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1. HT D 2 Fs SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Ti vec OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vec NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc A OH Fan Fail LED Vcc TT PWR Fail LED Vec j ET Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 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 Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off th
2. E SUPER6 Rev 201 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front side 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 SUPER6 X8DTH Rov 201 Ira Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Groun Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 3 Front Control Panel Pin
3. A F 0 5 G SATAO 3 X8DTH 6 6F H SATA4 7 X8DTH 6 6F SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Notes 2 38 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies
4. SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual BMC Activity LED X8DTH iF 6F BMC Activity LED Indication A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at DP5 Color Status Definition on the motherboard When DP5 is on BMC Baseboard Management Control ler is active See the tables at right for more information Green On BMC is active SAS Activity LED X8DTH 6 6F SAS Activity LED A SAS Activity LED is located at LEDS pem Color Status Definition When LED5 is on SAS is active Refer to Green On SAS is active the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location A BMC Activity LED dp SEIS gy B SAS Activity LED ew PAS o o o Jl o ae o Ej WO EH lo opt ol a0 2 o QPI DIMMIA ol TO EH oF a 209 lo o o on E 425 65 e E P p 3 s SATA SPIO vsus Ss ost K Chapter 2 I
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6. 2 Locate the mounting holes on the moth erboard Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 Ibs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 46 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing
7. oj oJ oJ olLollo O PI DIMMIB o 0 o ojlollol oj ol o X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio FS USE E Sol s sero ons SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 Pin 1 Anod are for the speaker See the tables ka aM Pin Cathode on the right for pin definitions Please Pin3 note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and a cable to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Internal Speaker Wake On LAN Pin
8. DIMM DDR3 Notch 2 Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom Top View of DDR3 Slot Release Tab IL Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 11 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports eg CIC a 15 Back Panel I O Port Loc aay tions and Defi
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11. If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual No Video 1 the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results 5 Make
12. Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR Note 1 1333 RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading UDIMM Population for the Motherboard with 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DRzDual Rank QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 oe Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 Note Note 1333 UDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading SR or DR Mixing SR DR 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed e 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated 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 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR Note 1 1333 RDIMMs MHz will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 5V UDIMM Population for t
13. il 45V 1 45V 2 PO 2 PO 3 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front panel USB 3 4 Front panel USB 4 5 5 Front panel USB 6 7 SUPER Rev 201 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are Pin Definition located at on the IO backplane In TS mm 1 P2V5SB 10 addition a dedicated LAN is also lo cated on the X8DTH iF 6F to provide P ien KVM support for IPMI 2 0 these MEL ME GEM ports accept RJ45 type cables Note bi 13 Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec 5 TD1 m Link 1000 LED tion for LAN LED information Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 al a 2 LAN2 3 IPMI LAN X8DTH iF 6F only
14. A RAIDKey header located at JIBTN1 provides RAID function support on the motherboard to enhance the perfor mance of Intel HostRAID and LSI Mega RAID AOC SAS2 RAID5 KEY is optional A DOM Power g JJ9 999999999 oJ o o oJ o o eve e o o o oo o o o o o ollo o o elle eee RAIDKey ew MEWI o o o Jl o oj oJ oJ olLollo P DIMMIA SUPERO X8DTH Rev 2 01 SATA SPIO vsus Ss ost K Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable U
15. 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 FP IPMI Heartbeat LED Header X8DTH 6F iF Only The Front Panel IPMI Heartbeat LED connection header JHB1 is located next to COM2 port Connect a cable here to indicate the status of IPMI connection See the layout for the location of JHB1 A TPM Header ESEN N R B FP IPMI Heartbeat i LED Header oj oJ oJ olLollo O O o 0 o ojlollol oj ol Lo Rev 2 01 simesepio SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual DOM Power Connector DOM PWR Pin Definitions A power connector for SATA DOM Disk On Module Devices is located at JWF1 Connect the appropriate cable here to provide power support for your DOM devices Pin Definition 2 Ground 3 Ground RAIDKey Optional for X8DTH 6 6F only
16. Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Website Technical Support Email Tel 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 2supermicro 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 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 eur xm 1 1 m HQ 1 1 X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features ed date uan kkg kk u 1 6 I MEE EB c LEER E TT RT 1 9 Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset 1 9 1 3 Special cuo oc 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring m EE 1 10 155 AGPIESaIUE8S 1 11
17. VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Aterminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console The 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 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat 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 The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the L
18. When first installed Supero Doc tor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor a user to the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied tim the 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 site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor 11 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 X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Notes B 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical
19. remove Screw 1 quence as show in the picture on the right 4 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not M use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink 5 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 6 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM P1 DIMM1A When populating DIMM modules always start with Chan neli P1 DIMM1A and 1B first For optimal memory performance please use memory modules of the same type and the same speed on the mother board See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into
20. 5 Front Panel Accessible USB connections e Super I O Winbond W83527HG e LSI SAS2 2008 Controller supports eight SAS ports X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F only Note 2 e PMI 2 0 with full KVM support X8DTH 6F iF only Note 3 Other e Console redirection e Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e Ext ATX 12 00 L x 13 00 W 304 80 mm x 330 20 mm Note 1 For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com support manuals Ter SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual PCI E X8 in X16 Slot aS 40 6 1 5 505 T 1 0 4 3 POS 1 2 2 Ug 8 5
21. Connections SAS X8DTH 6 6F Six Serial ATA SATA connectors I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard In addition to six SATA ports eight SAS connections are also located on the X8DTH 6 6F These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than the connections of traditional Parallel ATA The SATA connectors are supported by the Intel ICH10R The SAS connectors on the X8DTH 6 6F are supported by the LSI SAS 2 controller See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA SAS Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Oo Oc A C I Signal Ground SATA TXP SATA TXN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP Ground Notes 1 For SATA RAID Configuration instructions please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 2 For instructions on SAS RAID configuration please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals E e TTT 005005000005 720000005 9 md o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o lo o e o Kz ew QPi DIMMIA
22. Definitions NMI Button _ NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 m Pin Definition of JF1 Refer to the table on the right 19 Control for pin definitions 20 Ground Power LED i Power LED The Pewer LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the Pin Definition table on the right for pin definitions ay T Ground A NMI B PWR LED j Prower LED Vcc E HDD LED Vcc B NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Ee SUPERO 1 OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Em R n PWR Fail LED Vcc T Groun Reset gt Reset Button Eme a7 Ca Es ta EE L Ground PWR gt Power Button X D E a Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition rio 5V HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Contr
23. PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Warning To avoid system overheating be sure to provide adequate air flow to the system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS 130 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to
24. SMB PC Connector Pin Definitions Power System Management Bus Pin Definition Connector JPI2C1 monitors power 1 Clock supply fan status and system tem 2 Data perature See the table on the right 3 PWR Fail for pin definitions 4 Ground 5 5 TEWS o o o jJo oo 3 EE B JPEC1 519101515 Jl o SUPER X8DTH Rev 2 01 Chapter 2 Installation Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module TPM Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module TPM Pin Definition Pin Definition header is located on the motherboard 1 LPC Clock 2 GND to provide TPM support to enhance 3 1 4 data integrity and system security 5 LPC Reset 6 5V X Refer to the table on the right for pin we 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 definitions 9 3 3V 10 LADI 11 LADO 12 GND 18 SCL 4 15 43V DUAL 16 SERIRQ X
25. SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 Vit CPU2 Vit CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 1 5V 1 8V 3 3V 12V 5V 3 3 Vsb and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management Onboard l O Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 sup ported in the Linux OS Note 1 e Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports e One VGA Port supported by the Winbond WPCM450 Controller One COM port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to seven USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Backpanel USB Ports and
26. Serial Presence Detect to force the memory to run at a frequency based on the SPD Standard Table The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD Memory Mode When Independent is selected all DIMMs are available to the operating system When Channel Mirroring is selected the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data stored in Channel 1 and Channel 2 memory for redundancy When Lockstep is selected the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel The options are Independent Channel Mirroring and Lockstep Demand Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme that allows the processor to write cor rect 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 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Channel Interleave This feature allows the user to configure the Memory Interleave setting 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 setting for an onboard memory bank The options are 1 way 2 way and 4 way Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumptio
27. 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 improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF 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 Note For BIOS recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instruc tion Guide posted http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There a few cases when other keys used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cann
28. Support form is on our website at http www super micro 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 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF has 12 240 pin DIMM slots that support up to 192 GB of Reg ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 3 3 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our 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 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 B
29. a PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 4 B o 1 1 E 5500 Series p 0 5500 Series og 3 OP m rg L s la Ports 1 amp 2 PCLE xa 5 LQPI Ports 384 S Intel 5520 Intel 5520 Ports 5 amp 6 IAE x 7 APCI E X8 IOH2 36D IOH1 36D PCFEXBN l Ports 3 amp 4 Ports 7 amp 8 O 6 7 QI a gy o PCI E X8 e 9 x Ports 5 amp 6 5 PCLEXS ce Po LPCLE NLSI SAS2008 4 0 1 2 3 o 12 E x g Ports 7 amp 8 Ports 9810 6Gb s M a i 4 5 6 7 X 8 5 PClE XEN ots 9810 SR U3H1 i 5 Ports 1 amp 2 2 p ESI Intel 82574 LAN2 LAN i HI LAN1 2 6 lt RMII IPMI SPI SATA2 BIOS 1 8 Intel 6 FRONT ICH10R USB20 N EU 2 REAR 4 FRONT 1 TYPE A LPC BUS PCI 33MHz 2 WPCM450 50 LANS lt RTL8201N BMC a RMII IPMI L s DDR II VGA COM1 MS External KB Block Diagram of the Intel 5520 Platform Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5500 5600 Series Proces sor and the 5520 chipset the X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF mother board provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems optimized for High Perform
30. 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 4 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket Hold the north amp south edges of the plastic cap to remove it 2 3 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 1 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges CPU 2 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the Socket CPU Socket uua 10151 3 Once both the CPU and Socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the Socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket LE ELE E 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the
31. all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 COM port cable CBL 010L One 1 USB 2 0 cable CBL 0083L Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L X8DTH i iF Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L X8DTH 6 6F Two 2 iPass to SATA cables CBL 0097L 02 X8DTH 6 6F e One I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00027 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1083 51 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF Layout COMI VGA 2o5 o o o o o o o o o o o lo 0 ol 225 oo FETISA o o o o o o o o o o o o
32. are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive SATA 2 Drive SATA XXXXXXX 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 1st Drive USB XXXXXXXXX 2nd Drive CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc Retry Boot Devices If this item is enabled the BIOS will automatically attempt to boot from a speci fied boot device again after its initial failure to boot The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit 4 25 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 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 Enter 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 Sel
33. may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send information to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Inte
34. of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Locations of Mounting Holes Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver 7 ees 2 Pan head 6 screws 2 ELA lt Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis
35. options are Disabled and Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hit Del Message Display This feature displays the Press DEL to run Setup message during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of a host adaptor will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to the host adaptor to function as a bootable disk If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptor will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to the adaptor will not function as a bootable device The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is not ac tive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If this option is set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button If this option 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 loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State
36. supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the System If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B provides Software Instal lation Instructions 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 X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components g Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel
37. to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direc tion e Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry 1 9 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 Vtt CPU2 Vtt CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 1 5V 1 8V 3 3V 12V 5V 3 3 Vsb and VBAT 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
38. 0 lC Bus to PCI Exp Slots 2 31 2 31 SAS Enable X8DTH 6 6F 2 32 2 8 X Onboard LED Indicators kk kk kk ka ke k k KK KA KA KA RAA 2 33 GLAN LE Sn sis sise sesane rn 2 33 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DTA IFIGF 2 33 BMC Activity LED X8DTH iF 6F J kk kk kk kk kk k kk kk KA 2 34 SAS Activity LED ABD UG GE ou lak xa kalana pak ke ken 2 34 SAS Heartbeat LED X8DTH 6 6F u 2 35 SAS Error LED X8DTH 6 6F E nhan nnn 2 35 Onboard Power LED eer teer etra rr kk Kan 2 36 2 9 SATA and SAS 2 37 SATA SAS Connections SAS X8DTH 6 6F 2 37 vii SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting a1 Troubleshooting PrOPBOUIBS 3 1 Before Power MR mE 3 1 c E C 3 1 INO VIGGO 3 2 Losing th System Setup Conlgulalloli usare re ee 3 2 Memo t 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sicui tiara tt eee prse CE tup nta pd n eR 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Quest
39. 1 6 Power SUpply eR 1 11 CE S per octo cC a i a 1 12 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DTH 6F iF Only 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 xoci c 2 1 M jocis le MERERI ee eee 2 1 2 2 Motherboard 2 2 Tools Needed E dan n n nen ua k n n da ya kad dak n 2 2 Installation IS HG WNON kalen ka ener 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 3 Installing CPU 22 est spas kk kK kk kK R 2 5 2 4 Memory Installation BERE a ee ERES 2 7 25 Control Panel Gonrectors IO nika y k kk 2 12 1 Back Panel Connectors lO 2 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 2 13 la TT nxxxx_ r mp pi 2 14 Video C Onne ctOf E iu eee 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB ende inert Rocker 2 15 Ethernet POMS ka a a ak ba krn kb eka a bana n k a k ruken ba Zab EE 2 16 2 Front Control 2 17 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions iu ke 2 18 D
40. CI inter face 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 functions The Winbond WPCMA50 BMC is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The Winbond WPCM450 BMC communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type
41. Definitions Pin Definition 1 45V Standby 2 Ground Wake up A PWR LED Speaker a 56 m o o o o o o o o o ooo 9 o o 9 ew e oj oJ oJ olLollo O feces B WOL lo de lO 988 amp 8 db d pet O 1 ee 2 X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio SET o on Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 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 SATA SGPIO 1 2 Headers Two SATA SGPIO General Pur pose Input Output headers SATA SGPIO 1 SATA SGPIO 2 are located the motherboard These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Cha
42. ED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPUs and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 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
43. I PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears NVRAM Non Volatile Memory used for Flash ROM at bootup 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 your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI Cache Size Use this feature to select PCI Cache size The options are 16 32 64 and 128 PCI IDE BusMaster When this item is enabled the AMI BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled SR IOV Supported Select Enabled to enable Single Root Virtualization SR IOV support which works in conjunction with the Intel Virtualization Technology and allow multiple op erating systems running simultaneously within a single computer via natively share 4 13 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual PCI Express devices in order to enhance network connectivity and performance The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI E Slots 1 7 x8 This feature allows the user to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots The options are Enable and Disable Onboard LAN Option
44. IOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Note 1 The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department for repair Note 2 For BIOS Recovery instructions please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instruction Guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys tem Please review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried
45. P address for your system This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask This item shows which subnet this system belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 4 21 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network that the system is connected to This is usually a router Mac Address The BIOS will automatically enter your system s Mac address however it may be over ridden 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 D0 D4 60 BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This feature 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 this feature is not set to Disabled the following item will display BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This feature sets a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system powers down or resets 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
46. R LED Indications An Onboard Power LED is located at LED Color Definition DP4 on the motherboard When this ott LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information System Off PWR cable not connected Green System Power On A Onboard PWR LED lEee essscssosscy sscrHsso 3 o 0 mm o o o o o o ooo o o o o o o ollo o o 3 Me ew CUPWI NS o o o o 9 o o o o b E b o lo of lo sx b o SUPERO X8DTH Rev 2 01 B Shscona s SATA SPIO ee Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 SATA and SAS Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and floppy disk drive cables Besureto use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment Ared mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 SATA SAS
47. RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to enable Non Uniform Memory Access support for an NUMA Aware OS to improve CPU performance Select Disabled to provide better memory access for an OS Select NUMA for SLES 11 for better CPU perfor mance on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 The options are Enabled Disabled and NUMA for SLES11 WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to enhance system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled gt Trusted Computing Available when a TPM device is detected TCG TPM Trusted Platform Module Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display Indicate Physical Select Yes for a TPM device to be detected by the system at each system boot The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Select Set to activate a TPM device at bootup Select Clear to deactivate a TPM device The option
48. ROM Select This feature allows the user to select the onboard LAN option ROM type The op tions are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard SAS Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled 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 Offboard VGA and PCI E Slot 7 gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA 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 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 Attribute This feature allows the user to set COM 2 as a normal serial port or a virtu
49. SUPERO SUPERO X8DTH 6 SUPERO X8DTH 6F SUPERO X8DTH i SUPERO X8DTH iF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1c 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 d
50. U Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the 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
51. U2 DIMM 1 1V 1 5V 1 8V 3 3V 12V 5V 3 3 Vsb and VBAT gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Aware O S Select Yes to enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operating System Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No ACPI Version Features This feature is used to select the ACPI version to be supported by the system The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor and or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86
52. VGA LED DP4 DP5 DP6 DP7 BEDS 24 pin ATX PWR 8 pin Secondary PWR See the Warning on Page 1 4 SATA DOM Disk On Module Power Header Wake On LAN Header PS2 Keyboard Mouse G LAN RJ45 Ports Dedicated LAN X8DTH 6F iF Intel South Bridge SATA Ports RAIDKey for RAID5 support JIBTN1 X8DTH 6 6F SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 X8DTH 6 6F only System Management Bus Header Serial General Purpose Headers for SATA Trusted Platform Module Header Universal Serial Bus USB Ports VGA Connector Description Onboard Standby Power LED Indicator Power LED BMC Activity LED Indicator SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator green X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F only SAS Error LED Indicator red X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F only SAS Activity LED Indicator X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F only 1 5 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor supporting two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI 26 4 GT s with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Memory 12 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory See Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset Intel 5520 chipset including two IOH 36D hubs One ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots Seven PCI E 2 0 x8 slots all in x16 slots Slot 1 Slot 7 BIOS 32 Mb AMI
53. al COM port used for SOL Serial Over LAN The options are SOL and COM Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi rection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Base Address IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specified above The default setting for COM1 is 3F8 IRQ4 and for COM 2 is 2F8 IRQ3 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
54. ance Computing HPC Clustering severs The Intel 5520 chipset consists of dual 5520 IO hubs and an ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI controller built in the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor is the first dual processing platform to offer the next generation point to point system interconnect interface to replace the current Front Side Bus Technology substantially enhancing system performance and scalability The 5520 IO Hub connects to each processor through an independent QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width link pair provides 84 signals The Intel 5520 supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to seven PCI Express ports six SATA ports and seven USB connections In addition the Intel 5520 chipset also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRO parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirror ing and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores Two full width Intel QPI links up
55. arning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related N issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Time System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Key in new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press lt Tab gt to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Supermicro X8DTH Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CP
56. ber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Left LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DTH IPMI LAN X8DTH iF 6F only iF 6F Link LED Activity LED In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is also located on the IO Back plane of the X8DTH iF 6F The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Activity Amber Right Blinking A LAN1 2 LEDs 8 Dedicated LAN LEDs e X8DTH iF 6F Definition 100 Mbps No Connection Active oj oJ oJ olLollo O o 0 o X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio ra 2996 sso SES om o m or opm oes
57. ble MADT Select Modern Ordering for the Microsoft Windows XP or a later version of OS Select Legacy Ordering for the Microsoft Windows XP or an earlier version of OS The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Machine Checking Feature Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel amp Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating 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 www intel com 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 processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to www intel com and www microsoft com f
58. changes 4 23 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual No Access This feature prevents the user from accessing the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when User Password has been set This item allows the user to clear a user password after it has been entered The options are OK or Cancel Password Check Select Setup to allow the system to check for a password whenever it enters into the BIOS Setup Select Always to allow the system to check for a user or supervisor password at each system boot The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When this item is enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority 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 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS b Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard Disk Drives The settings
59. e 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 re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette from booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial System information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings
60. e power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 21 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR Power Button SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connec tors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions AN Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power s
61. ect this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed whenever the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue with the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue with bootup If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for pos sible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in
62. ejre OPT DIMM3A 05 4 eoe s sen i SUPER X8DTH Rev 2 01 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions This motherboard has eight CPU system fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 8 on the motherboard All these 4 pin fans head ers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS The Default setting is Disabled See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Ground the chassis is opened A Fan 1 Teese ooo m 520960566 see esoe eoso B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Fan 7 H Fan 8 Chassis Intrusion
63. equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
64. event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Use this option to enable PCI Express error PERR logging The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Use this option to enable ECC Memory Error logging The options are Yes and No 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first Video Keyboard Mouse Media Help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above The Options are Full Access View Only Limited and No Access Full Access This feature grants the user the full read and write access to the Setup Utility e View Only This feature allows the user to access the Setup Utility without mak ing any change to the settings Limited This feature allows the user to access limited fields and making
65. f Entries e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type Event Timestamp Generator ID e Event Message Format Ver 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS e Event Sensor e Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press the Enter key to clear the BMC system log 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 Set LAN Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the IPMI LAN settings Channel Number This feature allows the user to enter a channel number to be used for the IPMI LAN connection This is initially set to 01 Channel Number Status This feature indicates the status of the channel number selected above IP Address Source This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for the system If Static is selected the user will need to manually enter the IP address for the system If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that the system is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static If Static is selected the following items will be available for configuration IP Address This feature allows the user to enter the I
66. h defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1c Release Date Oct 7 2010 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 2010 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor the first dual processor platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the dual Intel 5520 chips built in the X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for High Performance Computing HPC Clustering systems and intensive applications Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for updates on
67. he Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Mixing SR DR e 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Reg DDR3 ECC Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR 800 Note 3 Note 1 1333 1066 QR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 SR DR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 SR DR QR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks
68. he computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The Super I O supports 360 K 720 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DTH 6F iF Only The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms Chapter 1 Introduction The Winbond WPCM450 Controller interfaces with the host system a P
69. ings JPS1 allows you to enable or disable SAS Connectors The default position is Jumper Settings Definition on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the Pms 1 2 table on the right for jumper settings Pinsiad Disabled mae A SAS Enable 8 FH o o o o o o ooo ooojoooo loooo ZE ZE SY mn CD E o o o o S o O En b o b o 0 b o 665 ND Rev 2 01 s SATA SPIO us 99 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators LAN1 LAN2 Activity LE ink LED GLAN LEDs Rear View when facing the Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located rear side of the chassis on the IO Backplane of the motherboard LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Right Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the oth I rr Yellow Flashing Active er Link LED may be green am
70. integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power butt
71. ions 5 eost EEE 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 HIRO CU CE OM T 4 1 Starting re ener ee nr ee nero etree Peer eee meer rere 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data eren eene eere 4 1 Staring the Setup Utility le va 4 2 4 2 Main SetU 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup 4 4 Sec rllly PR key a 4 23 4 5 Boot Configuration 4 24 cm 4 25 Appendix A BIOS Error Codes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 lAstalling Software B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III L 2 viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have
72. isputes arising between the manufacturer and the 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 birt
73. l com 2 To avoid possible overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Readings This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for maximum cooling The FS setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Performance PF for better system cooling The 447 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual PF setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems Select Balanced BL for the onboard fans to run at a speed that will balance the needs between system cooling and power saving The BL setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Energy Saving ES for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES Voltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 Vtt CPU2 Vtt CPU1 DIMM CP
74. ms timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 4 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s 16 6 MB s See the table below PIO Mode Select Options Option Selected PIO Mode Max Transfer Rate owes 1 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 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS UDMA 4 Ultra DMA 4 66 6 MB s UDMA5 Ultra DMA 5 100 MB s UDMA 6 Ultra DMA 6 133 MB s 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 PC
75. n in the proces sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and Enabled gt North Bridge Configuration Intel I OAT The Intel I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU over head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing the system resource for other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to improve 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 A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache ac cesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 and 120 Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VMM Virtual Working Memory through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected resource sharing across Intel platforms providing greater reliability securi
76. nitions 5 Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 USBO 4 USB 1 5 PMI Dedicated LAN X8DTH iF 6F only 6 COM Port 1 7 VGA Blue 8 LAN 1 9 LAN2 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB ports on the motherboard See the table at right for pin defini tions VCC with 1 5A current limit PS2 Keyboard moerid Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions Pin Definition KB Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 5V KB Clock 5 No Connection 6 PS2 Mouse Definition Mouse Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 45V Mouse Clock No Connection 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Serial Ports Serial Ports Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp COM DBG are located on the motherboard COM is located on the Backplane IO panel and COM2 is located cl
77. nstallation SAS Heartbeat LED X8DTH 6 6F SAS Heartbeat LED Indication A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at DP6 When DP6 is on SAS functions normally Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location Color Status Definition Green On SAS Normal SAS Error LED X8DTH 6 6F SAS Error LED A SAS Activity LED is located at DP7 Indication When DP7 is on an error has occurred Color Status Definition with SAS connections Refer to the table Red On A SAS error occurs on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED location A SAS Heartbeat LED lo o o o e oo ooo oloo o ole ol SAS Error LED EWI Pa oj oJ oJ olLollo O O o 0 o ojlollol oj ol Lo X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PW
78. ol GLAN1 2 LED ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and Pin Definition the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 9 11 Ye is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC 10 42 Ground LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Groun oe 22 X Ni Power LED HDD LED d NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Paes Vcc OH Fan Fail LED RJ PWR Fail LED Vcc 0 H 2x 58 E RH lt Reset Reset Button Ground Ground PWR gt Power Button gg 1 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warn ings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions
79. on for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual The X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF can accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please AN use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http Awww ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield t
80. or more information Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will increase CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to www intel com for more information The options are 1 and 2 Intel amp 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 www intel com for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel TurboMode Tech Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 amp C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package Limit Setting Available when C State support is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 A
81. order to improve PCI slot performance These two jump ers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Closed to enable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows you to enable video connections on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 2 Installation PC for PCI E slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Closed Open Definition Enabled Default Disabled Jumper Setting 152 6 poco oo occa GOO 000000000 ooo WS vui o o o o o o o oj oJ oJ olLollo ED o O PI DIMMIB o 0 o ojlollol oj ol Lo SUPERO X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio VGA Enable Jumper Settings Definition Enabled Default Disabled C VGA Enable SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual SAS Enable X8DTH 6 6F Only SAS Enable Disable Jumper Sett
82. ose to PCI E Slot1 to provide serial connec tions to the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions na n ht 1 2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to pro vide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 COM 1 2 COM 2 3 VGA oa ip Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Front Panel USB USB 0 1 USB 3 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 45V 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 are located on the I O back panel Additionally five USB connections 2 p USB 3 4 5 6 7 are on the mother 3 PO board to provide front chassis access 4 Ground Cables are not included See the 5 N A tables on the right for pin definitions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB 4 5 6 7 USB4 6 USB 5 7 Pin Definition Pin Definition
83. ot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the bottom left corner of the screen below the copyright message W
84. per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Mixing SR DR Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of mem ory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 3 99 GB Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 399GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 M 512 3 01 GB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1MB 284GB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 2 84 GB Chapter 2 Installation Installing and Removing DIMMs E x Release Releas Note Notch Tab h 5 4 Tab should align Amm 1 with the SUPER receptive point gt on the slot
85. place in the slot Repeat for all modules Memory Support The X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF supports up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory in 12 DIMMs Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU1 installed 3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A p P1 DIMM2A IS P1 DIMM3A 6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMMIB P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 P1 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUS installed __L_ ___eru CPU2 ERR ESI IUIS EEE D e laf 12 1B 2A 2B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B DIMMs 2 7 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Note1 For Unbuffered ECC Non ECC memory maximum of 4 GB per DIMM is supported Note 2 memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Support for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed RDIMM Population for the Motherboard with 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated 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 Note 1 Mixing SR DR
86. pter 2 Installation Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail Pin Definitions Pin Definition i Definition 1 Nc Nc 3 Ground Data 5 Load Ground 7 Clock Note NC No Connections A OH Fan Fail LED amp w o o o o 9 5 U SATA SGPIO 1 ol oj ol ollollo erg C SATA SGPIO 2 o o om o oole E X8DTH Rev 2 01 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual System Management Bus SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is located at SUBUS1 on the mother Pin Definition 1 Data board Connect an appropriate cable round here to use the SMB connection on Clock your system No Connection PWR SMB Power
87. s are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the slots indicated above Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen items Set the correct configurations accordingly Type Select the type of a device connected to the system The options are Not In stalled 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 4 11 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 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 to and from devices one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer to and from the devices occur multiple sectors at a time if the devices supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable Mode progra
88. s are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Select Enable Install to set up a TPM ownership Select Clear to void a TPM ownership Select Disable Install to disable TPM ownership setup support The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disable Install and Clear 4 19 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM settings Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM settings The options are Don t Change Enabled and Disabled TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Enabled Disabled state TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is a used to monitor and manage system health from a remote site For more information please visit Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This section displays the BMC status codes 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 press the lt gt and lt gt keys to select an event from the even log and display the information Total Number o
89. samsara BEES o m o o e o ose ee Differences between X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF SATA2 ICH10R Yes Yes Yes Yes LSI SAS2 0 2008 Controller Yes Yes No No IPMI 2 0 w KVM No Yes No Yes Notes PMI 2 0 Winbond WPCM450 Controller the PHY chip and Dedicated LAN port w KVM support are available on the X8DTH 6F iF only For more information refer to the user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals e SAS2 0 LSI SAS2 0 2008 Controller SAS Ports 0 7 are available on the X8DTH 6 6F only For more information on LSI RAID Configuration refer to the LSI user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com sup port manuals 1 3 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Quick Reference
90. se JPL1 to enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Connector 2 E Jumper Cap 2 1 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port 1 2 Enable poco oo occa GOO 000000000 o o o o o o o oj oJ oJ olLollo O nmn ME O PI DIMMIB 4 99 CA O o 0 o ojlollol oj ol Lo SUPERO X8DTH Rev 2 01 simesepio SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from
91. socket 6 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the N plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap prop erly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Ship ment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the sock et pins Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation crew Install Screw 1 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Removing the 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 to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws ing a screwdriver to from the motherboard in the se
92. sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given on DIMM population in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 7 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Pages 2 7 and 2 8 to install your memory modules 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro 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 e An example of a Technical
93. the beep system 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on 1 continuous beep w System Overheat Front Panel OH LED on A 1 SUPERO X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items To install the Windows OS please refer to the Windows OS Installation Guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals amp SUPERMICRO X8DTH Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP j Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files S U PE R M I C C Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Intel 5520 Chipset X8DTH LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click th
94. the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings JWD plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable 0 5 E E 2 2 E you Ee a 1 o o o o SUPER X8DTH Rev 2 01 2 30 Bus to PCI Exp Slots Use Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 to connect the System Management Bus to PCI Express slots in
95. this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode Selecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compat ible and Enhanced Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear 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 ICH AHCI Code Base Available when AHCI is selected for Configure SATA 1 as Select Intel AHCI ROM to configure SATA 1 to support Intel AHCI ROM Select BIOS Native Module to configure SATA 1 to support BIOS Native Module mode The options are Intel AHCI ROM and BIOS Native Module 2 Configuration This feature is available when the option IDE is selected for SATA 1 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 in the system The option
96. to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio If set to Manual this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state The options are Auto and Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to moni tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 5 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If this item is set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the 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 fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if this option is set to Enabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to decide how to order the Multiple APIC Description Ta
97. ty and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual 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 gt South Bridge Configuration USB Functions Select Enabled to use onboard USB connections The Options are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Available when the item USB Functions is disabled This feature displays the current USB controller used in the motherboard Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 64 60 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 gt IDE SATA Configuration When
98. upply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 14 12V 2 483V 15 16 PS ON 4 45V 7 com 5 18 6 45V 7 20 Res 8 21 45V 9 22 45V 10 12V 28 45V Mo 12V 24 12 43 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 412V 5 through 8 Required A 24 pin ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d P2 DIMMSA 93 pel zn x o o o o o o o o o 04 P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM2A 20 PZDIMMIA o P2DIMMIB O SN ae Y a o a O P1 DIMM1B QPI DIMMSA OP1 DIMM2B NS AP RUPEE Fl dil d pet olrejre rejr
99. ure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components AN Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To avoid system overheating be sure to provide adequate air flow to the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Open Normal Jl2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI PCI E Slots Closed Closed Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JESI SAS2 0 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled X8DTH 6 6F only JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description Buzzer Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 1 2 FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 1 3 PWR LED Pins 4 7 Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JHB1 Front Panel IPMI Heartbeat LED Connection Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPI C1 Power Supply SMBbus Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 JWF1 JWOL1 KB MS LAN1 2 Dedicated LAN I SATAO I SATA5 RAIDKey SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 SMBUS1 SATA SGPIO 1 2 TPM Header USB 0 1 3 4 5 6 7
100. uto Demotion When this item is set to 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 this item is set to enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 re quests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled ACPI T State Select Enabled to report processor throttling in the ACPI The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER X8DTH 6 X8DTH 6F X8DTH i X8DTH iF User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Control CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Links Speed Use this item to select QPI data transfer speeds and enable disable QPI Fre quency selection If Slow mode is selected QPI Frequency will remain slow safe mode and cannot be selected the user If Full speed is selected the following item will be available for the user to select the QPI frequency The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Available when QPI Links Speed is set to Full speed This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 Select Enabled to lower power consumption during the QPI power state 105 and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 to run at a frequency other than what the system has detected Select Force SPD

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