN (RJ45) Ports (Dedicated LAN: X8DTH-6F/iF)
I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5
22
(Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports
RAIDKey
28
RAIDKey for RAID5 support (JIBTN1) (X8DTH-6/6F)
SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7 32, 31
SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7 (X8DTH-6/6F only)
SMBUS1
37
System Management Bus Header
SATA-SGPIO-1/-2
20
Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SATA
TPM Header
12
Trusted Platform Module Header
USB 0/1, 3, 4/5, 6/7 2, 19, 18, 17
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
VGA
5
VGA Connector
LED
Item#
Description
State
Status
DP4
40
Onbard Standby Power
Green
System Power On
DP5
11
BMC Activity LED
Green: On
BMC is Active
DP6
26
SAS Heartbeat LED
Green: On
SAS is Normal
DP7
25
SAS Error LED
Red: On
SAS Error Occurred
LED5
24
SAS Activity LED
Green: On
SAS is Active
Jumpers
This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or
up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333
MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 12 DIMM slots.
Note
: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been validated by
Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.
supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
1
5
1
9
1
14
1
10
1
15
1
4
1
8
1
13
1
3
1
7
1
12
1
17
1
18
1
19
1
20
1
2
1
6
1
11
1
16
1
21
1
26
1
31
1
36
1
41
1
37
1
42
1
43
1
44
1
45
1
46
1
47
1
48
1
38
1
39
1
40
1
32
1
33
1
34
1
35
1
27
1
28
1
29
1
30
1
22
1
23
1
24
1
25
1
1
Note
: Item num-
bers are listed in
counterclockwise
order.
=
mounting hole
A. Keyboard
F. COM 1
B. Mouse
G. VGA
C. USB 0
H. LAN1
D. USB 1
I. LAN2
E. IPMI LAN
Motherboard
Screw#1
Screw#2
Mounting Hole
Screw#3
Screw#4
Jumper
Item #
Description
Default
JBT1
21
Clear CMOS
Open (Normal)
JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2
10
SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots
Closed/Closed (Enabled)
JPG1
13
VGA Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1
8
LAN1/2 Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1
27
SAS2.0 Enable
Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DTH-6/-6F only)
JWD
39
Watch Dog
Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Socket Keys
CPU Keys
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
X8DTH-iF/6F only
