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1. sen A SAS Enable A bod k 9 Inte 82576 12 9 i X JPEN x Faugigeus RM e m S ee lt KAW jai JT ss ey CPU1 KI ae Sal SI Sel Sol ol Sol 3 Sol 5 amp LL oll GI 2 cl SI l l gl g mm Z I S S Z SI SI ZI 5 5I 5I aI SIS l ol gt jj S jJ gt Sl wl SUPER X8DTU 6F i Intel offoffolfolfelfollo o JBT1 e IOH 36D E Intel 5 zlalalsl al aialaiz Es ICH10R Bios g S s s gl gl sl 2 s zlz zlz zl zl zl zlz SISISISI SI SI SI 5I5 Pals F B 8 E alo zu 3 37 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 8 Onboard LED Indicators JPTTAN Ce Ser FANG gun Ki Ke rm Bi a BBU i Ri ey CPU1 zoze GLAN 1 2 LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the I O Backplane of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Green LED indicates activity while the oth er 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 In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is located on the I O Backplane above the USB 0 1 ports The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection
2. 3 20 UID Switch UID Pin Definitions Ground Ground Pin Definition Button In Ground Blue Blinking UID LED LED 2 Status Groun X FP PWRLED 3 FP UID Switch 4 FP UID LED Color State OS Status Blue On Windows OS Unit Identified Linux OS Unit Identified 3 3 V LED e e ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED O O NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Link LED O O NIC2 Active LED r We LUA Lo o o Reds Blue Led Cathode Power Fail Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PwR gt Power Button 2 1 1 Rear UID Switch 2 Rear UID LED LED 2 E Chapter 3 Installation 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 indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins SUPER X8DTU 6F
3. Groun NMI X X FP PWRLED 3 3 V HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED Red Blue Led Cathode Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 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 Groun lji Key j rd _ Power LED j i HDD LED r NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED l i HLL OH Fan Fail PWR ot surereeorus Fail UID LED FU WH PWR Fail LED a E NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED No Connection Key 3 3V FP UID Switch 3 3V SB NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Blue_LED_Cathode UID 5V
4. SUPER X8DTU 6F n Z2 Siti WE Ea EH fle 3 18 Gigabit Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located on the I O backplane on the X8DTU 6F 6TF An additional IPMI_ Dedicated LAN is located on the motherboard to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information 10Gb TLAN Ports and SFP Devices X8DTU 6TF Two 10Gb Ethernet ports TLAN1 2 with Small_Form Factor Pluggable Device support are located at on the I O backplane on the X8DTU 6TF See the layout below for the loca tions SUPER X8DTU 6F _ Elja Chapter 3 Installation LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 2 TDO 3 TDO 4 TD1 TD1 TD2 TD2 TD3 TD3 NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN SGND Act LED P3V3SB Link 100 LED Yel low 3V3SB Link 1
5. m LED7 LAN2 _LAN1 USBO 1 UID Ii A 2 oj Te 2 kral o do of B B vea COMT h gP ic kos d real d b Qo 9 a Q bo Q p0 9 Q Sa c Ss oS z CELE LEPELS z BES IPMILTAN eg Eee ae ln B D j e lo o ie ee Q amp Bg Ya MOI soe eee Intel 82576 mt LAN 1 2 Tee qj Intel 82599 BB CTRL F B 10Gb LAN 1 2 CTRL m X Battery mo o 69 x JPTLAN S x FAN8 CPU1 2 m o o i N 0 Q m N x E SAS BBU 2 e CPU1 Le fo O O Le O o O le ASI 2 aaa aaa ya oll l ol all Il gl gl o 2 2 S S 2 2 d 4 Z ZI Z S 2 SE d AJ AJ S S N NI S al S Pg ol gt GIJ By gt OJI wy gt LSI 2108 N wie Te fle dele Tel SUPER X8DTU 6F 65 m 63 5LED3 L E z BMC E TO ale CTRL m i JBT1 Intel O fe oS O le O O O O E IOH 36D go o Intel nny CPU2 2 girlgiggle 83 ICH 10R BIOS amp ll amp g j gl olol o 2 SIZ ZI ZI ZI 2 Z Z 2 2J2 2 S 3 2j 5 Slll NI NI NI S Z 2 Les ch FS BO gt S oA S Bl S bss E oo B o o o oo 8 2 o o oo aL i K o o r SIMO ee rz 2 z o Bg mees a lEDI 2 Z C egz o o 2s 7 BL eoa j TU r Som Sinn Bae e ele ale lie b E sls ssi le ee Ros eE 83833333 heie Sj Cabs ne e atei Sel aro gt Zz 9 L0ld98 J 53 5 ZOld9S f Notes e TLAN 10 Gb LAN Ports 1 amp 2 are available on the X8DTU 6TF only e IPMI 2 0 support
6. SUPER X8DTU 6F _ a Intel IOH 36D CPU VENIO Zd SEWINIG Zd ENNA WeWNIG d BZNNIAZd OZWINIG Zd VINNIQ Zd BHNNIQ Zd OWNIOZA Jzndo znvs 3 30 Chapter 3 Installation T SGPIO 1 2 Headers T SGPIO Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose _ Input Output headers are located on the motherboard These headers sup port Serial_Link interfaces for onboard SATA connections See the table on Leac g Groun the right for pin definitions Clock NC Note NC No Connection Pin Definition Pin Definition NC 2 NC Ground 4 Data Power SMB I C Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions 2 Power System Management Bus IC Pin Definition Connector JPI C1 monitors power r Clock supply fan and system temperatures gt Data See the table on the right for pin ED 3 PWR Fail definitions 4 Ground 5 a av N A T SGPIO 1 z ji B T SGPIO 2 C PWR S
7. Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground 12V Tachometer PWR Modulation Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground A Fan 1 CPU1 Fan B Fan 2 CPU2 Fan C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Fan 7 CPU2 Fan H Fan 8 CPU1 Fan i Chassis Intrusion Chapter 3 Installation Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition 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 tion of the Internal Buzzer Pin Definitions Pos Beep In Alarm Speaker SP1 BEEF IN _ 1 BEEP IN Pos ALARM_SPk NEG IPMB IPMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header Pin Definition for IPMI 2 0 is located at IPMB Con P Data nect the appropriate cable here to Ground use the IPMB I C connection on your 3 Sone system 4 No Connection B tor ane want m A Internal Speaker Buzzer qos SOM z teqe j e B IPMB am Sg om GA 3 JAN e S E FANBI PUN fo BBU m gt no fii er o E BEE H eal LSI J SUPER X8DTU 6F
8. System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 2 Overview 2 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform the X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard provides the performance and feature sets required for dual processor based high end systems HPC Cluster platforms The 5520 platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 pro cessor the IOH 36D IOH Hub and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI controller built in the 5500 5600 Series Processor is the first dual processing platform that offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface greatly enhancing system performance by utilizing serial link interconnections which allows for increased bandwidth and scalability The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Intercon nect QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for data transmission in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 IO Hub The 5520 chipset supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to pe
9. 9LX Ul PX 0 2 319d aC z EE j BBU Haaa 6 CPU Ls12108 BEDS NO o Ha G A OUNNIG 1d2 SLNNIO Ld SUPER X8DTU 6F i e Intel olfolfolfo llelo llo lfe o IOH 36D CPU E es WeNWNIG ed SEWINIG Zd OEWMIG Zd VZWAIG 2d SZC IZNWNIO Zd V LWNIG Zd SHNNIQ Zd Q1WMIG 24 gej war 3 36 IC for PCI PCI E slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled A Jl2C1 B JI2 C2 C VGA Enable Chapter 3 Installation SAS Enable SAS Enable Use Jumper JPS1 to enable or disable Jumper Settings SAS support on the motherboard See Jumper Setting Definition the table on the right for jumper set Pins 1 2 SAS Enabled Default tings Pins 2 3 SAS Disabled Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the 4 WPCM 450 IPMI BMC User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals LAN2 LANI
10. L 3 24 ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Active LED Red Blue Led Cathode Chapter 3 Installation 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 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 33N Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground A PWR Eail LED B Reset Button zu Groun fo o NMI N x X z FP PWRLED o o 3 3 V HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED i b Bae es Reds Blue Led Cathode ey 3 3V Ground fo o Reset gt Reset Button B PWR gt Power Button 3 25 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Power Button The Powe
11. Eke 3 22 NMB UTON a csvset ew ence r ass lw eee 3 22 Power LE D l sslaec n na neha 1aw na nate kanan n n kanada an ai aw al kunka daka ad aha dak 3 22 PID DBP WID SWIG ne DD DD Dr 3 23 NICD LED INdiCatOr 545555 xk x nl bane Sakik da bed n dak MA bana be di ka ka bi Sana a kikan be bid 3 23 NIC2 LED INAICatOT NN DD rr 3 24 Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UlD LED u E 3 24 Power Fall LED eriin a eaa anaa kanan naa aa w aka x k a nana kan dae daku danan aka 3 25 Reset ButtOn i i w na ina aninanl k natan lrana nanakana a r k n sala k h kaza k na a 2z 3 25 Power B Ilo N sn AP Ea An radike KE rae bee E O e kene S EKE er Ce kake K 3 26 Connecting Cable S isse le kak sboka kanan b kk d l na kk n d ba kun k k kk ka ki 3 27 Power Connectors hlle kk kak kak kk k KAK KA KA A KK KA KA KA 3 27 Fan Headers aeaiee berek eb seki KE ba a en KRE de8 bA r s aa benan eiueateees 3 28 Ghassis In USlOn sais kts i kil ara kanal kelk ken d ndik akla ake e har kh a n k kn a H na E 3 28 Internal SpeakKer E iE EEE kk kk kk kek KK kk KA KA KA KAKA KA KA AA RA 3 29 PMB a rrr n n Rv 3 29 DOM Power G on GI H 5 2t 25222 kalinla naba abin b helk bk ba nen bak an kak kE red k 3 30 Overheat LED Fan Fail MA A AK hK K u kk k kk kk kk kK K a kK kk 3 30 Iso GPIO V2 Pil AO OL S s liyan ann bee belk n e r
12. 2 3 Disabled con A GLAN Ports 1 2 Enable rag gt B TLAN Ports 1 2 Enable X8DTU 6TF ix ul PX O Z 3 94 10 FE OOH Od er 553 e e gt eos BBU A Ps CPU1 SUPER X8DTU 6F WNNIGZd 9 S c r endOvANVS 3 34 zoze CMOS Clear Chapter 3 Installation 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 connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before cear ing CMOS Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Clearing CMOS will also clear any passwords Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate non maskable interrupt sig nals for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the
13. ZL Epa a auc m Ber CTRL Intel JBT1 z iad k hd lal le i Li IOH 36D Eol Intel m zlalghal 3I 2l 3l zl sg R3 ICH 10R Bios T ollellellal sl gl l sl gIzZIZIZI Z Z Z Z ISISISI SI SI 2I 5I5 R S EZ SJ SISIRI 8 BI ZI8 3 29 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual DOM Power Connector DOM PWR Pin Definitions A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module Devices is located Pin Definition 1 5V at JWF1 Connect the appropriate a 2 Ground cable here to provide power support 3 Ground for your DOM devices Overheat LED Fan Fail Overheat LED Pin Definitions The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Pin Definition ji 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Status State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail Bie ie a B A DOM PWR M B Overheat LED FANBICPUt 91X UI PX 0 2 310d ai E 31X02 5194 er 553 VEWIIG L d9 OLWAIG 1d9 8 LWAIG 1d VIWMAIG L d9
14. services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http Awww supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version This can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System configuration 4 An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm e Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 4 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard has 18 240 pin DIMM slots that support Registered Load Reduced ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of diffe
15. d ne Mi ab n Dekle earann 3 40 BMC Heartbeat LED s ii xa lan n akan yeka nana kun ke ke kak Hesana kn neka nak ka 3 40 SAS Activity amp SAS Heartbeat LEDS ll i Eke 3 41 SAS Eror zi D N eR CTE Kr 3 41 3 9 Serial ATA SATA and Serial Attached SCSI SAS Connections 3 42 Serial ATA POMS ass eared Saeed eee aes ka a a da kana pce Kek daa aak 3 42 SAS POMS y0a0ay x n er eee rere eee ni d n n v ere EK n don een p SAW BR b W n n i 3 42 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Troubleshooting Procedures kk kk kak keke kk kk Kek kk KA AR 4 1 4 2 Technical Support Procedures E E EEE kk kaka kk kk kk kk KAKA 4 4 4 3 Frequently Asked Questions Eu EEE Ek kk kK kK K kk 4 5 4 4 Returning Merchandise for ServiCe E EEEE EEE kek 4 6 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 1 Introductio 5j siyn n senan anne a ST rakr a n wand koi k ya 5 1 5 2 Main SetUD kk ke kk kek aka kek kak A kk KAKA kk kk ka kk KA kk KA nee kk RA 5 2 5 3 Advanced Setup Configurations uEE EEE Ek kk keke kk kk KA 5 4 5 4 Security SettiNJS menassans pac kikan ni p k nade bele s er errr 5 26 5 5 B o t Co onfigura tili o a k dila d ya all say kd aka k ll kak m l dayan Va kay l eee mY daa y 5 27 EDU CRIN cag ceca nane ayik disk ala kanen a be y ke cak baki dade kd nae ke S esben deb DE eae ka be Waz 5 28 Appendix A BI
16. 6 SATA Ports with RAID 0 1 5 10 support for Windows RAID 0 1 10 support for Linux SAS Connections e Eight 8 SAS Ports with RAID 0 1 10 5 6 50 60 support Integrated IPMI 2 0 e IPMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450 BMC Keyboard Mouse e PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backplane Serial COM Ports e Two 2 Fast UART 16550 Connections one 9 pin RS 232 port and one header Chapter 2 Overview Super I O Winbond Super I O 83527HG USB Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 One 1 Type A connector USB 6 Two Front Panel Accessible USB connections USB 4 5 One Embedded USB drive connector USB7 BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS APM 1 2 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard Plug amp Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Main switch override mechanism Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby 5V Stdby VBAT Memory Chipset CPU 6 Phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor III Watch Dog NMI C
17. Driver Tool Installation Display Screen f Note 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 Note 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 B 1 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor IIl program is a web based management tool that supports remote management It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operation of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the screen shot below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface f Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero
18. Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in memory configuration tables in Chpt 3 e LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DTU 6F LR and 8XDTU 6TF LR Only e 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 X8DTU 6F use the X8DTU 6F BIOS For the X8DTU 6F LR use the X8DTU 6F LR BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF use the X 8DTU 6TF BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF LR use the X8DTU 6TF LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products mother board QP1 5500 X8DTU_ cfm IPMI Y e UDIMM e Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory DIMM Sizes e UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB and 4GB 2 7 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual e RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Chipset e Intel 5520 Chipset IOH 36D amp ICH10R Expansion e One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot J2 Slots e One 1 PCI Express2 0 x4 in x16 slot J1 Graphics e Winbond BMC Video Controller Matrox G200eW Network e One Intel 82576EB Gigabit 10 100 1000 Mb s Ethernet Dual Channel Controller e One Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Dual Channel Controller for TLAN 1 2 ports with two Small_Form Factor Pluggable Transceivers SFPs X8DTU 6TF only e Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI_LAN 2 0 I O Devices SATA Connections e Six
19. Press the notches on the ends of against that of the DIMM socket the DIMM module inwards to lock it B Insert the DIMM module straight down to the DIMM socket 1 4 Installing the I O Shield Note Chassis and I O plate images are for illustration only They may be 4 different from what you have 1 2 Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide Installing the Motherboard 1 6 Connecting the Power Supply n zz pi AD fa amp SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 1 7 Installing Internal Peripherals SATA SAS Drives KNN y 1 8 Installing External Peripherals aru gt 2 Mouse p MAIC i Lake TE wii Ew n USB 0 1 Serial Port VGA Port LAN 1 2 Ports TLAN 1 2 Ports UID dan COM1 Switch Chapter 2 Overview Chapter 2 Overview 2 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 you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard
20. See the table at right for more information Cs 2 j 5 Init 82599 H TAL Ge newe K e CTRL 91X UI PX 0 2 F19d OUNNIG 1d2 8 LWAIG 1d VEWMAIG L d9 SUPER X8DTU 6F var 10H 36D F Intel ie I cH 10R Bids eR B VeNNIG d SATAO 3 38 Activity LED uw Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity LEDs Left LED State Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active GLAN Link LED Right LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI LAN F models only Link EJ LED IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color State Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active A LAN1 LEDs B LAN 2 LEDs C Dedicated LAN LEDs j BBU Dis FA CPU1 10Gb_LAN LED X8DTU 6TF A10Gb LAN LED is located at LED 7 on the motherboard When this LED color is in yel low GLAN is connected and or active When this LED color is in green 10 Gigabit LAN is connected and or active Please note tha
21. k kb keyen ak n r a ken e an SE Kan wears 3 31 Power SMB IPC COnneCtor 45 s 50d ka l kin annaa daknlnsa yk ana dananlk bazan nak 3 31 UIO Power C onne c 0Or di kk kk kk kk k kk k KK kak kk KK KA KK 3 32 SAS 2j BJ A zelaln S89 QED DD DN DD DD DD E 3 32 J mper Settings ame e reer ee DD AE EEA a 3 34 Explanation of JUmperS EEEL nce eee ny eerie PT eer KE kK KE KAKA KA KA KAK 3 34 GLAN and TEAN Enable riseire adinera lake landin dadana la wal n xb kan ada danan 3 34 CMOS O l AL s iiy niy n n danan ay anak k Ea kera ak kar Akad E E E AE 3 35 Watch Dog Enable Disable kk kk kk ke 3 35 VC BUS t 6 PGI EXD SIONS i asin div l han Hec kas EN kya H ka kap K W H Ab 3 36 VGA Ena Dl kiss ok xano Nek eran Ki benek ek E KER KED DOR PA d bek aw k reze b ka 3 36 SAS ENA visas cs xuli lel sikle i aaea s adana sind a d esa d da k 3 37 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual 3 8 Onboard LED gh 1 AlO wy si ene ee en Ak TE So kaka ar aa a S RAN 3 38 GEAN W2 D DD E gg 3 38 PMI Dedicated LAN LEDS KK Xh CjEE kk kk k k k kk kk k kk 3 38 HOGI TA IPED X8DTU 6T FE Jarin i k mila kare lana kk ekedana n z dan ceeds e debas kan 3 39 Onboard Power LE ssa sat sekla nedan kesi ecidae Hek lu nn Heke laces aes dek dR RAE 3 39 Rear UID LED i ss saray l sera nece kek n
22. Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Website Email Tel Table of Contents 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 supermicro 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 X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 1 Installing the CP a isi l2kak kis kanan alke hinl ekl she k rd n k e ek d Wek edu dukan hedd kaka 1 1 1 2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink Eke 1 1 1 3 Installing the Memory Modules L EEE Eke kek kk kk 1 2 1 4 Installing the I O Shield E LL L EEE EEE EKE ke kk kk kk 1 2 1 5 Installing the Motherboard u Ek kk kk kk kk kk 1 3 1 6 Gonnecting the Power SU OY ics yas sisinio se k
23. 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 e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00038 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 1188 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual SUPER Motherboard Image eee eee TT TTL eee ee B l l l l l l l li l l1 l1 l1 an l l l l l l li li li lt l1 l1 t1 l1 l4 1111 ali Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 2 2 Chapter 2 Overview co r Motherboard Layout zir a
24. LED 6 SAS Error LED On See ale Occurred 10Gb Link Green On 10Gb LAN Dual port 10Gb Active Green Blinks LED7 LED Up TLAN1 Bottom TLAN2 1Gb Link Yellow On 1Gb Active Yellow Blinks A Warnings e To avoid damaging the power supply or motherboard please use a power sup ply 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 to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard e To provide adequate power to the add on cards installed on the motherboard please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply for these cards to work properly 2 6 Chapter 2 Overview Motherboard Features CPU e Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor sup ports two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links with a total of up to 51 2 GT s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Memory e RDIMM e 240 pin Reg 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 memory configuration tables in Chpt 3 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
25. LR User s Manual Fan Headers This motherboard has six chassis system fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the mother board All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Man agement via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened intel 82599 7A CTRL 10Gb LAN 12 CTRL N 9IX 072 3 104 2r ee ISAS BBU Nipp E CPU1 Sod SAS CTRL i j 1812108 ae LEDSH ede N Jsi l OLNNIO td 9 ILNNIG Ld VIWWIG 1d9 OZINNIG 1 d9 SZINWIG Ld9 VZWIIQ I d09 IENNIT Ld ENNIO Ld VEWWIG 1d 9 gt Li T e fee feel SUPER X8DTU 6F alg Intel e IOH 36D O2WWAIG 24 VIWMWIG Zd SZNWIGZd VEWMIG Zd SSWMIG Zd4 SUNG SIWMIG Zd4
26. NS a ell ell Pep s l SUPER X8DTU 6F ag e SS BMC 3 CTRL cn intel offolfoffolfe folfe fe a 10H 360 Ey ner al sials sl 3 asia R N ICH 10R Bios gl gll lg gl gl gl gl 2 i ABBE mie E Elali BI 8 SI SJ L eek Mar 3 40 Chapter 3 Installation SAS Activity amp SAS Heartbeat LEDs SAS Activity amp SAS Heartbeat LEDs LED Status A SAS Activity LED LED 4 and a SAS Ter Sate Definition Heartbeat LED LED 5 are located on EDA Blinking SAS Active the motherboard When LED 4 is blinking SAS Activity LED LED 5 Blinki SAS Normal SAS connections are active When LED GAS Heartbeat LED neng ema 5 SAS functions normally See the table at right for more information LED Status A SAS Error LED is located at LED 6 on the motherboard When LED 6 is on a LED 6 On SAS Errors SAS error has occurred See the table SAS Error LED Occurred at right for more information LED State Definition A SAS Activity LED LED 4 B SAS Heartbeat LED LED 5 C SAS Error LED LED 6 i g ED7 LAN2 LANI ISBO 1 aT bed FANS CPU1 k r ISAS BBU JT e CPU1 SUPER X8DTU 6F 91x ul X 0 2 3 19 31X07 3 04 ese OlW
27. SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type e Event Timestamp e Generator ID Manufacturer ID e Event Message Format Ver e Event Sensor Type e Event Sensor Number e Event Dir Type e Event Data 5 23 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log now Select OK and press the lt Enter gt key to clear the BMC system log immediately Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log gt Set 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 Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source This features allows the user to select how an IP address is assigned to a cli ent computer or network device Select DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allow a client computer or device obtains an IP address from a DHCP server that manages a pool of IP addresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon time out or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be reassigned to a new c
28. The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers Question How do handle the used battery Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 4 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 misuse abuse or i
29. This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS e Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS e Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS System Memory e Size This displays the size of memory available in the system SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual 5 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled this feature 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 modify 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 sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for 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 if an error occurs The opti
30. 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 in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to enhance system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled gt Intel TXT LT Configuration Intel TXT Initialization Select Enabled to initialize Intel Trusted Execution Technology TXT to provide the building blocks and create trusted platforms for safe computing The options are Dis abled and Enabled If this item is set to Enabled the following items will display BIOS AC SCLEAN Available when Intel TXT LT Initialization is enabled Select Enabled to allow the processor to load an authenticated code AC module in an internal memory partition to ensure that the CPU chipset and all other related components are launched in the same protected environment for trusted platform computing The options are Disabled and Enabled BIOS AC SCHECK Available when Intel TXT LT Initialization is enabled Select Enabled to allow the authenticated code AC module to check that hardware the memory protection mechanism and the domain manager are configured properly to ensure safe computing in the Trusted Computing Platform Module The options are Disabled and Enabled Load DPR Available when Intel TXT LT Initialization is enabled Select Enabled to load a DPR whic
31. across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to use the power management for signal transactions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links Select Enabled to configure PCI Exp LO and L1 Link power states The options are Disabled and Enabled IOH 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 for the desired setting The options are 256B and 128B ME HECI Support Select Enabled to enable ME HECI Host Embedded Controller Interface support which will allow the Host OS to communicate directly with the Management Engine ME in a standard method for system management effectively replacing the SMbus The options are Enabled and Disabled gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the South Bridge chip USB Functions Select Enabled to use USB devices The options are Disabled and Enabled SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual 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
32. and Disabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot graphics controller The options are Onboard VGA Slot J2 PCI E 2 0 x16 and Offboard VGA gt Super lO Device Configuration Serial Porti 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 to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Porti are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and 2F8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 3F8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Attribute This feature allows the user to set COM 2 as a normal serial port or a virtual COM port used for SOL Serial Over LAN The options are SOL and COM gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Select Enabled to enable Remote Access support The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi rection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Base Address IRQ This ite
33. and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date Oct 11 2011 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 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series processors the first dual processing platform that sup ports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next genera tion point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series processors built in the X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard substantially enhances system performance in a small form factor package Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Orga
34. are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear When the option AHCI is selected the item ICH AHCI Codebase will be available Chapter 5 AMI BIOS AHCI Codebase Available when RAID or AHCI is selected Use this feature to select the AHCI Codebase for the ICH South Bridge The options are BIOS Native Module and Intel AHCI ROM ICH RAID Code Base Available when the option RAID is selected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID settings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec s SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA 2 Configuration Available when the option IDE is selected Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to 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 the slots indicated above Press lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are listed below Type Select the type of device connected to the syste
35. dots should not exceed 255 MAC Address When IP Address Source is set to Static The BIOS will automatically enter the MAC address for the system when the IP Address Source is set to Static It can also allow the user to set an MAC ad dress for the system If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP However the MAC address may be overwritten Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 DO D4 60 BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle If the feature is not set to Disabled the following item will display BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec 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 PCIE Event Log Select Yes to activate and display the PCI Express slot event log The options are Yes and No 929 S
36. installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 64h 60h Emulation Select Enabled to enable 60h 64h emulation for complete USB keyboard support 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 item indicates if the onboard USB 2 0 controller is activated The default set ting is Enabled 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 support EHCI Hand Off When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from BIOS controlled to OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE and SATA devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as Not available when SATA 1 Configuration is disabled This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options
37. 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 web site 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 Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled Disable GV3 and Enabled Enable GV3 5 7 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Intel Turbo Boost Available when Intel EIST Technology is enabled Select Enabled to use the TurboMode Technique to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of 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
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40. manuals g LED7 _ LAN2 LANI A SATAO 5 B SAS 0 3 C SAS 4 7 1X UI PX 0 2 HOAN SEE EE 3 42 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 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 front panel connector to the motherboard No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that the ATX power connectors are properly connected 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set if
41. operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Table Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 1 MB 3 99 GB 4KB 3 99 GB Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 GB 256 MB 3 76 GB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 512 MB 3 01 GB 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 2 84 GB 3 12 Chapter 3 Installation 3 4 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 fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed e Philips Screwdriver e Pan head screws 9 pieces EN S ti e Standoffs 9 pieces if needed S az Location of Mounting Holes There are nine 9 mounting holes
42. the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD DVD disc CD DVD ROM Cable connection Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working properly Using minimum configuration for troubleshooting Remove all unnecessary components add on cards first and use minimum configuration with a CPU and a memory module installed to identify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting procedures Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a compo nent in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several items at the same time This will help isolate and identify problems To find out if a component is good swap this component with a new one to see if the system will work properly If so then the old component is bad You can also install the component in question in another system If the new system works the component is good and the old system has problems 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 4 4 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
43. this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 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 5 29 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Notes 5 30 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 system 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 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset R
44. to uninstall the heatsink and avoid damaging 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 your finger tips gently press on the fastener cap and turn it coun terclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 When all fasteners are loose remove the heatsink from the CPU n Ee 3 7 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check Supermicro s website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM 1A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank 2 Position the DIMM module s bottom key to align it with the receptive point on the slot TLE E Seer OO 4 o Me gh 3 Push the Lock Release tabs to the release positions Make sure that the side notches of a DIMM module align with the Lock Release tabs of the slot when pressed in 4 Insert the DIMM module vertically and press it down until the module snaps into place 5 Press the Lock Re
45. 0 5 JF1 Front Panel Control Header J1 PCI Express 2 0 x4 in x16 Slot J2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot JL1 Chassis Intrusion JOH1 Overheat Fan Fail LED JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBbus C Header JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector See Warning on Pg 2 6 JPW2 JPW3 12V 8 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 2 6 JPTM1 Trusted Platform Support Header JPTM1 JWF1 SATA DOM Disk_On_Module Power KB MS PS2 Keyboard Mouse LAN1 LAN2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 TLAN1 TLAN2 10 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 for X8DTU 6TF IPMI_LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN SAS 0 3 4 7 SAS Serial_ Attached SCSI Connectors SAS BBU J120 SP1 T SGPIO 1 2 USB 0 1 SAS Battery Backup Unit Connector Part BTR 0018L 0000 LSI Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker Serial General Purpose I O Headers Back Panel USB 0 1 2 5 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual USB 4 5 Front panel accessible USB Connections USB 6 Type A USB Embedded Drive Connector USB 7 USB Embedded Drive Connector UID UID Unit Identifier Switch UIOP Universal I O Add on Card Power Header See the Warning below VGA VGA Port X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR LED Indicators LED Description State Status LED 1 Power LED Green On PWR On Blue Solid On from UID Switch Unit Identi CEDE ree Blinking from IPMI fied LED 3 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking BMC Normal LED 4 SAS Activity LED Blinking SAS Active LED 5 SAS Heartbeat LED Blinking SAS Normal
46. 000 LED Yellow 3V3SB Ground Ground Ground Ground 4 TLAN 1 w SFP X8DTU 6TF only 5 TLAN 2 w SFP X8DTU 6TF only _ E Zeen eL Cl eL 3 19 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Unit Identifier Switches Two Unit Identifier UID Switches and LED Indicators are located on the motherboard The Front Panel UID Switch is located at Pin 13 on the Front Control Panel JF1 The Rear UID Switch is located next to the UIOP Power connector on the rear side of the motherboard The Front Panel UID LED is located at Pin 7 of JF1 and the Rear UID LED is located at LED2 When you press a UID switch on the front panel or on the back panel both Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service See the table on the right for pin definitions Note UID LED is supported by a physical switch or the BMC controller When it is controlled by the physical switch for a Windows system it will stay solid When it is controlled by the BMC for a Linux system it will blink 4 SUPER X8DTU 6F en al
47. AIG 149 8 LWMIG 1d V LWWIG Ld OZWIG 1d S2WWINIG bed VEWMIG 1d9 OEWMIG 149 SEWMIG d9 VEWMIQ Id WIWWIG 2d SLING OWWNIG d 9 S A Li oznmaza go olMar WeNNIGed BENNIO Zd OSWWIG Zd WeNNIG d gziWNIG Zd endovnvs 3 41 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 9 Serial ATA SATA and Serial Attached SCSI SAS Connections Serial ATA Ports There are six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SATA 5 located on the motherboard These SATA ports supported by the Intel ICH10R South Bridge provide serial link signal connections which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial ATA Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ek Ground TX_P TX_N RX_N 2 3 4 Ground 5 6 RX_P if Ground SAS Ports SAS Ports 0 3 and 4 7 provide Serial Attached SCSI connections on the moth erboard These SAS ports are supported by the LSI 2108 controller See the layout below for SAS port locations Note 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
48. BIOS m Q LED7 _ LAN2 LANI ISB01 R E Ge s 1 intel 82599 SB cr O Gb LAN 1 2 z CTRL IEN Ni 91X u PX 0 2 310d FANBICPUt 31X02 5194 er 553 VEWINIQ 1d OSWWIG Fd SEWINIG L d9 VEWMIG 1 d9 E JE 5 OUNWNIG 1d 2 SUPER X8DTU 6F _ WeNNIG d SzWMNIG Zd VENNO Zd SEWINIG Zd ENNA Zd zndoNya 3 35 Watch Dog Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual l2C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus l2C to PCI and PCI Express slots These two jumpers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Open to disable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows the user to en able the onboard VGA connectors The default setting is 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings LED7 _ LAN2 _LANI ISBO 1 bod
49. Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD Ill 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 the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III atiymi a user to adiom the OS to reboot ce shut down within a specdied tim the defia is 30 seconds Before the cystem reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serece Daemen mnang at all timas on thos system Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control zi Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can 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 For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il B 3 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for a
50. ER X8DTU 6F _ Wa T m desl CTRL gt SS Intel IOH 36D Intel 5 CPU Es cH ton Bios SUNG OWWNIGZ d VENNO Zd 8EWINIG Zd ENNA Zd WeNNIG d Send EZ o ejMar Jzndo znvs 3 33 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Coredo 3 2 1 To modify the operation of the motherboard i jumpers can be used to choose between Hy optional settings Jumpers create shorts EEE dine between two pins to change the function Cap of the connector Pin 1 is identified with y 3 2 1 a square solder pad on the printed circuit A poar See hie motkerboad layout pages Setting TEET for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN and TLAN Enable Siero ce JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 Jumper Setting Definition GLAN Port2 on the motherboard In ad 1 2 Enabled default dition JPTLAN on the X8DTU 6TF is 2 3 Disabled used to enable the 10 Gb LAN ports on N 10 Gb TLAN Enabl this motherboard The default setting is es Sings XBDTU 6TF Enabled Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled default
51. Embedded USB USB 6 Pin Definitions USB 7 Pin Definition Pin Defini Pin Defini tion tion 1 PWR 2 Ground 3 USBD 4 Ground 5 USBD 6 Ground Z 9 1 Vcc Data Data Ground 8 Ground 2 3 4 Ground 5 NA 10 Ground 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 4 5 4 Front Panel USB 6 5 Front Panel USB 7 SUPER X8DTU 6F _ al E a 7 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Serial Ports Serial COM Ports Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp COM2 are located on the motherboard COM1 is located on the Backplane I O panel COM2 is located next to the BMC controller to provide additional serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground O O O O O o O0O000 O O O O O Oo 0 O COM2 COM1 Video Connector A Video VGA port is located next to COM1 on the I O backplane to provide video graphic display connection Refer to the board layout below for the locations 1 COM1 2 COM2 3 VGA
52. F X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Universal I O Power Header Pin Definitions Pins Definition Pin Definition B1 5V A1 3 3V B2 5V A2 3 3V B3 5V A3 3 3V B4 5V A4 3 3V B5 5V A5 3 3V B6 5V A6 3 3V B7 5V A7 3 3V 3 3V B9 5V A9 3 3V B10 5V A10 3 3V 3 3V B8 5V A8 A UIO Power Connector B SAS Battery Backup Unit Chapter 3 Installation Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module TPM Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module TPM header is located next to the COM2 connection This header provides TPM support to ensure data integrity and system security Refer to the Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LPC Clock 2 GND 3 LPC FRAME 4 Key 5 LPC Reset 6 5V X 7 8 9 LAD3 REN LAD2 table on the right for pin definitions 3 3V 10 LADI 11 LADO 12 GND ia SoL 14 SDAT 15 3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ X 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD X 20 LDRQ X Notes X TPM does not use the signals SCL SDAT are I C bus clock and data A TPM Connector LAN2 LANI t ISB01 OLX Ul XK 0 2 319d aC z p FANBICPUt 31X02 5194 er 553 os BBU J A GPU1 GAR E OUNWNIG 1d 2 8 LWWIG 1 d gt VLWMAIG L d9 OZWWIG 1d BZWNIO Ld VEWINIQ 1d OSWWIG Fd SEWINIG L d9 VEWMIG 1 d SUP
53. HHHH LIJ SUPER X8DTU 6F qa gps og el l ko ae TT E JBT1 Intel e oO O e O O fo o fo z Ta wn IOH 36D nte CPU2 E 9 9 9 J 9J RIN rll mol mo 3 ICH 10R BIOS lolll So SSS JER EEE j 2 amp S F Bl SJ Sala o 0 SATA1 oo o o SATA2 IIIIN J oo sami 2 ee SMMCE numm Iz 3 ku o o 1 Udao88 ED lt 2 Z Ce Z o o O a 5 ku N Ve oma re BS oy SS j TU aS a o o Fe lo JE E Yle Me oz FANS ake X 2 iJe oo Emese re E 25992291 RA S te Cote Rood Spey lelt mo Das 33g f Notes e E indicates the location of Pin 1 e Jumpers not indicated are for testing only e When LED1 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components 2 4 Chapter 2 Overview X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 3 JI C1 JIPC2 SMB to PCI E Slots Off Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 G bit LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPTLAN 10G bit TLAN1 2 Enable for X8DTU 6TF Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Connectors Connectors Description Battery Onboard Battery COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Connections FAN 1 8 CPU System Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans IPMB 4 pin External BMC lC Header for an IPMI Card I SATA 0 5 Intel SB SATA Connectors
54. IOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR 1 5V LRDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed for X8DTU 6F LR and 8XDTU 6TF 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 LR DDR3 ECC QR or OR LR DDR3 ECC QR or OR 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel a es Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC_ 800 1066 1333 DIMMs Populated per Channel UDIMM Unb DIMM Unbuffered DIMM Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Slots per Channel RDIMM Reg DIMM Registered DIMM Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Du
55. IOS unless your system has a BIOS related AX Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 5 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time Chapter 5 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will display 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 Key in 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 Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 SuperMicro X8DTU 6TF e Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was complete Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system e CPU Type
56. MB JPEN Q J FANB PUT a i CPU1 Eo d ESI SUPER X8DTU 6F ee r 3 31 UIO Power Connector A Universal I O Power UIOP connector is located next to the UID switch Connect this header to the power supply to provide ad equate power to the UIO device installed on the I O slot for the device to function properly See the layout below for the location SAS BBU Connector ASAS Battery Backup Unit BBU Connector J120 is located above the SAS ports on the motherboard In the event of a power outage the BBU unit will provide backup power for SAS connection use See the layout below for the location SAS BBU Part BTR 0018L 0000 LSI m A ED7 LAN _LANI fine 22576 STOWE tp LAN 12 ml oTRL ey Ser FAN8 CPU1 feed OLX UI X 0 2 3 19 SIX 023104 er 553 SAS CTRL LEDS Lsi 2108 LEDSE ele N VEWMIG 1d OSWINIG ld BENNIQ Ld WEWWIG bd OUNWIG 1d S8 LWMAIG 1d SUPER X8DTU 6F VEWMAIG Zd 8EWINIG Zd OEWMIG Z4 WINWIG 2d 8 WWIG Zd __ Q1WMWIG 24 So ohMar 3 32 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6T
57. 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 configuration or debugging Select Performance PF for better system cooling The PF setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems 5 19 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual 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 Monitoring CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3VSB 5VSB and Vbat 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 Precision Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time C
58. OS Error Beep Codes AA BIOS Error Beep COS ss liai xaran xela lna kn n k area k kadar Hek lu nanik kak kene kan k aya weku a nase A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software PIOgIa1S EE EEE EEE kk kk kk KA B 1 B 2 Gontig ring Supero Doctor UM y c niya aa B 2 viii Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 1 Installing the CPU 1s A Press the socket clip down to unlock it Gently lift the socket clip to open the key load plate C Align CPU Pin 1 against Socket Pin D Once the CPU is fully seated on 1 Once they are aligned lower the CPU the socket press the socket clip down down to the socket to lock it To avoid damage do not rub the CPU pins against the socket 1 2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink A Do not apply thermal grease on the CPU or the heatsink the required ScrewH g amount has been applied B Place the heatsink on top of the CPU making sure that the mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mech anism on the back side of the CPU C Install two diagonal screws and tighten them until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws to avoid damaging the CPU D Finish the installation by fully install ing all screws 1 1 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 1 3 Installing the Memory Modules A Align the key on the DIMM module C
59. SB 3 3V Reset gt Reset Button PWR Power Button Chapter 3 Installation HDD FP UID Switch The HDD UID Switch connections are located on pins 13 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA activities This connection can also be used as a front panel UID Unit Identifier switch The UID LED on Pin 7 of JF1 works in conjunction with this UID Switch located at Pin 13 When the user presses and releases the UID switch the UID LED will be turned on or off to indicate the location of the unit Refer to Page 2 20 for more details NIC1 LED Indicator The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connections for GLAN port 1 are located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach a NIC LED cable to display LAN Porti connections and activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Groun X FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED 3 23 HDD UID Switch Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 UID Signal 3 3V SB HDD Active GLAN1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition NIC1 Activity NIC1 Link A HDD LED B FP UID Switch C NIC1 Link LED D NIC1 Activity LED 3 3V Gro
60. SUPER X8D TU 6F X8D T U 6 T F X8DTU 6F LR X8DTU 6TF LR USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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 disput
61. State Package Limit Setting 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 When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU 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 When this feature is enabled CPU Throttling state will be reported in the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface protocol The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below gt QPI and IMC Configuration QuickPath Interconnect QPI is the connection between the CPU and the motherboard s I O hub Use this feature to modify speed and power manage ment settings e CPU Revision This item displays the CPU revision number e Current QPI Frequency This item displays the current QPI frequency 5 8 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS e Current Memory Frequency This item displays the current CPU memory frequency e Memory Reference Code This item displays the memory reference code for the motherboard e QPI Reference Code This item displays the QPI reference code for the moth erboard Request Transaction ID QuickPath Inte
62. UPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Memory ECC Error Log Select Yes to activate and display ECC Memory Error event log The options are Yes and No 5 4 Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password 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 type ina new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility 5 26 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Change User Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when User Password has been set This item a
63. able Install and Clear Execute TPM Command Available when TCG TPM Support Yes Select Enabled to execute TPM commands you ve selected Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM commands without making any changes Select Dis abled to abandon the changes you have made on TPM commands The options are Enabled Disabled and Don t Change TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership 5 22 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Version This item displays the current IPMI Firmware Version Status of BMC The Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This item displays the status of the current BMC controller gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing lt Enter gt to display the information as shown in the screen e Total Number of Entries e SEL Entry Number e
64. al Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 800 Note 1 QR 3 11 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended UDIMM Unb DIMM Unbuffered DIMM Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Mixing SR DR Not Available Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show 4 more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for
65. avail able 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system if applicable 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 4 1 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes System Boot Failure If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned on check the following 1 Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker If there is no error beep try to turn on the system without DIMM modules If there is still no error beep try to turn on the system again with only one processor in CPU Socket 1 If there is still no error beep replace the motherboard If there are error beeps clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Section 3 7 in Chapter 3 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM mod ules Make sure that the system s power is on and memory error beeps are activated Turn on the system with only one DIMM module If the system boots check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors Troubleshoot ing procedure in this Chapter Losing the System s Set
66. be sure to provide 4 adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS 2 12 Chapter 2 Overview environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range 2 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 also 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 the Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state
67. bles below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed P1 DIMMs To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A 6 DIMMs P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B 9 DIMMs P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C RDIMMs only Note Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU 3 9 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual P2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU2 Installed To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 P2 1A P2 1A P2 1B P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C RDIMMs only Note Branch 1 P2 2A P2 2A P2 2A Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU P2 2B P2 2B P2 2C Branch 2 P2 3A P2 3A P2 3B P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs Installed CPU 1 To Populate P1 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 18 DIMMs For RDIMMs only Note Branch 0 P1 1A P1 1A 1B P1 1A 1B 1C Branch 1 P1 2A P1 2A 2B P1 2A 2B 2C Branch 2 P1 3A P1 3A 3B P1 3A 3B 3C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU CPU 2 To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 P2 1A P2 1A 1B P2 1A 1B 1C Branch 1 P2 2A P2 2A 2B P2 2A 2B 2C Branch 2 P2 3A P2 3A 3B P2 3A 3B 3C M
68. e 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 Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion 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 5 18 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C 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 acti
69. e 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 L2 cache in the forward or backward manner 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 If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised The options are Disabled and Enabled L1 Data Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to enable Level 1 data prefetch support to enhance system per formance for UP platforms For DP MP servers enable or disable this feature for system enhancement based on the specifications of the application running in the system at the time The options are Disabled and Enabled Data Reuse Optimization Available when supported by the CPU For UP platforms select Enabled to maximize data reuse support to enhance system performance For DP MP servers enable or disable this feature for system enhance ment based on application specifications The options are Enabled and Disabled 5 6 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specifica tions and ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface settings for your motherboard Select Mod
70. e processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled gt North Bridge Chipset Configuration This feature allows the user to configure North Bridge settings The items included in the submenu are listed below e NB Revision This item displays the North Bridge revision number Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled 5 10 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS DCA Technology Available when Intel I OAT is enabled Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to enhance data transfer efficiency The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch 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 frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 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
71. eady to power up 5 short beeps 1 long beep 8 beeps Continuous High pitch Low pitch siren like No memory detected in the system Memory error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory Display memory read write error System OH System Overheat A 1 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the operating system a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been in stalled To install these programs click the icons to the right of these items f Note To install the Windows OS please refer to the instructions posted i on our website at http Awww supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X8DTU 6 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinxP xi Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Intel 5520 Chipset X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Rapid Storage Technology Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Mellanox InfiniBand Driver SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site
72. ed BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 2 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the motherboard All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor ing An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vit 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 define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section 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 the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please
73. ed in Section 3 3 to install your memory modules When the System Becomes Unstable A When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation check the following 1 4 OS Compatibility Check if the OS is compatible with your system CPU BIOS support Check if your CPU is supported and if you have the latest BIOS installed Memory support Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility Note Refer to the product page on our website http www supermicro com for memory compatibility list HDD support Check if all hard disk drives HDDs work properly Replace the bad HDDs with good ones System cooling Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans 4 3 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 6 tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are within normal range Also check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on Adequate power supply Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system Make sure that all power connectors are connected Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require ment Proper software support Make sure that the correct drivers are used B When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation check the following 1 4 2 Source of installation Make sure that
74. emory Support for the Motherboard with the 5500 Processor s Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 800 1066 800 Note 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 DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Not available Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Not available 3 10 Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not available Chapter 3 Installation Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor s Installed e 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 5 Reg DDRS ECC Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz B
75. emoving 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 which is the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket 6 Once both CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket To avoid damaging the CPU or the socket do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins 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 Warning Be sure to save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause dam age to the socket pins 3 3 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU making sure that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Install two diagonal screws e g the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until snug Do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the insta
76. er read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to six PCI Express ports six SATA ports and six USB connections In addition the 5520 chipset 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 Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset e Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction e Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported e Point to point cache coherent interconnect fast narrow unidirectional links and concurrent bi directional traffic e Error detection via CRC and error correction via Link level retry SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 2 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I O System 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 press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanc
77. ern Ordering if XP or a newer version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering if 2000 or an earlier version is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple 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 restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit support which will allow the proces sor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can be executed 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 It set to enabled Intel AES NI will add new encryption features to help accelerate AES SW application and provide code authorization and signature verification to improve system performance The default
78. es arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be 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
79. finitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 PS Keyboard PS2 Mouse mouse are located next to the Back Pi Definition in Definition Panel USB Ports 0 1 on the moth KB Data Mouse Data erboard See the table at right for pin No Connection No Connection definitions Ground Ground Mouse KB VCC Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green SUPER X8DTU 6F NIK Ez w L D Chapter 3 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Internal and Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB 4 5 Backplane USB USB 0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 are located on the I O back panel Additionally four USB con Pin Definition Pin Definition il 5V 1 5V Pin Definition 2 PO 2 PO nections USB 4 5 6 7 are on the 3 PO 3 POr motherboard to provide internal or 4 Ground 4 Ground front chassis access Cables are not 5 Key 5 NC included See the tables on the right NC No connection for pin definitions Type A USB
80. g mounting hole on the chassis Motherboarc Motherboard Chassis Chassis 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis Note Images displayed are is illustration only Your chassis or components might look different Chapter 3 Installation 3 5 Control Panel Connectors I O 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 Back Panel Connectors I O Ports 4 j E ofl o E TE O KIC e OL OL L GE Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 IPMI_ Dedicated LAN COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA1 Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 10 10 Gb TLAN 1 SFP 1 X8DTU 6TF only 11 10 Gb TLAN 2 SFP 2 X8DTU 6TF only 12 UID Switch o BB gt U gt Ba gt e 3 15 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Mouse Ports De
81. h is a powerful lightweight and compact module used to track and record vital data in running electric powered radio controlled com ponents for trusted platform computing The options are Disabled and Enabled 5 21 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Reset TPM Establishment Flag Available when Intel TXT LT Initialization is enabled Select Enabled to reset Trusted Platform Module Establishment Flag for safe com puting The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Trusted Computing Optional TCG TPM Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 TPM support 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 Available when TCG TPM Support Yes Select Yes for the BIOS to detect the presence of TPM devices at system boot Select No to hide the presence of TPM devices at system boot The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Available when TCG TPM Support Yes Select Set to disable TPM support at bootup Select Clear to activate the TPM devices to at bootup Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM support status The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Available when TCG TPM Support Yes This feature allows the user to configure TPM Owner settings The options are Don t Change Enable Install Dis
82. 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 a romeo sws PIO Mode 2 8 3 MB s PIO Mode 3 11 1 MB s PIO Mode 4 16 6 MB s 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 5 14 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 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 support 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 the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM Non Volatile Random Access Memory during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if Plug amp Play is supported by your OS Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the syste
83. hassis Intrusion Header and Detection Dimensions 16 50 L x 12 80 W 419 10 mm x 325 12 mm Note For IPMI Configuration refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals 2 9 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 VAN porto eeNporTo LDN amp E si N g12 EN E a a te a JEN Processor 1 Processor 0 A LENO a elo Z e lel Fle 2 lel a a a PORT1 PORT1 S a a ela a XS PORTA PORTO 5x 1 Gen2 x4N PORT PORT Intel LNSFP as 1 2 3 4 1Gen2x8N 82599EB 10Gb 5 IOH 36D r 1 SEP i Gen2 x16 PORT z 7 8 9 10 A PASS Kios Gen2 x8 PORT Lane Reversa 5 Pass Optional BBU SSRS VerSa ESI CLINK 512MB BI 800 MHz oS DDR2 SP1 K Geni x4 Intel PCIE Port 1 4 82576EB ICH10R PORT l 8 10 PCIE Port 5 6 J45 RJ45 Poll USE LPC SATA use COM1 SIO TPM J SATA 0 USB 0 1 MS ws3s27HG SLB9635TT SATA 1 USB 4 6 com2 1A SATA 2 USB 6 7 SATA 3 SATA 4 ATA VGA Connection RJ45 PS2 KB MS S 5
84. is available on the motherboard For more information refer to the user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 2 3 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual _ ___LEDZ LAN2 LANI USBO 1 1D Zz 9 a Thaw E E L_j VGA COMT o 2 9 290s OS i i5 Ea Boni P 1 E 8 276 IPMItAN s Le ol a 3 TE Sad o u ntel 82576 m i a LANt2 PHY lt Intel 82599 De CTRL z 10GbLAN 1 2 CTRL 3 m Battery moo 69 x JETLAN oy g Se FAN8 CPU1 T kod 9LX 0 J 19d er SAS BBU p Fagan J E CPU1 209 9o9 O J o oc cC o l OF oc J oc l o md Dy 2 By By Sy Z By By 2 ama ol ol oll GI gl l oll oll o 2 Z Zi HEEE TT SAS SI SI SI 5 S SI SI SS e i CTRL olal S Sla S Bl LSI 2108 u
85. lease tabs to secure the DIMM module Removing Memory Modules Release 1 Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 3 8 Chapter 3 Installation Memory Support e RDIMM e 240 pin Reg 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 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 tables e LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DTU 6F LR and 8XDTU 6TF LR Only e LRDIMM DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots A arna For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the correct BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DTU 6F use the X8DTU 6F BIOS For the X8DTU 6F LR use the X8DTU 6F LR BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF use the X8DTU 6TF BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF LR use the X8DTU 6TF LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products motherboard QP1 5500 X8DTN_ cfm IPMI Y e UDIMM Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the ta
86. lient Select Static Static Allocation to allow the host server to allocate an IP address based on a table containing MAC Address IP Address pairs that are manually entered probably by a network administrator Only clients with a MAC address listed in the MAC IP Address Table will be assigned an IP address The IP Address allocated to the client is on a longer term basis than that assigned by the DHCP mentioned in the other option The options are DHCP and Static IP Address The BIOS will automatically enter the IP address for the system when the IP Address Source is set to Static It can also allow the user to set an IP address for the system If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP However the IP ad dress may be overwritten The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask When IP Address Source is set to Static This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 5 24 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Gateway Address When IP Address Source is set to Static The BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address for the system when the IP Address Source is set to Static It can also allow the user to set a Gateway address for the system If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP However the Gateway address may be overwritten The value of each three digit number separated by
87. llation by fully installing all screws 3 4 Chapter 3 Installation Removing the Passive Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re A moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging the CPU or other components Unplug the power cord from the power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Using a screwdriver remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture below Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture below and gently wriggle the heat sink to loosen it from the CPU avoiding using excessive force while doing so Screw 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 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 3 5 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Installing an Active Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan power connector on the motherboard Refer to the motherboard layout in Chapter 2 for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink in the way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and do not interfere with other components 3 Inspect the CPU Fan
88. llows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup Select Always for the system to check for a password at bootup The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 5 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled e 1st Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 5 27 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual gt Hard Disk Drive CD DVD ROM Drive Removable Drive This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc e 1st Boot Device 5th Boot Device gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled e 1s
89. lock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Aware O S Select Yes to enable ACPI support for an operating system that supports ACPI Select No to disable ACPI support for an OS that does not support ACPI The op tions are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Available ACPI Aware O S Yes 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 Headless Mode Available ACPI Aware O S Yes This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled 5 20 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS ACPI Version Features Available ACPI Aware O S Yes The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http Awww acpi info NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled Enabled and NUMA for SLES 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
90. m 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 enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Slot J2 PCle Width Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically detect the PCI E width for slot J2 Select Force x8 x8 to set the PCI E width to x8 x8 The options are Auto and Force x8 x8 Slot J2 PCI E 2 0 x16 x8 Option ROM Slot J1 PCI E 2 0 x4 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable PCI E slots indicated above It can also enable Option ROMs specified to boot computer using a network interface from these slots The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use iSCSI Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device Select iSCSI to use PXE Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 LAN4 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 or LAN4 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Available when SAS is enabled Select Enabled to boot the system using a SAS connection The options are Enabled
91. m 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 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 5 13 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO 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
92. m 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 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The 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 Aterminal keyboard definition that provides a 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 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard U
93. mproper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 4 6 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 5 1 Chapter 5 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T 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 he correct BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DTU 6F use the X8DTU 6F BIOS For the X8DTU 6F LR use the X8DTU 6F LR BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF use the X8DTU 6TF BIOS For the X8DTU 6TF LR use the X8DTU 6TF 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 ee In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt 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 f
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95. nization Chapter 1 provides quick installation instructions Chapter 2 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the 5520 chipset Chapter 3 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 4 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 5 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard 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 f Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax
96. ns 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 Fail ure to do so will void the manufac turer warranty on your power supply and motherboard LED7 _ LAN2 LANI ISBO t i 91X UI PX 0 2 319d 2 FANBICPUt EEEN 9 a S ILNNIO Ld VENNIQ Ld 8 LWAIG 1d VIWMAIG L d9 SUPER X8DTU 6F ran Intel IOH 36D VENNO Zd 8EWINIG 2Zd ENNI Zd WeWNIG d BZNNIAZd OZWINIG Zd YINNIQ Zd_ SLING OWNIGed Jzndo znvs ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 av a asav 12V 2 33V com 3 com Ps on 4 sv com 5 COM COM 6 5V com 7 com Res NC 8 PWR OK 45V 9 svsB 5V 10 12V 5V 1 12V COM 12 43 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Con nector 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 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F
97. on required 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 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 Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2 The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site 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 1 Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan 1 through Fan 8 Fan Speed Control
98. on this motherboard indicated by the arrows i Lo SUPER X8DTU 6F _ 4 EEL En EE flee please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw when installing the motherboard 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damag ing the components during motherboard installation Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components 3 13 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Installing the Motherboard ali Install the I O shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against those on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed Chassis D 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matchin
99. only Onboard PWR LED LED Status State Color Off System Off PWR cable not connected Definition Green System Power On A LAN LED B Onboard PWR LED SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual Rear UID LED UID LED LED Status The rear UID LED is located at LED2 on the backplane This LED is used in conjunction with the rear UID switch to j Du j Blue Linux OS Unit Identified provide easy identification of a system Blinking that might be in need of service Refer to UID Switch on Page 3 20 for more information Color State OS Status Blue On Windows OS Unit Identified BMC Heartbeat LED BMC Heartbeat LED LED State A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LED State Definition 3 on the motherboard When LED 3 is blinking BMC functions normally See the table at right for more information Blinking BMC Normal ED7 LAN2 _LANI T TE A UID LED Ea gp B BMC Heartbeat LED STOWE 9 ih RA x JPTEAN amp x FANBICPUt z kai z e in lt ISAS BBU n Tere CPU1 hi Bi 3 cs Pals j r Ls x LL re oll ll ofl Ra r l zl zl zlz man SI SI SI 5I 5I 5I S 5 amp CTRL oJ OI gt If S BH gt J j wl gt Pe 1312108 Si e e sys
100. ons are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Hit Del Message Display Select Enabled to 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 Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If this feature is set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If this feature is set to 4_Second_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_Second_Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power outage Select Power On for the system power to turn on after a power outage Select Last State to allow the system
101. r Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 5 To turn off the power when the system is in suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on 1 Signal 3V Standby the right for pin definitions SUPER X8DTU 6F Ie A PWR Button Groun NMI X X FP PWRLED 3 3 V HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED 3 26 Chapter 3 Installation 3 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A24 pin and two main power supply connector JPW1 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be con nected to your power supply See the table on the right A BBU IPERS LSI 2108 S9 for pin definitions Warning To avoid damaging the power supply or the motherboard please use a power supply that con tai
102. rame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these 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 lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt ar row keys etc f Note Options printed in Bold are default settings SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard 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 lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Note For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals 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 lt Delete gt 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 Warning Do not upgrade the B
103. rconnect QPI is the connection between the CPUs and the I O hub IOH For a transaction to be processed in the QPI a Transaction ID is required and it is assigned by an agent CPU1 CPU2 or the IOH Each agent is allocated a number of Transaction IDs based on the QPI IO Bandwidth and the Request Transaction ID RTID setting 82 24 32 or 32 16 40 Once Transaction IDs are allocated to an agent it will assign a Transaction ID to an event so that it can be processed in the QPI Select Balanced to allocate transaction IDs to an agent based on the setting 32 24 32 Select lO Bias to allocate RTIDs based on the setting 32 16 40 The options are Balanced and IO Bias QPI Quick Path Interconnect Links Speed QuickPath Interconnect QPI is the connection between the CPU and the motherboard s I O hub Use this feature to set data transfer speed for QPI Link connections The options are Slow Mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Available if the item QPI Link Speed is set to Full Speed This feature allows the user to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 This feature allows the user to set the QPI power state to a low setting LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 module to run at a frequency other than what the sys tem has detected Select Force SPD Serial Presence Detec
104. rent speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 3 3 in Chapter 3 Question How do update my BIOS It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experienc ing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site 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 4 5 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 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 AMI bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot 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 Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair For BIOS Recovery instructions please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer
105. rol and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses f Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com support manuals 2 8 Super I O The Super I O chip Winbond W83527HG provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin Chapter 3 Installation Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are 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 e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure that your system chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard e Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by
106. ser s Manual 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 A Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera ture predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system The options are 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 e 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 5 C 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 CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperatur
107. t the 10 Gb_ LAN connections are available on the X8DTU 6TF only See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LED1 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the table at right for more information ISBO 1 Bod OLX Ul PX O Z 319d aC gz FANBICPUt 31X02 5194 er 55n VEWIIG L d9 o 2 G OUNWIG be 8 LWAIG 1d VIWMAIG L d9 LSI 2108 S9 SUPER X8DTU 6F TT Intel IOH 36D CPU VENIO Zd 8EWINIG Zd ENNI Zd WeWNIG d BZNNIAZd OZWINIG Zd YINNIQ Zd_ SLING OWNIGed Jzndo znvs 3 39 Chapter 3 Installation LAN LED LED 7 In Yellow LED States Color State Definition Yellow Blinking Gigabit LAN Active Yellow Solid On Gigabit LAN Link GLAN Connected LAN LED LED 7 In Green LED States Color State Definition Green Blinking 10 Gb_LAN Active X8DTU 6TF only Green On 10 Gb_LAN Link 10 Gb_LAN connected X8DTU 6TF
108. t to force the module to run at a frequency specified on the SPD table The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD 5 9 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual Memory Mode If this item is set to Independent all DIMMs are available to the operating system If this item is set to Channel Mirroring the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy If this item is set to Lockstep the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in par allel The options are Independent Channel Mirroring Lockstep and Sparing Demand Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme when 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 Channel Interleave This feature allows the user to configure the Memory Interleave settings for an onboard memory channel The options are 1 way 2 way 3 way 4 way and 6 way Bank Interleave This feature allows the user to configure the Memory Interleave settings for an onboard memory bank The options are 1 way 2 way and 4 way Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in th
109. t Drive 2nd Drive gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives e 1st Drive 2nd Drive gt USB Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives gt Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives Retry Boot Devices Select Enabled to enable Retry Boot Devices support to allow the system to attempt to boot from a specific boot device after a boot failure The options are Enabled and Disabled 5 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen 5 28 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 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 the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt 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 To set
110. 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 2 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 X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifica tions required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition 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 1 To avoid damaging the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 13 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 2 To provide adequate power to the add on cards installed on the mother board please connect the UlIOP PWR connector to the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or abo
111. the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to prevent static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static pro tected 3 1 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual 3 2 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 cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before installing the CPU heatsink Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before installing 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 Motherboard 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 remove it from the CPU socket 3 2 Chapter 3 Installation 4 After r
112. to resume its last state before a power outage The options are Power On Power Off and Last State gt Processor and Clock Options This submenu displays the status of the processor used in the motherboard and allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings e Type of the CPU This item displays the CPU type for the motherboard e Frequency This item displays the CPU frequency for the motherboard e CPUID This item displays the CPUID for the motherboard e Microcode Revision This item displays the CPUID for the motherboard e Cache L1 This item displays the size of Cache L1 of the CPU for the moth erboard 5 5 SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR Motherboard User s Manual e Cache L2 This item displays the size of Cache L2 of the CPU for the moth erboard e Cache L3 This item displays the size of Cache L3 of the CPU for the moth erboard e Ratio Status This item displays the status of the CPU ratio e Ratio Actual Value This item displays the actual value of the CPU ratio CPU Ratio Select Manual to manually configure the CPU Ratio Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the CPU Ratio The options are Auto and Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support to allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the compo nents whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardwar
113. und o o Reset gt Reset Button Ground o o PWR 7 Power Button SUPER X8DTU 6F X8DTU 6TF X8DTU 6 T F LR User s Manual NIC2 LED Indicator The Network LED connections for GLAN port 2 are located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach a NIC LED cable to display LAN Port2 connections and activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions GLAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition 9 NIC2 Activity NIC2 Link OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail UID LED connections Refer to Page 3 20 for more informa Lew tion on UID Switches LED Indicators See the tables on the right for pin High definitions Pin i Definition Blue_LED Cathode UID OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Pin 7 Pin 8 High Low OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED Blue LED On OH FF PWR Fail Off Solid On OH Fast Blinking Fan Fail Slow Blinking PWR Fail Off On System Normal UID LED Off Off A NIC 2 Link LED B C NIC 2 Activity LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Red LED D UID LED Blue Groun X FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED nicz Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED
114. up Configuration 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 2 6 for details on recommended power supplies 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 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 4 2 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No_Memory_Beep_ Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the memory modules are compatible and that the DIMM mod ules are properly and fully installed For memory compatibility refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our website http www supermicro com Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered Load Reduced Unbuffered ECC or Non ECC SDRAM modules as recommended by the manufacturer Refer to Page 2 6 for memory support Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Follow the instructions given in Section 3 3 in Chapter 3 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables list
115. ve It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site 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 2 7 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a 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 WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller also supports 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 and an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan cont
116. wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Fan Wires Heatsink Fins 4 Remove the thin layer of the protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched be tween the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 7 Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the motherboard 8 Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mount ing holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to properly orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward 9 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes Chapter 3 Installation 10 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan Push down Lock a Unlock Removing the Active Heatsink 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

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