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X8DT6

X8DTE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

X8DT6-F

X8DTE-F

Summary of Contents for X8DT6

Page 1: ...X8DT6 X8DTE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 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: ... 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 12 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DT6 F X8DTE F Only 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation 2 2 Tools Needed 2 2 Installation Instructions 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 3 Installing a CPU Heatsink 2 5 2 4 Memory Installation 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors I...

Page 7: ...8DT6 F only 2 25 Power SMB I2 C Connector 2 26 IPMB I2 C SMB 2 26 DOM Power Connector 2 27 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 28 Explanation of Jumpers 2 28 SAS Enable Disable X8DT6 X8DT6 F 2 28 CMOS Clear 2 29 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 29 I2 C Bus to PCI Exp Slots 2 30 VGA Enable 2 30 GLAN 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...

Page 8: ...eturning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 4 1 Starting the Setup Utility 4 2 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Settings 4 23 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 25 4 6 Exit Options 4 27 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Instal...

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: ...wo 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 vertical...

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: ...erboard 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 01 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 US...

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: ... 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 T...

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: ...1 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 Defin...

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 hard...

Page 43: ...ctors A24 pinmainpowersupplyconnector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8...

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: ...4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 01 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: ...IO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 01 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: ... 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 01 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: ... 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 01 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: ... 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 on...

Page 51: ...S 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: ...20 IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge SIO I SATA4 I SATA1 USB 0 1 IPMI LAN X8DT6 E Series Rev 2 01 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: ...H1 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 B...

Page 54: ... 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 A...

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 01 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: ... 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 01 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 LE...

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 Ga...

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 P...

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: ...eft frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out 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 b...

Page 64: ...ages 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 shown ...

Page 65: ... 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 System Memory This displays the size of mem...

Page 66: ...o 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 item sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the current 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 Lock Th...

Page 67: ...et 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 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 L...

Page 68: ...U The feature 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...

Page 69: ...GV3 Intel Turbo Boost Select Enabled to allow the processor cores to run faster than normal under special circumstances to improve performance The options are Disable and Enabled Performance Watt Select Select Power Optimized to use the Turbo Boost mode after the system has been in the P0 state for more than 2 seconds Select Traditional to use the Turbo Boost mode when the system has been in the P...

Page 70: ...0 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI L0s and L1 Select Enabled to lower QPI power state L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces DDR3 memory modules to run at a frequency setting selected by the user Select Auto to allow a memory module to automatically run at the frequency determined by the system The available options...

Page 71: ...d DCA Technology Available when Intel I OAT is enabled Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to enhance data transfer efficiency The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can satu rate the cache directory...

Page 72: ...port will be automatically enabled when a legacy USB device is detected The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode This feature is used 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 sys...

Page 73: ...elect the type of device connected to the system The op tions are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing 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 able to support 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE ...

Page 74: ... Max Transfer Rate SWDMA 0 Single Word DMA 0 2 1 MB s SWDMA1 Single Word DMA 1 4 2 MB s SWDMA 2 Single Word DMA 2 8 3MB s MWDMA 0 Multi Word DMA 0 4 2 MB s MWDMA1 Multi Word DMA 1 13 3 MB s MWDMA 2 Multi Word DMA 2 16 6 MB s UDMA 0 Ultra DMA 0 16 6 MB s UDMA 1 Ultra DMA 1 25 MB s UDMA 2 Ultra DMA 2 33 3 MB s UDMA 3 Ultra DMA 3 44 4 MB s UDMA 4 Ultra DMA 4 66 6 MB s UDMA5 Ultra DMA 5 100 MB s UDMA ...

Page 75: ...48 PCI IDE BusMaster When this feature is enabled BIOS uses PCI bus mastering to read and write to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled SR IOV Supported Select Enabled to enable Single Root I O Virtualization SR IOV support which works in conjunction with the Intel Virtualization Technology and allow multiple op erating systems to run simultaneously within a single computer via natively...

Page 76: ... the serial port from accessing system resources When this option is set to Disabled a serial port will physically become unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ5 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ5 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port ...

Page 77: ...7600 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 all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported...

Page 78: ...ease be sure to provide 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 buz...

Page 79: ...will run normally as configured in the 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...

Page 80: ...ar systems with normal hardware configurations Select Energy Saving ES for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES Fan1 Fan8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan8 Fan7 is CPU1 Fan and Fan8 is CPU2 Fan ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Config...

Page 81: ...her frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Trusted Computing Optional for OEM only TCG TP...

Page 82: ...entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and press Enter to display the informa tion as shown in the screen SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Event Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format Ver Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press t Enter to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to...

Page 83: ...ages a pool of IP ad dresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon timeout or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be re assigned to a new client Select Static Static Allocation to manually enter an IP address from a specific range of addresses usually assigned by a network administra tor A client with an IP Address that falls into this specific range of a...

Page 84: ...ys the current Subnet Mask used for your IPMI connection Gateway Address Configuration This option allows the user to enter the gateway address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number is separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Gateway Address settin...

Page 85: ...ead The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCI Error Log Use this option to enable PCI error PERR logging The options are Yes and No 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first ...

Page 86: ... access to the Setup Utility Select View Only to grant the user access to the Setup Utility but the user is not allowed to change Setup Utility set tings Select Limited to allow the user to change the settings of certain items such as Date and Time Select No Access to prevent the user from accessing the Setup Utility The options are Full Access View Only Limited and No Access Change User Password ...

Page 87: ...rd boot device 4th boot device and 5th boot device 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and available HDDs i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device...

Page 88: ...cify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive USB Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Network Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive ...

Page 89: ...tem 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 Load Optimal Defaults Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Set tings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performa...

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Page 91: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 97: ... 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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