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1. 895 a 2 Fen 2 JPW2 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A O 2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A CPU1 P2 DIMM3B Ei E Fan7 CPU1 5 SUPER 9 B S E 9 5 5 O P1 DIMM3B CPU2 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B O i O P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1B o P1 DIMM1A o 82573V Slot6 PCI E x16 LAN CTRL JPL1 827123 N 124 Slot5 PCI 33MH Intel IOH 7 825731 B9 B LAN Slot4 PCI 33MH CTRL JI2C1 825 JI2C2 paLES1 o Slot3 PCI E X16 ON 1068E o Slot2 PCI E X4 SAS CTRL Slot1 PCI 33MH b Slot0 SIMLC 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 m indicates the location of Pin 1 4 When LE1 LED is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DA3 X8DAi Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 Jl261 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Express Slots 2 3 Disabled Jl2C3 JI2C4 SMB to PCI Slots 2 3 Disabled2. Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition If Vcc OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail ETE 20 19 T Groun NMI o 7 SUPER X8DA3 i i Power LED Vcc E N SEAT 9 HDD LED 1f NIC1 LED lin 0 NIC2 LED Vcc 1 OH Fan Vcc f PWR Fail LED Vcc ERT Y ES i Ground Reset gt Reset Button E E IL r y 1 Ground fo o PWR Power Button tem db EZ oom 2 13 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located _ Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 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 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys Pin Definitions JF1 tem This button can also be configured to func
3. ETT ru LE tax E P1 DIMM3A LBS J P1 DIMM2A 3 P1 DIMM1B 8j PIDIMMIA 2573 Y Sia POLE CTRL pul 1203 ES 3 5015 PCI 33MH 5 Intel IOH a i 825731 86 LAN e Slot4 PCI 33MH Leste pal ES1 Slot3 PCI E X16 N mis ES cz scr Osn 068E Slot2 PCHE X4 4 Jc LJ SAS CTRL Batter Er USB6 7 USB4 Slot SIMLC a Esser HIRE aeu D teu Power SMB Connector Power System Management Bus Connector J6 monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB SMB A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at J5 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB connection on your system Chapter 2 Installation PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data Ground Clock 2 3 4 No Connection A PWR SMB B IPMB SMB Fan7 CPU1
4. Block Diagram of the Tylersburg EP Platform m m E lt 5 gt 25 IZAR Sax o m gt gt A o S lt PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 ro 512 Po gt gt n 3 AR 2 4 e QPI QPI e 6 PCI E 16 NPorts 5 3 6 if IOH 36D TYLERSBURG amp PCI Ex16 NPorts 5 7 10 n Ports SAS Hoca PCI Ex4 gt Ports Port Ports LS 1068 4 7 2 x 1 DMI l PCI Ex4 Ne ul LANES1 2 5 lt a an 6 2 ICH9R lt PHY 1 PCEEXT N aves 3 0 gt il82573VN v8 4 Rear PHY 2 APCI Ex1 4 Front i82573L EAMES 2 Type A so 9 4c 8 USB 2 0 8 HE 1394 VECI 33MMZ 2 TI LPC 5 PCI 33 4 SIO V W83627 SPI Boles iJ HG TPM 33 0 MS COM1 COM2 SIMLC External External SOL KB Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Tylersburg EP platform the X8DA3 X8DAi motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems with configuration options optimized for workstations high end CAD systems and intensive applications
5. GSE _ 4 Fam 5 P2 DIMM1A 2 Power LED o o P2 DIMM3B SH SUPER xepa3i 4 4 2 p 5 P1 DIMM3B 5 EET P1 o 82573 5106 PCI E x16 E LAN Los jJI2C4 Slot5 PCI 33MH 5 Intel IOH i 825731 TAN PCI 33MH E e Slots POLE X16 ic N EE E ICH9R Quer Intel maras E e HE Bridge Siot0 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN Floppy Connector 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable The floppy connector is located close ti Ground 12 Drive Select B
6. ans ve le gt gt PERRER ed Ki Port 1 Enable Men Jews ee 5 GLAN Port 2 Enable P2 DIMM2A pr P2 DIMM3A CPU1 2 g 4 321 5 Bn j 5 CPU2 P1 DIMM3B PT DIMGA P1 DIMM2B W Pi DWBA P1 DIMM1B 9 i GIRE Go gue Slot5 PCI 33MH 5 Intel IOH A Hi 225738 LAN Slot4 PCI 33MH CTRL gt LES2pa peles cale Slot3 PCI E X16 wi N mE E 5 354 7 Be Ton 9 Slot2 PCLEX4 rz 262 v ca eden pen E 0 SILC rem 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 j tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings JWD plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper S
7. Un installing the Heatsink moved However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 4 Warning We not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the mother board in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 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 wriggling the heatsink 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 3 the CPU is loosened remove Screw 1 NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW the heatsink from the CPU socket Ci 4 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 perc yed before you re install the CPU and the Screw 2 heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 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 Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly T
8. Up ram JPwS P2 DIMMIB P2 DIMM2A m 5 P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A CPU1 P2 SUPER X8DA3 i 4 4 5 L PT Ise CPU2 PT OMMA ELT 82573 51016 PCI E x16 E jJI2C4 51015 PCI 33MH Intel IOH LAN PCI 33MH em JI2C1 03 Slot3 PCE X16 3 Bor Gus 9 an Jc L07 Bridge 8202 8 POT SSM 3 NON SIMLC 1068E 7 SAS CTRL LES2pa poLEST SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual High Definition Audio HD Audio This motherboard features 7 1 2 Chan 078196 f Blue Line In nel High Definition Audio HDA codecs that provido TURAS channels SUP Black Bac AIIA porting 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels Surround of independent stereo sound output multiple Grey Side 77 Pink Mic In streaming through the front panel stereo out surround for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the Advanced software in cluded in the CD ROM with your motherboard to enable this function CD Header There is a 4 pin CD header CD1 and a Front m CD1 Pin Defini
9. 3 2 Memory Errors o 3 2 3 2 Technical Support 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows 8 B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 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 you with 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 Two 2 SAS cable for SATA SAS Backplane CBL 0097L 02 For X8DA3 e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx4 For X8DA3 e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 For X8DAi One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 001 e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 1031 1 1 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1 2 Contacting
10. 2 15 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 05 0 1 2 3 There ten USB 2 0 Universal um Pin Definitions Serial Bus ports headers on the m motherboard Back Panel USB Ports Front Panel USB USB8 9 Pin Definition 2 PO 0 1 2 3 are located at JUSB1 The 3 PO other six are Front Panel Accessible 4 Ground USB headers USB 4 5 JUSB 2 5 N A USB 6 7 JUSB 3 USB 8 J24 and USB 9 J23 provide front panel USB access See the tables on the right Pin Definitions USB4 9 6 1 er USB4 6 USB5 7 for pin definitions Pin Definition Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Ground the chassis is opened a 5 Backpanel USB vole
11. D iac Dips Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1 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 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 Jews P2 DIMM1A P2DIMMIB P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A CPU1 P2 DIMM3B SUPER o o 82573 raga ES 362 822 1 Batter Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail A Keyboard Mouse B Overheat Fan Fail LED E Fan7 CPU1 CPU2 P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A Skot POLE x16 1 gue S
12. j Slot PCI 33MH m 5 Slot4 PCI 33MH g Slot3 PCI E X16 kc TES N ICHOR Bere Bet Intel Slot2 PCI E X4 0 South Slott PCI 33MH 500 SIMLC mm Base Intel IOH LES2pa palESt 1068E SAS CTRL SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1394 1 1394 2 Enable 1394 Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPF1 allows you to enable or disable 1394 1 1394 2 The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the con nection See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Normal Default 1394 Disabled SES of A 1394 1 1394 2 En m gt T 50 pWz Jews P2 DIMM1A 2 E able P2 DIMM2A o O errs P2 DIMM3A 1 CPU1 EE SUPER xeDAs i 2 42 4 5 1 9 ak e o B o P1 DIMM3B CPU2 PUE P1 E amp 1 DIMM1B n 82573 x16 Ed pu x Ex 505 5 Intel IOH ig H 825734 LAN Slot4 PCI 33MH
13. PCIHE X4 5100 SIMLC P1DIMMIB P1 DIMMTA Intel IOH 1068E SAS CTRL LES2pa palESt ussar uses Ouse B Front Panel Audio SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of 3 9 1 JE To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose d Jumper between optional settings Jumpers cre Cap ate shorts between two pins to change 3 72 1 the function of the connector Pin 1 E is identified with a square solder pad Setting P shori on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled
14. Precautions e 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 e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes Always connect the power last always it before adding moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem bly If you b
15. C 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes
16. Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Audio When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio output is dis abled This is done through the FP Audio header JC2 If the front panel interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header jumpers should be installed the header JC2 pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel line out connector will be disabled and microphone input Pin 1 will be left floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk See the table below for pin definitions pi P2 DIMM1A CPU2 Fan 82573 ag ES 2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2DIMM2B P2 P2 DIMM3B SUPER X8DA3 i o CPU2 CPU1 High Definition Front Panel Audio Pins Signal 1 MIC_L AUD_GND MIC_R FP_Audio Detect Line_2_R Ground FP_Jack Detect Key Line_2_L O 00 0 Ground Fan7 CPU1 P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A gt Slot POLE x16 1 Bee Slot5 PCI 33MH j 504 PCI 33MH Ji2c1 oy 262 tri ED Slot PCI 33MH
17. Lem m AS ES m Se POLE i Slot2 PCI E X4 0 1068E 4 CTRL xd gr o c 7 0984 IV js 50 SIMLC 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 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 Chapter 2 Installation Activity Link LED lep Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State Flashing Quickly Green ACPI
18. ale e backpanel Vob mE B Front Panel USB 4 5 85 P2 DIMM3A td CPU1 C Front Panel USB 6 7 9 4 LI T Front Panel USB 8 819 ev EET i E Front Panel USB 9 Em 25 Chassis Intrusion 51015 PCI 33MH Intel IOH E HI ES ns TE w 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header The X8DA3 X8DAi has six chassis system fan Pin Definitions headers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans Pin Definition Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard All these Ground 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible 412V with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 fans only PWR Modulation The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS The Default setting is Disabled See the table on the right for pin definitions 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 the right for speaker pin definitions Please note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a
19. JPF1 1394_1 1394_2 Enable 1 2 Normal JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS2 SAS RAID Enable Closed SR RAID Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description 1394 1 1394 2 1394 Connection Headers Audio CD1 JC2 Audio Input Output Mic CD ROM HD Audio Headers COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector J5 IPMB Header for IPMI Card J6 Power Supply SMBbus Header JD1 Speaker Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPW1 JPW2 12V 8 pin Secondary Power Connector JPW3 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports I SATA5 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SIMLC Low Profile SIMLC IPMI 2 0 Socket T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 B P USBO 1 2 3 F P USB 4 5 6 7 8 9 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Back Panel Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Front Panel Accessible USB Headers LED Description LE1 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator LES1 LES2 SAS LED Indicators 1 5 SUPER X8DA3 X8DA i User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Two Intel Nehalem EP LGA 1336 processors each processor supporting two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GB s per direction Memory Twelve 240 pin
20. abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the AMI BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 6 Beeps Memory Errors To be updated 8 Beeps VGA Errors A 1 SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes A 2 Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our web site at www supermicro com support manuals Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify a
21. amp Tools Tylersburg Chipset Realtek High Definition Audio Driver LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must 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 C 1 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor program is Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor 111 interface N
22. DIMM sockets support up to 96 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset e Intel Tylersburg chipset including the Tylersburg Hub IOH 36D and the ICH9R Expansion Slots Two PCI E x16 slot Slot3 and Slot6 One PCI E x4 slot Slot2 e Three 32 bit PCI 33 slot Slot1 Slot4 and Slot5 e One SIMLC IPMI Slot SlotO BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM e PCI22 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 RTC Real Time Clock Wakeup USB Keyboard support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5V Standby 12V 12 and Vbatt e Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface ready e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED 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 e Chassis intrusion detection e__ System resource alert via Supero Doctor IIl 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management e Keyboar
23. S3 STR State Flashing Slowly A GLAN Port LEDs B Onboard Power LED Jews P2DIMMIA P2DIMMIB P2 DIMM2A P2DIMM2B P2 CPU1 P2 DIMMSB XBDA3 i UPER X8DA3 i 4 4 P1 DIMMGB P1 P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMMIB P1 DIMMIA 82573 Slot6 PCI E x16 LAN CTRL gu 1203 1264 TE Intel IOH c Hi Slot4 PCI 33MH E Jaca BES 8 G pat ES1 Slot POLE X16 2 SERERE pru 2 Berz hen 1068 o Sl PCKE X4 m sce E TN SAS CTRL Battery Ee T PCI SIMLC x BSE T USP4R mooo use SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual SAS LED Indicators Onboard SAS LED Indicators Two Onboard SAS LED are located at LES LES2 Settings LES1 LES2 on the motherboard When LED Color Definition this LES1 is lit SAS Connections 0 3 are LES1 SAS 0 3 Active active When this LES2 is lit SAS Con LES2 SAS 4 7 Active nections 4 7 are active See the tables at right for more information A GLAN Port LEDs
24. in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation 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 interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to produc
25. link signal transmis 2 sion which is faster that of the 3 TX_N traditional Parallel ATA See the table 4 Ground on the right for pin definitions 5 RX_N 6 RX_P if Ground SIMLC IPMI Slot The SIMLC IPMI Supermicro Intel ligent Management Slot is located at Slot 0 on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the SIMLC IPMI Slot location ES e A I SATAO KI B I SATA1 n 88 I SATA2 SUPER X8DA3 i 8 19 gt E D I SATA3 4 o 5 I SATA5 B G SIMLC r 1203 a Meca 9 2 Intel IOH 2 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 chas
26. the tables below for memory installation 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 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 SR DR QR Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Memory Availability Table Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 MB 3 99 GB BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 3 99 256 256 PCI Enumeration Area 1 3 76 256 3 51 4 3 99 APIC 4 Kbytes 4 Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 GB Aligned on 256 MB boundary TSEG 1 MB VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other 2 84 GB applications SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Installing and Removing DIMMs z
27. to the Front Panel Control on the 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B motherboard See the table on the 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable right for 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 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette 252455558 ESSE 2529 U ENE Flo Big CET i um en 5 SUPER o 19 4 i o o P1 DIMM3B i lt ER 81015 PCI 33MH 5 Intel IOH a 4 SE an E 1 E Fo seriea J om a ER hae Bridge E EF sem AA j SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I Serial ATA Pin Definitions SATA 5 are located at JS1 JS6 Pin Definition on the motherboard These ports Ground provide serial
28. 2V E 5V 12V COM N 3 3V Processor Power Connector 12V 8 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions In addition to the Primary ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW1 JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition Pins 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A 24 pin ATX PWR Pe DINYA B G 8 pin Processor P2 DIMMIB EE PWR O O ETT P2 DIMM3A 2 CPU1 pra P2 DIMM3B Fan7ICPUT e C SUPER 9 Pus f 4 cs 5 L ES o P1 CPU2 5 a ETT 4 1 DIMM2A CE P1DIMM1B is 82573 Slot PCI E x16 4 AN E pu T a Len 5 Intel IOH 5 E LAN 5 cm m 4 LES2pa pelES cg 508 POLE X16 miS x a por A L T T Gert Intel 1068E soa POLE X j ac E row South SAS CTRL TIM ELIO Batey Bridge EE EDT U Slott PCI 33MH uu i E 0586 eee Bern CER 24 5100 SIMLC odo oo ne Y CS Wan
29. Pane Accessible Audio header JC2 on the motherboard These headers allow you to use Pin Definition the onboard sound for audio CD playback Left Connect an audio cable from your CD drive Ground to the CD header that fits your cable s con Ground nector Only one CD header can be used at Right a time See the tables at right for pin defini tions For details on FP Audio please see the next page REESE Eur ES A HD Audio P2DIMMIA 2 CD B nus P2DIMMIB HE B 8 P2 DIMM2A o P2 DIMM2B P2 GP a Pa DUNS Fan7 GPU1 8 SUPERO o 42 Sos 4 sg j 516 B P1 DIMMS ic epus EE b P1 DIMM3A 1 2 _ t 8 z lo P1DIMMIB F8 J 5 CTRL T x E 8 PCI 5 Intel IOH gt H BO 1 51014 PCI 33MH m Lem zm 4 7 Sia POLE X16 ae sa tems ICH9R 2 TARI Quer intel Siota POHE xe 162 E 2 South 6 Bridge 6 Nes Slott PCI 33MH N uses Er usas Deme pes qs
30. SUPERG SUPERO X8DA3 SUPERO X8DAi Preliminary Draft USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County
31. Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi Motherboard Layout
32. The Tylersburg EP platform consists of the Nehalem EP LGA 1336 processor the Tylersburg IOH IOH D36 and the South Bridge ICH9R With the Intel QuickPath intercon nect controller built in the processor the Tylersburg EP platform is the first dual processing platform to offer the next generation point to point system interconnect interface replacing the current Front Side Bus Technology providing substantial system performance enhancement by utilizing serial link interconnections allowing for increased bandwidth and scalability The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Inter connect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath link one going to the other processor and the other to the Tylersburg IOH 36D The Tylersburg IOH 36D supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes and the IOH 36D supports peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH9R provides up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the Tylersburg EP platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check parity protection out of band regist
33. a ert Intel 1068E Bridge 2 m Bate Ev m TJ NN j 0588 wed 15867 51000 RO O50 2 l sen WO ee ei 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation SAS Enable Disable Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SAS connections The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings SAS RAID Select Jumper JPS2 allows you to select RAID Configuration settings for the onboard SAS connections See the table on the right for jumper settings SAS Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 SAS Enabled Default SAS Disabled SAS RAID Config Select Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Open Integrated Target Mode IT Closed Software RAID SR CPU2 Fan 82573 raga ES 362 E E e Hs A SAS Enable SAS Config j 1 Select o CPU2 sis P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A d P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1DIMMIB P1 DIMMTA 8086 POLE x16 1 827003 Bre
34. ack Panel USB Port 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise 2 3 4 5 Back Panel USB Port 2 6 7 8 Port 1 Turquoise 9 Gigabit LAN 1 10 Gigabit LAN 2 11 Side_Surround Grey 12 Back_Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue See Section 2 5 for details SUPER X8DA3 X8DA i 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 a Groun NMI o 4 pro Power LED Vcc 0 n HDD LED Vcc E lt m T NT TI Ms EU NIC1 LED Vcc en IT azan ER N aa NIC2 LED Vcc LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground BE Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 NMI Button The non m
35. askable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5V Ground A NMI B PWR LED LEL a ED 20 19 zu Groun NMI X X 7 SUPER x8DA3 i o Power LED Vcc 1 9 HDD LED NIC1 LED Vcc Im NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc u L PWR Fail LED Vcc ca c TT aman 2 N Ground Reset gt Reset Button NN S Ground PWR gt Power Button smd m n oom 8 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi 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 activity for any hard drive ac tivities on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is lo
36. cated 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 SUPER pape _ r E I ERES E nm 2 12 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 12 Active GLAN1 2 LED Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED g 20 19 Groun NMI x Power LED Vcc i HDD LED Vcc o LED Vcc Vcc LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button Overheat OH Fan LED Connect 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
37. cket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Please save plas tic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation Socket Key Socket Notch CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle Plastic cap is released from the load plate if the CPU is properly installed SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Installing a CEK Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to OERS Passive Mealsihk the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU Screw 2 so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws
38. ct your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS 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 compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you 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 This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse
39. d Wakeup from Soft off Onboard I O e Intel ICH9R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment e LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports For X8DA3 e One SIMLC IPMI socket e Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support dual Giga bit LAN ports One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 Ports 2 Front Headers and 2 Type A Headers Super I O Winbond W83627HG High Definition 7 1 Audio with Line in Line out and Microphone Two TI 1394 ports Other e External modem ring on 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 e Ext ATX 13 05 L x 12 075 W 331 47 mm x 306 71 mm 1 7 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual
40. d of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given on DIMM population in Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 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 our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicr
41. dditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes Appendix Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items gt SUPERMICRO X8DA3 i Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP amp Bl Intel Tylersburg Chipset INF files Universal Audio Architecture Driver SUPERMICR Drivers
42. differentiate various models to ensure correct system setup SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Table of Contents Preface TIS iii Manual Organization api asla dika kuz di karan a k anya daia nada iii Conventions Used in the Manual L EEE iii Chapter 1 Introduction MONI AE 1 1 1 2 Checklist Tm 1 1 Contacting Supermicro 1 2 SUPERG X8DA3 X8DAi Image 1 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DA Layout 1 4 Quick Em 1 5 Motherboard K KAK Kak 1 6 Intel Tylersburg E System Block Diagram 1 8 1 3 1 9 1 4 Special Features 1 10 1 5 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 6 ACPI Features eere rer Do AEEA EE SEARE 1 11 1 7 Power Supply 1 12 1 8 SUPE I O syn ye JWA 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 yyy 2 1 TACK sic side OO nr 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation E 2 2 253 Installing DIMMS gt 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and Ports 2 9 1 Back Panel Connectors lO 2 8 2 Front Control Pa
43. e ro DIMM DDR3 mmf Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot B A To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push Top View of DDR3 Slot the release tabs near both ends of Release Tab J JL Release Tab the module This should release it from the slot 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Control Panel Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 1306 A 3 En Loc ji ni 996 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 B
44. er access via SMBus memory mirror ing memory sparing and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Nehalem EP Processor and Tylersburg Features e Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction e Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry 1 9 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1 4 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DA3 X8DAi All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU Core Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 5V 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby 12V 12V and VBatt O
45. ers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to Jumper Settings connect the System Management Bus Jumper Setting Definition to PCI Express slots The default 1 2 enabled setting is Open to disable the connec 2 3 Disabled Default tion See the table on the right for jumper settings Bus to PCI X Slots C to PCI X Jumpers JI and JI C4 allow you to Jumper Settings connect the System Management Bus Jumper Setting Definition to PCI X slots The default setting is 1 2 Enabled Open to disable the connection See the 2 3 Disabled Default table on the right for jumper settings IN dz eni E NET DIMMIA 2 ET B JI C2 P2 DIMMZA o 2 C JI C3 P2 DIMMGA F CPU1 EN 2 P2 DIMM3B Ti Fan7iCPUt D JI C4 o C SUPER 2 47 4 B S1 P1 DIMMGE 2 14 P1 E P1 DIMM2B o amp PT DIMA 1 n PIDMMIA Sew pore EE j E 5015 PCI 33 D 5 Intel IOH i ES sh 2 UN 3 Lem 22 LES2pa palESt oo nia TUE i t
46. etting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Ja signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled qa m ila CMOS P2 DIMMIA Emm B Watch Dog Enable 2 DIMM2A ps P2 DIMM2B 8 P2 DIMMGA H CPU1 P2 DIMM3B Fan7 CPU1 SUPER X8DA3 i 42 5 L 5 8 B P1 DIMM3B 5 CPU2 7 PT OMMA 4 o P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1B 8 82573 51016 PCI E x16 E x Bre Slot5 PCI TR Intel IOH g H 82573 8 LAN PCI 33MH em ect BS 2 PCIE X16 wig N TEZ nn oR siot2 PCIE X 7 P A uth en Bridge T9GPI2TSGPO t L 4 5 1 PCI 33MH 9 wo E NO satan 0586 USBA S Tee Se 2522 pese SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual l C Bus to PCI Exp Slots 2 2 1 C to PCI Exp Jump
47. hen 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 avoid damaging these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 3 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A 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 See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Chapter 2 Installation Memory Support The X8DA3 X8DAi supports up to 96 GB Registered DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow
48. ite pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi 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
49. jumper A Fan 1 P2 DIMM1A UJ Fan2 Fan 3 P2DIMMIB P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A F CPU1 Fan 4 P2 DIMM3B SUPERO o TI Fan 5 m Fan 6 G Fan 7 CPU1 Fan H Fan 8 CPU2 Fan PWR LED Speaker P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1DIMMIB P1 DIMMTA 82573 ng POLE Slot6 POLE x16 CTRL rm 203 Bre SlotS 5 Intel IOH E 3 825731 LAN Slot4 PCI 33MH CTRL JI2C1 gg Jia EE 2 LES2pa pa ESt 508 POLE X16 A 5 ICH9R Baral eet Toen Intel E J EFT South gt N Bridge TSePI02 86081 Battery Tar PCI 33MH SO stis USBB omm do E SUME Beds E SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Mouse Fon Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located on the back panel 1 Data See the table on the right for pin defi 2 NC nitions The mouse port is above the 3 Ground keyboard port See the table on the 4 vec righ
50. lot5 PCI 33MH j 504 PCI 33MH Ji2c1 oy 9262 tri Intel IOH Super 10 r Slot2 PCIHE id vic 5 N ICH9R Intel South Bridge Slot PCI 33MH used LES2pa palESt 1068E SAS CTRL wo eee 2 19 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet GLAN2 Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables GLAN1 T SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial Link General Bin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers T Pinf Definition Pin Definition SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located at NC 2 NC J14 J15 on the motherboard These Ground 4 Data headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA and SAS con nectors See the table on the right Load 6 Ground Note NC No Connections for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Es i Er 5 A GLAN1 2 P2 DIMMIA E EE B T SGPIO 1 P2 DIMM2A 5 m o Em C T SGPIO 2 P2 CPU1 8 SUPER X8DA3 i o 19 KA 5 8 4 B ak
51. nce a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan becomes active when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters the Standby mode When in the sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning func tion in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When the CPU temperature pas
52. nel eun a 2 10 3 Front Control Panel Pin 2 11 NMI EU iken ra 2 11 2 11 PHO E SEAN B Dr rn kd 2 12 NIGTINIG2 8 zip EU 2 12 Overheat Fan Fail LED ire H ya ka be R ra bak 2 13 Power Fail 2 13 aisle ETT 2 14 Table of Contents Power 2 14 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 15 ATX Power Connector 2 15 Processor Power Connector sess 2 15 Universal Serial Bus 05 0 1 2 16 Chassis Intr slOri dla kul kk Gar 2 16 Fan Headers bankan anak bay dian y ya sar kya n a enka Wa d nw kya y Wedad ad dawa a 2 17 IKGVIOCK cocti a LEM CU 2 17 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 18 Serial POMS m EU 2 18 2 19 Overheat LED Fan dikana nan dian niana yaku d k kena da a a kaka aa 2 19 GLAN Ethernet Ports residet ala nen va a kaw banan pana ya ka n Aa 2 20 T2SGPIO Headers ys Ken e Sk KRN rte dit FREE I ME 2 20 Power SMB daka b a W RA a kak sa aka ak f a 2 21 IPMB SMB 2 21 Definitlon A dO
53. o for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System configuration 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 call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DA3 X8DAi has 12 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Regis tered 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 3 in Chapter 2 3 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi 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 Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Sele
54. ote 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 the Windows OS environment the Doctor settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor lll 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 the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen l Health Information His d Super Doctor C 2 Appendix Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor a user to siform the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied time the def is 30 seconds Before the cyrtem reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Sereace Daemon running at all timas on thos syrtem Fronde TOPJIP connectivity Power control 21 Note SD Software Revision 1 0 be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download 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
55. r 2 22 BEIC 2 22 Front Panel d a kad ama kan dac daa 2 23 2 6 Jumper Settings x Erg e r i na W EI 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable 2 24 MOS epe leke 2 25 000 22 2 25 re Bus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Enable Disable 2 26 Bus to PCI X PCI X Slots Enable Disable 2 26 SAS Enable s siy n ke nen nasi IRAE 2 27 SAS RAID serre ian kadan ku geh ER Dex ERE RE 2 27 1394 1 1394 2 Enable eben nad e 2 28 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 29 GLAN LE 2 29 Onboard Power ED 2 29 SAS LED Indicators karan ana uir etes etuer ki R h n wi kK ERA k 2 30 2 8 Floppy SIMSO Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 31 FOpDV CONNECCION ee err pert rR ree rT rrr 2 31 Seral NAZI 2 32 SUMP IPM 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Before Mio EUER 3 1 POW T 3 1 m 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration
56. ses this threshold both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 6 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indica
57. sis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 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 X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest spee
58. supply 1 7 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DA3 X8DAi can accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 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 Note The 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connector JPW2 is also required to support Intel 64 bit CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in CPU PWR Failure See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 8 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator wr
59. t for pin definitions 5 6 x COM1 COM2 Serial Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition COM1 and 2 are serial connec tors located on the I O Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions CDC DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground NC NC No Connection A Keyboard M 3r Keyboar ouse EW2 Jews E B ret B COM1 P2DIMMIB i P2 DIMM2A pm X COM2 P2 DIMM3A CPU1 Deane Fan7 GPUT SUPER X8DA3 i b4 e 4 Br EB P1 DIMM3B E CPU2 5 i P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A 3 P1DIMM1B o Fa PIDMMIA 82573V Slot6 PCI E x16 G RL i203 124 Slot5 PCI T Intel IOH 51014 PCI 33MH GIRL L JI2C1 E JA ES LES2pe poLES 5013 PCI E X16 ax TES ICH9R _ Intel 1068E o Slot2 POLEX4 ra m rz South SAS CTRL E Bridge 5502 my X Slot1 PCI 33MH a toT d NS J SATAS LSATA3 SATA1 867 9588 ae EZEL E spas es pes PENAS 03486 wo
60. te 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 1 11 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 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 WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power
61. th and unprecedented scalability optimized for workstations high end CAD systems and intensive applications Please refer to our web site http Awww supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed 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 installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B and Appendix C provide the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions 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 Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to
62. tion as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To Signal turn off the power when set to suspend 3V Standby mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition A Reset Button B PWR Button r Sarre EZE Ez z 8 Groun NMI SUPER xeDA3 i c Power LED Vcc g mox A HDD LED Vcc m NIC1 LED Vcc 2 LED Vcc J Fail LED l PWR Fail LED Vcc REEL ue N A Ground Reset gt Reset Button e Ten E ll 5 il Ground PWR gt Power Button E m n oom P Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector 3 3V 1 3 3V There are a 24 pin main power sup 12V 2 3 3V ply connector JPW3 and two 8 pin COM 3 COM CPU PWR connectors JPW1 JPW2 PS_ON 4 5V on the motherboard These power COM 5 COM connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V COM 6 5V specification For the 8 pin PWR COM E COM JPW1 JPW2 please refer to the Res NC 8 PWR_OK item listed below 5V 5VSB 5V 1
63. ts containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Draft 3 Release Date April 28 2008 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 2008 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 X8DA3 X8DAi motherboard The SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi supports the Intel Tylersburg EP platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Inter connect Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface replacing the current Front Side Bus With the Tylersburg EP platform built in the X8DA3 X8DAi offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwid
64. uy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan When purchasing a Nehalem EP processor or when receiving a motherboard with a Nehalem EP processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA Processor Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Load Plate Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU North Center Edge South Center Edge 2 2 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner marked with a triangle cutout Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key which is the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU hori zontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the so
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