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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

Summary of Contents for X8DTT-H+

Page 1: ...X8DTT H X8DTT HF X8DTT HEF X8DTT HIBXF X8DTT HIBQF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...PERMICRO 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 SOFTWA...

Page 3: ...nstalled 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 ch...

Page 4: ...l Support Website www supermicro com Europe Address Super 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...

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

Page 6: ...ns 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...

Page 7: ...8 2 9 Serial ATA and PCI E Connections 2 29 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot 2 29 PCI Express 2 0 x8 Slot For X8DTT HEF HIBXF HIBQF only 2 29 Serial ATA Connections 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubles...

Page 8: ...Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Settings 4 24 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 26 4 6 Exit 4 27 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructio...

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: ...received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual X8DTT H HF HEF HIBXF HIBQF Motherboard Image Model Variations Differences between X8DTT H Series Models H HF HEF HIBXF...

Page 11: ...ap to use regular PWR settings To avoid overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 5 JBT1 FAN1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 USB2 3 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0...

Page 12: ...MM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I SATA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI E 2 0 x16 Connector Winbond WPCM45...

Page 13: ...JF2 SMC Proprietary Slot for Power FP Control I SATA Connections See Page 2 16 JNMI1 NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Header JRST1 Alarm Reset Header JSPK1 Internal Speaker Buzzer Header JTPM1 TPM Port 80 H...

Page 14: ...pset Intel 5500 5520 chipset including the 5500 5520 IOH 24D IOH 36D and the ICH10R South Bridge Note the 5500 chipset IOH 24D is available on the X8DTT H HF HEF only Expansion Slot One PCI E x16 Gen...

Page 15: ...D 1 RAID 10 sup ported for the Linux OS Winbond WPCM450 BMC Baseboard Management Controller supports IPMI 2 0 with KVM support For the X8DTT HF HEF HIBXF HIBQF only Dual Intel 82574 Dual LAN Gigabit E...

Page 16: ...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 5520 5500 36 D 24 D Port1 Port0 Ports Ports 3 4 7 8 9 10 ICH10R Port1 Intel 82574 ESI PE 4 1 PE 5 Winbond BMC VGA VGA CONN DDR II...

Page 17: ...l 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 other p...

Page 18: ...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 controlle...

Page 19: ...w 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 th...

Page 20: ...WPCM450 a Baseboard Management Controller BMC supports 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse KVM Redirection modules The WPCM450 BMC interfaces with the...

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: ...e chassis 1 Locate 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 m...

Page 23: ...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 otherwis...

Page 24: ...surface of 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...

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: ...osen 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...

Page 27: ...otch 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 Popul...

Page 28: ...MHz BIOS automatic downgrading UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIM...

Page 29: ...Mixing SR DR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR 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 d...

Page 30: ...on the slot Notch Release Tab Release Tab DIMM DDR3 Notch 3 Release Tab Release Tab Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory...

Page 31: ...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 9 Back Panel Connectors USB 0 1 USB 1 2 IPMI_Dedicat...

Page 32: ...USB ports headers to use USB connections USB cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin defini tions Back Panel USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 5 5V 2 USB_...

Page 33: ...AN is for the X8DTT HF HEF HIBXF HIBQF only 2 Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3S...

Page 34: ...al Port 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 Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to the COM Port on the IO backp...

Page 35: ...ition S1 Input Pair0 Pos S9 Output Pair3 Pos S2 Input Pair0 Neg S10 Output Pair3 Neg S3 Input Pair1 Pos S11 Output Pair2 Pos S4 Input Pair1 Neg S12 Output Pair2 Neg S5 Input Pair2 Pos S13 Output Pair1...

Page 36: ...ors will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service See the table on the r...

Page 37: ...Add on card header provides front access to the power supply Serial ATA and Front Panel Control connections for the X8DTT H Series motherboard Plug an Add On card into this header to use the functions...

Page 38: ...0 Intel 5500 IOH 24D For OEM only JPEN1 JTPM1 JUSB2 JPB J119 JP5 JP7 SXB1 PCI E 2 0 X8 J3 B A A NMI Header B Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer located at JSPK1 can be used to provid...

Page 39: ...MB For X8DTT HF HIBXF HIBQF only B Fan 1 IPMB I2 C SMB For X8DTT HF HIBXF HIBQF only A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB Connect the appropriate cable here to use the I...

Page 40: ...2 0 x16 Connector Winbond WPCM450 InfiniBand CTRL LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 PHY Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel ICH10R South Bridge BIOS PWR Supply FP CTRL X8DTT H LE1 LE3 JF2 LE2 Rev 2 0 Intel 5500 IOH 24D For OE...

Page 41: ...3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X JBT1 FAN1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 USB2 3 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DI...

Page 42: ...P7 SXB1 PCI E 2 0 X8 J3 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 shorts between two...

Page 43: ...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 A...

Page 44: ...Winbond WPCM450 InfiniBand CTRL LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 PHY Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel ICH10R South Bridge BIOS PWR Supply FP CTRL X8DTT H LE1 LE3 JF2 LE2 Rev 2 0 Intel 5500 IOH 24D For OEM only JPEN1 JTPM1...

Page 45: ...JP5 JP7 SXB1 PCI E 2 0 X8 J3 GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard An additional IPMI dedicated LAN port is also located on the X8DTT HF HEF HIBXF IBXQF Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port...

Page 46: ...e sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information Onboard PWR LED Indicator Settings LED Color Definition Of...

Page 47: ...P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I SATA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI E 2 0 x16 Connector Winbond WPCM450 InfiniBand CTRL LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 PHY Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel ICH10R S...

Page 48: ...SATA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI E 2 0 x16 Connector Winbond WPCM450 InfiniBand CTRL LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 PHY Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel ICH10R South Bridge BIOS PWR...

Page 49: ...H10R South Bridge BIOS PWR Supply FP CTRL X8DTT H LE1 LE3 JF2 LE2 Rev 2 0 Intel 5500 IOH 24D For OEM only JPEN1 JTPM1 JUSB2 JPB J119 JP5 JP7 SXB1 PCI E 2 0 X8 J3 2 9 Serial ATA and PCI E Connections A...

Page 50: ...CTRL X8DTT H LE1 LE3 JF2 LE2 Rev 2 0 Intel 5500 IOH 24D For OEM only JPEN1 JTPM1 JUSB2 JPB J119 JP5 JP7 SXB1 PCI E 2 0 X8 J3 A Serial ATA Connections A Front Panel Add On Card header is located at JF...

Page 51: ...from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Be sure to remove all add on cards as well Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis 3 speaker and th...

Page 52: ...ferent 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 1333 3 MH...

Page 53: ...fm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax a...

Page 54: ...attery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Question What s on the CD...

Page 55: ...r 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...

Page 56: ...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 ente...

Page 57: ...your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU as detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of pr...

Page 58: ...een options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions a...

Page 59: ...or 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...

Page 60: ...on is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to enable Virtualization Technology support which allo...

Page 61: ...bled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the li...

Page 62: ...3 frequency rather than what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror and...

Page 63: ...oop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5o C 3 0o C and 6 0o C Guardband Temperature This is the temperature that applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5o C increments T...

Page 64: ...che accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency for the system to prefetch data The options are 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 and 120 Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Inte...

Page 65: ...Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2 0 controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi...

Page 66: ...ed If the option Enabled is selected the following item will display SATA 2 Configuration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Maste...

Page 67: ...se PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MB s Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a...

Page 68: ...s Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard Disk Drives Self Monitoring Analysis an...

Page 69: ...y within a single computer via natively shared PCI Express devices in order to enhance network connectivity and performance The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI E Slot1 Option ROM Select Enabled t...

Page 70: ...t to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi rection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Serial Port M...

Page 71: ...shold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select thi...

Page 72: ...CPU 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 th...

Page 73: ...aving ES Fan1 Fan 4 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan5 CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5V 12V CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 3 3V 3 3Vsb and Vbat ACPI Configuration...

Page 74: ...s and to improve system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled IPMI Configuration X8DTT HF HIBXF HIBQF Only Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common int...

Page 75: ...Event Log Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Con...

Page 76: ...cally enter the IP address of this machine however it may be over ridden IP addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP...

Page 77: ...This item displays the current subnet mask used for your IPMI connection Gateway Address Configuration Enter the gateway address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form e g...

Page 78: ...This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Super...

Page 79: ...uch as Date and Time Select No Access to prevent the user supervisor from accessing the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and enter a new Use...

Page 80: ...sabled 1st Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 2nd Boot Device CD DVD XXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Di...

Page 81: ...D DVD Drives e g 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc Retry Boot Devices Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to attempt to reboot the system from all bootable devices after a boot failure The options are Enabled and...

Page 82: ...nges 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 t...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...A 2 X8DTT H HF HEF HIBXF HIBQF User s Manual Notes...

Page 85: ...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 setti...

Page 86: ...octor 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...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...B 4 X8DTT H HF HEF HIBXF HIBQF User s Manual Notes...

Page 89: ...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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