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Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-20

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-21

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-21

2-6

Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-22

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................. 2-22

Processor Power Connector ................................................................... 2-22

T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-23

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-23

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-24

Speaker/Power LED Header .................................................................... 2-24

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-25

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-25

Power SMB (I

C) Connector .................................................................... 2-26

RAIDKey (Optional for X8DA6 only) ........................................................ 2-27

2-7

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-28

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-28

SAS Enable/Disable (X8DA6) .................................................................. 2-28

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-29

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-29

C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................. 2-30

Audio Mode Select ................................................................................... 2-30

1394a_1/1394a_2 Enable ........................................................................ 2-31

Audio Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-31

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-32

2-8

Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-33

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-33

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-33

SAS LED Indicator (X8DA6 only)............................................................. 2-34

2-9

Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections ............ 2-35

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-35

Serial ATA (SATA) Ports ........................................................................... 2-36

Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports (For X8DA6 only) .............................. 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 Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

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Page 1: ...X8DA6 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b X8DAE...

Page 2: ...OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be...

Page 3: ...al 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 instruc...

Page 4: ...Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Sup...

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

Page 6: ...d 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 DIMM Installation 2 7 Memory Support 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Con...

Page 7: ...isable X8DA6 2 28 CMOS Clear 2 29 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 29 I2 C Bus to PCI Slots 2 30 Audio Mode Select 2 30 1394a_1 1394a_2 Enable 2 31 Audio Enable Disable 2 31 GLAN Enable Disable 2 32 2 8 Onb...

Page 8: ...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 21 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 22 4 6...

Page 9: ...tems 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...

Page 10: ...e Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactl...

Page 11: ...1068_Controller pdf P2 DIMM1A JWOL CD1 J27 JBT1 JWD1 JPS1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JPI1 JPI2C1 JD1 JOH1 JPW3 FAN8 CPU1 Fan P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3B SAS0 3 FAN2 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 CPU...

Page 12: ...B Rev 2 01 or a later version board P2 DIMM1A JWOL CD1 J27 JBT1 JWD1 JPS1 JI2C2 JI2C1 JPI1 JPI2C1 JD1 JOH1 JPW3 FAN8 CPU1 Fan P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3B SAS0 3 FAN2 FA...

Page 13: ...M2 Serial Ports FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector JD1 Speaker Power LED Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID5 support X8DA6 only J...

Page 14: ...x16 slot Slot6 Two PCI E 2 0 x4 slots Slot5 Slot7 One PCI E x4 in x8 slot Slot4 Three 64 bit PCI X 133 100 slots Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play...

Page 15: ...ed when the AOC IMRRAkey LSI 2008 optional is installed on the motherboard Dual Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support dual Giga bit LAN ports One floppy port interface Two COM ports PS 2 m...

Page 16: ...3 1 2 1 1 IOH 36D 3 6 QPI PCI E X8 LANE6 COM2 External PCI E X8 USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S PORT PORT PORT 0 PROCESSOR 2 ICH10R PCI E X16 DMI LANE5 LANE1 2 3 4 SPI SIO W83627 1 2 PROCESSOR 1 QPI HG USB PCIE X4 S...

Page 17: ...ed clock A full 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 chip The Intel 5520 pl...

Page 18: ...olds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are c...

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

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

Page 21: ...not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags...

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

Page 23: ...d heatsink fans When purchasing a motherboard with 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...

Page 24: ...he surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket 4 inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once...

Page 25: ...p plied Screw 1 Screw 2 Install Screw 1 Place the heatsink on top of the 2 CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Install two diagonal screws ie the 1...

Page 26: ...ewdriver loosen and 3 remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right Hold the heatsink as shown 4 in the picture on the right and gently wriggle t...

Page 27: ...ng the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot 3 Repeat for all modules Memory Support The X8D...

Page 28: ...0 Branch 1 Branch 3 6 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 1A 2A 3A 12 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installat...

Page 29: ...n 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 Note 2 Mixing SR...

Page 30: ...1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that rema...

Page 31: ...ntion to the alignment notch at the bottom Installing and Removing DIMMs To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Not...

Page 32: ...Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple 1 PS 2 Mouse Green 2 Back Panel USB Port 0 3 Back Panel USB Port 1 4 Back Panel USB Port 2 5 Back Panel USB Port 3 6 COM Port 1 Tu...

Page 33: ...board 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 Groun...

Page 34: ...he I O back panel Additionally five USB connections USB 4 5 6 7 8 on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Back Panel...

Page 35: ...RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A 1 COM 1 2 COM 2 3 LAN 1 4 LAN 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are located at on the IO Backpanel on the motherboard These ports accept RJ45 ty...

Page 36: ...ction Grey Side Surround Black Back Surround Orange CEN LFE Pink Mic In Green Front Blue Line In CD Header Front Panel Audio A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a Front Panel Audio header J27 are also located o...

Page 37: ...ors 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 fo...

Page 38: ...ted 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 Ground Ground 19 20...

Page 39: ...2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity status Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF...

Page 40: ...warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Supply Fail LED connec tion is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the...

Page 41: ...Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right fo...

Page 42: ...s JPW1 JPW2 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR JPW1 JPW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addi...

Page 43: ...80 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JIBTN1 SAS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1...

Page 44: ...l JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP Fan Headers The X8DA6 X8DAE has six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the mothe...

Page 45: ...JPAC1 CNF_1 CNF2_2 USB8 JLPC80 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JIBTN1 SAS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header...

Page 46: ...z Slot3 PCI X 133 100MHz JPAC1 CNF_1 CNF2_2 USB8 JLPC80 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JIBTN1 SAS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP A B A PWR...

Page 47: ...H10R South Bridge LSI 2008 SAS CTRL 82574 LAN CTRL 82574 LAN CTRL Audio CTRL JL1 X8DA6 E Rev 2 01 S IO LE1 FAN6 FAN5 JPW2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x16 Slot4 PCI E x4 Battery Slot1 PCI X 133 100MHz Slot2 PCI X...

Page 48: ...x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create sh...

Page 49: ...PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP 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 ob...

Page 50: ...NF2_2 USB8 JLPC80 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JIBTN1 SAS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP Audio Mode Select Jumper Settings Jumper Settin...

Page 51: ...100MHz Slot3 PCI X 133 100MHz JPAC1 CNF_1 CNF2_2 USB8 JLPC80 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 JIBTN1 SAS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP A A...

Page 52: ...MM3B SAS0 3 FAN2 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 CPU2 FAN1 P1 DIMM3A KB MS USB 0 1 2 3 COM1 COM2 LAN1 2 Audio I SATA1 I SATA0 I SATA3 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 FLOPPY USB6 7 USB4 5 P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3...

Page 53: ...Ds There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the c...

Page 54: ...WR SMB CPU2 CPU1 Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel ICH10R South Bridge LSI 2008 SAS CTRL 82574 LAN CTRL 82574 LAN CTRL Audio CTRL JL1 X8DA6 E Rev 2 01 S IO LE1 FAN6 FAN5 JPW2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x16 Slot4 PCI E x4...

Page 55: ...e location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the co...

Page 56: ...AS4 7 SP1 SPKR FP Control JF1 LED1 Slot5 PCI E 2 0x4 Slot7 PCI E 2 0x4 PXH FAN7 CD1 JPL2 AUDIO JPL1 Audio FP Serial Attached SCSI SAS Ports For X8DA6 only In addition to SATA connections an LSI 2008 S...

Page 57: ...board and 1 chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and...

Page 58: ...pairs 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 be...

Page 59: ...wing 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 b...

Page 60: ...oard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to Supermicro for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs...

Page 61: ...plays 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 leg end is an a...

Page 62: ...turn to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab at the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time...

Page 63: ...em 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 ins...

Page 64: ...ptions are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error Select Enabled to force the system to...

Page 65: ...ant_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 outage Select Powe...

Page 66: ...version of Windows OS is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Max CPUID Value Limit This feature is used to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy ope...

Page 67: ...ump 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 Turbo Boost Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode...

Page 68: ...e options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT and 6 400 GT QPI L0s and L1 If set to Enabled this feature lowers the...

Page 69: ...hnology 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 Del...

Page 70: ...be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB...

Page 71: ...d Disabled IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible i...

Page 72: ...m 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 time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode...

Page 73: ...a transfer rate of 25 MB s Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MB s Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer...

Page 74: ...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 operating systems running s...

Page 75: ...2 Address This option specifies the base I O port addresses and the Interrupt Request ad dresses of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing system res...

Page 76: ...ng systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console 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 ta...

Page 77: ...ent temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute t...

Page 78: ...temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2 The information provided above is for your reference only For mor...

Page 79: ...for system suspend Select S1 POS to erase all processor caches and to stop executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed If set to S3 STR there will be no power...

Page 80: ...ng 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...

Page 81: ...S provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for t...

Page 82: ...Protection If this item is set to Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when a program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The option...

Page 83: ...d and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc Removable Drives This feature is used to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives Th...

Page 84: ...can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system c...

Page 85: ...low the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible re pairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Cod...

Page 86: ...A 2 X8DA6 X8DAE User s Manual Notes...

Page 87: ...support manuals Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon on the right of an i...

Page 88: ...I displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and pass...

Page 89: ...te Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com...

Page 90: ...B 4 X8DA6 X8DAE User s Manual Notes...

Page 91: ...expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in su...

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