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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.2b

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Preface

About this Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC

users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8DAH+/

X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR motherboard.

About this Motherboard

The X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR supports the Intel® 5500/5600

Series Processor platform, the rst 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 Intel 5520

chipset built in, the X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR substantially enhances

system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability

optimized for HPC/Cluster systems and intensive applications. Please refer to

our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on processor and

memory support. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by profes-

sional technicians.

Preface

Manual Organization

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

board and provides detailed information about the 5520 chipset.

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

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

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

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

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

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

the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions.

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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.

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)

support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)

Website: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (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: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw (Technical Support)

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-5990 (Technical Support)

X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR User's Manual

Table of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................... 3

Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................1-1

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

1-2 Chipset Overview .......................................................................................... 1-12

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-13

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-13

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-14

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-15

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-15

1-8 Overview of Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DAH+-F/(-LR) Only) ... 1-16

Chapter 2 Installation ..............................................................................2-1

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

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

Unpacking

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

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

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

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

Installing a CPU Heatsink

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

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports............................................................... 2-14

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-14

2. Front Control Panel

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions .......................................................... 2-21

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

............................................................................... 2-5

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-15

Serial Ports

Video Connector (X8DAH+-F/(-LR))......................................................... 2-16

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-18

(Back Panel) High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ...................................... 2-19

CD &10-pin Audio Headers

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-21

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-21

HDD LED

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-23

............................................................................................... 2-16

...................................................................... 2-17

..................................................................... 2-19

................................................................................... 2-20

.................................................................................................. 2-22

....................................................................... 2-22

Table of Contents

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

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-24

Power Button

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-25

Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-25

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-26

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-26

Internal Speaker ....................................................................................... 2-27

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-27

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-28

System Management Bus ........................................................................ 2-29

Power SMB (I2C) Connector .................................................................... 2-29

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-30

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-30

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-30

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-31

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-31

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................ 2-32

VGA Enable (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) Only) ....................................................... 2-33

1394a-1/1394a-2 Enable .......................................................................... 2-33

2-8 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-34

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-34

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DAH+-F(/-LR) .......................................... 2-34

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-35

BMC Heartbeat LED (X8DAH+-F) ........................................................... 2-35

2-9 Floppy Drive, Serial ATA and SAS Connections ........................................... 2-36

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-36

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-38

........................................................................................... 2-24

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting .....................................................................3-1

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

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

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

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4 BIOS ......................................................................................... 4-1

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

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

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-2

Starting the Setup Utility

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

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

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-25

4-5 Boot Conguration ........................................................................................ 4-26

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-28

................................................................................. 4-2

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

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

Appendix B Installing the Windows OS ............................................... B-1

B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System ................................................B-1

B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System ........................................B-2

Appendix C Software Installation Instructions .................................... C-1

C-1 Installing Software Programs .........................................................................C-1

C-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................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 the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that

the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed

here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

• One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

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

• One (1) IDE ATA66 cable (CBL-036L-03)

• Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L)

•One I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00025-0N)

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

• One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR Image

Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The

motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as

the graphics shown in the manual.

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X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR Layout

COM1

Audio CTRL

(Bottom)

USB

LAN1

AUDIO Header

DP5

USB0/1

2/3/4/5

(Bottom)

JPG1 JPL1

FAN6

VGA (Top)

AUDIO

7.1HD

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

KB/MS

IPMI LAN

CD1

FAN5

PHY Chip

LAN2 (Top)

SMBUS1

CPU2 FAN

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JWD1

JL1

DP4

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

Intel

IOH-36D

JP5 JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

JUSB4

CNF1

1394-1 1394-2

J15

J14

1394 CTRL

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

X8DAH+

Intel

JPI1

JPW1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

JBT1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-FAN1

I-SATA5 JUSB5

I-SATA4

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

FAN4

JOH1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

Differences between X8DAH+/(-F)/(-LR)

X8DAH+

SATA (ICH10R) Yes Yes IPMI 2.0 w/KVM No Yes WPCM450 BMC No Yes

VGA No Yes

Dedicated LAN & PHY chip No Yes

X8DAH+-F/

(-LR)

Notes:

1. IPMI 2.0, WPCM450 BMC Controller, the PHY chip and Dedicated LAN

port w/KVM support are available on the X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only. For more

information, refer to the user guide posted on our website @ http://www.

supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

2. The I-FAN 1 and I-FAN2 are available for a R. 2.0 or later version

motherboard only.

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Quick Reference

COM1

Audio CTRL

(Bottom)

USB

LAN1

AUDIO Header

DP5

USB0/1

(Bottom)

JPG1 JPL1

2/3/4/5

BMC

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

VGA (Top)

IPMI LAN

AUDIO

7.1HD

CD1

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

PHY Chip

LAN2 (Top)

CPU2 FAN

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JLPC80

SMBUS1

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JWD1

JL1

DP4

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

Intel

IOH-36D

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

JUSB4

CNF1

1394-1 1394-2

J15

J14

1394 CTRL

I-FAN2

Intel

IOH-36D

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

X8DAH+

JPI1

JPW1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

JBT1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-FAN1

I-SATA5 JUSB5

I-SATA4

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

FAN4

JOH1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

Notes

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

3. When DP4 is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to unplug

the power cables before removing or installing components.

Warning:

1. 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 (JPW1) and the two

8-pin (JPW2,JPW3) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in

doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and

motherboard.

2. To prevent system overheating, be sure to provide adequate airow to

the system.

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X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Open (Normal)

JPIDE1 Compact Flash Enabled Closed (Enabled)

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)

JPI1 1394-1/1394 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

CNF1/CNF2 1394a-1/-2 Ports

Audio Connections BP 7.1 HD Audio, BP Audio Header, CD_In

COM1/COM2 Backplane Serial Port/FP Serial Header

FAN 1-8 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans 1/2)

I-FAN 1/2 Fans 1/2 Headers for IOH Chips 1/2

Floppy Floppy Drive

IDE IDE Drive

JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 1~3: Power LED, Pins

6~7: Onboard Buzzer, Pins 4~7: External Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Connector

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

C Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header

JPI

JPW1, JPW2/JPW3 24-pin ATX PWR, 8-pin Secondary PWR (See Warning on

Page 1-4)

LAN1/2, Dedicated LAN G-LAN (RJ45) Ports (Dedicated LAN: X8DAH+-F/(-LR))

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

SMBUS1 System Management Bus Header

SP1 Onboard Buzzer/Internal Speaker

USB 0/1, 2~5 Backpanel Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports 0/1, 2~5

USB 6/7, 8, 9 Front Panel (Accessible) USB Ports 6/7 (JUSB4), USB 8

(JUSB2), USB 9 (JUSB5)

VGA Onboard Video Display (X8DA H+-F/(-LR) only)

LED Description

DP4 Onboard Standby Power LED Indicator

DP5 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator (X8DAH+F only)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Two Intel

two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) @6.4 GT/s with a total of up to

51.2 GB/s Data Transfer Rate (6.4 GB/s per direction) (See Note 2 on P. 1-3.)

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

Memory

• RDIMM

•240-pin Reg. DDR3 ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory with support of up

to 288 GB in 18 slots

Note 1. 240-pin Dual Rank (DR) 16 GB Reg. ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800

MHz memory will support up to 288 GB. Memory speed will be downgraded

to 800 MHz. (Refer to the notes in the memory conguration tables in

Chapter 2.)

Note 2. 240-pin Quad Rank (QR) 16 GB Reg. ECC DDR3 1066/800 MHz

memory will support up to 192 GB (with 6 DIMMs max. per CPU). Memory

speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz. (Refer to the notes in memory

conguration tables in Chapter 2.)

• LRDIMM (Load Reduced DIMM, for X8DAH+-LR and X8DAH+-F-LR Only)

•DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots

Warning: For your system memory to work properly, be sure to use the

correct BIOS ROM for your system.

For the X8DAH+, use the X8DAH+BIOS. For the X8DAH+-LR, use the

X8DAH+-LR BIOS.

For the X8DAH+-F, use the X8DAH+-F BIOS. For the X8DAH+-F-LR, use

the X8DAH+-F-LR BIOS.

To ash the BIOS, refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/mother-

board/QPI/5500/X8DAH_.cfm?IPMI=Y.

• UDIMM

•Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory of up to

48 GB memory

Chipset

• Intel 5520 chipset, including: two IOH-36D (I/O Hub)

• One ICH10R (South Bridge)

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Expansion Slots

• Three PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots (Slot 1/Slot 3/Slot7)

• Two PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots (Slot 2/Slot 6)

• One PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slots (Slot 5)

• One PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16) slots (Slot 4)

BIOS

• 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM

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

port, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU0 Vcore, CPU1 Vcore, 1.5V, 5V, 5VSB, 12V,

-12V, 3.3Vcc, 3.3VSB, VBAT and Vtt

• Fan status monitor with rmware control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Platform Environment Control Inter face (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

• 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, and RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 for

Linux Platforms) (Note 1)

• Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controllers suppor ts Giga-bit LAN1/2 ports

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• A PHY chip supports the Dedicated IPMI LAN (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only) (Note

• One VGA Port supported by the Winbond WPCM 450R BMC Controller

(X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)

• PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports, one COM port and one Serial header

• Up to ten USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (six Backpanel USB Ports, and four

Front Panel/Front Accessible USB connections)

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG

• ALC888 Audio Controller supports 7.1 HD Audio with Line-in, Line-out and

Microphone, Backpanel Audio and CD connections

• Two Internal1394 headers

• One EIDE Ultra DMA /100 bus master interface supports UDMA Mode 5 and

PIO Mode 4

• IPMI 2.0 with full KVM support (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only) (Note 2)

Other

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Ext. ATX 13.68" (L) x 13.00" (W) (347.47 mm x 330.20 mm)

Note 1: For more information on SATA HostRAID conguration, please

refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted on our website @

http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Note 2: 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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Notes

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X8DAH+ System Diagram

LAN1

LAN2

#1-4

800/1066/1333

6 REAR+4 FRONT

FLOPPY

#1-7

#1-6

#1-5

SLOT#5

SLOT#7

SLOT#4

SLOT#6

#1-8

#1-9

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X16

#0-9

#0-8

#0-7

#0-6

#0-5

#0-4

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDR3

800/1066/1333

SLOT#2

PCI-E X16

SLOT#3

PCI-E X8

SLOT#1

PCI-E X8

INTEL

PCI-E X4

82576

IDE

CTRL

HDR1

1394 CTRL

HDR2

Audio CTRL

AUDIO

BIOS

X8DAH+ Block Diagram

CPU1

QPI

Ports 3~6

(IOH 36D)

Intel 5520

Ports7&8

Ports 9&10

Ports 1&2

PCIE X1

PCI 33MHz

ESI

ESI X4

SPI

QPI

Intel ICH1OR

CPU2

(IOH 36D)

Intel 5520

QPI

Ports 1&2

Ports 3&4

Ports 5&6

Ports 7~10

SATA2

USB2.0

LPC BUS

W83627DHG

SIO

#0~5

#0~9

#1-3

#1-2

#1-1

DDR3

PCI-E X4

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X16

6 FRONT

Block Diagram for the X8DAH+

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

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

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COM1

External

COM2 Internal

Chapter 1: Introduction

X8DAH+-F/(-LR) System Diagram

LAN1

LAN2

#1-4

800/1066/1333

6 REAR+4 FRONT

FLOPPY

#1-7

#1-6

#1-5

SLOT#5

SLOT#7

SLOT#4

SLOT#6

#1-8

#1-9

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X16

#0-9

#0-8

#0-7

#0-6

#0-5

#0-4

#0-3

#0-2

#0-1

DDR3

800/1066/1333

SLOT#2

PCI-E X16

SLOT#3

PCI-E X8

SLOT#1

PCI-E X8

INTEL

PCI-E X4

82576

IDE

CTRL

HDR1

1394 CTRL

HDR2

Audio CTRL

AUDIO

BIOS

RMII

LAN3

3rd LAN

X8DAH+ -F Block Diagram

CPU1

QPI

Ports 3~6

(IOH 36D)

Intel 5520

Ports7&8

Ports 9&10

Ports 1&2

PCIE X1

PCI 33MHz

SPI

PCI 33MHZ

RMII

ESI

ESI X4

Intel ICH1OR

WPCM450

QPI

BMC

USB

CPU2

(IOH 36D) Intel 5520

QPI

Ports 1&2

Ports 3&4

Ports 5&6

Ports 7~10

SATA2

USB2.0

LPC BUS

W83627DHG

SIO

#0~5

#0~9

#1-3

#1-2

#1-1

DDR3

PCI-E X4

PCI-E X8

PCI-E X16

6 FRONT

DDR II

VGA

COM1 External

COM2

Internal

Block Diagram for the X8DAH+-F/(-LR)

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

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

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5500/5600 Series Proces-

sor platform, the X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR motherboard provides the

performance and feature set required for dual-processor/IOH-based high-end

systems optimized for High Per formance Computing (HPC)/Cluster platforms. The

5520 chipset consists of the IOH 36D (I/O Hub), and the ICH10R (South Bridge).

With the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) controller built in, the 5520 platform

offers the next generation point-to-point system interconnect interface that re-

places the current Front Side Bus Technology, substantially enhancing system

performance and scalability.

The IOH-36D connects to each processor through an independent QPI link. Each

link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and

receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock. A full-width QPI link pair

provides 84 signals.

The 5520 chipset suppor ts up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes, peer-to-peer read

and write transactions. The ICH10R provides up to seven PCI-Express ports, six

SATA por ts and 10 USB connections.

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

ability 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.

Features of the 5500/5600 Processor and the 5520 Chipset

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

•Two full-width Intel QPI links, up to 6.4 GT/s of data transfer rate in each direc-

tion

•Virtualization Technology, Integrated Management Engine supported

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

Concurrent bi-directional trafc

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

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

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

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

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

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/

X8DAH+(-F)-LR. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports

PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard volt-

ages continuously: CPU0 Vcore, CPU1 Vcore, 1.5V, 5V, 5VSB, 12V, -12V, 3.3Vcc,

3.3VSB, VBAT and Vtt. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or

an error message is sent to the screen. The user can adjust the voltage thresholds

to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management 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-dened

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

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

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

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

sis temperature is too high.

Note: To prevent system overheating, be sure to provide adequate airow

to the system.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan becomes active when the power is turned on. It continues to operate

when the system enters the Standby mode. When in the sleep mode, the CPU will

not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

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System Resource Alert

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

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

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

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

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

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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

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

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

disk drives and printers.

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

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

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

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

implementation that is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows

2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

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.

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1-6 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates.

The X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR can accommodate 24-pin ATX power sup-

plies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specications 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 (JPW1) and the two

8-pin (JPW2, JPW3) 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 Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (For more

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

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

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

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

1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

support higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Overview of Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DAH+-F/(-LR) Only)

The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Cores, 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 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 func-

tions. 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

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

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

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

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

in use.

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

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

the motherboard.

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

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

explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 Motherboard Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing

the motherboard to the chassis.

Tools Needed

1. Phillips Screwdriver

2. Pan head #6 screws

Locations of Mounting Holes

Installation Instructions

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

1. Install the IO shield into the chassis.

2. Locate the mounting holes on the moth-

erboard. 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 mother-

board 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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Chapter 2: Installation

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on

the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re-

moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the

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

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

CPU heatsink and heatsink fans.

3. When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500/5600 Series processor pre-

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

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

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

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the

CPU socket, from its locking

position.

2. Gently lift the socket clip to

Socket Clip

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

Load Plate

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4. After removing the plastic cap,

using your thumb and the index

nger, hold the CPU at the north

and south center edges.

5. Align the CPU key, the semi-

circle cutout, against the socket

key, the notch below the gold

color dot on the side of the

socket.

6. Once both the CPU and the

socket are aligned, carefully

lower the CPU straight down

into the socket. (Do not rub the

CPU against the surface of the

socket or its pins to avoid dam-

aging the CPU or the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the

CPU to make sure that the CPU

is properly installed.

8. Once the CPU is securely

seated on the socket, lower the

CPU load plate to the socket.

Socket Keys CPU CPU SocketLoad Plate

CPU Keys

9. Use your thumb to gently push

the socket clip down to the clip

lock.

Warning: Please save the

plastic cap. The mother-

board must be shipped with

the plastic cap properly

installed to protect the CPU

socket pins. Shipment with-

out the plastic cap properly

installed will cause dam-

age to the socket pins.

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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 ap-

plied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting

holes are aligned with those on

the retention mechanism.

3. Install two diagonal screws (ie

the #1 and the #2 screws) and

tighten them until just snug (-do

not fully tighten the screws to

avoid possible damage to the

CP U.)

4. Finish the installation by fully

tightening all four screws.

Screw#1

Install Screw#1

Screw#2

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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.

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 se-

quence as show in the picture

on the right.

4. Hold the heatsink as shown

in the picture on the right and

gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not

use excessive force when wrig-

gling the heatsink.)

Using a screwdriver to

remove Screw#1

Remove Screw#2

5. Once the heatsink is loosened,

remove it from the CPU socket.

6. To reinstall the CPU and the

heatsink, clean the surface of

the CPU and the heatsink to get

rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of

thermal grease on the surface

before reinstalling them on the

motherboard.

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2-4 Memory Installation

Note: Check the Supermicro website 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 popu-

lating DIMM modules always start with Channel1

(#P1-DIMM1A, 1B and 1C) rst. For optimal memory

performance, please use memory modules of the

same type and the same speed on the motherboard.

(See the Memory Installation Table.)

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. Use two thumbs to press down both notches on the

ends of the DIMM module until it snaps into place in

the slot. Repeat for all modules.

Installing and Removing DIMMs

DIMM DDR3

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

X8DAH+

Notch

Release

Tab

Rev. 2.01

Press down the release tabs

Press both notches of a DIMM module down into the slot

Notch

Release

Tab

To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.

Release Tab

To I ns t al l: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.

Release Tab

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Memory Support

• RDIMM

•240-pin Reg. DDR3 ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory with support of up

to 288 GB in 18 slots

Note 1. 240-pin Dual Rank (DR) 16 GB Reg. ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800

MHz memory will support up to 288 GB. Memory speed will be downgraded

to 800 MHz. (Refer to the notes in the following memory conguration

tables.)

Note 2. 240-pin Quad Rank (QR) 16 GB Reg. ECC DDR3 1066/800 MHz

memory will support up to 192 GB (with 6 DIMMs max. per CPU). Memory

speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz. (Refer to the notes in the following

memory conguration tables.)

Note 3: Memory Speed support depends on the type(s) of CPU(s) used.

• LRDIMM (Load Reduced DIMM, for X8DAH+-LR and X8DAH+-F-LR Only)

•DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots

Warning: For your system memory to work properly, be sure to use the

correct BIOS ROM for your system.

For the X8DAH+, use the X8DAH+ BIOS. For the X8DAH+-LR. use the

X8DAH+-LR BIOS.

For the X8DAH+-F, use the X8DAH+-F BIOS. For the X8DAH+-F-LR, use

the X8DAH+-F-LR BIOS.

To ash the BIOS, refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/mother-

board/QPI/5500/X8DAH_.cfm?IPMI=Y..

• UDIMM

•Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory of up to 48

GB memory

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Chapter 2: Installation

DIMM Module Population Conguration

1. For motherboards prior to PCB Rev. 2.0

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

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Boards Prior to PCB Rev.

2.0 with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 1

P1-DIMMs To Populate P1-DIMMs

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1-1A P1-1B P1-1C

6 DIMMs P1-1A P1-2A P1-1B P1-2B P1-1C P1-2C

9 DIMMs (RDIMMs only) (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-1B P1-2B P1-3B P1-1C P1-2C P1-3C

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Boards Prior to Rev. 2.0

-with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 2

P2-DIMMs To Populate P2-DIMMs

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2-1A P2-1B P2-1C

6 DIMMs P2-1A P2-2A P2-1B P2-2B P2-1C P2-2C

9 DIMMs (RDIMMs only (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A P2-1B P2-2B P2-3B P2-1C P2-2C P2-3C

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for Boards Prior to Rev. 2.0

-with Two CPUs Installed in CPU Sockets 1 & 2

CPU 1 (To Populate P1-DIMMs) CPU 2 (To Populate P2-DIMMs)

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

6 DIMMs P1-1A P1-1B P1-1C P2-1A P2-1B P2-1C

12 DIMMs P1-1A/2A P1-1B/2B P1-1C/2C P2-1A/2A P2-1B/2B P2-1C/2C

18 DIMMs (For RDIMMs only) (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P11A/2A/3A

P11B/2B/3B

P11C/2C/3C

P21A/2A/3A

P21B/2B/3B

P21C/2C/3C

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2. For PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer Boards

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

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer

Boards with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 1

P1-DIMMs To Populate P1-DIMMs

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A

6 DIMMs P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B

9 DIMMs (RDIMMs only) (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P1-1A P1-1B P1-1C P1-2A P1-2B P1-2C P1-3A P1-3B P1-3C

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer

Boards with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 2

P2-DIMMs To Populate P2-DIMMs

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A

6 DIMMs P2-1A P2-1B P2-2A P2-2B P2-3A P2-3B

9 DIMMs (RDIMMs only (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P2-1A P2-1B P2-1C P2-2A P2-2B P2-2C P2-3A P2-3B P2-3C

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer

Boards with Two CPUs Installed in CPU Sockets 1 & 2

CPU 1 (To Populate P1-DIMMs) CPU 2 (To Populate P2-DIMMs)

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

6 DIMMs P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A

12 DIMMs P1-1A/1B P1-2A/2B P1-3A/3B P2-1A/1B P2-2A/2B P2-3A/3B

18 DIMMs (For RDIMMs only) (Note)

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

P11A/1B/1C

P12A/2B/2C

P13A/3B/3C

P21A/1B/1C

P22A/2B/2C

P23A/3B/3C

Memory Support for the Motherboard w/5500 CPU(s) Installed

RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 QR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note) Mixing SR, DR, QR

3 3 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note ) Mixing SR, DR

Note: 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading)

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.= Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

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RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 QR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note) Mixing SR, DR, QR

3 3 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note ) Mixing SR, DR

Note: 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading)

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.= Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 2 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

3 3 Not available Not available Not available

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Unb.= Unbuffered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

Memory Support for the Motherboard w/the 5600 CPU(s) Installed

•1.5V DIMMs

1.5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 (Note 1) QR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066, 1333 Mixing SR, DR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note 2) Mixing SR, DR, QR

3 3 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note 2) Mixing SR, DR

Note 1: 1333 MHz RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading). Note 2: 1333/1066 MHz RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading). Note 3: MIxing of 1.35V and 1.5V DIMMs is not recommended.

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

1.5V LRDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors

Installed (for X8DAH+-LR and X8DAH+-F-LR Only)

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR

3 2 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR or OR

3 3 LR DDR3 ECC 1066 QR

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (LR= Load Reduced)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM (QR=Quad

Rank, OR=Octal Rank)

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1.5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 2 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066, 1333 Mixing SR, DR

3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available

Note 1: 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf./ECC DIMMs are used. Note 2: MIxing of 1.35V and 1.5V DIMMs is not recommended.

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Unb.= Unbuffered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

•1.35V DIMMs

1.35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note 1) QR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 (Note 2) Mixing SR, DR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note 3) Mixing SR, DR, QR

3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available

Note 1: 1333/1066 MHz QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading). Note 2: 1333 MHz SR/DR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading). Note 3: 1333/1066 MHz SR/DR/QR RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading). Note 4: MIxing of 1.35V and 1.5V DIMMs is not recommended.

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

1.35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed

DIMM Slots per Channel

3 1 Unb. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 2 Unb. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

3 3 Not Available Not Available Not Available

Note 1: 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf./ECC DIMMs are used. Note 2: MIxing of 1.35V and 1.5V DIMMs is not recommended.

DIMMs Populated per Channel

DIMM Type (Unb.= Unbuffered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

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

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show

more than 4 GB of memory.

Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of

memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when

4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in memory availability is dispropor-

tional. (See the following Table.)

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ash memory (System

BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 GB

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76 GB

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51 GB

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 GB

TSEG 1 MB 2.84 GB

Memory available for the OS & other applications

1 MB 3.99 GB

512 MB 3.01 GB

Remaining (-Available) (4 GB Total System Memory)

2.84 GB

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

123

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

BackPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. VGA (Blue) (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)

4. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

5. USB 0

6. USB1

7. IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8DAH+-F only)

8. USB 2

9. USB 3

10. USB 4

11. USB 5

12. LAN 2

13. LAN 1

14. Side surround

15. Back surround

16. CEN/LFE

17. Microphone In

18. Front

19. Line In

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2

Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2

mouse are located next to the Back

Panel COM Port1 and VGA port on the

motherboard. See the table at right for

pin denitions.

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Denitions

PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data

2 No Connection 2 No Connection

3 Ground 3 Ground

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock

6 No Connection 6 No Connection

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. Mouse (Green)

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Serial Ports

Two COM connections (COM1 &

COM2) are located on the mother-

board. COM1 is located on the Back-

plane IO panel. COM2 is located next

to PCI-E Slot 1 to provide additional

serial connection support. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Video Connector (X8DAH+-F/(-LR))

A Video (VGA) connector is located

above COM Port1 on the IO back-

plane. This connector is used to pro-

vide video display. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

Serial Ports-COM1/COM2

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

2-16

1. COM 1

2. COM 2

3. VGA (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)

Chapter 2: Installation

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Six Universal Serial Bus ports (USB

0/1, 2~5) are located on the I/O back

panel. Additionally, four USB con-

nections (USB 6/7, 8, 9) are on the

motherboard to provide front chassis

access. (Cables are not included).

See the tables on the right for pin

denitions.

Back Panel USB

(USB 0/1, 2~5)

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Panel USB

PinDenitions(USB6/7,8/9)

USB 6/8

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

USB 7/9

Pin # Denition

1. Backpanel USB 0

2. Backpanel USB 1

3. Backpanel USB 2

4. Backpanel USB 3

5. Backpanel USB 4

6. Backpanel USB 5

7. (JUSB4) Front Panel USB 6/7

8. (JUSB2) Front Panel USB 8

9. (JUSB5) Front Panel USB 9

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

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Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN 1/LAN2) are

located at on the IO backplane. In ad-

dition, a dedicated LAN is also located

on the X8DAH+-F (/-LR) to provide

KVM support for IPMI 2.0. All these

ports accept RJ45 type cables. (Note:

Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec-

tion for LAN LED information.)

LAN Ports

PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 88 Ground

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

(NC: No Connection)

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

2-18

1. LAN2

2. LAN1

3. IPMI LAN (X8DAH+-F/(-LR)

only)

Chapter 2: Installation

(BackPanel)HighDenitionAudio

123

(HD Audio)

This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Chan-

nel High Denition Audio (HDA) codec that

provides 10 DAC channels. The HD Audio

connections simultaneously supports mul-

tiple-streaming 7.1 sound playback with

2 channels of independent stereo output

through the front panel stereo out for front

L&R, rear L&R, center and subwoofer

speakers. Use the Advanced software

included in the CD-ROM with your moth-

erboard to enable this function.

(BP) HD Audio

Conn# Signal

1 Side Surround

2 Back Surround

3 CEN/LFE

4 Microphone In

5 Front

6 Line In

HD Audio

CD &10-pin Audio Headers

A 4-pin CD header (CD1) and a 10-pin

Audio header are also located on the

motherboard. These headers allow you to

use the onboard sound for audio CD play-

back. Connect an audio cable from your

CD drive to the CD header that ts your

cable's connector. See the tables at right

for pin denitions for these headers.

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

CD1 Pin

Denition

Pin# Denition

1 Left

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 Right

1. HD Audio (See the graphics

above for details)

2. CD1

3. 10-pin Audio

10-in Audio

PinDenitions

Pin# Signal

1 Microphone Left

2 Audio Ground

3 Microphone Right

4 Audio Detect

5 Line 2 Right

6 Ground

7 Jack Detect

8 Key

9 Line 2 Left

10 Ground

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2. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo-

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

2-20

1920

NMI

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

Chapter 2: Installation

3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

X8DAH+

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

1920

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Rev. 2.01

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

NMI

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

cable here to indicate HDD activi-

ties. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port 1 is

located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and

the LED connection for GLAN Port 2

is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC

LED cables to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

2-22

Ground

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

1920

Reset

PWR

NMI

Vcc

Reset Button

Power Button

Chapter 2: Installation

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED cable to the Front

UID and OH/Fan Fail connections on

pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad-

vanced warnings for chassis overheat/

fan failure. Refer to the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc

8 OH/Fan Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

PWR Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

X8DAH+

A. OH/Fan Fail & UID LEDs

B. PWR Supply Fail

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Rev. 2.01

PWR Fail LED

Ground

1920

NMI

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

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Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con-

tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-

tem. This button can also be congured

to function as a suspend button (with a

setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To

turn off the power when set to suspend

mode, press the button for at least 4

seconds. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

X8DAH+

Rev. 2.01

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

2-24

Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

1920

Reset

PWR

NMI

Vcc

Reset Button

Power Button

Chapter 2: Installation

2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1)

and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/

JPW3) on the motherboard. These power

connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci-

cation. In addition to the 24-pin ATX power

connector, the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR connec-

tors at JPW2/JPW3 must also be connected

to your power supply. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

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 (JPW1) and the two 8-pin

(JPW2,JPW3) power connectors

on the motherboard. Failure in do-

ing so will void the manufacturer

warranty on your power supply and

motherboard.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD

CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

FAN7

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

JP5 JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

CNF1

JUSB4

JPW1

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

JPI1

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin PWR Connector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5

JUSB5

JBT1

(SouthBridge)

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

JPW3

JPW2

JBAT1

Intel

ICH 10R

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

A. 24-pin ATX PWR (Req'd)

B/C.8-pin Processor PWR

FAN1

(Req'd)

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JOH1

(Required)

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Fan Headers

This motherboard has six chassis/sys-

tem fan headers (Fan 1 to Fan6) and

two CPU fans (CPU1 Fan/CPU2 Fan)

on the motherboard. In addition, I-Fan

1 and I-Fan 2 are available on a R 2.0

or newer version motherboard for IOH-

36D cooling. The 4-pin fans headers are

backward compatible with the traditional

3-pin fans. However, fan speed control is

available for 4-pin fans only via Hardware

Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the

BIOS. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JLPC80

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA5

JUSB5

I-SATA4

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

JPW2

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

CNF1

JUSB4

2-26

JPW3

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JOH1

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

F. Fan 6

G. CPU1 Fan

H. CPU2 Fan

I. Chassis Intrusion

Chapter 2: Installation

Internal Speaker

The Internal Speaker, located at SP1,

can be used to provide audible indica-

tions for various beep codes. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Refer to the layout below for the loca-

tions of the Internal Buzzer (SP1).

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

PinDenition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used

for power LED indication, and pins 4-7

are for the speaker. See the tables

on the right for pin denitions. Please

note that the speaker connector pins

(4-7) are for use with an external

speaker. If you wish to use the on-

board speaker, you should close pins

6-7 with a jumper.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO

Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

Intel

IOH-36D

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

CNF1

JUSB4

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

X8DAH+

I-FAN2

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

JPW1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

JPI1

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

PWR LED Connector

Pin Setting Denition

Pin 1 Anode (+)

Pin2 Cathode (-)

Pin3 NA

Speaker Connector

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

JBT1

(SouthBridge)

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

Intel

ICH 10R

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JOH1

PinDenitions

A. Internal Speaker (Buzzer)

B. PWR LED/Speaker

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IEEE 1394a Connection

CNF1 and CNF2 provide the IEEE 1394a

connections on the motherboard. See

the tables on the right for pin deni-

tions.

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect

an LED indicator to provide warnings

of chassis overheating or fan failure.

This LED will blink when a fan failure

occurs. Refer to the table on right for

pin denitions.

CNF1

PinDenitions

Pin# Den. Pin# Den

1 PTPA0+ 2 PTPA0-

3 GND 4 GND

5 PTPB0+ 6 PTPB0-

7 PWR 1394a 8 PWR 1394a

10 ZX

CNF2

PinDenitions

Pin# Den. Pin# Den

1 PTPA1+ 2 PTPA1-

3 GND 4 GND

5 PTPB1+ 6 PTPB1-

7 PWR 1394a 8 PWR 1394a

10 ZY

Overheat LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JWD1

JL1

DP4

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPW3

JPW2

JBAT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

2-28

A. CNF1 (1394a-1)

B. CNF2 (1394a-2)

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

JOH1

C. Overheat LED (JOH1)

Chapter 2: Installation

System Management Bus

A System Management Bus header

is located at SUBUS1 on the mother-

board. Connect the appropriate cable

here to use the SMB connection on

your system.

SMB Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power System Management Bus (I2C)

Connector (JPI2C) monitors power

supply, fan and system temperatures.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO

Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

Intel

IOH-36D

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

CNF1

JUSB4

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

X8DAH+

I-FAN2

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

JPW1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

JPI1

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

JBT1

I-FAN1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-SATA4

JPW2

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

PWR SMB

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

JPW3

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JOH1

A. SMB

B. PWR SMB

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, jumpers can be used to choose

between optional settings. Jumpers cre-

ate shorts between two pins to change

the function of the connector. Pin 1

is identied with a square solder pad

on the printed circuit board. See the

motherboard layout pages for jumper

locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper

is on and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

Use JPL1 to enable or disable GLAN

Port1/GLAN Port2 on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

Enabled.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

IPMI LAN

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1 JPL1

FAN5

PHY Chip

LAN2 (Top)

CPU2 FAN

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JLPC80

SMBUS1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5

JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

JPW2

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPW3

JBAT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

2-30

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

JOH1

A. GLAN Port 1/2 Enable

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

Chapter 2: Installation

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact

pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal

object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short

the connection. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear-

ing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the sys-

tem, remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system monitor that

can reboot the system when a software ap-

plication hangs. Close Pins 1-2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close Pins

2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO

Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-SATA4

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JOH1

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

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I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to connect

the System Management Bus (I2C) to PCI and

PCI-Express slots. These two jumpers are to

be set at the same time. The default setting

is Open to disable the connections. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

Compact Flash Enable

A Compact Flash Jumper is located at

JPIDE1. To use a Compact Flash Card on

this motherboard, you will need to close

Pins 1~2 on this jumper to enable it. For the

Compact Flash Card to work properly, please

connect the Compact Flash Card power

cable to JWF1 rst. Refer to the board layout

below for the location.

I2C for PCI/PCI-E slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (Default)

Compact Flash Card Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Denition

Open Disabled

Closed Enabled

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JLPC80

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5

JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

JPW2

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPW3

JBAT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

2-32

A. JI

B. JI

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

JOH1

C. Compact Flash En-

able

Chapter 2: Installation

VGA Enable (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) Only)

Jumper JPG1 allows you to enable

video connections on the motherboard.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

VGA Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1~2 Enabled (Default)

2~3 Disabled

1394a-1/1394a-2 Enable

Use Jumper JPI1 to enable the 1394a

connections at CNF1(1394a-1)/CNF2

(1394a-2) on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO

Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

FAN7

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

CNF1

JUSB4

JPW1

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

JPI1

JP9

JUSB2

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-SATA4

Jumper Setting Denition

1~2 Enabled (Default)

2~3 Disabled

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JOH1

1394a Enable

Jumper Settings

A. VGA Enable (X8DAH+-

F/(-LR) only)

B. 1394a 1/2 Enable

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2-8 Onboard LED Indicators

GLAN LEDs

Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located

on the IO Backplane of the motherboard.

Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The

green LED indicates activity, while the other

Link LED may be green, amber or off to

indicate the speed of the connections. See

the tables at right for more information.

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DAH+-

F(/-LR)

In addition to LAN 1/LAN 2, an IPMI Dedicat-

ed LAN is also located on the IO Backplane

of the X8DAH+-F/(-LR). The amber LED on

the right indicates activity, while the green

LED on the left indicates the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for more

information.

P2 DIMM3A

JI2C2

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C1

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

CPU2

S I/O

JWD1

JL1

DP4

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JLPC80

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Link LED

Activity LED

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

LAN 1/LAN 2 Activity LED (Right)

LED State

Color Status Denition

Green Flashing Active

LAN 1/LAN 2 Link LED (Left)

LED State

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

IPMI LAN (X8DAH+-F/(-LR)

Link LED

IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) &

Activity LED (Right)

Color Status Denition

Link (Left) Green: Solid 100 Mbps

Activity (Right) Amber: Blinking Active

JPW3

JPW2

CPU1

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5

JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

FLOPPY

JIDE1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

A. LAN1/2 LEDs

B. Dedicated LAN LEDs

FAN1

FPCTL

(X8DAH+-F/(-LR))

JF1

FAN2

JD1

IDE

FAN4

JOH1

Activity LED

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Chapter 2: Installation

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at DP4

on the motherboard. When this LED is lit,

the system is on. Be sure to turn off the

system and unplug the power cord before

removing or installing components. See

the tables at right for more information.

BMC Heartbeat LED (X8DAH+-F)

A BMC Hear tbeat LED is located at DP5

on the motherboard. When DP5 is blink-

ing, BMC functions normally. See the

tables at right for more information.

Onboard PWR LED (DP4)

Settings

LED Color Denition

Off System Off (PWR cable

not connected)

On System Power On

BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator

(DP5) Settings

LED Color Denition

Blinking BMC: Normal

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO

Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5 JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

I-SATA4

JPW3

JPW2

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

JBAT1

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JOH1

A. Onboard PWR LED

B. BMC Heartbeat LED

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2-9 Floppy Drive, Serial ATA and SAS Connections

Note the following when connecting the oppy and hard disk drive cables:

•The oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

•A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

•A single oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to

provide for two oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always

connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always

connects to drive B.

Floppy Connector

The oppy connector is located next

to the Super I/O chip on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

Floppy Drive Connector

PinDenitions

FAN6

COM1

(Bottom)

USB0/1

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD

Audio CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics

Memory DP5 A

JPG1 JPL1

KB/MS

VGA (Top)

IPMI LAN

CD1

PHY Chip

LAN2 (Top)

CPU2 FAN

SMBUS1

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

DP4

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

FAN5

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

JPW3

JPW2

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

IOH-36D

S I/O

JP5 JP4

JPT1

J139

J15

J14

JWD1

JL1

Rev. 2.01

I-FAN2

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

CNF1

JUSB4

JBAT1

BIOS

JBT1

FLOPPY

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPI1

JP9

CNF2

JIDE1

I-FAN1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1 I-SATA5 JUSB5

I-SATA0

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

JUSB2

A. Floppy

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FAN4

JOH1

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Chapter 2: Installation

IDE Connector

AN IDE Connector is located on the

motherboard. This connector can be

used for a Compact Flash card. To use

a Compact Flash card on this connec-

tor, you will need to enable the jumper

located at JPIDE1. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

IDE Drive Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

FAN5

FAN6

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

KB/MS

P2 DIMM1A

VGA (Top)

IPMI LAN

AUDIO

7.1HD

CD1

PHY Chip

LAN2 (Top)

CPU2 FAN

SMBUS1

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

JLPC80

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

DP4

COM1

(Bottom)

USB0/1

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

AUDIO Header

Audio CTRL

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JPG1 JPL1

JPI2C1 PWR I2C

JPW1

JPW3

JPW2

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

IOH-36D

S I/O

JP5 JP4

JPT1

J139

J15

J14

JWD1

JL1

Rev. 2.01

I-FAN2

Intel

IOH-36D

1394 CTRL

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

CNF1

JUSB4

JBAT1

BIOS

JBT1

FLOPPY

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPI1

JP9 CNF2

JIDE1

I-FAN1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1 I-SATA5 JUSB5

I-SATA0

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

JUSB2

A. IDE

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FAN4

JOH1

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Serial ATA Ports

There are Six Serial ATA Ports (I-

SATA0~I-SATA 5) located on the

motherboard. These ports provide

serial-link signal connections, which

are faster than the connections of

Parallel ATA. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Serial ATA

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

P2 DIMM3A

Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x16

JI2C2

JI2C1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 x8

Slot2 PCI-E 2.0 x16

Slot1 PCI-E 2.0 x8

COM2

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM3C

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM2C

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM1C

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

CPU2

S I/O

JL1

DP4

JWD1

FAN5

FAN6

KB/MS

COM1

(Bottom)

VGA (Top)

USB0/1

PHY

IPMI LAN

Chip

USB

2/3/4/5

LAN1

(Bottom)

LAN2 (Top)

AUDIO Header

AUDIO

7.1HD CPU2 FAN

CD1

Audio

CTRL

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

BMC

Firmware

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BMC Graphics Memory

DP5

JLPC80

JPG1

SMBUS1

JPL1

JPI2C1

PWR I2C

JPW1

FAN7

CPU

FAN1

CPU1

P1 DIMM1C

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2C

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3C

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

ALWAYS POPULATE DIMM1 FIRST

X8DAH+

Intel

I-FAN2

IOH-36D

Intel

IOH-36D

JPI1 1394 CTRL

JP5

JP4

JPT1

J139

USB6/7

1394-11394-2

J15

J14

JP9

JUSB2

CNF1

JUSB4

CNF2

Rev. 2.01

BIOS

I-SATA5

JUSB5

JBT1

I-FAN1

I-SATA4

JPW2

Intel

ICH 10R

(SouthBridge)

JPW3

JBAT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

2-38

A. SATA 0~5

FAN1

FPCTL

JF1

FAN2

JD1

SP1

FAN3

IDE

FLOPPY

JIDE1

FAN4

JOH1

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and

chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for

the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install CPU 1 rst (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis

speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper settings

as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the

chassis.

2. Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and

cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix

for details on beep codes.

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality

power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.

Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

Memory Errors

When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system, check the following:

1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS

setup is congured for the fastest speed of RAM used. (It is recommended to

use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.)

3. Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered/Load Reduced

ECC or Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC SDRAM modules as recommended by the

manufacturer. Refer to Page 1-6 for memory support.

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between

all memory slots and check the results.

5. Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. Make sure

to follow the instructions given on DIMM population in Section 2-3 in Chapter

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

7. Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed in

Section 2-4 to install your memory modules.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, please

note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-

users, so it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specic system

conguration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-

port.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at (http://www.supermi-

cro.com/support/bios/).

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Supermicro for technical support:

•Motherboard model and PCB revision number

•BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your

system rst boots up)

•System conguration

• An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at (http://www.super-

micro.com/support/contact.cfm).

•Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by

e-mail at support@supermicro.com or by fax at: (408) 503-8000, option 2.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can

support?

Answer: This motherboard has 18 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Reg-

istered/Load Reduced ECC or Unbuf. ECC/Non-ECC SDRAM modules. (Refer to

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X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/X8DAH+(-F)-LR User's Manual

Page 1-6 for memory support.) It is strongly recommended that you do not mix

memory modules of different speeds and sizes. Please follow all memory installa-

tion instructions given on Section 2-4 in Chapter 2.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on

our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS

warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web-

site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS le to your computer.

Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your

BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip le and the .exe le. If you

choose the zip BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable USB device.

Run the batch le using the format ash.bat lename.rom from your bootable USB

device to ash the BIOS. Then, your system will automatically reboot. Please note

that this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if the

screen is paused for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS

to prevent possible system boot failure!

Note: The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed.

Send your motherboard back to our RMA Department for repair.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied CD has drivers and programs that are needed for your sys-

tem. Please review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on

the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS, security and audio drivers.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to

the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside

of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling

charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

For faster service, You can also request a RMA authorization online (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/rma/).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

3-4

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DAH+/X8DAH+-F/

X8DAH+(-F)-LR. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be

easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup

Utility setup screens.

Warning: For your system memory to work properly, be sure to use the

correct BIOS ROM for your system.

For the X8DAH+, use the X8DAH+ BIOS. For the X8DAH+-LR, use the

X8DAH+-LR BIOS. For the X8DAH+-F, use the X8DAH+-F BIOS. For the

X8DAH+-F-LR, use the X8DAH+-F-LR BIOS.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the

system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS

setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as

<F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

congured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the

left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it. (Note:

the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to

include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".

Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar-

row keys, etc.

Note 1: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

Note 2: For AMI BIOS Recovery, refer to the AMI BIOS Recovery Instruc-

tions posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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HowToChangetheCongurationData

The conguration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.

As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of

the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the

system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you

have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-

tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard and press

<Enter>. Press the <Tab> key to move between elds. The date must be entered

in MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time is

in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)

SuperMicro X8DAH

•Version: This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system.

•Build Date: This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed.

Processor

The AMI BIOS Utility will automatically display the status of the processor used in

your system:

•CPU Type: This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard.

•Speed: This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by BIOS.

•Physical Count: This item displays the number of processors installed in your

system as detected by BIOS.

•Logical Count: This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your

system as detected by BIOS.

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system.

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4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations

Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press <Enter> to access the

submenu items.

Boot Feature

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed

for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

Use this feature to select the bootup screen display between POST messages or

the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select Enabled

to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This feature sets the display mode for the Option ROM. The options are Force

BIOS and Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

This feature is used to select the Power-on state for the Numlock key. The options

are Off and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed when an error occurs.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Hit 'Del' Message Display

Select Enabled to display "Press DEL to run Setup" during POST. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles boot disk functions. When this item

is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19

at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PowerConguration

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to automatically reboot when

a non-recoverable error occurs that lasts for more than ve minutes. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

If set to Instant Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits

the power button. If set to 4 Seconds Override, the system will power off when the

user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are Instant

Off and 4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power Off for

the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power On for the system

power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to

resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power On, Power Off

and Last State.

EUP Support

Select Enabled to turn off onboard standby power when the system is in S5 state

to meet Eco-design requirements for energy-efcient products. Disable this feature

to supply standby power and allow the system to "wake-up" in the S5 state. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Processor and Clock Options

This submenu allows the user to congure the Processor and Clock settings.

CPU Ratio

If set to Manual, this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core

Clock and the FSB Frequency. The options are Auto and Manual.

Note: if an invalid ratio is entered, the AMI BIOS will restore the setting

to the previous state.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use Clock Spectrum, which will allow BIOS to monitor and attempt

to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components

whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

DCU Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unit (DCU) prefetch of L1 data to speed

up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Data Reuse Optimization (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to maximize Data Reuse support to enhance system performance

for DP platforms. For DP servers, enable or disable this feature based on applica-

tion specications. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering

This feature allows the user to congure the MPS (Multi -Processor Speci cations)

and ACPI settings for the motherboard. Select Modern Ordering if XP or a newer

version of the Windows OS is used in the motherboard. Select Legacy Ordering

if 2000 or an earlier version of the Windows OS is used. The options are Modern

Ordering and Legacy Ordering.

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Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat-

ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and

restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s

website for detailed information.

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU)

Set to Enabled to support Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to

designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal codes

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft web Sites for more information.)

Intel AES-NI (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU)

If this feature is set to Enabled, Intel AES-NI will add new encryption features to

help accelerate AES SW application, providing code authorization and signature

verication to improve system performance. The default is Disabled. (Refer to Intel

and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)

Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi-Threading Technology, which will

result in increased CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to

Intel's website for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Intel® EIST Technology

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically

adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump-

tion and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Intel® Turbo Boost (Available when Intel® EIST Technology is enabled)

Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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C1E Support

Select Enabled to support Enhanced Halt State. C1E signicantly reduces the CPU's

power consumption by reducing the CPU's clock cycle and voltage during a "Halt

State." The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Intel® C-STATE Tech

If enabled, C-State is set by the system automatically to either C2, C3 or C4 state.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C-State package limit setting (Available when Intel® C-State Tech is enabled)

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package

C1 Auto Demotion

If this feature is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests

to C1 based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

C3 Auto Demotion

If this item is set to Enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests

to C3 based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

ACPI T State

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report processor throttling in ACPI. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Advanced Chipset Control

The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below:

CPUBridgeConguration

Request Transaction ID

This feature is used to determine how a QPI Transaction ID is initiated. The options

are Balanced and IO Biased.

QPI Links Speed

This feature selects QPI's data transfer speed. The options are Slow-mode, and

Full Speed.

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QPI Frequency

This selects the desired QPI frequency. The options are Auto, 4.800 GT, 5.866GT,

6.400 GT.

QPI L0s and L1

This feature allows QPI to use lower power settings. L0s and L1 are automatically

selected by the motherboard. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Memory Frequency

This feature allows the user to force DDR3 memory to run at a frequency different

from what is specied. The available options are Auto, Force DDR-800, Force

DDR-1066, Force DDR-1333, and Force SPD.

Memory Mode

The options are Independent, Channel Mirror, Lockstep, and Sparing.

Independent - All DIMMs are available to the operating system.

Channel Mirror - The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in

Channel 1 and Channel 2 memory for redundancy.

Lockstep - The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of

operations in parallel.

Sparing - A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail-over. The

spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed

memory. This option is supported by Intel 5600 Series processors only.

Demand Scrubbing

This is a memory error-correction scheme where the processor writes corrected data

back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Patrol Scrubbing

This is a memory error-correction scheme that works in the background looking for

and correcting resident errors. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Throttling - Closed Loop

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic volt-

age control during processor idle states. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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NorthBridgeConguration

This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the Intel North Bridge.

Intel I/O AT

This feature works with the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to accelerate the

performance of a TOE device, which is a specialized, dedicated processor installed

on an add-on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of

this add-on card. When this feature is set to Enabled, it will enhance overall system

performance by providing direct memory access for data transferring. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology (Available when Intel I/O AT is enabled)

This feature works in conjunction with the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to

accelerate the performance of a TOE device. When this feature set to Enabled, it

will enhance overall system performance by providing direct cache access for data

transferring. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DCA Prefetch Delay

A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten

execution cycles and maximize data processing efciency. Prefetching too fre-

quently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses. This

feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data. The options

are [8], [16], [24], [32], [40], [48], [56], [64], [72], [80], [88], [96], [104], [112], [120]

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d

by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.

This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms,

providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in networking and

data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions

between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This maximizes power-saving

and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IOH PCI-E Max Payload Size

Some add-on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature, which limits the

payload size to 128B; while others, with a payload size of 256B which inhibits the

coalesce feature. Please refer to your add-on card user guide for the desired set-

ting. The options are 256B and 128B.

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SouthBridgeConguration

USB Functions

Select Enabled to use onboard USB connections. The Options are: Disabled and

Enabled.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy

USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on

the motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disabled, Enabled and Auto.

Port 64h/60h Emulation

Select Enabled to enable Port 64h/60h emulation for complete USB keyboard sup-

port for operating systems that are not compatible with USB devices. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller (Available when the item: USB Functions is disabled)

This feature displays the current USB controller used in the motherboard.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to select the USB 2.0 Controller mode. The options are

Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full Speed (12 Mbps).

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to

provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI

Hand-Off support. When enabled, the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS-

controlled to the OS-controlled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

HDA Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard High-Denition Audio controller. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Frontside Audio Mode

Select HD Audio to enable high-denition audio support for the front side audio

connection. Select AC'97 to use AC'97 for the front side audio connection. The

options are HD Audio and AC'97.

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IDE/SATAConguration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of the IDE devices and displays the following items:

SATA#1Conguration

Select Compatible to set SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode. Select Enhanced

to set SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, Compatible and

Enhanced.

CongureSATA#1as

This feature is used to select the drive type for SATA#1. Select RAID (Intel) to

enable Intel's SATA RAID rmware and congure SATA#1 as an Intel's SATA

RAID device. Select RAID (Adaptec) to enable Adaptec's SATA RAID rmware

and congure SATA#1 as an Adaptec's SATA RAID device. The options are IDE,

RAID (Intel), RAID (Adaptec), and AHCI.

AHCI CodeBase (This feature is available when the option-AHCI is selected)

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take

caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.)

The default option is Intel AHCI ROM.

ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above)

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Adaptec to use the

Adaptec Host RAID Utility. The options are Intel and Adaptec

SATA#2Conguration

Select Enhanced to set SATA#2 to the native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,

and Enhanced.

IDE Detect Timeout (sec)

Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI

devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master, and Fourth IDE Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave,

Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third and Fourth IDE Master slots. Hit <Enter> to

activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the

correct congurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:

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Type

Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,

Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.

In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities

over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.

If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that

supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data

transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode

is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select

Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at

a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple

sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the

IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the

cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use

this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select 0 ~ 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 ~ 4. It has a data transfer

rate of 3.3 MB/s ~ 16.6 MB/s. See the table below.

PIO Mode Select Options

Option Selected PIO Mode Max. Transfer Rate

0 PIO Mode 0 3.3 MB/s

1 PIO Mode 1 5.2 MB/s

2 PIO Mode 2 8.3 MB/s

3 PIO Mode 3 11.1 MB/s

4 PIO Mode 4 16.6 MB/s

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DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the

IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. The options are Auto, SWDMAn,

MWDMAn, and UDMAn. See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options.

DMA Mode Select Options

Option Selected DMA Mode Max. Transfer Rate

SWDMA 0 Single-Word DMA 0 2.1 MB/s

SWDMA1 Single-Word DMA 1 4.2 MB/s

SWDMA 2 Single-Word DMA 2 8.3MB/s

MWDMA 0 Multi-Word DMA 0 4.2 MB/s

MWDMA1 Multi-Word DMA 1 13.3 MB/s

MWDMA 2 Multi-Word DMA 2 16.6 MB/s

UDMA 0 Ultra DMA 0 16.6 MB/s

UDMA 1 Ultra DMA 1 25 MB/s

UDMA 2 Ultra DMA 2 33.3 MB/s

UDMA 3 Ultra DMA 3 44.4 MB/s

UDMA 4 Ultra DMA 4 66.6 MB/s

UDMA5 Ultra DMA 5 100 MB/s

UDMA 6 Ultra DMA 6 133 MB/s

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict

impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de-

tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using

the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to

support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable 32-bit IDE data transfer support. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

IDE Detect Timeout (sec)

Use this feature to set the timeout value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI

devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

PCI/PnPConguration

Clear NVRAM

This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Yes.

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Plug & Play OS

Selecting Yes allows the OS to congure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required

for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to

allow the AMI BIOS to congure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select

64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128,

160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE BusMaster

When this feature is enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing

to IDE drives. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SR-IOV Supported

Single Root I/O Virtualization is an industry-standard mechanism that allows the

resource of a device to be simultaneously shared among several virtual machines.

Select Enabled to partition the resource of PCI device into several virtual interfaces

for resource sharing under a virtual environment. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

PCI-E Slot 1 x8, PCI-E Slot 2 x16, PCI-E Slot 3 x8, PCI-E Slot 4 x8 (in x16 slot), PCI-E Slot 5 PCI-E x4 (in x8 slot), PCI-E Slot 6 x16, PCI-E Slot 7 x8

This feature allows you to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

Use this feature to select the type of onboard LAN option ROM. The options are

iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard L AN1 or LAN2 Option ROM. This is to boot

computer using a network interface. The default setting for LAN1 is Enabled. The

default setting for LAN2 is Disabled.

Boot Graphics Adapter Priority

This feature allows the user to select the priority graphics adapter for system boot.

The options are Offboard VGA, Onboard VGA, and Slot 6.

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SuperIODeviceConguration

Serial Port1 Address / Serial Port2 Address

This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from

accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial

port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to

use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for

Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2

are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard oppy controller. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

Floppy A

This feature allows the user to select the type of oppy drive connected to the system

as specied. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2",

1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".

RemoteAccessConguration

Remote Access

This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Disabled

and Enabled. If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi-

rection. The options are COM 1, COM 2 and COM3*. *Note: COM3 will be enabled

by SOL (Serial Over LAN) when a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) is

present on the motherboard.

Base Address, IRQ

This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specied

above.

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.

The options are 115200 8, n 1; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and

9600 8, n, 1.

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Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection. The

options are None, Hardware, and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test (POST).

Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST. (Note:

This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.) Select Boot Loader

to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader. The options

are Disabled, Boot Loader, and Always.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec-

tion. The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

A terminal keyboard denition that provides a way to send commands from a remote

console. Available options are Enabled and Disabled.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

This feature denes the length of time in seconds to display memory information.

The options are No Delay, Delay 1 Sec, Delay 2 Sec, and Delay 4 Sec.

Hardware Health Monitor

This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each

item as displayed.

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de-

termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible

CPU overheat.

Warning! 1.Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature

predened by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system

instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold,

the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed.

2. To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide ad-

equate airow to your system.

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The options are:

•The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (includ-

ing the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature

reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU manufacturer.

•The Default Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature

reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predened by the CPU

manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU

and system cooling. In both the alarms above, please take immediate action

as shown below.

CPU 1 Temperature/CPU 2 Temperature/System Temperature

This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System.

The following items will be displayed for your reference only:

CPU 1 Temperature/CPU 2 Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected

by the BIOS:

Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

run normally as congured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and

generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU

is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as congured in the BIOS. The

fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU fans

and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem-

perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate

an overheat alarm. The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to

prevent damage to the CPU.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take action

immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room temperature

to correct any problems.

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Notes:

The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures (Celsius/Fahr-

enheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer

processors. The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature

information that the motherboard can read. This ‘Temperature Threshold’ or

‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline

on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature condi-

tions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan speed, triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc).

Since CPUs can have different ‘Temperature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can

now send information to the motherboard what its ‘Temperature Tolerance’ is,

and not the other way around. This results in better CPU thermal management.

Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to

certain thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This makes

it easier for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status, rather than by

just simply seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25oC).

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information

on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s website at www.Intel.com.

System Temperature: The system temperature will be displayed (in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit) as it is detected by the BIOS.

Fan Speed Readings

This feature displays the fan speed readings from Fan1 through Fan 8.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for effective

system cooling. Select "Full Speed/FS" to allow the onboard fans to run at full

speed for maximum cooling. The FS setting is recommended for special system

conguration or debugging. Select "Performance/PF" for better system cooling. The

PF setting is recommended for high-power-consuming and high-density systems.

Select "Balanced/BL" for the onboard fans to run at a speed that will balance the

needs between system cooling and power saving. The BL setting is recommended

for regular systems with normal hardware congurations. Select "Energy Saving/ES"

for best power efciency and maximum quietness. The Options are: Full Speed/FS,

Performance/PF, Balanced/BL, and Energy Saving/ES.

Voltage Readings

The following voltage readings will be displayed.

CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, VTT CPU1, VTT CPU2, CPU1 DDR3, CPU2 DDR3,

1.5V, 1.8V, 5V, 12V, 3.3V, 3.3VSB, VBAT and PIV1 IOH

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ACPIConguration

Use this feature to congure Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

High Precision Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in

synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-

pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-

tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace

the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Aware O/S

Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat-

ing System. Otherwise, disable this feature. The options are Yes and No.

Suspend Mode

This option is used to select the ACPI State that is used for system suspend. The

options are S1 (POS), S3 (STR) and Auto.

S1 (POS) - The caches in a processor are erased, and the processor stops ex-

ecuting instructions. Power to the processor and RAM is maintained, and RAM

is refreshed.

S3 (STR) - The processor has no power, and the power supply goes on reduced

power mode. However, main memory (RAM) is still active.

ACPI APIC Support

Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT (Root System

Description Table) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCIE Native Support

Select Enabled to enable native support for PCIE. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Headless Mode

Select Enabled for the system to function normally without the presence of a key-

board, monitor and or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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ACPI Version Features

The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website

for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/.

NUMA Support

Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support for an "NUMA-

Aware" OS to improve CPU performance. Select Disabled to provide better memory

access for an "non-NUMA" OS. Select NUMA for SLES 11 for better CPU perfor-

mance on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. The options are Enabled, Disabled

and NUMA for SLES11.

WHEA Support

Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support

which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware

errors on Windows platforms to reduce system crashes caused by hardware er-

rors and to improve system recovery and health monitoring. The default setting

is Enabled.

Trusted Computing

TCG/TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Support

Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable

TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2)/TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network

security. The options are No and Yes. If this feature is set to Yes, the following items will display:

Indicate Physical

When this item is set to Yes, BIOS will automatically detect the presence of a

TPM device whenever the system boots. The options are Yes and No.

TPM Deactivated

Use this feature to Set or Clear the TPM device. The options are Set, Clear and

Don't Change.

TPM Owner

Use this feature to Install or Clear the TPM ownership. The options are Don't

Change, Enable Install, Disable Install and Clear.

Execute TPM Command

Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM

settings. Select Don't Change to keep the current TPM settings. The options are

Don't Change, Enabled, and Disabled.

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TPM Enable/Disable Status

This item displays the status of TPM Enabled/Disabled state.

TPM Owner Status

This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.

IPMIConguration

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that

monitor and manage system health. Refer to Intel's website at www.intel.com.

IPMI Firmware Revision

This item displays the current IPMI rmware revision.

Status of BMC

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between the sys-

tem management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature

which displays the status code of the BMC micro controller.

View BMC System Event Log

This feature displays the BMC System Event Log (SEL). It shows the total number

of BMC System Event entries. To view an event, select an Entry Number and press-

ing <Enter> to display the information as shown on the screen.

•Total Number of Entries

•SEL Entry Number

•SEL Record ID

•SEL Record Type

•Generator ID

•Event Message Format Ver

•Event Sensor Type

•Event Sensor Number

•Event Dir Type

• Event Data.

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Clear BMC System Event Log

Select OK and press the <Enter> key to clear the BMC system log. Select Cancel

to keep the BMC System log. The options are OK and Cancel.

Caution: Any cleared information cannot be recovered. Make absolutely

sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing

the BMC Event Log.

SetLANConguration

Set this feature to congure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address as shown

in the following graphics.

Channel Number - This feature displays the channel number for the SET LAN

Conguration command.

Channel Number Status - This feature displays the channel status for the

Channel Number selected above: "Channel Number is OK" or "Wrong Channel

Number".

IP Address Source

Select the source of the IP address for this system. If Static is selected, you will need

to know and manually enter the IP address of this machine. If DHCP is selected,

BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server in the

network it is attached to, and request the next available IP address. The options

are DHCP and Static.

The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected

under IP Address Source above:

IP Address

Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad

form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-digit number separated by dots

should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below.

Subnet Mask

Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to. The value of

each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Gateway Address

This is the IP address of the gateway in the network that the system is connected to.

It's usually a router. If "Static" is selected, the subnet mask setting can be entered.

The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

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MAC Address

This item displays the MAC address of this computer, which are 6 two-digit hexa-

decimal numbers (Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separated by dots. The value

of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

EventLogConguration

View Event Log

Use this option to view the System Event Log.

Mark all events as read

This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel.

Clear event log

This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. The options are OK

and Cancel.

PCI Error Log

Use this option to enable PCI error (PERR) logging. The options are Yes and No.

Memory ECC Error Log

Use this option to enable ECC memory error logging. The options are Yes and No.

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4-4 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass-

words, the Supervisor password must be set rst.

Supervisor Password

This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system. "Not

Installed" means a Supervisor password has not been used.

User Password

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. "Not In-

stalled" means that a user password has not been used.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then enter a

new Supervisor Password.

User Access Level (Available when Supervisor Password is set as above)

Use this feature to set the user's access level. Select Full Access to grant full

User read and write access to the Setup Utility. Select View Only to allow the user

to access to the Setup Utility without making changes. Select Limited to allow the

user to change limited elds such as Date and Time. Select No Access to prevent

the user from accessing the Setup Utility.

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Change User Password (Available when a User Password is installed)

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then enter a

new User Password.

Clear User Password (Available only when User Password is installed)

This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered.

Password Check (Available when a password is installed)

Select Setup for the system to prompt for a password when the user enters the

BIOS setup. Select Always for the system to prompt for a password at each system

boot. The options are Setup and Always.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

When this feature is set to Enabled, the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any

program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot

sector of the hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

4-5 BootConguration

Use this feature to congure boot settings.

Boot Device Priority

Use this feature to specify the sequence of Boot Device Priority The settings are

1st boot device ~ 5th boot device and Disabled.

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Hard Disk Drives

Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives. The

settings are Disabled and available HDDs (i.e., 1st Drive, 2nd Drive, 3rd Drive).

Removable Drives

Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives.

The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, and Disabled.

CD/DVD Drives

Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD Drives (1st

Drive, 2nd Drive).

USB Drives

Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives (1st Drive,

2nd Drive).

Network Drives

Use this feature to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives (1st

Drive, 2nd Drive).

Retry Boot Devices

If this item is enabled, the BIOS will automatically attempt to boot from a speci-

ed boot device again after its initial failure to boot. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

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4-6 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option

to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system

conguration parameters can take effect.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

Select this feature, press <Enter> and click OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automati-

cally load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed

for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all applications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not

for maximum performance.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time

the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue

the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot-up procedure. If a

fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible

repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.

The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the

corresponding error.

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes

BIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.

5 short beeps + 1 long beep

8 beeps Display memory

Continuous High (pitch) + Low (pitch) (siren-like)

Memory error No memory detected in the

read/write error

System Overheat System Overheat

(Ready to power up)

system

Video adapter missing or with faulty memory

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Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System

1. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver,

and the system will start booting up from CD.

2. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

3. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional

device(s).

4. Insert the driver diskette-"ITE RAID Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Driver for

IDE" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

5. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional

device(s).

6. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista Driver for

ICH10R" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

7. Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the Windows OS Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

8. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

9. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The Windows

OS Setup will automatically load all device les and then, continue the Win-

dows OS installation.

10. After the Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically

reboot.

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B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System

1. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008/Windows Vista

Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD.

2. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display.

3. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The Windows

OS Setup will automatically load all device les and then continue with the

Windows OS installation.

4. After the Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically

reboot.

5. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD

Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Software Programs

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below

will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not

yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Notes:

1. Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme

les for each item. Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to

install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each

item, you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item

on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire

contents of the CD.

2. When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD,

please set the SATA Conguration to "Compatible Mode" and congure

SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup. After making the driver diskette, be sure

to change the SATA settings back to your original settings.

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C-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a web-based management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note: 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doc-

tor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS. Any

subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc-

tor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows

OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the

SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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