SUPER MICRO Computer X8ST3-F manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b X8ST3-F X8STE[...]

Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date: March 6, 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 X8ST3-F/X8STE motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8ST3-F/X8STE supports the Intel ® Core™ i7 processor and future Nehalem family processors in the LGA 1366 package. These processors su[...]

X8ST3-F/X8STE 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 W arning: Importan[...]

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vi X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual T able of Contents Prefac e About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3 Conventions Used in the Manual: ..........[...]

vii T able of Contents A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................2-1 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-1 2 Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-1 3 Serial Ports .......[...]

X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual viii LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-3 4 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8ST3-F Only) ............................................ 2-3 4 SAS Activity LED (X8ST3-F Only) ........................................................... 2-3 5 SAS Heartbeat LED (X[...]

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 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual X8ST3-F 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 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only . • See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel connections. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • When LE1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system pow[...]

1-4 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual BMC JT AG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N4 FA N3 FA N5 FA N2 FA N1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8ST3-F/X8STE Jumpers JPUSB3 #19 FP USB 2, 3 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD #53 W atch Dog T imer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) X8ST3-F/X8STE Headers/Connectors Connector Label Description Battery #45 Onboard battery (B1) COM1/COM2 #3, 1 1 COM1/2 Serial connection headers Fans 1~5 #58, 52, 34, 33, 7 System/CPU fan headers (Fan[...]

1-6 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel® Core™ i7 and future Nehalem 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[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 SAS Connections (for the X8ST3-F 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 • Notes : 1. RAID 5 is supported when the I-Button (AOC-IButton68) is installed on the [...]

1-8 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off • USB Wake-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[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Notes[...]

1-10 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual X8ST3-F/X8STE 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cations of each motherboard. W83795AD G H/W Monito r Inte l VRD 11. 1 Inte l ID T Intersi l QPI: Up to 6.40 GT/s PCIE_x 8 PCI_E x [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt upo n the f unc ti onal it y and th e ca pabi lit y of th e Intel X58 E xpr ess c hip set, t he X8S T3 - F/X8 STE moth er boa rd pr ovid es t he pe r for ma nce and f eatu re set requ ired for s ingl e -p roc es sor- base d hig h- e nd system s w ith co n gura tio n opt ion s o pti mize d[...]

1-12 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8ST3-F/X8STE. These features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip. 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 resto[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on. BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot-up. Main Switch Override Mechanism When an A TX power supply is used, the power[...]

1-14 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’s Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets A TX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V 8-pin power connection (JPW2) be used for adequate power supply . In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-15 The WPCM450 also includes the following features: One X-Bus parallel interface for expansion I/O connections • Three ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs • T wo serial for boundary scan and debug • Note: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the Embedded IPMI User's Gui[...]

1-16 X8ST3-F/X8STE 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cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded[...]

2-2 X8ST3-F/X8STE 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. No te s: 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 int[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After removing the plastic cap, using 4. your thumb and the index 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 low[...]

2-4 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink (#SNK-P0037) Heatsink Bracket (BKT -0023L, for screw-type heatsink only .) If you use a screw-type heatsink, 1. please install a heatsink bracket (BKT -0023L) on the reverse side of the motherboard before installing the heatsink. (T o install the heatsink bracket, please insert [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Unplug the power cord from the 1. power supply . Using a screwdriver , loosen and 2. remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the picture on the right. Hold the heatsink as shown and 3. gently loosen it from the CPU by moving it from side to side. (Do not use excessive force) Once it is[...]

2-6 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual X8ST3-F/X8STE 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to 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 fasteners, met[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 X8ST3-F/X8STE 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Chec k the S uper mic ro web site for rec omm ende d mem or y mo dule s. CAU TI O N Exe rci se ex tr eme c ar e wh en in sta llin g or rem ovin g DI MM mo dule s to p revent any p os sibl e dam age. To I n s t a l l : I nse r t mod ule v er ti ca lly a n[...]

2-8 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Memory Support The X8ST3-F/X8STE supports up to 24 GB Unbuffered ECC or Non ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 in 6 DIMM slots. Populating these DIMM modules with a pair (or pairs) of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory , which will improve memory performance. DIMM Module Populati[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB T otal System Memory) Firmware Hub 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 MB[...]

2-10 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual X8ST3-F/X8STE 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See the 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) 2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 3. USB Port 0 4. USB [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 A TX PS/ 2 Keybo ard 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nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Denitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# Denition Pin# Denition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No C[...]

2-12 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual X8ST3-F/X8STE 1. Backplane USB 0 2. Backplane USB 1 3. Front Panel USB 2 4. Front Panel USB 3 5. Front Panel USB 4/5 6. Front Panel USB 6/7 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 2, USB 3, USB 4/5 and USB 6/7) a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Ethernet Ports T wo Ethernet ports are located next to the VGA port on the IO Backplane. In addition, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is located above the USB ports. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Note s: 1. The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X8ST3-F only . 2. Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for LAN LED information[...]

2-14 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Serial Ports A CO M Por t is loc ated on th e IO Bac kpla ne an d a Se ria l por t is lo - c a te d n e x t to th e F l o p py D r i v e to pr ovide f ro nt acc es s. See t he ta ble on t he r ig ht fo r pin de nit io ns. SerialPortPinDenitions (COM1/COM2) Pin # Denition Pin # Denition 1 CD[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1. VGA X8ST3-F/X8STE 1 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. Note: If you decide use an add-on VGA card instead, you will need to disable this device using ju[...]

2-16 X8ST3-F/X8STE 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cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure below for the descriptions of the various control panel[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Front Control Panel Pin De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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nitions. Po [...]

2-18 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control - ler) LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 1 1 a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED cable to the OH/ Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings[...]

2-20 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Power Butt on The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 F A N 4 F A N 3 F A N 5 F A N 2 F A N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Sl[...]

2-22 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-24 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened. Chassis Intrusion PinDenitions(JL1) Pin# Denition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED B. C[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 A. PWR SMB B. PWR LED 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nitions. PWR Supply I 2 C PinDenitions Pin# Denition 1 Clo[...]

2-26 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-28 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-30 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-32 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Settings Denition Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) Pins 2-3 Disabled SAS Enable/Disable (X8ST3-F Only) JPS1 al lows you to en able or dis able SAS C onne cto rs. T he defa ult pos iti on is on pins 1 and 2 to enab le SA S. Se e th e ta ble o n th e r ight fo r jum per set [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-34 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8ST3-F Only) A S AS H ear t beat LED is lo ca ted a t LES2 . Wh en L ES2 b links , SA S c onn ec tor s ar e rea dy f or us e. Ref er to th e ta ble on t he ri ght fo r deta ils. A lso see the layout bel ow for the LED lo ca tio n. SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator (LE5) LED Settings Blinking: Y ellow SAS i[...]

2-36 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Settings LED Color De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 before removing or[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB2 Slot6 P[...]

2-38 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual BMC JTAG 1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS7 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 JWOL Battery JD1 SPKR1 JAR JI2C1 JI2C2 JPS2 JL1 1 JOH 1 JF1 LES1 LE1 COM1 FA N 4 FA N 3 FA N 5 FA N 2 FA N 1 JPW1 SMBUS_PS1 JPW2 JPG1 JPUSB3 JBMC1 JPS1 JPUSB2 JPL1 JPL2 JLED JWD JPUSB1 IPMI_LAN COM2 Floppy I-Button T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1 USB 6/7 USB 4/5 USB3 USB[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol lowin g pro ce dures to troub lesh oot your system. If yo u have fo llowe d a ll of the pro ce dure s b elow an d st ill nee d as sis tan ce, refe r to th e ‘ T e chn ic al S upp or t Pro ce dure s’ an d/or ‘Ret urn ing Mer cha ndi se fo r S[...]

3-2 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual 2. Us e t he sp eaker to de term ine if a ny b eep c odes exist . (Re fer to A ppe ndix A for d etai ls on b eep c ode s. ) 3. Remove all m emo r y m odul es a nd t urn on t he sy stem. (If the alar m i s on, ch eck the spe cs o f memo r y mod ules, res et the mem or y or tr y a d if fere nt one. ) Memory Errors[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting com/support /bios/ ). Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed. Some cannot be ashed; it depends on the modications to the boot block code. 3. If you' ve fo llowe d the in str uct ions ab ove to t roub lesh oot your syste m, an d sti ll cannot resolve the problem, then c on tac t Su per mic ro' s tec hni ca[...]

3-4 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual to ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes. Warning : Do n ot shut dow n or re set th e sy[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8ST3-F/X8STE. 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 the AMI BIOS Setup Uti[...]

4-2 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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 have to update the BIOS,[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. ( Note: The time is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P .M. appears as 17:30:00.) AMIBIOS V ersion Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below: Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory This disp[...]

4-4 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 4-3  Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items:  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. Quiet [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Thi s f orc es the syst em t o wai t u ntil the ' F 1' key is pre ss ed i f a n er ro r o cc urs . The opti ons a re Di sabl ed and Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s f eatu re disp lays " Pre ss DEL to r un Setu p" du rin g P OST . T he opti ons are Enab[...]

4-6 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual is installed. For example, the default setting for the Intel® Core i7™ 965 is [24] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. 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 Elec[...]

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: En[...]

4-8 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual Intel® C-ST A TE Architecture C-State, a processor power management architecture developed by Intel, can further reduce power consumption from the basic C1 (Halt State) state, which blocks clock cycles to the CPU. C-State is an idle state, and instructions are not processed by the CPU. A brief explanation of all[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 card to handle some or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this moth - erboard, the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip. This feature is supported only by some types of processors (i.e., Intel Nehalem-WS 1S). The options are Enabled and Disabled. DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TO[...]

4-10 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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. Sparing - A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail-over. The spare memory is put online[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Air Flow This item allows the user to set the desired speed of air ow to the DIMM mod - ules. Each increment is one mm/sec. The default is [1500] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. Altitude This item allows the user to specify the altitude of the location where the com - puter [...]

4-12 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual Active State Power Management Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This maximizes power-saving and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled . USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13  IDE / Floppy Con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 oppy drive connected to the sys - tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB[...]

4-14 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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 Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third and Fourth IDE Master slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed op[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 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 disk drive support cannot be determined. Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Wor[...]

4-16 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 32Bit Data T ransfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer . The options are Enabled and Disabled.  PCI/PnP Conguration This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP congurations for the following items: Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17  Super  IO D evice Con gurati on Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address This option species 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 Disab[...]

4-18 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual Redirection After BIOS POST Se le c t D i sa bl ed to t ur n of f Co ns ol e R ed ir ec t io n a f te r Powe r- On S el f-T e st (PO ST). Se lec t A lways to keep Co nsol e Re dire ct ion ac tive all the ti me af t er PO ST . (N ote: Thi s set ti ng may not be s upp or ted by so me o per atin g syste ms. ) Sel e[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 man ufac tur er to gi ve t he CPU an d sy stem f ans add iti ona l t ime ne ede d f or CPU and sy stem c ooli ng. CPU T emperature The CPU T emperature 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 be[...]

4-20 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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 ‘T emperature T olerances’, the installed CPU can now send information to the motherboard[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 ACPI Aware O/S Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat - ing System. Otherwise, disable this feature. The options are Ye s and No. Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard, monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled . A[...]

4-22 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Cong com - mand. This is initially set to [1] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change the Channel Number . Channel Number Status - This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above: "Channel Nu[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 Event Message for PEF Action - This enables of disables Event Messages for PEF action. Refer to T able 24.6 of the IPMI 1.5 Specication for more informa - tion at www .intel.com. The options are Disabled and Enabled. BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs[...]

4-24 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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 rst. Superv isor Pa ssword 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[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 Use t his fe ature t o co ngu re Bo ot Set ting s:  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, and Disabled. 1st boot device - 1st Floppy Drive • 2nd boot device - [CD/DVD: XXXXXXXXX[...]

4-26 X8ST3-F/X8STE User ’ s Manual 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guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new system con - guration parameters can take eff[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-27 Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system conguration, and reboot the computer . Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and[...]

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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 r eco ver abl 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 rst congure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides posted on our websit[...]

B-2 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Guide After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto - 10. matically reboot. B-2 Insta lling t he Window s OS fo r S ystems w ithout RAID Functions 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>[...]

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 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 syst[...]

C-2 X8ST3-F/X8STE User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Con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 SD III Client[...]

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cant injury or[...]