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3. 0 9 ES E 0 8 1 7 E X8DAH Block Diagram 1 6 1 5 0 5 g1 4 0 4 1 3 HO E 1 2 30 1 E QPI 6963 eo X ge lt CPU1 CPU2 E ao as e 5 e 8 apl PCI E X4 SLOT S Kj SLOT 2 X16 Nports 3 6 1 Ports 182 lui 34 PCI E X8 SLOT 7 IOH 360 IOH 36D Ports 384 PCI E 8 SLOT 4 Ni Intel 5520 Intel 5520 parts 586 g BA SLOT 3 PCLEX8 Nports788 d 1 SLOT 1 PCI E X8 Nports 9810 PCI E X16 SLOT 6 aj a Ports 7 10 LANT INTEL 82576 bons482 ESI LAN2 z oc LL IDE PCIE X1 ip CTRL LP E 7304 Intel ICHTOR CTRL E o s o uj Audio 1 x 3 1 RH Bios v LPC BUS gt SIO a W83627DHG O COM1 2 KB External Internal MS Block Diagram for the X8DAH Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DAH F LR System Diagram
4. Chapter 2 Installation System Management Bus SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is located at SUBUS1 on the mother Pin Definition 1 Data board Connect the appropriate cable 2 Ground here to use the SMB connection on 3 Clock your system 4 No Connection PWR SMB Power SMB Connector Pin Definitions Power System Management Pin Definition Connector JPI C monitors power 1 Clock supply fan and system temperatures 2 Data See the table on the right for pin 3 PWR Fail definitions 4 Ground 5 3 3V A SMB PWR SMB SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector fone Pins To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose
5. SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual IEEE 1394a Connection CNF1 Pin Definitions CNF1 and CNF2 provide the IEEE 1394a Pin Defin Pin Defin connections on the motherboard See 1 PTPAo 2 the tables the right for pin defini ep 4 tions 5 PTPBO 6 PTPBO 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394a 10 zx CNF2 Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 1 2 PTPA1 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB1 6 PTPB1 7 PWR 1394a 8 PWR 1394a Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect Overheat LED an LED indicator to provide warnings Fin Deninitions of chassis overheating or fan failure Pint Definition This LED will blink when a fan failure 1 SvDC occurs Refer to the table on right for 2 OH Active pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail A CNF1 1394a 1 B CNF2 1394a 2 C Overheat LED JOH1 SUPER X8DAH no 2 01 9
6. Internal Speaker The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca tions of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions Please note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Chapter 2 Installation Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker SP1 BEEP IN Di Ed ALARM SpK NEG PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker A Internal Speaker Buzzer B PWR LED Speaker
7. Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 1 2 21 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definition cable here to indicate HDD activi 13 5 ties See the table on the right for pin 14 HD Active definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is GLAN1 2 LED located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and Donnons GFN the LED connection for GLAN Port 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 Pin Definition 9 11 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 NMI x X NAY Power LED Q HpprEp NIC1LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED owes i a ye lt lt lt PWR Fail LED Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 2 22 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections on pi
8. Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS f Notes The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes ac
9. Select HD Audio to enable high definition audio support for the front side audio connection Select AC 97 to use AC 97 for the front side audio connection The options are HD Audio and AC 97 4 11 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual gt 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 Select Compatible to set SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode Select Enhanced to set SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature is used to select the drive type for SATA 1 Select RAID Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware and configure SATA 1 as an Intel s SATA RAID device Select RAID Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware and configure SATA 1 as an Adaptec s SATA RAID device The options are IDE RAID Intel RAID Adaptec and AHCI AHCI CodeBase This feature is available when the option AHCI is selected Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The default option is Intel AHCI ROM 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 Confi
10. ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST E SUPER X8DAH rev 201 TRI D Slot PCI E 20 x16 q FANS 2 POLE 20 x4 in x8 Slo EH os E J ag a samo E n 9 PCIE 20 x8 n x18 Slo 38 CTRL a d 9 BIOS eo 99 Intel 90 99 Z 8 38 lu 0999980 Slot3 PCI E 20x8 d 5 esl og IOH 36D T so m ics sok 3 88 CTRL Slotz PCIE 20x16 d 58 SouthBridge ug 90 ag Gq BME Graphics E ci a Menon soeoezos d Fo LSATAD STE 2 509995 Eu 2 E n lose olo SBT ceri 13961 1394 2 D 5837 9 g 9 e eee 8888 E EEEER EE SEE EFFERRE SEHE a Ec Differences between X8DAH F LR X8DAH F X8DAH LR SATA ICH10R Yes Yes IPMI 2 0 w KVM No Yes WPCM450 BMC No Yes VGA No Yes Dedicated LAN amp PHY chip No Yes Notes 1 2 0 WRCM450 BMC Controller the PHY chip and Dedicated LAN port w KVM support are available on the X8DAH F LR only For more information refer to the user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 2 The I FAN 1 and I FAN2 are available for a R 2 0 or later version motherboard only 1 3 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Quick Reference
11. DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz memory with support of up to 288 GB in 18 slots Note 1 240 pin Dual Rank DR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 288 GB Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the following memory configuration tables Note 2 240 pin Quad Rank QR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 192 GB with 6 DIMMs max per CPU Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the following memory configuration tables Note 3 Memory Speed support depends on the type s of CPU s used e LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DAH LR and X8DAH F LR Only DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB 18 slots Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the correct BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DAH use the X8DAH BIOS For the X8DAH LR use the X8DAH LR BIOS For the X8DAH F use the X8DAH F BIOS For the X8DAH F LR use the X8DAH F LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products mother board QPl 5500 X8DAH cfm IPMIzY e UDIMM e Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory 2 8 DIMM Module Population Configuration Chapter 2 Installation 1 For motherboards prior to PCB Rev 2 0 For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Board
12. PS Keyboard Bes Mouse mouse are located next to the Back P Definition bie Panel COM Port1 and VGA port on the Data 1 Mouse Date motherboard See the table at right for 2 Memes 2 Mo Gans pin definitions 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V 5 Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green e p e e l4 e i kl OF ee fee SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Serial Ports Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp Pin Definition Pin Definition 2 are located on the mother 1 DCD 6 DSR board COM1 is located on the Back 2 RXD 7 RTS plane IO panel 2 is located next 3 TXD 8 CTS to PCI E Slot 1 to provide additional 4 DTR 9 RI serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions i Greunad Video Connector X8DAH F LR A Video VGA connector is located above COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to pro vide video display Refer to the board layout
13. Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel Turbo Boost Available when Intel EIST Technology is enabled Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to support Enhanced Halt State C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled 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 Available when Intel C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion If this feature is 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 If this item is set to Enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled ACPI T State Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report processor throttling in ACPI The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced Chipset Control T
14. This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Use this feature to set the user s access level Select Full Access to grant full User read and write access to the Setup Utility Select View Only to allow the user to access to the Setup Utility without making changes Select Limited to allow the user to change limited fields such as Date and Time Select No Access to prevent the user from accessing the Setup Utility 4 25 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Change User Password Available when a User Password is installed Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when User Password is installed This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Available when a password is installed Select Setup for the system to prompt for a password when the user enters the BIOS setup Select Always for the system to prompt for a password at each system boot The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When this feature is set to Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any progr
15. between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the Setting Pin 1 2 short motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Jumper Cap GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Use JPL1 to enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A GLAN Port 1 2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connecti
16. options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating 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 target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec gt Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat N Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined thres
17. For PCB Rev 2 0 or Newer Boards For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev 2 0 or Newer Boards with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 1 P1 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 P1 1A P1 1A P1 1B P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C Branch 1 P1 2A P1 2A P1 2B P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Branch 2 P1 3A P1 3A P1 3B P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev 2 0 or Newer Boards with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 2 P2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 P2 1A P2 2A P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C P2 2A P2 2B P2 2C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Branch 2 P2 3A P2 3A P2 3B P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev 2 0 or Newer Boards with Two CPUS Installed in CPU Sockets 1 amp 2 6 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 18 DIMMs For RDIMMs only Note CPU 1 To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 1A 1B P1 2A 2B P1 P1 1A 1BAC 2A 2B 2C Branch 2 Branch 0 P1 3A P2 1A P1 3A 3B P2 1A 1B P1 P2 3A 3B 3C 1A 1B 1C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU CPU 2 To Populate P2 DIMMs Br
18. 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 Note The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed your motherboard back to our Department for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys tem Please review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misus
19. Slot d Bos d Jani m 1222220 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 x8 a 10H 360 Intel BMC Eo ICH 10R CTRL ssee Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 Southridge ag E BMC Graphics En LEAN 58 Ci E o E p araea g api XD ume a e o o o o olt JPGiges HEC 2822 nre eases E FSAI Cog JPL1 rea HAH 28999 05 260000 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 indicates the location of Pin 1 3 When DP4 is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To prevent system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Open Normal JPIDE1 Compact Flash Enabled Closed Enabled JFC1 J C2 SMB to PCI PCI E Slots Open Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled X8DAH F LR only JPI1 1394 1 1394 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1
20. a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine Chapter 1 Introduction 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR can accommodate 24 pin ATX power sup plies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly rec
21. address of the gateway in the network that the system is connected to It s usually a router If Static is selected the subnet mask setting can be entered The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 4 23 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual MAC Address This item displays the MAC address of this computer which are 6 two digit hexa decimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCI Error Log Use this option to enable PCI error PERR logging The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Use this option to enable ECC memory error logging The options are Yes and No 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password
22. by profes sional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the 5520 chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the System If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B and Appendix C provide the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components 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 to ensure correct system setup Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacifi
23. dE cemere enis agita ta a teat eases Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting E 3 1 Before emo me x 3 1 NO POWE m cae 3 1 PEE 3 2 Losing System s Setup Configuration esses 3 2 Memon uice ert cee ee nee DEI cue Te REDE 3 2 9 2 Technical Support 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions cor ete br P RE 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service RN 3 4 vii SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Chapter 4 uel 4 1 MOQUCTION rc Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration 4 2 Starting the Setup Utility aisi 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup 4 4 4 4 Security net mte 4 5 Boot Configuration 40 EXit OPON S masinsinang sa Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes pp A 1 A 1 BIOS Error Codes eere evnaenencahonesnavsgepanyadeacaneentascenersmened A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1
24. display Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles boot disk functions When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Power Configuration Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when non recoverable error occurs that lasts for more than five minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Seconds Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options
25. slots Slot 2 Slot 6 One PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 slots Slot 5 One PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 slots Slot 4 BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Supero Doctor ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 for Linux Platforms Note 1 Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controllers supports Giga bit LAN1 2 ports 1 7 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual e e e e e A PHY chip supports the Dedicated
26. speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage 1 15 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Overview of Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DAH F LR Only The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Cores Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func tions The WPCMASO is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are
27. the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD play back Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connector See the tables at right for pin definitions for these headers Chapter 2 Installation BP HD Audio Conn Signal 1 Side Surround HD Audio e 1 2 3 4 2 Back Surround e 9 3 CEN LFE 4 Microphone In m 5 Front 6 Line In CD1 Pin 10 in Audio Definition Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Signal Left 1 Microphone Left Ground Audio Ground Ground Microphone Right Right Audio Detect EE o E Line 2 Right Ground Jack Detect Key Line 2 Left Ground 2 CD1 1 HD Audio See the graphics above for details 3 10 pin Audio iL SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indic
28. 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Health Information CPU1 Chassis 2 Chassis C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control Drm Remote Management Info Health Info Performan Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD Software Revision 1 0 be downloaded from our Web f site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf F
29. 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description CNF1 CNF2 1394a 1 2 Ports Audio Connections 7 1 HD Audio BP Audio Header CD In COM1 COM2 Backplane Serial Port FP Serial Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans 1 2 1 2 Fans 1 2 Headers for IOH Chips 1 2 Floppy Floppy Drive IDE IDE Drive JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 1 3 Power LED Pins 6 7 Onboard Buzzer Pins 4 7 External Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPPC Power Supply SMBbus Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 LAN1 2 Dedicated LAN I SATAS 24 pin ATX PWR 8 pin Secondary PWR See Warning on Page 1 4 G LAN RJ45 Ports Dedicated LAN X8DAH F LR Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SMBUS1 System Management Bus Header SP1 Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker USB 0 1 2 5 Backpanel Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 0 1 2 5 USB 6 7 8 9 Front Panel Accessible USB Ports 6 7 JUSB4 USB 8 JUSB2 USB 9 JUSB5 VGA Onboard Video Display X8DAH F LR only LED Description DP4 Onboard Standby Power LED Indicator DP5 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator X8DAH F only 1 5 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors Each processor supports two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect 6 4 GT s with a total of up to 51 2 GB
30. B 1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID B 1 B 2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non RAID B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 C 1 Installing Software Progratis ipti rtr cete tione ieee C 1 C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide the highest standards in quality and performance 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 e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L e One 1 IDE ATA66 cable CBL 036L 03 e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L One I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00025 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the
31. Caution Any cleared information cannot be recovered Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log gt LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number This feature displays the channel number for the SET LAN Configuration command Channel Number Status This feature displays the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source Select the source of the IP address for this system If Static is selected you will need to know and manually enter the IP address of this machine If DHCP is selected BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP
32. IPMI LAN X8DAH F LR only Note 2 One VGA Port supported by the Winbond WPCM 450R BMC Controller X8DAH F LR only PS 2 mouse keyboard ports one COM port and one Serial header Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus six Backpanel USB Ports and four Front Panel Front Accessible USB connections Super 1 0 Winbond W83627DHG ALC888 Audio Controller supports 7 1 HD Audio with Line in Line out and Microphone Backpanel Audio and CD connections Two Internal1394 headers One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface supports UDMA Mode 5 and PIO Mode 4 IPMI 2 0 with full KVM support X8DAH F LR only Note 2 Other Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 13 68 L x 13 00 W 347 47 mm x 330 20 mm gu 1 For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 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 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes 1 9 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual X8DAH System Diagram
33. LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR 3 3 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR 2 11 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel 3 3 3 DIMMs Populated per Channel 1 2 3 DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Not Available Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 1333 Not Available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended e 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 Note 1 800 1066 Note 2 800 Note 3 DIMM DIMMs Slots per Populated Channel per Channel 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 Not Available Not Available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Not Available Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RD Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR D Note 4 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 MMs will run
34. PW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 3 3V 1 3 3V 12V 2 3 3V COM 3 COM PS ON 4 5V COM 5 COM COM 6 5V COM Uf COM Res NC PWR 5V 9 5VSB 5V 10 12 5V 11 12V COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required A 24 pin ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d 2 25 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR Us
35. SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH LR X8DAH F LR USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our website at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 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 betwee
36. Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and 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 motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine
37. User s Manual Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are located at on the IO backplane In ad dition a dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DAH F LR to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec tion for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TDO 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 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection X8DAH F LR 1 Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio This motherboard features a 7 1 2 Chan nel High Definition Audio HDA codec that provides 10 DAC channels The HD Audio connections simultaneously supports mul tiple streaming 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo output through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the Advanced software included in the CD ROM with your moth erboard to enable this function CD amp 10 pin Audio Headers A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a 10 pin Audio header are also located on
38. allows transfers of up to 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 1 0 Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 4 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s 16 6 MB s See the table below PIO Mode Select Options Option Selected PIO Mode Max Transfer Rate PIO Mode 0 3 3 MB s PIO Mode 1 5 2 MB s PIO Mode 3 11 1 MB s 4 13 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options DMA Mode Select Options S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive su
39. am or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority STUNT T gt Boot Device Priority Use this feature to specify the sequence of Boot Device Priority The settings are 1st boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Hard Disk Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and available HDDs i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive gt Removable Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled gt CD DVD Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive P USB Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive gt Network Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Retry Boot Devices If this item is enabled the BIOS will automatically attempt to boot from a speci fied boot device again after its initial failure to boot The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 27 SUPERG X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 4 6 Exi
40. anch 1 Branch 2 P2 2A P2 3A P2 2A 2B P2 3A 3B P2 P2 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C Memory Support for the Motherboard w 5500 CPU s Installed RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Slots per Populated Registered Channel per Channel 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 3 3 Reg DDR3 ECC Note 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automa Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 800 1066 800 Note 800 Note ic downgrading Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs Slots per Populated Channel per Channel 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Note 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automa Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 800 1066 800 Note 800 Note ic downgrading Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs Slots per Populated Channel per Chan
41. are Power On Power Off and Last State EUP Support Select Enabled to turn off onboard standby power when the system is in S5 state to meet Eco design requirements for energy efficient products Disable this feature to supply standby power and allow the system to wake up in the S5 state The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual gt and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio If set to Manual this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency The options are Auto and Manual Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use Clock Spectrum which will allow BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128
42. arting with DIMM P1 DIMM1A When popu lating DIMM modules always start with Channel1 P1 DIMM1A 1B and 1C first For optimal memory performance please use memory modules of the same type and the same speed on the motherboard See the Memory Installation Table Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly Use two thumbs to press down both notches on the ends of the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules 1151811 Removing DIMMs 1 Press both notches of a DIMM module down into the slot ZS Release i oO Tab SZ Sure o Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Release m Use your thumbs to gently he release tabs near both ends of the module Release Tab This should release it from the slot push ment notch at the bottom 2 7 To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the align Top View of DDR3 Slot Release Tab SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Memory Support e RDIMM e 240 Reg
43. at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading R QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs Slots per Populated Channel per Channel 3 1 3 2 3 3 DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Unb DDR3 ECC Unb DDR3 ECC Not Available Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Not Available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Table 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 MB 3 99 GB BIOS Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 GB Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB IO APIC 4 Kby
44. ators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins amp B b a Lc oTe ol i Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 20 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 19 Groun ele Gu Power LED lt Vcc HDD LED lt NIC1 LED lt NIC2 LED d aw A OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED
45. below for the location 1 COM 1 2 COM 2 3 VGA X8DAH F LR only wg ee Oe B coe Tai Universal Serial Bus USB Six Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 2 5 are located on the I O back panel Additionally four USB con nections USB 6 7 8 9 are on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB USB 0 1 2 5 Pin Definitions 1 5V 2 3 4 Ground 5 N A Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB6 7 8 9 USB 6 8 USB 7 9 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5 1 5V 2 PO 2 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Backpanel USB 2 4 Backpanel USB 3 5 Backpanel USB 4 6 Backpanel USB 5 7 JUSB4 Front Panel USB 6 7 8 JUSB2 Front Panel USB 8 9 JUSB5 Front Panel USB 9 99 ee SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR
46. ber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Link LED fs xci LED Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis LAN 1 2 Activity LED Right LED State Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Left LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI LAN X8DAH F LR Link LE ctivity LED IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active A LAN1 2 LEDs B Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DAH F LR SUPER X8DAH Rev 2 01 2 34 Onboard Power LED An Onboard PowerLED is located at DP4 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system an
47. bytes as comprised if Enabled DCU Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unit DCU prefetch of L1 data to speed up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Data Reuse Optimization Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to maximize Data Reuse support to enhance system performance for DP platforms For DP servers enable or disable this feature based on applica tion specifications The options are Enabled and Disabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specifications and ACPI settings for the motherboard Select Modern Ordering if XP or a newer version of the Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering if 2000 or an earlier version of the Windows OS is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intele Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and gt restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intels website
48. c Address Tel Fax Website Email Tel Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw Technical Support 886 2 8226 5990 Technical Support SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Table of Contents 3 Chapter 1 Introduction sies inna nn nnns nnn nnn 1 1 1 1 Overview 5 122 Chipset ias t ite br tti rcr 1 12 1 39 Special Features cn or eR e e e ie 1 13 1 4 PC Health MOIOFIDIO ngu Eo esame reru 1 13 125 ACPI EGatUtGS er esee cea ce ges d oca root ERR Eo de 1 14 126 Power SUpply rie peii ra eS eoe br os SEIEN RERO 1 15 1 7 Super I O 1 8 Overview of Winbond WPCM450 Con
49. 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 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Time 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in 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 X8DAH e Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Processor The AMI BIOS Utility will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item di
50. ce overall system performance by providing direct cache access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too fre quently 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 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI E Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128B while others with a payload size of 256B which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide fo
51. chines Select Enabled to partition the resource of PCI device into several virtual interfaces for resource sharing under a virtual environment The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI E Slot 1 x8 PCI E Slot 2 x16 PCI E Slot 3 x8 PCI E Slot 4 x8 in x16 slot PCI E Slot 5 PCI E x4 in x8 slot PCI E Slot 6 x16 PCI E Slot 7 x8 This feature allows you to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Use this feature to select the type of onboard LAN option ROM The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The default setting for LAN1 is Enabled The default setting for LAN2 is Disabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to select the priority graphics adapter for system boot The options are Offboard VGA Onboard VGA and Slot 6 4 15 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial 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
52. chnical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer This motherboard has 18 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Reg istered Load Reduced ECC or Unbuf ECC Non ECC SDRAM modules Refer to 3 3 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Page 1 6 for memory support It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installa tion instructions given on Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot
53. d unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED X8DAH F A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at DP5 on the motherboard When DP5 is blink ing BMC functions normally See the tables at right for more information Chapter 2 Installation Onboard PWR LED DP4 Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected On System Power On BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator DP5 Settings LED Color Blinking Definition BMC Normal SUPER X8DAH rev 2 01 A Onboard PWR LED B BMC Heartbeat LED SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wire
54. e abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the PN cones BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DAH use the X8DAH BIOS For the X8DAH LR use the X8DAH LR BIOS For the X8DAH F use the X8DAH F BIOS For the X8DAH F LR use the X8DAH F LR BIOS Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 4 setup screen There a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays 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 legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted
55. e CPU performance Select Disabled to provide better memory access for an non NUMA OS Select NUMA for SLES 11 for better CPU perfor mance on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 The options are Enabled Disabled and NUMA for SLES11 WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms to reduce system crashes caused by hardware er rors and to improve system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled gt Trusted Computing TCG TPM Trusted Platform Module Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG 1 1 1 2 TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display Indicate Physical When this item is set to Yes BIOS will automatically detect the presence of a TPM device whenever the system boots The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Use this feature to Set or Clear the TPM device The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Use this feature to Install or Clear the TPM ownership The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disable Install and Clear Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM settings Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM set
56. e gold color dot on the side of the socket x n 2 o 6 Once both the CPU and the Socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the Socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 9 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU Socket pins Shipment with out the plastic cap properly installed will cause dam age to the socket pins 2 4 Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Chapter 2 Installation SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Removing the Heatsin
57. e screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver ens Locations of Mounting Holes 2 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the moth erboard Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 lbs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed
58. e the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Note To prevent system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan becomes active when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters the Standby mode When in the sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat 1 13 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor 111 in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For exa
59. eatures of the 5500 5600 Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores Two full width Intel QPI links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direc tion Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard volt ages continuously CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to defin
60. er s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header This motherboard has six chassis sys Pin Definitions tem fan headers Fan 1 to Fan6 and Pin Definition two CPU fans CPU1 Fan CPU2 Fan 1 Ground on the motherboard In addition I Fan 2 12V 1 and 1 2 are available on a 2 0 3 or newer version motherboard for 4 PWR Modulation 36D cooling The 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when 2 Ground the chassis is opened A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 E Fan 6 G CPU1 Fan H CPU2 Fan l Chassis Intrusion SUPER X8DAH no 2 01
61. etup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for IDE into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for ICH10R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Win dows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual B 2 1 Installing the Windows OS to a Non RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windo
62. f it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat ing System Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No Suspend Mode This option is used to select the ACPI State that is used for system suspend The options are 1 POS 3 STR and Auto S1 POS The caches in a processor are erased and the processor stops ex ecuting instructions Power to the processor and RAM is maintained and RAM is refreshed S3 STR The processor has no power and the power supply goes on reduced power mode However main memory RAM is still active ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIE Native Support Select Enabled to enable native support for PCIE The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled for the system to function normally without the presence of a key board monitor and or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info NUMA Support Select Enabled to enable Non Uniform Memory Access support for an NUMA Aware OS to improv
63. for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to support Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft web Sites for more information Intel AES NI Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If this feature is set to Enabled Intel AES NI will add new encryption features to help accelerate AES SW application providing code authorization and signature verification to improve system performance The default is Disabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel S website for more information The options are All 1 2 3 4 and 5 Intel EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation
64. generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by 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 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or ar
65. guration Select Enhanced to set SATA 2 to the native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not 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 performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode
66. he items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below CPU Bridge Configuration Request Transaction ID This feature is used to determine how a QPI Transaction ID is initiated The options are Balanced and IO Biased QPI Links Speed This feature selects QPI s data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS QPI Frequency This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI 105 and L1 This feature allows QPI to use lower power settings LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature allows the user to force DDR3 memory to run at a frequency different from what is specified 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 Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in Channel 1 and Channel 2 memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory This option is supported by Intel 5600 Series processors
67. hold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual The options are e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current 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 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 intervention No action required
68. if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 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 Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered Load Reduced ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC SDRAM modules as recommended by the manufacturer Refer to Page 1 6 for memory support 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given on DIMM population in Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the po
69. in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note 1 Options printed in Bold are default settings Note 2 For AMI BIOS Recovery refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instruc tions posted at http www supermicro com support manuals 4 1 SUPERG X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message AX enna Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can
70. k Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right Using a screwdriver to remove Screw 1 4 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink 5 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 6 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation Press down the release tabs Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots st
71. manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR Layout Gp 4 acco Gi or or NE E P2 DIMMGA Weer S WWW 8 we Z Er Jbw2 Jh i T PZ DIMNE Ed a P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM2A lt p L P2 DIMM2B 9 2 P2 DIMM2C Bel OO CPU1 feel 2 P2DMMIA 8 ES E r He E og EM 5 2 g t oe oo i P2 DIMM1C 2 9 ALWAYS POPULATE DIVI FIRST es Ch El n P1DIMMIC Bs n BR o P1 DIMME 58 n 1 88 B r E PTOA 1 P1 DIMN2C AUDIO E ae ape o Proms 1 2 PIOIMMZA 8 o E P1DIMM3C T z n ET PTOMMSS 1 yele L 1 Lo n 1 PI DINMSA Slot7 PCI E 2 0x8 L 1 m
72. mple you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter
73. n 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 the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproduc
74. n or debugging Select Performance PF for better system cooling The PF setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems Select Balanced BL for the onboard fans to run at a speed that will balance the needs between system cooling and power saving The BL setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Energy Saving ES for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES Voltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore VTT CPU1 VTT CPU2 CPU1 DDR3 CPU2 DDR3 1 5V 1 8V 5V 12V 3 3V 3 3VSB VBAT and PIV1 IOH 4 19 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Precision Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Aware O S Enable ACPI support i
75. nel 3 1 3 2 3 3 DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Not available Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Not available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not available Memory Support for the Motherboard w the 5600 CPU s Installed e 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs Slots per Populated Channel per Channel 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Note 1 800 1066 1333 800 Note 2 800 Note 2 Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR 1 5V LRDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed for X8DAH LR and X8DAH F LR Only DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM QR Quad Slots per Populated LR Load Rank OR Octal Rank Channel per Channel Reduced 3 1 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR 3 2
76. ns 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail LED right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions amp SUPERO 20 Bomm e OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail amp UID LEDs B PWR Supply Fail 20 19 olo NMI olo x Power LED Vcc HDD LED 1 LED d NIC2 LED Fail LED lt Vee PWR Fail LED o Ground Reset Reset Button Ground Power J 2 23 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the com
77. ommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present 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 The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible 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 system 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
78. on Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that Watch Dog can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings JWD plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt ii signal for the application that hangs See the Dinos NMI table on the right for jumper settings Watch Open Disabled Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS 1 7 A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable o o o o SUPER X8DAH rev 2 01 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 12 Bus to PCI Exp Slots for PCI PCI E slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect Jumper Settings the System Management Bu
79. on the chassis 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power last always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA 1366 Processor Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket old north amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 4 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges 5 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below th
80. on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled 1394a 1 1394a 2 Enable 1394a Enable Use Jumper JPI1 to enable the 1394a Jumper Settings connections at CNF1 1394a 1 CNF2 Jumper Setting Definition 1394a 2 on the motherboard See the 1 2 Enabled Default table on the right for jumper settings 2 3 Disabled A VGA Enable X8DAH F LR only B 1394a 1 2 Enable sg SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators GLAN LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the other Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DAH F LR In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedicat ed LAN is also located on the IO Backplane of the X8DAH F LR The am
81. only Demand Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme where the processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The options are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic volt age control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 9 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge Intel AT This feature works with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of a TOE device which is a specialized dedicated processor installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card When this feature is set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct memory access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Direct Cache Access Technology Available when Intel I O AT is enabled This feature works in conjunction with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of a TOE device When this feature set to Enabled it will enhan
82. or Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Notes C 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably 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 litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
83. pport Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable 32 bit IDE data transfer support The options are En abled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the timeout value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 P PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When this feature is enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled SR IOV Supported Single Root I O Virtualization is an industry standard mechanism that allows the resource of a device to be simultaneously shared among several virtual ma
84. pset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5500 5600 Series Proces sor platform the X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor IOH based high end Systems optimized for High Performance Computing HPC Cluster platforms The 5520 chipset consists of the 36D I O Hub and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI controller built in the 5520 platform offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface that re places the current Front Side Bus Technology substantially enhancing system performance and scalability The IOH 36D connects to each processor through an independent QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals The 5520 chipset supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to seven PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the 5520 platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Avail ability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring and memory sparing F
85. puter case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 tem This button can also be configured Pin Definition to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To l Signal 3V Standby turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 19 Groun NMI x X Power LED M HDD LED Ay NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED 4 OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED o Vcc Ground O Reset Reset Button C to E LA ge Dre E Ground si Power Button Som cuum mem m 2 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connec tors at JPW2 J
86. r cone ente a ei 2 24 2 0 ER 2 25 Power t dre ri Edeka 2 25 Fan Headers oireina a SS 2 26 Chassis IMIUSION a ai 2 26 intemal Speaker retient eaae aE 2 27 Power EED SDOaK6OF occ tette ait aN 2 27 Overheat ELED Fan Fail JOE ti ci tet etas 2 28 System Management BUS ee telas e nito ded Qe ORI 2 29 Power SMB 12 Connector eese esee eene tenerent nnne 2 29 2 7 J mpersSetlngs cenas reete eed hoi PR 2 30 Explanation of Jumpers e es iet pito cen eite S EE haces 2 30 GLAN Enable Disable rr netter ente necne 2 30 e uec cT 2 31 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 rre 2 31 PC Bus to POI Exp Slols 2 32 VGA Enable X8DAH F LR sese 2 33 1394 1 1394 2 Enable inito tore trt rrr t tator rene 2 33 2 8 Onboard LED lIndiCato s i otii innere ire eir rn eee 2 34 GLAN LEDS E y ERES ERUIT RUE Eur Up 2 34 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs 2 34 Onboard Power pi Re pe ue eA EE 2 35 BMG Heartbeat LED 8 2 35 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial and SAS 2 36 Floppy Connect Senal ATA POMS scii rper
87. r pin definitions 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 OCHRDY 28 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 RQ14 32 10CS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addro 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SUPERO XBDAI 2 37 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA There are Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SATA 5 located the Ping Definition motherboard These ports provide 1 serial link signal connections which 2 P are faster than the connections of 3 WAIN Parallel ATA See the table on the 4 Ground right for pin definitions 5 RX_N 6 RXP i Ground A SATA 0 5 Chapter 3
88. r the desired set ting The options are 256B and 128B 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS South Bridge Configuration USB Functions Select Enabled to use onboard USB connections The Options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 64h 60h Emulation Select Enabled to enable Port 64h 60h emulation for complete USB keyboard sup port for operating systems that are not compatible with USB devices The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Available when the item USB Functions is disabled This feature displays the current USB controller used in the motherboard USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled HDA Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard High Definition Audio controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Frontside Audio Mode
89. s Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen 7 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 to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot 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 2 When making a storage driver 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 settings back to your original settings C 1 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor The Supero Doctor program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor 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 7 Note
90. s I C to PCI and Jumper Setting Definition PCI Express slots These two jumpers are to Closed Enabled be set at the same time The default setting Open Disabled Default is Open to disable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings Compact Flash Enable Compact Flash Card Enable A Compact Flash Jumper is located at JPIDE1 use Compact Flash Jumper Definition this motherboard you will need to close me Disabled Pins 1 2 on this jumper to enable it For the Compact Flash Card to work properly please connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout Closed Enabled below for the location SEES JECT C Compact Flash En o able SUPER X8DAH no 2 01 e a Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable X8DAH F LR Only VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPG1 allows you to enable video connections on the motherboard See the table
91. s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GB s per direction See Note 2 on P 1 3 Memory e RDIMM e 240 pin Reg DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz memory with support of up to 288 GB in 18 slots 4 Note 1 240 pin Dual Rank DR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 288 GB Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the memory configuration tables in Chapter 2 Note 2 240 pin Quad Rank QR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 192 GB with 6 DIMMs max per CPU Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in memory configuration tables in Chapter 2 e LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DAH LR and X8DAH F LR Only DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the correct BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DAH use the X8DAH BIOS For the X8DAH LR use the X8DAH LR BIOS For the X8DAH F use the X8DAH F BIOS For the X8DAH F LR use the X8DAH F LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products mother board QPl 5500 X8DAH cfm IPMIzY e UDIMM Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including two IOH 36D I O Hub One ICH10R South Bridge 1 6 e Chapter 1 Introduction Expansion Slots Three PCI E 2 0 x8 slots Slot 1 Slot 3 Slot7 Two PCI E 2 0 x16
92. s Prior to PCB Rev 2 0 with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 1 P1 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 P1 1A P1 1A P1 2A P1 1A 1 2 P1 3A Branch 1 1 1 P1 1B P1 2B P1 1B P1 2B Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Branch 2 P1 1C P1 1C P1 2C P1 3B P1 1C P1 2C P1 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Boards Prior to Rev 2 0 with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 2 P2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 P2 1A P2 1A P2 2A P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A Branch 1 P2 1B P2 1B P2 2B P2 1B P2 2B Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Branch 2 P2 1C P2 1C P2 2C P2 3B P2 1C P2 2C P2 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Boards Prior to Rev 2 0 with Two CPUS Installed in CPU Sockets 1 amp 2 6 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 18 DIMMs CPU 1 To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 1A 2A P1 1B 2B P1 P1 For RDIMMs only Note 1A 2A 3A 1B 2B 3B Branch 2 P1 1C P1 1C 2C P1 1C 2C 3C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU CPU 2 To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 P2 1A P2 1B P2 1A 2A P2 1B 2B P2 P2 1A 2A 3A 1B 2B 3B Branch 2 P2 1C P2 1C 2C P2 1C 2C 3C SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2
93. s and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions The floppy connector is located next Vines to the Super chip on the mother ee DEL board See the table on the right for es ME I s pin definitions 5 Be 8 ee 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 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette A Floppy 2 36 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connector IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions AN IDE Connector is located on the PIRE bento Bng Denion motherboard This connector can be m used for a Compact Flash use Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 a Compact Flash card on this connec Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 tor you will need to enable the jumper 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 located at JPIDE1 See the table onthe Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 right fo
94. splays the speed of the CPU detected by BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your System as detected by BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your System as detected by BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system 4 3 SUPERG X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Use this feature to select the bootup screen display between POST messages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This feature sets the display mode for the Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature is used to select the Power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed when an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hit Del Message Display Select Enabled to
95. stem to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep 8 beeps Continuous High pitch Low pitch siren like BIOS Error Beep Codes Error Message Description Memory error Display memory read write error System Overheat Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Video adapter missing or with faulty memory System Overheat 1 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 1 10 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista S
96. t Options Select the Exit tab to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration parameters can take effect Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults Select this feature press lt Enter gt and click OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automati cally load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 28 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the sy
97. tes 4KB 3 99 GB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 GB Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other 2 84 GB applications 2 13 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors lO Ports EL Boe Cie Beet m Back Panel I O Port Locations and De Back Panel Connectors See HHI Hho 5 o 5 a e lL e e Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green VGA Blue X8DAH F LR only COM Port 1 Turquoise USB1 IPMI Dedicated LAN X8DAH F only 1 2 3 4 5 USBO 6 if 8 USB 2 9 USB 3 10 USB 4 11 USB 5 12 LAN 2 13 LAN 1 14 Side surround 15 Back surround 16 CEN LFE 17 Microphone In 18 Front 19 Line In Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2
98. tings The options are Don t Change Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR User s Manual TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Enabled Disabled state TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that monitor and manage system health Refer to Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between the sys tem management software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which displays the status code of the BMC micro controller gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of BMC System Event entries To view an event select an Entry Number and press ing lt Enter gt to display the information as shown on the screen Total Number of Entries SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Generator ID Event Message Format Ver Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type e Event Data 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press the lt Enter gt key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel
99. tion during different CPU temperature condi tions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send information to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s website at www Intel com System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Readings This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan 8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for maximum cooling The FS setting is recommended for special system configuratio
100. tive harm Manual Revision 1 2b Release Date May 31 2012 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2012 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the Intel 5520 chipset built in the X8DAH X8DAH F X8DAH F LR substantially enhances system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for HPC Cluster systems and intensive applications Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for updates on processor and memory support This product is intended to be installed and serviced
101. 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 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Disabled and Enabled Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the system as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options 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 Redi rection The options are COM 1 COM 2 and COMS Note COM3 will be enabled by SOL Serial Over LAN when a BMC Baseboard Management Controller is present on the motherboard Base Address IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specified above Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The
102. troller For X8DAH F LR Only Chapter 2 Installation 5 a iunio 2 1 Static Sensitlve DevICBS UNPACKING 2 2 Motherboard Installation pp Tools Needed Installation Instructions reci eter 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation sssssseeee Installing a CPU bleatsilik iou cinco ere roe rear Fa er creta pre 2 4 Memory Installation oce creat eei rescue ce Eee oo PEDE Hd 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO PONS ninian 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse SSHaliPOotts ierra ecc ctore etie aet A Video Connector Universal Serial Bus USB Janies doter EH EE ett EUS AERIS T OS Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio CD amp 10 pin Audio Eleaders rmn trn ice rs 2 Front Control Panel 222 aot tad ca dr e etuer e dat 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions pp NMI BUHO M M Power LED HDD LED i NIGT INICZ WED Indicators scia oo teer ehe etUm orte uet ret venne Overheat OblyFarn Fail VED Nis iii rien det inte ce oret vi Table of Contents Power Fall LED temer biens 2 23 Reset EU 2 24 Powe
103. wer supply Chapter 3 Troubleshooting T 3 2 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in Section 2 4 to install your memory modules Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 3 3 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www super micro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our te
104. ws Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Software Programs 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 been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items SUPERMICRO X8DAH Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Ei amp Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Universal Audio Architecture Driver Intel 5520 Chipset Realtek High Definition Audio Driver X8DAH Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manual

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