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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

C-3

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote 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.

Summary of Contents for X8DTG-DF

Page 1: ...X8DTG DF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...RMICRO 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...

Page 3: ...cribes 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...

Page 4: ...icro 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 Supp...

Page 5: ...Contacting Supermicro v Notes...

Page 6: ...with Firmware Control 1 10 Environmental Temperature Control 1 10 System Resource Alert 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 11 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1...

Page 7: ...0 20 pin Proprietary Main Power and 8 pin PCI E Graphic Card Power Connectors 2 20 Fan Headers 2 21 NMI Header 2 22 Internal Buzzer 2 22 T SGPIO Headers 2 23 PWR I2 C SMB Connector 2 24 IPMB I2 C SMB...

Page 8: ...4 Security Settings 4 22 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 24 4 6 Exit Options 4 25 4 7 BIOS Recovery 4 26 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 4 26 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device...

Page 9: ...e designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anyth...

Page 10: ...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 graphi...

Page 11: ...N4 FAN8 FAN7 FAN3 FAN1 4 1 FAN2 FAN6 FAN5 JLPC80 JPCIE3 JWD1 JPL1 JPG1 LE1 LE2 JBAT1 JL1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW PHY x4 in x16 Slot SBX 2B SBX 1B PCI E 2 0 SBX 2A IPMB T SGPIO0 IPMI_LAN USB2 3 SBX 1A P2...

Page 12: ...E 2 0 SBX 2A IPMB T SGPIO0 IPMI_LAN USB2 3 SBX 1A P2 DIMM1A P1DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3A P1 DIMM1A P2 DIMM3B CLEAR VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0 1 CMOS I S...

Page 13: ...2 JPW3 12V 8 pin PCI Exp Power Connectors See Chpt 2 LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports IPMI dedicated LAN LAN RJ45 Port for IPMI 2 0 PCI E Slot PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x 16 slot JPCIE3 PWR I2 C JPI2 C...

Page 14: ...tary Slots Four SBX slots SBX 1A 2A SBX 1B 2B for riser cards Refer to www super micro com support resources riser for details BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 S...

Page 15: ...nd WPCM450 BMC Baseboard Management Controller supports IPMI 2 0 with KVM support Intel 82576 Dual LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports Onboard PHY Chip supports IPMI dedic...

Page 16: ...1 1 1 2 DDR3 DIMM 2 2 DDR3 DIMM 1 1 1 DDR3 DIMM 2 2 2 DDR3 DIMM C C A A B B D D E E F F IOH Intel 5520 36D Port1 ICH10R Ports 2 1 ESI PE 4 1 PE 5 Winbond BMC VGA VGA CONN DDR II PCI SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA...

Page 17: ...ntial lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the oth...

Page 18: ...ivity 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 Mana...

Page 19: ...low 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...

Page 20: ...d power connectors JPW2 JPW3 to the power sup ply 1 7 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller The Winbond WPCM450 a Baseboard Management Controller BMC supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core...

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: ...ocate the mounting holes on the mother 2 board Refer to the layout above for mount ing hole locations Locate the matching mounting holes on the 3 chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard ag...

Page 23: ...d heatsink fans When purchasing a motherboard without the 5500 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: ...f the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket in 7 spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is s...

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: ...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 loose...

Page 27: ...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 Memory Popu...

Page 28: ...C 800 1066 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Mixing SR DR QR Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory...

Page 29: ...n 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 Note No...

Page 30: ...in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Back Panel Connectors USB 0 1 US...

Page 31: ...se USB connections USB cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 5 5V 2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0 3 USB_PP1...

Page 32: ...These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED In dicator 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...

Page 33: ...Pin Definitions COM1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CDC 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the IO backpla...

Page 34: ...LED Indicators are located on the motherboard The Front Panel UID Switch is located at Pin 13 on the Front Control Panel JF1 The Rear UID Switch is located at SW1 next to the VGA connector on the back...

Page 35: ...450R BMC P1 DIMM3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at...

Page 36: ...und Ground 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode UID 5V SB Key Ground Key NIC2 Activity LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 Link LED NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Activity LED No Connection Power LED The Power LED connection is located on p...

Page 37: ...twork LED connections for GLAN port 2 are located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach a NIC LED cable to display LAN Port2 connec tions and activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions GL...

Page 38: ...ction is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Blue_LED Cathode UID 5 5V SB 8 OH Fan...

Page 39: ...Pin Definition 1 PWR 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 for...

Page 40: ...or JPW1 and two 8 pin PCI Express graphic card power connectors JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the tables on the right for pin definitions N...

Page 41: ...D Intel 82576 LAN CTRL Winbond 450R BMC P1 DIMM3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 A B C A Fan1 B Fan2 C Fan3 D Fan4 E Fan5 F Fan6 G Fan7 H Fan8 D Fan Headers The X8DTG DF has eight...

Page 42: ...tel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel 82576 LAN CTRL Winbond 450R BMC P1 DIMM3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 B A A NMI Header B Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer The I...

Page 43: ...l CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 A B C A Chassis Intrusion B T SGPIO0 C T SBPIO1 T SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose In put Output headers T SGPIO 0 T SGPIO 1 are located on...

Page 44: ...TA6 Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel 82576 LAN CTRL Winbond 450R BMC P1 DIMM3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 A B A PWR I2 C SMB B IPMB SMB IPMB I2 C SMB A Syste...

Page 45: ...t Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cr...

Page 46: ...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 Alwa...

Page 47: ...N2 LAN1 USB0 1 CMOS I SATA1 JPI2C PWR I2C CPU1 CPU2 BIOS T SGPIO1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA6 Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel 82576 LAN CTRL Winbond 450R BMC P1 DIMM3B F...

Page 48: ...e Blue UID_ LED function independently Red LED does not overwrite the Blue LED The Red LED has no effects on the Blue_UID LED Red LED On Blue LED On Off Red LED Off Blue LED On Off J_UID_OW Overwritin...

Page 49: ...Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard An additional IPMI dedicated LAN port is also located above the USB 0 1 ports on the backpane...

Page 50: ...3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system power is on Be sure to turn off the sy...

Page 51: ...PIO1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA6 Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel 82576 LAN CTRL Winbond 450R BMC P1 DIMM3B Front Panel CTRL Battery X8DTG DF J12 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 Serial ATA...

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Page 53: ...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 54: ...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 in...

Page 55: ...m include the following 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...

Page 56: ...annot 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 compact disc has quite a few driv...

Page 57: ...be configured Options in blue can be con figured 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...

Page 58: ...ing 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...

Page 59: ...our 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 proces...

Page 60: ...isplay 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 the Opti...

Page 61: ...e 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...

Page 62: ...ter The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site fo...

Page 63: ...emotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU wi...

Page 64: ...fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into t...

Page 65: ...efault is 020 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Air Flow This is the air flow speed to the DIMM modules Each step is one mm sec The default is 1500 Press or on your keyboard to change thi...

Page 66: ...tore clock to the whole die When this feature is set to Enabled all clocks on the die will be enabled to maximize power efficiency The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel VT d Select Enabled to ena...

Page 67: ...ide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are...

Page 68: ...ot contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive perfo...

Page 69: ...A mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word D...

Page 70: ...20 25 30 and 35 PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug Play devices Th...

Page 71: ...tions are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redir...

Page 72: ...overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this...

Page 73: ...e status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25o C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as t...

Page 74: ...t Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disabled Full Speed 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are...

Page 75: ...re for handling hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to improve system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled IPMI C...

Page 76: ...e 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 Configura...

Page 77: ...item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection MAC Address Configuration This submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information Parameter Selector Use this feat...

Page 78: ...BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address of this machine however it may be over ridden Gateway addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots Current Gateway Address in BMC...

Page 79: ...e this feature to set the user s access level Select Full Access to grant the user full read and write access to the Setup Utility Select View Only to allow the user to view the Setup Utility displays...

Page 80: ...devices The settings are 1st boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from...

Page 81: ...on 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 U...

Page 82: ...ete the bootup process Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro f...

Page 83: ...for Boot Sector Recovery you will need to meet the following requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS ima...

Page 84: ...lashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instructions below...

Page 85: ...communications program that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be config...

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Page 87: ...l not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes...

Page 88: ...A 2 X8DTG DF User s Manual Notes...

Page 89: ...m CD Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a 2 third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen appears press S to 3 specify additiona...

Page 90: ...Windows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup 3 will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation A...

Page 91: ...w the entire contents of the CD 2 When making a storage driver diskette from booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup A...

Page 92: ...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 passwo...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...C 4 X8DTG DF User s Manual Notes...

Page 95: ...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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