Supermicro X8DTT-HIBQF manual

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Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8DTT -H Series motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8DTT -H Series motherboards support the Intel 5500 Series Proces- sor platform and the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) T[...]

X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBXQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent product damage or bodily injury: W arning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components. Note: Addition[...]

Contacting Supermicro v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. 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 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBXQ/-HIBQF User's Manual T able of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1-2 The 5500 Series Processor Platform .............................................................. 1-9 1-3 Specia[...]

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-20 CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-21 W atch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-21 VGA Enable .......................[...]

vii X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBXQ/-HIBQF User's Manual 4.7.3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port ("Serial Flash") ................... 4-28 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ................................................................................. A-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B-1 Ins[...]

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. Check that the following items have a[...]

1-2 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual. X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF Motherboard Layout Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . For more information on 1. jumpers or components, refer to Chapter 2. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 2. When LE1 LED is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to 3. unplug the pow[...]

1-4 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF Quick Reference JBT1 FA N 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Quick Reference (See Chapter 2 for Details) Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-8) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD W atch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description COM1 COM1 Serial Port F AN 1 Cooling Fan Header In fi niBand In fi niBand C[...]

1-6 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU T wo Intel • ® 5500 Series (LGA 1366) processors with each processor supporting two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links with a total of up to 51.2 GT/s Data T ransfer Rate supported (6.4 GT/s per direction) Memory T welve 240-pin DIMM sockets s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Mai n s witch ov erride mecha nism • AC PI Po wer Ma na g em en t • K e y b o a r d W a k e u p f r o m S o ft -o ff • Onboard I/O Intel ICH10R supports a SA T A port (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5 sup- • ported in the Windows OS Environment and R[...]

1-8 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual System Block Diagram Note 1: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother- board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. Note 2 : Intel 5500 (IOH-24D) is available for OEM only . PROCESSOR#0 PROCESSOR#1 CSI #1 #1 #1 #2 DDR3 DIMM #2 #2 DDR3 DIMM [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 The 5500 Series Processor Platform Bui lt up on th e fu nct io nal it y and t he c ap abil it y of t he 5 50 0 S er ie s Pro ce ss or pl at- fo rm , the X8 DT T - H/- HF/- HI BX / - HI BXF/- H IB Q /- H IB QF m ot her b oar d pr ovid es t he pe r fo r man ce a nd fe ature s et re quir ed fo r dua l- p ro ce ss or-b a[...]

1-10 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. Y ou can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 S up e ro Do ct o r to pr o v id e y ou wi t h w ar ni n g s w h en th e s y st em t e mp e ra t u r e , CP U temp er ature s, vol tag es an d fan s pee ds go b eyond a p re - d e fi ned range. 1-5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Con fi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI speci fi ca- tion de fi nes a fl[...]

1-12 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual 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 fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to hel[...]

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 grounded wr[...]

2-2 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual X8DTT -H Rev. 1.3 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed. 4. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother- 5. board components. W arning : T o avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not apply any force greater than 8 lb/sq.in (8 l[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 2-3 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 install the processor into the CPU so[...]

2-4 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual 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 s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Installing a CPU Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Do not apply any thermal 1. grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap- plied. Screw#1 Screw#2 Install Screw#1 Place the heatsink on top of the 2. CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. [...]

2-6 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Removing the Heatsink War ni ng: We do not r ec omm end t hat t he CP U or th e heat sin k 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 d[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Memory Installation Note : Chec k the S upe r mic ro we b site fo r re co mme nde d me mor y mod ule s. CAUTI O N E x e r ci s e e x t r e m e ca re w h e n i n s ta l l i n g o r r e m o v i n g D I MM mo dul es to p revent any po ss ibl e dam age. A ls o note t hat t he me mor y is inte r leave d to im prove p er f[...]

2-8 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Memory Support The X8DTT -H Series motherboard supports up to 48 GB of Registered ECC or 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs (with max. 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot.). Note : memory speed support depends on the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 X8DTT -H Rev. 1.3 To I n s t a l l : In s ert mo d ul e v e rti ca l ly an d pr es s dow n unt il i t sn aps i nto p lac e. Pay at te nti o n to th e al ign me nt no tc h at th e bottom. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the re- lease tabs near both ends of the module. This should r[...]

2-10 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual X8DTT -H Rev. 1.3 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Th e I/O p or ts ar e co lo r c ode d in c on for ma nc e wit h th e PC 9 9 sp ec i fi ca tio n. Se e th e pic tu re be low f or t he c ol or s and l oc at io ns of t he var io us I /O po r t s. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports 1 2 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 X8DTT -H Rev . 1.3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. In addition, another two USB connec- tions: USB 2/3 are located at JUSB2 to provide front chassis access. Con- nect USB cables to these USB ports/ headers to use USB connections. (USB cables are no[...]

2-12 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Ethernet Ports T wo Ethernet ports are located next to the USB 0/1 on the IO Backplane. In addition, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is lo- cated above the USB ports 0/1. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Note s: 1. The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X8DTT -HF/-HIBXF/- HIBQF only . 2. Please re[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is lo ca ted on t he I O Bac k pla ne. Se e th e ta ble o n th e r ight fo r pin de fi niti ons. Serial Port Pin De fi nitions (COM1) Pin # De fi nition Pin # De fi nition 1 CDC 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 R TS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground Video Connector A V ideo (VGA) connector is located next to th[...]

2-14 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual In fi niBand Connection (X8DTT -HIBX/ HIBXF/HIBQ/HIBQ/HIBQF) The onboard InfiniBand connector is located on the backplane on the moth- erboard. This switch is primarily used for High-performance computing. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. In fi niBand Pin De fi niti[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Unit Identi fi er Switches T wo Unit Identi fi er (UID) Switches and LED Indicators are located on the motherboard. The Front Panel UID Switch is located at Pin 16 on JF2. The Rear UID Switch is located at SW1 next to the In fi niBand Connector . The Front Panel UID LED is located at Pin 17 of JF2, and the Rear UID L[...]

2-16 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual X8DTT -H Rev. 1.3 JF2 Header Pin-Out De fi nitions Pin# Pin De fi nitions Pin# Pin De fi nitions 46 Ground 1 P5V_Standby 45 SA T A3_RX_P_C 2 P5V_Standby 44 SA T A3_RX_N_C 3 No Connection 43 Ground 4 PS_ON_OR_N 42 SA T A3_TX_P_C 5 No Connection 41 SA T A3_TX_N_C 6 No Connection 40 Gro[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA TA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 [...]

2-18 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SAT A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA TA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 [...]

2-20 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SAT A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SAT A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 C[...]

2-22 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA TA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA TA1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 [...]

2-24 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA T A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 BMC Activity LED (LE2) A BM C H ear tbe at LED is l oc ate d at LE 2 on the mother board. When LE2 is on , BM C (B aseb oar d Ma nage ment C ont ro lle r ) is ac ti ve. Se e th e tab le s at ri ght f or m ore informat ion. BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator LED Settings On BMC is normal JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW[...]

2-26 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA T A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBA T1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SA T A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B Slot 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16[...]

2-28 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual JBT1 FAN 1 LEB1 LEB2 JLPC80 JUSB2 LE4 SW1 JWD JBMC1 JPG1 JPL1 JPL2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JRST1 JSPK1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN CMOS CLEAR P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A InfinBand P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B CPU1 CPU2 I-SAT A1 LAN1 LAN2 IPMB COM1 VGA Battery P2 DIMM3[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting 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 ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . [...]

3-2 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and 1. cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix 2. for details on beep codes. Losing the System’ s Setup Con fi guration Make sure that you are using a high qualit[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures Before contacting T echnical 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 fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should kn[...]

3-4 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual Qu e st io n: How d o I u pd at e my B IO S? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web site at http://www .supermicro.com/support/bios/ . Please check our BIOS warning[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/- HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF . 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 e[...]

4-2 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual Starting 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 AMI[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 Supermicro X8DTT Motherboard BIOS Build V ersion • : This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys- tem. BIOS Build Date • : This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed. AMI BIOS Core V ersion • : This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built. Processor [...]

4-4 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF 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:  BOOT Features Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot. The options are Enabled and Dis[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 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 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[...]

4-6 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Enhanced Halt State. 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 . Hardware Prefetcher (A vailable when[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 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® T urboMode T echnology Select Enabled to use the T urbo Mode to boost system performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Intel® C-ST A TE T ech If enabled, C[...]

4-8 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual QPI L0s and L1 This enables the QPI power state to low power. L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected. The available options are Auto , Forc[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 Hysteresis Temperature T emperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag (in degrees Celsius) after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins. The options are Disabled, 1.5 o C , 3.0 o C, and 6.0 o C. Guardband T emperature This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature th[...]

4-10 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual Crystal Beach/DMA (Direct Memory Access) This feature works with the Intel I/O A T (Acceleration T echnology) to accelerate the performance of T OE devices. ( Note : A T OE device is a specialized, dedicated processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some or [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 USB 2.0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2.0 Controller mode. The options are Hi-Speed (480 Mbps ) and Full Speed (12 Mbps). BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI H[...]

4-12 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual SA T A#2 Con fi guration Selecting Enhanced will set SA T A#2 to native SA T A mode. The options are Disabled, and Enhanced . Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master , and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE M[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 1 1.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data transfer band- width of 32-Bits. Select Enabled to enable 32-Bit data transfer . DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE[...]

4-14 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual 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 T ransfer Select Enable to enable the function o[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 , 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Seria[...]

4-16 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature de fi nes 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 [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 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 ‘T emperature T olerances’, the installed CPU can now send informa- tion to the motherboard what its ‘T emperature T olerance’ is, and not th[...]

4-18 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual versa. Select Workstation if your system is used as a W orkstation. Select Server if your system is used as a Server . Select “Disabled, (Full Speed @12V)” to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed (12V). The Options are: 1[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19  General WHEA Con fi guration WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support which will provide a common infrastructure for handling hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and improve system recovery and health monitoring. T[...]

4-20 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual Event Sensor Number , • Event Dir T ype • Event Data. • Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the <Enter> key to clear the BMC system log. Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log. The options are OK and Cancel. Caution : Any cleared information is[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above: IP Address The BIOS will automatically enter the IP address of this machine; however it may be over-ridden. IP addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots. Current IP Address in BMC This item di[...]

4-22 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual  Gateway Address Con fi guration Enter the gateway address for this machine. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below . Parameter Selector Use this[...]

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. "Not Installed" means a Supervisor password has not been used. Us[...]

4-24 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual Clear User Password (A vailable only when User Password has been set) This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered. Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered. The options are Setup and Always. Boot Sector Virus Protection W[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25  Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives. The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected (i.e., 1st Drive, 2nd Drive, 3rd Drive, etc). 1st Drive - [SA T A: XXXXXXXXX] •  Removable Drives This feature allows t[...]

4-26 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual 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- fi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Ente[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-27 4-7 BIOS Recovery W arning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you need to update the[...]

4-28 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual 4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM This process is almost identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device, except that the BIOS image fi le is loaded from a CD-ROM. Use a CD-R or CD-RW drive to burn a CD with the BIOS image fi le in it, and name the fi le &[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-29 5. Following the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS. These instructions are also shown below . a. At the prompt, press the <SpaceBar> to update the BIOS. b. When asked to con fi rm BIOS updating, press <y> to con fi rm BIOS updates. c. Press <y> again to begin fl ashing BIOS remotely . [...]

4-30 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User’s Manual 8. Once remote BIOS fl ash is completed, the system will reboot. Note: AMIBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications program that supports VT -100 and XModem protocols, including protocols designed for GNU/LINUX & BSD operating systems such as minicom. It is recommen[...]

A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-T est) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur . Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal e[...]

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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 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Insert Microsoft's Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Drive, and the system will 1. start booting up from CD. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display . 2. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the &l[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-1 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C-1 Installing Software Programs After you have installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear . Y ou are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed. T o install these software programs a[...]

C-2 X8DTT -H/-HF/-HIBX/-HIBXF/-HIBQ/-HIBQF 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 th[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III S of t wa re Revi sio n 1 .0 c a n be dow nl oad ed f rom o ur Web site at : f tp:// f tp. supe r mic ro.c om /ut ilit y/ Supe ro _ D oc to r_I II/ . Y o u c an al so download SDIII User's Guide at: ht tp ://w w w .su[...]

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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 [...]