Supermicro X8SIA-F operation manual

X8SIA

X8SIA-F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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Manual Revision 1.1

Release Date: January 10, 2012

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Copyright © 2012 by Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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Printed in the United States of America

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

X8SIA/X8SIA-F motherboard. This product is intended to be installed and

serviced only by professional technicians.

About This Motherboard

The X8SIA/X8SIA-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400, L3400 Series, CoreTM

and Pentium® Series processors (LGA1156 socket), and the Intel 3420 chipset. This

server platform offers optimal reliability in a highly efcient (90%) VRM design, a

seven-plus year design life, ve expansion slots and a 12" x 9.6" ATX form-factor.

Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on

supported processors.

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 the BIOS and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes. Appendix B lists Other Software

Program Installation Instructions. Appendix C contains the BIOS Recovery In-

structions.

Preface

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 pro-

vides information for correct system setup.

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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)

Contacting Supermicro

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3

Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3

Conventions Used in the Manual: ................................................................................. 3

Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

Intel 3420 Chipset Features .......................................................................... 1-10

1-3 PC Health Monitoring .....................................................................................1-11

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11

Onboard Voltage Monitoring .........................................................................1-11

Fan Status Monitor with Software ..................................................................1-11

CPU Overheat LED and Control ...................................................................1-11

1-4 Power Conguration Settings.........................................................................1-11

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-12

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard.................................................................. 1-12

Main Switch Override Mechanism ................................................................ 1-12

1-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13

1-7 iSCSI Support ............................................................................................... 1-13

1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller ..................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

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

Installing the LGA1156 Processor ...................................................................2-2

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

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-6

Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink ........................................................... 2-7

2-3 System Memory ............................................................................................ 2-10

How to Install DIMMs .................................................................................... 2-10

Memory Support ............................................................................................ 2-10

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Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................2-11

Installing and Removing DIMMs ................................................................... 2-13

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-15

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-15

2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-15

Installation Instructions .................................................................................. 2-16

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-17

Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-17

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-18

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-19

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-20

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-21

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-22

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-23

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-24

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-24

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-24

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-25

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-25

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-26

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-26

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-26

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-27

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors .............................................. 2-27

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-28

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-28

Internal Buzzer ......................................................................................... 2-29

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-29

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-30

Power Supply I2C Connector.................................................................... 2-30

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 2-31

SATA DOM Power .................................................................................... 2-31

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-32

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-32

IPMB ......................................................................................................... 2-33

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-34

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-34

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-34

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-35

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PCI Slot SMB Enable ............................................................................... 2-35

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-36

BMC Jumper (X8SIA-F Only) ................................................................... 2-36

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-37

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-38

LAN LEDs ............................................................................................... 2-38

IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8SIA-F Only) ....................................................... 2-38

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................................................ 2-39

IPMI Heartbeat LED (X8SIA-F Only) ....................................................... 2-39

2-9 SATA and Floppy Drive Connections ............................................................ 2-40

SATA Connections .................................................................................... 2-40

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-41

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

Lost System Setup Conguration ................................................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-6

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-6

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-7

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

How to Start 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 Settings ................................................................................................4-22

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-23

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Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

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

Appendix C - BIOS Recovery

C-1 Recovery Process from a USB Device/Drive (Recommended Method) .............C-1

C-2 Recovery Process from an IDE/SATA ATAPI Disc Drive ....................................C-2

Quick-Start Guide

Install the Processor

1

1

2

Quick-Start Guide

3

4

Install the Heatsink and Fan

2

1

2

3

4

Install the Memory Modules

3

1

Lock

3

Install the I/O Shield

4

Quick-Start Guide

2

Press Down

Lock

1

2

Note: Chassis and I/O plate images are for illustration purposes only. They may be

different from what you have.

Install the Motherboard

5

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

3

JPUSB1

USB0/1

USB2/3

COM1

W83627DHG

VGA

JPL1

JPL1:LAN1

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPL2:LAN2

JPL2

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

LAN1/LAN2

IPMI_LAN

FAN5

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

Hermon

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

LE7

C

JPG1: VGA

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JI2C1

JI2C2

X8SIA

JWOR

COM2

Wake on Ring

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

JPG1

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

IPMB

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPI2C

JPW1

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

CPU

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

J*

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8

IDT

89HI0524G2PS

JWOL

JWOL:
Wake on Lan

USB5

USB6/7

USB8/9

4

Quick-Start Guide

FLOPPY

FAN1

DIMM2A

DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1B DIMM1A

1

DIMM1C

FAN2

FAN2/CPUFAN

JLED:Power LED

LE1

C

JLED

JF1

PWRHDD

LED LED

NIC1

NIC2

UID

OH/FF

FAIL

PWR

RST

JF1

ON

PWR

FAN3

+

SP1

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

PCH

JD1

JL1:

Chassis Intrusion

JL1

+

B1

USB4

I-SATA5
I-SATA4

FAN4

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2

I-SATA3
I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWF1

DOM PWR

2

3

Attach the Power Supply

6

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

KB/MOUSE

USB0/1

USB2/3

COM1

VGA

JPL1

JPL1:LAN1
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPL2:LAN2

JPL2

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

LAN1/LAN2

IPMI_LAN

FAN5

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

Hermon

LE7

C

X8SIA

COM2

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPW2

3

JPUSB1

W83627DHG

JPI2C

JPW1

FLOPPY

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

CPU

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

J*

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

JPG1

JPG1: VGA
2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable

JI2C1

JWOL

OFF:Disable

JWOL:

JI2C2

Wake on Lan

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

IPMB

Wake on Ring

PCH

IDT

89HI0524G2PS

USB4

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

USB5

USB6/7

USB8/9

1

FAN1

DIMM2A

DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1BDIMM1A

DIMM1C

FAN2

FAN2/CPUFAN

JLED:Power LED

LE1

C

JLED

JF1

PWRHDD

LEDLED

NIC1

NIC2

UID
OH/FF

FAIL

PWR

RST

JF1

ON
PWR

FAN3

+

SP1

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

JD1

JL1:

Chassis Intrusion

JL1

+

B1

FAN4

T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWF1

DOM PWR

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

KB/MOUSE

USB0/1

USB2/3

COM1

VGA

JPL1

JPL1:LAN1
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPL2:LAN2

JPL2

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

IPMI_LAN

FAN5

2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

Hermon

LE7

C

X8SIA

COM2

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPW2

3

JPUSB1

W83627DHG

LAN1/LAN2

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

JPG1: VGA
2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JI2C1

JI2C2

JWOR

Wake on Ring

JPG1

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

JPI2C

JPW1

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8

JWOL

JWOL:
Wake on Lan

IPMB

FLOPPY

FAN1

DIMM2A

DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1BDIMM1A

DIMM1C

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

FAN2

FAN2/CPUFAN

JLED:Power LED

LE1

C

JLED

JF1

PWRHDD

CPU

J*

IDT

89HI0524G2PS

USB5

USB6/7

USB8/9

LEDLED

NIC1

NIC2

UID

OH/FF

FAIL

PWR

RST

JF1

ON

PWR

FAN3

+

SP1

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

PCH

JD1

JL1:

Chassis Intrusion

JL1

+

B1

FAN4

USB4

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWF1

DOM PWR

2

Install Internal Peripherals

7

1

IDE / Floppy Drives

SATA / SAS Drives

2

Install External Peripherals

8

Quick-Start Guide

3

Add-on Cards

Keyboard

Mouse

USB 0/1

VGA Port

Serial Port

(COM1)

LAN Ports

IPMI Port

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items 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

•Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

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

•One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00003-00)

•One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities (CDR-X8-UP)

•One (1) User's Manual (MNL-1165)

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Motherboard (X8SIA-F) Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics

shown in this manual.

1-2

KB/MOUSE

COM1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

USB0/1

USB2/3

Chapter 1: Introduction

Motherboard Layout (X8SIA-F Shown)

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPW2

3

JPUSB1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPW1

JPI2C

FLOPPY

FAN1

DIMM2A

DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1B DIMM1A

W83627DHG

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

VGA

JPL1

JPL1:LAN1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPL2:LAN2

JPL2

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

LAN1/LAN2

CPU

IPMI_LAN

FAN5

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

DIMM1C

FAN2

FAN2/CPUFAN

JLED:Power LED

LE1

C

JLED

JF1

PWRHDD

LED LED

NIC1

NIC2

UID

OH/FF

FAIL

PWR

RST

JF1

ON

PWR

FAN3

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

Hermon

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

LE7

C

X8SIA

COM2

JWOR

JPG1: VGA

1-2:Enable

JI2C1

2-3:Disable

JI2C2

Wake on Ring

JPG1

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8

IPMB

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

JWOL:
Wake on Lan

J*

IDT

89HI0524G2PS

+

SP1

PCH

+

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

JD1

JL1:

Chassis Intrusion

JL1

B1

FAN4

JWOL

USB6/7

USB8/9

USB4

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

USB5

I-SATA2

T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWF1

DOM PWR

Important Notes to the User

•See Chapter 3 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

•" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

•When LE1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug

the power cable before installing or removing any components.

1-3

10

11

12

13

14

15

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47

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

KB/MOUSE

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

1

5

1

6

1

7

1

8

1

9

1
1

COM1

VGA

IPMI_LAN

FAN5

JPW2

3

JPUSB1

USB0/1

USB2/3

W83627DHG

JPL1

JPL1:LAN1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPL2:LAN2

JPL2

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

LAN1/LAN2

1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

1

JPB:BMC

1
1

Hermon

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

LE7

C

1

1

17

1

JPG1: VGA

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JI2C1

JI2C2

X8SIA

JWOR

COM2

Wake on Ring

1

SLOT7 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X1

45

1

48

1

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8

JPG1

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 (2.5GT/s) X4 (IN X8 SLOT)

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

SLOT1 PCI 33MHz

IPMB

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0

JWOL:
Wake on Lan

42

44

1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

CPU

USB6/7

JPI2C

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

J*

IDT

89HI0524G2PS

USB5

USB8/9

JPW1

JWOL

43

1

1

FLOPPY

FAN1

DIMM2A

DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1B DIMM1A

DIMM1C

41

FAN2

FAN2/CPUFAN

JLED:Power LED

JLED

FAN3

+

PCH

+

B1

USB4

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

1

LE1

C

40

1

39

1

JF1

PWRHDD

LED LED

NIC1

NIC2

UID

OH/FF

FAIL

PWR

RST

38

JF1

1

ON

PWR

37

1

36

1

SP1

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

JD1

35

1

34

1

JL1:

Chassis Intrusion

JL1

33

1

FAN4

32

1

31

1

T-SGPIO1T-SGPIO2

30

1

JWF1

DOM PWR

1181

19

20

1

1

1

22

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Headers, Connectors & Main Components

Number Connector Description

4 COM1 COM1 Serial Port (Backpanel)

18 COM2 COM2 Header Connector

42,41,37,32,11 Fans 1~5 System/CPU fan headers (CPU Fan: Fan 2, #41)

43 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector

39 JF1 Front Panel Control header

34 JL1 Chassis Intrusion header

38 JLED Power LED Indicator header

19 JWOR Wake on Ring

21 JWOL Wake on LAN

45 JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required)

46 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required)

29 JWF1 Power Connector for SATA Disk on Module (DOM)

1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/mouse connectors

8,9 LAN1, LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet, RJ45 ports

28 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA ports

35 JD1 Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External)

10 IPMI IPMI LAN Port (X8SIA-F Only)

44 JPI2C PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

36 SPKR1 Internal speaker/buzzer

30 B1 On-board Battery

31 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SATA)

2, 3 USB0/1, USB 2/3 Backpanel USB 0/1, USB 2/3

27, 26 USB 4, USB 5 Type A USB Connectors

24, 25 USB 6/7, USB 8/9 Front Panel USB headers

5 VGA Onboard Video Port

14 PCI PCI Slots

22 BMC Nuvoton Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

20 IPMB System Management Bus (SMB) Header for IPMI 2.0

12 CPU LGA 1156 CPU Socket

23 PCH Intel 3420 Chipset

48 DIMM DIMM Sockets

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LED Indicators

Number LED Description Color/State Status

40 LE1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on PWR On

15 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking IPMI: Normal

Jumpers

Number Jumper Description Default

47 JPUSB1 USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

33 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

17 JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2)

16 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

6, 7 JPL1/JPL2 LAN1//LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

13 JPB BMC Jumper Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Xeon® 3400, L3400 Series, CoreTM and

Pentium® Series processors (LGA1156 socket).

Memory Six (6) 240-pin, DDR3 ECC SDRAM DIMM sockets with

support for up to 16GB of UDIMM or up to 32GB of RDIMM

1333/1066/800 MHz memory only.

Supports dual-channel memory architecture

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB

RDIMM 512MB,1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB

Chipset Intel® 3420 Chipset

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot (x16 physical) and two (2) PCI-E

2.0 x8 slots

One (1) PCI-E 2.0 x4 slot (x8 physical)

Two (2) PCI-E 2.0 x1 slot

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz slot. (3.3V)

Integrated Graphics Matrox® G200eW with 16MB of memory

Network Connections Two Intel 82574L Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet

I/O Devices SATA Connections

Controllers.

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and

Activity LEDs

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2.0

(X8SIA-F Only)

SATA Ports Six (6)

Integrated IPMI 2.0 (X8SIA-F Only)

IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC

Floppy Disk Drive

One (1) oppy drive interface (up to 1.44 MB)

USB Devices

Four (4) USB ports on the rear IO panel

Four (4) USB devices via Two (2) USB header connectors

for front access

Two (2) Type A internal connectors

Keyboard/Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backplane

Serial (COM) Ports

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Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections: one 9-pin RS-232

port and one header

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O W83627DHG UBE

BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and
SMBIOS 2.5

Power Conguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main switch override mechanism

Wake on LAN Header

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External modem ring-on

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +5V,
+/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, Chipset

CPU 5-Phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware (Pulse Width Modula­tion), Low-noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 2.0

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)

Dimensions ATX form factor, 12" x 9.6"

support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

iSCSI Internet Protocol support

Drivers and Intel® 3420 chipset utilities

Note: For IPMI Conguration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

IPMI Conguration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM

PCIe x8 SLOT #4

PCIe x8 SLOT #5

PCIe x16 SLOT #6

PCIe2.0_x8

IDT Switch

5.0GT/s
89HI0524G2PS

PCIe2.0_x8

5.0GT/s

VRM 11.1

MISC VRs

P30-33

PCIe x8 SLOT #2

PCI 32bit/3.3V SLOT #1

6 SATA PORTS

10 USB PORTS

VID[0-7]

TPM1.2

CK505
Rev1.0

FLASH
SPI 16Mb

SW

COM1/2

P/S2 KB/MS

HEALTH
INFO

PCIe2.0_x8

5.0GT/s

PCIe2.0_x8

5.0GT/s

PCIe_x4

2.5GT/s

PCI 32

SATA-II
300MB/s

USB2.0
480Mbps

LPC

CLOCK

SPI

Xeon 3400 Series

x4 DMI

2.5GT/s

P13-16

Intel

3420

PCH

LPC

W83627DHG UBE

LPC I/O

DDR3 (CHA)

1333/1066MHz

DDR3 (CHB)

1333/1066MHz

PCIe_x1

2.5GT/s

PCIe_x1

2.5GT/s

PCIe_x1

2.5GT/s

PCIe_x1

2.5GT/s

PCI32

LPC

DIMM1A (Blue)
DIMM1B
DIMM1C

DIMM2A (Blue)
DIMM2B
DIMM2C

GLAN1
82574L

GLAN2
82574L

PCIe x1 SLOT #3

PCIe x1 SLOT #7

NUVOTON WPCM450

RMII

RTL8201
PHY

RJ45

RoHS 6/6

VGA
PORT

4 UDIMM

6 RDIMM

(4 Quad rank RDIMM
run on 800MHz)

RJ45

RJ45

X8SIA/X8SIA-F System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X8SIA/X8SIA-F supports the Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series. Built

upon the functionality and the capability of the single-chip Intel 3420 chipset, the

X8SIA/X8SIA-F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required

for single-processor-based systems with conguration options optimized for cost-

effective server platforms.

The Intel 3420 chipset features a high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for

chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the processor. This feature al-

lows the X8SIA/X8SIA- F to achieve up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data

transfer in each direction, achieving better performance than comparable systems.

The X8SIA/ X8SIA-F also features a high-efcient VRM design (90%), ECC Error

Reporting, Intruder Detect and TCO timer to enable the system to recover from

a software/hardware lock.

Intel 3420 Chipset Features

•Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)

•Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

•Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

•PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 2.5 GT/s)

•SATA Controller (up to 3Gb/s)

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8SIA/X8SIA-F.

These features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip.

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 hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set-

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

core, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +3.3V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, Chipset. Once a voltage

becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

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

monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this tem-

perature reaches this pre-dened overheat threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature

will be activated and it will send a signal to the buzzer and, at the same time, the

CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 Power Conguration Settings

This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

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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 CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user presses any

key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking

and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Press the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff

state, the ATX power supply provides power the system to keep the required cir-

cuitry "alive". In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power,

just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no

power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-5 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 of 1 GHz and faster.

The X8SIA/X8SIA-F accommodates ATX12V standard power supplies.

Although most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the

CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is

strongly recommended.

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

ATX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that

the 12V 8-pin power connection on the motherboard (JPW2) be used for adequate

power supply. 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.

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1-6 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 two 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 sys-

tem. 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 a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

1-7 iSCSI Support

The X8SIA/X8SIA-F motherboard supports the iSCSI Internet Protocol. iSCSI is an

IP networking standard used to link and manage data storage, and transfer data

across the internet and private intranets through long distance. iSCSI can be used

to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or

the Internet. It can enable location-independent data storage and retrieval.

iSCSI allow clients to issue SCSI commands to remote SCSI storage devices and

allow data centers to consolidate remote storage devices into storage arrays, giving

an illusion of locally-attached disks to host servers. Unlike ber-optic networks that

require special cabling, iSCSI can run over long distance using existing networks.

For the X8SIA/X8SIA-F motherboard, iSCSI is supported on LAN 1. This can be

enabled through the BIOS: Advanced => PCI/PnP Conguration => Onboard LAN1

Option ROM Select. Please see Chapter 4 for details.

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1-8 Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller

The NuvotonSM WPCM150 is a combined Baseboard Management Controller and

2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with PCI interface, Virtual Media and Keyboard,

and a Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) module.

The WPCM150 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 an LPC interface to control Super I/O func-

tions and connects to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared

NCSI connections.

The Nuvoton BMC communicates with onboard components via six SMBus in-

terfaces, fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and

General Purpose I/O (T-SGPIO) ports.

There are two different versions of the Nuvoton BMC chip that are used in this prod-

uct series. The Nuvoton WPCM150 (Manufacturer P/N WPCM150GA0BX5) which

includes all of the features above, is the chip installed in the X8SIA motherboard.

Another version, the Nuvoton WPCM450 (Manufacturer P/N WPCM450RA0BX)

also has all the features as described above plus IPMI 2.0 support. This particular

chip is installed in the X8SIA-F motherboard model.

Note: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the

Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.super-

micro.com/support/manuals/.

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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. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery 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 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

!

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that

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

heatsink.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied

multi-directional heatsink only.

Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install

the CPU heatsinks.

When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre-installed, make sure

that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins

are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support.

Installing the LGA1156 Processor

Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,

from its locking position.

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Gently lif t the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.

Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the top center edge

and the bottom center edge of the CPU.

Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys.

Once the CPU key is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the

4

socket. (Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizon-

tally or vertically.

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Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid

damage to the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.

5

CPU properly

installed

Load lever locked

into place

Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make

sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close

properly, do not force it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the

load plate again and double-check if the CPU is aligned properly.

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