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Chapter 2: Installation

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1. VGA

X8ST3-F/X8STE

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Video Connector

A  Video  (VGA)  connector  is  located
next  to  the  COM  Port  on  the  IO
backplane.  This  connector  is  used
to  provide  video  and  CRT  display.
Refer  to  the  board  layout  below  for
the location.

Note: If you decide use an add-on
VGA card instead, you will need to
disable this device using jumper
JPG1. Please see page 1-4 for
the jumper location.

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Summary of Contents for SUPERO X8ST3-F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2b X8ST3 F X8STE...

Page 2: ...SUCH 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 IN...

Page 3: ...ur web site http www supermicro com products for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a technician Manual Organization Chapter 1 des...

Page 4: ...mponents or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper...

Page 5: ...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 Su...

Page 6: ...g LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 12 BIOS Support for USB Keyboard 1 13 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 13 Wake On LAN WOL 1 13 1 5 Power Supply 1 13 1 6 Super I O 1 14 1 7 Overview of the Winbond...

Page 7: ...rs 2 22 Internal Buzzer 2 23 Speaker 2 23 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 24 Chassis Intrusion 2 24 Power Supply I2 C Connector 2 25 Onboard Power LED 2 25 T SGPIO 0 1 3 SGPIO 0 1 Headers 2 26 Alarm Reset 2 2...

Page 8: ...Introduction 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utility 4 2 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Sett...

Page 9: ...st standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The follo...

Page 10: ...Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon 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 s...

Page 11: ...H 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3...

Page 12: ...or IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 1 X8ST3 F X8STE Quick Refe...

Page 13: ...required JPW2 61 12V 8 pin CPU power connector required JWOL 43 Wake On LAN header KB Mouse 1 Keyboard mouse connectors LAN1 LAN2 5 6 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports IPMI LAN 2 IPMI Dedicated LAN X8ST3 F...

Page 14: ...ported Chipset Intel X58 Express Chipset IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen2 on x16 slot Slot 6 Two 2 PCI Express x8 Gen2 slots Slot 3 Slot 5 One PCI Express x4 on...

Page 15: ...anuals Integrated IPMI 2 0 for the X8ST3 F only IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide avail...

Page 16: ...at LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control Sys...

Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 9 Notes...

Page 18: ...1 1 Intel IDT Intersil QPI Up to 6 40 GT s PCIE_x 8 PCI_E x 8 on x 16 Slot W83627DHG PCI 32 x 1 Slot COM1 COM2 Floppy KB MS SPI CK505 CLK SPI EEPROM LGA1366_PROCESSOR Intel X58 FAN x 5 ICH10R LPC I O...

Page 19: ...main architecture of the X8ST3 F X8STE consists of an Intel Core i7 or an Intel Xeon 5500 3500 Processor in an LGA1366 socket the Intel X58 Express chipset and the ICH10R With Intel QuickPath Intercon...

Page 20: ...and 12V Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using...

Page 21: ...ke On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours an...

Page 22: ...serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provid...

Page 23: ...llel interface for expansion I O connections Three ADC inputs Analog and Digital Video outputs Two serial for boundary scan and debug Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to th...

Page 24: ...1 16 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes...

Page 25: ...its edges only do 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...

Page 26: ...atsink fans When purchasing an LGA 1366 processor or when receiving a motherboard 4 with an LGA 1366 processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are...

Page 27: ...cket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket in 7 spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely...

Page 28: ...o that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the bracket now located underneath Install two diagonal screws i e 3 the 1 and the 2 screws until se cure However leave each loosely tightened...

Page 29: ...not use excessive force Once it is loosened remove the 4 heatsink from the CPU socket To reinstall the CPU and the 5 heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the old thermal gr...

Page 30: ...e compo nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver 9 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions Install the I O shield in your chassis This 1 is provided...

Page 31: ...he desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1 slots starting with DIMM1A When populating multiple DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For best performance please use the memory...

Page 32: ...nbuffered DDR3 with or without ECC 800 1066 SR DR Population Rules Any combination of x8 UDIMMs with 1Gb or 2Gb DRAM density Maximum Memory Possible Single Rank UDIMMs 12GB 6x 2GB DIMMs Dual Rank UDIM...

Page 33: ...alled in DIMM1A and all Bank1 slots must be filled before populating any Bank2 slot s Channel 1 Slots BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JO...

Page 34: ...conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 M...

Page 35: ...le 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 Mous...

Page 36: ...USB 4 5 and USB 6 7 are used to provide front chassis access USB 2 and USB 3 are Type A Connec tors USB Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin...

Page 37: ...The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X8ST3 F only 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 P3...

Page 38: ...and a Serial port is lo cated next to the Floppy Drive to provide front access See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CDC...

Page 39: ...d next to the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location Note If you decide use an add on VGA card instead yo...

Page 40: ...y 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 defin...

Page 41: ...utton header is 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...

Page 42: ...t 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 Att...

Page 43: ...anced warnings for chassis overheat 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 Refer to the table...

Page 44: ...as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Powe...

Page 45: ...ting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpan...

Page 46: ...IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Fan Header Pin Definitions P...

Page 47: ...TRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer SPKR1 ca...

Page 48: ...n Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2...

Page 49: ...1 VCC 2 No Connection 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 J...

Page 50: ...ons Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T SGPIO 0 1 3 SGPIO 0 1 Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located ne...

Page 51: ...SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table...

Page 52: ...CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers...

Page 53: ...I 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a sm...

Page 54: ...el ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds Use Jumper JI2 C1 to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI...

Page 55: ...ke up USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers to wake up your sys tem by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up featur...

Page 56: ...use the IT Mode BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 J...

Page 57: ...KB MOUSE BIOS JBT1 Slot1 PCI 33MHz SAS0 T SGPIO2 LAN CTRL for IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor...

Page 58: ...as two LEDs The yellow GLAN Activity LED right see above right indicates activity while the GLAN Link Speed LED left may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at...

Page 59: ...SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED J...

Page 60: ...JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB...

Page 61: ...Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 2 9 Serial ATA and Floppy Drive Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the...

Page 62: ...oppy Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located near the PCI Slot 1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin De...

Page 63: ...motherboard and chas sis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU and heatsink be sur...

Page 64: ...ity power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify tha...

Page 65: ...y fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X8ST3 F X8STE supports up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333...

Page 66: ...he floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a...

Page 67: ...pressed or select 4 Second Override to require the power button to be pressed continuously for 4 seconds before shutting off 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice ma...

Page 68: ...3 6 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes...

Page 69: ...annot 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...

Page 70: ...upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incid...

Page 71: ...rrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00...

Page 72: ...tup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op...

Page 73: ...on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the sof...

Page 74: ...ordering for the Multiple APIC Description Table MADT Select Modern Ordering for Microsoft Windows XP or later Select Legacy Order ing for Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier The options are Modern Ord...

Page 75: ...ore frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel T...

Page 76: ...er to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases...

Page 77: ...ons in parallel Sparing Memory sparing occurs when on demand inactive memory is au tomatically activated by the system to temporarily replace failed memory until a service action can be performed supp...

Page 78: ...isabled and Enbaled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The o...

Page 79: ...mode The options are Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI ICH RAID CodeBase Available if...

Page 80: ...64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a t...

Page 81: ...to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a d...

Page 82: ...o to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PC...

Page 83: ...al Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8...

Page 84: ...nsole Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rect...

Page 85: ...em The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considere...

Page 86: ...perature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU...

Page 87: ...displays the current voltage detected of the various components in the system Vcore VDIMM 5V 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT Vtt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and...

Page 88: ...Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This is...

Page 89: ...t this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 i e 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address Enter the Gateway address this machine will use i e 192 168 10...

Page 90: ...all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system s PCIe bus The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Use this opti...

Page 91: ...rd has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new Superviso...

Page 92: ...Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 5th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX Clear User Password Available only if User Password has be...

Page 93: ...re allows the 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 Dri...

Page 94: ...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...

Page 95: ...ction lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS m...

Page 96: ...A 2 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes...

Page 97: ...fy additional 3 device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2003 Driver into Drive A and press the 4 ENTER key When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional 5 device...

Page 98: ...to proceed with the installation process If you need to specify 5 any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the in...

Page 99: ...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 Appendix C Software Installatio...

Page 100: ...isplays 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 Both default user name and passwo...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...C 4 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes...

Page 103: ...rted at this time Below is a two part procedure to recover the BIOS Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a USB flash devi...

Page 104: ...above except that the BIOS image file super rom is loaded from an IDE ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW disc drive that is attached to the system Note that loading from an IDE SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported...

Page 105: ...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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