Supermicro X8SIL-F operation manual

X8SIL

X8SIL-F
X8SIL-V

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.2a

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 series pro-

cessors in an LGA 1156 socket. With the Intel 3400/3420 chipset built-in, the X8SIL/

X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V offers substantial enhancements in price/system performance

ratio in a cost-effective, small form-factor package. 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 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 Instructions.

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.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 23511

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

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

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

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 Installing DDR3 Memory ............................................................................... 2-10

DIMM Installation .......................................................................................... 2-10

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

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

Installing and Removing DIMMs ................................................................... 2-12

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-14

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-14

2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-14

Installation Instructions .................................................................................. 2-15

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-16

Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-16

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-17

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-18

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-19

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-20

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-21

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-22

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Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-23

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-23

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-23

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-24

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-24

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-25

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-25

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-26

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors .............................................. 2-26

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-27

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-27

Internal Buzzer ......................................................................................... 2-28

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-28

TPM Header ............................................................................................. 2-28

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-29

Power Supply I2C Connector.................................................................... 2-29

DOM PWR Connector .............................................................................. 2-29

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 2-30

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-31

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-31

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-31

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-32

PCI Slot SMB Enable ............................................................................... 2-32

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-33

Energy Saving Enable .............................................................................. 2-33

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-34

BMC Enable ............................................................................................. 2-34

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-35

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-35

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ..................................................................... 2-35

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................................................ 2-36

IPMI Heartbeat LED (X8SIL-F Only) ........................................................ 2-36

Unsupported Memory LED ....................................................................... 2-36

2-9 SATA and Floppy Drive Connections ............................................................ 2-37

SATA Connections .................................................................................... 2-37

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-38

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22

4-5 Boot Settings ................................................................................................4-23

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

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 SuperDoctor® 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

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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-260-00027-ON)

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

•One (1) User's Manual (MNL-1130)

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Motherboard Image (X8SIL-F Shown)

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

1

JPB

2-3:DISABLE

JPB:BMC

1-2:ENABLE

LE7

U61

VGA

1

1

1

JPL1

JPL2

JPL2:LAN2 JPL1:LAN1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

Chapter 1: Introduction

Motherboard Layout

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JPUSB1

JPW1

COM1

JTPM

FAN5

JLAN1

LAN1

JLAN2

JI2C1

1

1

JI2C2

J6

SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

J5

SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2

J8

SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8

SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ

PCI1

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPG1: VGA
1-2:Enable
2-3:Disable

J16

COM2

:CHASSIS INTRUSION

JL1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPI2C

FLOPPY

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

FAN1

FAN2

JD1:Buzzer/Speaker

U26

JLED1:Power LED

1

1

JD1

JLED1

SPKR1

PWRHDD

LEDLED

NIC1

CPU

LE4

LE3

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

X8SIL

USB 10/11

JPG1

J14

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

J24

USB4

USB2/3

U2

JBT1:CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

LE2

I-SATA1

I-SATA5

J13

1

I-SATA4

I-SATA0

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

NIC2

OH/FFXRST

ON

PWR

JPES

1

JF1

FAN3

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JPT1:TPM

JL1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

FAN4

DOM PWR

Important Notes to the User

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

panel connections.

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

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

•When LE2 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug

the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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10

11

12

13

14

15

34

1

FLOPPY

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

33

1

FAN1

32

1

FAN2

31

1

JD1:Buzzer/Speaker

U26

JLED1:Power LED

30

1

1

1

JD1

JLED1

SPKR1

PWRHDD

LEDLED

NIC1

NIC2

29

1

OH/FFXRST

ON

PWR

JPES

1

JF1

43

1

JBT1

I-SATA4

I-SATA1

21

LE4

LE3

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA0

1

42

1

LE2

I-SATA5

1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

DOM PWR

22

1

28

1

27

1

FAN3

26

1

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JPT1:TPM

25

JL1

1

FAN4

23

1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

X8SIL

USB 10/11

J14

1181

35

1

JPI2C

CPU

40

1

41

1

U2

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

J24

19

JBT1:CMOS CLEAR

J13

USB2/3

USB4

20

1

36

PCI1

37

1

JPW1

39

1

JI2C1

1

1

JI2C2

SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:Enable
OFF:Disable

SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2

SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8

SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ

JPG1: VGA
1-2:Enable
2-3:Disable

J16

COM2

1161

1

JL1

17

:CHASSIS INTRUSION

JPG1

38

1

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1

JPUSB1

COM1

JTPM

FAN5

JLAN1

LAN1

JLAN2

J6

J5

J8

1

JPB:BMC

1-2:ENABLE

KB/MOUSE

1

JPB

JPL1

2-3:DISABLE

VGA

1

1

JPL2

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

1

6

1

7

1

8

1

9

1
1

1

1

1

LE7

1

1

U61

JPL2:LAN2 JPL1:LAN1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Quick Reference

X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Jumpers

Number Jumper Description Default

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

42 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

40 JPES Energy Saving Feature Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

13,14 JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2)

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

11,12 JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

10 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Headers/Connectors

Number Connector Description

4,16 COM1/COM2 COM1/2 Serial connection headers

33,32,27,23,7 Fans 1~5 System/CPU fan headers

34 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector

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

28 JF1 Front Panel Control header

41 JL1 Chassis Intrusion header

29 JLED Power LED Indicator header

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

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

1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/mouse connectors

8,9 LAN1~LAN2, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) ports (LAN1/LAN2)

21 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA ports (X8SIL has 4 Serial ATA Ports)

2 IPMI LAN IPMI LAN Port (X8SIL-F Only)

35 JPI2C PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

31 SPKR1 Internal speaker/buzzer

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

3,20 USB0/1, USB 2/3 Backpanel USB 0/1, Front panel accessible USB 2/3

19 USB 4 Type A USB Connector

18 USB 10 /11 Front Panel USB header (X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Only)

22 DOM PWR Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector

39 JTPM Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

6 VGA Onboard Video Port

X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V LED Indicators

Number LED Description Color/State Status

43 LE3

26 LE4 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on PWR On

15 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED (X8SIL-F Only) Green: Blinking IPMI: Normal

Unsupported Memory Installed
Indicator

Yellow: Blinking

Unsupported
Memory Installed

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processor in an LGA1156

socket.

Memory Four (4) 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with sup-

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

memory (ECC/DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory only.)

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4GB

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

Chipset Intel® 3420 Chipset (X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V)

Intel® 3400 Chipset (X8SIL)

Expansion Slots Two (2) PCI Express 2.0 (x8) slot

One (1) PCI Express x4 (x8) slot

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz slot (5.0V on board revision 1.01

and below, 3.3V on board revision 1.02 and above)

Integrated Graphics Matrox® G200eW

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

I/O Devices SATA Connections (X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Only)

Controllers for LAN 1 and LAN 2 ports.

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

Activity LEDs

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2.0

(X8SIL-F Only)

SATA Ports Six (6)

RAID (Windows) RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

RAID (Linux) RAID 0, 1, 10

SATA Connections (X8SIL Only)

SATA Ports Four (4)

Integrated IPMI 2.0 (X8SIL-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 (X8SIL Only)

Two (2) USB ports on the rear IO panel

Two (2) USB header connectors for front access

One (1) Type A internal connector

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Chapter 1: Introduction

I/O Devices

(Continued)

USB Devices (X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Only)

Two (2) USB ports on the rear IO panel

Four (4) USB header connectors for front access

One (1) Type A internal connector

Keyboard/Mouse

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

Serial (COM) Ports

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

port and one header

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O 83627DHG-P

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

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External moder 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, VCORE for CPU

CPU 3-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 4-pin (Pulse Width

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

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

support

System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III

SuperDoctor® III, Watch Dog

Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

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CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® 3400/3420 chipset utilities

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

Dimensions Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6"

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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Chapter 1: Introduction

5

4

3

2

JPL1

2-3

LE1: STBY Warning LED

PCI-32

JPUSB1

1-2

2-3

JPT1

1-3

2-4

2-3

JPL2

1-2

Based on customer spec

Hermon

JPB

2-3

1-2

Note:
ES1 Lynnfield (A0 stepping Q1XX) can not be used on the board;
ES2 Lynnfield (A1 stepping Q2XX) need to uninstall R52, R53;
QS Lynnfield (B1 stepping Q3XX) or later can be used.
All Clarkdale samples or later can be used.

P19

PCIe x8 SLOT

P19

PCIe x8 SLOT

P28-29

VRM 11.1

MISC VRs

P26-27

P18

PCIe x8 SLOT

P18

1 PCI 32 SLOT

P12

4/6 SATA PORTS

P21

5/7 USB PORTS

P4

P15

FLASH
SPI 16Mb

VID[0-7]

CK505
Rev1.0

BLOCK DIAGRAM

P5-8

PCIe2.0_x8

5.0Gb

PCIe2.0_x8

5.0Gb

Xeon 3400 Series

(Lynnfield)

Clarkdale

RoHS 6/6

DDR3 (CHA)

1333/1066MHz

DDR3 (CHB)

1333/1066MHz

PCIe_x4

2.5Gbps

PCI 32

SATA-II

300MB/s

USB2.0

480Mbps

CLOCK

SPI

P23

COM1,2

P21

P/S2

HEALTH
INFO

2.5Gb

x4 DMI

P11-14

IBexPeak

Intel 3400/3420

PCH

LPC

P20

W83627DHG

LPC I/O

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

LPC

PCI32

LPC

GLAN1
82574L

GLAN2
82574L

TPM1.2

P30-32

HERMON WPCM450
WINBOND

RMII

P33 P34

RTL8201N
PHY

P33

RJ45

X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V System Block Diagram

P9

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

P10

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

RJ45

RJ45

P15

(option)

VGA
PORT

4 UDIMM

4 RDIMM

(4 Quad rank
RDIMM run on
800MHz)

P16

P17

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 X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 processor series.

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the single-chip Intel 3400 chipset,

the X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V motherboard provides the performance and feature

set required for single-processor-based systems with conguration options opti-

mized for entry-level ser ver platforms.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel 3400/3420 chip-

set enables the X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V motherboard to offer a high-speed Direct

Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the

processor. This feature allows the X8SIL /X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V to achieve up to 10

Gb/s of software-transparent data transfer on each direction, achieving better

performance than comparable systems. The X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V also features

a TCO timer (to enable the system to recover from a software/hardware lock), ECC

Error Reporting, Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel 3400/3420 Chipset Features

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

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

•Dual NAND Interface

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

•Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

•PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)

•SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)

•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8SIL/X8SIL-F/

X8SIL-V. 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, VCORE for CPU. 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.

Pressing 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 X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V 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 (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 X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V motherboard supports the iSCSI Internet Protocol. iSC-

SI 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 X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V 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 X8SIL and X8SIL-V

motherboard models. Another version, the Nuvoton WPCM450 (Manufacturer P/N

WPCM450RA0BX) also has all the features as described above plus IPMI 2.0 sup-

port. This particular chip is installed in the X8SIL-F motherboard.

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/. For detailed information regarding Nuvoton

BMC products, go to Nuvoton's website at http://www.nuvoton.com and

enter the manufacturer part numbers mentioned above in the website's

Product Search.

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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

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pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you in-

stall 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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Load Lever

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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 aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket. (Do not

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drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally 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.

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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 that the CPU is aligned properly.

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Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the required

amount has already been applied.

1

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are

aligned with those on the Motherboard's and the Heatsink Bracket under-

2

neath.

Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e., the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug

(do not over-tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.)

3

Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.

4

Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046P heatsink with BKT-0028L

bottom bracket

Motherboard

Mounting

Holes

Heatsink Bracket

Screw#1

Screw#2

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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 uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc-

tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU

or the CPU socket.

Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown

in the illustration below.

1

Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

2

Once the CPU is loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU socket.

3

Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink, removing the used thermal

grease. Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before

4

re-installing the CPU and the heatsink.

Loosen screws in se-

quence as shown.

Screw#4

Screw#1

Screw#2

Motherboard

Screw#3

Remove the Heatsink

Bracket from under-

neath the mother-

board.

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Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink

Locate the CPU Fan power

connector on the motherboard.

1

(Refer to the layout on the right

for the CPU Fan location.)

Position the heatsink so that the

heatsink fan wires are closest

2

to the CPU fan power connector

and are not interfered with other

components.

Inspect the CPU Fan wires to

make sure that the wires are

3

routed through the bottom of the

heatsink.

Remove the thin layer of the pro-

tective lm from the copper core

4

of the heatsink.

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Thermal Grease

Heatsink Fins

(Warning: CPU may overheat if

the protective lm is not removed

from the heatsink.)

Apply the proper amount of

thermal grease on the CPU.

5

(Note: if your heatsink came with

a thermal pad, please ignore this

step.)

If necessary, rearrange the wires

to make sure that the wires are

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not pinched between the heatsink

and the CPU. Also make sure to

keep clearance between the fan

wires and the ns of the heatsink.

Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046A4 active heatsink

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Align the four heatsink fasteners with

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8

the mounting holes on the moth-

erboard. Gently push the pairs of

diagonal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 &

#4) into the mounting holes until you

hear a click. (Note: Make sure to orient

each fastener so that the narrow end

of the groove is pointing outward.)

Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heat-

sink fasteners into the mounting holes.

Once all four fasteners are se-

curely inserted into the mounting

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holes and the heatsink is proper-

ly installed on the motherboard,

connect the heatsink fan wires to

the CPU Fan connector.

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Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re-

moved. 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.

Active Heatsink Removal

Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

1

Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from

the CPU fan header.

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Use your nger tips to gently press on

the fastener cap and turn it counter-

3

clockwise to make a 1/4 (900) turn,

and then pull the fastener upward to

loosen it.

Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners

from the mounting holes.

4

With all fasteners loosened, remove

the heatsink from the CPU.

5

Remove

Pull Up

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