Supermicro MBD-X8DTT-F-B manual

X8DTT X8DTT -F X8DTT -IBX X8DTT -IBXF X8DTT -IBQ X8DTT -IBQF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a[...]

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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/ X8DTT -F/X8DTT -IBX/X8DTT -IBXF/X8DTT -IBQ/X8DTT -IBQF motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8DTT Series motherboards support the Intel 5500/5600 Series Processor p[...]

X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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: Additional Inform[...]

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vi X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual T able of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1-2 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................ 1-9 1-3 Spe[...]

20-pin Proprietary Power Connectors ...................................................... 2-23 4-pin Auxiliary Power Connector ............................................................. 2-24 Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-25 NMI Header .................................[...]

viii X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1 How T o Change the Con fi guration Data ......................................................... 4-1 Starting the Setup Utility ......................................................[...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF Motherboard Ima[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 LEa LED is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to 3. unplug the power cable[...]

1-4 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF Quick Reference JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN 2 FAN 1 FAN 4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-S GP IO 0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Quick Reference (See Chapter 2 for Details) Jumper Description Default Setting JBMC1 BMC Enable (X8DTT -F/-IBXF/-IBQF) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-8) JPEN1 Normal Power Enable (Note 1-4 on P . 1-3) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) J_UID_OW R[...]

1-6 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU T wo Intel • ® 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors, 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 (6.4 GT/s per direction) Memory 12 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 AC PI Po wer Ma na g em en t • K e yb 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 six SA T A ports (RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5 supported • in the Windows OS Environment and RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 supported for the Linux OS) Nu voton W PC M4 50 B M C (Ba seb oar d Man age ment C on[...]

1-8 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5500/5600 Series Processor Platform Note 1: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother- board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. Note2 : Intel 5500 Chipset is available for OEM only . PROCESSOR#0 PROCESSOR#1 #1 #1 #1 #2 DDR3 [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on t he f unc ti ona lit y a nd t he c apa bil it y of t he 5 50 0 /5 6 0 0 Se r ie s Pro ce ss or plat for m, t he X8 DT T / - F / - IBX /- I BXF/- IB Q /- I BQ F mo the r boa rd p rovi de s the p er fo r - man ce a nd fe atur e set re quir ed fo r dua l -p ro c ess or-b ase d syste ms wi [...]

1-10 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 back on[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 S u pe r o Do ct or t o p ro vi de y ou wi th w ar n in gs wh e n th e s y s te m te mp er a tu re , 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 exi[...]

1-12 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual without any connection to the WOL header . The 3-pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add-on card only . Note : W ake-On-LAN requires an A TX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply . 1-6 Power Supply As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable op[...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual X8DTT Series Rev. 2.0 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 lbs. [...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 socket 6.[...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 dam age t[...]

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 mo dul es. CAUTI O N E x e r c i s e e xt r em e ca r e w h e n i n s t a l l i n g or r em o vi n g DI 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 i nter le aved to i mpr ove pe r f o[...]

2-8 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Memory Support This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz Memory in 12 DIMMs. Also, memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board. DIMM Module Population Con fi guration For me mo r y to wor k p rop[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Memory Support for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed 1.5V DIMMs • 1.5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM T ype (Reg.= Registered) Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM (any combination; SR=Single Rank, DR=Dual Rank, QR=Quad Rank) [...]

2-10 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual 1.35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM T ype (Unb.= Unbuffered) Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM (any combination; SR=Single Rank, DR=Dual Rank, QR=Quad Rank) 2 1 Unb. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR 2 2 Unb. [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 X8DTT Series Rev . 2.0 To I n s t a l l : I nse r t m od ule ve r t ic al ly an d pr es s do wn un til i t sn aps i nto p lac e. Pay at te nt ion t o th e ali gn men t not ch at the bo t tom. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This sho[...]

2-12 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Th e I/O p or ts a re c ol or c od ed in c o nfo rm anc e w ith t he P C 99 s pe ci fi cat ion . See 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 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X8DTT Series [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 X8DTT Series Rev. 2.0 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. Additional two USB connections (USB 2/3) are used to provide front chas- sis access. Connect USB cables to these USB ports/headers to use USB connections. (USB cables are not included). See the t[...]

2-14 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 -F/-IBXF/- IBQF only . 2. Please refer to the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is l oc ated o n the 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 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located next t[...]

2-16 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual In fi niBand Connection (X8DTT -IBX/ IBXF/IBQ/IBQ/IBQF) 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 nitions Pin # De [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 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 13 on the Front Control Panel (JF1). The Rear UID Switch is located at SW1 next to the In fi niBand Connector . The Front Panel UID LED is located at Pin 7 o[...]

2-18 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 the va[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED 1 Re set Butto n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR 3.3V FP UID Switch/3.3V SB 3.3V Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/5V SB Key Gr ound Key NIC2 (Activity) LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 (Link) LED NIC1(Link) LED NIC1 (Activity) LED No Connection Power LED The Power LED conne[...]

2-20 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED 1 Rese t Button 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR 3.3V FP UID Switch/3.3V SB 3.3V Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/5V SB Key Gr ound Key NIC2 (Activity) LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 (Link) LED NIC1(Link) LED NIC1 (Activity) LED No Connection NIC1 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED 1 Rese t Button 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR 3.3V FP UID Switch/3.3V SB 3.3V Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/5V SB Key Gr ound Key NIC2 (Activity) LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 (Link) LED NIC1(Link) LED NIC1 (Activity) LED No Connection Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail[...]

2-22 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Po we r Button OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED 1 Re set Butto n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR 3.3V FP UID Switch/3.3V SB 3.3V Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/5V SB Key Gr ound Key NIC2 (Activity) LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 (Link) LED NIC1(Link) LED NIC1 (Activity) LED No Connection Powe[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 2-6 Connecting Cables A C C 20-pin Proprietary Power Connectors There are two 20-pin main power supply con- nectors (PWR1, PWR2) and a 4-pin auxiliary power connector (JP10) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci fi cation. For power supply to work properly , please follow the instruction[...]

2-24 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN PCI-E 2.0 GEN2 X16 CPU2[...]

2-26 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN PCI-E 2.0 GEN2 X16 CPU2[...]

2-28 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN PCI-E 2.0 GEN2 X16 CPU2[...]

2-30 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN PCI-E 2.0 GEN2 X16 CPU2[...]

2-32 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 BMC Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers De fi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins 2-3 Disabled BMC Enable (For X8DTT -F/IBXF/IBQF only) Use Jumper JPBMC1 to enable or disable the Winbond WPCM450 BMC (Baseboard Man- agement Controller) that supports IPMI 2.0. See the table on the right for jumper settings. JF1 LE4 SW1 [...]

2-34 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SATA5 I-SATA4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_LAN PCI-E 2.0 GEN2 X16 CPU2[...]

2-36 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual JF1 LE4 SW1 J18 JWR2 JWR1 FAN2 FAN1 FAN4 JP10 JWOL1 J19 JWD1 J119 JPL1 JPG1 JPEN1 JBT1 LEB1 LEB2 LE2 JBAT1 JNMI1 JSPK1 J_UID_OW T-SGPIO0 I-SAT A5 I-SAT A4 P1 DIMM3B P2 DIMM1A P1 DIMM3A P2 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1B P2DIMM3A P2DIMM3B VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 USB0/1 IPMI_L[...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 quality power [...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 message[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/- IBQ/-IBQF . 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[...]

4-2 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 BIOS i[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 Supermicro X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 buil[...]

4-4 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 Disabled. [...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 suppor[...]

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/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 , Force DDR-8[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 Guardband T emperature This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold. Each step is in 0.5 o C increment. The default is [006] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. Inlet T emperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet. Each step is in 0.5 o [...]

4-10 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual Intel VT -d Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization T echnology support for Direct I/O VT -d by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI T ables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms, providing the user with grea[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Hand-Off support. When enabled, the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS- controlled to the OS-controlled. The options are Disabled and Enabled .  IDE/SA T A/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:[...]

4-12 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 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 Word[...]

4-14 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual 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 of 32-bit IDE data transfer . The options are Enabled and Disabled. IDE Detect Timeout (s[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 , 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3 , 3E8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IRQ3.  Remote Access Con fi guration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The o[...]

4-16 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual  Hardware Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed. CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de- termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor (Low , Medium and High). This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status, rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25 o C). The CPU T emperature feature [...]

4-18 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual Fan1 ~ Fan 4 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan5. CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, +5Vin, +12Vcc (V), VP1 DIMM, VP2 DIMM, 3.3Vcc (V), and Battery V oltage  ACPI Con fi guration Use this feature to con fi gure Advanced Con fi guration and Power I[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller .  View BMC System Event Log Th is feat ure d isp lays th e BM C Sy stem Event Lo g (SEL). It shows[...]

4-20 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual T otal Number of Entries • SEL Entry Number • SEL Record ID • SEL Record T ype • T imestamp, Generator ID • Event Message Format User • Event Sensor T ype • Event Sensor Number , • Event Dir T ype • Event Data. • Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and pr[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Con fi 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 Number is OK&[...]

4-22 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your IP Address con fi guration. 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 (Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separate[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23  SEL PEF Con fi guration Set PEF Con fi guration Set this feature to con fi gure the Platform Event Filter (PEF). PEF interprets BMC events and performs actions based on pre-determined settings or 'traps' under IPMI 1.5 speci fi cations. For example, powering the system down or sending an alert when a trigg[...]

4-24 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User ’s Manual 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 fi cation for more informa- tion at www .intel.com. The options are Disabled and Enabled. BMC W atch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 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[...]

4-26 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 When Ena[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-27  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[...]

4-28 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF 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 <Enter>. [...]

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[...]

A-2 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Notes[...]

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

B-2 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2 Con fi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD II[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III S of t wa re Revi sio n 1 .0 c an b e dow nl oade d fr om 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 ou c a n als o download SDIII User's Guide at: http://w w w .supe[...]

B-4 X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF User's Manual Notes[...]

(Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signi fi cant injury [...]