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1. Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header This motherboard has six CPU system Pin Definitions cooling fans on the motherboard Fan Pin Definition 1 2 are CPU fans All these 4 pin Ground fans headers are backward compatible 412V with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin PWR Modulation fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the BIOS Advanced Set tings See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitons s at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground A Fan 1 CPU2 Fan
2. 5 P1 DIMM3A e OQ 99 o gt oP PE B Bo 8o 9 2 s mow 00000000 2 g o o o o o o o o o o 0 o 29 O P1 DIMM1A O a ce 9 JPWI S oo 01 4 8 3 E oo dO OS i o O O r z 25 o 4 59 O O O CPU1 59 gt 090 CPU2 FAN2 CPU2FAN 96 o O o o o LI 296 o 000g E ogom LI e a SUPER X8DTL 6F Series 4 FANS Rev 1 3 99 En 5 P2 DIMM1A O 5 P2 DIMM2A ol 68 5 939 P2 DIMM3A A 2099995 91016 PCI E 2 0 8 in x16 Slot A 396986 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 xa in x8 Slot SS gt ol jo inte Ase 5500 IOH 24D 99 W83527HG 109 i 199992 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 5050 553 coco JPB p Doo en LC4128ZE BMC CTRL 599998 Slot3 PCIE 1 0 x4 in x8 Slot C 5 WPCM40R 22200 TTN100C moo
3. 3 4 fi Be gp ess ir eiie Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Kevboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 Dedicated LAN X8DTL 6F 6 only 6 8 9 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 0 UID Switch 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 on the moth erboard See the table at right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition KB Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 45V KB Clock No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Definition Mouse Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 45V Mouse Clock No Connection 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green
4. P1 DIMM3A B 3 2 E ee o o o a o o b A TE 2 7 B Fan 2 CPU1 Fan z JPWI B C Fan 3 D 4 85 al le E Fan 5 Em O 6 8808 7888 i 9 55 G Chassis Intrusion O o O O o P2 DIMM1A Ol le H 0 P2 DIMM2A o B P2 DIMM3A ol 3999995 Siot6 POLE 2 0 x8 n x16 d 955555 sus POLE 20x4 n x d xm weg d lo o u 152525 504 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slotio agg 5 555555 Sits PCHE 1 0 x n x So C 2 WPCM4S0R 2120480 M Jecimo BESTS A r 00000 Slot2 PCI 33MHz yen O O Sd moooo SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Internal Speaker The Internal Speaker located at SP1 provides audible indications for vari ous beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header Pins 1 3 are used
5. e Ww SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB USB 0 1 Front Panel USB USB 6 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Pin Definitions 0 and USB 1 are located on the 1 45V Pin Definition back panel Additionally five USB con 2 PO nections USB 2 8 4 5 6 are on the 3 PO motherboard to provide front chassis 4 Ground access Cables are not included 5 N A See the tables on the right for pin definitions USB 2 3 USB 4 5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 45V 1 45V 2 PO 3 PO Ground 4 5 PO Ground a No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB 4 5 5 Front Panel USB 6 o Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp are located on the motherboard COM is located on
6. Power SMB Connector Power System Management Bus Connector JPI C monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB An System Management Bus header for IPMI 2 0 is located at IPMB Con nect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB connection on your system Chapter 2 Installation PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock PWR Fail Data Ground 3 3V SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection A PWR SMB PL DIMMA O oo oooo PI DIMMZA O o PI DIMMIAO WE NE 00000000 00000000000 B IPMB SMB EI 1522 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Unit Identification Switch LEDs UID Switch There are three Unit Ide
7. o P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2A O 625 P2 DIMM3A 5500 IOH 24D e lo LSI SAS2 2008 67 E 000 oro o 0520 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers omen Pins To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the Setting motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Jumper Cap U 3 2 1 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short Note On two pin jumpers 9 Closed means the jumper is and Open means jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled o PI DIMMSA Pr Diane Pi
8. esses 3 2 Memory ENOS 3 2 3 2 Technical Support PIOSSHIOS ene EEE 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions iussu tuta boa rona e bas bruta re poa ki 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise Tor 22 etos 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 fa rrr 4 1 seipsis roc A 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data riore itat 4 2 Starting the Setup Utility coa odio eiie ceto a 4 2 452 cot 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup CohtigurallOris 4 4 4 4 Security 4 23 4 5 Boot eer ee kn a nn ER un BKR 4 25 4 6 OP NS tet keka 4 26 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes dia reddetur ee re d dada A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software 1 B 2 Contiguring Supero Doctor Ml uoi paseo ir 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 standa
9. 1 6 t3 Ohipset VelViQgW Na var um ana ou eee 1 9 Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5500 Chipset 1 9 1 4 Special Features E UN KA KA KAKA 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOS8 eere onto EEE kk KK kk KAK KA KA 1 10 1 5 PC Health kini nanan eydan deki tun bu e Ha pi ka kan 1 10 1 6 kk kk kk k k KA KAKA KA KAK KK AK KA KA KK 1 11 IAE doc mre 1 12 1 8 Sup r O k kun gaya ka k n yekek EN 1 12 1 9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450R Controller For X8DTL 6F Only 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 qt 2 1 Unpacking dane kan ka a ka nie be ak kak 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation lt xi sil N la HON a r n N s le 2 2 TOOIS Needed 2 2 Installation Instructions 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation te tan f 2 3 installing a GPL Testi a 2 5 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory 2 7 Installing amp Removing DIMNMIS iari ptt uen Fanart se venient 2 7 25 Control Panel Connectors IO ii issa iba 2 10 1 Ba
10. A GLAN Port 1 Enable B GLAN Port 2 Enable SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L 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 M as i ing CMOS a g Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that Watch Dog can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset default 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrup
11. Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Front UID LED Power Fail LED Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 15 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Referto the table on the right for pin definitions SUPER X8DTL 6F Series Rev 13 bz A OH Fan Fail LED NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 45V Ground A NMI B PWR LED Groun X X Grover LED Vcc HDD LED Vec NIC1 LED Vec Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Reset Vcc Front UID LED Reset Button PWR gt Powe
12. Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Default PL DIMMA O allo 2 PI DIMMIA O o 2 w wo 8 00000000 B 8 EI VGA Enable SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual SAS Enable Disable X8DTL 6 6F 6L only Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SAS connections The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connec SAS Enable Jumper Settings tion See the table on the right for jumper settings Ui 3 Jumper Setting 1 2 Definition SAS Enabled Default SAS Disabled Note1 For more information
13. t cn push the Top View of DDR3 Slot release tabs near both ends of the module Release Tab Il Release Tab This should release it from the slot 2 7 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Memory Support The X8DTL 6F Series motherboard supports up to 24 GB of DDR3 Reg ECC Memory or up to 12 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz memory in six DIMMs with max 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot Note Memory Speed support depends on the type s of CPU s used DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU1 installed To Populate P1 DIMM slots NA 3 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU2 installed To Populate P2 DIMM slots NA 3 DIMMs P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUS installed BE dini xal DIMMs DIMMs sereno eranen Branch 8raneh 1 Bano 6 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A 2 1 2 2 2 Memory Population Table DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel U
14. Answer The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys tem Please review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L motherboard The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EE PROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIO
15. Ground Ground PWR gt Power Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Front UID LED Vcc Reset Reset Button Q PWR gt
16. You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il w B 3 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Notes B 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
17. Change Supervisor Passuord 4 23 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Select Full Access to grant the User full access to the Setup Utility and change Setup settings Select View Only to allow the user access to the Setup Utility and view the settings without making changes Select Limited to allow the user to change selected settings such as Date and Time Select No Access to prevent the User from accessing the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when 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 Boot Sector Virus Protection If this feature is enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program
18. I i sns kk kek kk kk 2 25 PMB NE Er 2 25 Unit Identification 2 26 Overheat LED Fan Fall JOHT1 2 26 Jumper Settings si 2 27 Explanation of JUmDerS i a 2 27 GLAN Enable Disable zindan tela aya mil kan den ka dak kek r ebey nnne 2 27 eese rim S 2 28 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 28 I Bus io POIEXp SIDIS Lascia nba 2 29 erroe RES 2 29 SAS Enable Disable X8DTL 6 6F 6L only i iua treten 2 30 PATIOS Cl a e ett deka e k na R eut e erii 2 31 Onboard LED IndiGators 2 32 e END 2 32 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs XBDTL BF 2 2 32 BMC Heartbeat LED X8DTL 6F usan toin i fa 2 33 SAS Heartbeat LED amp SAS Error LED Indicators X8DTL 6 6F 6L 2 33 vii SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Onboard Power dieters 2 34 ma ril 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures N 3 1 Before Power 3 1 3 1 f 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration
19. Power Button 3 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Power Connectors 1 A24 pin main powersupply connector JPW1 14 12 2 and two 8 CPU PWR connectors JPW2 15 JPW3 on the motherboard These power 16 5 ON G yan connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi 17 COM 5 cation For adequate power to your system 18 COM 6 all three power connectors must be con 19 7 nected to your power supply See the table 20 Res NC 8 on the right for pin definitions 21 45V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V Warning To prevent damage to DRA N the power supply or motherboard 124 Gne 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard X Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required A 24 pin ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d oo oo E 13 fo o o o o o o o o o 94
20. on the right for jumper settings PI DIMNGA P DIMM2A O 7 ge Pt DIMM A O o 08807 sss OL O o P2 DIMM2A 2 O 2 pon 3D SosPCHE20 x8 in xt6 d Por BMC CTAL WPCMASOR wol Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Pin Setting Definition On Enable Disable A Alarm Reset SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators Activity 5 ink LED GLAN LEDs Rear View when facing the Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located rear side of the chassis on the IO Backplane of the motherboard LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Left The yellow LED indicates activity while the LED Link LED be green amber or off to Qolor Sidus indicate the speed of the connections See Leo VE aet DAN NE the tables at right for more information LAN EARS Ein LED Right LED State LED Color Definitio
21. or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Retry Boot Devices Disabled gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device b Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc 1st Drive gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 2nd Drive CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 4 25 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Retry Boot Devices If this feature is enabled the system will continue to search for the next boot device if the current boot device is not available The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIO
22. 00001 kard 2 29 2 8 8 5 5 9 PWS Sox 6 o PL DIMM2A u 00000000 o 5 85 al 000000000000 TO P1 DIMM1A a 9 9 0 JPWI ls oo o B Uis gt O Q leE O O O r zo 8 09 O O CPU1 O O 8599 gt 080 oom CPU2 FAN2 9907 9 EA O 28 o o O O Ta U 5097 SUPER X8DTL 6F Series 4 FANS o 6 2 Rev 1 3 o e O 5 P2 DIMM1A o E m P2 DIMM2A O 3 9 lo P2 DIMM3A 5 vuv 5595609 806 PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 Slot 9 anna vuv 990000 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot anne 695 592 153 5500 IOH 24D MASS RE 99999 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slotjo anne JPB P LIS ges LC4128ZE BMC CTRL 99998 Slot3 PCI E 1 0 x4 in x8 Slot C 5 WPCM450R DE TTN100C o BOO lll99999 16 LSI 5452 2008 90000 Slot2 PCI 33MHz Intel 8 000000 ICH1OR rm South Bridge wor 01800 moo JWOL f ge 0118000000 Battery 9 NOOOOO e 909090 Slt PCI 33MHz e JBATI 4 65 EX bA TBG1 4 loooo J o 3 0 oT oT o J o o RI COM2 SI 901 sill sal o lt l LOY o o
23. 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 All 1 and 2 Intel amp EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust the processor s voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel amp TurboBoost Technology Available when EIST Tech is enabled Select Enabled to enable Turbo Mode support to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel amp C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State Package Limit Setting Available when the C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion Available when the C State Tech is enabled When this feature is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 re quests to C
24. J2C2mo m Ji2c1 m0 899999 116 JPRSTA EMEN LSI SAS2 2008 29990 2 le pm South Bridge wor JWDIBOO IWOL ige JDiMGOOOOQ Battery 9 amp jire B 46 900000 Slot PCI 33MHz 5980 4 IX o o o o o o e 0000 jo 4 Se IBOOO 9 9 Lo mooo COM2 Buzzer 421 54 o o o o 88 34 8 3 SGP 02 USB4 5 USB6 BIOS 9 85 8 8 SP1 looooo ooooo ooom 1 99 ooo 0 mobi Jumpers indicated are for test purposes only e a indicates the location of Pin 1 When LE1 is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power sup ply and motherboard 2 To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Open Normal JEC1 JEG2 SMB to PCI PCI E
25. Slots Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPRST1 Alarm Reset Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled X8DTL 6F 6L JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 FAN6 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 1 2 CPU Fans IPMB IPMB Header for an card X8DTL 6F JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 4 7 Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPEG Power Supply SMBbus Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 24 pin ATX PWR 8 pin Secondary PWR Warning P 1 4 JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse LAN1 2 IPMI LAN I SATAO l SATAS SAS 0 7 3 SGPIO 1 3 SGPIO 2 T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 SP1 USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 UID G LAN RJ45 Ports IPMI Dedicated LAN X8DTL 6F 6 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SAS Ports 0 7 X8DTL 6F 6L only Serial General Purpose 1 Headers for 5 5 X8DTL 6F 6 Serial General Purpose I O Headers for SATA Internal Speaker Buzzer Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Rear Unit Identify Switch VGA VGA Connector LED Description D20 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking IPMI Normal X8DTL 6F 6 DS6 DS7 SAS Error LED SAS Heartbeat LED Green Blinking Normal 6 models Onboard Standby LED Indicator LE2 Rear UID LED LED1 Reserved 1 5 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8
26. Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System configuration e example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www super micro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L supports up to 24 GB of DDR3 Reg ECC or up to 12 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz memory with max 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot in six DIMM slots It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory install
27. board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type 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 X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L 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 meas
28. for power LED indication and Pins 4 7 are for the speaker Close all four pins Pins 4 7 to use an ex ternal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a cap See the tables on the right for pin definitions Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition Pins BEEP IN f Definitions Pos Beep In Alarm Speaker ALARM PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Connector Pin Definitions PL DIMMA O o 0000 o o o m 2 PI DIMMIAO AS 2 A mom 00000000 EZ Pin Setting Pins 4 7 Pins 6 7 Definition External Speaker Internal Speaker A Internal Speaker Buzzer B PWR LED Speaker Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard You
29. into several virtual interfaces in order to share the resources of a PCI Express PCle device under a virtual environment The options are Disabled and Enabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to enable Non Uniform Memory Access support in order to improve CPU performance The options are Enabled Disabled and NUMA for SLES 11 Intel I OAT The Intel Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements thus freeing resources for more tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Active State Power Management Select Enabled to use Active State Power Management for signal transactions between 10 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en abled The options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 8 USB ports 10 USB ports and 12 USB ports USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB2 0 controller The options are En abled and Disabled The options are not selectable unless the item above USB Functions is set to Disabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise vers
30. m SAS 3 g SAS 4 o SAS 5 LSI Gen2X8 AIMED Gent X4 N SAS 6 SAS2008 AT25DF321 fa SAS 7 BO 5 SPI a sed DMI CLI NK PORT 1 4 XIN Intel 515 5 825741 45 U U APC 32bits 33MHz ICH10R 8 8 XIN Intel Djo qi qi PORT 6 82574L RJ45 o amp 6 SATA USB Led Led COM SATA 1 Rear USB 0 1 TPM SIO BM SATA 2 Header USB 2 3 6189635 1 2 SATA 3 Header USB 4 5 i TO DEM W83527HG SATA 4 A USB 6 ptional Tor SATA 5 SATA 6 RJ45 CONN PS2 KB MS 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 functionality and the capability of the 5500 platform the X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems optimized for HCP Cluster systems and intensive applications The 5500 platform consists of the 5500 Series LGA 1366 processor the 5500 IOH 24D and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath interconnect controller built in the 5500 platform is the first dual processing platform that offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface replacing the current Front Side Bus Technology substantially enhancing system performance with increased band width and scalability The 5500 IOH 2
31. on LSI SAS RAID configuration please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals o m BROS cu o o o oTO o o 9 ogon Pi DIMM2A P1 DIMMIA O 52 6220095900000 WE s mo 00000000 FAN2 8 FANS e 5 O ol 04 2 o o 2 P2 DIMM3A ol 5999980 Slot PCIE 2 0 x in x16 Slot d 222999 sis PCIE 20 x in x8 Sio 5500 24D PCLE 2 0 xa n x8 Slat 525252 Slot3 PCIE 1 0 x4 in x8 Slo m Suc WPCNMASOR 220485 ELI Slot2 PCI 33MHZ B0000 A SAS Enable Chapter 2 Installation Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JPRST1 is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JPRST1 to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table
32. the Backplane IO panel 2 is located next to the onboard buzzer to provide additional serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground mo ooo 9 moooo COM2 COM1 Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to pro vide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location 1 1 2 COM2 3 VGA 2 1 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are Pin Definition located at on the IO backplane In ad QR UE dition an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DTL 6F 6 to provide 2 TP ien KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these NE _ ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Li Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED tion for LAN LED information Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Gro
33. the slots indicated above Press Enter to activate the following submenu Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred to and from the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer to and from the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the mo
34. 1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Enabled and Disabled C3 Auto Demotion Available when the C State Tech is enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual ACPI T State Select Enabled to report CPU throttling state in ACPI The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Technology Select Enabled to enhance the performance of a TOE device which is a special ized dedicated processor installed on an add on card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the Intel South Bridge chip This feature is supported only by some types of proces sors The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay DCA Prefetcher is used with TOE components to prefetch data to shorten execu tion cycles and to maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This item adjusts data prefetching frequency to maximize data transfer rate The options are 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below amp IMC Configuration Quick
35. 4D connects to each processor through an independent Quick Path Interconnect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional dif ferential lanes for transmitting and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5500 IOH 24D The 5500 Platform supports up to 24 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to 4 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 7 USB connections In addition the 5500 platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Avail ability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5500 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores 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 re
36. 6 MB s It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MB s Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MB s Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MB s Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MB s Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn 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 the hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears NVRAM Non Volatile Memory used for Flash ROM at bootup The options are No
37. 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 Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Date Sept 30 2009 Unless y
38. DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 Series LGA 1366 processors with each processor supporting two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI 26 4 GT s with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GB s per direction Memory Six 240 DIMM sockets support up to 24 GB of DDR3 Reg ECC or up to 12 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz memory with max 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot See Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset Intel 5500 chipset including the 5500 North Bridge and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots One PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 slot Slot 6 Two PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 slots Slots 4 5 One PCI E 1 0 x4 in x8 Slot 3 Two 32 bit PCI MHz 33 slot Slot 1 and Slot 2 X8DTL 6 6F only BIOS 4 GB AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 DMI 2 3 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPUO Vcore 1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt Fan status monitor with firmware control and CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready and Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU chassis temperature monitors and CPU slow down on overheat Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control CPU thermal trip support for processo
39. Features Use this feature to select the appropriate ACPI Version for your system to ensure that the correct RSDP Root System Description Pointer Table is used by the sys 4 19 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual tem The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 For more information please refer to ACPI s website at http www acpi info 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 in order to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display Indicate Physical Select Yes for a TPM device to be detected by the system at each system boot The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Select Set to activate a TPM device at bootup Select Clear to deactivate a TPM device The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Select Enable Install to set up a TPM ownership Select Clear to void a TPM ownership Select Disable Install to disable TPM ownership setup support The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disable Install and Clear Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM settings Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM settings The options are Don t Change Enabled and Disabled Clearing the TPM This item allows th
40. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered or Unbuffered 1333 1066 800 MHz SDRAM recommended 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 sure to follow the instructions given on DIMM population 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 Page 2 8 to install your memory modules 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the
41. N traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has isti SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 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 have high CPU clock rates The X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L 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 IN Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboa
42. Path Interconnect QPI is the connection between the CPU and the moth erboard s I O hub Use this feature to modify speed and power management set tings QPI Links Speed This feature selects QPI s data transfer rate The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Available when QPI Links Speed is set to Full Speed This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 When this item is set to Enabled LOs and L1 are automatically selected to lower QPI power consumption The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature allows the user to force a DDR3 memory to run at a different fre quency from what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror and Lockstep Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Demand Scrubbing It is a memory error correction scheme in which the processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the processor The options are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing It is a memory error correction scheme that works in the backgrou
43. S Setup Utility setup screens Note For instructions on BIOS recovery please refer to the instruction guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There a few cases when other keys used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options 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 lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note 1 Options printed in Bold are default settings Note 2 For AMI BIOS Recovery please r
44. S Setup menu to enter the Exit Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit After configuration the Setup settings select this option to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility The system will then reboot and new system parameters will become effective Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to exit the BIOS Setup without making changes to the BIOS Discard Changes Select this option to discard all the changes and return to the Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults Select this item automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings in order to maximum system performance This option might not work best for some ap plications 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 are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possibl
45. SUPERO SUPERO X8DTL 6 SUPERO X8DTL 6F SUPERO X8DTL L SUPERO X8DTL 6L USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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 if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO 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 SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa
46. a The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto 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 If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear ICH RAID Code Base Available when RAID is selected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel SATA RAID settings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual SATA 2 Configuration Available when IDE is selected Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA and ATAPI devices installed in the system The options 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of
47. 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 BusMaster When this item is enabled the AMI BIOS will use PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Express Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the pay load size to 128B while others with a payload size of 256B by disabling coalesce support Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256B and 128B ROM Scan Ordering This item determines what kind of option ROM to be activated over another The options are Onboard First and Add on First 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Slot 1 PCI 33MHz Slot 2 PCI 33MHz Slot 3 PCIE x4 1 0 in X8 Slot Slot 4 PCIE 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot Slot 5 PCIE x4 in x8 Slot Slot 6 PCIE x8 in x16 Slot This feature allows you to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots The options are Enable and Disable Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature allows the user to select the onboard LAN op
48. aseboard Management Controller that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450R Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCMASOR interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to commu nicate 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 WPCMASOR is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450R communicates with onboard components via six SMBus inter faces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses gt Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the IPMI user guide posted on our website 9 http www supermicro com support manuals SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L 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
49. ation instructions given on Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 3 3 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Note 1 After flashing the BIOS make sure to clear the CMOS as indi cated on Page 2 28 Note 2 The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard
50. by the BIOS SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled this option will skip certain tests to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for 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 Use this feature to select the power on state for the lt Numlock gt key The options are Off and On PS 2 Mouse Support This feature enables support for the PS 2 mouse The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Hit Del Message Display If this feature is set to Enabled the message Press DEL to run Setup will be displayed during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled
51. c system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 and Windows Vista Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power 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 LA
52. ck Panel Connectors lO 2 10 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 2 11 Universal Serial Bus 0 2 12 Serial Ports nennen nennen W ney nennen 2 13 Video Conneclor nene E UE TE 2 13 vi Table of Contents 2 6 2 7 2 8 Ethernet Ports 2 14 2 Front Control Panel rete 2 15 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 16 SIN ITem E 2 16 Power LED eit rere 2 16 PIDE LE D ORT 2 17 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 17 Overheat OH Fan Fail Front UID 2 18 Power Fall WED 2 18 Butewsla 2 19 Power Button RS 2 19 Connecting ES 2 2 2 20 Power Connectors eiieeii a a aE a R A 2 20 HeadelS i i ii a a e E 2 21 Chassis 2 21 internal Spe a K l 4 uni i kabra e n y r a 2 22 Power CE DiS DOAN 2 22 Wake On LAN kek kk ka k k KK KA Kak k A KA KAK KA KA kk KK 2 23 rao CES 2 23 T SGPIO 1 2 8 3 SGPIO 1 2 2 24 RAIDKey Header Optional for X8DTL 6 6F 6L Only 2 24 Power SME
53. cod 050 0000 uos 98 55 E 34 8g 84 2 84 8 84 Sal 0 9 0 0000 USB2 3 USB4 5 PE d lt moooo 5 1 000006500009 ooom 8000 44 gt amp g 84 82 84 8482 8 4 o o o mooo jimooo erp Lo To J o1o o 9 Differences between X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL 6L PCI Slots Slots 1 6 Slots 1 6 Slot 6 Slot 6 80W CPU Yes Yes Yes Yes SATA ICH10R Yes Yes Yes Yes LSI SAS2 SAS2 2008 Yes Yes No Yes 3 SGPIO 1 2 Yes Yes No Yes Onboard BMC IPMI 2 0 w KVM No Yes No No Notes 1 SAS Ports SAS jumpers and the LSI SAS2 2008 chip are available on the X8DTL 6 6F 6L only For SAS RAID configuration refer to the LSI User Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 2 2 0 the PHY chip and the Dedicated LAN w KVM support are avail able on the X8DTL 6F only For more information refer to the IPMI user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 1 3 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Quick Reference
54. de Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MB s Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MB s Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Select SWDMAT to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select SWDMAe to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select MWDMAT to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s Select MWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16
55. 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 the Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to 4 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 T
56. e Manager Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager po Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers n SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD iS BE 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 X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monit
57. e cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the Socket CPU Socket guae 10151 3 Once both the CPU and Socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the Socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket Li ELE E 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 6 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the N plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap prop erly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Ship ment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the sock et pins Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation Crew In
58. e repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep System 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory System Overheat 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on 1 continuous beep w Front Panel OH LED on A 1 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the 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 programs click the icons to the right of these items To install the Windows OS please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X8DTL Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xi jam Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files SU PERM I C Re C Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Intel 5500 Chipset X8DTL a LSI MegaRAID Storag
59. e user to clear the current TPM status TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Enabled Disabled state TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Configuration Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is used to monitor and manage the system from a remote site For more information please visit Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This feature displays the status code of the BMC controller gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing Enter to display the information as shown in the screen Total Number of Entries e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type e Event Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format User Event Sensor Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press Enter to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel 4 21 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Caution Make sure tha
60. eaders T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located the motherboard Two additional GPIO connections 3 GPIO 1 2 are also located on the X8DTL 6 6L models These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA and SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location RAIDKey Header Optional for X8DTL 6 6F 6L Only A RAID Key header JIBTN1 supports AOC IMRRAKey 2008 LSI which will allow the user to enable the onboard SAS2 Controller for RAID 5 support SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual T SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 3 Ground 5 Load Note Pin Definition NC Data 2 4 6 Ground No Connections RAIDKey Header Pin Definitions 1 2 00090000 8 Pin Definition PWR Ground A T SGPIO 1 B T SGPIO 2 C 3 SGPIO 1 X8DTL 6 6L D 3 SGPIO 2 X8DTL 6 6L E RAIDKey X8DTL 6 6F 6L
61. echnical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support 2supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About this E iii About this 2 0 00 000 000000000 eene emen enn nennen KA KA KA KA KRA iii Manual rganiz kc k n M H eee arene eee iii Conventions Used the 1 20000000000000600000 ki bal n ana lk H n L k dkan iii Contacting SHEET BINGO Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 e I M P 1 1 yo d 1 1 Motherboard Features
62. efer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determine the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the bottom left corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related N issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the System In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab at the top of the
63. hat the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 4 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket Hold the north amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L 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 circl
64. he CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 91 The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send information to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 259C 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 2 To avoid possible system over
65. heating please provide adequate airflow to the system System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Readings This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through 8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for maximum cooling The FS setting is recommended for special system 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 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Voltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to c
66. ke sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes 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
67. l Front UID LED Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to display UID signals or to provide advanced warn ings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions H Fan Fail LED d Fail LED SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Front UID LED OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail amp UID LEDs B PWR Supply Fail Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Front UID LED Reset Reset Button
68. led If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Re direction The options are COM 1 and COM 2 When BMC is present COM2 will be enabled for SOL Base Address IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specified above The default setting is 3F8h 4 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Aterminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console The option
69. ly configure the CPU Ratio Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the CPU Ratio The options are Auto and Manual Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state If this setting is set to Manual the following item will display 4 5 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Ratio CMOS Setting Available when the item CPU Ratio is set to Manual Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to set the ratio between the CPU Core clock and the FSB Frequency The default setting is 19 Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Clock Spectrum support which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this feature is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if this feature is set to Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processo
70. must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN con nector and a cable to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is designated JWOR This function allows your computer to waken up when it receives an incoming call to the modem while in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature PL DIMMA O 5 5209 oom pad o 7 00000000 98 ku IPWI PI DIMMIA O Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 45V Standby 2 Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up A Wake On LAN B Wake On Ring T SGPIO 1 2 amp 3 SGPIO 1 2 Headers Two SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output h
71. n Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DTL 6F E In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is also located on the IO Back IPMI LAN F models plane on the X8DTL 6F The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp connection See the tables at right for more Activity LED Right information Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active PIDIMNGA g 0 P DIMM2A O A LAN1 2 LEDs B Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DTL 6F 2 P DIMMIA O cnm BMC Heartbeat LED X8DTL 6F A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at D20 on the motherboard When 020 is blink ing BMC functions normally See the tables at right for more information SAS Heartbeat LED amp SAS Error LED Indicators X8DTL 6 6F 6L An Onboard SAS Heartbeat LED is lo cated at DS7 on the motherboard When 057 is blinking SAS functi
72. nb Unbuffered SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 1 1 Reg Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Reg Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 pte 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show 7 more than 4 GB 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 of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Table 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available for the OS amp other applications SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports KA St H eo Lj
73. nd looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Channel Interleave Bank Interleave This item allows the user to set memory interleave schemes for onboard memory channels or banks The options for Channel Interleaving are 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way and 6 Way The options for Channel Interleaving are 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and En abled If this feature is enabled the following items will appear Hyster Temperature Closed Loop only Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5 C 3 0 C and 6 0 C Guardband Temp Closed Loop only This is the temperature applied to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is 0 5 C increments The default is 006 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temp Closed Loop Open Loop This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 59 increments The default is 070 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value 4 9 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Temp Rise Closed Loop Open Loop This is
74. never 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 be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 generi
75. ntification UID de Pin Definition vices on the motherboard A rear UID switch Ground and a rear UID LED indicator are located Ground next to Fan 6 on the back of the chassis Button In The Front Panel UID LED is connected to a Ground pin in the Front Control Panel Pin 7 of JF1 When the user pushes the rear UID switch the Front Panel UID LED and the backplane UID LED LE2 will be turned on Push the rear UID switch again to turn off both Indi cators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Overheat LED Pin Definitions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 Pin Definition 1 5vDC The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions OH Active State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail P1 DIMM3A 29 6 gt e dooom PI DIMM2A O 35 o o o o o o o o o o o o A Rear UID Switch 5 B Rear UID LED LE2 o C Front UID LED Pin 7 of N JF1 D Overheat LED JOH1 FAN m FAN
76. onfigure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a 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 PS2 KB MS Wake Up Select Enable to wake up the system using either the PS2 keyboard or mouse if equipped when the system is in S3 Sleep or S4 Hibernate state The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Aware O S Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat ing System Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled for the system to function normally without a keyboard monitor and or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Version
77. ons normally When the SAS Error LED DS6 is on a SAS error has occurred See the tables at right for more information Chapter 2 Installation BMC Heartbeat LED Settings LED Color Definition Green Blinking BMC Normal SAS Heartbeat LED Settings DS7 LED Color Definition Green Blinking SAS Normal PL DIMMA O PT DIMM2A O PI DIMMIA O o w wo 8 00000000 83loooooooooooo EZ SAS Error LED Settings DS6 LED State Definition Red Solid On SAS Error Occurs A BMC LED B SAS Heartbeat LED C SAS Error LED 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 before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information Rear UID LED The rear UID LED is located a
78. or 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 the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence 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 SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor a user to the OS to reboot 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 times on thos system Promde TOPJIP connectivity Power control zi Note SD Ill Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utilitv Supero Doctor III
79. ou 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 2009 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 X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L supports the Intel 5500 Series Processor the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the Intel 5500 Series Processor built in the X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L substantially enhances system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for high end HCP Cluster systems and intensive 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 Manual Organization Chapter 1
80. ould not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network that your system is connected to This is usually a router Mac Address The BIOS will automatically enter your system s Mac address however it may be over ridden Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This feature allows the BMC Baseboard Management Controller Watch Dog to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action is not set to Disabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or system reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec P Event Log Configuration View Event Log 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 all messages from the Event Log The options are OK and Cancel PCIE Error Log Select Yes to enable PCI E error PERR logging The options are Yes and No 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY
81. r Button Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definition cable here to indicate HDD SATA 13 sv activities generated from the ICH10R 14 HD Active South Bridge 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 GLAN1 2 LED 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 Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Groun NMI x Power LED Vcc Q Vcc nici LED Vcc Vec NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Front UID LED Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button Overheat Fai
82. r Specifications and ACPI settings for your motherboard Select Modern Ordering if the XP or a newer version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering if the 2000 or an earlier version of Windows OS is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to enable Virtualization Technology support which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s website for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available if supported by the OS amp the CPU Select Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit support which will allow the proces sor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology to enhance
83. r protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction e System resource alert via Supero Doctor Ill ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management e Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 in the Linux plat forms Note 1 e LSI SAS2 2008 supports eight SAS ports support RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and optional RAID5 w AOC IMRRAKey 2008 LSI For X8DTL 6 6F Note 2 Dual 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support Gigabit LAN1 2 ports e A PHY chip supports the Dedicated IPMI LAN X8DTL 6F only Note 3 One VGA Port supported by the Winbond BMC Video Controller Matrox G200EW Two COM ports 1 header 1 port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up seven USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Backpanel USB Ports 2 Front USB Header and 1 Type A Header e Super Winbond W83527DHG e 1 5 2 0 with full KVM support X8DTL 6F only Note 3 Other Wake on LAN WOL e Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device driver
84. rd It is strongly recommended that you use high quality power supply that meets power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http 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 Super I O supports 360 720 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450R Controller For X8DTL 6F Only The Winbond WPCM450R Controller is a B
85. rds 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 Eight 8 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DTL 6 6F e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00027 ON e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual 51 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPERG X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L Layout Ong JO 1 m 2999
86. rt the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM1A When populating multiple DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank 2 Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules 4 Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the mother board DIMM DDR3 E Hi Notch Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the T alignment notch at the bottom esel am 22 2 23 ove Release Tab Use your thumbs
87. s Dimensions e Ext ATX 12 00 L x 10 00 W 304 80 mm x 254 20 mm 4 Note 1 For more information on SATA RAID please refer to the Intel SATA User s Guide 9 http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For more information on SAS RAID please refer to the LSI Mega RAID User s Guide 9 http www supermicro com support manuals Note 3 For more information on IPMI please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide 9 http www supermicro com support manuals 1 7 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Block Diagram of the 5500 Chipset gt gt gt 5 S a i S 5 5 EN 1 CSI TA a a gn CPU1 CPU2 a a ig LGA1366 LGA1366 geo GENG armel ral ama fe x o o e o g P RTI PORTO 9 X4 N PORT PORT Gen2 X4 N N M 3 12 ry 5 amp E IOH 24D o Intel 5500 0 lt Gen SAS 1 fort SAS 2 o 910 ESI CLINK
88. s are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera ZA ture predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting to trigger the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer e The Default Alarm Select this setting to trigger the CPU overheat alarm in cluding the LED and the buzzer when the CPU temperature reaches about 5 C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and sy
89. screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Key in new values through the keyboard and press Enter Press the Tab key to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X8DTL L 6F Series Motherboard Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Populated Size This item displays the size of memory installed in the system as detected by the BIOS Available Size This item displays the available memory detected
90. stall Screw 1 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws 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 SS 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 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs 1 Inse
91. stem cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU 1Temperature CPU 2 Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for CPU 1 CPU 2 and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature This feature displays the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance 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 Be sure to check the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to 4 17 SUPERO X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual prevent damage to t
92. t signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable 1600 075000 o o o a comp 92 JPWS PW woa 00000000 8 gt JPW SUPER X8DTL 6F Series Rev 1 3 LEES losses o VERE Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JEC1 and 2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI and PCI Express slots These two jumpers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Open to disable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable the onboard VGA connector The default setting is 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 2 Installation PC for PCI PCI E slots Jumper Settings
93. t LE2 on the backplane This LED is used in conjunc tion with the front UID LED and the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of ser vice Refer to UID Switch LEDs on Page 2 26 for more information See the tables at right for more information SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual Onboard PWR LED LE1 Settings LED Color Definition Off Svstem Off PWR cable not connected Svstem Power On A Onboard PWR LED B UID Rear LED 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 Ma
94. t you no longer need any data stored in the event log before clearing the BMC Event Log because you will not be able to recover any data included in the event log once you ve cleared it Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Configuration com mand This is initially set to 01 Press or lt gt 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 feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for your system If Static is selected you will need to manually enter the IP address of your system If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that your system is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static If DHCP is selected the following items will display IP Address This feature allows you to enter the IP address for your system This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this system belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots sh
95. the Watch Dog timer will cause the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Second Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at 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 Processor amp Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio Select Manual to manual
96. the temperature rise used for the DIMM thermal zone Each step is in 0 5 C increments The default is 020 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value Air Flow Closed Loop Open Loop This is the air flow speed to the DIMM modules Each step is one mm sec The default is 1500 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value Altitude Closed Loop Open Loop This feature defines how many meters above or below sea level the system is located The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch Closed Loop Open Loop This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct VT d by reporting the device assignments to VMM through the ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled SR IOV Support Single Root I O Virtualization is an industry standard mechanism that allows devices to be shared simultaneously among several virtual machines SR IOV is capable of partitioning a PCI function
97. tion ROM type The op tions are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable Onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Select Enabled to enable Onboard SAS Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This option allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Onboard VGA and Other gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from ac cessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 2F8 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQA 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 Attribute This feature allows the user to set Serial Port 2 as a normal serial port or a virtual COM port for Serial Over LAN SOL The options are SOL and COM Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Enabled and Disab
98. try 1 9 SUPER X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L User s Manual 1 4 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DTL 6 X8DTL 6F X8DTL L X8DTL 6L All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard volt ages continuously CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen 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 whe
99. und 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 o LAN5 X8DTL 6F 6 only N 14 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
100. ures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Locations of Mounting Holes Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver 2 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions B Fi ri 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis C m ield i 2 Locate the mounting holes on the moth Di erboard Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations Zao EERE 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 lbs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure t

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