Supermicro Supero X8DAE, Supero X8DA6 User Manual

X8DA6

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1a

X8DAE

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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 X8DA6/

X8DAE motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X8DA6/X8DAE supports the Intel 5500/5600 Series Processor

platform, the rst dual-processing platform that implements the Intel QuickPath

Interconnect (QPI) Technology and provides the next generation point-to-point

system interface, replacing the current Front Side Bus. With the 5500/5600 Series

Processor platform built in, the X8DA6/X8DAE substantially enhances system

performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized

for CAD workstations and graphic-intensive systems. Please refer to our web site

(http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on supported processors. This

product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mother-

board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the

system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-

shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes. Appendix B and Appendix C provide

the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions.

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:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent

damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to

ensure correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 1-1

1-2 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................ 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-2

Tools Needed .................................................................................................. 2-2

Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 2-2

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-3

Installing a CPU Heatsink ............................................................................... 2-5

2-4 Memory Installation ........................................................................................ 2-7

DIMM Installation ........................................................................................... 2-7

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-7

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports............................................................... 2-12

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-12

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-13

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-14

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-15

High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ............................................................ 2-16

CD Header/Front Panel Audio.................................................................. 2-16

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions .......................................................... 2-18

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-18

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-18

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-19

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-19

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-20

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-20

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Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-21

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-21

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-22

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................. 2-22

Processor Power Connector ................................................................... 2-22

T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-23

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-23

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-24

Speaker/Power LED Header .................................................................... 2-24

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-25

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-25

Power SMB (I2C) Connector .................................................................... 2-26

RAIDKey (Optional for X8DA6 only) ........................................................ 2-27

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-28

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-28

SAS Enable/Disable (X8DA6) .................................................................. 2-28

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-29

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-29

I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................. 2-30

Audio Mode Select ................................................................................... 2-30

1394a_1/1394a_2 Enable ........................................................................ 2-31

Audio Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-31

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-32

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-33

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-33

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-33

SAS LED Indicator (X8DA6 only)............................................................. 2-34

2-9 Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections ............ 2-35

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-35

Serial ATA (SATA) Ports ........................................................................... 2-36

Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports (For X8DA6 only) .............................. 2-36

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4 BIOS

4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1

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How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-1

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2

4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2

4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations...................................................................... 4-4

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-21

4-5 Boot Conguration ........................................................................................ 4-22

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-24

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Software Programs ..........................................................................B-1

B-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III ......................................................................... B-2

Chapter 1: Introduction

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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 all been included with your motherboard. If anything

listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

• One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

• One (1) oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022L)

• One (1) 1394a connector cable (CBL-0173L)

• Two (2) SAS cable for SATA/SAS Backplane (CBL-0097L-02)

• Four (4) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx4) (For X8DA6)

• Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) (For X8DAE)

• One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-74301-0N)

• One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

• One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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X8DA6/X8DAE Image

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.

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X8DA6/X8DAE Motherboard Layout

Notes:

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

4. When LE1 LED is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to

unplug the power cables before removing or installing components.

5. The X8DA6 motherboard supports the LSI 2008 SAS2 Controller and 8

SAS connectors. To congure SAS RAID settings, please refer to the LSI

MegaRAID User Guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/

LSI/20MegaRAID_Conguration_for_the_LSI_1068_Controller.pdf.

P2-DIMM1A

JWOL

CD1

J27

JBT1

JWD1

JPS1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPI1

JPI2C1

JD1

JOH1

JPW3

FAN8 (CPU1 Fan)

P2-DIMM1B

P1-DIMM1B

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM3B

SAS0~3

FAN2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN7/CPU2

FAN1

P1-DIMM3A

KB/MS

USB

0/1

/2/3

COM1

COM2

LAN1/2

Audio

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA3

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

FLOPPY

USB6/7

USB4/5

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM3B

HD

BIOS

JPW1

PWR SMB

CPU2

CPU1

Intel 5520

IOH-36D

Intel
ICH10R

South Bridge

LSI
2008

SAS CTRL

82574
LAN
CTRL

82574
LAN

CTRL

Audio
CTRL

JL1

X8DA6/E

Rev. 2.01

S/IO

LE1

FAN6

FAN5

JPW2

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot4 PCI-E x4

Battery

Slot1 PCI-X 133/100MHz

Slot2 PCI-X 133/100MHz

Slot3 PCI-X 133/100MHz

JPAC1

CNF_1

CNF2_2

USB8

JLPC80

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JIBTN1

SAS4~7

SP1

SPKR

FP Control

JF1

LED1

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0x4

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0x4

PXH

CD1

JPL2

AUDIO

JPL1

Audio FP

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X8DA6/X8DAE Quick Reference

Warning!

1. To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard, please use a power

supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect

these power connectors to the 24-pin and the two 8-pin power connectors on your

motherboard for adequate power supply to your system. Failure to do so will void the

manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

2. To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate airow

to your system.

3. JPL2 is not available for a PCB Rev. 2.00 or a later version board.

4. JL2 is not available for a PCB Rev. 2.01 or a later version board.

P2-DIMM1A

JWOL

CD1

J27

JBT1

JWD1

JPS1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPI1

JPI2C1

JD1

JOH1

JPW3

FAN8 (CPU1 Fan)

P2-DIMM1B

P1-DIMM1B

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM3B

SAS0~3

FAN2

FAN4

FAN3

FAN7/CPU2

FAN1

P1-DIMM3A

KB/MS

USB

0/1

/2/3

COM1

COM2

LAN1/2

Audio

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA3

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

FLOPPY

USB6/7

USB4/5

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM3B

HD

BIOS

JPW1

PWR SMB

CPU2

CPU1

Intel 5520

IOH-36D

Intel
ICH10R

South Bridge

LSI
2008

SAS CTRL

82574
LAN
CTRL

82574
LAN

CTRL

Audio
CTRL

JL1

X8DA6/E

Rev. 2.01

S/IO

LE1

FAN6

FAN5

JPW2

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot4 PCI-E x4

Battery

Slot1 PCI-X 133/100MHz

Slot2 PCI-X 133/100MHz

Slot3 PCI-X 133/100MHz

JPAC1

CNF_1

CNF2_2

USB8

JLPC80

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JIBTN1

SAS4~7

SP1

SPKR

FP Control

JF1

LED1

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0x4

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0x4

PXH

CD1

JPL2

AUDIO

JPL1

Audio FP

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X8DA6/X8DAE Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB (I2C) to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 GLAN 1/2 Enable (See Note 3 on P. 1-4) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPI1 CNF1/CNF2 (1394a_1/2) Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 SAS Enable (X8DA6) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

Audio/CD1/Audio FP Audio Input_Output_Mic/CD-ROM/Front Panel (HD)

Audio (J27) Headers

CNF1/ CNF2 IEEE 1394a Connectors 1/2

COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Ports

FAN 1-8 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)

Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector

JD1 Speaker/Power LED Header

JF1 Front Panel Connector

JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID5 support (X8DA6 only)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

JPI2C SMB Power Supply I2C Header

JPW1/JPW2 +12V 8-pin Secondary PWR Connector (See P. 1-4)

JPW3 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (See P. 1-4)

JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header

LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports

SAS 0~3, 4~7 SAS Connectors (X8DA6 only)

T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

(B/P) USB 0/1/2/3 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

(F/P) USB 4/5, 6/7, 8 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

LED Description

LE 1 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator

LED1 SAS LED Indicator (X8DA6 only)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Two Intel

®

5500/5600 Series Processor (LGA 1366) processors. Each processor

supports two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links of up to 51.2 GB/s Data

Transfer Rate (6.4 GT/s per direction)

Memory

• Twelve 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of Registered ECC or up

to 48 of Unbuffered ECC/Non ECC DDR 3 1333/1066/800 MHz Memory (See

Section 2-4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)

Chipset

• Intel 5520 platform, including the 5520 (IOH-36D) and the ICH10R (South

Bridge).

Warning: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate

airow to your system.

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-E x16 slot (Slot6)

• Two PCI-E 2.0 x4 slots (Slot5, Slot7)

• One PCI-E x4 in x8 slot (Slot4)

• Three 64-bit PCI-X 133/100 slots (Slot1, Slot2, Slot3)

BIOS

• 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM

• PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, USB Keyboard sup-

port, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3Vcc, 12V, V_DIMM,

5V, -12V, 3.3VSB, and Vbatt

• Fan status monitor and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Fan Control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready and Thermal Monitor 2

(TM2) support

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode/CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

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• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

• Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-off

Onboard I/O

• Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5

supported in the Windows OS Environment)

• LSI 2008 SAS2 supports eight SAS ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 sup-

ported) (For X8DA6)

Note: SAS RAID5 is also supported when the AOC-IMRRAkey-LSI-2008

(optional) is installed on the motherboard.

• Dual Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support dual Giga-bit LAN

ports

• One oppy port interface

• Two COM ports

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to nine USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (4 Ports, 2 Front Headers, and 1

Type A Header)

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627HG

• High Denition 7.1 Audio with Line-in, Line-out and Microphone

• Two TI 1394 ports

Other

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Ext. ATX 13.05" (L) x 12.075" (W) (331.47 mm x 306.71 mm)

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Block Diagram of the Intel 5520 Platform

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother-

board features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

KB

MS

COM1
External

#0-5

#0-6

Option

Ports#4~7

SAS2

LSI SA2008

Ports#0~3

800/1066/1333

800/1066/1333

DDR3

#0-4

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDR3

#1-4

#1-3

#1-2

#1-1

IOH-36D

#3-6

QPI

PCI-E X8

LANE6

COM2
External

PCI-E X8

USB 2.0

3.0 Gb/S

PORT

PORT

PORT

#0

PROCESSOR#2

ICH10R

PCI-E X16

DMI

LANE5

LANE1/2/3/4

SPI

SIO

W83627

#1-2

PROCESSOR#1

QPI

HG

USB

PCIE X4

SATA

2 Rear
4 Front
1 Type-A

PCI-E X4

PCI-E X8

PORT
#10

LAN#1

PHY#1

LAN#2

PHY#1

PCI-E X16

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X9

PCI-E X4

PCI-E X1

ESI

#1-5

#1-6

PCI-E X1

PCI-E X4

SLOT 5

SLOT 7

PORT

#7-8

SLOT 4

82574L

82574L

PCI-E X4

PORT

#9

PXH

SLOT 6

AC LINK

HD AUDIO

1394

PCI

PCI-X 133/100

SLOT 1

SLOT 2

SLOT 3

PCI-X 133/100
PCI-X 133

#0~#5

#0~#8

QPI

Intel 5520

Intel

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the

X8DA6/X8DAE motherboard provides the performance and feature set optimized

for dual-processor-based high-end workstations, CAD systems and intensive-

application platforms. The 5500/5600 Series Processor platform consists of the

5500/5600 Series Processor (LGA 1366) processor, the 5520 (IOH-36D), and the

ICH10R (South Bridge). With the Intel QuickPath interconnect controller built in,

the 5500/5600 Series Processor platform is the rst dual-processing platform that

offers the next generation point-to-point interconnect interface, replacing the cur-

rent Front Side Bus Technology, providing substantial performance enhancement

by utilizing serial link interconnections with increased bandwidth and scalability.

The IOH-36D connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath

Interconnect link. Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes

for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock. A

full-width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals. Each processor

supports two QuickPath links, one going to the other processor, and the other to

the 5520 chip.

The Intel 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes, and the 5520

IOH-36D supports peer-to-peer read and write transactions. The ICH10R provides

up to 6 PCI-Express ports, six SATA ports and nine USB connections.

In addition, the Intel 5520 platform also offers a wide range of RAS (Reliability,

Availability and Serviceability) features. These features include memory interface

ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC), Cyclic Redundancy Check

(CRC), parity protection, out-of-band register access via SMBus, memory mirror-

ing, and Hot-plug support on the PCI-Express Interface.

Main Features of the 5500/5600 Series Processor and the
5520 Chipset

•Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores

•Two full-width Intel QuickPath interconnect links, up to 6.4 GT/s of data transfer

rate in each direction

•Virtualization Technology, Integrated Management Engine supported

•Point-to-point cache coherent interconnect, Fast/narrow unidirectional links, and

Concurrent bi-directional trafc

•Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry

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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. You can choose for the system to

remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state. See the Advanced BIOS

Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DA6/X8DAE. All

have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor-

ing. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously:

CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3Vcc, 12V, V_DIMM, 5V, -12V, 3.3VSB, and Vbatt.

Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent

to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of

the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management in the BIOS (under

System Health Monitoring in the Advanced section.)

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects

that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan

control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-

sis temperature is too high.

Warning:To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate

airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

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notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can also congure

Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU

temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre-dened range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica-

tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008/

Windows Vista Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is dened as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN trafc is kept

to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power

supply.

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1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates.

The X8DA6/X8DAE can accommodate 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. In addition, the two onboard 12V 8-pin power connections are also

required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning: To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard, please use a

power supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to con-

nect these power connectors to the 24-pin and the two 8-pin power connectors on your

motherboard for adequate power supply to your system. Failure to do so will void the

manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX

power supply Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (For more

information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in

areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a oppy disk drive

controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-

tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720

K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s

or 1 Mb/s. It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

•Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

•Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

•Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

•When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

•Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not

in use.

•For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

•Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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3. Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes

on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

4. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

5. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother-

board components.

Warning: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not ap-

ply any force greater than 8 lb/sq.in (8 lbs. per square inch) when installing a screw

into a mounting hole.

6. Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its

matching mounting hole on the chassis, using a Phillips screwdriver.

7. Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws to all mounting holes.

8. Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis.

Tools Needed

1. Phillips Screwdriver

2. Pan head #9 screws

Installation
Instructions

1. Install the IO shield into the

chassis.

2. Locate the mounting holes

on the motherboard. Refer to

the layout above for mounting

hole locations.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting

fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother-

board to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in

tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard

tray. Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing

the motherboard to the chassis.

Locations of Mounting Holes

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: 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 install the

processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU heatsink and heatsink fans.

3. When purchasing a motherboard with a 5500/5600 Series Processor pre-

installed, make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place, and none of

the CPU socket pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

4. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the

CPU socket, from its locking

position.

Socket Clip

Load Plate

2. Gently lift the socket clip to

open the load plate.

3. Hold the plastic cap at its north

and south center edges to re-

move it from the CPU socket.

Plastic Cap

Hold the north & south edges of
the plastic cap to remove it

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Socket Keys

1. After removing the plastic cap,

using your thumb and the index

nger, hold the CPU at the

north and south center edges.

2. 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.

3. Once both the CPU and the

socket are aligned, carefully

lower the CPU straight down

into the socket. (Do not rub the

CPU against the surface of the

socket or its pins to avoid dam-

aging the CPU or the socket.)

4. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the

CPU to make sure that the CPU

is properly installed.

5. Once the CPU is securely

seated on the socket, lower the

CPU load plate to the socket.

6. Use your thumb to gently push

the socket clip down to the clip

lock.

Warning: Please save the plastic cap.

The motherboard must be shipped with

the plastic cap properly installed to

protect the CPU socket pins. Shipment

without the plastic cap properly installed

will cause damage to the socket pins.

CPU CPU SocketLoad Plate

CPU Keys

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Installing a CPU Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

1. Do not apply any thermal

grease to the heatsink or the

CPU die because the required

amount has already been ap-

plied.

Screw#1

Screw#2

Install Screw#1

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting

holes are aligned with those on

the retention mechanism.

3. Install two diagonal screws (ie

the #1 and the #2 screws) and

tighten them until just snug (-do

not fully tighten the screws to

avoid possible damage to the

CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully

tightening all four screws.

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Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However,

if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall

the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components.

1. Unplug the power cord from the

power supply.

2. If you are using an active heat-

sink, disconnect the heatsink

fan wires from the CPU fan

header.

3. Using a screwdriver, loosen and

remove the heatsink screws

from the motherboard in the se-

quence as show in the picture

on the right.

4. Hold the heatsink as shown

in the picture on the right and

gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not

use excessive force when wrig-

gling the heatsink.)

5. Once the heatsink is loosened,

remove it from the CPU socket.

6. To reinstall the CPU and the

heatsink, clean the surface of

the CPU and the heatsink to get

rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of

thermal grease on the surface

before reinstalling them on the

motherboard.

Using a screwdriver to

remove Screw#1

Remove Screw#2

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2-4 Memory Installation

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

Warning

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (See step 1).

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

P1-DIMM 1A. For best memory performance, please install memory modules

of the same type and same speed on the memory slots as indicated on the

tables below. (See the Memory Installation Table Below.)

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch

along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor-

rectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

Repeat for all modules.

Memory Support

The X8DA6/X8DAE supports up to 192 GB Registered ECC or up to 48 of Unbuf-

fered ECC/Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs. Memory

speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board.

DIMMModulePopulationConguration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory installation:

DIMM Population Table

DIMM
Slots
per
Channel

DIMMs
Populated
per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=
Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM (any

combination; SR=Single Rank,
DR=Dual Rank,
QR=Quad Rank)

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 QR

2 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 Both SR, Both DR, or Mixed

2 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 QR & SR, QR & DR, or QR only

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Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 CPU2

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 3 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 3

6 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 1A 2A 3A

12
DIMMs

1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B

DIMM Module Population Conguration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory installation.

Memory Support for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

RDIMM Population for the Motherboard with 5500 Processors Installed

DIMM
Slots per
Channel

DIMMs
Populated
per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=
Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

(any combination;
SR=Single Rank,
DR=Dual Rank,
QR=Quad Rank)

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 (Note 1) QR

2 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 (Note 1) Mixing SR, DR

2 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note 2) Mixing SR, DR, QR

Note 1: 1333 RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading).
Note 2: 1333/1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading).