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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.2c

X8ST3-F

X8STE

Summary of Contents for X8ST3-F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2c X8ST3 F X8STE ...

Page 2: ...OF 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 S...

Page 3: ...our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed and serviced by a 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...

Page 4: ...omponents or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup iv ...

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Page 6: ...ng LED for Suspend State Indicator 1 12 BIOS Support for USB Keyboard 1 13 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 13 Wake On LAN WOL 1 13 1 5 Power Supply 1 13 1 6 Super I O 1 14 1 7 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 2 2 Installi...

Page 7: ...ers 2 22 Internal Buzzer 2 23 Speaker 2 23 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 24 Chassis Intrusion 2 24 Power Supply I2 C Connector 2 25 Onboard Power LED 2 25 T SGPIO 0 1 3 SGPIO 0 1 Headers 2 26 Alarm Reset 2 26 Wake On LAN 2 27 I Button 2 27 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 28 Explanation of Jumpers 2 28 LAN Port Enable Disable 2 28 CMOS Clear 2 29 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 29 SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds 2 30 B...

Page 8: ...1 Introduction 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utility 4 2 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Settings 4 23 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 24 4 6 Exit Options 4 25 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Installing the Windows OS f...

Page 9: ...est standards in quality and performance Please check 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 Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022L One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 Supermicro CD contain...

Page 10: ... Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon 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 this manual ...

Page 11: ...OH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA4 I SATA5 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 X4 on X8 Slot2 PCI 33MHz Slot5 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA2 I SATA3 DIMM1B DIMM1A DIMM3B DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM3A I SATA0 I SATA...

Page 12: ...for IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 1 X8ST3 F X8STE Quick Reference 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 X8ST3 F X8STE Jumpers Ju...

Page 13: ...r required JPW2 61 12V 8 pin CPU power connector required JWOL 43 Wake On LAN header KB Mouse 1 Keyboard mouse connectors LAN1 LAN2 5 6 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports IPMI LAN 2 IPMI Dedicated LAN X8ST3 F only I SATA 0 5 40 41 49 Serial_ATA ports SAS 0 3 4 7 20 23 27 28 30 31 Serial Attached SCSI Ports X8ST3 F only SMB_PS1 60 PWR supply I2 C System Management Bus SPKR1 46 Internal speaker buzzer 3 SG...

Page 14: ...orted Chipset Intel X58 Express Chipset IOH Intel ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen2 on x16 slot Slot 6 Two 2 PCI Express x8 Gen2 slots Slot 3 Slot 5 One PCI Express x4 Gen2 on x8 slot Slot 4 Two 2 32 bit PCI 33MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 2 Graphics Support for multiple PCI Express Graphics cards Gen 2 or Gen 1 Matrox G200 with 16 MB DDR2 Memory Network Connections Intel Dual ...

Page 15: ...manuals Integrated IPMI 2 0 for the X8ST3 F only IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals Floppy Drive One 1 floppy port interface up to 1 44 MB USB Devices Two 2 USB ports USB 0 1 on the IO backplane for rear access Six 6 USB connections for f...

Page 16: ...eat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor III Watch Dog NMI I 2 C temperature sensing logic Chassis Intrusion H...

Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 9 Notes ...

Page 18: ...11 1 Intel IDT Intersil QPI Up to 6 40 GT s PCIE_x 8 PCI_E x 8 on x 16 Slot W83627DHG PCI 32 x 1 Slot COM1 COM2 Floppy KB MS SPI CK505 CLK SPI EEPROM LGA1366_PROCESSOR Intel X58 FAN x 5 ICH10R LPC I O DMI INTEL 82574L x 2 PCIE_x1 RJ45 PCI_E x 8 Slot PCIE_x 8 PCI_E x 4 in x 8 Slot PCIE_x 4 SATAII 300 USB x 8 SATA x 6 USB2 0 DIMM_CHB DDR3 1333 1066 800 DIMM_CHA DIMM_CHC PCI_E x 8 Slot PCIE_x 8 PCI 3...

Page 19: ... main architecture of the X8ST3 F X8STE consists of an Intel Core i7 or an Intel Xeon 5500 3500 Processor in an LGA1366 socket the Intel X58 Express chipset and the ICH10R With Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI technology built in the X8ST3 F X8STE is one of the first motherboards on the market that offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface replacing the current Front ...

Page 20: ... and 12V Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SD III Fan Status Monitor with Software PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero Doctor III CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user en...

Page 21: ...ake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that h...

Page 22: ... serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply ...

Page 23: ...allel interface for expansion I O connections Three ADC inputs Analog and Digital Video outputs Two serial for boundary scan and debug Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com support manuals ...

Page 24: ...1 16 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes ...

Page 25: ... its edges only do 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 Us...

Page 26: ...eatsink fans When purchasing an LGA 1366 processor or when receiving a motherboard 4 with an LGA 1366 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 5 Press the socket clip to release 1 the load plate which covers the CPU socket from ...

Page 27: ...ocket 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 securely seated 8 on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Use your thumb to gently push the 9 socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plas tic cap The motherboard must be shippe...

Page 28: ...so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the bracket now located underneath Install two diagonal screws i e 3 the 1 and the 2 screws until se cure However leave each loosely tightened until all four screws are in place Note A heatsink bracket BKT 0023L is required for a screw type heatsink which is a non pushpin heatsink as shown on the right The required heatsink bracket BKT 0023...

Page 29: ... not use excessive force Once it is loosened remove the 4 heatsink from the CPU socket To reinstall the CPU and the 5 heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard Using a screwdriver to Remove Screw 1 Remove Screw 2 Passive Heatsink Removal Finish the in...

Page 30: ...se compo nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver 9 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions Install the I O shield in your chassis This 1 is provided with your motherboard Locate the mounting holes on the mother 2 board Refer to the layout on the right for mounting hole locations Place Standoffs on the chassis as needed 3 Place the motherboard ins...

Page 31: ...the desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1 slots starting with DIMM1A When populating multiple DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank Press down the release tabs on the ends of a 2 memory slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along t...

Page 32: ...Unbuffered DDR3 with or without ECC 800 1066 SR DR Population Rules Any combination of x8 UDIMMs with 1Gb or 2Gb DRAM density Maximum Memory Possible Single Rank UDIMMs 12GB 6x 2GB DIMMs Dual Rank UDIMMs 24GB 6x 4GB DIMMs Note 1 Both Unbuffered ECC and Non ECC DIMM modules are supported by the motherboard Using ECC or Non ECC memory on your motherboard depends on the CPU installed Note 2 Due to OS...

Page 33: ...talled in DIMM1A and all Bank1 slots must be filled before populating any Bank2 slot s Channel 1 Slots BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB...

Page 34: ...n conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 USB Port 0 4 USB Port 1 5 IPMI LAN X8ST3 F 6 COM 1 7 VGA 8 LAN1 9 LAN 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 35: ...ble at right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 2 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green Keyboard Mouse X8ST3 F X8STE ...

Page 36: ...3 USB 4 5 and USB 6 7 are used to provide front chassis access USB 2 and USB 3 are Type A Connec tors 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 7 USB_PP0 4 Ground 8 Ground Front Panel USB 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pin Definitions USB 2 3 4 6 Pin Definition USB 5 7 Pin Defini...

Page 37: ... The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X8ST3 F 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 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN X8ST3 F...

Page 38: ... and a Serial port is lo cated next to the Floppy Drive to provide front access See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CDC 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 1 COM1 2 COM2 X8ST3 F X8STE 1 2 ...

Page 39: ...ed next to the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location Note If you decide use an add on VGA card instead you will need to disable this device using jumper JPG1 Please see page 1 4 for the jumper location ...

Page 40: ...ly 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 Pin 19 Pin 20 Pin 1 Pin 2 Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI...

Page 41: ...button header is located 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 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 A NMI ...

Page 42: ...rt 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 ac tivities on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitio...

Page 43: ...vanced warnings for chassis overheat 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 defini tions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail L...

Page 44: ...n 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 located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case ...

Page 45: ...cting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports refer to Page 2 14 For information on COM Port 1 and COM Port 2 please see Page 2 16 A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 8 Pin Processor PWR A B ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin De...

Page 46: ...r IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The X8ST3 F X8STE has five fan head ers Fan1 Fan5 Fans 2 5 are system cooling fans Fan 1 is used as a CPU fan These fans ...

Page 47: ...CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer SPKR1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer A Internal Buzzer B S...

Page 48: ...in Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PC...

Page 49: ...n 1 VCC 2 No Connection 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PCI E 2 0...

Page 50: ...ions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T SGPIO 0 1 3 SGPIO 0 1 Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers are located next to the I SATA Port 1 on the motherboard Additionally two 3 SGPIO ports are also located next to SAS Port 3 on the X8ST3 F motherboard These headers are used to communicate with the enclosure manag...

Page 51: ... SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake...

Page 52: ...N CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identifie...

Page 53: ...SI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent 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 clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut ...

Page 54: ...tel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds Use Jumper JI2 C1 to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI slots and Jumper JI2 C2 to the PCI Exp slots in order to improve power management for PCI X and PCI E slots The default setting is to close pins 2 3 to disable the function See the table on the right...

Page 55: ...ake up USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers to wake up your sys tem by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable both USB jumpers and the USB feature in the BIOS to wake up your system via USB devices See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections Note JPUSB1 is used ...

Page 56: ... use the IT Mode BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA4 I SATA5 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 X4...

Page 57: ... KB MOUSE BIOS JBT1 Slot1 PCI 33MHz SAS0 T SGPIO2 LAN CTRL for IPMIl LAN LAN CTRL1 LAN CTRL2 SI O BMC CTRL BMC Firmware SAS CTRL Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN A A BMC Enable BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled BMC IPMI Enable X7ST3 F only JBMC1 allows the us...

Page 58: ...has two LEDs The yellow GLAN Activity LED right see above right indicates activity while the GLAN Link Speed LED left may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 8 Onboard Indicators A A LAN Port 1 B LAN Port 2 C IPMI LAN A Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis Activity LED Link Speed LED B C B LAN 1 LAN 2 IPMI LAN X...

Page 59: ... SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA4 I SATA5 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 X4 on X8 Slot2 PCI 33MHz Slot...

Page 60: ... JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I Button T SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 USB 6 7 USB 4 5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 X8 on X16 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA4 I SATA5 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 X4 on X8 Slot2 PCI 33MHz Slot5 PCI E 2 0 X8 I SATA2 I SATA3 DIMM1B DIMM1A DIMM3B DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM3A I SATA...

Page 61: ...L Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel X58 Express North Bridge Intel Processor LES2 LSI 1068E WPCM 450 CPU FAN 2 9 Serial ATA and Floppy Drive Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and floppy disk drive cables Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pi...

Page 62: ...loppy Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located near the PCI Slot 1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 ...

Page 63: ... motherboard and chas sis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the...

Page 64: ...lity power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Befo...

Page 65: ...by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The X8ST3 F X8STE supports up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333 1066 800 MHz two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question I installed 1333 1066 MHz memory why doesn t my motherboard X8SAX C7X58 X8ST3 F E o...

Page 66: ...the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will sh...

Page 67: ...s pressed or select 4 Second Override to require the power button to be pressed continuously for 4 seconds before shutting off 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returnin...

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Page 69: ...cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these ...

Page 70: ... upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages 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 Mai...

Page 71: ...arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X8ST3 F X8STE Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Type of Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory...

Page 72: ...otup screen 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 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...

Page 73: ...d on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to thes...

Page 74: ...f ordering for the Multiple APIC Description Table MADT Select Modern Ordering for Microsoft Windows XP or later Select Legacy Order ing for Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier 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 to allow one platform to run multiple oper...

Page 75: ...core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump 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 Available if Intel EIST technology is Enabled This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Suppor...

Page 76: ...der to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below QPI ...

Page 77: ...ions in parallel Sparing Memory sparing occurs when on demand inactive memory is au tomatically activated by the system to temporarily replace failed memory until a service action can be performed supported only on 2010 Intel Core processor family based on the 32nm Intel microarchitecture Demand Scrubbing Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found ...

Page 78: ...Disabled and Enbaled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximiz...

Page 79: ...A mode The options are Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI ICH RAID CodeBase Available if RAID is selected above Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec Host RAID Utility The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA 2 Configuration Available if...

Page 80: ...o 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from 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 The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO ...

Page 81: ... to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data 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 trans...

Page 82: ...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 Bus Master When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 83: ...ial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically 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 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disa...

Page 84: ...onsole 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 target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 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 Disabl...

Page 85: ...tem The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User interve...

Page 86: ...mperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by 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 Tem perature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send its Temperature Toler ance to the motherboard resulting in better CPU...

Page 87: ... displays the current voltage detected of the various components in the system Vcore VDIMM 5V 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT Vtt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a muc...

Page 88: ...e Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller View BMC System Event Log This feature is used to view any BMC events It shows the total number of entries and will...

Page 89: ...et this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 i e 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address Enter the Gateway address this machine will use i e 192 168 10 1 MAC Address The BIOS will automatically enter the MAC address also known as Hardware Address of this machine however it may be over ridden MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 ...

Page 90: ... all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system s PCIe bus The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system s memory The options are Yes and No ...

Page 91: ...ord has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access t...

Page 92: ... Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 5th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set Password Check Available options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attem...

Page 93: ...ure allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled 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 allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 2nd Drive USB...

Page 94: ... 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 to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Lo...

Page 95: ...ection lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with the front panel Overheat LED on sys...

Page 96: ...A 2 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes ...

Page 97: ...ify additional 3 device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2003 Driver into Drive A and press the 4 ENTER key When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional 5 device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 Driver for ICH10R into Drive A 6 and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the 7 XP 2003 Set...

Page 98: ...y to proceed with the installation process If you need to specify 5 any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2003 Setup 6 will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2003 installation After the Win...

Page 99: ...g each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet ...

Page 100: ...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 Both 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 Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold setting...

Page 101: ...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 ...

Page 102: ...C 4 X8ST3 F X8STE User s Manual Notes ...

Page 103: ...orted at this time Below is a two part procedure to recover the BIOS Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a USB flash device or a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file 2 Insert the USB device that contains the new...

Page 104: ... above except that the BIOS image file super rom is loaded from an IDE ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW disc drive that is attached to the system Note that loading from an IDE SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recognize a...

Page 105: ... 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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