Supermicro X8DT3, X8DTi, X8DT3-F, X8DTi-F, X8DT3-LN4F USER MANUAL

X8DT3

X8DTi

X8DT3-F

X8DTi-F

X8DT3-LN4F

X8DTi-LN4F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.2c

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FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense.

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WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.2c Release Date: March 9, 2012

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Copyright © 2012 by Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Preface

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 X8DT3/ X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F motherboard.

About this Motherboard

The X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F supports the Intel® 5500/5600* Series Processor platform, the first dual-processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the 5500/5600* Series Processor platform built in, the X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3- F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for high-end servers, High Performance Computing (HPC) systems and intensive applications. 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. (*The 5600 Series processors are supported by a Rev. 2.00 or later version motherboard.)

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes. Appendix B provides Software Installation Instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

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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Contacting Supermicro

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address:	Super Micro Computer, Inc.
	980 Rock Ave.
	San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail] (General Information)
	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site:	www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address:	Super Micro Computer B.V.
	Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
	's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
Email:	[e-mail] (General Information)
	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
	[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address:	Super Micro Computer, Inc.
	4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
	Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
	Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel:	+886-(2)	8226-3990
Fax:	+886-(2)	8226-3991
Web Site:	www.supermicro.com.tw
Email:	[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Tel:	+886-(2)	8226-5990 (Technical Support)

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1	Overview..........................................................................................................	1-1
1-3	Chipset Overview.............................................................................................	1-9
1-4	Special Features............................................................................................	1-10
1-5	PC Health Monitoring....................................................................................	1-10
1-6	ACPI Features................................................................................................	1-11
1-7	Power Supply.................................................................................................	1-12
1-8	Super I/O.......................................................................................................	1-12
1-9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DT3/i-F/X8DT3/i-LN4F
Only)	.......................................................................................................................	1-13

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1	Static-Sensitive Devices..................................................................................	2-1
2-2	Motherboard Installation..................................................................................	2-2
2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................		2-3
	Installing a CPU Heatsink................................................................................	2-5
2-4	Memory Installation ........................................................................................	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
	Video Connector.......................................................................................	2-15
	Ethernet Ports...........................................................................................	2-16
	2. Front Control Panel...................................................................................	2-17
	3. Front Control Panel Pin Definitions...........................................................	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
	Reset Button ............................................................................................	2-21
	Power Button ...........................................................................................	2-21
2-6	Connecting Cables........................................................................................	2-22
	Power Connectors ...................................................................................	2-22
	Fan Headers.............................................................................................	2-23

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	Chassis Intrusion .....................................................................................	2-23
	Internal Speaker........................................................................................	2-24
	Power LED/Speaker.................................................................................	2-24
	Wake-On-LAN...........................................................................................	2-25
	Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)................................................................	2-25
	T-SGPIO Headers.....................................................................................	2-26
	I-Button (Optional for X8DT3/-F/LN4F only).............................................	2-26
	Power SMB (I2C) Connector.....................................................................	2-27
	IPMB I2C SMB..........................................................................................	2-27
	TPM Header..............................................................................................	2-28
	DOM Power Connector.............................................................................	2-28
2-7	Jumper Settings.............................................................................................	2-29
	Explanation of Jumpers.................................................................................	2-29
	GLAN Enable/Disable...............................................................................	2-29
	CMOS Clear..............................................................................................	2-30
	Watch Dog Enable/Disable.......................................................................	2-30
	I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots.........................................................................	2-31
	VGA Enable..............................................................................................	2-31
	SAS Enable/Disable (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F only)......................	2-32
	SAS RAID Select (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DT3-LN4F only).........................	2-32
	BMC Enable..............................................................................................	2-33
2-8	Onboard LED Indicators................................................................................	2-34
	GLAN LEDs..............................................................................................	2-34
	IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DT3/i-F/-LN4F Only)................................	2-34
	SAS Heartbeat/Activity LED Indicators.....................................................	2-35
	BMC Heartbeat LED.................................................................................	2-35
	Onboard Power LED ...............................................................................	2-36
2-9 Floppy Drive, Serial ATA and SAS Connections...........................................		2-37
	Floppy Connector......................................................................................	2-37
	Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................	2-38
	SAS Ports (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F only).....................................	2-38
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1	Troubleshooting Procedures............................................................................	3-1
	Before Power On.............................................................................................	3-1
	No Power.........................................................................................................	3-1
	No Video..........................................................................................................	3-1
	Losing the System’s Setup Configuration.......................................................	3-2
	Memory Errors ................................................................................................	3-2
3-2	Technical Support Procedures.........................................................................	3-2

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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
	How To Change the Configuration Data..........................................................	4-2
	Starting the Setup Utility..................................................................................	4-2
4-2	Main Setup.......................................................................................................	4-2
4-3	Advanced Setup Configurations......................................................................	4-4
4-4	Security Settings............................................................................................	4-24
4-5	Boot Configuration.........................................................................................	4-26
4-6	Exit Options...................................................................................................	4-27

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	Configuring Supero Doctor III..........................................................................	B-2

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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 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) floppy ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)

•One (1) USB cable (CBL-0083L)

•One (1) Serial/COM cable (CBL-010L)

•Four (4) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DT3/X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F)

•Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DTi/X8DTi-F/X8DTi-LN4F)

•Two (2) SAS cable for SATA/SAS Backplane (CBL-0097L-02) (For X8DT3/ X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F)

•One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)

•One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

•One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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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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X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F Layout

KB/MOUSE

	only)
	LAN
0/1	LN4F-F/-
	Dedicated
USB	(X8DT3/i
COM1

Fan5 Fan6

JPW2	JPW3
	P1-DIMM3A
	P1-DIMM3B
	P1-DIMM2A
	P1-DIMM2B
	P1-DIMM1A
	P1-DIMM1B

	VGA
		Fan8/
		CPU1 FAN
	LAN1	JLAN1	CPU1
	LAN3
	LAN2	JLAN2
	LAN4

J6

CPU2

P2-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/

CPU2

SP1

JOH1	JD1
Fan2
LE1
JF1	1

		LAN
	Series Rev. 2.01	CTRL
		LAN
	X8DT3/i
		CTRL
		(X8DT3/i-LN4F)

Battery

COM2

JPL1

JPL2

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0x8	SPEC
Slot5 PCI-E 2.0x8 in x16
Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x16
Slot3 PCI 33 MHz		BIOS
			JBT1
	BMC/VGA				ICH10R
Slot2 PCI-E x4
					South Bridge
	CTRL
JI2C1
JI2C2
Slot1 PCI 33MHz
	D1	JPB		USB4/5	USB3	USB2
			USB6/7
	J28
JP3		JPG1
	J27		JUSB3	JUSB2

	Fan3	1
Intel 5520
North Bridge	Floppy
SI/O

				TPM Header
			LES2	LES1	SAS4~7
					only)
			LSI		Models
			1068E
					(*X8DT3
T-SGPIO2 T-SGPIO1		I-BUTTON	(*X8DT3 Models only)
		JP7			SAS0~3
I-SATA5	I-SATA3	I-SATA1 JWF1

J5

JSM2

JSM1

JWOL

1

		JL1 JWD	JPS1JPS2
I-SATA4	I-SATA2	I-SATA0	Fan4

Differences between the models

	SATA (ICH10R)	X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3-F			X8DTi-F	X8DT3-LN4F	X8DTi-LN4F
		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	SAS (1068E)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
	I-Button	Optional	No	Optional	No	Optional	No
	IPMI 2.0 w/KVM	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	LAN3/LAN4 &	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
	JPL2 (Jumper)

Notes

1.LAN Port 3, LAN Port 4, and LAN Controller#2 are for the X8DT3/i-LN4F only. IPMI Dedicated LAN is for X8DT3/i-F, X8DT3/i-LN4F only.

2.SAS connectors, jumpers, and the LSI 1068E chip are available on the

X8DT3/-F/-LN4F only. For SAS RAID configuration, refer to the LSI User

Guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

3.IPMI 2.0 and the Dedicated LAN (w/KVM support) are available on the

X8DT3/i-F/-LN4F only. For more information, please refer to the user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

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Motherboard Layout

KB/MOUSE

	only)
	LAN
0/1	LN4F-F/-
	Dedicated
USB	(X8DT3/i
COM1

Fan5 Fan6

JPW2	JPW3
	P1-DIMM3A
	P1-DIMM3B
	P1-DIMM2A
	P1-DIMM2B
	P1-DIMM1A
	P1-DIMM1B

	VGA
		Fan8/
		CPU1 FAN
	LAN1	JLAN1	CPU1
	LAN3
	LAN2	JLAN2
	LAN4

J6

CPU2

P2-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/

CPU2

SP1

JOH1	JD1
Fan2
LE1
JF1	1

		LAN
	Series Rev. 2.01	CTRL
		LAN
	X8DT3/i
		CTRL
		(X8DT3/i-LN4F)

Battery

COM2

JPL1

JPL2

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0x8	SPEC
Slot5 PCI-E 2.0x8 in x16
Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x16
Slot3 PCI 33 MHz		BIOS
			JBT1
	BMC/VGA				ICH10R
Slot2 PCI-E x4
	CTRL				South Bridge
JI2C1
JI2C2
Slot1 PCI 33MHz
	D1	JPB		USB4/5	USB3	USB2
			USB6/7
	J28
JP3		JPG1
	J27		JUSB3	JUSB2

	Fan3	1
Intel 5520
North Bridge	Floppy
SI/O

				TPM Header
			LES2	LES1	SAS4~7
					only)
			LSI		Models
			1068E
					(*X8DT3
T-SGPIO2 T-SGPIO1		I-BUTTON	(*X8DT3 Models only)
		JP7			SAS0~3
I-SATA5	I-SATA3	I-SATA1 JWF1

J5

JSM2

JSM1

JWOL

1

		JL1 JWD	JPS1JPS2
I-SATA4	I-SATA2	I-SATA0	Fan4

Notes:

1.Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2.For IPMI configuration, please refer to the Winbond BMC User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

3." " indicates the location of Pin 1. Also, refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the onboard components.

4.When LE1 is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components.

5.To avoid possible system overheating, be sure to provide adequate airflow to the system.

6.JPB (BMC Enable jumper), JWF1 (DOM PWR connector), TPM (Trusted Platform Module header), the 5600 Series processors, and 1.35V DIMM modules are supported by the Rev. 2.00 or later version motherboard.

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	Quick Reference
Jumper	Description	Default Setting
JBT1	CMOS Clear	(See Section 5-10)
JI2C1/JI2C2	SMB to PCI Slots	2-3 (Disabled)
JPB	BMC Enable (for F models)	Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (for R. 2.00 & later board)
JPG1	VGA Enable	Pins 1-2	(Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2	LAN1/2 & LAN 3/4 Enable	Pins 1-2	(Enabled) (JP2: for LN4 models)
JPS1	SAS Enable	Pins 1-2	(Enabled) (Note 5 P. 1-4)
JPS2	SAS RAID Enable	Closed (SR RAID Enabled) (Note5 P1-4)
JWD	Watch Dog	Pins 1-2	(Reset)

Connector	Description
COM1/COM2	COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-8	System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)
Floppy	Floppy Disk Drive Connector
I-Button	I-Button for data storage (optional for X8DT3/-F/LN4F only)
J5	IPMB I2C Header (for an IPMI card)
J6	Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header
JD1	PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)
JF1	Front Panel Connector
JL1	Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1	Overheat LED Header
JWF1	DOM (Disk-On-Module) Power Header (for R. 2.0 & later)
JPW1/JPW2, JPW3	8-pin Secondary PWR, 24-pin ATX PWR (See Warning)
JWOL	Wake-On-LAN Header
LAN1/2, LAN 3/4,	Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports (See Note 5 on P. 1-4)
IPMI_Dedicated LAN
I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5	(Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports
SAS 0~3, 4~7	SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7 (X8DT3/-F/-LN4F only)
T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2	Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
TPM Header	Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header (for R. 2.0 & later)
USB 0/1, 2,3, 4/5, 6/7	Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
VGA	VGA Connector

LED	Description
D1	BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator
LE1	Onboard Standby LED Indicator
LES1/LES2	SAS LEDs (LES1: SAS Heartbeat, LES2: SAS Activity LEDs)

Note: To provide adequate power to the system, be sure to connect JPW1, JPW2 and JPW3 to the power supply. Refer to the warning on P. 1-12 for more information.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

•Two Intel® 5500/5600* Series (LGA 1366) processors, each processor supporting two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links with a total of up to 51.2 GB/s Data Transfer Rate (6.4 GB/s per direction)

Memory

•DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of DDR3 Reg. ECC or up to 48 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz memory in 12 slots

Chipset

•Intel 5520 chipset, including: the 5520 (North Bridge) and the ICH10R (South Bridge).

Expansion Slots

•One PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (Slot 4) (X8DTi/X8DTi-F only)

•Three PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16) slots (Slot 5/Slot 6, and Slot 4 for X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DTi/3-LN4 only)

•One PCI-E x4 slot (Slot 2) or Two PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots (for X8DTi/ X8DTi-F)

•Two 32-bit PCI 33 slot (Slot 1 and Slot 3)

BIOS

•32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM

•PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, Wakeup, USB Keyboard support, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

•Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore/CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 DIMM/CPU2 DIMM, 1.5V, 3.3Vcc (V), 3.3V SB (V), 12Vcc (V), 5Vin, and Battery Voltage.

•Fan status monitor with firmware control

•CPU/chassis temperature monitors

•Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

•Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

•CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

•CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

•Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Fan Control

•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) (Note 1)

•LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports (with RAID 5 optional) (For X8DT3/-F/- LN4F) (Note 2)

•Intel 82576EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controllers support Giga-bit LAN ports (an additional 82576EB is available on the X8DT3/i-LN4F only)

•One floppy port interface and two COM ports (1 header, 1 port)

•One VGA Port supported by the WPCM450 BMC Controller

•PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

•Up to eight USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 Backpanel USB Ports, 2 Front USB Headers, and 2 Type A Headers)

•Super I/O: Winbond W83627HG

•IPMI 2.0 with full KVM support (X8DT3/i-F/-LN4F only) (Note 3)

Other

•Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

•Console redirection

•Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

•BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

•Ext. ATX 12.00" (L) x 13.00" (W) (304.80 mm x 330.20 mm)

Note 1: For SATA HostRAID configuration instructions, please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/ support/manuals/.

Note 2: For LSI SAS RAID configuration instructions, please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User's Guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Note 3: For IPMI configuration instructions, refer to the Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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Block Diagram of the 5520 Platform

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-3 Chipset Overview

Built upon the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/

X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual-processor-based high-end systems with configuration optimized for workstations, High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, and intensive applications. The 5520 platform consists of the 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processor, the 5520 (North Bridge), and the ICH10R (South Bridge). With the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) controller built in, the 5520 platform is the first dual-processing platform that offers the next generation point-to-point system interconnect interface to replace the current Front Side Bus Technology, substantially enhancing system performance with increased bandwidth and scalability.

The 5520 North Bridge connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Interconnect link. Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for data transferring 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.

The 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes, peer-to-peer read and write transactions. The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI-Express ports, six SATA ports and 10 USB connections.

In addition, the 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 mirroring, and memory sparing.

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 traffic

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

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1-4 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 poweron state. See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State.

1-5 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DT3/X8DTi/ X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU1 Vcore/CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 DIMM/CPU2 DIMM, 1.5V, 3.3Vcc (V), 3.3V SB (V), 12Vcc (V), 5Vin, and Battery Voltage. 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 define 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 via BIOS (under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

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-defined 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 chassis temperature is too high.

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

System Resource Alert

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

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environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can also configure

Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre-defined range.

1-6 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines a flexible 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 configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with the Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Operating System.

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.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system "alive." In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the

BIOS Setup routine.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined 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 traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

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(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.

1-7 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 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F can accommodate 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, the two 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 the 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 connectors to the 24-pin (JPW3) and the two 8-pin (JPW1,JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard for adequate power supply to your system. Failure in doing 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 Specification 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 filter 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.

1-8 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy 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 generator, 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 floppy 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

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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 Configuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

1-9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For

X8DT3/i-F/X8DT3/i-LN4F Only)

The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface, Virtual Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. With blade-oriented Super I/O capability built-in, the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for legacy-reduced server platforms.

The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate with the Graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/mouse/ virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions. The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet Phy module.

The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces, fan control, and Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components­. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient 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 specified 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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2-2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit 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 motherboard 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.

Tools Needed

1. Phillips Screwdriver

2. Pan head #6 screws

Installation Instructions

1. Install the IO shield into the chassis.

X8DT3/i Series Rev. 2.01

2.Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout above for mounting hole locations.

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 motherboard components.

Warning: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please do not apply 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.

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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, removing 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 5500/5600 Series processor or when receiving a motherboard with a 5500/5600 Series processor pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place, and none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

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

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.

Plastic Cap

3.Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re-

move it from the CPU socket.

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

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1.After removing the plastic cap, using your thumb and the index finger, hold the CPU at the north and south center edges.

2.Align the CPU key, the semicircle 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 damaging 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.

Socket Keys CPU Socket CPU

CPU Keys

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Installing a CPU Heatsink

1.Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the

CPU die because the required amount has already been applied.

Screw#1 Screw#2

2.Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on

the retention mechanism.

Screw#1 Screw#2

Install Screw#1

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.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 sequence 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 wriggling the heatsink.)

5.Once the CPU is loosened, remove the heatsink 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.

CAUTION

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 DIMM #P1-DIMM1A. When populating two DIMM modules within a channel, always start with Bank1 first. For optimal memory performance, please install

3 memory modules of the same type and same speed at a time with the maximum of 12 modules. (See the Memory Installation Tables on Pages 2-8, 2-9.)

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 incorrectly.

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

	Notch	DIMM DDR3	Notch
		Note: Notch	Release
	Release		Tab
		should align
	Tab
		with the
		receptive point
		on the slot
X8DT3/i Series Rev. 2.01
	To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it
To Remove:	snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at
	the bottom.
Use your thumbs
to gently push
the release tabs		3
near both ends of
the module. This	Release Tab		Release Tab
should release it
from the slot.
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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

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Memory Support

The X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F supports up to 192 GB Registered ECC DDR3 or up to 48 GB Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs. Please note that Memory Speed support depends on the type of CPU used in the motherboard.

DIMM Module Population Configuration

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

Memory Support for the motherboards w/5500 Series Processors installed

RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM	DIMMs	DIMM Type (Reg.=	Speeds (in MHz)	Ranks per DIMM
Slots per	Populated	Registered)		(any combination;
Channel	per Channel			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	Mixing SR, DR
2	2	Reg. DDR3 ECC	800	Mixing SR, DR, QR

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