Supermicro X8STI-F manual

USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1c X8ST i-F X8ST i-3F X8ST i X8ST i-LN4[...]

Manual Revision 1.1c Release Date: September 30, 2010 Unless yo u request and receive wri tten permission from Super Micro Com puter , 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 trad emarks or register ed trademarks of th eir[...]

Preface T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8 ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4 mothe rboard. About This Motherboard The X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports the Intel ® Core™ i7 [...]

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

vii T able of Contents Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-1 0 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................2-1 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-1 2 Ethernet Ports ................[...]

X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4 User ’s Manual viii USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-3 2 SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only) ...................................................... 2-3 3 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8STi-3F Only) ................................................ 2-3[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulat ions on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ack nowledged 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 ite[...]

1-2 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Motherbo ard (X8STi-3F) Im age Note : All graphics sh own in this manual wer e based upon the late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received m ay or may not look exac tly the same as the gra phics 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 con nections. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • Jumpers n ot indicated are for testing o nly . • JBMC1 is reserved for internal testing only . • [...]

1-4 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Quick Reference X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-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 Ch[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-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 Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Headers/Connectors Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1/[...]

1-6 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 LED Indicators LED Description Color/State Status DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal LE1 On boar d St andby P WR LED I ndi cato r Green: Solid on PWR On LE2 UID LED Indicator (used with UID Switch) Blue: Solid on Unit is Identied L[...]

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 a nd No n-ECC DIMM modules are supported by[...]

1-8 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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*, 1 0 under the Windows OS environ ment • Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Linux OS environmen[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Main switch override mechanism • 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 , +[...]

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

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt 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 Ti/ X8 STi - F/X 8ST i- 3F/ X8ST i- L N4 mot her bo ard pr ovid es the pe r for ma nce an d feature set required for single -proc essor-based high- end systems with con gura - ti on o ptio [...]

1-12 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8STi/X8ST i-F/ X8ST i-3F/X8STi-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 wi[...]

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

1-14 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual tions required by the CPU, some are inade quate. A 2-Amp of current suppl y on a 5V Standb y rail is strongly recommended. It is strongly reco mmended that yo u use a high quality p ower supply that meets A TX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that the[...]

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

1-16 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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 s ystem board, it i s im portant to handle it very care fully . The fol lowing measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a gro[...]

2-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When h andling the pro cessor pack age, 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After rem oving the p lastic 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, a gainst the socket key , the notch bel ow the gold color dot on the side of the socket. Once both the CPU and the socket 6. are aligned, carefully[...]

2-4 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Install a Heatsink Br acket 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 heat sink bracket (BK T_002 3L) can be purchased from Supermicro. Do not a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Removing the Heatsink War ning: We do not rec omm end that the CPU or t he h eatsi nk b e re - moved. H owever , i f yo u do n eed to rem ove th e h eatsi nk, ple ase fol low the instr uctions below to uninst all the he atsink and pr ev ent damage to the CPU or other components. Unplug th e power cor d from the 1. power [...]

2-6 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboard s h ave 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 mou nting fa[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Chec k the S uper mic ro web site f or re com mend ed me mor 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 oss ibl e dam age. To I n s t a l l : I nse r t mo dule ver t ic ally and pre ss d own [...]

2-8 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Memory Support The X 8ST i/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports up t o 24 GB unbuffered ECC or Non ECC DDR3 1333 /1066/800 in 6 DIMM slots. Populating these DIMM slots with sets o f three memory mo dules of the sam e type and same s ize (at least one module per channel) will result in inte [...]

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 Area 1 256 M[...]

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

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 A TX PS/2 Keyboa rd and PS/2 Mouse Ports Th e A TX P S/ 2 key bo ar d and PS/ 2 mouse are l ocated next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the mother - board. See the table at right for pi n denitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Denitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# Denition Pin# Denition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Dat[...]

2-12 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 Etherne t ports (LAN1/ LAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the IO Backplane. T wo additional Ether - ne t por ts (LA N3/ LA N4) a re loc ate d on t he X 8S Ti-L N4 m ot her bo ar d. In addition, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located above USB 0/1 ports on the X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F to provide a dedi[...]

2-14 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 1 2 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is lo cate d on t he IO Bac kpla ne an d a Se ria l por t is lo - cat ed n ext to FP US B 2 /3 to p rovi de fro nt ac ce ss. S ee th e ta ble o n the ri ght f or p in de ni tio ns. SerialPortPinDenitions (COM1/COM2) Pin # Denition Pin # De[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1. VGA Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located n e x t t o t h e C O M P o r t o n t h e I O ba c kp la ne . Th is c o nn ec to r i s us e d to pro vi d e vi de o an d CRT di sp la y . Refer to the board la yout bel ow for the location. 1[...]

2-16 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 chass is. See the gure below for the description s of t[...]

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 Th e no n- m as ka bl e in te rr up t b ut t on header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Re fer to the tab le on the righ t for pin [...]

2-18 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Pow er Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Rese t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Pow er L ED #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/N IC2/NIC3* /NIC4* LEDs (*NIC3/NIC4: X8STi-LN4) The NIC (Network Interface Control - le[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Pow er Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Rese t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Pow er L ED #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 L ED cable to the Blue UID and OH/Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF[...]

2-20 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 t urn off the power i n the su[...]

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 Panel USB ports, refer to Page 2-14. • For information on C[...]

2-22 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 X 8STi/X 8STi-F /X8S Ti-3F/ X8S T i- LN4 h as six fan headers (F an1 ~ Fan6). These fans are 4-pin fan headers. Howe ver , P ins 1 -3 of[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Internal Buzzer The Inte rnal 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 PinDenition Pi[...]

2-24 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 overhe at. This LED will al so blink to indicat e a f an f ailure. Refer t o 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 th e motherbo ard. Th is con ne cto r mon ito rs t he sta tu s 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[...]

2-26 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 DAT A Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T -SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers T wo T-SG PIO (Serial-Link General Pur - pose Input/Output) headers are located ne xt to USB [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 W ake-On-LAN T he Wak e - O n - L A N h ea d e r is l o c a te d at J WO L o n t h e m o th e r b oa r d. S ee t he t a bl e on the r ight f or pin d enit ion s. ( Y ou mu st a lso have a L A N ca rd wi th a Wake - On - L AN c on - nec tor an d ca ble to use t his fe ature. ) Wake-On-LAN Pin?[...]

2-28 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 p ower supply fail ure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pi n to indicate of a power fai[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o mod ify the op eration of the motherbo ard, ju mp er s ca n be us ed t o ch oo se be tw ee n 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 pa d on the [...]

2-30 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 ac cidental clearing of CMOS. T o cle ar CMOS, use a metal o bject such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the conne[...]

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 Pins 2-3 Disabled VGA Enable JPG1 allows you to en able or disable th[...]

2-32 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 Wake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2/ JPUSB3) to "wake-up" your s ystem by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the U SB mouse of your system. The JPUS B jumpers [...]

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 (X8STi-3F Only) JPS1 al lows you to e nabl e or di sabl e SAS C onne cto rs. Th e defau lt posi tio n is on pins 1 and 2 to enab le SA S. Se e th e ta ble o n th e r igh[...]

2-34 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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/X8ST i-3F Only) Note : JBMC1 (BMC Jumper) is reserved for internal testing only . Do not change the jumper setting pre-set b y the manuf acturer . LSI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs T wo LAN ports (L AN 1/LA N 2) are l ocated on the IO Backplane o f the mother board. Another two LA N ports (LAN 3/ LAN 4) a re located on t he X8ST i-LN 4. Each Etherne t LAN port has t wo LEDs. The yel low LED ind ic ates act ivi ty, w hil e th e Li nk L ED m ay b e g r e e n[...]

2-36 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8STi-3F Only) A SA S Hea r tbe at LED is lo cate d at LES 2. Wh en LES 2 bl inks, SA S c onn ect ors ar e rea dy fo r us e. Refe r to the tabl e on t he ri ght for det ails . Also see the layou t b elow for the LED loc at ion. SAS Heartbeat LED [...]

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 to disconnect the power cable be[...]

2-38 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual UID-LED The Unit Identier LED Ind icator is located at LE2 on the motherboard. When the blue light is on, the unit (system ) that m ight be in need of s ervic e i s identi ed. See t he layout below for the LE D locat ion. LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. UID LED[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-39 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-9 SA T A/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections Note the f ollowing 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 cables that came with your shipment. • A red mark on a wire indicates the l[...]

2-40 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. Floppy Floppy Connector The oppy c onn ecto r is l oca ted nex t to the I - But ton on t he moth erb oard. See the t abl e on t he r ight for p in denitions. Floppy Drive Connector PinDenitions Pin# Denition Pin # Denition 1 Ground 2 FDHDI[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol lowin g p roc edure s to tr ouble sho ot you r syst em. If you have fo llowe d al l 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 ur ning Mer cha ndi se fo [...]

3-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2. Us e t he spe aker t o de term ine if a ny be ep co des exi st. (Ref er t o 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 of mem or y mo dules , reset the m emo ry or t r y a dif fe re[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting com/support /bios/ ). Note: Not all BIOS can be ashe d. Some can not be ash ed; it depe nds on the modications to the boot block code. 3. If yo u've foll owed the ins tru cti ons above t o tr oubl esho ot you r syste m, an d sti ll cannot resolve the problem, then c on tac t Su per mi cro' s tec hn[...]

3-4 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Qu es ti on: How d o I up da te my B IO S? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencin g any p roblems with your system . Upda ted BI OS le s are l ocated on our web site at http://www .supermicro.com/support/bios/ . Please check our BIOS warnin[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting and inst all the app lic ation s you nee d. A pplic ati ons on t he C D inc lude ch ipset drivers for Windows, security and audio drivers. Qu es ti on: I ins ta lle d t he R SC- R 2 UW- 3 E8 a dd - on car d on slo t 2 , bu t t he syst em do es n ot d et ec t i t . How ca n I m ake i t t o wo rk ? An swer : C h a n g [...]

3-6 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/ X8ST i-LN4 . The AMI R OM BIOS is stored in a Flas h EEPROM and can be ea sily updated. This chap ter desc ribes th e basic navigatio n of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Starting BIOS Setup Utility [...]

4-2 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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 memo ry is being test ed, press the <D elete> key to en ter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility . Fro m the main m enu, you can access the oth er setup screen[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/Syst em Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys - tem Date using the arro w key s. En ter new v alues through the keyboard. Press the <T ab> key or the arrow keys to move betwe en elds. The da[...]

4-4 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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 needed for system boot. The options are Enabled[...]

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 sse d if an er ror oc cu rs. T he opti ons a re Di sabl ed and Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s f eatu re d isp lays "Pr es s D EL t o r un Setup" du rin g P OST . The o ptions a re Enabl[...]

4-6 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual ting. Select Auto fo r t he BIOS to automaticall y select the CPU multipli er 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 Ele ctromag[...]

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 Inte l® microarchitecture. These instructions enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption, using the Advanced Encryption [...]

4-8 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual TDC Limit V alue This optio n sets the p rocessor's elec trical current value. The de fault 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 - tio[...]

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 the frequency the system prefetches d[...]

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

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 SR-IOV Support Enable this item to support Single Root I/O Virtualization and Sharing (SR-IOV). The options are Disabled and Enbaled. Intel I/OA T The Int el I/OA T (I/O Accel eration T echnology) signican tly reduces CPU overhead by le veraging C PU archite ctural imp rovements, freeing res ources for more other tasks.[...]

4-12 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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guration If Compatible is selected, it sets SA[...]

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 M ode boosts the IDE drive p erformance b y increasin g the am oun[...]

4-14 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Select MWD MA0 t o all ow th e BIO S to use Mu lti Word D MA mod e 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MB/s. Select MWD MA1 t o all ow th e BIO S to use Mu lti Word D MA mod e 1. It has a data tran sfer rate o f 13.3 MB/s. Select MW DMA2 to all ow the BIOS to use Mul ti-Word D MA mo de 2. [...]

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 O S to c ongure Plu g & Pla y devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .) Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to congure a[...]

4-16 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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 fe ature to se lect the gr aphics contro ller to be used as th e p rimary boot device. The optio[...]

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 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 es t (PO ST). Sel ec t A lways to kee p Co nso le R edir ect i[...]

4-18 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual The Default Alarm • : Select this setti ng if you want the CPU overh eat alarm (including the LED and the buzzer) t o be triggered when the CP U temperature reaches about 5 o C above the threshold temperatur e as prede ned by the CPU manufacture r to give the CPU an d system fans a d[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 Note: In both the alar ms abov e, ple ase ta ke imm ediate action as shown belo w . See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings. User intervention: If the system b uzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take action immediately by checking the sys tem fan s, chass is vent ilation and room temperature to correct [...]

4-20 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for ef fective system cooling. Select Ful l Speed to allo w the onboard f ans to run at full s peed (of 100% Pu lse Width Modulatio n Duty Cy cle) for maximum cooling. The Full Speed setti ng is reco mmende d for spec ial s y[...]

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

4-22 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Set LAN Conguration Set this feature to congur e the IPMI LAN adapt er with a network ad dress. Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Cong com - mand. This is initially set to [1] . Press "+" or "-" on yo ur keybo ard to cha nge the Chan[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23  Event Log Conguration View Event Log 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 opt ion clears the Event Log memory of all mes sages. The options are OK and Cancel. PCIE Error Log Use thi s optio[...]

4-24 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-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. Superv isor Pa ssword This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear means su ch a passw ord has no t b[...]

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 f eature allow s the user to specify th e sequence of prior ity for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boo t device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot devi ce, 4th boot device, 5th boot device a nd Disabled. 1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy Drive •[...]

4-26 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utili ty scr een to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the syste m conguration cha nges, select this op tion to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new syste[...]

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 witho ut maki ng any perma nent cha nges to the system con guration, and reboot th e computer . Select Disca rd Changes and Exit from the Exit[...]

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Po wer On Self T est ) error beep codes for the AMI BIO S. 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 v era b[...]

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all har dware components ha ve been installe d, you must rs t c ongure Intel South Bridge RA ID Setting s before you i nstall the Windows OS an d other software drivers. T o congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides posted on o[...]

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

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les for each i tem. Click a com puter icon to th e 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 s[...]

C-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III The Supe ro Doctor III program is a Web-base manage ment tool that supports remote m anagement cap ability . It includ es Remote a nd Local M anagement too ls. The loca l managem[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revisio n 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:/ /ftp.supermicro. com/utility/Supe ro_Doctor_III/. Y ou c an al so download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDI II[...]

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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 y our Superm icro T echnical Support represen tative, o r in cases of e mergencies where the syst em no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS. DO NOT re-pro gram (re-ash) the BIOS if your system is runnin[...]

D-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-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 er B [...]

(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[...]