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1. 9 NC 99 Ji ee JL e 9 e e ee SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 Pin Definition are located at on the IO backplane VER um A f 1 P2V5SB 10 ND In addition a dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DAH F to provide 2 Tr ien KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these MSS MN Hum ports accept RJ45 type cables Note j bi 13 alen saVas Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec 5 TD1 m Link 1000 LED tion for LAN LED information Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN2 gu LLL eA e 2 LANI Be 3 IPMI LAN X8DAH F onl SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 LN t y E e ow e e e e ee HHL Ej E 4 1 we O ESE ENTER umma 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel High Definition Audio BP HD Audio HD Audio HD Audio E UE onn igna e 6 This motherboard features a 7
2. SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions The floppy connector is located next Definition Definition to the Super I O chip on the mother Ground FDHDIN board See the table on the right for pin definitions Ground Reserved Key FDEDIN Ground Index Ground Motor Enable Ground Drive Select B Ground Drive Select B Ground Motor Enable Ground DIR Ground STEP Ground Write Data Ground Write Gate Ground Track 00 Ground Write Protect Ground Read Data Ground Side 1 Select Ground Diskette A Floppy
3. 2 34 IDE Connector AN IDE Connector is located on the motherboard This connector can be used for a Compact Flash card To use a Compact Flash card on this connec tor you will need to enable the jumper located at JPIDE1 See the table on the right for pin definitions SUPER6 X8DAH s Chapter 2 Installation IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 T Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 iy Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 l O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground A IDE 2 35 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Serial ATA Ports There are Six Serial ATA P
4. above for details 2 CD1 3 10 pin Audio PO ct a D w H Fiee o m mm E J ege SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins I SUPER X8DAH nov 2 0 Li mue eg 1 me Oe g Y B ermm su 3 EIR EET e Epapara 20 19 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground gg Reset gt Reset Button Ground gpg PWR gt Power Button 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 NMI Button The non ma
5. PWA 12 x P2 DINMSB P2 DIMMSC P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B A LAN1 2 LEDs FAN B Dedicated LAN LEDs P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMMIA P2DIMMIB P2 DIMMIC ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST o cur o LJ X8DAH F FAN2 cPU2 P1 DIMMIG P1DIMMIB PTDIMMTA P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3C P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMMSA L x16 Slot Intet 10H 36D ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 Bios BMC CTRL BMG Graphics Memo Em e wargsa Sj 10H 360 FANE G JPL Chapter 2 Installation Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at DP4 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 BMC Heartbeat LED X8DAH F A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at DP5
6. csleocsleses e Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definition KB Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 45V KB Clock 5 No Connection 6 VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Definition Mouse Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 45V Mouse Clock No Connection 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green RIC m e e e ee SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Serial Ports Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp COM are located on the mother board COM1 is located on the Back plane IO panel COM is located next to PCI E Slot 1 to provide additional serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin 4 Definition DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located above COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to pro vide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location an 1 COM 1 2 COM2 Ed F 3 VG
7. 2 24 Chassis I RFUSIOPL ied eor as p Aot eem aa E Ds taU DR MI UE 2 24 Internal Speaker o ci oec ode diced Dt re dea Sed 2 25 Power LED SDSSKBE uci eet uniei xe pepa dac sc psueb oo abuncuu uin nul o es nE Spa ua cud 2 25 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 ssssssssssseeeee 2 26 System Management SMS geen eee EUR ce poat puce a Ga ane vere ete wer eevee 2 27 Power SMB FG COHTQBIOE eie iio nauigio aiian na 2 27 2 7 JUmper Settings REO 2 28 Explanation of JUMpErS 2s eee nee eee Meise dass mere ne iud erm eee ene ree ee 2 28 GLAN Enable Disable son inane ndr ttras po ue Fac esa es napis insani Dna es ud en Sn 2 28 CMOS CSA ep 2 29 Watch Dog Enable Disable MR 2 29 FO Bus to PCIEXp Sg srorsroniici eiaeia erase aeiia i ei iai 2 30 VGAIENa Dle a eT mmr tere 2 31 1394a 1 1394a 2 Enable sse 2 31 2B Onboard LED Inglpalols srining sisri uite ra tuts oo rera pu t EEE S eub Rp a inan 2 32 GLAN PART RU 2 32 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DAH F esee 2 32 Onboard Power Hcr m 2 33 BMC Heartbeat LED X8DAH F Laeta laesi tuia reato ae teas Rede aead 2 33 2 9 Floppy Drive Serial ATA and SAS Connections eessssssss 2 34 Floppy CODHBCIOI irnia bei ans ul css pM E nip Mida e dea tM Liu ns ud 2 34 Serial A DAP ed ech eee oc Ete eipiiein pa addis Miete edic 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting S Proubleshoolnig PIOCBUUfGS suuin iota rhe Cena aestu n ra nba easi
8. 2 The I FAN 1 and I FAN2 are available for a R 2 0 or later version motherboard only 1 3 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Quick Reference nooooJ S n00000000000 n60000o nooo 1o0000900000000 0009 0000 FEN oog oo T 1 ea ells i P2 DIMM3A A e PS Q3 gs ROY E pwi Jw w QY Z i P2 DIMM3B 1 Ei oO P2 DIMM3C L F P2 DIMM2A zem L zllo T 1 g oo Oo C P2 DIMM2B i O O 9 Oo T 1 i P2 DIMM2C 5 OOo T 1 CPU1 amp P2 DIMM1A L L j ES E T 1 s ES 3 I P2 DIMM1B p T 1 Oo o z o E P2 DIMM1C i ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST SOPs g NI 8 gg 9 amp pry QQ hip 2 I P1 DIMM1C p as o L J wx r 1 B P1 DIMM1B xl 9O t Be EE f P1 DIMM1A CB g 2 CPU2 i d 3 1 o P1 DIMM2C i a T s 1 AUDIO Vo m Header Oo 9 D P1 DIMM2B HHE r 1 P1 DIMM2A 9 L a on 65 l P1 DIMM3C d 3 S o Zoo P1 DIMM3B s SL SOS L J O S r 1 cmm 7 i P1 DIMM3A j 0999
9. 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 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F Layout r 1 200oo BEREREPEEPREMEPEH ERR P2 DIMM3A t L Ken PWR i2 Do ewe oO e000 O NES FE Um Jbw2 JPW p r P2 DIMM3B 1 Eid a I P2 DIMM3C E L i n P2 DIMM2A ij spa L zje Feo E P2 DIMM2B a Oo Oo Le L J Oo r 1 B P2 DIMM2C Eloo L J Seol CPU1 reo OO j 1 Eloo P2 DIMM1A E T L J mee ES ge r 1 i His B z i P2 DIMM1B i a 6 a A A P2DIMM1C 4 8 ua 2 ge OO L wie ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST SOP E a 8 SE 9 E puv QQ Chip E A P1 DIMM1C 2S o L l Sa r 1 is P1 DIMM1B x 90 m s Be E E A P1 DIMM1A 5 B ES 2 CPU2 L lol
10. 1394a Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Enabled Default Disabled A VGA Enable B 1394a 1 2 Enable SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 8 Onboard LED Indicators GLAN LEDs Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the other Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DAH F In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is also located on the IO Back plane of the X8DAH F The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Link LED E131 LED Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Right LED State Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Left LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI LAN X8DAH F only Link PT LED IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active jueoooooooooo NEC sloooooooooooco osos ooo P2 DIMMGA
11. H P1 DIMMIB B 4 L J Slol t r CH P1 DIMM2C s i P1 DIMM3B Li S oe P1 DIMMSA SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 intel rat Oo ad Sssses0 Slot3 PCI E20x8 q qum 1 10H 360 e Intel 1 FAN2 emme ors ICH 10R CL E JO Slo PCLE20xt6 d Southridge FANT 2o Slot PCLE20 x8 d SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual l C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus 1 C 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 Compact Flash Enable A Compact Flash Jumper is located at JPIDE1 To use a Compact Flash Card on this motherboard you will need to close Pins 1 2 on this jumper to enable it For the Compact Flash Card to work properly please connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Hoo000000000 8006 ERE saelees P2 DIMMGA lem PEUT XC PWA TA P2 DIMMSB a 1 P2 DIMMSC P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B
12. P2 DIMM2C Ol P2 DIMMIA P2DIMMIB P2 DIMMIC ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMI FIRST Slo vea mo USBD 1 iei LAN FAN2 PTDIMMIG P1DIMMIB P1 DIMMTA P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMMSC P1 DIMMSB SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 Slot PCI E 20 x8 in x16 Slat q Bios Intel RE SesPciE20s8 d 10 360 Los r 3 a P1 DIMM3A amp eS ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMI FIRST eg 2 P ile a IOH 36D eC JO Slot PCHE20xt6 d ICH 108 Southridge FANT STIO Slot PCI E 2 0 x8 LSATA3 LSATAT ve oo ees o o reo eA SFIS Ba PC for PCI PCI E slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default Compact Flash Card Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Definition Open Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows you to enable video connections on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper sett
13. Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMAMt1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s
14. As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DAH X8DAH F 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 sup ply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the website at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Superl O The disk drive adapter functions of the
15. 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 X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 GM M sexs 1 1 1 2 Chipset Overview PNEU 1 10 i dE Eu ly mcm 1 11 14 PC Health IVI MI Gs Eoo 1 11 1 5 ACPI Features ssssssssssseseeeseeeeeeene nennen eren en dadu nennen nnn 1 12 T6 Power SUPPI SER ea ne rere ee ene 1 13 17 S per e P 1 13 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DAH F Only 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices essere enne 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation cece cece cece aaa aaa 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation jsir 2 3 2L Memory Installation sis
16. Onboard PWR LED DP4 Settings LED Color Off Definition System Off PWR cable not connected On System Power On BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator LJ o DP5 Settings on the motherboard When DP5 is blink LED Color Definition ing BMC functions normally See the Blinking BMC Normal tables at right for more information o ginge segcleggs A Onboard PWR LED P2 DIMMSC P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2C B BMC Heartbeat LED TANT Botom OO PRDIMMIA LE Be E P2 DIMI ps g ood P2 DIMMIG ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST SO OE 8 3 o g soo Bur g PIDINMIC 4 Bs i ERI o 1 EET f P1 DIMM1A A cPu2 P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMMSC P1 DIMMSB P1 DIMMSA SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMI FIRST eg 2 a GH a H ons em 104 360 x18 Sit d m E Inte vat lonaso Ej 7 ICH 10R d SoulhBridge LEAN pe I SATAS l owen ofo oos AE JPGigsg Sj JS IA SERES JPL pea Se SO Sem o
17. tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca Pins Definitions Pin 1 Pos 4 Beep In Pin 2 Alarm Speaker tions of the Internal Buzzer SP1 SRI BEEP IN iTos m NEG Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used Pin Setting Definition for power LED indication and pins 4 7 Pin 1 Anode 4 are for the speaker See the tables Pin2 Cathode on the right for pin definitions Please Pin3 NA note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker m Te ET PEOR um liessssassesss essslesos gm A Internal Speaker Buzzer r LOJ FA bewi dmi gw Q i o Ris B PWR LED Speaker y P2 DIMM2A i ZEE E f Pe OIE a o l Pe Dinas eye LET Ei B3 3 t P2 DIMM1B OO ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST OP USBO 1 iei Lat o PTDIMMIG P1 DIMMIB USE lo Lajas o P1 DIMMTA E E EE 3 eue S 3 P1 DIMM2C P1
18. Ports 384 u fu hu a PCI E X8 SLOT 4 5l c5 cs Intel 5520 Intel 5520 Ports 586 op SLOT 3 POLEX8 Nports788 LLI LLI d OT PCIE X8 Nports gato PCI E X16SLOT 6 fo A Ports 7 10 LAN1 NTEL PCI E X4 TU 82576 Ports 1 amp 2 ESI Lanz x z 5 2 LL a c IDE PCIE X1 SATA2 19 ko CTRL ESI He HDR1 1394 PCI33MHz Intel ICH1OR Hrd CTRL N 4 1 E o HD USB2 0 N 9 wi Audio c ae Val ra CTRL y g SPI Biosk PCI aouz LPC BUS RMII gt BMG SIO E WPCM150 W83627DHG A O LL VGA COM COM2 KB External Internal MS Block Diagram for the X8DAH Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DAH F System Diagram 8 fg 40 7 X8DAH F Block Diagram an 0 6 A 6 pe H 4 0 3 H 3 0 2 H 2 i 380 1 T g QPI o9 re I CPU1 CPU2 or AG ne ag S o T S e 3 QPI on amp QPI PCI E X4 SLOT 5 4 SLOT PCI
19. Reg DDR3 ECC RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 800 1066 800 Note 800 Note Note 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Slots per Populated Unbuffered Channel per Channel 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 3 3 Not available Not available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not available Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor s Installed 1 5V DIMMs DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Note 1 800 1066 1333 800 Note 2 800 Note 2 Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V D
20. The settings are Enabled and Disabled SR IOV Support Single Root I O Virtualization is an industry standard mechanism that allow devices to advertise their capability to be simultaneously shared among several virtual machines SR IOV is capable of partitioning a PCI function into several virtual interfaces for sharing the resources of a PCI Express PCle device under a virtual environment The options are Disabled and Enabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are LPC and PCI 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 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS USB 2 0 Controller Select Enab
21. cation In addition to the 24 pin ATX power 18 COM 6 V connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connec 19 com 7 com tors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be connected 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK to your power supply See the table on the 21 45V 9 5VSB right for pin definitions 22 45V 10 12V Warning To prevent damage to 23 45V Tuo ay AN the power supply or motherboard 24 COM 12 3 3V please use a power supply that 12V 8 pin PWR Connector contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin Pin Definitions power connectors Be sure to Pins Definition connect these connectors to the Juss Ground 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin sirougns j 124 JPW2 JPW3 power connectors Required on the motherboard Failure in do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and a z sJ o 1 FAKE Besse F uoooooooooooNoooNBoo0 pin e s ell 8 P2 DIMM3A YOR d wiooooooooooo oodjoooo os gt ay e SE T O sys T Ty Z2 Ji eu FEE P2 DIMMSB 5
22. 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 7 LE n SS 5 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 6 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation Press down the release tabs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the mem ory slots starting with DIMM P1 DIMM1A When populating DIMM modules always start with Chan nel1 P1 DIMM1A 1B and 1C first For optimal memory performance please use memory modules of the same type and the same speed on the moth erboard See the Memory Installation Table Insert amp Tu down a DIMM module into the slot 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the m
23. ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is GLAN1 2 LED located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and Poner 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 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground definitions A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Groun NMI Hi c Me a E m es j x X rf J A EJ 1 Power LED Vcc Loo j 9 o pi Q noD Vcc a i nici ep Wee P 9 nic2 ep Vcc Em OH Fan Fail LED Vcc H PWR Fail LED Vcc zz Ground Reset Reset Button sg EE Ground PWR gt Power Button Bim EE 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED cable to the Front UID and OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the bids oe right for pin definitions Pin Definition T Vcc OH Fan Fail LED State Definition Off Normal On
24. 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 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Locations of Mounting Holes Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver mm E 2 Pan head 6 screws 95 ELA SY Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the
25. perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems 447 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Notes P The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr f enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes 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
26. 1 2 Chan Abe etait nel High Definition Audio HDA codec that Back suround Oe eo provides 10 DAC channels The HD Audio GENLE e 4 4 Microphone In 5 6 connections simultaneously supports mul tiple streaming 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo output through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the Advanced software included in the CD ROM with your moth erboard to enable this function Front Line_In CD amp 10 pin Audio Headers CD1 Pin 10 in Audio A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a 10 pin ___Definition did ebro Audio header are also located on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD play back Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your Right Audio Detect cable s connector See the tables at right bine Right for pin definitions for these headers Pin Definition Pin Signal Left Microphone_Left Ground Audio_Ground Ground Microphone_Right Ground Jack_Detect Key Line_2 Left Ground HD Audio See the graphics
27. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor and or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info P 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 Enables indication of physical presence to TPM device each time the system starts The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Use this feature to Set or Clear the TPM device The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Use this feature to Install or Clear the TPM ownership The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disable Install and Clear Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM settings Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM settings The options are Don t Change Enabled and Disabled TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the sta
28. DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMMSC P1 DIMMSB P1 DIMMSA Los T n A ie ADIAYS POPULATE DIMMI FIRST SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 10H 36D go Io x16 Slot q Bios Ey Intel BA 10H 360 ICH 10R SouthBridge LFANT LSATAS or of or loses o A See SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual IEEE 1394a Connection CNF1 and CNF2 provide the IEEE 1394a connections on the motherboard See 1 the tables on the right for pin defini tions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure 1 occurs Refer to the table on right for 2 pin definitions CNF1 Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin PTPA0 2 PTPAO s GND 4 GND 5 PTPBO 6 PTPBO f PWR 1394a 8 PWR 1394a CNF2 Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 PTPA1 2 PrPAt 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB14 6 PTPBI 7 PWR 1394a 8 PWR1394a 10 zv Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 5vDC OH Active OH F
29. Manual S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCle I O Performance This feature sets the PCIE maximum payload size The options are 128B and 256B PCI E Slot 1 x8 PCI E Slot 2 x16 PCI E Slot 3 x8 PCI E Slot 4 x8 in x16 sl
30. Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication 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 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DAH F Only The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core wi
31. USB Ports 6 7 JUSB4 USB 8 JUSB2 USB 9 JUSB5 VGA VGA Connector LED Description DP4 Onboard Standby Power LED Indicator DP5 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator X8DAH F only 1 5 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors Each processor supports 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 See Note 2 on P 1 3 Memory e 18 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of Reg ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory modules See Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population See Note 2 on P 1 3 Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including two IOH 36D I O Hub e One ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots e Three PCI E 2 0 x8 slots Slot 1 Slot 3 Slot7 e Two PCI E 2 0 x16 slots Slot 2 Slot 6 e One PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 slots Slot 5 e One PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 slots Slot 4 BIOS e 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM e PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vit e Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support e CPU fan
32. a second or less to do so 6 Once you ve completed the instructions given a screen will display to indicate that remote flashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instructions below to com plete XModem transfers a Select the Transfer menu and enter Send AMI FLSH HyperTerminal File Edit View Call BATEA Help Dg 5 E Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File yke remote BIOS flash Press lt Spa Capture to Printer T n y Begin remo Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Kmodem protocol SSSSS b Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol XMo dem C Press Send to start ROM File extraction See the picture below 4 31 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual El Send File Folder C Documents and SettingssDesktop Filename C Documents and Settings Desktop 3C02 ROM Protocol modem d Once the ROM file extraction is completed the message New BIOS re ceived OK will display Starting FLASH Recovery NVRAM data will be destroyed CMOS data will be preserved Ending FLASH Recovery FLASH Update completed successfully Rebooting 8 Once remote BIOS flash is completed the system will reboot Note AMIBIOS Serial Flash will work wit
33. and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 4 27 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 7 BIOS Recovery Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage
34. auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores e System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control e Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction e System resource alert via Supero Doctor Ill ACPI Features e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management e Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard I O e Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 for Linux Platforms Note 1 e Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controllers supports Giga bit LAN1 2 ports e A PHY chip supports the Dedicated IPMI LAN X8DAH F only Note 2 e One VGA Port supported by the Winbond WPCM 450R BMC Controller e PS 2 mouse keyboard ports one COM port and one Serial header e Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus six Backpanel USB Ports and four Front Panel Front Accessible USB connections e Super I O Winbond W83627DHG e ALC 8830 Audio Controller supports 7 1 HD Audio with Line in Line out and Microphone Backpanel Audio and CD connections e Two Internal1394 headers e One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface supports UDMA Mode 5 and PIO Mode 4 e PMI 2 0
35. boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available for the OS amp other applications SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports nd ee filesssssgaseselegsslossa e IL 3X5 e e 9 Gs eee SOMME eo Ej Io 3 o 5 a Back Panel I O Port Locations and De Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 VGA Blue 4 COM Port 1 Turquoise SXEUSEBIO 6 USB1 7 PMI Dedicated LAN X8DAH F only 8 USB2 9 USES 10 USB 4 11 USBS 12 LAN 2 13 LAN 1 14 Side_surround 15 Back_surround 16 CEN LFE 17 Microphone In 18 Front 19 Line In 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 COM Port1 and VGA port on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions
36. buit 3 1 B fore Power O M 3 1 Moo E 3 1 NO Vide Me T M 3 2 Losing the Systems Setup Configuration iuueni tr n nt ee pe nup beni URpr RES 3 2 Memory EOFS eec 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sxscchiccssccssacibeetenueeecceinesdedcGaanansandeestanecetbatesncetees 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions uiuere repe oet trap ruta A n Re inar is Sex apo Ra asse RR eanenale 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for SOIVICB uiee ertet sena teeth e ERES E dn poce DE DApPIPcAEA 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Jpigie pei eT 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Db tiaara 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data iicet a nire etr bene 4 1 Starting the Setup Utility siu oui cete pan e etna tutte pla cn ctt ean tuto ctetu 4 2 vii SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 4 2 Ec doc 4 2 4 39 Advanced Setup Configuratloris ioco i Co pa eto ata Sape Da nba a UR R RR URAEA 4 4 4 4 Security Settings PER rere ener eer eee ee rere 4 24 4 5 Boot OMIM ATI face osc aces rate ace 4 25 2 SENSU FS cae ce aes secre 4 27 4 7 BIOS Recovery RR mctu 4 29 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 4 29 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Dewvice 4 29 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM ss 4 30 4 7 3 Boot Sector Reco
37. chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the moth erboard Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 lbs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed 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 motherboa
38. is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 070 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Temperature Rise This is the temperature rise to the DIMM thermal zone Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 020 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Air Flow This is the air flow speed to the DIMM modules Each step is one mm sec The default is 1500 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Altitude 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 This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 Press or on your keyboard to change this value SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual HDA Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard High Definition Audio controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing
39. is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Key in new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS SuperMicro X8DAH Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system 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 dete
40. o0 1 t P1 DIMM2C B T 1 endor 3 o j P1 DIMM2B 4 ooo 9 a T 1 EE E P1 DIMM2A fa s E z t P1 DIMM3C 5 alae o Hosa L P1 DIMM3B J njat L J a i P1 DIMM3A A P Slot7 PCLE2 0x8 9 i ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST 3 SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 E FAN3 i Oo bof Intel ua d u bl JBaTio a gt IOH 36D H kOe oo LAN 38830 Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 Slot q oo oo CTRL unis BIOS gg 99 88 98 8 98 Intel gt JBT1 2 30 9o e 99990 Slot3 PCE 20x8 d S 29 esr IOH 36D Zz 83 o8 8 88 Intel 9 99 88 98 8 88 BMC 000 ICH 10R oo oo CTRL ese Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 d on S SouthBridge zg sE us amp BMC Graphics JPM LFANI C m il aa ne sees Slott PCHE20x8 d 68 Bed m HE E svo seem iL LSATAS SATA1 S z Eis com2 i Mor 3 a z VSATA5lo ss o 0 ems o mmol Bs T 1394 g CEEA O59 JPGipss SMBUS JLPC8O pari o J14 J15l SBE T 1394 1 1394 2 C v BUS jl 00000 JP9 JP ess ao fesse 88880 opsod ELAS sees SEE e SEE Lasse Ea RI SEE EE E CE oly gt 4 Notes Differences between X8DAH X8DAH F SATA ICH10R IPMI 2 0 w KVM WPCM450 BMC Dedicated LAN amp PHY chip X8DAH Yes No No No X8DAH F Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 IPMI 2 0 WPCM450 BMC Controller the PHY chip and Dedicated LAN port w KVM support are available on the X8DAH F only For more information refer to the user guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals
41. 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 System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Readings This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disabled to disable the fan speed control func tion and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed The Options are Full Speed Server Workstation Desktop and Server Quiet Voltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher
42. the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Win dows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual B 2 T Installing the Windows OS to a Non RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items a
43. the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine Chapter 1 Introduction 1 6 Power Supply
44. with full KVM support X8DAH F only Note 2 Other e Console redirection e Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e Ext ATX 13 68 L x 13 00 W 347 47 mm x 330 20 mm Note 1 For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com support manuals ie SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual X8DAH System Diagram FOI gea 0 8 a got X8DAH Block Diagram p f E H 5 0 5 H 4 0 4 H 3 E J E 30 1 ur qe cpou n ge ox CPU2 OS aS ag ag o e S g QPI on oo QPI PCI E X4 SLOT 5 gt lt SLOT 2 PCI E X16 Nports 3 6 Ports 1 amp 2 loo S Iu Ports PCI E X8 SLOT 7 X X amp 5 IOH 36D IOH 36D
45. A SUPER X8DAH rev 20 E ECUN AE e e ee Universal Serial Bus USB Six Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 2 5 are located on the I O back panel Additionally four USB con nections USB 6 7 8 9 are on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Ep e SUPER XBDAH rev 20 Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB USB 0 1 2 5 Pin Definitions 1 45V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 5 N A Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB6 7 8 9 USB 6 8 USB 7 9 Pin Definition Pins Definition il 45V 1 45V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Backpanel USB 2 4 Backpanel USB 3 5 Backpanel USB 4 6 Backpanel USB 5 7 JUSB4 Front Panel USB 6 7 8 JUSB2 Front Panel USB 8 9 JUSB5 Front Panel USB 9
46. E X1 Ports 3 6 tt Ports 1 amp 2 o a r 34 PCI E X8 SLOT 7 o IOH 36D IOH 36D Ports 3 amp 4 e m Intel 5520 Intel 5520 PCI E X8 SLOT 4 a SLOT Ports 5 amp 6 n Ru SLOT 3 PCLEX8 Nports788 LLI LLI M SLOT H PCIEX8 BSL OTH POLE X8 Nports 9810 PCI E X16SLOT 6 t d Ports 7 10 LAN INTEL T LAN 82576 pred Ports 1 amp 2 ESI LAN2 x E g LL ag IDE PCIE X1 SATA2 19 ko E CTRL NE g LI E HDR1 1394 PCI 33MHz Intel ICH1OR BR CTRL 1 E 9 i HD USB2 0N 9 i Audio n jUSB2 0 N a ra 3 f cra gH SPI BIOs 34 PCI 33MHZ LPC BUS RMII m BMC SIO a WPCM450 LANS 3rd LAN W83627DHG g DDR Il VGA COM 1 COM2 KB External Internal MS Block Diagram for the X8DAH F Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 9 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the X8DAH X8DAH F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor IOH based high end systems optimized for High Performance Computing HPC Cluster platforms The 5520 chipset consists of the IOH 36D I O Hub and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI controller built in the 5520 platform offers the next generation point to
47. ERE o Sen B C 8 pin Processor PWR p v o pin Frocessor r wH n P2 DINNER i d CES Req o r OO t Em Ls 8 Be P2 DIMMIB pa g Oo Oo r P2 DIMMIC soez 8 E e a PHY 3 r P1DIMMIC m i 3 gd f Pr DIMC 7 T P1 DIMM3C 1 i P1 DIMM3B dx dE P1 DIMMSA D soz PoLEZoxe d e SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 ua iz cra eses p g BIOS 3338020 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 x8 pe fum CTRL See 40 Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 E SouthBridge um ka E Bp mera NU seana d a Emm sio f LSATA3 LSATAT 9 0 sess come E porao se oo se NEA JPG Bsg Sj JLPCBO 0000 Si Po mea ooe 28880 DP ti JH PeSs HH 3556 SI e bal erate N SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Fan Headers i i Fan Header This motherboard has six chassis sys Pin Definitions tem fan headers Fan 1 to Fan6 and Pin Definition two CPU fans CPU1 Fan CPU2 Fan Ground on the motherboard In addition I Fan 12V 1 and l Fan 2 are available on a R 2 0 Tecoma or newer version motherboard for IOH PWR Modulation 36D cooling The 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located P
48. IMMs is not recommended Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended e 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 800 Note 1 QR 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will
49. M files saved in a root directory into your USB drive 2 While turning the power on press and hold lt Ctrl gt and Home at the same time until the USB Access LED Indicator comes on This might take a few seconds 3 Once the USB drive LED is on release the lt Ctrl gt and Home keys AMIBIOS will issue beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM file is being updated 4 When BIOS flashing is completed the computer will reboot Do not interrupt the flashing process until it is completed 4 29 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM This process is almost identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device except that the BIOS image file is loaded from a CD ROM Use a CD R or CD RW drive to burn a CD with the BIOS image file in it and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file 4 7 3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash This process also known as Serial Flash allows the user to use a serial port to load a BIOS image for Boot Sector recovery This feature is usually used for embed ded systems that rely on a serial port for remote access and debugging Requirements In order to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery you will need to meet the following requirements e The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image fil
50. Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail amp UID LEDs B PWR Supply Fail Groun NMI o EE i Power LED Vcc A HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc p Q OHrFan Fail LED Vcc s O 9 PWRFail LED Vcc Ea Ground Reset gt Reset Button Power Button guo Ci o E Ground PWR ERE R om eak 2 21 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located z i Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a Pin Definition hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 3 Reset Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off th
51. P1 DIMMs Branch 0 P1 1A P1 1A P1 1B P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C Branch 1 P1 2A P1 2A P1 2B P1 2A P1 2B Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU P1 2C Branch 2 P1 3A P1 3A P1 3B P1 3A P1 3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU2 Installed P1 3C RDIMMs only Note P2 DIMMs To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 3 DIMMs P2 1A 6 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B 9 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C Branch 1 P2 2A P2 2A P2 2B P2 2A P2 2B Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU P2 2C Branch 2 P2 3A P2 3A P2 3B P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs Installed CPU 1 To Populate P1 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 18 DIMMs For RDIMMs only Note Branch 0 P1 1A P1 1A 1B P1 1AABAC Branch 1 P1 2A P1 2A 2B P1 2A 2B 2C Branch 2 P1 3A P1 3A 3B P1 3A 3B 3C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU 2 8 CPU 2 To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 P2 1A P2 1A 1B P2 1AABAC Branch 1 P2 2A P2 2A 2B P2 2A 2B 2C Branch 2 P2 3A P2 3A 3B P2 3A 3B 3C Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5500 Processor s Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC
52. R SouthBridge s FANT LSATASTo mco JPG1ESa Suplig stbGR0 EE Ki phum 28880 mS SMES SND 2 26 A CNF1 1394a 1 B CNF2 1394a 2 C Overheat LED JOH1 Chapter 2 Installation System Management Bus A System Management Bus header is located at SUBUS1 on the mother board Connect the appropriate cable here to use the SMB connection on your system Power SMB PC Connector Power System Management Bus I C Connector JPI C monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data PWR Fail 4 Ground 3 3 3V me A SMB L Fe DIMER oooojoooo 93 LI TOEP i Pe DINGS o os B PWR SMB i P2 DIMM2A Em i zj f PZ DIMMS EL o oo Pe DIMA t 8 EE ES S P2 DIMI pe g oo f PZ DINIG ALWA
53. SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA 2 Configuration This feature is available when the option IDE is selected Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are 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 performan
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55. Slot7 PCI E 20 x8 Q gey ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST E meh 5000 Audio SUPER X8DAHt rev 2 0 CTRU 2999995 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x16 9 2 o8 m FAN3 H3 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot E z C08 t PED q Intl E EH a sario 62 gt S IOH 36D ier SEER LAN pee Slot PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 SI 9 lot I E 2 0 x8 in x lot oo o0 em esses P 9 BIOS 99 99 98 99 8 oo Intel gt 98 29 JBT1 amp o 9o E Q amp ss 9 B IOH 36D Z 99 of 98 oo Intel 98 oo 98 99 BMC ever ICH 10R o 9o CTRL 22229 Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 9 88 88 ia 8 SouthBridge ag a v BMC Graphics PH EERN 3 EN E gt i 9999995 Sloti PCI E 2 0 x8 s PN lage amp 508 2 E svo f esuesee LSATA3 LSATAT 8 s arn COM2 s aoe CR ors O 029 Ol O 0 00 0 pool n9 um N 00000 AI JPG1m5a sMpus4JLPCB0 Pp 2 i J14 J15 Sae T 1394 1 1394 2 N og 5 z us 8885 ETSI 2S SEE e888 SEE Re SEE sess Ia IEEE Eau Lu La al Notes 4 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 a indicates the location of Pin 1 3 When DP4 is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components AN Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing
56. VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Aterminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options are e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be tr
57. YS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST z000 s 3 o g 2 pay dO Qs B g GELME 2 IB J ES o B P1 DIMMIB M E z BE E B ge A jas PT DIMNA E 3 P1 DIMM2C 4 1 o P1 DIMM2B i 1 Pi DIMNA P1 DIMM3C J P1 DIMM3B od r 1 5 e P1 DIMM3A RP Siot7PCE20x8 d A E ie ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 d afe ine E E oO loHasb uw gum eme Leeses 4D Slot4 PCI E 2 0 x8 in x16 Slot g Bios ed uen 3323820 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 x8 ionas Ie icH von Southridge FEAT pe LSATAS oec ofon ole r EE SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper vA is on and Open means the l jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable Use JPL1 to enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Connector Pins 3 2 1 Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short ud GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definit
58. ample 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 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer This motherboard has 18 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Reg istered ECC or Unbuf ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM 3 3 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file ont
59. an Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail puooooooocoooojnoco nooo amp 2 ell 3 i P2 DIMM3A 3 Pree Sloooocccco0c0o0l 0000 0000 2 Weer OS EE Ex dm dw o EOS 22 P2 DINNSB i a T P2 DIMM3C L 7 PZ DIMM2A n P2 DIMM2B o T la PZ DIMM2G oO i PZDIMMTA LE r BS P2 DIMMIB pe g oo PRDIMMIG ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST zocz 3 te o my Q Chip g j Pi DIMMIC 1 Bs n 28 o i i P1 DIMM E E E r 1 E E SE PTOMMIA l Oo 4 i P1 DIMM2G r 1 dun o P1028 ERR r 1 P1 DIMMZA n le E i PT DIMME 1 i mm a pt P1 DIMMSA e s P somPcHE20 8 d e de as ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMI FIRST Audio SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 CTRI geseg Slot6 PCI E 20 x16 eg ooj E Slots PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot EIE EB BW qm d m ale Jenti o IOH 36D LAN Ber Sota PCIE 20x8 n x16 Soi i Inte P SsesssO Slot PCI E 2 0 x8 naso 9 Intl ICH 10
60. anual Notes A 2 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 1 10 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for IDE into Drive A and press the Enter key When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for ICH10R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press
61. ard 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 X8DAH X8DAH F 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 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 I Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC or Unbuf fered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots an
62. ase refer to Intel s web site for detailed informa tion The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Enhanced Halt State C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel amp C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting Available when Intel amp C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State pack age register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this moth erboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip This feature is supported only by some types of process
63. atures 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 and Appendix C provide the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Gro Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Website Technical Support
64. ce by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs 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
65. cted by the BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system e Populated Size This item displays the installed memory size detected by the BIOS Available Size This item displays the available memory detected by the BIOS SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F 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 during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock 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 Thi
66. d 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 3 in Chapter 2 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Ts 3 2 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in Section 2 4 to install your memory modules Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you T 3 3 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An ex
67. e e The Host system should also have a serial port and a terminal program that supports XModem Transfer protocol Hyper Terminal for the Windows operating systems and minicom for Linux FreeSBD etc e ANull modem serial cable How to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery 1 Connect a Null modem serial cable between the target system and the host system that runs the terminal program 2 Make sure that the new BIOS Image file is accessible for the host system 3 Start the terminal program on the host system and create a new connection Use the following communication parameters for the new connection Bits per second 115200 bits sec e Data Bits 8 e Parity None e Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None 4 30 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 Power on your system and click the Connect button in the Hyper Terminal The terminal screen will display the following messages Press SpaceBar to update BIOS Confirm update BIOS y n y Begin remote BIOS flash y n y Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol 5 Following the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS These instructions are also shown below At the prompt press the lt SpaceBar gt to update the BIOS When asked to confirm BIOS updating press y to confirm BIOS updates c Press y again to begin flashing BIOS remotely Note Be sure to complete Steps a c above quickly because you have
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69. e sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To Signal turn off the power when set to suspend 3V Standby mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 19 Groun NMI a i ERR EEHEHESIEHHPM z x E j Power LED Vcc Ires EE 4 HDD LED Vcc 8 NIC1 LED Vcc B NIC2 LED Vcc ceo OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground ofo Reset gt Reset Button Q pas c E Cre E Ground olo PWR gt Power Button B 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Power Connectors een ees A24 pin mainpowersupplyconnecto JPW1 14 712V asav and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 1 COM 5 GOM JPW3 on the motherboard These power 16 PS_ON T HP connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi 17 COM 5 COM
70. elease Date April 26 2010 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2010 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Proces sor platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the Intel 5520 chipset built in the X8DAH X8DAH F substantially enhances system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for HPC Cluster systems and intensive applications Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the fe
71. em ICH 10R CTRL ssess 2D Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 e EXTA amp Up FANT amp SEEN Eh z so bL x SATAS SA COM ES Vasto e o o e of 0 e 07 Leca osoo us 7384 2 g dues sss eeeee DPA od BBS ERE Anco NE EEEEEED Ea E acid CER 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherbo
72. etry Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DAH X8DAH F All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni toring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPUO Vcore CPU1 Vcore 1 5V 5V 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi tivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined thre
73. 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 USB Device Wakeup Select Enable to wake up the system via a USB device when the system is in S3 or S4 State 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 Suspend Mode This option is used to select the ACPI State that is used for system suspend The options are S1 POS S3 STR and Auto S1 POS All processor caches are erased and stops executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed S3 STR The CPU has no power and the power supply goes on reduced power mode However main memory RAM is still powered 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
74. h any terminal communications f program that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX amp BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be configured to use the CR LF style of line termination 4 32 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description Refresh Circuits have been reset 5 short beeps 1 long 1 beep beep 8 beeps Continuous High pitch Low pitch siren like Memory error Display memory read write error System Overheat Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Video adapter missing or with faulty memory System Overheat A 1 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s M
75. icro 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 X8DAH X8DAH F The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chap ter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Ultility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 4 setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured 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 o
76. iggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem
77. in Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Ground the chassis is opened L PADIMMSN oooojoooo 2 deis ws QY B F 2 Pe DIMMGE Fan a T P2 DIMM3C i PeONEA C Fan 3 LESS o l P2 DINM2G Fan eye FEOMMIA be PEUT E Fan 5 B s i Fan O Q ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST F F 6 FEES Fan E o OE BY EEL j G CPU1 Fan pa BETA B cruz POMA 8 H CPU2 Fan r P1DINM2C 3 P1 omuz i l Chassis Intrusion P1 DIMM2A y r4 P1 DIMM3B i i e P1 DIMMSA e d SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 J E E sana iss amp 2D Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x16 q ag IFANI Dm TOT sin POLE 20x8 LS IHE D vano usa A 2888 Poel qm shea MES sols Chapter 2 Installation Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica
78. ings 1394a 1 1394a 2 Enable Use Jumper JPI1 to enable the 1394a connections at CNF1 1394a 1 CNF2 1394a 2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition e Besse Ki Ho9999999999 Tooo E 65 PR DIMM3A za PRECII z m sRudileoooooooooco oooc oooe f r MSS EE ew dee a vs Pe DMMB E L i o r PZ DIMN3G 1 T PZ DIMNZA es L zit EE a o Em r OO PRDIMMIA t 8 ES r Be E P2 DIMMIB Ba E EE ABWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST SOC E 3 o E 5 pay dO Qs B E Pr ONS Bo Be o o g P1 DIMME M o 3 1 abl EE B E E RUE PIDIMMIA E E ZEE 1 1 EET 1 P1 DIMN2A P1 DIMMS p H P1DIMMSB i E Lx 1 ag P1 DIMNGA ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM FIRST SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 d T ale Oo m sm d e ad loien Ej d m suo e LSATAS beoe citt ae orc Sr Rid Ea Enabled Default Disabled
79. ion Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serece Daemen mnang at all timas on thos system Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control zi Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web f site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il C 3 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Notes 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
80. ion 1 2 Enabled default Disabled SUPER X8DAH rev 2 0 10H 360 SioiS PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 Slot HR a Eun e q Intl Rosen em 10H 960 e Slot POLE 2038 n 6 Slot d as Intl agni Zo seseorezos d 3 TAE ESEESE SEELIELEE i P2DIMMSA o PWEWdsloooooooooooo oooo oooo E BLU e FE bewi dmi ea Q i zt T P2 DIMM3C a i P2 DIMM2A Lr A GLAN Port 1 2 Enable f Pe DIMN2G og l EET l B 3 3 t P2 DIMM1B Bo l P2 DIMIC EB es Fig Pz 5 E o dO Qs B P1 DIMMIC 4 P1 DIMMIB B 1 r 1 B Pr 0IMVoG B i P1 DIMM3C 4 E P1 DIMMSB Li ICH 108 BMC CTRL SD Sb PCI E 2 0 x16 d South amp ridge L LFANT TESTO Slot PCI E 20 x8 satas LSATALO S Cis tats Ojo ete 0 0 ete OV ee SESS ISI Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consist
81. lable if the item PEF Support is enabled This enables of disables Event Messages for PEF action Refer to Table 24 6 of the IPMI 1 5 Specification for more information at www intel com The options are Disabled and Enabled BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec P Event Log Configuration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel 4 23 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCI Error Log Use this option to enable PCI error PERR logging The options are Yes and No 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Instal
82. lect Enabled to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Dis abled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi rection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Base Address IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specified above SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual 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
83. led 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 type in a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Available when a User Password is installed Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when User Password is installed This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Available when a password is installed This item forces the system to prompt for a password only when entering BIOS setup or during each bootup The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The optio
84. led to activate the onboard USB2 0 controller The options are En abled and 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 versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto gt IDE Floppy Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys tem as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44MB 3 1 2 and for Floppy B is Disabled 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 This feature is available when the option RAID is selected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID settings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec s
85. low one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel amp EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Ple
86. m is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial System information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III atiymi a user to adiom the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied time the defia is 30 seconds Before the cystem reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the act
87. mp SUPERMICRO X8DAH Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP E C Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files Matrox G200e Graphics Driver SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools ho Universal Audio Architecture Driver Intel 5520 Chipset Realtek High Definition Audio Driver X8DAH Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes i 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings C 1 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill progra
88. n memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled If Enabled the following items will appear Hysteresis 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 59C 3 0 C and 6 0 C Guardband Temperature Closed Loop only This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 006 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This
89. ns are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority 4 25 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX e 2nd Boot Device CD DVD XXXXXXXXX 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 SATA XXXXXXXXX Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive USB XXXXXXXXX e 2nd Drive CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes
90. o 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 The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed 4 Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys tem Please review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www superm
91. odule to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Release Tab ntil it SHBHE into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently Top View of DDR3 Slot push the release tabs near both ends of the module Release Tab igi Release Tab This should release it from the slot 2 7 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual Memory Support The X8DAH X8DAH F supports up to 192 GB Registered ECC or up to 48GB Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 18 DIMMs 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 P1 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 9 DIMMs RDIMMs only Note To Populate
92. ors i e Intel Nehalem WS 1S The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too fre quently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 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 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual gt QPI amp IMC Configuration QPI Links Speed This feature selects QPI s data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency This selects the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 This enables the QPI power state to low power LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data i
93. orts l SATAO I SATA 5 located on the motherboard These ports provide serial link signal connections which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial ATA Pin Definitions 1 Pin Definition N o oc A WO m Ground RX N RX P Ground A SATA 0 5 FAN2 gei FPO fele r eoojsoos ew sls o ADAN oooo oooo z T JPwWa JPws z o Pe DIMME o r P2 DIMM3C l PZ DIMNZA i EIS o r l PZ DIMM2C r oo PRDIMMIA H 8 ES E r ES E E i P2 DIMME Bo i EE ABWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST oz rig on E 3 o pay oot Br E PTOMMIG 4 B i BS o 1 P1 DMMB E r 1 Bg z cPuz E PIDIMMIA i 2 P1 DIMM2C 1 P1 DIMMaB i 1 P1 DIMMEA P1 DIMM3C 4 E P1 DMMB is r 1 3 a P1 DIMM3A e deo ALWAYS POPULATE DIMMT FIRST SUPER X8DAH rev 20 E Fe Intel PE lonasb x6 Slt d ss Inte agn 8333820 Slot3 PCI E 2 0x8 Q loeo e Bc C
94. ot PCI E Slot 5 PCI E x4 in x8 slot PCI E Slot 6 x16 PCI E Slot 7 x8 This feature allows you to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots The options are Enable and Disable Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select the onboard LAN option ROM type The options are iSCSI and PXE Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to select the priority graphics adapter for system boot The options are Auto and Onboard VGA gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Porti are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode This feature allows the user to set the mode for Serial Port B The options are Normal IR Infra Red and ASK IR Onboard Floppy Controller Se
95. point system interconnect interface that replaces the current Front Side Bus Technology substantially enhancing system performance and scalability The IOH 36D connects to each processor through an independent QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals The 5520 chipset supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to seven PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the 5520 platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Avail ability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring memory sparing and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Features of the 5500 5600 Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QPI links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direc tion e Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level r
96. ption to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom 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 have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This
97. rd into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 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 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual 4 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges 5 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the Socket CPU Socket guae TELIS 6 Once both the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket it LE ELE EG 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Once the CPU is securely sea
98. revious state The options are Auto and Manual Ratio CMOS Setting If CPU Ratio is set to Manual above this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state The default setting depends on the type of CPU installed on the motherboard The default setting for the CPU installed in your motherboard is 21 Press or on your keyboard to change this value 4 5 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum 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 pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to al
99. run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show f 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 10 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 I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB
100. s feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 boot 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 and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio If set to Manual this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the p
101. s of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings JWD plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt CESA signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Open pisabied Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI im ER EE FARR A Clear CMOS ex i lam sipdlsessosesesslesesleooe qm S FRE f ET RO FA ewi Jwz Jews G Ze i B Watch Dog Enable a T P2 DIMM3C E H P2 DIMM2A 4 f Pe OIE o PZ DIMN2G og i EET f Be P2 DIMMIB pe g oft o f P2 DIMIC EB z007 FERE g s o OO Chip g E PIDINMIC BS o
102. s should not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network This is usually a router Mac Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Mac address of this machine 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 SET PEF Configuration PEF Support Select Enabled to enable the function of Platform Event Filter PEF which will inter pret BMC events and perform actions based on pre determined settings or events and performs actions based on pre determined settings or traps under IPMI 1 5 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS specifications For example powering the system down or sending an alert when a triggering event is detected The default is Disabled The following will appear if PEF Support is set to Enabled PEF Action Global Control Available if the item PEF Support is enabled These are the different actions based on BMC events The options are Alert Power Down Reset System Power Cycle OEM Action Diagnostic Interface Alert Startup Delay Available if the item PEF Support is enabled This feature inserts a delay during startup for PEF alerts The options are Enabled and Disabled Startup Delay Available if the item PEF Support is enabled This feature enables or disables startup delay The options are Enabled and Dis abled Event Message for PEF Action Avai
103. shold 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 f Note To prevent system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan becomes active when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters the Standby mode When in the sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat 1 11 SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor IIl in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables
104. sies cae See noces Gus cinis ae cane tessuti eme nnb sanitas 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Gonnectors IO PODS eoi toro Er agua na pns mur Gad Ragueun 2 12 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports sssssssssssssseeeeee 2 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 2 13 Serial Ports orte rr p EAR ERR ELE Vea e BENE FERIA RUE zone A AR Feet Ve 2 14 Video 10 9 a 10 0 ee ee eee 2 14 Universal Seral Bus WS By c 2 15 Ethernet Ports sis csicssnssaveceressxcencetesneececsaxeccdetsanczcesduedseghaceuiaaphecvsdadivendzapoess 2 16 Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio ssssssse 2 17 GD amp 10 pin Audio ICAO SIS cm P RR 2 17 2 Front Control Paneles aaa aa E A E E 2 18 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions sssssssee 2 19 DOIN ETO iie eae cave eer E erede E EEE Ene ERROR TREE EEN E 2 19 Power bzp T 2 19 D B AE D M P 2 20 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators ssr a 2 20 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED sssssseseeeneneeemeneen enne 2 21 Power Fail LED srp 2 21 Reser BUT OM NES 2 22 Power BURON czatevextvc cen ccdiedits ecedcacesucd snes wena an SAA veveve saves ARESE E EAA DERE REEERE 2 22 UHMEMEUC a1 soie oom 2 23 Power Connectors isole etit eee Redi RUE Wc MORE DO UNIS U POI eEUES 2 23 vi Table of Contents Fan UMN OS c
105. skable 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 CP SUPER XeDAH no 2o me Le amp JEn Ciesnugesm EE go Bec Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 45V Ground A NMI B PWR LED Groun A NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 19 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definition cable here to indicate HDD activi 13 sv ties See the table on the right for pin 14 HD Active definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control
106. so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To prevent system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DAH X8DAH F Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Open Normal JPIDE1 Compact Flash Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JPC1 JC2 SMB to PCI PCI E Slots Open Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPI1 1394 1 1394 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description CNF1 CNF2 1394a 1 2 Ports Audio Connections BP 7 1 HD Audio BP Audio Header CD In COM1 COM2 Backplane Serial Port FP Serial Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans 1 2 I FAN 1 2 Fans 1 2 Headers for IOH Chips 1 2 Floppy Floppy Drive IDE IDE Drive JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 1 3 Power LED Pins 6 7 Onboard Buzzer Pins 4 7 External Speaker JE Front Panel Connector JL 1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPI C Power Supply SMBbus I C Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 LAN1 2 Dedicated LAN I SATAO I SATA5 24 pin ATX PWR 8 pin Secondary PWR See Warning on Page 1 4 G LAN RJ45 Ports Dedicated LAN X8DAH F Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SMBUS1 System Management Bus Header SP1 Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker USB 0 1 2 5 Backpanel Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 0 1 2 5 USB 6 7 8 9 Front Panel Accessible
107. ted on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 9 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the N plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU Socket pins Shipment with out the plastic cap properly installed will cause dam age to the socket pins Chapter 2 Installation Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 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 Crew Install Screw 1 2 5 SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F 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
108. th the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func tions The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes
109. 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 This is to avoid possible boot failure How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS code including memory detection and recovery code to be used to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS Image is corrupted When the system is powered on the boot sector code executes first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with system initialization and complete the bootup process gt Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repairs 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB device without additional utilities needed A user can download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive a USB CDROM or a USB CDRW device can be used for this purpose 1 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image the RO
110. tus of TPM Enabled Disabled state TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing lt Enter gt to display the information as shown in the screen Total Number of Entries e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type e Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format User e Event Sensor Type e Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type e Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press the lt Enter gt key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutel
111. very from a Serial Port Serial Flash 4 30 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Pel BIOS Error Beep COS iioi e eate toria cte Rea ea Ema LUN E eM MEE A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System esses B 1 B 2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non RAID System B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Software PrOOFSIIg ieu taii enc naieepe epi Rad oed tg pe dup be naL ds C 1 C2 Configuring Supero Doctor lll uidet idee ctn dace adr aede daten clos C 2 viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L One 1 IDE ATA66 cable CBL 036L 03 e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L e One I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00025 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual ti SUPER X8DAH X8DAH F User s Manual SUPERO X8DAH X8DAH F Image
112. y sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log 4 21 SUPER X8DAH4 X8DAH F User s Manual Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Config com mand This is initially set to 01 Press or on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source Select the source of this machine s IP address If Static is selected you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dot

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