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1. IDE Connector IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions An IDE Connector is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition JIDE1 on the motherboard This 4 2 exa connector provides HDD IO connec 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 tion This slot can also be used for a 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 compact flash card For use with a 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 compact flash card please connect 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 a power cable to the compact flash 11 Host Data 3 12 HostData 12 power connector located at JWF1 to 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 provide power to the compact flash 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 device installed on the slot See the 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 table on the right for pin definitions 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 RQ14 32 10 516 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground 3
2. Power SMB Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power System Management Bus Pin Definition 12C Connector J15 monitors 1 Clock power supply fan and system tem 2 Data peratures See the table on the right i initi 3 PWR Fail for pin definitions 4 Ground 5 3 3V 2 SMB Header IPMB SMB Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header Pin Definition for the IPMI slot is located at J14 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable here 2 Ground to use the IPMB connection on 3 Clock your system 4 No Connection EE A PWR SMB t P1DIMM3B Er B IPMB SMB P1 DIMM2C Ls c 93 8 o o zl o o P2 DIMM2B 88 CPU1Fan E D vea ASL 19 ae dd Ed e in i intel ICH10R Siot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ on roars South gt POLK 2 BEE spp Bey 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash card to work properly you will need to first connect Compact Flash Card PWR Connector
3. Hg x i P1 DIMMSA d PWRIEC 7 Fan5 P1DIMM3B d CPU2 Fan ER P1DIMM3C 9 b P1 DIMM2A o d PP4 o e P1 DIMM2B d JPP e P1DIMM2C d 1 CPU2 P P1 DIMM1A 9 P P1DIMMIB 1 P P1DIMMIC E d a og o du P2DIMMIC 1 8 P2DIMMIB lt EE es B DET P2DIMMIA d B Cer 1 8 P2DIMM2C J a E 5 az 28 _ P2DIMM2B BR DS P2DIMM2ZA DE _ P2DIMM3C P2DMMB d EM SIMLP IPMI P2DIMM3A lsEPC uri a Clear CMOS E 7 Intel 5520 Battery North Bridge Esq JI2C2 R 5 a Slot PCI E2 0 X8 c uc Slot3 PCI X 133MHZ LAN CTRL 0 Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ Pesce Slot PCI X 100 133MHZ suo wor PMB JPG1 ong 4 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for internal testing only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 a 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 Warning 1 To prevent damage to your 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 power connectors to the
4. 22 DINM2C 2028 P2DIMMZA P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM3B ig 2 DIMM3A SEPC pri lear CMOS 7 Battery Nort 20202 IFEPDI2G 7 Intel 5520 Bridge Slow PCLE20 SUPERO X8DTN Rev 2 0 Slot PCIX 133MHZ bs E POX 100133 2 Pm TD Slott PCIX 100M33MHZ 7 aos ENS pna ma OM USB7 s hee db ds Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL10n the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition I 1 Intrusion Input appropriate cable from the chassis ee 2 Ground to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO Pin Definitions Two SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output headers Pin Definition Pin Definition T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located N 2 below the floppy drive on the mother 3 Sroa board These headers support serial Lorre Crewe link interfaces for the
5. i a UPERG X8DTN mcm sede tat A GLAN1 B GLAN2 3 Front Control Panel Chapter 2 Installation 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 Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED t a f NIC2 LED E OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground Ground NMI Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 4 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pi
6. nel ICHI0R South Bridge Won PNE mt usas use7 usgo aee Dess uai Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the moth erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Connector 3 4 i Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled m A GLAN Ports 1 2 Enable f 7 TE Fans an IPW
7. 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink 2 2 Installing a CPU Heatsink iiss ccr erret atout to dr gene ean reto Ren nets 2 4 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis 2 6 Tools Need d ai 2 6 Installation Ia erede eet aie 2 6 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory 2 7 Installing amp Removing DIMMSS uu certc as ee uns cx etre 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO u a 2 13 1 Back Panel Connectors IO 2 13 2 Back Panel IO Port and Onboard IO Connection Pin Definitions 2 14 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 2 14 Universal Serial tere aaa ss cenare Setial POtts tae te eate ee tee VGA COMMS CLO Gigabit LAN Ethernet Ports 3 Front Control Panel tree tee pe RE Pee 4 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions sissien ainia 2 20 CL Power LED uu rre eel neater ee HDD LED u 2 6 Connecting Cables Processor Power ua eee pennis 2 24 Internal Speake hick u au nun e ger ei line 2 26 vi Table of Contents Overheat LED F ri Fail iiie i tt 2 26 Compact Flash Card
8. mmm UPER X8DTN VGA Connector A VGA connector is located next to COM Port1 on the IO backplane This connector provides video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the location Chapter 2 Installation n UPERG X8DTN ace VGAICRT Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 9 NC 2 Green 10 Ground S Blue 11 MSO 4 MS2 12 MS1 SDA DDC Data 5 Ground 13 HSYNC 6 Ground 14 VSYSNC 7 Ground 15 MS3 SCL DDC CLK 8 Ground 16 NC No Connection A VGA SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Gigabit LAN Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports GLAN 1 2 are located at JLAN1 JLAN2 on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for GLAN LED information L 1E 1 G
9. POR RE a 5 Sio PCIX 100 133MHZ EM south Bridge 51011 PCI X 100 133MHZ E ony PMB COM2 USB6 USB7 ISB2 3 8 Ema 8 Le 2 29 SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Definition GND Key 5V X LAD2 LAD1 GND SDAT SERIRQ X CLKRUN X LDRQ X A TPM Header Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module TPM Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module TPM Pin Definition Pin header JTPM1 is located next to 1 LPC Clock 2 the SATA connectors This header 3 LPC FRAME 4 provides TPM support to ensure gt A 5 LPC Reset 6 data integrity and system security 7 LAD3 8 Refer to the table on the right for pin 9 3 3V 10 definitions 11 LADO 12 18 SOL 14 15 3V_DUAL 16 17 GND 18 19 LPCPD X 20 Notes X TPM does not use the signals SCL SDAT are 12 bus clock and data 5 5 5 m zone E 3 ees 3 6 i E Intel 5520 North Bridge 3 Joco mne a a aoo Sim POLX 133MHZ Jesqpr Ba ES m R I
10. P P1 DIMM3A o td Fan5 5 i P1 DIMM3B 0 HESS P1DIMMSC 9 P1 DIMM2A i lt Ds e P1 DIMM2B d E DIMM2C o 5 PT DIMMA 5 P DIMM1B o P1DIMMIC o E 5 sb o c 9 7 _CP2DMMIC EL LE P2DIMMIB Oo p amp p P2DMM A EH P2 DIMM2C o 28 P2DIMMZB P2DIMMZA DE 28 P2DIMMSC DE P2DIMM3B E o SIMLP IPMI F pat PEDANA 22408196 PCLEZ 0 X80 1 Su a Clear CMOS Tc Intel 5520 sss Sets PCIE Battery North Bridge mg JI2C2 B gt 1 20 504 PCI E2 0 X8 1 JP5JPT sees E sg 8 4 JWOL1 BIOS gt 81013 PCI X 133MHZ E LAN s E frd ntel ICH10R eed Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ South ZO Slott PCLX100 33MHZ Cc ETE COM USB6 Sw 800 ad IPNB ais 1 3 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR Quick Reference
11. PTDIMN3B enirn A GLAN Port LEDs P1 DIMM3C Pi DINNZA P1 DIMM2B PIDIMVZC PIDIMMIA P1 DIMM PIDIMMIC B Onboard Power LED U Er PEDES o P2 DIMM2B ELITS 5 Er E maw P2 DIMM3B SIMLPIPMI E Mos eoem z i pe sec CTRL Clear CMOS g Spry te 5520 ES watery Nor Boe NP Joc Re E Slow POLEZO XB Po E E Ag Aes Ij Sel POLK TENE ON m Slot PCIX 100 133MHZ EM South Bridge 51011 PCI X 100 133MHZ E pm COM2 USB6 USB7 ISB2 3 8 mony PMG a pee nne 7 2 35 SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and HDD Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The SATA disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to p
12. 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 pat 2 3 lDN 3 DN 2 DN T Md rj m m ESL EN 2 EN EN 2 2 2 EN amp amp g ng 2 EN o EN 9 EN a x x g a a a J6 a E N Port Port gp Ports 82576 HTS A E Intel 5520 i 90 L N Ports 5 6 SEN 5 J1 i FB bon 5 7 8 Rotts ESI CLIN 42 2 png SST25 2 PXH VF016 gt A Cj SNe 5 1 pm 1 DMI CLINK J5 ICH10R uso s PE s 4 1 IDE E PCI SATA Lec SATA 1 SIO a z SATA 2 83627 o SATA 3 E Ds SATA 4 VGA 5 ES1000 SATA 6 Floppy VGA Block Diagram of the 5520 Platform Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Processor and Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the X8DTN X8DTN LR motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end systems with configuration optimized for intensive application and high end server platforms The 5500 5600 Series Processor platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 pro cessor the 5520 North Bridge and the ICH10R South Bridge
13. Jumper Definition the Compact Flash power cable to JWF1 Refer to the board layout below for the location Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header JWOL1 is located below the Intel ICH10R chip 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 On Compact Flash Power On Default Off Compact Flash Power Off Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground Wake up A Compact Flash PWR FIDE o fans 3 B WOL I ETT E P1DIMM2C 3 1 EL 1 EI E o o z o E EE P2 DIMMIB 3 d Er 79 E o P2 DIMN2B 1 BR 9 ELITS j 5 Er PZ DINE 9 Es ETE Poma j 2 i pe sec fi a CTRL Clear CMOS 2 Fl 5820 ES watery Bp NP o Joc Re EE Siow POLEDO NS Bo Ee ae ET ma TOS
14. DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note Mixing SR DR QR 3 3 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note Mixing SR DR Note 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading UDIMM Population for the motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR S 3 Not available Not available Not available SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor s 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 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR 3 3 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz
15. Pin Definition 1 Ground Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 5 ae on the motherboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compat 2 ES 4 PWR Modulation ible with the traditional 3 pin fans However 3 pin fans do not support fan speed control Fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The onboard 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 FA ONNA A Fan 1 EET Fan 2 EE ETT Fan 3 EIL Fan 4 e o F Fan 6 PZDIMMIG gut P2DIMMIB G Fan 7 CPU2 Fan H Fan 8 CPU1 Fan P2 DIMMIA PZ DIMM2C OH LED Jota o SI P2DIMNZA P2 DIMMSC PZ DIMMS pr ps SIMLP TPMT PAAR i CN g ino 5520 x North Bridge S Joco rios ES ENTRE 1 m mm ne Sia em his IcHion pu Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ South B
16. 2 Back Panel IO Port and Onboard IO Connection Pin Definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse JKM1 are located next to the Backpanel USB ports on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 6 KB Data NC Ground PS2 Mouse Pin Definition 1 Mouse Data 2 NC 3 Ground Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connection 6 No Connection NC No Connection UPERG X8DTN li E mcm 0 A Keyboard B Mouse Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB Front Panel USB USBO0 1 USB6 7 Pin Definitions sal Serial Bus connections on the ay There are seven USB 2 0 Univer AF Pin Definition motherboard Backpanel USB Ports PO 0 1 are located at JUSB1 The other 3 Po five are for front panel access USB 4 Ground 2 2 3 JUSB 2 USB 4 JUSB 3 USB 5 NA 6 J7 and USB 7 J8 provide front panel USB access See the tables Front Panel USB on the right f
17. CPU Fan SIMLPIPMI es ADMIS n oam E vea fi D ita 5820 x ort Bridge B ae 9 ES Jes pr A EE az men s Se POLX 33MHZ oN CTRL inte cHttR 7 9 Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHZ o 51011 PCI X 100 133MHZ pm COM2 USB6 _USB7 ISB2 3 moa 2g gun pen Bisbee 2 33 SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual IDE Enable Disable Jumper JP3 allows you to enable or disable the onboard IDE connector The default setting is Pins 1 2 to en able the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings IDE Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Definition 1 2 IDE Enable Default 2 3 IDE Disable 2 34 CENA A IDE Enable Er EET Er Pr owe PT OME PT OMIT o o S o TOW ium 3 prm jJ P2DIMMIA g PEON 8 FE o P2DINM2B PZ DMAA o E P2 DINM3C 1 j SIMLP IPMI
18. When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear ICH RAID Code Base This feature is available when the option RAID is selected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID settings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec s SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA 2 Configuration This feature is available when the option IDE is selected Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master Use these items to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master slots Press Enter to activate the following sub items Set the correct configurations accordingly Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD 4 13 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Tran
19. 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 Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins 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 X8DTN X8DTN LR 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 1 Always connect the power cord last and always
20. Management Engine Enhanced Host Controller Interface support The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Intel PCI X Hub Configuration PCI Bus A0 B0 Frequency This option allows the user to set the maximum PCI speed to be used in the PCI slot specified Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the capability of the device installed on the bus The options are Auto 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X M1 100 MHz PCI X M1 and 133 MHz PCI X M1 Port Decode This option allows the user to select the decode range for the I O connections The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS RAS Sticky Error Handling This option allows the user to decide how to handle Sticky RAS errors The options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors unchanged VGA 16 Bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding VGA for the devices installed behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub The options are Enabled and Disabled gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA The options are IDE RAID and AHCI
21. PWR Connector 2 29 27 Jumper Settings cepere reU ee eei BED s 2 31 Explanation Ofr Jumper NEEDE REEE 2 31 CMOS ClO AR e 2 32 Watch Dog Enable Disable er rr os ctt tree et ed aep qasapas sss 2 32 VGA Enable Disable reet enter eres 2 33 2 8 Onboard Indicators eer eer eee edat eda abd de pra ris 2 35 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and HDD Connections 2 36 Serial ATA POMS ctii Hoe reo 2 37 ciet aree etel e c EE pe 2 37 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Betore PoWet Ous nan ua anura br ere ria nh FO HER E E E DER 3 1 ING 3 1 emer sydecetertioy 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 Memory EMMONS EM T 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedttres ic recourir ber cre aa 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions eet 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 IMOGUCTION PED Starting BIOS Setup L eects a aaa 4 1
22. RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 5V LRDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed for X8DTN LR Only DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM QR Quad Slots per Populated LR Load Rank OR Octal Rank Channel per Channel Reduced 3 1 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR 3 2 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR 3 3 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR 1 5V UDIMM Population for the motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR 3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 2 10 e 1 35V DIMMs Chapter 2 Installation 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 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR 3 2
23. Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 4 17 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual VT UTF8 Combo Key Support This is a terminal keyboard that can send commands from a remote console The 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 p Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warnin
24. The settings are available boot devices and Disabled 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Drive 4th Boot Drive 5th Boot Drive gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled e 1st Drive 1st Floppy Drive p 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 HDDs detected e 1st Drive gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available CD DVD drives The settings are Disabled and a list of CD DVD devices as detected 1st Drive 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P USB Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available USB devices The settings are Disabled and a list of CD DVD devices as detected e 1st Drive gt Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available network drives The settings are Disabled and a list of network devices as detected e 1st Drive Retry Boot Devices Select Enabled to enable Retry Boot Devices support to allow the system to attempt to boot from a specific boot device after a boot failure The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 25 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab
25. X8DTN_ cfm IPMI Y UDIMM Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory Chipset e Intel 5520 chipset including the 5520 North Bridge and the ICH10R South Bridge Expansion Slots Two PCI E 2 0 x8 slot Slot4 Slot6 One PCI E x4 in x8 slot Slot5 Two PCI X 100MHz 133MHz slots Slot2 Slot3 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction One PCI X 133MHz slots Slot1 e One PCI U UIO Slot SlotO e SEPC Supermicro PCI E Power Connector Slot J11 One SIMLP IPMI Slot BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM PCI 22 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5Vin 12V 12V 3 3Vcc V and Battery Voltage e Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Supero Doctor ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main sw
26. account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DTN X8DTN LR has 18 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Registered Load Reduced Unbuffered SDRAM modules Refer to Page 1 6 in Chapter 1 for memory support It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installa tion instructions in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experienc ing 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 your syst
27. allows the user to decide how the onboard 5500 5600 Series processor will act at C3 State The options are Disabled ACPI 2 and ACPI 3 C6 State This feature allows the user to decide how the onboard 5500 5600 Series processor will act at C6 State The options are Disabled and Enabled C7 State This feature allows the user to decide how the onboard 5500 5600 Series processor will act at C7 State which is a processor specific low power C State The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting Available when Intel amp C State Tech is enabled If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When this feature is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 re quests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When this feature is 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 ACPI T State When this feature is enabled CPU Throttling state will be reported in the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface protocol The options are Disabled and Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by th
28. are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code 1 beep 5 short beeps 1 long beep 8 beeps 1 continuous beep w Front Panel OH LED on Error Message Description Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Memory error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory Display memory read write error 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on System Overheat A 1 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR 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
29. 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 program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor 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 adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen l Health Information CPUl Chassis 2 Chassis B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control Drm Remote Management Y Info Health Info Performan 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a
30. if the 2000 or an earlier version of Windows OS is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology and allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Select 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 Intel AES NI Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If this feature is set to Enabled Intel AES NI will add new encryption features to help accelerate AES Software application providing code authorization and signature verification to improve system performance The default is Disabled Refer to Intel and Microso
31. increase for effective System cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for maximum cooling The FS setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Performance PF for better system cooling The PF setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems Select Balanced BL for the onboard fans to run at a speed that will balance the needs between system cooling and power saving The BL setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations Select Energy Saving ES for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES Voltages Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5Vin 5Vsb 12V CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 3 3Vcc 3 3Vsb and Battery Voltage gt Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management settings for your system ACPI Aware O S Available when supported by the OS If this feature is supported by the OS select Enabled for the OS to control ACPI Otherwise disable this feature The options are Yes and No 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
32. onboard SATA t Clock 8 NC connectors See the table on the Note NC No Connections right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location FT ONNA 1 E A Chassis Intrusion an IPWI ews ps ET d P ET 1 B T SGPIO 1 Pr DIMA 5 dle a 77 mL Lal C T SGPIO 2 P P1 DIMM2C o td r PDA s 3 ET 7 gt 9 o 3 P2DIMMIB jd P2 DINMIA E o P2DIMM2S 5 EDS o 5 ET SIMLP IPMI FZDMMS MOS PURO Battery North Bridge Be meu ER ZEA EO ae 8 R3 CO m IU Sen POK TSZ PXH South Bridge Siow PCIX t00nasunz PCI X 100 133MHZ_ SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual
33. presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Second Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog Timer If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled p Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state The default setting is Auto which will allow the BIOS set the ratio depending on the CPU installed on the board The default setting is Auto 4 5 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Ratio CMOS Setting This feature displays the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency The default setting depends on the type of CPU installed on the motherboard The default setting for the CPU installed in your motherboard is 18 C1E Support Select Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State support
34. 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 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans When purchasing a 5500 5600 Series processor or when receiving a moth erboard with a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA 1366 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 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket Hold the north amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket Once both the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the
35. removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs Press down the release tabs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM 1A When populating multiple DIMM modules within a channel always start with Bank1 first For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank Insert amp ress down 2 Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory DIMM module into the slot slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules 4 Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM mod ules from the motherboard DIMM DDR3 Notch Note Notch Release should align with receptive point on the slot Release Tab To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove your thumbs Top View of DDR3 Slot to gently push the release tabs near both Reede Tab JL R lease Tab ends
36. socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 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 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Installing a CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 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 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 4 Removing the Heatsink Chapter 2 Installation 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 Unplug the power cord from the power supply Di
37. specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor 1 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 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Notes B 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
38. which will significantly lower 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 If this feature is set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU per formance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled DCU Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to activate Level 1 Data Prefetcher to enhance system performance For DP servers enable or disable this feature based on application specifications The options are Enabled and Disabled Data Reuse Optimization Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to maximize Data Reuse support to enhance system performance for DP platforms For DP servers enable or disable this feature based on applica tion specifications The options are Enabled and Disabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specification and ACPI settings for your motherboard Select Modern Ordering if the XP or a newer version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering
39. 0 2 1 MB s SWDMA1 Single Word DMA 1 4 2 MB s SWDMA2 Single Word DMA 2 8 3MB s MWDMA 0 Multi Word DMA 0 4 2 MB s 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS UDMA 2 tra DMA 2 33 3 MB s S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the timeout 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 P PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM Non Volatile Random Access Memory during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if Plug amp Play is supported by your OS 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 PC
40. 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X8DTN X8DTN LR Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset JPC1 JPC2 SMB to PCI Exp SMB to PCI X Slots Open Disabled JP3 IDE Enable 1 2 Normal JPG1 VGA Enable 1 2 Enable JPL1 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IPMB J14 IPMB 12 Header for an IPMI card I SATA5 JD1 JF1 JL1 JOH1 JPW1 JPW3 JPW4 JTPM1 JWF1 JWOL1 LAN1 2 PWR FC J15 SIMLP SP1 T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 B P USBO 1 F P USB 2 3 4 6 7 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports PWR LED Speaker Header Pins1 3 PWR LED 4 7 SPKR Front Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Header 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required 8 pin 12 V Power Connectors Required See Page1 4 TPM Trusted Platform Module Header Compact Flash Power Connector Wake On LAN Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports Power SMB Header Low Profile SIMLP IPMI 2 0 Socket Intern
41. A IDE slot fl i S j o P2 DIMMIC EC m a ie UE _ 7 nm ap 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 SUPER X8DTN
42. COM JPW3 JPW4 please refer to the 20 Res NO 8 PWR_OK item listed below 21 5V 9 5VSB Processor Power Connector ond 23 11 12V In addition to the Primary ATX power TEERCOT doe connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW3 JPW4 must 12V 8 pin PWR Pin Definitions also be connected to your power Pins Definition supply to ensure adequate power ppy q P 1 through 4 Ground supply to your system See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 through 8 12V Required Warning To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard please AN use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect these power connectors to the 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard A 24 pin ATX PWR B C 8 pin Processor PWR SUPER X8DTN Rev 20 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The X8DTN X8DTN LR has six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to
43. Chapter 2 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 7 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Page 2 8 to install your memory modules 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 3 3 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 faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your
44. D 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 UPER X8DTN FJ Eu ls Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 vec 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED _20 19 gt Ground e li Power LED L ru 4 e NICTLED lt NICZLED c OH Fan Fail LED4 PWR Fail LED o Ground o Ground o Reset Reset Button pwr Power Button SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED Cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide an advanced warning 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 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definitio
45. Fe DEN J UD si O Clear CMOS 2 SEN il 5520 North Bridge fis Joc EER wes i 2200 SioM PCI E2 0 X8 d 2 JP5JP7 5 Pa ae n gt Slotd POX 133MHZ E Z3 E B inet Ht UII 1 fecum atio ETT usse usar Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators Fans GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard Each Gigabit 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 connec tion 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 re moving or installing components See the tables at right for more information P1 DIMMSA Link Activity LED LED Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Right Indicator LED Settings Color Status Definition Yellow Active Flashing GLAN Link Left 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 x
46. How To Change the Configuration 4 2 Starting the Setup Utility uu L Uu L Lun 4 2 4 2 catt aati yay pedro oda eoe eno eee des neni 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 4 4 Security Settings itur Edere rei alae 4 23 4 5 Boot 4 24 4 6 TEC 4 26 Appendix A BIOS Error Codes A 1 A 1 BIOS Error B ep Cod6s einen tocco dere rei tee auqa aaa ma shaman A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 B 1 lInstallinig Software Programs tete ee npe tue veiut B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Settings B 2 vii SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Notes 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 i
47. I BIOS 4 4 Security Settings The AMIBIOS Setup Utility provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This feature indicates if a supervisor s password has been entered installed User Password This feature indicates if a user s password has been entered installed Change Supervisor Password Select this item press Enter to enter a supervisor password Change User Password Select this item press Enter to access the submenu and enter a user pass word Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup Select Always for the system to check for a password at bootup The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When this item is enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 23 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Prioritu gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device
48. I JW a ETT i vr 1 d ET ONNA tis 5 r jin r B td e A FID H ETTI E 2 o o EI now we o 1 REIS Pomme n cpu P2DMMIA 3 B EI Foe og 9 o P2DMM28 3 Papamoa o o FE z TBI owes i ET SW E 2 E XB SEPC 114 i 21 Clear CMOS x vt 8820 lorth Bridge North Bridge 2 2 d Ba 20202 EED DI2G ET 4 29 Siot3 PCIX 133MHZ PCIX 100 133MHZ nel CHIOR South PCI X 100F133MHZ m 8 E E SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tiem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset t
49. I clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual PCI IDE BusMaster When this item is enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled SR IOV Supported Select Enabled to enable SR IOV Intel Single Root I O Virtualization support to enhance Virtualization performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Slot1 Slot3 PCI X Option ROM Slot4 Slot6 PCI E Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard PCI Slot Option ROM as specified except the VGA card This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature allows the user to select the onboard LAN option ROM type The op tions are iSCSI and PXE Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to select the priority graphics adapter for system boot The options are Onboard VGA and Offboard VGA gt Super IO Device Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the I
50. Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR 3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will 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 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 3 1 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 3 2 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Mixing SR DR S 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 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 Table 2 11 SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Possible System Memory Alloc
51. SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our website at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and custome
52. Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and improve System recovery and health monitoring The default setting is Enabled gt Trusted Computing Available when a TPM device is installed on the motherboard TCG TPM Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG 1 1 1 2 TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display 4 21 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Execute TPM Command Select Enabled to execute TPM commands you ve selected Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM commands without making any changes Select Dis abled to abandon the changes you have made on TPM commands The options are Enabled Disabled and Don t Change TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all Events as Read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear Event Log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel PCI E Error Log Select Yes to use the PCI E error log The options are Yes and No 4 22 Chapter 4 AM
53. With the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI controller built in the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform is the first dual processing platform to offer the next generation point to point system interconnect interface that replaces the current Front Side Bus Technology and substantially enhances system performance by utilizing serial link interconnections allowing for increased bandwidth and scalability The 5520 connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Inter connect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of uni directional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath link one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 The 5520 supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R supports up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and 10 USB connections In addition the 5500 5600 Series Processor 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 Re dundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface The Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in ea
54. X8DTN LR User s Manual No Video 1 Ifthe 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 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 2 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 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered Load Reduced Unbuffered SDRAM modules as recommended by the manufacturer Refer to Page 1 6 in Chapter 1 for memory support 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 in Section 2 4 in
55. al Buzzer 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 1 5 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 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 RDIMM 240 pin Reg DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz memory with support of up to 288 GB in 18 slots Note 1 240 pin Dual Rank DR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 288 GB Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the memory configuration tables in Chapter 2 Note 2 240 pin Quad Rank QR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 192 GB with 6 DIMMs max per CPU Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in memory configuration tables in Chapter 2 LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DTN LR Only LRDIMM DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the correct BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DTN use the X8DTN BIOS For the X8DTN LR use the X8DTN LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products motherboard QP1 5500
56. ation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 GB APIC 4 Kbytes 4 3 99 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 1MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 2 84 GB 2 12 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 1 Back Panel Connectors lO Ports oe m UPER X8DTN e B d Se SEE esos on o m amp o WM 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 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual
57. ch processor with 8MB shared cache among cores Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported e 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 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR 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 section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DTN X8DTN LR All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continu ously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore 5Vin 12V 12V 3 3Vcc V and Battery Volt age 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 Firm
58. d mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions li UPER X8DTN OH Fan Fail LED ecm 2 23 POSSESS e 5 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 Ground e x 19 x Power LED Vcc HDD LED ojo NIC1 LED NIC2 LED e Vcc PWR Fail LED o o Vcc Ground O O Reset N Ground PWR gt Power Button J SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector 13 33 1 3 3V There are a 24 pin main power 14 12V 2 3 3V supply connector JPW1 and two 15 3 COM 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW3 16 PS ON 4 5V JPW5 on the motherboard These 17 COM 5 COM power connectors meet the SSI EPS 18 6 5V 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR 19 y
59. e 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 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Quick Path Interconnect Links Speed This feature selects data transfer speed for QPI Link connections The options are Slow Mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Available if the item QPI Speed is set to Full Speed This feature allows the user to select the desired QPI frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI L0s and L1 This feature allows the user to set the power state to a low setting LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 module to run at a frequency other than what is specified its the specification Select Force SPD Serial Presence Detect to force the module to run at a frequency specified on the SPD table The avail able options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirroring and Lockstep When this feature is set to Independent all DIMMs are available to the operat ing system When this feature is set to Channel Mirroring the motherboard will maintain two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy When this feature is set to Lockstep the motherboard wi
60. eld the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install power surge protector to help avoid 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 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 power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2
61. em will automatically reboot 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 j Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair For BIOS Recovery instructions please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted at http www supermicro com support manuals 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 Question How do I handle the used battery Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the ma
62. emperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2 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 4 19 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan Speed Readings This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also
63. ff 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 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 1 13 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual The X8DTN X8DTN LR 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 Warning To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard please AN use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect these power connectors to the 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shi
64. from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults Select this feature press Enter and select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to au tomatically load Optimal Defaults 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 Select this feature and press Enter to load Fail Safe default settings These settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum perfor mance 4 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors
65. ft Web Sites for more information Simultaneous Multi Threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel EIST Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel Turbo Boost Available when Intel EIST Technology is enabled Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Performance Watt Select Select Power Optimized to use the Turbo Boost mode after the system has been in the PO state for more than 2 seconds Select Traditional to use the Turbo Boost mode when the system has been in the PO state less than 2 seconds The options are Power Optimized and Traditional Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual C3 State This feature
66. g of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera ture predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or System instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting 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 CPU Temperature 2 CPU Temperature 1 System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only Chapter 4 AMI BIOS CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer proce
67. gs for the Intel South Bridge USB Functions Select Enabled to use the onboard USB ports The Options are Disabled and Enabled If this item is set to Enabled USB 2 0 Controller will be enabled 4 11 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate USB 2 0 Controller The options are Enabled and Dis abled Note If the item USB Functions is enabled USB 2 0 Controller will always be enabled When the item USB Functions is set to Disabled the user has the option to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled gt ME Subsystem Configuration This feature allows the user to configure ME Subsystem Configuration settings ME EHCI Select Enabled to enable Intel ME EHCI
68. hat 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 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn o
69. he OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM 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 feature forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error oc curs The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hit 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 presses the power button If this feature is set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user
70. he system if an ap plication 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 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled PTDINMGA h A Clear CMOS PIDIMMSS P1 DIMMSC PIDIMMZA 3 P1 DMMB J PT DINM2C PIDIMMIB PIDIMMIC Co Watch Dog Enable P2DIMMIC P2DIMMIB P2DIMNZB P2 DINKA PZ DIMM3C P2DIMMGB io ra sad P2 DIMNGA EEEEDI2G1 7 CTRL MOS en Intel 5520 Battery North Bridge Sio POLEZO XB SUPERO X8DTN Rev 20 Sio PCIX 133MHZ 8 EET PL Es N PXH sie PCIX 100 133MHZ jnelicHtoR South Bridge SiotI PCIX 10033MHZ E Chapter 2 Instal
71. in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled for the system to function normally without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled Enabled and NUMA for SLES 11 ACPI SLIT Table Select Enabled to enable ACPI SLIT System Locality Information Table support to indicate the distances between all processors memory controllers and host bridges 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 WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support which will provide a common infrastructure for handling hardware errors on
72. ion Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the 5520 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 Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Email Tel Table of Contents Contacting Supermicro Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 mar
73. ion 1 2 Release Date Jan 27 2012 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 2012 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 SUPERG X8DTN X8DTN LR motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Proces Sors the first dual processing platform that offers Intel QuickPath Interconnect Technology to provide the next generation point to point system interface replacing the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series Processors built the X8DTN X8DTN LR substantially enhances system performance with in creased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability This motherboard is optimized for intensive applications and high end servers Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by a professional technician Manual Organizat
74. itch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management Onboard I O Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment One SIMLP IPMI socket Intel 82576 dual LAN Gigabit Ethernet controller supports dual Giga bit LAN ports One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface 1 7 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Two COM ports 1 header 1 port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to seven USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Ports 2 Front Headers and 2 Type A Headers Super I O Winbond W83627HF ATI ES1000 32Mb VGA Controller supports one VGA port Other e Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 13 68 L x 13 W 347 47 mm x 330 20 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes 1 9 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 1
75. keting supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw Technical Support 886 2 8226 5990 Technical Support SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction u us uuu L 1 1 1 1 Overview 1 1 1 2 Processor and Chipset Overview 1 11 1 39 Special Features eie Br e ee be 1 12 1 4 SPC Halli MOIOFIDIG escono E peste cerent 1 12 IDEE er dU ET 1 13 1 0 Power SUpply i i he DRE E RUE 1 13 1 7 Super l O M a 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 2 1 Static Sensitivoe DeViIc S uu uu teret ree 2 1 2 1 WIM PACKING
76. lation PC Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI X PCI E slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable the on board VGA connection The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to use this feature See the table on the right for jumper settings PC to PCI Exp PCI X slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 VGA Enabled Default 2 3 VGA Disabled EIS E J12 JC 1 Fan amp r 2 Fan P1 Dimma j id ETT J13 2 2 2 VGA Enable Pr DINE d f PT DIMMA E t P1 DIMMT I t E 5 P2DNMIC ju P2DIMMIB 1 g P2DNMIA E P2DIMM2S 55 PZ DINN2A 5 Pa DIN
77. lds The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro X8DTN BIOS Build Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of processor used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the processor detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your System as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your System as detected by the BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size This item displays the memory size detected by the BIOS 4 3 X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and press Enter to access the submenu items gt Boot Features p 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 modify the bootup screen display between POST messages and t
78. ll use two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Demand Scrubbing Demand Scrubbing is a memory error correction scheme that allows the proces Sor to write corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The options are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing Select Enabled to use Patrol Scrubbing a memory error correction scheme that works in the background to look for and correct errors The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states The options are Disabled and En abled If Enabled the following items will appear Hysteresis Temperature Available for Closed Loop only Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 5 C 3 0 C and 6 0 C Guardband Temperature Available for Closed Loop only This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 006 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 zo
79. n 3 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground Pin Definitions JF1 A OH Fan Fail LED UPER X8DTN mcm o sje 2 22 PWR Supply Fail 20 19 RN NMI z x x Y Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vee B NIC1 LED gt NIC2 LED 4 Fail und Vee gt PWR Fail LED amp Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button 4 Ground o PWR Power Button J Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated 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 contacting both pins will power on off the system 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 in the suspen
80. ne Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 020 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 many meters above or below sea level the system is located The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge Intel AT 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 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 DCA Direct Cache Access Technology Available when Intel I O AT is enabled 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 providi
81. ng direct cache access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too fre quently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Select enable to configure the power states of PCI Express LOs and L1 links The options are Enabled and Disabled IOH PCIE Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128B while others with a payload size of 256B which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256B and 128MB gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settin
82. ns 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 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Control 20 Ground Pin Definition Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition PE CC HDD LED a 5 UPER X8DTN 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 19 M e NMI x ojo x LED ojo Vcc e Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED e Vcc Tj OH Fan Fail LED Vec PWR Fail LED Ground O Resol Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 1 2 20 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 activi ties on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF 1 and the LE
83. nterrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Serial Port 2 Attribute Use this feature to set COM 2 as a normal serial port or a virtual COM port for SOL Serial Over LAN The options are SOL and COM Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the system as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 P Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this item to enable or disable 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 Redi rection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Base Address IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specified above The default setting is 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console
84. nufacturer 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 5 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTN X8DTN LR 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 Delete key while the System is booting up Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the PUTA BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DTN use the X8DTN BIOS For the X8DTN LR use the X8DTN LR BIOS Refer to memory support in Section 2 4 of Chapter 2 for more details Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke
85. of the module This should release it from the slot 2 7 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Memory Support RDIMM e 240 pin Reg DDR3 ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz memory with support of up to 288 GB in 18 slots Note 1 240 pin Dual Rank DR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 288 GB Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the following memory tables Note 2 240 pin Quad Rank QR 16 GB Reg ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz memory will support up to 192 GB with 6 DIMMs max per CPU Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz Refer to the notes in the following memory tables e LRDIMM Load Reduced DIMM for X8DTN LR Only LRDIMM DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots Warning For your system memory to work properly be sure to use the Fae BIOS ROM for your system For the X8DTN use the X8DTN BIOS For the X8DTN LR use the X8DTN LR BIOS To flash the BIOS refer to http www supermicro com products motherboard QP1 5500 X8DTN_ cfm IPMI Y UDIMM Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz memory of up to 48 GB memory DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed P1 DIMMs To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A 6 DIMM
86. or pin definitions Pin Definitions USB2 3 4 USB2 4 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 45V i sv 2 PO 2 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection A Backpanel USB 0 B Backpanel USB 1 C Front Panel USB 2 3 D Front Panel USB 4 E Front Panel USB 6 F Front Panel USB 7 SUPER X8DTN SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Serial Ports Serial Ports COM1 Two COM connections COM1 amp Pin Definitions COM2 are located on the moth Pin Definition Definition erboard COM1 is located next to 1 DCD DSR the Video port on the Backplane IO 2 RXD 7 RTS panel COM2 JCOM2 is located 3 TXD Cis next to the USB Port 6 to provide 4 DTR 9 RI front access serial connection See 5 Gami 10 N A the table on the right for pin defini Serial Ports COM2 tions Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 Key a m A COM1 kd B COM2 E I
87. permicro com support manuals 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 gr Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard and press Enter Press the Tab key to move between fie
88. r 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 and other reproductive harm Manual Revis
89. ridge p E suo EXE sarono COM uss USB ussaaE iue SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual Internal Speaker The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout be low for the locations of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to con nect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheat or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Pin 2 Neg Alarm Speaker SP1 FN 2 BEEP IN POS l ALARM SPKNEG Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail P1 DIMM3A A Keyboard Mouse E P1 DIMM3C P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM28 PT DIMM2C PIDIMMIA PIDIMMIB ES B Overheat Fan Fail LE P2DINMIC P2DIMMIB
90. rovide 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 T Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable The floppy connector is located next ii Ground 12 Drive Select B to the IDE slot on the motherboard 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B See the table on the right for pin 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 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 A Floppy UPERS X8DTN mcm ERLE 2 36 Serial ATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SATA 5 are located at JS1 JS6 on the motherboard These ports pro vide serial link signal transmission which is faster than that of the tradi tional Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SIMLP IPMI Slot The SIMLP IPMI Supermicro Intelli gen
91. s P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B 9 DIMMs P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C RDIMMs only Note Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU2 Installed P2 DIMMs To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A 6 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B 9 DIMMs P2 1A P2 1B P2 1C P2 2A P2 2B P2 2C P2 3A P2 3B P2 3C RDIMMs only Note Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUS Installed CPU 1 To Populate P1 DIMMs CPU 2 To Populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 6 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A 12 DIMMs P1 1A 1B P1 2A 2B P1 3A 3B P2 1A 1B P2 2A 2B P2 3A 3B 18 DIMMs P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P2 For RDIMMs only Note 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C Note Max of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5500 Processor s 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
92. sconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right 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 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 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 Using a screwdriver to remove Screw 1 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all mounting holes for the motherboard and the chas sis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard 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 See the layout on the right for mounting hole locations Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary mea
93. sfer 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 Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 4 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s 16 6 MB s See the table below PIO Mode Select Options Option Selected PIO Mode Max Transfer Rate PIO Mode 0 3 3 MB s PIO Mode 1 5 2 MB s PIO Mode 3 11 1 MB s PIO Mode 4 16 6 MB s DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options DMA Mode Select Options Option Selected DMA Mode Max Transfer Rate SWDMA 0 Single Word DMA
94. ssors 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 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 Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU T
95. sures to avoid damaging these compo i nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis Locations of Mounting Holes Tools Needed 1 Phillips Screwdriver 2 Pan head 6 screws Installation Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the chassis Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the mother board against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 Ibs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or
96. t Management Slot is located at next to CPU2 on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the SIMLP IPMI Slot location Chapter 2 Installation Serial ATA Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TX P TX N Ground RX N RX P o CQ Ground A I SATAO Fan IARE d CPU2 Fan da Jela E r Sem i I SATA1 r P1 DIMMZA NT 1 2 28 j 4 o oe L1 PIDMNZC 7 5 L i H D I SATA3 PIDINIA t4 E E I SATA4 SE L EESATAS proc G SIMLP EE 2 PZDMMZC P2 DIMM P2 DIMNZA P2 DIMM3C PZ DIMM3B CPi P2DMMSA EE 3 5 yal 8 zw m Battery North Bridge 9 Sio POFE20X8 00 esr ne 208 nd PCIX 133MHZ CTRL DD ou __ um Ci Slot PCI X 100 133MHZ 8 PN Rss SUPERO X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual
97. tems are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 0036L 03 e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L One 1 COM port cable CBL 010L One 1 2 port USB 2 0 cable CBL 0083L e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 e One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PTO7L e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR Motherboard Layout PWR 2 Pae co 00000
98. 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 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 F10 Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Note For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website at http www su
99. the Windows OS please refer to the Windows OS Installation Guide posted at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO X8DTN Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP B xj Intel Tylersburg Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphic Driver Tylersburg Chipset X8DTN Intel Matriz 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 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must 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 from 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 X8DTN X8DTN LR User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III Settings The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web
100. ware 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 Warning To avoid possible system overheating be sure to provide ad equate airflow to the system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor 111 in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface t

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