Supermicro X8STI manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.2 X8ST i-F X8ST i-3F X8ST i X8ST i-LN4[...]

Manual Revision 1.2 Release Date: February 23, 2012 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 respect[...]

Preface This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports the Intel ® Core™ i7 processor and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series p[...]

X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’ s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual: Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself: Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily in[...]

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

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

vii T able of Contents Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-10 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................. 2-1 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-12 Ethernet Ports .................[...]

viii USB W ake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-32 SAS Enable/Disable (X8ST i-3F Only) ...................................................... 2-33 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8ST i-3F Only) ................................................ 2-33 JBMC1 (X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F Only) .................[...]

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

1-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’ s Manual Motherboard (X8STi-3F) Image Note : All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.[...]

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

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

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

1-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’ s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 LED Indicators LED Description Color/State Status DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal LE1 On bo ar d St an dby PW R LE D In dic at or Green: Solid on PWR On LE2 UID LED Indicator (used with UID Switch) Blue: Solid on Unit is Id[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU • Single Intel® Core™ i7 and and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series processors in an 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 t[...]

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

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 • Main switch override mechanism • Keyboard W ake-up from Soft-Off • USB W ake-up from Soft-Off • W ake-on-LAN • Power-on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring • Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory V oltage, Chipset V oltage, +1.8V , +3.3V , +3.3V standby ,[...]

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

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on th e fu nct io nal it y an d the c ap abi lit y of t he Inte l X5 8 Ex pr es s chi pset , th e X8ST i/ X8ST i- F / X8ST i- 3 F / X8ST i- LN 4 moth er boa rd prov ide s the pe r f or manc e and featuresetrequiredforsingle - proce ssor - basedhigh - endsystemswith[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Install a Heatsink Bracket on the reverse side of the board Notes : • A heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) is required for a screw_type heatsink (-which is a non-pushpin heatskink as shown on the right.) The required heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) can be purchased from Supermicro. • Do no[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Removing the Heatsink War ni ng: We do not re c omm en d that t he C PU or t he he ats ink b e re - moved. H owever , i f you do n ee d to rem ove the h eat sin k, pl eas e fol low the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink and pre vent damage to the CPU or other c omponents. 1. Unplug the power cord from the powe[...]

2-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Ch assis 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Mo dules Note : Chec k th e Sup er mic ro we b sit e for r ec om men ded m em or y m od ule s. CAU T I O N E xerc ise ex t rem e c are w hen i nst all ing o r rem ovin g DI MM mo dul es to p revent any po ss ibl e dam age. To I n s t a l l : I ns er t m od ul e ver t ic a lly a nd p[...]

2-8 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Memory Support The X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports up to 24 GB unbuffered ECC or Non ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 in 6 DIMM slots. Populating these DIMM slots with sets of three memory modules of the same type and same size (at least one module per channel) will result in interleaved[...]

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

2-10 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports TheI/OportsarecolorcodedinconformancewiththePC99specication.Seethe  gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Co[...]

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

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

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

2-14 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 1 2 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is l oc ate d on th e IO Bac kp lan e and a S er ia l por t is l o - c ated n ext to F P USB 2 /3 to p rovi de fr ont ac c es s. S ee th e ta bl e on th e r ight fo r pin de ni ti ons .  SerialPortPinDenitions (COM1/COM2) Pin#?[...]

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

2-16 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo - cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure bel[...]

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?[...]

2-18 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Re set Button 2 Po we r Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UID LED Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs (*NIC3/NIC4: X8STi -LN4) The NIC (Network Interface Control - le[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Re set Button 2 Po we r Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UID LED Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Blue UID LED Connect an LED cable to the Blue UID and OH/Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-26 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Serial_Link-SGPIO PinDenitions Pin#Denition  PinDenition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DA T A Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T -SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers T wo T -SGPIO (Serial-Lin k General [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 W ake-On-LAN Th e Wake- O n - L A N he ade r is l oc ate d at JW OL o n the m oth er bo ard . See t he t abl e on th e ri ght fo r pin d e nit io ns. ( Y o u mus t als o have a L A N c ar d wit h a Wake - O n - L A N c o n - ne cto r and c ab le to u se th is fe atur e[...]

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings JumperSettingsDenition Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) Pins 2-3 Disabled SAS Enable/Disable (X8ST i-3F Only) JP S 1 all ows yo u to ena bl e or di sab le SAS C o nnec to rs . The d efaul t po sit io n is on p ins 1 an d 2 to en ab[...]

2-34 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual JBMC1 Jumper Settings SettingsDenition Pins 1-2 Default ( Note : Do not change the manufacturer's default setting.) JBMC1 (X8STi-F/X 8STi-3F Onl y) Note : JBMC1 (BMC Jumper) is reserved for internal testing only . Do not change the jumper setting pre-s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs T wo LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located on the IO Backplane of the motherboard. Another two LAN ports (LAN 3/LAN 4) are located on the X8ST i-LN4. Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The yel low LE D ind ic ate s act iv it y , wh ile t he Li nk LED m ay be gr ee n, amb er or o[...]

2-36 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8ST i-3F Only) A SAS H ea r t beat L ED is l oc ate d at LES2. Wh en LES2 b link s, SAS c o nne cto rs a re rea dy fo r use. Ref er to t he t abl e on th e r ight f or det ai ls. A ls o see t he layou t bel ow for t he L ED lo ca tio n. SAS Hear[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 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 t[...]

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

Chapter 2: Installation 2-39 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-9 SA T A/SAS and Floppy Drive Connection s Note thefollowing conditions when connectingthe Serial A T A  and oppy diskdrive cables: • Be sureto usethe correctcable foreach connector .Refer toPage 1-1for[...]

2-40 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. Floppy Floppy Connector Th e o ppy c onn ec tor i s lo cat ed nex t to th e I - B ut ton o n the m oth er bo ard. Se e the t ab le o n the r i ght fo r pi n denitio ns. Floppy Drive Connector PinDenitions Pin#De?[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use t he fo ll owi ng pr oc ed ure s to tr oub les ho ot your sys tem. I f you have fo llo wed al l of th e pr oc edu res b el ow an d stil l nee d as sis ta nc e, refe r to the ‘ T e ch nic al S upp or t Pro c edur es’ an d/or ‘ Ret ur ning M er ch and [...]

3-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2. Us e th e spe aker to de ter min e if any b eep c o des ex ist . (Refer t o Ap pe ndi x A for d et ails o n be ep c od es. ) 3. Rem ove all m emo r y m odu les a nd tu rn o n th e system. (I f th e alar m i s on, c hec k th e spe c s of me mor y mo dul es, r ese t the m emo r y o r tr y [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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. I f you' ve fol lowe d th e inst r uct io ns ab ove to tr oub les ho ot your sy stem, a nd st ill cannot resolv e [...]

3-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Q ue s t io n: H ow do I u pd a te my B I OS? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on our web site at http://www .supermicro.com/support/bios/ .[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and i nst all t he a ppl ic ati ons yo u ne ed. A pp lic at io ns on t he C D inc lud e ch ips et drivers for Windows, security and aud i o d rivers. Qu e st io n: I in st al le d t he RS C- R 2U W- 3E8 a d d- o n ca rd o n sl ot 2 , b ut t he syst e m do e s no t de te c t it . How c a n I ma ke it t o wo r k? An swe[...]

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/ X8ST i-LN4 . The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Starting BIOS Setup Utility T o e[...]

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

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

4-4 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 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 ne[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Th is fo rc es t he syste m to wai t unti l the ' F 1' ke y i s pre ss ed i f an er ro r oc c ur s. Th e opt io ns ar e Dis ab led a nd Enabl ed . Hit 'Del' Message Display Th is fea ture d isp lays " Pr es s DEL t o ru n Setu p" dur ing P OST . The options are [...]

4-6 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual ting. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically select the CPU multiplier setting for your system. The options are Auto and Manual. Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Intel AES-NI (When supported by the CPU) Intel® AES instructions are a new set of instructions available beginning with the the all new 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family based on the 32nm Intel® microarchitecture. These instructions enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption, using the Advanced Encryption St[...]

4-8 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual TDC Limit V alue This option sets the processor's electrical current value. The default setting is 880. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. TDP Limit Override Select Enabled to override the default power setting for the processor . The op - tions a[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles andmaximize data processingefciency . Prefetching too frequently cansaturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses. This feature reduces or increases t[...]

4-10 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Memory Mode The options are Independent , Channel Mirror , Lockstep and Sparing. Independent - All DIMMs are available to the operating system. Channel Mirror - The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy . Lockstep - The motherboard uses two areas of [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 SR-IOV Support Enable this item to support Single Root I/O V irtualization and Sharing (SR-IOV). The options are Disabled and Enbaled. Intel I/OA T The Intel I/OA T  (I/OAcceleration T echnology) signicantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements, freeing resource[...]

4-12 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 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 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2". SA T A#1 Conguratio[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing. If not, contact your manufacturer or install an A T A/133 IDE controller card that supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto . Block (Multi-Sector T ransfer) Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of [...]

4-14 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MB/s. Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 13.3 MB/s. Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Y es. Plug & Play OS SelectingY esallows theOS tocongure Plug&Play devices.(This isnot required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .) Select No to a[...]

4-16 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Load SAS Option ROM (X8STi-3F Only) This feature is to load the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) option ROM, if available. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use this feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device. The options are[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 Flow Control This feature allowsthe user to set the ow control for ConsoleRedirection. The options are None , Hardware, and Software. Redirection After BIOS POST Se lec t D isa ble d to tu rn o f f C ons ole R edir ec ti on af ter Powe r- On S elf - T e st (PO ST ). Sel ec t A lw[...]

4-18 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual • The Default Alarm : Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 5 o C above the threshold temperatureas predened by the CPU manufacturer to give the CP[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as shown below . See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings. User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problem[...]

4-20 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for effective system cooling. Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed (of 100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. The Full Speed setting is recommended for special [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC T able Pointer in the RSDT (Root System Description T able) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Headless Mode This[...]

4-22 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Set LAN Conguration Set this feature to congure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address. Channel Number  - Enter the channel number for the SET  LAN Cong com - mand. This is initially set to [1] . Pres[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23  Event Log Congura tion View Event Lo g Use this option to view the System Event Log. Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel. Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. The options are OK and Cancel. PCIE Error Log Use this option[...]

4-24 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 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. Supervisor Password This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear means such a pa[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 Use t his fe atur e to c on g ure Bo ot Set t ing 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, 4th boot device, 5th boot device and Disabled. • 1st Boot Device - [...]

4-26 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the[...]

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

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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 re c overab le t[...]

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must 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[...]

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

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 install[...]

C-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2  Conguring SuperDoctor ® III The SuperDoctor III program is a W eb-based management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management tool is [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : The Sup er D oc tor I II sof t war e and m anua l may be do wnl oad ed f rom o ur Website at: http ://w w w .supermicro. c om/products/a ccessor ies /soft ware/SuperDoctorIII. c fm. For Lin ux, we s til l rec o mme nd th at you us [...]

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Appendix D: BIOS Recovery D-1 Appendix D - BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by your Supermicro T echnical Support representative, or in cases of emergencies where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS. DO NOT re-program (re-ash) the BIOS if your system?[...]

D-2 X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 5. When the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete, the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen. Part 2 - BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing) After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process, you will need to reprogram (“re-ash”) the prop[...]

(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 t[...]