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X8DTN+

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

Summary of Contents for X8DTN+

Page 1: ...X8DTN USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c ...

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 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 Stat...

Page 3: ...installed and serviced by a professional technician 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 components into the system If you encounter any problem...

Page 4: ...X8DTN User s Manual Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup iv ...

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 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 Site ...

Page 6: ...c Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 Installing a CPU Heatsink 2 4 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis 2 6 Tools Needed 2 6 Installation Instructions 2 6 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules 2 7 Installing Removing DIMMs 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 12 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 12 2 Back Panel ...

Page 7: ...ndicators 2 34 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and HDD Connections 2 35 Serial ATA Ports 2 36 SIMLP IPMI Slot 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 ...

Page 8: ... 4 25 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 26 4 6 Exit Options 4 28 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III Settings B 2 ...

Page 9: ...that the following items have 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 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 0036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L One 1 COM port cable CBL 010L One 1 2 port USB 2 0 cable CBL 0083L Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L...

Page 10: ...e 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: ...r CMOS IPMB I SATA0 PWR I2C Fan7 CPU2 Fan XDP CPU1 USB0 1 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 LAN1 Slot0 PCI U COM2 Fan6 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3C P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1C SIMLP Battery VGA CTRL FP CTRL Fan2 P2 DIMM1C P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM3A J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SA...

Page 12: ...oard 2 To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system JPG1 JPL1 JWD JF1 JPW4 JPW3 JPW1 Fan1 Fan3 Fan4 Fan8 JWF1 JBT1 LE1 JK1 JWOR1 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JD1 COM1 J11 J100 CPU1Fan OH LED CPU2 Floppy IDE JP3 USB7 USB6 USB4 SEPC Slot6 PCI E2 0 X8 Slot5 PCI E X4 Slot4 PCI E2 0 X8 Slot3 PCI X 133MHZ Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHZ LAN2 VGA KB MS Clear CMO...

Page 13: ...h Bridge SATA Ports JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPKR JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required JPW3 JPW4 8 pin 12 V Power Connectors Required See Page1 4 JTPM1 TPM Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PWR I2 ...

Page 14: ...e and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots Two PCI E 2 0 x8 slot Slot4 Slot6 One PCI E x4 in x8 slot Slot5 Two PCI X 100MHz 133MHz slots Slot2 Slot3 One PCI X 133MHz slots Slot1 One PCI U UIO Slot Slot0 SEPC Supermicro PCI E Power Connector Slot J11 One SIMLP IPMI Slot BIOS 32 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 SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health ...

Page 15: ...ith RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment One SIMLP IPMI socket Intel 82576 dual LAN Gigabit Ethernet controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to seven USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Ports 2 Front Headers and 2 Type A Headers Super ...

Page 16: ... 2 2 DDR3 DIMM 3 3 3 C C C A A A B B B D D D E E E F F F Intel 5520 Port1 Port0 PCI Ex16 Slot J4 4 Ports Ports 3 4 5 6 7 8 PCI E x8 Slot J10 0 SEPC J11 PCI E x8 Slot J6 6 9 10 PXH PCI X Slot J1 3 Chnl A PCI X Slot J3 1 Chnl B J2 2 ICH10R Ports 2 1 82576 RJ45RJ45 ESI PE 4 1 PCI E x8 Slot J5 5 x4 PE 5 x1 JMB368 IDE VGA VGA ES1000 DDR2 PCI SATA 6 SATA SIO 83627 LPC Floppy SPI SST25 VF016 CLINK CLINK ...

Page 17: ...nsmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath link one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 The 5520 supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R supports up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In add...

Page 18: ...lds 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 controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and wil...

Page 19: ...ndependent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Operating Systems 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 ...

Page 20: ...so install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...en purchasing a 5500 5600 Series processor or when receiving a moth 3 erboard with a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU 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 ...

Page 23: ...e surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket 7 inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely 8 seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Use your thumb to gently push 9 the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother bo...

Page 24: ...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 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws ...

Page 25: ...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 surface of ...

Page 26: ...etal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray See the layout on the right for mounting hole locations Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary measures to avoid damaging these compo nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis Locations of Mounting Holes...

Page 27: ...n the same bank Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory 2 slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps 3 into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM mod 4 ules from the mothe...

Page 28: ... P1 1B P1 1C P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU2 Installed P2 DIMMs To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A 6 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C P2 2A P2 2B P2 2C P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C Note M...

Page 29: ...Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 3 3 Not available Not available Not available Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor s Installed 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Popula...

Page 30: ... Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 MIxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the motherboard w 5600 Processors Insta...

Page 31: ... memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 GB I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 512 MB 3 01 GB VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS other applications 2 84 GB ...

Page 32: ... See the 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 COM Port 1 Turquoise 5 VGA Blue 6 Gigabit LAN 1 7 Gigabit LAN 2 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 33: ... 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 NC 2 NC 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 NC No Connection Keyboard Mouse X8DTN A Keyboard B Mouse A B 2 Back Panel IO Port and Onboard IO Connection Pin Definitions ...

Page 34: ...TA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 C D E F Universal Serial Bus USB There are seven USB 2 0 Univer sal Serial Bus connections on the motherboard Backpanel USB Ports 0 1 are located at JUSB1 The other five are for front panel access USB 2 3 JUSB 2 USB 4 JUSB 3 USB...

Page 35: ...next to the USB Port 6 to provide front access serial connection See the table on the right for pin defini tions Serial Ports COM1 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 X8DTN A COM1 B COM2 A B A Serial Ports 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 Key ...

Page 36: ...ctor provides video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location VGA CRT Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 9 NC 2 Green 10 Ground 3 Blue 11 MS0 4 MS2 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 5 Ground 13 HSYNC 6 Ground 14 VSYSNC 7 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK 8 Ground 16 NC No Connection X8DTN A VGA A ...

Page 37: ... LAN Ethernet Ports TwoGigabitEthernetports GLAN1 2 are located at JLAN1 JLAN2 on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for GLAN LED information X8DTN A GLAN1 B GLAN2 A B A B ...

Page 38: ...e 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 X Vcc PWR Fail LED ...

Page 39: ... 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 Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground 4 Front Control Panel Pin Definit...

Page 40: ...ort 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 activity for any hard drive activi ties on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definiti...

Page 41: ...ovide an advanced warning of chassis overheating 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 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...

Page 42: ...o function 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 Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the comp...

Page 43: ...n CPU PWR connectors JPW3 JPW5 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR JPW3 JPW4 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW3 JPW4 must also be connected to your power supply to ensure adequate power supply to your system See the table on...

Page 44: ...Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 Fan Headers The X8DTN has six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the moth erboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans H...

Page 45: ...3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A B A Keyboard Mouse B Overheat Fan Fail LED Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to con nect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheat or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refe...

Page 46: ...5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A B A Chassis Intrusion B T SGPIO 1 C T SGPIO 2 C T SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located below the floppy drive on the mother board These headers support serial link interfaces f...

Page 47: ...IMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM3A J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A B A PWR SMB B IPMB SMB IPMB I2 C SMB A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at J14 Connect the...

Page 48: ...SB0 1 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 LAN1 Slot0 PCI U COM2 Fan6 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3C P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1C SIMLP Battery VGA CTRL FP CTRL Fan2 P2 DIMM1C P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM3A J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10...

Page 49: ...B P2 DIMM3A J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A A TPM Header Trusted Platform Module Header A Trusted Platform Module TPM header JTPM1 is located next to the SATA connectors This header provides TP...

Page 50: ...5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the moth erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with...

Page 51: ...JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 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 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...

Page 52: ...5 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A A J12 JI2 C1 B J13 JI2 C2 C VGA Enable B I2 C Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots Jumpers JI2 C1 and JI2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to PCI X PCI E slots The default se...

Page 53: ...MM2C P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1C SIMLP Battery VGA CTRL FP CTRL Fan2 P2 DIMM1C P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM3A J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 A ...

Page 54: ...2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard Each Gigabit 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 connec tion See the tables at right for more information 2 8 Onboard Indicators A B A GLAN Port LEDs B Onboard Power LED Activity LED GLAN Link Left Indi...

Page 55: ...d 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette A A Floppy 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and HDD Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The SATA disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the locat...

Page 56: ...J101 J102 J103 J104 J105 J106 J107 J108 Fan5 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 X8DTN BIOS LAN CTRL S I O Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R South Bridge PXH IPMI SPI SPKR JP7 JP5 North Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 SIMLP IPMI Slot The SIMLP IPMI Supermicro Intelli gent Management Slot is located at next to CPU2 on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the SIMLP IPMI S...

Page 57: ...orth Bridge JOH1 Rev 2 0 JP6 JPP0 JPP1 JTPM1 TPM Header JWOL1 IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20...

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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: ...irs 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 and 3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 106...

Page 61: ...ollowing 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 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...

Page 62: ...micro com support manuals Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers Question How do I handle the used battery A...

Page 63: ...y covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems ...

Page 64: ...3 6 X8DTN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 65: ...t 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 these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system...

Page 66: ...ng 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 below Syst...

Page 67: ...stem 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 memory...

Page 68: ...ootup screen options between POST messages 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 tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key Th...

Page 69: ...t 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 La...

Page 70: ...The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology and allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any...

Page 71: ...matically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 State This feature allows the user to decide how the onboard 5500 5600 Series processor will act at C3 State The options are Disabled ACPI 2 and ACPI 3 C6 State This feature allows the user to decide how the onboard 5500 5600 Series processor will act at C6 State The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit...

Page 72: ...400 GT QPI L0s and L1 This feature allows the user to set the QPI power state to a low setting L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 module to run at a frequency other than what the sys tem has detected Select Force SPD Serial Presence Detect to force the module to run at a frequency specified on th...

Page 73: ...bled the following items will appear Hysteresis Temperature Available for Closed Loop only Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5o C 3 0o C and 6 0o C Guardband Temperature Available for Closed Loop only This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM te...

Page 74: ... and Disabled DCA Direct Cache Access Technology Available when Intel I O AT is enabled 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 DCA Prefetch Del...

Page 75: ...rt Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate USB 2 0 Controller The options are Enabled and Dis abled Note If the item USB Functions is enabled USB 2 0 Controller wi...

Page 76: ...decoding VGA for the devices installed behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Virtualization This feature allows the user to configure I O Virtualization Parameters SR IOV Supported Select Enabled to enable SR IOV Intel Single Root I O Virtualization support to enhance Virtualization performance The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE SATA Configuration When th...

Page 77: ...ivate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options 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 G...

Page 78: ...tically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options D M A M o d e S e l e c t O p t i o n s Option Selected DMA Mode 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...

Page 79: ...ed for system boot if Plug Play is supported by your OS Select No 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 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for readi...

Page 80: ...ysically becomes 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 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the system as specified The opt...

Page 81: ...T100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows ...

Page 82: ...s been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better...

Page 83: ...s the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan8 Fan Speed Control Monitor This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for ma...

Page 84: ...feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached 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 Disabled Enabled and NUMA for SLES 11 ACPI SLIT Table Select Enabled to enable ACPI SLIT System Locality Information Table support to indicate the distanc...

Page 85: ...o and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to execute TPM commands you ve selected Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM commands without making any changes Select Dis abled to abandon the changes you have made on TPM commands The options are Enabled Disabled and Don t Change TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the sta...

Page 86: ...This item display the status of the BMC micro controller View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing Enter to display the information as shown in the screen Total Number of Entries SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID ...

Page 87: ...s the Enter key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log Set LAN Configuration This feature is used to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following grap...

Page 88: ...nfiguration IP Address The BIOS will automatically enter the IP address of this machine however it may be over ridden This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection The value of each three digit number separated b...

Page 89: ...e AMIBIOS Setup Utility provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Supervisor Password This feature indicates if a supervisor s password has been entered installed User Password This feature indicates if a user s password has been entered installed Change Supervisor Password Select this item press Enter to access the submenu and en...

Page 90: ...d or attempts to write to 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 Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are available boot devices and Disabled 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Drive H...

Page 91: ...l available CD DVD drives The settings are Disabled and a list of CD DVD devices as detected 1st Drive Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available network drives The settings are Disabled and a list of network devices as detected 1st Drive Retry Boot Devices Select Enabled to enable Retry Boot Devices support to allow the system to attempt to boot fr...

Page 92: ...tion and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter 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 ...

Page 93: ... should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error 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 ...

Page 94: ...A 2 X8DTN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 95: ...ver diskette from 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: ... 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 threshold se...

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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