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1. Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Front Panel USB USB 0 1 USB 2 3 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Ping Definitions 0 and USB 1 are located on the 1 45V r back panel Additionally six USB con 2 PO nections USB 2 3 4 5 6 7 on the 3 PO 7 motherboard to provide front chassis 4 Ground n access Cables are not included 5 N A See the tables on the right for pin definitions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB4 5 6 7 USB 4 6 USB 5 7 Pin Definition Pins Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 No connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 4 Front Panel USB 3 5 Front Panel USB 4 5 6 Front Panel USB 6 7
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3. T jg amp Grain 5 X X 3 e l Power LED Vcc i DD LED ol 3 NIC1 LED Vee p NIC2LED Vcc SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 20 E OH Fan Fail LED Vcc E 8 PWR Fail LED Vcc eo Ground Reset gt Reset Button 3 amp M Ground PWR gt Power Button m 2 17 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activities generated from the ICH10R See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition 45V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED
4. JPG1 nes 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 no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X8DT6 X8D
5. SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 DD LED Power LED 5 i N c1 LED 3 LED Fail LED PWR Fail LED OF 9 T Hinr 2 18 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED Cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 20 T E o E cert o o o fe o o O o Lak o o
6. amp 0255559555958 jo O 2 Ld 85 SUPER X8DT6 E Series nev 20 ii E Be ge Slim we gem bd bed SED aE 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 Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button 2 j NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 Pin Definition of JF1 Refer to the table on the right E 19 Control for pin definitions 20 Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located ae eee Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 5V Ground A NMI B PWR LED
7. o oooojoooo 3 Groun E ee x o 1 F 2 iu q 3 NMI X Power LED Vcc DD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc g OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Po Button Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A24 pin main powersupply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions Warning To prevent damage to ZA 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 do ing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard COO IPS ancanaconap occ ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 43 3V 1 43 3V 14 12V 2 483V 15
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9. A PWR SMB D 3 P1 DIMM3A 9 ra SMB al legel o P1 DIMM3B o ru _ JFANe logo e zz lo P1 DIMM2A o o 3 5 lo P1 DIMM2B O lo P1 DIMM1A 2 FANT lo P1 DIMM1B 9 CPU2 CPU Far Jd PHY 8 4 of lo O P2 DIMMIB 0 P2 DIMM1A e o q lo P2 DIMM2B 4 55 E 7 lo P2 DIMM2A 9 T FANS P2 DIMM3B S gt PEDIMMGA E S z UPER X8DT6 E Series rev 20 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 CTRL Intel 5520 Bios Intel ICH10R South Bridge 1512008 z sas CTRL 9 T T SGPIO T sep oz gt 9 og Jie SECO add SAM TSA 955 mm F Joan 08867 USBAS 7 a p 2 25 jes BS JPG1 wea 858888 FMI ME T c wes IWD 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module TPM Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module TPM m Pin Definition Pin Definition header is located on the motherboard 1 LPC Clock 2 GND to provide TPM support to enhance 3 LPC FRAME 4 Key data integrity and system security j 5 LPC Reset 6 5V X Refer to the table on the right for pin Ar 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 definitions 9 3 3V 10 LAD1 11 LADO 12 GND 1 SOL 14 SDAT 15 3
10. Serial Ports Two COM connections COM1 amp are located on the motherboard COM is located on the Backplane IO panel COM2 is located close to the onboard BMC Controller to provide additional onboard serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located next to COM Porti on the IO back plane This connector is used to provide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Pin 1 Definition Pin 4 Definition DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground 1 COM1 2 COM2 3 VGA Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN 1 LAN2 are located at on the IO backplane In ad dition an IPMI dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DT6 F X8DTE F to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note 1 Please refer to the 4 appropriate item in the BIOS Advanced Settings to enable or disable Option ROM
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12. 2 4 Fang P2DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B E 4 amp 9 PA DIMNEA 1 sj sj lo ob 9 9 2 5 2 SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 2 Intel 5520 Intel ICH10R Pom 158 JPG na 38 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SATA 5 are located on the mother pine Belton board These ports provide serial link 1 cote signal connections which are faster 2 er than the connections of Parallel ATA 3 TXN See the table on the right for pin 4 Ground definitions 5 RX_N 6 SAS Ports X8DT6 X8DT6 F only SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 located at JSM1 JSM2 provide Serial Attached SCSI connections on the X8DT6 X8DT6 F See the layout below for SAS port locations 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 LSI SAS RAID configuration please refer to the 151 MegaRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro c
13. 9 P do 939 m Z22 ATS e gt Bow 2 x H USBE7_UsB4 s USB3 R o_o M 58 8 i na 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator An Onboard SAS LED is located on the LED1 Settings motherboard LED1 is SAS Heartbeat gt 0997 Definition LED When LED1 is blinking SAS con EPt 8119 SAS Normal nections function normally See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at D1 on the motherboard When D1 is blinking BMC functions normally See the tables D1 Blinking BMC Normal at right for more information LED Definition A SAS Heartbeat LED 8555 alie P1 DIMM3A O 38 Jug 120 210 x fav JeWe J wa 5 pg o P1 DIMM3B o BM Heartbeat LED Z FANG Zu s zd lo P1 DIMM2A 5 2 ET 5 lo P1 DIMM2B o O a lo P1 DIMMIA o 9 lo P1 DIMM1B o o q CPU2 CPUI Fa logoa o O lt 4 ie B PHY esl
14. ae i HJPS1 2 oo BOUL goo 5 JWFT JWD 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only mation on the onboard components the power cables before removing or installing components the system Slot 4 PCI E 2 0 x8 is available on the X8DTE X8DTE F a indicates the location of Pin 1 Also refer to Chapter 2 for detailed infor When LE1 is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to 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 connec tors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DT6 E F Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JPC1 J C2 to PCI Slots 2 3 Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN Ports 1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled For a Rev 1 31 or later board JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled X8DT6 X8DT6 F JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 System
15. Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver m s 3 Ji 2 Pan head 6 screws E sum X8DT6 E Rev 2 0 Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis r E 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 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
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17. e o 0 P2 DIMM3A 4 S UPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 TAN 6 PCI E 2 0 X8 A 88 Intel 5520 SLOTS PELE 250 X8 UN BIOS CTRL JBT1 Intel ICH10R Buc South Bridge E LSI 2008 SAS JIBTNt CTRL m qo 36 1 88 T sapioz sss Slow USBG7 0584 e ii TA i202 qae JPBIESI m 9 ri diac fees JPG no 8225828 j go JWFT SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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 yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs X8DT6 F X8DTE F Only In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is also located on the IO Back plane of the X8DT6 F X8DTE 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 Activity LED Rear View when facing the LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Left LED State Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing Active LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Right LED State LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbp
18. Note 1 This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Note 2 Slot 4 PCI E 2 0 x8 is available on the X8DTE X8DTE F only 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the capability of the Intel 5520 platform the X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end servers optimized for High Performance Comput ing HPC Clustering and intensive applications The 5520 platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processor the 5520 IO Hub and the ICH10R South Bridge With the QuickPath Interconnect controller built in the 5500 5600 Series Processor is the first DP platform that offers the next genera tion point to point system interconnect interface that replaces the current Front Side Bus Technology substantially enhancing system performance with increased bandwidth and scalability The 5520 IO Hub connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Interconnect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for data transferring in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 The 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Ge
19. 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 N Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 the
20. o o ko o o 3 o E o gj o E jd Fail LED Qur Fail LED gun T PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc DD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button
21. 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 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 old the no amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 1 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges CPU 2 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of th
22. When this feature is enabled the system will function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is used to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifica tions please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which displays the status code of the BMC micro controller IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the IPMI firmware revision used in your system gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing Enter to display the information as shown in the s
23. Memory Support The X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F supports up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs Please note that Memory Speed support is also depending on the type of CPU used in the motherboard DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU1 installed granen2 3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A EE BER P1 DIMM2A NE P1 DIMM3A fF 6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMMIB P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU2 installed _ 6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUS installed CN em T I TL a a DIMMs DIMM Population Table DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Mixing SR DR QR 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support for th
24. Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DTE X8DTE F Two 2 SAS cables for SATA SAS Backplane CBL 0097L 02 For X8DT6 X8DT6 F e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00027 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual 51 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F Image ity Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F Layout Oo 5 58 sie P1 DIMM3A ol 82 45 alee JPI2C1 o o o o0 o O0 0 o o0 0 0 9 2290 s P1 DIMM3B Iun FANG 5 gz P1 DIMM2A o m Eg PO lo P1 DIMM2B o 9 O i lo P1 DIMM1A oj 8 FAN7 lo P1 DIMM1B 0 o 2 gon O O O Po E v gt HY O le 95 2 lo P2
25. 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 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 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 fla
26. Available only if User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings gt Boot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled e 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX gt 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 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled e 1st Drive 1st Floppy Drive e 2nd Drive U
27. CTRL fal LSI 2008 SAS CTRL JBTI Intel ICH10R SLOTS POLE2 0 X4 South Bridge CTRL Battery USB6 7 USB4 5 JI2C2 jio a JPBISESI ooo a PGi nga S55 o8 d SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Power SMB Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power System Management Bus Pin Definition Connector JPI C1 monitors power Clock supply fan and system temperatures t See the table on the right for pin definitions 3 idi Ground 3 3V SMB Header Pin Definitions IPMB SMB A System Management Bus header Pin Definition for the IPMI slot is located at J5 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB connection on your system 1 Data Ground 2 3 Clock 4 No Connection
28. Note 2 Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information 34 SUPER X8DTO6 E Series 20 Chapter 2 Installation LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 Act LED S TDO 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground r TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 1J DE 88 Ground NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 IPMI LAN X8DTE F X8DT6 F HIS 88 ji E He oc L E mm i SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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
29. O CPU lo O P2 DIMM1B 20 lo 2 1 9 E o E x 3 lo P2 DIMM2B oj 55 38 e P2 DIMMZA o E 25 FANS o A P2 DIMM3B o lal 682 CPU2 Fan ee SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 CTRL SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 3 572 Intel 5520 H p BIOS 8 CTRL fal 22 88 8 JBTI 5 Intel ICHTOR CTRL GIS 1312008 ams scr O FLOPPY 56 1 339 8 lt gt Ss 5 USB67_USB4 5 3 SECO es JI2C2 JPBEES ooo Tm asm Ck JPS1 diac lse JPG nza 2285 88889 e ess E JWFT JWD 2 33 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information Onboard PWR LED LE1 Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected System Power On A Onboard Power LED o
30. The op tions are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Max CPUID Value Limit Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the maximum CPUID Value Select Disabled for the Windows XP OS The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable 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 En
31. X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Motherboard Layout 5 A ERE SI lo P1 DIMM3A 8109 JPI2C1 2995552299599 es 609 P1 DIMM3B Wi AN1 FANG 5 P1 DIMM2A 0 B lt Qo o P1 DIMM2B o o O al o P1 DIMM1A E 9 FAN7 o P1 DIMM1B CPU2 Far Q O O O O ro 4 Tlo ee ki PHY O 99 o 0 oj 2 lo P2 DIMM1B o o lo P2 DIMM1A B O O J lo P2 DIMM2B o ale 5 lo P2 DIMM2A 9 9o 2 lo O P2 DIMM3B 6923 FR O P2 DIMM3A o 69 S UPER X8DTE6 E Series rev 2 0 E spi 33 Intel 5520 88 g 2 33 TA BIOS SES 99 99 88 SLOT1 PCI EX4 2 2 JI2C1 s Intel ICH10R South Bridge TPM 05090555 0000000000 T SGPIO1 E23 2 994 JIBTN1 LSI 2008 SAS CTRL USB6 7 USBA 5 5d 9 909 9 0 000 JPG nga 885858858
32. 293 lo P1 DIMM2B o 9 lo PT DIMMTA o 9 o 3 e Pinia _ amp cu PWR LED Speaker M a gt PHY 181 Sao 2 lo O P2 DIMM1B oj 99 5 le P2 DIMM1A o q lo P2 DIMM2B o le P2 DIMM2A o u LAND Ram 2 P2 DIMM3B o ohueen 5 SUPER X8DT6 E Series SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 CTRL E e Intel 5520 Li f Li BIOS CTRL 5 u JBT1 Intel ICH10R South Bridge CTRL JER LSI 2008 SAS CTRL yo T SGPIOTESS E ciwa caw ES i JPBmog USBGT ER Eg E CAMPI EIS Po sa p FIT SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and a cable to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid O
33. COM 16 ON 4 45V 7 com 5 18 6 45V 9 com 7 com 20 Res 8 21 45V 9 22 45V 10 12 23 5 11 12V 24 12 43 3V Required 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required 24 ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWR Req d 2 21 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header This motherboard has six chassis system Pin Definitions fan headers to Fan6 and two CPU Pin Definition fans Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard All Ground these 4 pin fans headers are backward 12 compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available PWR Modulation for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the BIOS Ad vanced Settings The Default setting is Disabled See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Gro
34. CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support optional for X8DT6 X8DT6 F J5 IPMB Header for an IPMI card X8DTE F X8DT6 F JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 4 7 Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPIC 1 Power Supply SMBbus Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 4 JPW2 JPW3 8 pin Secondary Power Connector Warning on Pg 1 4 JWF1 DOM Disks On Module Power Header JWOL Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 IPMI LAN I SATAO I SATA5 SAS 0 3 4 7 SP1 TPM T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports 1 2 amp IPMI Dedicated LAN IPMI LAN is for X8DTE F X8DT6 F only Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SAS Ports 0 3 4 7 X8DT6 X8DT6 F only Internal Speaker Buzzer TPM Trusted Platform Module Header Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Universal Serial Bus USB Ports VGA VGA Connector LED Description D1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator X8DTE F X8DT6 F only LE1 Onboard Standby LED Indicator LED1 SAS LEDs LED1 SAS Heartbeat LED X8DT6 X8DT6 F only Note Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 are available for the PCB Rev 1 31 or a later vision of motherboard only 1 5 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor supports two full width Inte
35. DIMM1B e o9 oo lo P2 DIMM1A O O lis lo P2 DIMM2B lo P2 DIMM2A 1 lo P2 DIMM3B 655 LIX Jo P2 DIMM3A S FAN3 5 UPER X8DT6 E Series nev 20 3 8 9 Intel 5520 8 BIOS 98 Intel ICH10R South Bridge TPM 095959599 1512008 o 33933323 J o JIBTN SAS CTRL SATA gt T SGPIO15323 sj E T seP o2l588 7 i efis PR jPBpg 03867 ED dE H 82280 192829 JPG moa 8225962589 D 99 d Bo ojaao Ee JWFT JWD Differences between the models X8DT6 X8DTE X8DT6 F X8DTE F SAS 2008 SATA 2 Yes No Yes No RAIDKey Optional No Optional No IPMI 2 0 w KVM amp IPMI LAN No No Yes Yes Slot 4 PCI E 2 0 x8 No Yes No Yes Notes 1 IPMI Dedicated LAN is for X8DT6 F X8DTE F only 2 SAS connectors jumpers and the LSI 2008 SATA 2 chip are available on the X8DT6 X8DT6 F only For SAS RAID configuration refer to the LSI User Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals 3 IPMI 2 0 and the Dedicated LAN w KVM support are available on the X8DT6 F X8DTE F only For more information please refer to the user guide posted on our website http Awww supermicro com support manuals 1 3 SUPER
36. Del Message Display This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at 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 Power Configuration Power Button Function If this feature is set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Second Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage e Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss e Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss e Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog Timer If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 mi
37. and Battery Voltage System Fan Monitor 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 Full Speed 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are Disabled full speed 4 pin Server 4 pin Workstation 4 pin Quiet and 4 pin Super Quiet Fani Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces through Fan8 Fan7 is CPU1 Fan and Fan8 is CPU2 Fan gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI 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 ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Headless Mode
38. can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca tions of the Internal Buzzer SP1 BEEF IN 1 BEEP IN Pos ALARM_SPk NEG Pin Definitions Pos Beep In Alarm Speaker Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on Pin Setting Definition the right for speaker pin definitions Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Please note that the speaker con Pins 4 7 External Speaker nector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector 2 ooooooooooofHooo Hooo qo ik o P1 DIMM3A 0 9 lo o o o o o o o o oo o oolloo ee Jewi JPW3 o P1 DIMM3B o o FAN SoBe Pus 2 2 A Internal Speaker Buzz 3 lo E o o g
39. from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation
40. problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data 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 orts UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable 1 15 Chapter 1 Introduction baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 8 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller For X8DT6 F X8DTE F Only The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is
41. section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12Vcc V 5Vin and Battery Voltage Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control via SD or The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to avoid overheating to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high To av
42. serial port used for Console Redirection Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and when the Boot Loader is active The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec gt System Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed
43. 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 ESC ar row 725 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 X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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 is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will e
44. to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select 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 44 4 MBs Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAS5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 100 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 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 32 bit IDE data transfer support The options are En abled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears NVRAM during system boot The options are
45. 15V 230V switch on the power supply Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Pages 2 7 and 2 8 to install your memory modules 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration e An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm e Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a c
46. 3 1 2 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44MB 3 1 2 and for Floppy B is Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Porti are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infrared Data is an industry standard for remote control de vices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infrared devices Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable Remote Access support The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 COM2 and Onboard IPMI Base Address IRQ This item displays the base address and IRQ of the
47. A KA KA 4 22 EE Ein iri 4 24 SENE amp RERO NT 4 26 4 7 BIOS Recovery NR SUN 4 27 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 4 27 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB 4 27 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM 4 28 4 7 3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash 4 28 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Codes aie ndun A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Bat Installing Software Pro kk kK kk kk KA B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill B 2 viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L One 1 USB cable CBL 0083L e One 1 Serial COM cable CBL 010L Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044L For X8DT6 X8DT6 F
48. D0 D4 60 Current MAC Address in BMC This item displays the current MAC address used for your IPMI connection gt Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Subnet Masks configuration Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection Current Subnet Mask in BMC This item displays the current Subnet Mask used for your IPMI connection 4 21 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Gateway Address Configuration This option allows to user to enter the gateway 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 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Gateway Address settings Gateway Address If DHCP is selected under IP Address Source the DHCP server will automati cally assign the IP address of the Gateway device to this device for its use If you want this machine to use a different Gateway please select Static under the IP Address Source Current Gateway Address in BMC This item displays the current Gateway address used for your IPMI connec tion gt Event Log View Event Log Use this option to vie
49. DUAL 16 SERIRQ X 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD X 20 LDRQ X Notes X TPM does not use the signals SCL SDAT are bus clock and data DOM Power Connector DOM PWR Pin Definitions A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module Devices is located Pin Definition V at JWF1 Connect the appropriate s 2 Ground cable here to provide power support for your DOM devices s round A TPM Header BC FAN ae CC OZ E8 5999599999951895 5185 5 9 5 lo P1 DIMM3A O 3 3 m TT m B DOM Power al 554 o P1 DIMM3B o Wi Z FANG fedes s zz lo P1 DIMM2A 2 ET 5 lo P1 DIMM2B o O a o P1 DIMMIA o 9 lo P1 DIMM1B 9 CPU2 logoa O O H of CPU 2 lo O P2 DIMM1B 20 lo 2 1 9 E o x 3 lo P2 DIMM2B oj 55 9 BR lo O P2 DIMM2A o E 25 FANS o A P2 DIMM3B o lal 682 CPU2 Fan ee E S FANS UPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 spi SLO
50. Doctor Ill ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management e Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard l O Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 in the Linux Note 1 e LSI 2008 SATA 2 supports eight SAS ports with RAID 5 optional using RAIDKey Part AOC IMRRAKey 2008 LSI X8DT6 X8DT6 F Note 2 Dual Intel 82574 Gigabit Ethernet controllers support Giga bit LAN1 LAN 2 ports and Realtek PHY One floppy port interface and two COM ports 1 header 1 port One VGA Port supported by the WPCM450 BMC Controller e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Backpanel USB Ports 2 Front USB Headers and 2 Type A Headers e Super Winbond W83627HG e PMI 2 0 with full support X8DT6 F X8DTE F only Note 3 Other e Wake on LAN WOL 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 Ext ATX 12 00 L x 13 00 W 304 80 mm x 330 20 mm Note 1 For details on Intel SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the user guide posted http Awww supermicro com support manuals Note 2 For details on LSI SAS RAID configuration please refer to the User s Guide Qhttp www
51. Li BIOS CTRL JBT1 el Intel ICH10R South Bridge CTRL pr ES 2008 Battery r o SAS GIRI T SGPIO1ESES 56 2 x S Bowe SLOT PCI E X4 isos es CRA Ch 5 x Hp mp e Li 5 eG ms 01 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting 00000000000
52. No and Yes SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Bus Master When this feature is enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 7 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable Slot 1 Slot 6 Option ROMs which will allow the user to boot the computer from a PCI device installed on a PCI slot The options are Disabled and Enabled LAN1 PXE LAN2 PXE Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 PXE Option ROMs in order to boot the computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Floppy A Floppy B 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
53. Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers Pin Definition Pin Definition T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located Nc 2 the motherboard These headers Ground 4 Data support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA and SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin defini tions Refer to the board layout below for the location Load 6 Ground Note NC No Connections RAIDKey Header Optional for X8DT6 X8DT6 F only A RAIDKey header located at JIBTN1 provides RAID function support to en hance system performance A T SGPIO 1 z z E jg e B T SGPIO 2 a9 554 o P1 DIMM3B m e ENG Ea p ker C RAIDKey Connection g 3 5 lo P1 DIMM2B E b 3 Optional for X8DT6 9 o P1 DIMM1B o CPU2 S X8DT6 F only ow 9 2 9g rid o PEOMMiB E E 5 P2 DIMM1A 9j amp 5 q lo O P2 DIMM2B oj 55 7 lo P2 DIMM2A 9 T n P2 DIMM3B o E E FANG SUPER X8DT6 E Series nev 20 d G Intel 5520 9 Bios
54. S PU 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive 2 1 Motherboard 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation EEi EEE 2 3 Momory Installation cette repe nabe a basar A b Mae kak 2 7 Control Panel Connectors lO POrlS ii kek 2 11 1 Back Panel Connectors lO 2 11 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse POr S E EEE 2 12 Universal Serial Bus USB uini kk kk kk 2 13 Serial a 2 14 Video Connector rente erem ll Kab ba 2 14 Ethernet Poris EE 2 15 2 Front Gontrol Parier ot recor Ee 5445 a 55 xin an Der n e kn EAE EK 2 16 3 Front Control Panel Pin 2 17 NIV BURON ERN E TO 2 17 Power ERIS 2 17 EIN NRI n 2 18 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators kk kk kk kk kk Kek kK ke 2 18 Overheat Nin 2 19 Power Fall LED n india la kalak kana a ka eaa lank aka 2 19 Reset Button keke ke keke keke k k k k K K k KK KK KA KA KA KA 2 20 Power zi Uj ol 2 20 Connecting Eo kanc bl yanda niki had be C 2 21 Power Connectors
55. SB XXXXXXXXX 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 25 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit After you have completed system configuration changes select this option and press lt Enter gt to reboot the compute so that the new system configuration settings can take effect Discard Changes and Exit Select this option and press lt Enter gt to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer 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 Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 26 Chapter 4
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57. T6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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 Appendix A for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recom mended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 Check the position of the 1
58. T6 PCI E 2 0 X8 CTRL 38 Intel 5520 88 58 e BIOS 87 88 55 80 LEDI 38 Intel ICH10R South Bridge SAS li LSI 2008 SAS4 7 som Ez _sas4 7 ja o N T sep oz 582 5 2 SATAY SATAY s gt p JiC2ges JPBngs 09867 pd dg E G ups 2221685 age J12C1 ol 833 838 as C8 JWD 2 27 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between 2 1 3 2 1 optional settings Jumpers create shorts be j umper tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See Setting layout pages for jumper 1 2 short ocations g Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins SAS Enable Disable X8DT6 X8DT6 F SAS Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Setting Definition the onboard SAS connections The default 1 2 SAS Enabled Default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connec SAS Disabled tio
59. The options are Enabled and Disabled Payload Size This feature limits the payload size by enabling 128B or disabling 256B coalesce support The options are 256B and 128B Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to through the Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge USB Functions Select Enabled to use onboard USB ports The Options are Disabled and Dis abled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled when a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be c
60. a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet Phy module The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface buses SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chip
61. abled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Speed_Step Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel TurboMode Technology Select Enabled to allow the processor cores to run faster than normal under special circumstances to improve performance The options are Disable and Enabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State Package Limit Setting Available when Intel C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion 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 Clock Spread Spe
62. all to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F has 12 240 pin DIMM slots that support up to 192 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM modules It is strongly recom mended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 3 3 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then yo
63. and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 06 Release Date May 5 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 X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F motherboard About this Motherboard The SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform built in the X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for high end servers High Performance Com puting HPC systems and intensive applications Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for update
64. art blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header 1 1 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires a
65. creen e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type Event Timestamp e Generator ID Event Message Format User 4 19 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Event Sensor Type e Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press the Enter key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log gt Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Configuration command It is initially set to 1 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature displays the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Configuration This submenu displays the following IP Address Configuration information Parameter Selector This item displays the parameter of your IP Address configuration IP Address Source This feature allows the user to determine how an IP address is assigned to this device Select DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allow this device to obta
66. ctrum 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 gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below 4 7 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Quick Path Interface 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 Select Enabled to lower QPI power state LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected to a frequency setting selected by the user The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror and Lockstep Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme whe
67. d to confirm BIOS updating press lt y gt to confirm BIOS updates c Press lt y gt again to begin flashing BIOS remotely Note Be sure to complete Steps a c above quickly because you have 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 Call Help 5 Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File remote BIOS flash Press lt Spa Capture to Printer T n Begin remo Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Kmodem protocol 33333 b Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol XMo dem Press lt Send gt to start ROM File extraction See the picture below 4 29 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Send File Folder C Documents and SettingssDesktop Filename C Documents and Settings Desktop 3C 02 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 destro
68. e Socket CPU Socket guae 10151 3 both the CPU and socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket LE E EE 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 6 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap prop erly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Ship ment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the sock et pins Chapter 2 Installation Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 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 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Removing
69. e motherboards w 5500 Series Processors installed RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Mixing SR DR QR UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unb Unbuffered MHz Mixing any Channel per Channel combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank 2 1 Unb DDR3 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 2 Unb ECC NON ECC DDR3 800 1066 Mixing SR DR Memory Support for the Motherboards w 5600 Processors Installed e 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR 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 dow
70. eed to meet the following requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image file 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 Parity None e Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 Power on your system and click the lt Connect gt button in the Hyper Terminal The terminal screen will display the following messages Press lt SpaceBar gt 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 aske
71. eep with the front panel OH LED on A 1 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items To install the Windows OS please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X8DT6 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP x Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files S U PE RM I C Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Intel 5520 Chipset LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager X8DT6 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing 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 eac
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73. h item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In 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 settings override t
74. hanged from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected SATA 1 will be set to Legacy mode When Enhanced is selected SATA 1 will be set 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 Select RAID Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID settings Select RAID Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec s SATA RAID settings Select AHCI to enable SATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for ad vanced programmers only The options are IDE RAID Intel RAID Adaptec and AHCI SATA 2 Configuration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in
75. he BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display 1 Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor a user to the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied tim the 30 seconds Before the reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serece Daemen mnang at all timas on thos system Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control zi Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il gt 3 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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
76. he default 1 2 ERE setting is Open to disable the connec 2 3 tion See the table on the right for jumper settings Disabled Default VG Enable VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPG1 allows the user to enable 9 the onboard connector The default Jumper Setting Definition setting is 1 2 to enable the connection 1 Enaped See the table on the right for jumper Disabled Default settings Jl2G1 55 Te a 2 2 ee gene lo P1 DIMM2A ol B a o P1 DIMM2B o C VGA Enable 9 lo P1 DIMMIA o 9 o le 5 zs D M a e HO z CPU1 o 5 FAN2 34 P2 DIMM1B 3 J o o o P2 DIMM1A o 5 CPU2 Fan PS Bie ET SUPER X8DT6 E Series nev CTRL a T SGPIONFE Ei D 50 02 99 lt a 9 E looo 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Enable Disable Use JPL1 JPL2 to enable or disable the GLAN Ports 1 a
77. in an IP address from a DHCP server which manages a pool of IP ad dresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon time out or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be re assigned to a new client Select Static Static Allocation to manually enter an IP address based on a pre determined range of addresses usually assigned by a network 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS administrator Only clients with an IP Address within the pre determined range of addresses will be allowed access to the network A static IP Address that is assigned to a device is retained until it is manually re assigned a different address or re configured to receive an IP address through a DHCP server as mentioned in the other option The options are DHCP and Static IP Address This item displays the IP address of this computer IP addresses are four three digit decimal numbers from 0 255 separated by dots For example 192 168 10 100 Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection MAC Address Configuration This submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address configuration MAC Address This item displays the MAC address of this computer 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
78. l QuickPath Interconnect links with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Memory Twelve 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC Memory See Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset Intel 5520 chipset including the 5520 IOH 36D and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots Three PCI E 2 0 x8 slots Slots 5 7 X8DT6 X8DT6 F Four PCI E 2 0 x8 slots Slots 4 7 X8DTE X8DTE F One PCI E 2 0 x4 slot Slot 3 One PCI E x4 slot Slot 1 BIOS 4 MB AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and APM 1 2 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 12Vcc V 5Vin and Battery Voltage Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction e System resource alert Supero
79. 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. low the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 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 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 Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 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 SWDMAe 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 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 0 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
81. mp 2 See the tables on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is Enabled Note Jumpers JPL1 JPL2 are available for the PCB Rev 1 31 or a later vision of the mother board only GLAN 1 amp 2 Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A LAN 1 Enable oS 9 de P1 DIMM3A O 9j 99 oo o o oo o e lo olog eo B LAN 2 Enable 2 JPW2 P1 DIMM3B c w Jews MR Es FANG 5 zz o P1 DIMM2A o 2 5 2g 5 lo P1 DIMM2B o 9 lo P1 DIMM1A o oj P1 DIMM1B o 9 CPU2 CPU Fai loge o i 5 ip PHY amp o of e 0 P2 DIMMIB los lo P2 DIMM1A o li 4 lo O P2 DIMM2B o 5 2 lo P2 DIMM2A 9 E FANB e P2 DIMM3B o gs Fan 652
82. n See the table on the right for jumper settings Note For information on 151 SAS RAID configuration please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User s Guide 9 http Awww supermicro com support FANS jj_j OSO 6055 w00000000000 8000 8000 sep P1 DIMM3A O 966 8 9 gt al 558 o P1 DIMM3B o mE ms 5 sa b P1 DIMM2A o oj par 2 25 5 lo P1 DIMM2B ol b ONA o E SAS Enable X8DT6 e 9 P1 DIMM1B 2 CPUI Far E Bj X8DT6 F O Lad lt Be B PHY Lets 0 CPU1 O P2 DIMM1B oO los oF o lo O P2 DIMM1A lo P2 DIMM2B 4 55 O 7 lo P2 DIMM2A o T FANS P2 DIMM3B Cap CPU2 Fan en CERA amp SLOT PCIE 20 Spe ae 2 amp SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 2 CTRL Intel 5520 g
83. n ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F can accommodate 24 pin ATX power sup plies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or the 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 the motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid
84. n2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and eight 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 and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry 1 9 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup
85. ngrading 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbufered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DRzDual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 2 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 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 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual e 1 35 DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks pe
86. nter 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 Enter new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Supermicro X8DT6 X8DTE BIOS Build Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed AMI BIOS Core Version This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS e Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in
87. nutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency The default setting depends on what type of CPU is installed The default setting is 20 Press lt gt or lt gt on your keyboard to change this value 4 5 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State support C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to enable the hardware prefetcher to prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in order to improve CPU per formance 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 MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering Choose the method of ordering for the Multiple APIC Description Table MADT Select Modern Ordering for Microsoft Windows XP or a later version of OS Select Legacy Ordering for Microsoft Windows 2000 or an earlier version of OS
88. ny 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 gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the North Bridge chip Crystal Beach DMA Direct Memory Access This feature works in conjunction with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a special ized 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 When this feature is set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct memory access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Crystal Beach DCA Direct Cache Access This feature works in conjunction with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of the TOE device When this feature set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct cache access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance
89. oid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system 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 the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with the Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Operating System Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will st
90. om support manuals AST 2555 5999990962583 593189399 P1 DIMM3A 9 o o o o o o o o o o oJ o o o oTe e 8 Few 2_ JPW3 amp B MOUSE ge O vea lO 0098 P1 DIMM3B FANG 2 MI I SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 I SATAS 5 G SAS 0 3 X8DT6 X8DT6 F only X8DT6 E Series H SAS 4 7 XEDTS X8DT6 F only P1 DIMM2A IPI P1 DIMM2B PT DIMMTA 5 o o o J o J o o FAN CPU2 Far P1 DIMM1B L GPU1 P2 DIMM1B m jO o gt P2 DIMM1A LAN o db d P2 DIMM2A FANG P2 DIMM3B o o o o o P2 DIMM2B o o o o o 9 5 2 CTRL Intel 5520 BIOS JBTt 2 Intel ICH10R South Bridge LSI 2008 SAS CTRL 56 1 8 5 33 ipe A SLOTI PCI E X4 USB6 7 USB4 5 1 8380 3252825 coli c cu been CTRL
91. r DIMM Slots per Populated Unbufered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 2 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 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 more than 4 GB of memory 2 Due to memory allocation to system de vices 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 disproportional Notes 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory 4 GB Total memory Remaining Available Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 3 99 GB Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 GB APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 512 MB 3 01 GB 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 2 84 GB Chapter 2 Installation 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 ors IO Po
92. re 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 Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves CPU s reliability and power efficiency via automatic voltage control during idle states The options are Disabled and Enabled If Enabled the following items will appear Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hysteresis Temperature Closed Loop Only Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the preset DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throt tling begins The options are Disabled 1 5 C 3 0 C and 6 0 C Guardband Temperature Closed Loop Only This is the temperature applied to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 50C increment The default is 006 Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 070 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 Altitude This feature defines how ma
93. rmal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running
94. rts 1 Back Panel Conn ect Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 IPMI_LAN X8DT6 F X8DTE F only COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Blue ile 2 3 4 3 6 8 5 Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 PS Keyboard mouse are located next to the Back Pim Definition Panel USB Ports 0 1 and IPMI_LAN KB Data the motherboard See the table at Ne Connedior right for pin definitions Gro d Ground Mouse KB VCC Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green
95. s Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires mark 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 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 6 FDEDIN Floppy Connector 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable The floppy connector is located next 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B to the Super I O chip on the mother 43 Ground 14 Select board See the table on the right for 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable pin definitions 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette PLDMMSA PI DIMMGB FA 3 PT DIMM2B PTDIMMTA P1 DIMMIB o re a O C US8 71
96. s Amber 1 Gbps IPMI LAN models only Link PT LED IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Active Activity Right Amber Blinking A LAN1 2 LEDs FANS os leas 6 jo CS is B LAN3 4 LEDs X8DT6 i q ze P1 DIMM3B o FAN1 Eg z pu lo P1 DIMM2A o 898 LN4 5 lo P1 DIMM2B oj E Dedicated LAN LEDs 8 lo P1 DIMM1B o cruz ed Q 8 X8DT6 F X8DTE F 9 E DD m PHY 20 o o e lo 0 P2 DIMMIB lo 0 P2 DIMM1A o lo 9 P2 DIMM2B o 55 lo P2 DIMMZA E 1 P2 DIMMaB gj P2 DIMM3A o e H FAN3 SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 20 B CTRL Intel 5520 Bios CTRL B amp CEP SE Intel ICHTOR S630 South Bridge em z
97. s on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B provides Software Instal lation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to 4 ensure correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address T
98. s or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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 TO 49
99. sh 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 ROM 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 lt Home gt 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 27 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE 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 n
100. supermicro com support manuals Note 3 For details on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our web site Qhttp www supermicro com support manuals Ter SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 1 6 06 1 5 0 5 1 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 J Processor 2 2 1 e ge n ge ae Qe 5 7 5 aX 5 PCI E X8 Norts oo 7 8 Intel 5520 lt PCI E X8 Ports lt y 5 6 10 360 N o v a Ports 2 Ports 1 2 y 2 3 4 9 16 oo Port Bor ME 80 40 3 NLS 2008 SAS2 o Ports Optional 4 7 Optional DMI PCIE X ANE1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 PCI E 1 2 PHY 1 LANIH LANES H ICH10R 3 0 Gb S N 0 PHY 1 K LAN 2 PCI E X1N ANE6 lt P Optional Ho USB20 N 8 Ha BMC gt HZ WPCM450 i a SPI 83627 HG MS COM1 COM2 External internal KB Block Diagram of the 5520 Platform
101. tes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects
102. 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 screwdriver to from the motherboard in the se remove Screw 1 quence as show in the picture on the right 4 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink DXN 5 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 6 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting
103. 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 4 11 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device 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 al
104. und the chassis is opened P2 DIMM3B 4 TR je TOSTSO STOO SOPES SESS gd ener P1 DIMM3A 5 6 Zo P1 DIMM3B p JeWa Em A Fan 1 5 P1 DIMM2A Za 2 5 PIDIN Fan 2 lo P1 DIMM1A E o o D Fan 4 O ma aw 5 E E Fan 5 9 181599 F Fan 6 20 E B og o e 2 ALAS 9 Fan 7 CPU1 Fan ad lo P2 DIMM2B o 58 e Pe DIMA E T H Fan 8 CPU2 Fan lo o lal o E amp SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2 0 P2 DIMM3A Chassis Intrusion Intel 5520 BIOS JBTt Intel ICH10R South Bridge BMC TPM CTRL EEEE jer 1512008 Baten m SAS CTRL lao 36 1 53 1 362028 uua EI I Lk JWFT IWD 2 22 5867 USBAS USB3 188 PGi woo eS O 7 Chapter 2 Installation Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition The Internal Speaker located at SP1
105. ur 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 Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro 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 supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or
106. verheat Blinking Fan Fail D FANS S 00000000000 8000 B8o909 Pom JEWi JjeWe Jews 9 o P1 DIMM3B o 3 Wake On LAN E I g 3 El lo P1 DIMM2B o o o B Overheat Fan Fail z 9 P1 DIMMIB GRUS rd LE D LIE O WE E PHY 2 9 LE 1 0 CPU1 lo 0 P2 DIMM1B 20 lo O P2 DIMM1A o g 4 lo P2 DIMM2B 9 H o P2 DIMM2A FANS s P2 DIMM3B a P2 DIMM3A SUPER X8DT6 E Series rev 2o SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 CTRL Intel 5520 BIOS Intel ICH10R South Bridge 1312008 2 SAS CTRL T SGPI09 Ce a USB6 7 USB4 5 T N z 29 Ji2C2 asa JPBISESJ 000 m exu 1 JPS 2 diac lse za 55 8 Ei e ess E 7 JWD Chapter 2 Installation T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO Two SGPIO Serial Link General
107. w the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel 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 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Change Sepervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Use this feature to set the user s access level The options are e Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but cannot change the fields 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 Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password
108. warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 4 17 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 2 The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Voltage Monitoring CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 5V 3 3Vcc V 3 3V SB V 5Vin 5V SB 12Vcc V
109. with DIMM P1 DIMM1A When populating two DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For optimal memory performance please install a pair or pairs of memory modules of the same type and same speed at a time with the maximum of 12 modules 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Release Tab J Note Notch Ep di should align with the receptive point on the slot Lal 1 en desm Ee To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at To Remove the bottom Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of Top View of DDR3 Slot the module This should release Release Tab Release Tab from the slot TT TT TT 2 7 SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual
110. yed 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 with any terminal communications 4 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 30 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep 8 beeps 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on Error Message Refresh Memory error Display memory read write error System Overheat BIOS Error Beep Codes Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Video adapter missing or with faulty memory 1 continuous b
111. your system as detected by the BIOS Micro code Revision This item displays the revision number of the BIOS Mi cro code used in your system System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size This item displays the memory size detected by the BIOS SUPER X8DT6 X8DT6 F X8DTE X8DTE F User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Features gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the user to select the bootup screen between POST messages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the cur rent AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hit

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