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1. ji Fl jE 9r BUT o i i Ji f D E i l l l IPM LAN g ir a N v B8 A UID Rear LED T N N C 5 5 S PRY S o 3 5 A 8 XM LAN2 LANI CR 8 8S B I M sp E 8 RO N m 5 BTL Lei amp J2 FANB CPU1 m z E E E i N E z s s z x x ia fefs feleielisiig s ICPU1 EVENS ENE elsligz SABAARHAHBE alalise Sele S oe o lloilo lle lio fs a E B B Fa P n amp 3SUPER6 X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Winbond BMC Intel aus 1OH 36D 5 CQBTI alsilalsiisiisistiaiis RU Intel BE ESI PSIPSIIES PRISE PSP BS 2 gg gjgjsIs SS ICH10R BIOS SSE ES E E SNE Slslslsss s sIE a S BIS S BS ESSE 3 L R PSATAO 5 B oed mi z E d z g 28 E 5 HE 2 5 SS a EE By HEB en LE Chapter 3 Installation 3 9 Serial ATA Connections WOD 0 Winbond Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA Pin Definitions There are six Serial ATA Ports l SATAO I SATA 5 located on the motherboard These ports sup ported by the Intel ICH10R South Bridge provide serial link signal con nections which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin d
2. JU Eu LA udo DI ota X X FP PWRLED 3 3V HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED SUPERO XeDTULLNAF AAAA A NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED ET Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Red Blue Led Cathode Power Fail LED 3 3V Ground lo o Reset Reset Oo The Sith E m Ground o o PWR gt Power O 3 24 Chapter 3 Installation 3 6 Co nnecting Cables Power Connectors A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be con nected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions AN Warning To avoid damaging the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect these con nectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power con nectors on the motherboard Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power sup
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5. E SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components N please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 3 13 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Installing the Motherboard Install the I O shield into the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed Chassis ul 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother board components 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis Motherboarc Motherboard Chassis Chassis 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert
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7. OEAWIG Ld SEWNIQ Ld 9 VEWWIO Ld MS p Bri OH 36D Intel YENNIO Zdo EE BIOS ONIG Zde OZWWIG 2do Ez JTAG of CPLD Chapter 3 Installation i e 2 3 Jumper Setting Definition Connector a od E Jumper Cap 3z 2 4 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Enabled default Disabled 3 33 A GLAN Port 1 Enable B GLAN Port 2 Enable SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard 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 cear MOS wW ing CMOS 4 Note 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Clearing CMOS will also clear any passwords Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that Watch Dog can reboot the system when a software ap dumper Settings plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to rese
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9. Ez 57 JTAG of CPLD Chapter 3 Installation Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer SP1 Pin Definition The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible indica tions for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the loca Pin Definitions Pos Beep In Alarm Speaker tions of the Internal Buzzer SP1 SRI BEEP IN ni POS eem NEG Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 Pin Setting Definition are for the speaker See the tables Pint Anode on the right for pin definitions Please silane cathode t Pin3 NA note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Settings Pin Setting Definition A Internal Speaker Buzzer B PWR LED Speaker pX SXOZsl0d ZSXS PA J2 FANBS CPU1 9IX0Z 310d 18XS ICPU1 5 OUNWIC Ld SINNIG Ld o VINWIC Ld o O2NWIG Ld
10. L1 n awh 3 19 e eL eL SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins SUPER6 X8DTU LN4F fev 20 Groun X FP PWRLED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED Chapter 3 Installation Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin d
11. D Finish the installation by fully install ing all screws SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 1 3 Installing the Memory Modules A Align the key on the DIMM module C Press the notches on the ends of against that of the DIMM socket the DIMM module inwards to lock it B Insert the DIMM module straight down to the DIMM socket 1 4 Installing the I O Shield if needed Note Chassis and I O plate images are for illustration only They may be 4 different from what you have 1 2 Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 5 Installing the Motherboard 1 6 Conn SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 1 7 Installing Internal Peripherals Add on Cards 1 8 Installing External Peripherals L1 9 Q9 S wi iib Keyboard USB 0 1 Serial Port VGA Port LAN 1 2 Ports LAN 3 4 Ports UID COM
12. 1 LPC Clock 2 GND the COM2 connection This header 8 LPCFRAMER 4 Key provides TPM support to ensure 5 LPCReset 6 45V 9 data integrity and system security 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 Refer to the table on the right for pin npe 9 3 3V 10 LAD1 definitions 11 LADO 12 GND 13 SCL 14 SDAT 15 43V DUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN X 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ Xx Wake On Ring Notes X TPM does not use the signals The Wake On Ring header is des SCL SDAT are C bus clock and data ignated JWOR This function allows m ake On Ring your computer to waken up when it Pin Definitions i i i JWOR receives an incoming call to the mo ait dem while in suspend state See the pie neuen table on the right for pin definitions 1 Ground You must have a Wake On Ring Wakeup card and cable to use this feature j Tr E PEE A TPM Connector Sones ae B Wake On Ring LAN2 il LANI G a o BTL Ue pX 8X OZ 3HOd XS ZA 7 J2 FANBS CPU1 91X0 310d 18XS 4 ICPU1 o OHWWIC Ld SIWWIG Ld 6 VINWIC Ld 0 O2NWIG Ld o SZNWIC Ld o VENWIG Ld 3 OEAWIG Ld SEWWIQ Ld 9 VEWWIO Ld Be 310d EXS gt SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Winbond BMC Intel MS 8e 1OH 3
13. Current CPU 1 Memory Frequency This item displays the current CPU 1 memory frequency e Current CPU 2 Memory Frequency This item displays the current CPU 2 memory frequency e Memory Reference Code This item displays the memory reference code for the motherboard e QPI Reference Code This item displays the QPI reference code for the moth erboard QPI Quick Path Interconnect Links Speed QuickPath Interconnect QPI is the connection between the CPU and the mother board s I O hub Use this feature to modify data transfer speed for QPI Link con nections The options are Slow Mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency Available if the item QPI Link 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 LOs and L1 This feature allows the user to set the QPI 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 the system has detected Select Force SPD Serial Presence Detect to force the module to run at a frequency specified on the SPD table The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 and Force SPD 5 8 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror and Lockstep Independent All DIMMs are available
14. SZNWIC Ld 5 VEWNIG Ld 5 OEAWIG Ld SEWNIQ Ld VENWIG Ld 73104 8X 2SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 E Winbond BMC Intel MS Eu IOH 36D ICPU2 VEINNIO Zd SEWINIQ Zd O INNIQ Zdo VZWIG Zdo SEWNIQ Zd O WWIG ede V UNINIQ Zd 8IIAWIC Zd OIWNIO Zd ICHIOR BIOS 773 JTAG of CPLD Peet eNd O LNWS S vasn ETE ay SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual DOM Power Connector A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module Devices is located at JWF1 Connect the appropriate cable here to provide power support for your DOM devices Overheat LED Fan Fail The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions DOM PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 45V 2 Ground 3 Ground Overheat LED Pin Definitions
15. 3E8 IRQ4 3F8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Attribute This feature allows the user to set COM 2 as a normal serial port or a virtual COM port used for SOL Serial Over LAN The options are SOL and COM b Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Disabled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display 5 15 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 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 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Termi
16. 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processors each processor supports two full width Intel Quick Path Interconnect QPI links with a total of up to 51 2 GT s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Memory e 18 240 pin DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz SDRAM DIMM sockets in three channel memory bus e Support for up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 memory Refer to Supermicro s Memory Recommendation List posted at www supermicro com DIMM sizes e UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB and 4GB e RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16 GB Chipset e Intel 5520 Chipset 5520 IOH amp ICH10R Expansion e One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot J2 Slots e One 1 PCI Express2 0 x8 x4 slot J1 e One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x8 slot J3 Graphics e Winbond BMC Video Controller Matrox G200eW Network Two Intel 82576EB Gigabit 10 100 1000 Mb s Eth ernet Dual Port Controller for LAN 1 LAN 4 ports e Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI LAN 2 0 l O Devices SATA Connections e SATA Ports Six 6 e RAID Win RAID 0 1 5 10 dows e RAID Linux RAID 0 1 10 Integrated IPMI 2 0 e PMI 2 0 supported by the WPCM450 BMC Keyboard Mouse e PS 2 Keyboard Mouse ports on the I O backplane Serial COM Ports e Two 2 Fast UART 16550 Connections one 9 pin RS 232 port and one header Super I O e Winbond Super I O 83627DH 2 7 SUPERO X8DTU
17. 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis Note Images displayed are is illustration only Your chassis or components might look different Chapter 3 Installation 3 5 Control Panel Connectors I O 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 Back Panel Connectors I O Ports SUPER X8DTU LN4F A A A fee 20 EAE H Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 IPMI Dedicated LAN COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA1 Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 10 Gigabit LAN 3 11 Gigabit LAN 4 12 UID Switch 9o m E gt EX S Be 2 3 15 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 PS Keyboard Peo Mouse mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 on the moth 6B Data
18. SATA 2 Configuration Available when the option IDE is selected Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters the slots indicated above Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are listed below Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of u
19. 25 glad ni le icr T DP P 3 26 CHASSIS IMMUSION RERO TETTE TOT TDL TTD DR 3 26 Internal Speaker nulo ce uela dicc dec cet eee tenner Renae re reer euet id 3 27 Power WED Si Caer EMT 3 27 DOM Power Connector uicit ierra hier pa eb ca s Fen in cH EL SER FER e EE eR Re Tad 3 28 Overheat LED Fan Fail ssssssssssseeeeneenenenen nenne 3 28 TsSGPIO 1 2 blead6rSn iier nero eres Saletan let ern pa deve ied eels 3 29 External BMC I C Connectors ssesssssssssesenerereeneenens 3 29 UIO Power Connector sssssssssseeeeenenennennneemennr enne 3 30 NIC3 NIC4 LED Headers cisnienia naian aa e enne 3 30 Unit Identification Switch LED sisii cnie E 3 31 Power SMB l C Connector ssssssssssssseeeeeeneneeene 3 31 ur coe rj PC 3 32 cr Jumper Settings NER 3 33 Explanation of JUMPpErS ecu cetera eee ny eee PT eer epus reer Rie reale dta des 3 33 GLAN Enable Disable essssssssesseeeeneneneenmeneen nenne 3 33 CMOS Cleat E 3 34 Watch Dog Enable Disable geen eer rere ene eer ee ere mere 3 34 PS BUS to PCOIFEXD SIONS ucsicu pia nana a a cides 3 35 VGA Enable HR M 3 35 3 8 Onboard LED Indicators essssssssssseeseeeeeeneenen enne 3 36 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual GLAN EDS cs II MU EM IEEE 3 36 PMI Dedleated LAN LEDS 225i ect i qp ea appa REI eel iwee ead 3 36 Onboard Power LED o
20. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 3 3V 1 5V 5V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and Vbat Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section 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 the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert The user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor IIl in the Windows OS 2 12 Chapter 2 Overview environment or used with Supero Doctor II in L
21. 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 3 9 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5500 Processor s Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed Speeds in MHz 800 1066 1333 800 1066 800 1066 800 Note Speeds in MHz Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC Not available 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Not available Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not available Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor s Installed e 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populat
22. Chart posted on our website http www supermicro com Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC or Unbuf fered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module among all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Follow the instructions given in Section 3 4 in Chapter 3 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Page 3 8 to install your memory modules When the System Becomes Unstable When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation check the following ils 4 OS Compatibility Check if the OS is compatible with your system CPU BIOS support Check if your CPU is supported and if you have the latest BIOS installed Memory support Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility Note Refer to the product page on our website http www supermicro com for memory compatibility list HDD support Check if all hard disk drives HDDs work properly Replace the bad HDDs with good ones System cooling Check system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans nd CP m fan work properly
23. Check Hardware Monitorin 4 3 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 6 tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are within normal range Also check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on Adequate power supply Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system Make sure that all power connectors are connected Please refer to our website for more information on minimum power require ment Proper software support Make sure that the correct drivers are used B When the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation check the following iP 4 2 Source of installation Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly including boot devices such as CD DVD disc CD DVD ROM Cable connection Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working properly Using minimum configuration for troubleshooting Remove all unnecessary components add on cards first and use minimum configuration with a CPU and a memory module installed to identify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting procedures Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a compo nent in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one Check and change one component at a tim
24. 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 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU1 Temperature CPU2 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 processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature st
25. install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 2 7 Super I O The Super I O supports 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 soeed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 2 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that supports the 2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse Redirection KVMR modules With blade oriented Super I O capability built in the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy reduced server platforms The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core It supports USB 2 0 and 1 1 for remote keyboard mouse virtual media emulation It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO func tions The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external E
26. j N JBT1 8 Jer 3 J FANSI C Ut M g kd E 3 h x z 3 s 2 e sl lelelelelelel s 3 a gt 8 55 l8 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual UIO Power Connector Universal I O Power Header A Universal I O UIO Power connec Pin Definitions tor is located next to the UID switch Pins Definition Pin Definition Connect this connector to the power B1 5V A1 3 3V supply to provide adequate power to B2 5V A2 3 3V the UIO device installed on the slot for B3 5V A3 43 3V this device to function properly See B4 5V A4 43 3V the layout below for the location B5 45V A5 3 3V B6 45V A6 3 3V B7 45V A7 3 3V B8 45V A8 3 3V B9 45V A9 3 3V NIC3 NIC4 LED Headers B10 5V A10 3 3V LAN3 NIC3 LED and LAN4 NICA 512008 NB Su NN S LED header is located at JPK1 Con ii ney nect the appropriate cables here to B12 43 9V8b A12 3 3V provide LAN3 and LAN4 LED indica B13 3 3VSb_ A13 12V tions on your motherboard B14 GND A14 12V B15 GND A15 12V B16 GND A16 12V B17 GND A17 12V B18 GND A18 GND EE P478 A UIO PWR L L l tH PUAN EN m g B NIC3 NIC4 LED i mv 9 da g LAN2 LANI COR E Header 8 ML N sp E fe E 9 KO m JBT1 5 Ue ES FAN8 CPU1 s EIER esses S3SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0
27. on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message 5 short beeps 1 long beep 1 beep Refresh Memory error Display memory read write error System OH 8 beeps Continuous High pitch Low pitch siren like Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in the system Video adapter missing or with faulty memory System Overheat A 1 SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the operating system a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been in stalled To install these programs click the icons to the right of these items Note To install the Windows OS please refer
28. per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 3 Not Avaliable Note 1 1333 1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 MHz SR DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 1066 MHz SR DR QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 800 Note 3 Mixing SR DR QR Not Available Not Available 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel EN CNN Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Unb Unbuffered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not Available Not Available Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 3 11 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 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
29. shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 3 1 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 3 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes iP Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing 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 motherboard without a 5500 5600 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the Motherboard 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 remove it from the CPU socket 3 2 Chapter 3 Installation 4 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges 5 Align the CPU key the se
30. to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals amp SUPERMICRO X8DTU LN4 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP gj B Intel 5500 5520 Chipset INF files S U PE RM I E R Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Intel 5520 Chipset X8DTU LN4F Intel Rapid Storage Technology Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Mellanox InfiniBand Driver SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Ine Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Nest Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero D
31. to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Demand Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The options are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing This is a memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Channel Interleave This feature allows the user to configure the Memory Interleave setting for an on board memory channel The options are 1 way 2 way 3 way 4 way and 6 way Bank Interleave This feature allows the user to configure the Memory Interleave setting for an on board memory bank The options are 1 way 2 way and 4 way Throttling Closed Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge chip The items included in the submenu are listed below North Bridge Revision This item displays the CPU revision number Current QPI Frequency This item displays the current QPI frequency 9
32. 1 Switch Chapter 2 Overview Chapter 2 Overview 2 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 Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 00027 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 21188 SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual y SUPER Motherboard Image t fF EE 6 mA Gm Gm umm Pe ipl 6 60690 gt Git JH t i T SHOH arera n 817 Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon 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 this manual 2 2 Chapter 2 Overview Motherboard Layout VGA1
33. 6D cPu2 2 Su YENNIO Zdo JENNIO Zd OEINNIQ Zdo VZINNIO Zdo SEWIO zd OZWWIG 2do VIWWIG zd 8LNWIG Zd OWIOzdc gem ZTE TAG of CPLD PE endO ANvs Pe eNva 2 F rS en SENS icHtor 3 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled PX SXOZZHOd ZBXS FANB CPU1 kc ois BT ios 91X0 3 IDd 18XS ICPU1 o OHWWIC Ld SINNIG Ld 6 VINWIC Ld 0 O2NWIG Ld o SZNWIC Ld o VENWIG Ld Be 310d EXS S SUPER6 X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0
34. 8DTU LN4F Quick Reference rant VOM COM Eg Hie ois SIUSBOTS o Q Q O o o u D oq R px D D o Qk S x fs LAN2 pel Q m N ED S Las x FANB CPU1 7 zx m E o m y x z v x o ololglelelelelelo ZVEIEIEVEVEVE Z CPU1 z ezz lzlzzlsg lszsz gt el gt N IN IN oio olola olo gt S olo gt Sa olelejlelele elele gt lt E uU m m S E ED SSUPERG X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 cc SS RO js Se a fa a fe Ha fle He fe fe EN SB e Winbond BMC Intel PINE s s s s s s ss 19 19 m9 19 Ie e reins CPU2 g glglelglgl2l l z lzl zz z 2 2 2 2 2 2 S WIV P M p a TIU O olal Do E U RU Cau U 3 39 ma 5 m m L4 N Z0 cz c SP Z m TE ies BREST E PPIs BIB EHS Pecos tS n N y otes e See Chapter 3 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections e E ind
35. 9 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Intel I OAT The Intel I OAT I O Acceleration Technology significantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology Available when Intel I OAT is enabled Select Enabled to use Intel s DCA Direct Cache Access Technology to enhance data transfer efficiency 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 frequently 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 DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled Active State Power Management Select Enabled to use the power management for signal transactions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links Select Enabled
36. All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS The Default setting is Disabled See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition c Ground 412V Tachometer PWR Modulation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pi nido in Definitions at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground A Fan 1 CPU1 Fan B Fan 2 CPU2 Fan 3 C Fan 3 Ao D Fan 4 ay E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Fan 7 CPU2 Fan i H Fan 8 CPU1 Fan i Chassis Intrusion E 3D vX 8X O Z 3HOd Z8XS e P J2 91x02 310d 18XS 4 ICPU1 0 OHNWIO Ld SINNIG Ld o VIAWIO Ld o O2WIWIG Ld o SZINWIQ Ld c VINWIG Ld OEWIO Ld SEWNIQ Ld VEWWIO Ld CUE SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 1OH 36D ICPU2 SEWNIG Zd O2WWIO zdc VHAWIQ Zdo SLINWIQ Zd OINNIOZdo
37. CG TPM Support Yes Select Set to disable TPM support at bootup Select Clear to activate the TPM devices to at bootup Select Don t Change to keep the current TPM support status The options are Set Clear and Don t Change TPM Owner Available when TCG TPM Support Yes This feature allows the user to configure TPM Owner settings The options are Don t Change Enable Install Disable Install and Clear Execute TPM Command Available when TCG TPM Support Yes 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 5 20 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership gt IPMI Configuration Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Version This item displays the current IPMI Firmware Version Status of BMC The Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and
38. CPU or the heatsink be re A moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging the CPU or other components Unplug the power cord from the power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the mother board in the sequence as show in the picture below Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture below and gently wriggle the heat sink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Screw 3 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 3 5 SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Installing an Active Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan power connector on the motherboard Refer to the motherboard layout in Chapter 2 for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and do not interfere with other components 3 Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Fan Wires Heatsink Fins 4 Remove the thin layer of the protective
39. FANB CPU1 lo x E 2 o in x 3 922 973 e glelglelgielglels EVES ENE elsligz CPU1 2 212 2 2 2 2 2 Oa gt S BS 13 S Intel IOH 36D Ss 9 ss sss PAESI PSI EIE EIE ES S s g e9 e s ss S S S ZS E E SE SSS SEH Z SE 8 5S S sss ss S BIS S BS gt alls ICPU2 Off Green State Color Chapter 3 Installation Onboard PWR LED LE1 State Definition System Off PWR cable not connected System Power On BMC Heartbeat LED D20 State State Definition Blinking BMC Normal ERE Pe endO ZNvs A Onboard PWR LED B BMC Heartbeat LED SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Rear UID LED UID LED LE11 Status The rear UID LED is located at LE11 on the backplane This LED is used in conjunction with the rear UID switch to i Blue Linux OS Unit Identified provide easy identification of a system Blinking that might be in need of service Refer to UID Switch on Page 3 31 for more information Color State OS Status Blue On Windows OS Unit Identified
40. IOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Select SWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select SWDMAe to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select MWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MB s SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MB s Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 44 4 MB s Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MB s S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impendin
41. LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Peripheral USB Devices Devices Two 2 USB ports on the rear I O panel USB 0 1 One 1 USB connection for front access USB 6 One 1 Internal USB connection USB 7 Two 2 Type A internal connector USB 2 8 4 5 BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS APM 1 2 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard Plug amp Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 5 Power ACPI Power Management Config Main switch override mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Internal External modem ring on Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health CPU Monitoring Monitoring CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 3 3V 1 5V 5V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and Vbat CPU 6 Phase switching voltage regulator per CPU CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environment Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via Supero Doctor III SuperoDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection Dimensions 14 85 L x 12 68 W 377 19 mm x 322 07 mm Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Conf
42. Ld o SZNWIC Ld o VENWIG Ld 3 OEAWIG Ld SEWWIQ Ld 9 VEWWIO Ld Be 310d EXS CISUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Intel gous Heat IOH 36D ICPU2 SEWIO zd O2IWWIG Zd VIWWIG zd 8LNWIG Zd OWIOzdc EE BIOS ICH10R Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at D20 on the motherboard When D20 is blink ing BMC functions normally See the table at right for more information atod 8X9 2SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 GAT com FEANZ FEANTA il Fl ST PSB t qd ou k bow S p q l L IPMILTAN Ji o v 8 1 amp x 0 5 c gt PAY 2 ol 3 5 ANB O8 x Rb LAN2 4 LANI CB A E R B ML NW SP1 H Oo 3 NO NO AN m N BT tet H Jak
43. Mouse Data erboard See the table at right for pin No Cannesen NO Connecter definitions Ground Ground Mouse KB VCC Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V Pin Definition i Definition KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green SUPER X8DTU LN4F Row zo C I P E oB ge HRIC Q2 L D Chapter 3 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Front Panel Front Panel USB USB Pin Definitions USB4 5 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB 4 5 0 1 are located on the I O back panel Pin Definition Pina Definitoni Pin Dennen Five USB connections USB 2 3 4 5 1 45V 1 5V 5V 6 are located on the motherboard 2 Po pon PUE to provide front chassis access In 3 PO addition USB 7 located next to Fan 4 Ground 6 provides internal USB support Ca 5 NA i NC No connection bles are not included See the tables Front Panel USB Internal USB on the right for pin definitions USB 6 Pin Definitions USB 7 Pin Definition Pin Defin
44. Refer to the board layout below for the locations 1 COM1 2 COM2 3 VGA1 4 VGA2 for 2U Systems only SUPER X8DTU LN4F Re zo L1 B acis wwpini 3 18 Chapter 3 Installation 4 Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Definition Four Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 Pin Definition LAN3 LAN4 are located on the I O backplane In addition an IPMI Dedi cated LAN is located on top of the back panel USB ports USB 0 1 to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED TD2 information TD2 TD3 1 P2V5SB TDO TDO TD1 TD1 TD3 NC No Connection 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 LANS 4 LAN4 5 IPMI LAN SurERexeDTUAN4Fe A A pli Re zo eLi SGND Act LED P3V3SB Link 100 LED Yel low 3V3SB Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB Ground Ground Ground Ground
45. SUPERO SUPERO X8DTU LNAF USER S MANUAL 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 customer shall be gov
46. UID switch again to turn off the LED indica tor The UID switch provides easy identifica tion of a system unit that may be in need of service See the tables on the right for more information Power SMB PC Connector Power System Management Bus 1 C Con nector JPI C monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions 3 31 UID Switch UID Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground Ground Button In Ground UID LED LE11 Status Color State OS Status Blue On Windows OS Unit Identified Blue Linux OS Unit Identified Blinking PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A Rear UID Switch B Rear UID LED LE11 C PWR SMB Connector SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module TPM Header Pin Definitions A Trusted Platform Module TPM header JTPM is located next to Pin Definition Pin Definition
47. Website Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support 2supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 1 Installing the CPU Ec 1 1 1 2 Installing the CPU Heatsink caused ned cbeeinal ca catee ttdecleatucba deena Bosnian ede da sis daban 1 1 1 3 Installing the Memory Modules ais sc2acscossscenecnesctverencdsnexesecteneansiateecensconessaceusaes 1 2 1 4 Installing the I O Shield if needed esessseseeeessseees 1 2 1 5 Installing the Motherboard ects sn tas cnn eects ros phnetos Ease nossatnaeaas E hada tasso themes 1 3 1 6 Connecting the Power SUDDly u iei itn etae innen EL sci eariee i eeeeibids 1 3 1 7 Installing Internal Peripherals
48. apter 2 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 3 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 4 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 5 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury n Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Website Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax
49. ard User s Manual 5 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then type ina new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password 5 24 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Clear User Password Available only when User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup Select Always for the syst
50. atus 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 9 17 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action
51. bled and Auto Port60h 64h Emulation Select Enabled to enable 60h 64h emulation for complete USB keyboard support for operating systems that are not compatible with USB devices 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 and SATA 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 Not available when SATA 1 Configuration is disabled This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option RAID is selected the item ICH RAID Code Base will appear When the option AHCI is selected the item ICH AHCI Codebase will be available ICH RAID Code Base 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 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual ICH AHCI Codebase Available when the option AHCI is selected Use this feature to select the AHCI Codebase for the ICH South Bridge The options are BIOS Native Module and Intel AHCI ROM
52. cute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information 5 6 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 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 amp TurboMode Tech Available when Intel EIST Technology is enabled Select Enabled to use the TurboMode Technique to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature o
53. dicators GLAN LEDs Four LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN3 LAN4 Rear View when facing the our ports rear side of the chassis are located on the I O Backplane of the LAN 1 2 Activity LED Right motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has LED State two LEDs The Green LED indicates activ Color Status Definition ity while the other Link LED may be green geen Heete aie amber or off to indicate the speed of the LAN 1 2 Link LED Left LED State connections See the tables at right for more information LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs In addition to LAN 1 LAN 4 an IPMI Dedi IPMI LAN F models only cated LAN is also located on the I O Back LI plane The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp indicates the speed of the connection See Activity LED RH the tables at right for more information Color State Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active Pae a A LAN1 2 LEDs Gp B LAN3 4 LEDs e Q 9o C Dedicated LAN LEDs E LAN2 LAN1 a ez pX 8X O Z 3HOd z8XS FANB CPU1 m ois 91X0 310d 18XS 4 ICPU1 o OHWWIC Ld SIWWIG Ld 6 VINWIC Ld 0 O2NWIG
54. e instead of changing several items at the same time This will help isolate and identify problems To find out if a component is good swap this component with a new one to see if the system will work properly If so then the old component is bad You can also install the component in question in another system If the new system works the component is good and the old system has problems 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 4 4 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version This can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System confi
55. e is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 4 6 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 5 1 Chapter 5 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTU LN4F 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 Ultility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 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 ma
56. e right for jumper settings VGA Enable Jumper JPG1 allows the user to en able the onboard VGA connectors PC for PCI PCI E slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition The default setting is 1 2 to enable ka Ea the connection See the table on the I mul right for jumper settings soggy OA e A Jl C1 UU eae gece cjezagn O lt O gt ITI fed o D PX SXOZZSHOd ZHXS PA Z1 k ois FANB CPU1 BT ios 91X0 3 IDd 18XS 4 ICPU1 o OHWWIC Ld SINNIG Ld 6 VINWIC Ld 0 O2NWIG Ld o SZNWIC Ld o VENWIG Ld OEAWIG Ld gEINIIQ Ld 9 VEWWIO Ld 7310d 8X9 2SUPER6 X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Intel IOH 36D ICPU2 VEWWIG Zdo SEWNIG zd OEINNIQ Zdo VZNINIO Zdo SEWWIO zd OZWWIG 2do VIWWIG zd 8LNWIG Zd ONIG Zde gem a JTAG of CPLD Pe endO ZNvs ERE SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 3 8 Onboard LED In
57. ease Date March 24 2010 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2010 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DTU LN4F motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER X8DTU LN4F motherboard supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series processors the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Technology providing the next generation point to point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series Pro cessor built in the X8DTU LN4F motherboard substantially enhances the price system performance ratio in application extensive high end 1U or 2U HPC High Performance Cluster servers Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 provides quick installation instructions Ch
58. ed per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DRzDual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC Reg DDR3 ECC 3 Reg DDR3 ECC Note 1 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 3 10 800 1066 1333 800 1066 Note 1 800 1066 1333 800 Note 2 800 Note 2 SR or DR QR Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Mixing SR DR Chapter 3 Installation 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 Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 an Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 Not Available Not Available SR or DR Mixing SR DR Not Available Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended e 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Reg Registered any combination Channel
59. efinitions SUPER X8DTU LN4F oa ede i Rev 2 0 3 21 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 NMI 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3V 16 FP PWR LED Gr PwnLED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED A NMI B PWR LED mA 3 3 V ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Active LED Red Blue Led Cathode Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition iS ID_UID_SW 3 3VSB HDD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definiti
60. efinitions Pin Definition Ground TX_P TX N Ground Note For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website http www supermicro com support manuals wa ren aaa ean PERLE sr A I SATAO 5 E A i ii i D b P l l li ii g amp 1 315 i s J mm S 8 S M LAN2 E LANI C2 SB cn Sp 3 SS X m N JBT1 tg Ux RES FANSICPU1 91x02 3Hod 18XS 5 DINNI Ed SIWWO Ld SEWIO Ld VEWWIC Ld gj GEEA SC SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 BMC Intel MS E lOH 36D Intel Kd ICH10R Bios VEWWIQ Zd VIWINIC Zd SIAWIO zd ONNICZd EEEE JTAG of CPLD SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Notes 3 40 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 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 secti
61. efinitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 PWR Fail LED A OH Fan Fail amp UID LEDs B PWR Supply Fail Groun o o NMI lil a X X F FP PWRLED 3 3V HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED Purse xaoTULNArs NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED 3 23 e Que OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED L 0 ejl Power Fail LED SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a Pin Definition 3 Reset hardware reset switch on the computer mme roun case Refer to the table on the right for a croua pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located Pin Definitions F1 on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off 1 PWR Button the system This button can also be con Ground figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 5 To turn off the power when the system is in suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition A Reset Button B PWR Button
62. em to check for a password at bootup The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 5 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device RAID XXXXXXXXX b Hard Disk Drive CD DVD ROM Drive Removable Drive This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc 5 25 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 1st Drive RAID XXXXXXXXX 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 5 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have co
63. er 3 Installation Memory Support The X8DTU LN4F Motherboard supports up to 192 GB Registered ECC or up to 48 GB Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 18 DIMMs Refer to Supermicro s memory recommendation list posted on our website at www supermicro com Note Memory Speed support depends on the type s of CPU s used DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed P1 DIMMs To Populate P1 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A 6 DIMMs 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 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
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65. es arent Reset et es ret b ek inue ntu Funes iS ren si E 5 4 54 Security SSMS oua ee hot ero Eo na nna e boe e ura as eel ap UE 5 24 5 5 Boot EE DR mem 5 25 Dp EXM OPUONS a ic Eo par a R mS np DINNER D Ee Om EE EUEDi LUE 5 26 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes AX BIOS Error Beep COdBS ooo eit erento ome rn dela sica gpe iD ME E UMMRuSS A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Bel Installing Software Programs adde tae bedepbucdis s datae cues odere d cds dee cdddeehus B 1 B2 Oonhgurrng Supero Doctor MM ieu smesti nenssas B 2 viii Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 1 Installing the CPU 1 A Press the socket clip down to unlock it Gently lift the socket clip to open the key load plate C Align CPU Pin 1 against Socket Pin D Once the CPU is fully seated on 1 Once they are aligned lower the CPU the socket press the socket clip down down to the socket to lock it A To avoid damage do not rub the CPU pins against the socket 1 2 Installing the CPU Heatsink A Do not apply thermal grease on the CPU or the heatsink the required Screw 1 amount has been applied B Place the heatsink on top of the CPU making sure that the mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mech anism on the back side of the CPU C Install two diagonal screws and tighten them until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws to avoid damaging the CPU
66. f Enhanced Halt State C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 5 7 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below CPU Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure CPU Bridge settings The items included in the submenu are listed below e CPU Revision This item displays the CPU revision number Current QPI Frequency This item displays the current QPI frequency
67. film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched be tween the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 7 Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the motherboard 8 Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mount ing holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to properly orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward 9 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes Chapter 3 Installation 10 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan Push down Lock A Unlock Removing the Active Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wire
68. for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 5 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 Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function If set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Second Override Restore on AC Power Lo
69. for best power efficiency and maximum quietness The Options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES Voltage Monitoring CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 DIMM CPU2 DIMM 1 1V 3 3V 1 5V 5V 12V 3 3VSB 5VSB and Vbat gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Aware O S Select Yes to enable ACPI support for an operating system that supports ACPI Select No to disable ACPI support for an OS that does not support ACPI The op tions are Yes and No ACPI Version Features Available ACPI Aware O S Yes 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 Available ACPI Aware O Sz Yes Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Available ACPI Aware O S Yes This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency
70. g drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM 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 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI Cache Line Size This feature sets the cache line size of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus The options are 16 32 64 and 128 MB PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled 5 14 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS SXB1 PCI E 2 0 x16 x8 Option ROM SXB3 PCI E 2 0 x8 Option ROM SXB2 PCI E 2 0 x8 x4 Option ROM SXB2 PCI E 2 0 x4 O
71. guration 4 An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm e Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a 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 4 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DTU LN4F motherboard has 18 240 pin DIMM slots that support Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instruc tions given on Section 3 3 in Chapter 3 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 4 5 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 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 zi
72. he in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specifica tions and ACPI settings for your motherboard Select Modern Ordering if XP or a newer version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Select Legacy Ordering if 2000 or an earlier version is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Machine Checking Feature Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use this function which will allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Exe
73. he memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 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 5 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 5 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 Key in new values through the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Press the lt Tab gt key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For examp
74. i Pin 4 Defini tion tion 1 PWR 2 Ground USBD 4 Ground USBD 6 Ground Ground 8 Ground NA 10 Ground 1 Vcc Data Data 2 3 4 Ground 5 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Front Panel USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB 4 5 5 Front Panel USB 6 6 Internal USB 7 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Re zo a J wg wm i i 11 se eel 3 1 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Serial Ports Serial COM Ports Pin Definitions Two COM connections COM1 amp COM2 are located on the motherboard COM1 is located on the Backplane I O panel COMe is located next to the ICH10R South Bridge to provide additional se rial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground Q BOoooo o oooo Ooooo BOoooo COM2 COM1 Video Connectors A Video VGA1 port is located next to COM1 on the I O backplane Another VGA connector VGA2 provides front accessible video display VGA2 is available on a 2U system only When VGA2 is enabled VGA1 will be dis abled
75. icates the location of Pin 1 e Jumpers not indicated are for testing only e When LE1 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components 2 4 Chapter 2 Overview X8DTU LN4F Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 3 JFC1 JJFC2 SMB to PCI E Slots Off Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset X8DTU LN4F Connectors Connectors Description JBT1 Onboard Battery COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Connections FAN 1 8 CPU System Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans IPMB1 JIPMB2 4 pin 3 pin External BMC 1 C Header for an IPMI Card I SATA 0 5 Intel SB SATA Connectors 0 5 JD1 Speaker Power LED Indicator JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion JOH1 Overheat Fan Fail LED JPI C Power Supply SMBbus C Header JPK1 NIC3 NIC4 LED Headers JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector See Warning on Pg 2 6 JPW2 JPW3 12V 8 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 2 6 JPTM Trusted Platform Support Header JP8 JTAG of CPLD JTAG of CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Devices JWF1 SATA DOM Disk On Module PWR JWOR1 Wake On Ring KB MS PS2 Keyboard Mouse LAN1 LAN2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 LAN3 LAN4 G bit Ethernet Ports 3 4 IPMI LAN IPMI Dedicated LAN SP1 Onboard Buzzer Internal Speaker SXB1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot J2 SXB2 PCI Ex
76. id eende aiae daa 3 8 3 4 Motherboard rcu 9 eee eee ere 3 13 Tools se soc de tea Ee eee ccs ta utet Du EU tee UE ed UE tae 3 13 Location of Mounting Holes useeant rae mene ter rere ere renn ere ty Desc en aver r renee 3 13 Jp dae Ue Motherboard Mer 3 14 3 5 Control Panel Conneclors l O Ports tutt rrr t tnter ttn keines 3 15 Back Panel Connectors O Ports uiae de there deer dca aires 3 15 vi Table of Contents Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions sssssssssss 3 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports cete 3 16 Universal Serial Bus USE Me CT 3 17 Sonal PONS e EET SEE 3 18 Video Connectors NEUTER 3 18 Ethernet Ports ccccccccccecececeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeteeeeeeeteeetees 3 19 Front GontroliP 3h6ls cse ione t eet Sees eo E eR Te End E 3 20 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions issis 3 21 NMI Bt site E 3 21 POW e zin 3 21 HDD Ie SelB gree gre merce E a Cucina ue Mcr E dad UE 3 22 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators sssssssseeeeeememeee e 3 22 Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED seseeeeeeeeees 3 23 Power gaz 3 23 Reset Button MR 3 24 Power BUON terere te Poe EP rr elete tere pe tdi rs duea e 3 24 3 6 Connecting 9 0 c 3 25 Power Connectors cccecccccceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseceeaeeeeeeeeesesnceeaeeeeeeeseeseeeaees 3
77. iguration User s Guide available http Awww supermicro com support manuals Chapter 2 Overview Notes SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual QPI D z z j B Z e EN 2 a a a a ENO a E NIS Processori Processor 0 Q o m e EP LE m TE Le a a a PORT1 PORT1 a a a bri api o x PORT PORTO w Gen2 x16N PORT O 7 8 9 10 n 2 IOH 7 Gen2 x4 p X NPORT 36D 1 2 z PORT 1s Gen2 x8 N w PORT o 5 6 ESI CLINK a B ATMEL X AT25DF321 Loi d sei N Lane Reversal Gen1 x4 a PCIE Port 1 4 M JKAWELA ICH10R PORT Gen1x2N wei LII 8 10 PCIE Port 5 6 IRJ45 RJ45 PCI USB LPC 5a a SATA USBI uc il 0 1 COMA RJ45 RJ45 BMC sio TPM SATA 1 USB 2 3 COMB SATA 2 USB 4 5 SATA 3 USB 6 n SATA 4 USB 7 SATA 5 VGA SWITCH RJ45 PS2 KB MS VGA VGA System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboa
78. 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 System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan 1 Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan 1 through Fan 8 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed FS to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed for maximum cooling The FS setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Performance PF for better system cooling The PF setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems 5 18 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS 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
79. inux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predefined range 2 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI also 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 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 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 2 6 Power Supply As with all computer product
80. le 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 AMI BIOS Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was complete Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 5 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit Enter to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Feature gt Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled this feature will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode
81. mi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket 6 Once both CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket To avoid damaging the CPU or the socket do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Warning Please save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 3 3 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been applied 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 e g 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 3 4 Chapter 3 Installation Removing the Passive Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the
82. motherboard Both JIPMB2 and IPMB1 are located on the same l C bus providing the same sup port Connect one or both connectors for External BMC I C support Chapter 3 Installation T SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition NC 2 Ground 4 BMC PC JIPMB2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 C Data 2 Ground IC CLK 3 p Be Hd 8X9 CISUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 Sivasn NS Sx e ao afl Winbond BMC Intel ERS 1OH 36D WBT E o o o c Inte RE ES ES ES ESI ESI FEE cua Ren gigs gs gis s BIOS sS szs sis sis sis Kanon SSS S12 1 5 E SE SISIE IE ISIE EIE 2 8 8 8 88s als S 3 E A n r z I Aa b x we HE o A 2 AN Bs NC Data Ground No Connection BMC FC IPMB1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition C Data Ground FC CLK NA A T SGPIO 1 fa te B T SGPIO 2 d A GS gt Cg C IPMB1 NE s PAY 2 g ae f LAN2 L LANI Co 8 1 J N 9 j D JIPMB2 8 N NO N m
83. mpleted the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 5 26 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 5 27 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Notes 5 28 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
84. nal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Aterminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed Chapter 5 AMI BIOS CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera 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 e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer
85. nual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Note For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As t
86. octor lll program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III atiymi a user to adiom the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied time the defia is 30 seconds Before the cystem reboots or sints down it s alowed
87. omputer or network device Select DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allow a client computer or device obtains an IP address from a DHCP server that manages a pool of IP addresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon time out or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be reassigned to a new client Select Static Static Allocation to allow the host server to allocate an IP address based on a table containing MAC Address IP Address pairs that are manually entered probably by a network administrator Only clients with a MAC address listed in the MAC IP Address Table will be assigned an IP address The IP Address allocated to the client is on a longer term basis than that assigned by the DHCP mentioned in the other option The options are DHCP and Static IP Address When IP Address Source is set to Static The BIOS will automatically enter the IP address of this machine however it may be overwritten The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Subnet Mask When IP Address Source is set to Static This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection The val f h three digit number r hould not ex 2 5 22 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Gateway Address When IP Address Source is set to Static The BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address of this machine however it may be overwritten The value of each three digit numbe
88. on 9 NIC2 Active 10 NIC2 Link NIC1 Active NIC2 Link A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED ji i i ar e o a i Groun NMI lil a L X X fi FP PWRLED 3 3 V A HDD LED ID_UID_SW 3 3V Stby nici Link LED NIC1 Active LED urne XeDTU LNAFs Held A nicz Link LED NIC2 Active LED Blue OH Fan Fail PWR FaiL UID LED Power Fail LED Red Blue Led Cathode 3 3V Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button 3 22 Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheat or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 3 Installation Blue OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition 7 Red Blue LED Cathode Blue OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin D
89. on 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 front panel connector to the motherboard No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that the ATX power connectors are properly connected 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set if avail able 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system if applicable 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 4 1 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes System Boot Failure If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned on check the following T Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker If there is no error beep try to turn on the system without DIMM modules If
90. p BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format AMI bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system 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 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 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 4 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchas
91. p to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 5 12 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MB s Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MB s Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MB s Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer Select UDMAS5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB s The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the B
92. platform hardware This item displays the status of the current BMC controller gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing lt Enter gt to display the information as shown in the screen Total Number of Entries e SEL Entry Number e SEL Record ID e SEL Record Type Event Timestamp e Generator ID Event Message Format Ver e Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type 5 21 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual e Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log now Select OK and press the Enter key to clear the BMC system log immediately Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log Set LAN Configuration Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number This feature displays the channel number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Source This features allows the user to select how an IP address is assigned to a cli ent c
93. ply and motherboard 2 1 wz 5 LB KI to SIX OZ 310d 18XS 4 ICPU1 OMWWIG Id 8IWNIC Ld o SEWINIQ Ld VEINIQ Ld gj BEEE S SUPER 6 X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 v 2 MS feat BTI Intel EE 10H 36D ICHi0R BIOS EEEE JTAG of CPLD ONIO Zd Sg 3 5 VEWIIC Zd SEWAIC zd DENNIO Zd VENNO Zd SZNWIQ Zd TM Knv ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Definition Pin 2 Definition 33V 1 48 3V 12V a 433V com s cow PSON 4 sv com s COM com e sv com 7 cow Res NC 8 PWR OK 45V e svsB 45V 10 12V 45V Mo 12V COM 12 43 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Con nector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 uev Required A 24 pin ATX PWR Req d B C 8 pin Processor PWH Req d SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions This motherboard has six chassis system fan headers Fan 1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard
94. press 2 0 x8 x4 Slot J1 SXB 3 PCI Express 2 0 x8 Slot J3 T SGPIO 1 2 Serial Link General Purpose I O Headers 2 5 SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual USB 0 1 Back Panel USB 0 1 USB2 8 4 5 6 Front Panel Accessible USB Connections USB 7 Internal USB Connection UID UID Universal Identifier Switch UIOP Universal I O Add on Card Power J10 See the Warning below VGA 1 2 Backpanel Front VGA Ports See Note X8DTU LN4F LED Indicators LED Description State Status D20 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking Normal LE1 Standby PWR LED Green On PWR On Blue On Windows OS CEL JIE EED Blinking Linux Unit Identified Warnings To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to con nect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manu facturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard To provide adequate power to the add on cards installed on the motherboard please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply for these cards to work properly Note The Front Accessible VGA port VGA2 is available on a 2U sys tem However when this VGA port VGA2 is connected to a monitor the Backpanel VGA port VGA1 will be disabled Chapter 2 Overview Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel
95. ption ROM Select Enabled to enable PCI E slots indicated above It can also enable Option ROMs specified to boot computer using a network interface from these slots The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use iSCSI Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device Select iSCSI to use PXE Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device The options are iSCSI and PXE Load Onboard LAN1 LAN4 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 or LAN4 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to specify which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot graphics controller The options are Onboard VGA SXB1 PCle 2 0 x16 and Offboard VGA gt Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Porti are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and 2F8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3
96. r separated by dots should not exceed 255 Mac Address When IP Address Source is set to Static The BIOS will automatically enter the Mac address of this machine however it may be over ridden Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle If the option is set to Reset System Power Down or Power Cycle the following item will display BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec gt DMI 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 PCIE Event Log Select Yes to activate and display the PCI Express slot event log The options are Yes and No Memory ECC Error Log Select Yes to activate and display ECC Memory Error event log The options are Yes and No 5 23 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherbo
97. rd Chapter 2 Overview 2 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform the X8DTU LN4F motherboard provides the performance and feature sets required for dual processor based high end systems and HPC Cluster servers The 5520 platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series LGA 1366 processor the 36D IOH IO Hub and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI con troller built in the 5500 5600 Series Processor is the first dual processing platform that offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface which will greatly enhance system performance by utilizing serial link interconnections allowing for increased bandwidth and scalability The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Intercon nect QPI link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for data transmission in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QPI link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 36D IO Hub The 5520 chipset supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to six PCI Express ports six SATA ports and eight USB connections In addition the 5520 chipset also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Avail ability and Serviceability features These feature
98. s a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DTU LN4F motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition two 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard AN please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 13 SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 2 To provide adequate power to the add on cards installed on the mother board please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also
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100. s from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it coun terclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU abi Ee 3 7 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 3 3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note Check Supermicro s website for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing amp Removing DIMMs 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM 1A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank 2 Position the DIMM module s bottom key so that it aligns with the receptive point on the slot side notches of a DIMM module align with the Lock Release tabs of the slot when pressed in 4 Insert the DIMM module vertically and press it down until the module snaps into place 5 Press the Lock Release tabs to secure the DIMM module Removing Memory Modules 1 Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 3 8 Chapt
101. s include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out of band register access via SMBus memory mirroring and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Main Features of the 5500 5600 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect QPI links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction e Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported e Point to point cache coherent interconnect fast narrow unidirectional links and concurrent bi directional traffic e Error detection via CRC and error correction via Link level retry SUPERO X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual 2 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I O System 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 press 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 2 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the motherboard All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring
102. ss 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 gt Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings CPU Ratio Select Manual to manually configure the CPU Ratio Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the CPU Ratio The options are Auto and Manual Ratio CMOS Setting Available when CPU Ratio is set to manual This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state The default setting depends on the type of CPU installed on the motherboard 5 5 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cac
103. t the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset default 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 2 3 NMI signal for the application that hangs See the Open Disabled table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable doti ON s LAN2 LANI Al o7 pX 8X OZ 3HOd XS FANB CPU1 m Dis 91X0 310d 18XS ICPU1 o OHWWIC Ld SIWWIG Ld 6 VINWIC Ld 0 O2NWIG Ld o SZNWIC Ld o VENWIG Ld 3 OEAWIG Ld SEWWIQ Ld 9 VEWWIO Ld CEEE gt SUPER X8DTU LN4F Rev 2 0 1OH 36D YENNIO Zdo OZWWIG 2do VIWWIG zd 8LNWIG Zd OWIOzdc Ez JTAG of CPLD S vasn 3 34 Chapter 3 Installation I C Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus PC to PCI and PCI Express slots These two jumpers are to be set at the same time The default setting is Open to disable the connections See the table on th
104. 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 5 19 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled Enabled and NUMA for SLES 11 WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to enhance system recovery and health monitoring The default set ting is Enabled P Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 TPM support to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display Indicate Physical Available when TCG TPM Support Yes Select Yes for the BIOS to detect the presence of TPM devices at system boot Select No to hide the presence of TPM devices at system boot The options are Yes and No TPM Deactivated Available when T
105. there is still no error beep try to turn on the system again with only one processor in CPU Socket 1 If there is still no error beep replace the motherboard If there are error beeps clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Section 3 7 in Chapter 3 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM mod ules Make sure that the system s power is on and memory error beeps are activated Turn on the system with only one DIMM module If the system boots check for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors Troubleshoot ing procedure in this Chapter Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 2 6 for details on recommended power supplies The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 4 2 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 A Make sure that the memory modules are compatible and that the DIMM mod ules are properly and fully installed For memory compatibility refer to the Memory Compatibility
106. thernet PHY module The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces fan control and Platform Environment Control Interface PECI buses f Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the Embedded IPMI User s Guide posted on our website http www super micro com support manuals Chapter 3 Installation Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure that your system 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
107. to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serece Daemen mnang at all timas on thos system Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control zi Note SD Ill Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web f site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il B 3 SUPER X8DTU LN4F Motherboard User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
108. to configure PCI Exp LO and L1 Link power states The options are Disabled and Enabled IOH PCI E 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 128B ME HECI Support Select Enabled to enable ME HECI Host Embedded Controller Interface support which will allow the Host OS to communicate directly with the Management Engine ME in a standard method for system management effectively replacing the SMbus The options are Enabled and Disabled gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the South Bridge chip 5 10 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en abled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 8 Ports 10 Ports and 12 USB ports USB 2 0 Controller Available when the item USB Functions is disabled This item indicates if the onboard USB 2 0 controller is activated The default set ting is Enabled 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 Ena
109. use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Table Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 512 MB 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB SEG 1MB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 3 12 Chapter 3 Installation 3 4 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners 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 Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws 9 pieces dh S Ti e Standoffs 9 pieces if needed S Y Location of Mounting Holes There are nine 9 mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows

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