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1. 59775959953518 PWR SMB 000000000000 o9 o oo Pus A D B IPMB SMB lo PUMA o lo ar o P1 DIMM1A o o e promis gres 40 rav B ER lo P2 DIMM1B o DANS nane cout 4 O P2 DIMMIA o ILANZ e BT E LANA Xo P2 DIMMPA E E e 0 Pz DIMMA E LAN 51 cm ineo 8 North Bridge H 5 IO 2r TPM Header 5 P potest Komuna 8013 PCI 33 MHz E All BMCNGA E 32 m Es em lt Bare a 23 5M gh sam E en me o ee esen Deos bere mec 285 Ez SEE a cal d ae aces is eat oa TPM Header A Trusted Platform Module header JTPM1 is located next to COM2 port to provide TPM support for system data security See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This header is avail 4 able on a R 2 00 or later version of mot
2. Eel e 20 19 o Groun NMI la x Power LED Vcc E ay d HDD LED Vcc E NIC1 LED Vcc om LL NIC2 LED Vcc p gt A OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground BE Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 17 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button _ 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 for pin definitions 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located ae oer ED Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 5V Ground
3. 0 6 5 0 5 1 4 4 VRD VRD as 5 6 PHASE 6 PHASE pe 1 1 1 EA PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 ze 82 ae 3 QPI 5 4 Optional PCI E X16 Ports 7 10 PHY 1 7 LAN 2 lt Port pK 82576 L 7 Ports intel 5520 024 PHY Option O Port LO N sas gt 8 Ports 0 3 LSI 1068 KN Option m NPorts A 43 4 PHY 1 LAN 1 PCI E X4 pods Porto 82576 Q PHY 2 EN W Slr Pore xs LLI ul DMI o 5 a E e 2 6 Intel ICH10R S PCI E X4 3 0 Gb SN lt Z N LANE 1 2 3 4 5 65 z 9 LANE6 6 USB 2 0 N 8 33MHz gt WPCM450 LPC 3 PCI33 SiO 1 PCI 33 SPI W83627 TPM HG MS COM1 COM2 External internal KB Block Diagram of the 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 3 Chipset Overview Built upon the capability of the Intel 5520 platform the X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8
4. ke uw S La r www 2 2 51013 CAPAS 6 Qum imon sS m cm Eum NS 221829 ay 5 2252888 b Sit POI sare kOe Q j pa 620 guo e eee EE 60000 j 9 eye e n WD 2 ras Ein Seren GIS emen dl roams P Birand E A TPM Header B DOM PWR 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 create 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 on and Open means the jumper is off the pins oy 4 GLAN Enable Disable Use JPL1 to enable or disable the GLAN Ports 1 amp 2 Use JPL2 to enable or disable the GLAN Ports 3 amp 4 on the X8DT3 i LN4F See the tables on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Chapter 2 Installation Connector Pins Jumper Cap 3 2 1 3 2 1 Setting GLAN 1 amp 2 Enable Jumper Set
5. AE 1 2 setting is 1 2 to enable the See the tabl the right for j ES ee the table on the right for jumper settings m Pere HU lo P1 DIMM3B o E 3 P 9 82 S 08 lo PI DIMMIA o erue le ZR E ES 8 a O P2 DIMM2B o e P2 DIMM3B e 0 P2 DIMMA North Bridge 8 Sew POLE zowie BA vn kesas Slot3 PCI 33 MHz 2 uu AS e O 2 31 VGA Enable Definition Enabled Disabled Default Enable SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual SAS Enable Disable X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SAS connections The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings 1 2 SAS Enabled Default SAS Disabled SAS RAID Select X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only SAS Config Select Jumper Settings Jumper JPS2 allows you to select RAID Jumper Setting Definition Configuration settings for the onboard Open Integrated Target Mode IT SAS connections See the table on the Closed Software RAID SR Default right for jumper settings Note For more informatio
6. jJ OH Fan LED i PWR LED S e 4 Ground D EEE bd E greffe ki aza esna SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A24 pin main power supply connector JPW3 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW1 JPW2 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 JPW1 JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Warning 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 JPW3 and the two 8 pin JPW1 JPW2 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard Power 24 pin Connector Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 43 3V 14 12V 2 483V 15 COM 16 PS ON 4 45V 7 com 5 18 COM 6 45V 9 7 20 Res NC 8 21 45V 9 22 45V 10 12 28 5 Mo 12V 24 12 43 3V Required 12V 8 pin PWR Connector
7. 2 13 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Front Panel USB USB 0 1 USB 2 3 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Pin Definitions 0 and USB 1 are located the 1 45V 7 back panel Additionally six USB 2 PO nections USB 2 3 4 5 6 7 on the 3 PO 3 motherboard to provide front chassis 4 Ground n access Cables are not included 5 N A See the tables on the right for pin definitions USB 4 6 USB 5 7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO P 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 pA e BEER 9 9 o o o o o o o o o o 0000 amp 2 Back anel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 4 Front Panel USB 3 5 5 Front Panel USB 4 5 6 Front Panel USB 6 7 OP o a 6 SS sj o 0115115151151 5 o o Ss Jl o J o
8. O P2 DIMM1B 0 P2 DIMM1A O P2 DIMM28 O P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B o 5 5 P2 DIMMSA Intel 5520 North Bridge TPM Headerg 92 LES2pes 2 5 LSI 1068E X bTa Models oriyil 25 1 ISATAS E A ar ooo ran deed uiti Series nev 201 go Slot1 PCI 2 2 26 Power SMB Connector Power System Management Bus FC Connector J6 monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB SMB A System Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at J5 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB connection on your system Chapter 2 Installation PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V SMB Header Pin Definitions 1 2 3 4 Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection
9. 2 33 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators GLAN LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard In addition LAN3 LAN4 are located on the X8DT3 i LN4F Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT3 i F Only In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedicat ed LAN is also located on the IO Backplane of the X8DT3 i F LN4F 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 SUPER X8DTS3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LNAF X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Activity icp LED Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Left LED State Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing Active Amber 1 Gbps LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Right LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps IPMI LAN models only Link LEDT geme LED IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Activity Right Amber Blinking Active Green Solid 100 Mbps 000000000000
10. PWR LED fore pem 3 Groun NMI E o o X x ol 2 Power LED Vcc Oy E HDD LED 1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drive ac tivities on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions dat Pend amp lo Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definit
11. ut 8 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Two COM connections COM1 amp COM2 are located on the motherboard COM1 is located on the Backplane lO panel COM2 is located next to the onboard battery to provide additional onboard serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to provide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Pin 1 Definition Pins Definition DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are KERE Pin Definition located at on the IO backplane In addition LAN 3 LAN4 are supported on the X8DT3 i LN4F A dedicated _ u O LAN is also located t
12. Hecra y Eka nan G ka d ke bek r 1 12 1 8 Super an 1 12 1 9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F m E E 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation EEE kk kk kk K 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 3 Installing a CPU Heatsink i i i ete eee ki kanan nak ba ate ood e kanan nik uan b ka 2 5 2 4 Memo ln Stall ALO a a 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors lO POFES inier 2 12 1 Back Panel Connectors lO Ports 2 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 2 13 Winiversal seriall Bus USB siv cin y R haya kan Ab W K 2 14 Serial POMS ww gt gt xbmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 2 15 Video 2 15 Eih rneb POMS creer nerd 2 16 2 Front Control 2 17 3 Front Control Panel Pin 2 18 nee e E 2 18 Power LED kak aa ni kb ka xanay LE S lad ka 2 18 ADD LE san pis un n k
13. Vcc Reset Reset Button SUPER Series 201 PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located _ Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it toa Pin Definition hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 3 Reset Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys Pin Definitions JF1 tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To Signal turn off the power when set to suspend 3V Standby mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 19 E Groun o x Power LED 1 4 O HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED
14. P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A lo P1 DIMM2B lo PI DIMMIA 1 o o A LAN1 2 LEDs LAN3 4 LEDs X8DT3 i LN4 B Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT3 i F LN4F JOH BT P2 DIMM1B O P2 DIMM1A O P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B 0115115151515 P2 DIMM3A E LAN CTRL UPER X8DT3 i Series dato Bes mime Le Fans SAS Heartbeat Activity LED Indicators Two Onboard SAS LED are located on the motherboard LES1 is SAS Heart beat LED and LES2 is SAS Activity LED When LES1 is blinking SAS con nections function normally When this LES2 is blinking SAS connections are active See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at D1 on the motherboard When D1 is blinking BMC functions normally See the tables at right for more information Onboard SAS LED Indicators LES1 LES2 Settings LED Color LES1 LES2
15. 9 i E Ni Net 2 9 u LL m p lo Slott PCI 33MHz L k ca RAS EP OM SEES os olo do done IDE SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Internal Buzzer SP1 Internal Speaker Pin Definition The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca tions of the Internal Buzzer 5 1 Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Alarm Speaker Pin 2 Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used Speaker Connector for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Please note that the speaker con nector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker A Internal Speaker Buzz
16. Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DTi X8DTi F X8DTi LN4F e Two 2 SAS cable for SATA SAS Backplane CBL 0097L 02 For X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00027 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual i SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual SUPERO X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based the Jatest 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 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F Layout KB MOUSE m o o o 00000000000 355oi ooo lt ans o o o o 9 9 o o o o oo
17. P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A 6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed TT TT Te TT se Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 0 6 p vs Jia jea s daf HEL DIMMs Memory Support The X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F supports up to 192 GB Registered ECC DDR3 or up to 48 GB Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs Please note that Memory Speed support depends on the type of CPU used in the motherboard DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Support for the motherboards w 5500 Series Processors installed RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 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 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Mixing SR DR QR 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in Ranks per DIMM Slots Populated Unb Unbuffered MHz Mixing any per per Channel combination Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank
18. Notes 1 LAN Port 3 LAN Port 4 and LAN Controller 2 are for the X8DT3 i LN4F only IPMI Dedicated LAN is for X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F only 2 SAS connectors jumpers and the LSI 1068E chip are available on the X8DT3 F LN4F only For SAS RAID configuration refer to the LSI User Guide posted on our website 9 http www supermicro com support manuals 3 IPMI 2 0 and the Dedicated LAN w KVM support are available on the X8DT3 i F LN4F only For more information please refer to the user guide posted on our website http Awww supermicro com support manuals 1 3 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Motherboard Layout KB MOUSE Zr Booo lO O O 0 0 00 0 000 oook so oo 5 ang Fam o o o o 9 o o o o o o o o o o ky 9 o o 9 Q9 8 8 R Jbvi2 JeWs PWI A Bo Bo P1 DIMM3A a QO 5 O CP an as gs lp 9 E23 P1 DIMM3B O P gs P1 DIMM2A g O O os d lo P1 DIMM2B 9 8 9 P1 DIMM1A 2 Q ogol o P1 D
19. EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel Turbo Boost Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Performance Watt Select Select Power Optimized to use the Turbo Boost mode after the system has been in the PO state for more than 2 seconds Select Traditional to use the Turbo Boost mode when the system has been in the PO state less than 2 seconds The options are Power Optimized and Traditional Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package Limit Setting Available when C State support is enabled If this option is set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When 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 4 7 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual C3 Auto Demotion When this item is set to enabled the CPU will conditiona
20. x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring memory sparing and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset e Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction 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 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 1 4 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will resoond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F All have an onboard System Hard ware Monitor chip that
21. 2 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis 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 6 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 hea
22. Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required 6000000005 99 o o o o o o o oo P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B COMI P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B PI DIMMIA ojo eere P1 DIMM1B o o SJ o 2 24 ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d P2 DIMM1B OP2 DIMMIA O P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A PCI E 2 0 x16 LAN CTRL Slots PCI 33 MHz X8DT3 Series nev 201 Ji2G2 Slott PCI 33MHz O P2 DIMM3B 0115151511515 P2 DIMM3A Intel 5520 North Bridge Models ony 25 j ESATAS LSATAS G 9 TAA LES2 p pal ESI Header 1068E J 7 ego 5450 3 9 lab Buses meam 5 ean Bami RS 20987 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header This motherboard has six chassis system Pin Definitions fan headers 1 to Fan6 and two CPU Pin Defin
23. Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SA TA 5 are located at JS1 JS6 on the motherboard These ports provide serial link signal connections which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Ports X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 located at JSM1 JSM2 provide Serial Attached SCSI connections on the X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F See the layout below for SAS port locations Serial ATA Pin Definitions Pin Definition oc A WO Ground TX_N Ground RX_N RX_P Ground Note 1 For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please 4 refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For more information on LSI SAS RAID configuration please refer to the 151 MegaRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals A I SATAO B I SATA1 I SATA2 D I SATA3 X8DT3 i Series ne
24. e NI m JI2C oo T 2 0 5 2262889 Slott PCI 33MHz f 0 e JRE o Lago 51 52 Me d 5 0 eran TERT TEN 2 25 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO Two SGPIO Serial Link General Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers Pin Definition Pin Definition T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located NC 2 NC the motherboard These headers Ground 4 Data support serial link interfaces for the ead 6 onboard SATA and SAS connectors ties the table on the right for pin defini Note MG tions Refer to the board layout below for the location I Button Optional for X8DT3 F LN4F only An onboard located next to USB Ports 2 3 is an 1 wire computer chip enclosed in a durable stainless steel can l Button stores instruc tions provides electronic interface and allows HostRAID to operate with Mega RAID firmware 8 A T SGPIO 1 us B T SGPIO 2 Button Optional for X8DT3 models only 000000000000 occi 000000000000 ki 5 a PT DIMMSA P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMMIA o P1 DIMMZA o o o P1 DIMM1B
25. e 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbufered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 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 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended SR or DR Mixing SR DR Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB
26. 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 button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header 1 1 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 7 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
27. 1 T SGPIO 2 TPM Header USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pin Secondary PWR 24 pin ATX PWR See Warning Wake On LAN Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports See Note 5 on P 1 4 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 X8DT3 F LN4F only Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Trusted Platform Module TPM Header for R 2 0 amp later Universal Serial Bus USB Ports VGA VGA Connector LED Description D1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator LE1 Onboard Standby LED Indicator LES1 LES2 SAS LEDs LES1 SAS Heartbeat LES2 SAS Activity LEDs To provide adequate power to the system be sure to connect JPW1 JPW2 and JPW3 to the power supply Refer to the warning on 1 12 for more information 1 5 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor support ing two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GB s per direction Memory e DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of DDR3 Reg ECC or up to 48 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz memory in 12 slots Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including the 5520 North Bridge and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots e One PCI E 2 0 x16 slot Slot 4 X8DTi X8DTi F only e Three PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 slots Slot 5 Slot 6 and Slot 4 for X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DTi
28. 11 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable 1 0 Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 4 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s 16 6 MB s See the table below PIO Mode Select Options Option Selected PIO Mode Max Transfer Rate owes 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 UDMA5 Ult
29. 3 LN4 only e One PCI E x4 slot Slot 2 or Two PCI E 2 0 x8 slots for X8DTi X8DTi F Two 32 bit PCI 33 slot Slot 1 and Slot 3 BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM e PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 Wakeup USB Key board support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12Vcc V 5Vin and Battery Voltage e Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores e System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control e Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction System resource alert Supero Doctor III ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard l O Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment Note 1 LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports with RAID 5 optional For X8DT3 F LN4F Note 2 In
30. BMC Heartbeat LED Indicators Chapter 2 Installation Blinking SAS Normal Blinking SAS Active LED Definition PSHE TES oo 18935551515515 _ JPW3 dewr o a 5 pra o lo P1 DIMM1A o cpuz 6 eu rav 5 JO sx P2 DIMM1B Hans OP2 DIMM1A nmn E o lo P2 DIMM3B ol gt LAN E CTRL Slot5 PCI E 2 0x8 in x16 Intel 5520 North Bridge CTRL UPER 6 X8DT3 i Series rev 2 01 Jer pss 64 j FT Zo 0 9S9 o 0 pomo 00 TSATAT ie san 2 35 Blinking BMC Normal A SAS Heartbeat LED B SAS Activity LED C BMC Heartbeat LED SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord
31. E3E3 r o zz EW o Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Dedicated LAN X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F only COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN for X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F only 0 Gigabit LAN 2 1 Gigabit LAN 4 for X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F only See Section 2 5 for details E EE gt EE gt 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 0 1 the moth erboard See the table at right for pin definitions SUPER X8DT3 i Series ne zar Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definition KB Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 5V KB Clock 5 No Connection 6 VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Definition Mouse Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 5V Mouse Clock No Connection 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green
32. Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature is used to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specifications and ACPI settings for the motherboard Select Modern Ordering if XP or a newer ver sion of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering if 2000 or an earlier version is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Max CPUID Value Limit This feature is used to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled for the Windows OS Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled an
33. KBIMOUSE 899999999999 Ez o legoe cooo 9b JPWS wo 685 PT DIMNA o E 9 am fo PI DIMMSB o B r Nes AB PI DIMMGA o E o o P1 DIMM2B o 98 98 lo o erue O o P1 DIMMTB o Ol Kal grani ean Can lo P2 DIMM1B HANS nnn cur R o O P2 DIMMTA XR ILANZ lo O P2 DIMM2E LANA Se 0 P2 DIMMZA lo 0 2 Go P2 DIMMGA LAN z cm Inte 5520 Bridge a El 9 PCHE 20 x16 o an TPM Header cm lu 1 LES2pe paLEST iQ lo Slot3 PCI 33 MHz P2222 m g oers g e 25 oe eoe BMC VGA D Her 068E i z3 i Medels ony 291 r3 sas om om IS om c E Comm domed Ur TSAR TERT TERR 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard You Pin Definition 1 5V Standby must also have a LAN card with a 2 Ground Wake On LAN connector and a cable 3 Wake up to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Overheat LED Fan
34. Pin 1 2 short SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 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 WO0000000000 wooo 000000000000 a coool S 89 P1 DIMM3A o B Watch Dog Enable Pr DIMMSB P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM28 P1 DIMM1A 1 1 10 o o P1 DIMM1B O P2 DIMM1
35. VT UTF8 Combo as the keyboard type to send commands from a remote console The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature specifies the length of time in seconds to display memory informa tion The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec System Health Configuration 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 temperature pre defined 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 ad equate 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 LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as pr
36. have high CPU clock rates The X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to 24 pin JPW3 and the two 8 pin JPW1 JPW2 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 ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 8 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data
37. o o o o o o o 8 9 Jpwe PWS e Pi Al 25 P1 DIMM3A o o 5 Rej ge ant gg 5 ga P1 DIMM3B 0 Melon Em 2 o P1 DIMM2A 0 O 8 P1 DIMM2B 58 S 08 P1 DIMM1A cPu2 O o P1 DIMM1B 0 ici O O O 8 e FAN O O LANT O a O P2 DIMM1B AN DOR Os O P2 DIMM1A LANE 5 LANA E O P2 DIMM2B 3o See P2 DIMM2A o O P2 DIMM3B IT 95 5 Q9 eo P2 DIMM3A Slot6 PCI E 2 0x8 300009606990000 LAN 5 CTRL Intel 5520 6 N _ 6 Ip D oo North Bridge 99 5 E u 1 1 9 29 3 82229 104 PCI E 2 0 x16 o Wee LAN Headers 298888989 e e I lii LES2pa paLESt m ar Slot3 PCI 33 MHz XBDT3 LN4F A n XL JETI E 00000 0000000000000000000 BMC VGA 3 53354 E Loc Pese NN B tet 91011 PCI 33MHz 075500 id e satail JWFT d 5 EPIS See 020200 O lt pen 658 O O ses O es 1251294298 JUSB3 70582 FSATAZ T SATAZ FSATAU Differences between the models X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F SATA ICH10R Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SAS 1068E Yes No Yes No Yes No I Button Optional No Optional Optional No IPMI 2 0 w KVM No No Yes Yes Yes Yes LAN3 LAN4 amp No No No No Yes Yes JPL2 Jumper
38. 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 Notes 1 The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair 2 For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website http Awww 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 Question How do handle the used battery Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 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 Author
39. 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 socket 6 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap 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 Chapter 2 Installation 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 crew Screw 2 Install Screw 1 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 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 co
40. this feature to specify the sequence of Boot Device Priority The settings are 1st boot device 5th boot device and Disabled gt Hard Disk Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and available HDDs i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive gt Removable Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled CD DVD Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive gt USB Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive gt Network Drives Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive 4 25 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit After you have changed the system configuration settings select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system configura tion parameters can take effect Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Disc
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42. yan nA K 2 19 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators nln xna kak Keskan nne daxa E e H kera nenne 2 19 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED sse 2 20 Power Fail LED s ss n nn menan kina ai na kanan i 2 20 Et S BHO 2 21 Power Button b n nsan bakin ine bakin nab ba ki hak n dank da ba a band b ka k rad ak Ha ab baka 2 21 2 6 2 22 Power despere kel nete e r yeee n a na ke YOU m xu se bedra 2 22 Fan 12 2 23 Table of Contents T 2 23 Internal Spe nabn kab n a ba eee n LA dik k 2 24 Power M EN 2 24 2 25 Overheat LED Fan Fail 2 25 T SGPIO T T 2 26 I Button Optional for X8DT3 F LN4F only 2 26 Power SMB 2 27 IPMB SMB q 2 27 TEM Headers 2 28 DOM Power CODFPBCIO a 2 28 2 7 Jumper Settings RR 2 29 Explanation of cT 2 29 GLAN Ernable Disabl n pkk Mak na 2 29 d cie cer 2 30 Wateh Dog Ensble Disable tuis eap mars l k send kane ma 2 30 Bus to PGI EXD S DIS cuiii E tran te dana E kak UAE
43. 2 1 Unb ECC NON ECC DDR3 800 1066 1333 SRor DR 2 2 Unb ECC NON ECC DDRS Note 800 1066 Mixing SR DR Note 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Memory Support for the Motherboards w 5600 Processors Installed e 1 5 DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbufered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DRzDual Rank QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 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 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended SR or DR Mixing SR DR SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual
44. 2 31 VGA EnaD 6 5 x ai uannn Hln h kan keban aya l nan i kun ne naben n n nn kun Ak nan kn 2 31 SAS Enable Disable X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only 2 32 SAS RAID Select X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F only 2 32 BG el ey 2 33 2B Onboard LED IngiIpalils 5 n Hirai ee eee em eee 2 34 EE N r go or rrr r zz 2 34 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT3 i F LN4F Only 2 34 SAS Heartbeat Activity LED 2 35 BMC Heartbeat rc 2 35 Onb srd Power 2 36 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS 2 37 IBI oda der dida m l kal ndi 2 37 SOOM eA ATA sut TD 2 38 SAS Ports X8DT3 X8DT3 F X8DT3 LN4F oniy 2 38 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures i sphere kk kk 3 1 Before P Hn 3 1 No POWT 3 1 INO isdn aaea 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration u EE 3 2 ETTOIS eiie eoe EX RR 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures KAR 3 2
45. 8MB 3 1 2 The default setting is 1 44MB 3 1 2 Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port 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 IRQ5 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ5 2E8 IRQ3 and 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infrared Data is an industry standard for remote control de vices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infrared devices 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Serial Port3 Address This option specifies the base port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 3 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 3E8 IRQ5 to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its port address and IRQ 5 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled and 3E8 IRQ5 Remote Access Con
46. ARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The 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 o
47. B CPU O P2 DIMMIA O P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B lo b lo b NH P2 DIMM3A Intel 5520 North Bridge pcre 2 0 x16 LAN CTRL d Slot3 PCI 33 MHz ICHIOR South Bridge X8DT3 i Series rev 2 01 lo Slott PCI 38MHz en ZEE see ee IST 2 30 12 Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 and 2 2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI Express slots The default setting is Open to disable the connec tion See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable the onboard VGA connector The default Chapter 2 Installation to PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumper Settin 1 2 2 3 g Definition Enabled Disabled Default Jumper Settings Jumper Setting
48. DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems with configura tion optimized for workstations High Performance Computing HPC systems and intensive applications The 5520 platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processor the 5520 North Bridge and the ICH10R South Bridge With the QuickPath Interconnect controller built in the 5520 platform is the first dual processing platform that offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface to replace the current Front Side Bus Technology substan tially enhancing system performance with increased bandwidth and scalability The 5520 North Bridge connects to each processor through an independent Quick Path Interconnect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for data transferring in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 The 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the 5520 platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Avail ability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC
49. Fail JOH1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition The JOH1 header is used to connect 1 5vDC an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure OH Fan Fail LED occurs Refer to the table on right for PIU TIMORE pin definitions OH Active State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail prr o o o o 9 o o o o o o o o o o o j oooo T9 2 x mw 9 EE B Overheat Fan Fail 5 zr Overneat ran P1 DIMM2A o LED 1 2 e ELLE 8 CPU2 Li 1 Pr DIMM Je EE EI ran zz LAST mar 0 P2 DIMM1B Pans nane cpur e OPZ DIMMIA XX 0 P2 DIMM2B Se O P2 DIMMZA e P2 DIMMSB gt e Qo O P2 DIMMGA LAN z cm Intel 5520 BM Nort Bridge a 8 ES g SEE sou PCHE 2 0 gt gt TPM Hear crm LES2p PALES 59298 lt X Z Jm E e
50. IMM1B O lt 9 9889 99 998 O 3 Fan8 CPU1 FAN O LANT ARAS o P2 DIMM1B LANE ARE CPU1 o OP2 DIMM1A O g EANA TE 0 P2 DIMM2B N4 gO s P2 DIMM2A 0 P2 DIMM3B 6 gt P2 DIMM3A Slot6 PCI E 2 0x8 LAN 199 5 CTRL 91015 PCI E 2 0x8 in x16 Intel 5520 99 Fes 5 5 Less North Bridge o 9 i 0 n a 5999980 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 perry LAN TPM 25358858 e cTRL mm LES2pa pales Q SRE EON N i SEC o LSI EW CA 1068E 3 os CTRL Bel eme X8DT3 Models P Slot PCI 33MH 22202 ied 3 lot PCI 33MHz 5 6 es LSATAS LSATA ko 9 BS op olo e o o USB4 5 2 uooo JPS1JPS db demise ped arai 11 TCATAT TT Tr 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 For IPMI configuration please refer to the Winbond BMC User s Guide posted on our website http Awww supermicro com support manuals 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 Also refer to Chapter 2 for detailed infor mation on the onboard components 4 When LE1 is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power c
51. OS Error Beep Codes Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Video adapter missing or with faulty memory 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on A 1 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix 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 Note To install the Windows OS please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals SUPERMICRO X8DT3 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Tylersburg Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Intel 5520 Chipset LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager X8DT3 Intel Matris Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor lll SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time Y For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Not
52. PMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This displays the status code of the BMC micro controller IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the IPMI Firmware Revision Number currently used in this system gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and press lt Enter gt to display the information as shown in the screen e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type e Event Timestamp Generator ID e Event Message Format Version e Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the lt Enter gt key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel 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 Conf
53. SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 3 3 Frequently Asked QUOSUOfIS sky kak nar alay ikak kesk 3 3 34 Returning Merchandise for Eke 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 MIL O O CU ON m a 4 1 4 2 T e 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurat OnsS EEE 4 4 4 4 Security Settings ERST 4 23 4 5 Boot C nlflgUratiO pr ka wl SEESE 4 24 S EXIDODIIBIS 4 26 Appendix BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes 2 becas b bae tere A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B Installing Software Programs B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor tnit teo patet pn E patere ana nrbt detnr B 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 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 e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L e One 1 USB cable CBL 0083L e One 1 Serial COM cable CBL 010L
54. SUPERO SUPERO X8DT3 SUPERO X8DTi SUPERO X8DT3 F SUPERO X8DTi F SUPERO X8DT3 LN4F SUPERO X8DTi LNAF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2a 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 HARDW
55. Select 4 Second Override for the system to 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 to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog Timer If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will reboot the system when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings Ratio CMOS Setting 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 Ration CMOS settings differ depending on the type of the CPU installed in the system The default setting is the maximum ratio allowed for the type of CPU installed in the system 4 5 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State support C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a
56. The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com 447 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Voltage Monitoring CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12V 5V and Battery Voltage 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 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 1 Fan8 Re
57. ables before removing or installing components 5 To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 6 JPB BMC Enable jumper JWF1 DOM PWR connector TPM Trusted Platform Module header the 5600 Series processors and 1 35V DIMM modules are supported by the Rev 2 00 or later version motherboard 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 Jl2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots 2 3 Disabled JPB BMC Enable for models Pins 1 2 Enabled for R 2 00 amp later board JPG1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 amp LAN 3 4 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP2 for LN4 models JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled Note 5 P 1 4 JPS2 SAS RAID Enable Closed SR RAID Enabled Note5 P1 4 JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector Button I Button for data storage optional for X8DT3 F LN4F only J5 IPMB Header for an IPMI card J6 Power Supply SMBbus Header JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 4 7 Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JWF1 DOM Disk On Module Power Header for R 2 0 amp later JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 JWOL LAN1 2 LAN 3 4 IPMI Dedicated LAN I SATA5 SAS 0 3 4 7 T SGPIO
58. ading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces through Fans Fan7 is CPU1 Fan and Fan8 is CPU2 Fan 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 Enabled 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 Use this feature 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 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS APIC ACPI SCI IRQ If set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to use the system to function without a keyboard monitor and or mouse 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 OS Select NUMA for SLES 11 for better CPU perfor mance on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Serv
59. ard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 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 each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep 8 beeps 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on Error Message Refresh Memory error Display memory read write error System Overheat BI
60. before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not Green System Power On wooo Wo90009000090 cd wooo n 9000 oooooooooooo f oooo TIPWS mo CE o o pet P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A o o o El 1 28 o 8 5 PIDIMMIA o 6 GAN PIDIMMIB o o ESI grani ean o o SO ann LANT MARS lo 0 P2 DIMMIB Dd lo 0 P2 DIMMIA s LANZ ARA lo 0 P2 DIMM2B LANA annel pO lo P2 DIMM2A lo O P2 DIMM3B Qo P2 DIMVSA LAN gl cm inte 5520 Nor Bridge P 2 uw TPM Header S P om LES2pa SoB PCI38MHZ 0792555 SO xenras n Hera ae m 5 N Slot PCI 33MHz L1 JWD susp gal S a 2 4 Onboard PWR LED LE1 connected A Onboard Power LED Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS Connections Note the following whe
61. d Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit support which will allow the pro cessor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft websites for more information Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Intel AES NI Available when supported the OS and CPU If set to Enabled Intel AES NI will add new encryption features to help accelerate AES SW application providing code authorization and signature verification to enhance system security The default is Disabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft websites for more information Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s website for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel EIST Technology
62. d Super capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet Phy module The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface buses SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 comp
63. e 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click 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 by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill 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 Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take precedenc
64. e onboard USB connections The Options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Available when the item USB Functions is disabled This feature displays the current USB controller used in the motherboard The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Reserved Page Rout Select PCI to use the PCI communication mode for the USB connections Select LPC to use the LPC mode for the USB connections The options are PCI and LPC gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration Select Compatible to set SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode Select Enhanced to set SATA 1 to native SATA
65. e over the BIOS settings 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 settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display 1 Health Information B 2 Appendix Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor 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_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at htip www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il gt 3 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Notes B 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and
66. edefined 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 CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather t
67. er 11 The options are Enabled Disabled and NUMA for SLES11 WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms to reduce system crashes caused by hardware er rors and to improve system recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled 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 synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Trusted Computing TCG TPM Trusted Platform Module Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Enabled Disabled state SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt I
68. f California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 2s Release Date Dec 20 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 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform built in the X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for high end servers High Performance Computing HPC systems and i
69. figuration Remote Access Select Enabled to enable Remote Access support The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 COM2 and COM3 Base Address IRQ This item displays the base address and IRQ of the serial port used for Console Redirection 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 when the Boot Loader is active The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 4 15 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to use
70. h a new one No Video 1 the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 3 1 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When Code is issued by the system check the following 1 3 2 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered ECC or Unbuf fered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recom mended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make
71. han by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2
72. he X8DT3 i F 20 18 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED X8DT3 i LN4F to provide KVM sup m Yellow 43V38B port for IPMI 2 0 All these ports ac 5 TDI u LED cept RJ45 type cables Note Please Yellow 3V3SB refer to the LED Indicator Section for 6 TD24 15 Ground LAN LED information 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 KOC i 2 LAN2 a 2 3 LAN3 X8DT3 i LN4F only UO 4 X8DT3 i LN4F only 5 LAN5 X8DT3 i F LN4F only SUPER XBDT3 Series za Qe c Im E ee 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins
73. herboard DOM Power Connector A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module Devices is located at JWF1 Connect the appropriate cable here to provide power support SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual TPM Header Pin Definitions Pins Definition Pin Definition 1 2 LFRAME 4 lt KEY gt 5 LRESET 6 5V X 7 LAD3 LAD 2 9 10 LADI 11 LADO 12 GND 1 SMB_CLK4 14 15 43V DUAL 16 17 GND CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ X DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 45V Ground Ground for your DOM devices Note This header is avail able 2 00 later version of motherboard 99999999999 Er 000000000000 e 1 o amr P1 DIMM3B 0 PI DIMMZA o e P1 DIMM2B o e P1 DIMM1A o o crue P1 DIMMIB o cud H 8 o 0 P2 0IMMIB o CPU1 lo 0 P2 DIMM1A oo lo O P2 DIMM2B o 29 88 o 0 P2 DIMM2A l lo O P2 DIMM3B z S gt a KY 6 9 P2 DIMM3A o Intel 5520 North Bridge Rev 201
74. his item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed AMI BIOS Core Version This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system e CPU 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 e 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 Size This item displays the memory size detected by the BIOS SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Features 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 is used to select the bootup screen between POST messages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to displa
75. iguration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Config command This is initially set to 1 Press or on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source This features allows the user to decide how an IP address is assigned to a client computer or network device Select DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allow a client computer or device to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server that manages a pool of IP addresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon time out or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be reassigned to a new client Select Static Static Allocation to allow the host server to allocate an IP address based on a table containing MAC Address IP Address pairs that are manually entered probably by a network administrator Only clients with a MAC address listed in the MAC IP Address Table will be assigned an IP address The IP Address allocated to the client is on a longer term basis than that assigned by the DHCP mentioned in the other option The options are DHCP and Static gt IP Address Configuration This submenu displays the following IP Address Configuration inf
76. ion 45V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 2 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc IC1 LED Vcc Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED Cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Ground 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 FERRE 20 19 5 H o o X Os Power LED HDD LED NMI X Vcc Vcc Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc Vcc
77. ion Tables on Pages 2 8 2 9 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 place in the slot Repeat for all modules Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot orea eats 0 ds To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at To Remove the bottom Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near botlr ends af Top View of DDR3 Slot the module This Jl should release it Release Tab Release Tab from the slot 2 7 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU1 installed memo J mowwa 6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU2 installed Er 3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A
78. ition fans Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard All 1 Ground these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal 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 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation 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 E A Fan 1 E Fan 2 lo P1 DIMM2A o o 3 lo P1 DIMM28 o o KESI TENA 8 o E cpu D Fan 4 i B E Fan 5 o o F Fan 6 ii b SEZONA Fan 7 CPU2 Fan d G r Fan 8 CPU1 Fan Qi mem 3 Chassis Intrusion North Bridge g 5 2 CTRL LES2pa pait St los E
79. ives The options are Disabled and Enabled SR IOV Supported Select Enabled to enable Single Root Virtualization SR IOV support that works in conjunction with the Intel Virtualization Technology and allow multiple operating systems running simultaneously within a single computer via natively share PCI 4 13 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Express devices in order to enhance network connectivity and performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 6 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 6 Option ROM which will allow you to boot the computer from a PCI device installed on a PCI slot The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature allows the user to select the onboard LAN Option ROM type The op tions are iSCSI and PXE LAN1 Option ROM LAN2 Option ROM LAN3 Option ROM LAN4 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 or LAN4 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the system as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 8
80. ization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 LN4 X8DTi LN4 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 Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Ultility 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 are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Gra
81. le Jumper JPB allows you to enable or Jumper Settings disable embedded the WPCM 450 Jumper Setting Definition BMC Controller Baseboard Manage Pins 1 2 BMC Enabled Default ment Controller to support IPMI 2 0 Pins 2 3 BMC Disabled on theX8DT3 i F LN4F The default set ting is Open to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Note This header is available 4 on aR 2 00 or later version of motherboard A BMC Enable 000000000000 coool 33 TIPW3 x o o 3 o 9 o o 1 28 o 8 98 lo cpu o lo P1 DIMM1B o o per o crud g 8 mm 3 m remm b ETT o o o o 0 Pa 0 Pz DMGE e e 0 P2 DIMMGA o LAN z om E North Bridge 8 E 55 tiq Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x16 o E Um LOS c a sesPOisSMHz 066 LES2pa paLest lor 803 PCI 33 MHz pog 2 88098589 mm Models on
82. lly demote C6 or C7 re quests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below gt CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Links Speed Use this feature to select QPI s data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT LOs and L1 Select Enabled to lower QPI power state LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected to run at acertain speed The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirroring and Lockstep Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirroring The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in Channel 1 and Channel 2 memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in
83. mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature is used to select the drive type for SATA 1 Select RAID Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware and configure SATA 1 as an Intel s SATA RAID device Select RAID Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware and configure SATA 1 as an Adaptec s SATA RAID device The options are IDE RAID Intel RAID Adaptec and AHCI SATA 2 Configuration Select Enhanced to set SATA 2 to the native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Press lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for details Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Use this feature to select the type of device connected to the system The op tions are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto 4
84. n connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located next to the Super I O chip on the mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions X8DT3 i Serie Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 177 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32
85. n on LSI SAS RAID configuration please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals wo0000000000 sedi mooo SAS Enable 5 Enable ang Fans o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o j coool Ji TJPWS x lt gt 10 9 n B SAS RAID Config lo P1 DIMM3B o E Select o o a lo PI DIMNZS o 8 3 9 08 lo o epus O o Per o ES crud 3g ES i o a B LAN lo P2 DIMM1B o Pans 22 OQ P2 DIMM1A ER e 0 P2 DIMM2B 9 o lo P2 DIMMZA o lo P2 DIMM3B 9 ES e e 2 9 Intel 5520 North Bridge PCIE 2 0 x16 9 LAN TPM pe YAN 880 BALES los Slot3 PCI 33 MHz 55555 ga 9 n XBOTSI LNAF 8 E Q e OUS Dd X8DT3 i Series nev 21 aeo N CERE 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation BMC Enable BMC Enab
86. ntensive applications Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians The 5600 Series processors are supported by a Rev 2 00 or later version motherboard 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 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself X ma bonds Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to
87. o Doctor Il 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 6 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with the Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Operating System 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
88. of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Memory Availability Table Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 3 99 GB BIOS Local APIC 4 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 GB APIC 4 Kbytes 4 3 99 GB Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 GB Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB 1 2 84 Memory available for the OS amp other 2 84 GB applications SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 e Li
89. ormation Parameter Selector This item displays the parameter of your IP Address configuration 4 21 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual IP Address This item displays the IP address of this computer The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection MAC Address Configuration This submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address configuration MAC Address This item displays the MAC address of this computer which are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 D separated by dots The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Current MAC Address in BMC This item displays the current MAC address used for your IPMI connection gt Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Subnet Masks configuration Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection If Static is selected the subnet mask setting can be entered The value of each three digit number separated b
90. parallel Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Demand Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme that allows the processor to write cor rected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the processor The options are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Enabled and Dis abled gt North Bridge Configuration This feature is used to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge chip Intel I OAT The Intel I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU over head by leveraging CPU architectural usage 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 frequen
91. ra 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 support 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Bus Master Select Enabled for the BIOS to use PCI bus mastering to read from and write to IDE dr
92. rd 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 Use this feature to set the user s access level The options are e Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility e View Only allows the user to access to the Setup Utility but cannot change the fields Limited allows the user to change limited fields such as Date and Time e No Access prevents the user from accessing the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered The options are Setup and Always 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority Use
93. rd 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 Using a screwdriver to from the motherboard in the se 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 use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink EK Remove Screw 2 5 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink 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 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro web site 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 two DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For optimal memory performance please install 3 memory modules of the same type and same speed at a time with the maximum of 12 modules See the Memory Installat
94. rs 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 by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the types of memory can be supported by my board Answer This motherboard has 12 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Regis tered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM modules Please follow all memory installation instructions in Chapter 2 Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our 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 3 3 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file lf you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Please note that this
95. separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem conirol 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 soeed 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 9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DT3 i F X8DT3 i LN4F 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 oriente
96. supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12Vcc V 5Vin and Battery Voltage Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error mes sage is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under 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 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate A airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction environment or used with Super
97. sure to follow the instructions given in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Section 2 4 Chapter 2 to install your memory modules Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 web site http Awww supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up e System configuration e A Technical Support form can be downloaded at http www supermicro com support contact cfm e Distributo
98. tel 82576EB dual port Gigabit Ethernet controllers support Giga bit LAN ports an additional 82576EB is available on the X8DT3 i LN4F only One floppy port interface and two COM ports 1 header 1 port One Port supported by the WPCM450 BMC Controller PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Backpanel USB Ports 2 Front USB Headers and 2 Type A Headers Super Winbond W83627HG IPMI 2 0 with full KVM support X8DT3 i F LN4F only Note 3 Other Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 12 00 L x 13 00 W 304 80 mm x 330 20 mm Note 1 For SATA HostRAID configuration instructions please refer to the Intel SATA User s Guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For LSI SAS RAID configuration instructions please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User s Guide posted at http www supermicro com sup port manuals Note 3 For IPMI configuration instructions refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted at http Awww supermicro com support manuals Ter SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual
99. the components g Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer 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 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 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 GUI V rrr 1 1 1 3 Chipset OVerv W PN S 1 9 D Eu sco 1 10 1 5 PO Health eisdem 1 10 1 6 KA KA A 1 11 Tez Power SUPP san a skin
100. tings JPL1 Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled Hosa sooo o o o o 85995999999999 9 o o o o o o o o o o o j IPW mooo 75 oooo D e TT EEE 5 ta p PRADA 0 5 o Proms o 3 PUMA 9 crue PH o E ES ol gus He cPU FAN FER 1 LANs o P2 DIMM1B oJ crus o O P2 DIMM1A o Lanz LANA O a O P2 DIMM2B ol gO o 0 P2 DIMM2A o o P2 DIMM3B o e e 0 P2 DIMMGA o SEC LAN cm E North Bridge H g 999930 Slots PCIE 2 0 x16 2 D TAN TPM Header LES2pa Les lo Slot3 PCI 33 MHz f versina e E H 286 N E amo Models only 2 E panipani Rem awo 8099 aliis anca 3 Fan 2 29 GLAN 3 amp 4 Enable Jumper Settings JPL2 Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN 1 amp 2 Enable B GLAN 3 amp 4 Enable For X8DT3 i LN4F only
101. tly 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 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 and 120 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 4 9 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to 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 gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge settings USB Functions Select Enabled to us
102. tsink 2 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a 5500 5600 Series processor or when receiving a moth erboard with a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 4 Refer to the Motherboard 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 old the no amp south o the plastic cap to remove it SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 lt o 2 QO 3 both the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket 4 With the CPU inside
103. up Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 appears 17 30 00 Supermicro X8DT3 X8DTi e BIOS Build Version T
104. uter chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F 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 ED A Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver
105. v 2o1 I SATA4 5 SAS 0 3 X8DT3 F LN4F only SAS 4 7 8 1 only 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 Be sure to remove all add on cards as well 3 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 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 the default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it wit
106. y dots should not exceed 255 Current Subnet Mask in BMC This item displays the current Subnet Mask used for your IPMI connection The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network that the system is connected to It s usually a router If Static is selected the subnet mask setting can be entered The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Mac Address 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 C D F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 gt Event Log Configuration View Event Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read Select OK to mark all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log Select OK to clear the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Select Yes to enable PCI Express error PERR logging The options are Yes and No 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides an option for you to set a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password 4 23 SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual Supervisor Passwo
107. y the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the cur rent AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature is used to select the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error Select Enabled force the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed when an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hit Del Message Display Select Enabled to display Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration Power Button Function If this feature is set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button
108. yed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted 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 10 gt Enter ESC ar row keys etc Note 1 Options printed in Bold are default settings Note 2 For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals SUPER X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3 F X8DTi F X8DT3 LN4F X8DTi LN4F User s Manual How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Set

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