SUPER MICRO Computer X8STI-F manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a X8ST i-F X8ST i-3F X8ST i X8ST i-LN4[...]

Manual Revision 1.0a Release Date: March 3, 2009 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[...]

Preface This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports the Intel ® Core™ i7 processor and future Nehalem family processors [...]

X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 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 inj[...]

Contacting Supermicro v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.[...]

vi X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual T able of Contents Preface About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3 Conventions Used in t[...]

vii T able of Contents Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-17 HDD LED/UID Switch ............................................................................... 2-18 NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs (*NIC3/NIC4: X8ST i-LN4) ....................... 2-18 Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Blue UID [...]

X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual viii Onboard Power LED ............................................................................................................ 2-37 BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-37 UID-LED ................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry . Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items[...]

1-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Motherboard (X8STi-3F) Image 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.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel connections. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • Jumpers not indicated are for testing only . • JBMC1 is reserved for internal testing only . • Do not change t[...]

1-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 Quick Reference X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBMC1 BMC Jumper (X8ST i-F/-3F Only) Pins 1-2 (Default) ( Note Below ) JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 Jumpers JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 W ake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPUSB2 FP USB 2/3, 4/5 W ake-up Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPUSB3 FP USB 6, 7 W ake-up Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JWD W atch Dog T imer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 Headers/Connectors Connector Description COM1/COM2 CO[...]

1-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 LED Indicators LED Description Color/State Status DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal LE1 On boa rd S ta ndby P WR LE D Ind ic ato r Green: Solid on PWR On LE2 UID LED Indicator (used with UID Switch) Blue: Solid on Unit is Identi fi[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel® Core™ i7 and future Nehalem Family processors in the LGA1366 • socket Memory Six 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with support for unbuffered ECC or • non ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory . Note : Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC DIMM modules are supported by the motherboard. Usin[...]

1-8 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual SAS Connections (for the X8STi-3F only) Eight (8) SAS ports supported by the LSI 1068E Controller** • Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Windows OS environment • Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Linux OS environment • *RAID 5 is supported when the I-Button (AOC-IButton68) is insta[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 USB W ake-up from Soft-Off • W ake-on-LAN • Power-on mode for AC power recovery • PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory V oltage, Chipset V oltage, • +1.8V , +3.3V , +3.3V standby , + 5V , + 5V , Standby , VBat and ± 12V CPU 6-Phase switching voltage regulator • CPU/[...]

1-10 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the actual speci fi cations of each motherboard. Intel Intel VRD 11.1 Intel Intersil QPI: Up to 6.40 GT/s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on th e fu nc tio nal it y an d the c ap abi lit y of t he Inte l X5 8 Ex pr es s chi pset , th e X8ST i / X8ST i - F/ X8ST i- 3 F/X8 ST i- LN4 m oth er bo ard p rovi de s the p er for ma nc e and feat ure s et re quir ed f or si ng le - p ro c es so r - b ase d hi gh - e nd sys tem s wit[...]

1-12 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8ST i/X8ST i-F/ X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4. These features are supported by an onboard System Hard- ware Monitor chip. Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system w[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink- ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user presses any key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on. BIOS Support for US[...]

1-14 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual tions required by the CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets A TX12V standard power supply Speci fi cation 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-15 The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces, fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and General Purpose I/O (3SGPIO) ports. The WPCM450 also includes the following features: One X-Bus parallel interface for expansion I/O connections • Three ADC inputs, Analog an[...]

1-16 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounde[...]

2-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re- 1. moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you instal[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After removing the plastic cap, using 4. your thumb and the index fi nger , hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key , the semi-circle 5. cutout, against the socket key , the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket. Once both the CPU and the socket 6. are aligned, carefully lo[...]

2-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Install a Heatsink Bracket on the reverse side of the board Notes : A heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) is • required for a screw_type heatsink (-which is a non-pushpin heatskink as shown on the right.) The required heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) can be purchased from Supermicro. Do not apply an[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Removing the Heatsink War ni ng: We do not r ec om men d that t he C PU or t he heat si nk be re - m o v e d . H o w e v e r , i f y o u d o n e e d t o r e m o v e t h e h e a t s i n k , p l e a s e f o l l o w th e inst r uct io ns be low to u nins ta ll th e heat sin k and pr event dam age t o th e CPU o r othe r co [...]

2-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all mounting holes for the motherboard and the chas- sis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasten[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Chec k the S upe r mic ro we b site fo r re co mme nde d memo r y modu les . CAUTI O N E x e r ci s e e xt r e m e ca r e w h e n i n s ta l l i n g o r r e mo v i n g D I MM mo dul es to p revent a ny pos sibl e dam age. To I n s t a l l : I nse r t mo dul e ver tic [...]

2-8 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Maximum Memory Possible Single Rank UDIMMs - 12GB (6x 2GB DIMMs), Dual Rank UDIMMs - 24GB (6x 4GB DIMMs) Note 1 : Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC DIMM modules are supported by the motherboard. Using ECC or Non-ECC memory on your motherboard depends on the CPU installed. Note 2 : Due to OS l[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Possible System Memory Allocation & A vailability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB T otal System Memory) Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 [...]

2-10 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speci fi cation. See the fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 1. Keyboard (Purple) 7. VGA 2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 8. [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the mother- board. See the table at right for pin de fi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin De fi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2[...]

2-12 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 1. Backplane USB 0 2. Backplane USB 1 3. Front Panel USB 2/3 4. Front Panel USB 4/5 5. Front Panel USB 6 6. Front Panel USB 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. Additional six USB connections (USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Ethernet Ports T wo Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the IO Backplane. T wo additional Ether- net ports (LAN3/LAN4) are located on the X8ST i-LN4 motherboard. In addition, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located above USB 0/1 ports on the X8ST i-F/ X8ST i-3F to provide a dedicated network con[...]

2-14 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 1 2 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is lo c ated on t he I O Bac k plan e and a S er ia l po r t is l o - c ated n ext to FP U SB 2 /3 to pr ovid e fr ont ac c es s. S ee th e ta ble o n th e r ight f or pi n de fi nition s. Serial Port Pin De fi nitions (COM1/COM2) Pin # De fi nition Pin # D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1. VGA Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located next to the COM Port on the IO backplane. This connector is used to provide video and CRT display . Refer to the board layout below for the location. 1[...]

2-16 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 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 speci fi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the descriptions of t[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Front Control Panel Pin De fi nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. 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 de fi nitions. Po w er B[...]

2-18 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Po we r Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Rese t Button 2 Pow er Fail LED HDD LED Po we r L ED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UID LED Gr ound Grou nd 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs (*NIC3/NIC4: X8STi-LN4) The NIC (Network Interface Control- l[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Po wer Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butto n 2 Pow er Fail LED HDD LED Po we r L ED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UID LED Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Grou nd NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Blue UID LED Connect an LED cable to the Blue UID and OH/Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 [...]

2-20 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can also be con- fi gured to function as a suspend button (with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). T o turn off the power in the susp[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out de fi nitions for onboard headers and connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector . • For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports, refer to Page 2-14. • For information on[...]

2-22 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Fan Header Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition 1 Ground (Black) 2 2.5A/+16V (Red) 3 T achometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 has six fan headers (Fan1 ~ Fan6). These fans are 4-pin fan headers. However , Pins 1-3 of the fan he[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer (SPKR1) can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer . A. Internal Buzzer B. Speaker Internal Buzzer Pin De fi nition P[...]

2-24 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED B. NIC3_LED (X8ST i-LN4) C. NIC4_LED (X8ST i-LN4) Overheat/Fan Fail LED The JOH header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas- sis overheat. This LED will also blink to indicate a fan failure. Refer to the table on right for [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. PWR LED B. PWR SMB Power Supply I 2 C Connector Power Supply (I 2 C) Connector , locat- ed at SMB_PS1 on the motherboard. This connector monitors the status of the power supply , fan and system temperature. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. PWR Supply I 2 C Pin De fi nitions[...]

2-26 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Serial_Link-SGPIO Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition Pin De fi nition 1N C 2 N C 3 Ground 4 DA T A Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T -SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers T wo T -SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur- pose Input/Output) headers are located next to USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 W ake-On-LAN Th e Wak e - On - L A N head er is l oc ated at JW OL o n the m ot her bo ard. S ee t he t abl e on th e ri ght f or pi n de fi n i t i o n s . ( Y o u m u s t a l s o have a L A N c ar d wi th a Wake - On - L AN c o n - nec tor and c able t o use t his fe atur e. ) W ake-On-LAN Pi[...]

2-28 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. PWR Supply Failure B. UID A B Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Supply Failure header at JPWF to provide a warning of power supply failure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failur[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector . Pin 1 is identi fi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circu[...]

2-30 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS. T o clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connecti[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting De fi nition Short Enabled Open (Default) Disabled A B A. JI 2 C1 B. JI 2 C2 C. VGA Enable C VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Both Jumpers De fi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins 2-3 Disabled VGA Enable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable[...]

2-32 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. BP USB 0/1 W ake-up B. FP USB 2/3, 4/5 W ake-up C. FP USB 6, 7 W ake-up USB W ake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2/ JPUSB3) to "wake-up" your system by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers ar[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Settings De fi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) Pins 2-3 Disabled SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only) J P S 1 a l l o w s y o u t o e n a b l e o r d i s a b l e SAS C o nne cto rs . The d efau lt po si tio n is on p in s 1 an d 2 to en ab le SA S. S ee[...]

2-34 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual JBMC1 Jumper Settings Settings De fi nition Pins 1-2 Default ( Note : Do not change the manufacturer's default setting.) JBMC1 (X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F Only) Note : JBMC1 (BMC Jumper) is reserved for internal testing only . Do not change the jumper setting pre-set by the manufacturer . LSI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs T wo LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard. Another two LAN ports (LAN 3/LAN 4) are located on the X8ST i-LN4. Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The yel low L ED ind ic ates a ct ivi t y , whi le t he Lin k LED may be gr ee n, amb er or o [...]

2-36 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8STi-3F Only) A SAS H ea r t beat L ED is l oc ated at L ES2. Wh en LES2 b lin ks, SA S co nne ct or s are rea dy fo r use. Ref er to t he t abl e on t he r ight f or d eta ils. A l so se e th e layout b el ow fo r the L ED lo c ati on. SAS Hear[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Settings LED Color De fi nition Off System Off On System on, or System off and PWR Cable Connected Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard. When LE1 is on, the AC power cable is connected. Make sure to disconnect the power cable [...]

2-38 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual UID-LED The Unit Identi fi er LED Indicator is located at LE2 on the motherboard. When the blue light is on, the unit (system) that might be in need of service is identi fi ed. See the layout below for the LED location. LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. UID LED[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-39 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-9 SA T A/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial A T A and fl oppy disk drive cables: • Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector . Refer to Page 1-1 for cables that came with your shipment. • A red mark on a wire indicates the l[...]

2-40 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. Floppy Floppy Connector The fl op py con nec tor i s lo cate d nex t to the I - Button on the motherboard. Se e the t ab le o n the r i ght fo r pin de fi nitio ns. Floppy Drive Connector Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition Pin # De fi nition 1 Ground 2 F[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use t he f oll owi ng p roc e dur es to t rou ble sh oot yo ur syste m. If yo u have fo llo wed al l of th e p ro c e du re s be l ow an d st il l ne e d as si st a nc e, r efe r to t h e ‘ T e ch ni c a l Su pp o r t Pro c ed ur e s’ and /or ‘ Ret ur n[...]

3-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2. Us e th e spe aker to dete rm ine i f any be ep c ode s exis t. (Refe r to A ppe ndi x A for details on beep codes. ) 3. Re m ove al l m e m o r y mod ul e s a n d tu r n o n t h e sys te m. (I f t h e a la r m is on , c h e c k th e spe c s of me mo r y modu les , res et th e mem or y o[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting com/ su pport /bi os/ ). Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed. Some cannot be fl ashed; it depends on the modi fi cations to the boot block code. 3 . I f y o u ' v e f o l l o w e d t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s a b o v e t o t r o u b l e s h o o t y o u r s y s t e m , a n d s t i l l c annot r es olve t he p[...]

3-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual cally reboot. If you choose the .exe fi le, please run the .exe fi le under Windows to create the BIOS fl ash fl oppy disk. Insert the fl oppy disk into the system you wish to fl ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the fl oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically fl ash th[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/ X8ST i-LN4. 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 T o enter [...]

4-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility . From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens. An A[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/System Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys- tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <T ab> key or the arrow keys to move between fi elds. The date mus[...]

4-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-3 Advanced Setup Con fi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items: X BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Th is fo r c es t he sy ste m to wai t unt il t he ' F 1' key is pr es s ed i f an e r ro r oc c u rs . Th e opt io ns ar e Dis able d and Enab led . Hit 'Del' Message Display Th is feat ure d isp lays " Pre ss D EL to r un S etup" d ur ing P OST . The options a[...]

4-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual setting to the previous state.) The default setting depends on the type of CPU is installed. The default setting for the Intel® Core i7™ 965 is [24] . Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the le[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Intel® EIST T echnology EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep T echnology) 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 ([...]

4-8 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to use the "Enhanced Halt State" feature. C1E signi fi cantly 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 . C-ST A TE T ech If enabled, C[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 QPI Frequency Use this option to set the QPI frequency . The options are Auto , 4.800 GT , 5.866 GT , and 6.400 GT . QPI L0s and L1 Select Enabled to lower the QPI power state. L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Memory Frequency Use this option to force the system [...]

4-10 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Throttling - Open Loop If set to Enabled, Throttling - Open Loop will be activated when the projected memory temperature exceeds a prede fi ned trip-point. This process can ef fectively improve memory thermal performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Inlet T emperature This is the [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 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. Intel VT -d Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization T echnology support for Di[...]

4-12 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X IDE / Floppy Con fi guration When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items: Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the sys- tem. The options are Disabled, [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 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 A T A/133 IDE controller card [...]

4-14 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs. Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer ra[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 Plug & Play OS Selecting Y es allows the OS to con fi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .) Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to con fi gure all devices in the system. PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency T imer of each PC[...]

4-16 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 , 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3 , and 2E8/IRQ3. Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to con fi gure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA and ASK IR. IrDA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remote con[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 T erminal T ype This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi- rection. The options are ANSI, VT100 , and VT-UTF8. VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard de fi nition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console. Available options are Enabled and Disabled. Sredir Mem[...]

4-18 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual CPU T emperature 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[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 System T emp erature : The sy stem te mpe ratu re wi ll be d isp layed (i n deg ree s in Ce lsi us an d F ahr enhe it) as it is de tec ted by th e BIO S. 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 correlativ[...]

4-20 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X IPMI Con fi guration (X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F Only) 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 speci fi cations, please visit Intel&[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be- longs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255. Default Gateway - This feature displays the status of the default Gateway (-000,000,000,000.) MAC Address - The BIOS will automatically enter the MAC address of th[...]

4-22 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual BMC W atchDog TimeOut [Min:Sec] This option appears if BMC W atch Dog T imer 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]. X[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 4-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass- words, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Supervisor Password This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor pa[...]

4-24 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Use t his fe ature t o co n fi gure Boot Settings: X 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 [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system con fi guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new system con- X Hard Disk Drives This featu[...]

4-26 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual fi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system con fi guration, and reboot the computer . Select Discard C[...]

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self T est) error beep codes for the AMI BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes Wh en a re c overa ble t[...]

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst con fi gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o con fi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Con fi guration User Guides posted on our[...]

B-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Guide B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the 1. system will start booting up from CD. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2. third party SCSI or RAID driver[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the sys[...]

C-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Con fi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the S[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGu[...]

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(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 signi fi cant injury [...]