SUPER MICRO Computer X8DTU-6F+, X8DTU-6F+-LR, X8DTU-6TF+-LR, X8DTU-6TF+ User Manual

X8DTU-6F+

X8DTU-6TF+

X8DTU-6F+-LR

X8DTU-6TF+-LR

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR motherboard supports
the Intel 5500/5600 Series processors, the fi rst dual-processing platform that sup-
ports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next genera­tion point-to-point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the
5500/5600 Series processors built in, the X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)
F+-LR motherboard substantially enhances system performance in a small form­factor package. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/)
for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be installed and
serviced by professional technicians.

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 provides quick installation instructions.
Chapter 2 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mother-

board and provides detailed information about the 5520 chipset.
Chapter 3 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 4, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 5 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.

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

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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 pro­vides information for correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Website: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

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Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.supermicro.com.tw
Email: [e-mail] (Technical Support)
Tel: [phone] (Technical Support)

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide

1-1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................................................1-1

1-2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink .............................................................. 1-1

1-3 Installing the Memory Modules .......................................................................1-2

1-4 Installing the I/O Shield ................................................................................... 1-2

1-5 Installing the Motherboard ..............................................................................1-3

1-6 Connecting the Power Supply.........................................................................1-3

1-7 Installing Internal Peripherals ..........................................................................1-4

1-8 Installing External Peripherals ........................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Overview

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

2-2 Chipset Overview ...........................................................................................2-11

2-3 Special Features ...........................................................................................2-12

2-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 2-12

2-5 ACPI Features ...............................................................................................2-13

2-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................2-13

2-7 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller ........................................... 2-14

2-8 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 2-14

Chapter 3 Installation

3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................3-1

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

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor ..................................................................3-2

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 3-4

Removing the Passive Heatsink .....................................................................3-5

Installing an Active Heatsink ........................................................................... 3-6

Removing the Active Heatsink ........................................................................ 3-7

3-3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ...............................................3-8

Installing & Removing DIMMs .........................................................................3-8

Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 3-8

3-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................3-13

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 3-13

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 3-13

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................3-14

3-5 Control Panel Connectors/I/O Ports..............................................................3-15

Back Panel Connectors/I/O Ports .................................................................3-15

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions ........................................... 3-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................3-16

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 3-17

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 3-18

Video Connector .......................................................................................3-18

Gigabit Ethernet Ports .............................................................................. 3-19

10Gb TLAN Ports and SFP+ Devices (X8DTU-6TF+) ............................. 3-19

Unit Identifi er Switches .............................................................................3-20

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 3-21

Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions............................................................... 3-22

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 3-22

Power LED ..............................................................................................3-22

HDD/FP UID Switch ................................................................................. 3-23

NIC1 LED Indicator .................................................................................. 3-23

NIC2 LED Indicator .................................................................................. 3-24

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ............................................ 3-24

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 3-25

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 3-25

Power Button ........................................................................................... 3-26

3-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 3-27

Power Connectors ...................................................................................3-27

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 3-28

Chassis Intrusion .....................................................................................3-28

Internal Speaker .......................................................................................3-29

IPMB .........................................................................................................3-29

DOM Power Connector ............................................................................ 3-30

Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................3-30

T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers .............................................................................. 3-31

Power SMB (I

2

C) Connector .................................................................... 3-31

UIO Power Connector .............................................................................. 3-32

SAS BBU Connector ................................................................................ 3-32

3-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................3-34

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................3-34

GLAN and TLAN Enable .......................................................................... 3-34

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 3-35

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 3-35

2

I

C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................3-36

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 3-36

SAS Enable ............................................................................................. 3-37

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3-8 Onboard LED Indicators ...............................................................................3-38

GLAN 1/2 LEDs ........................................................................................3-38

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs .....................................................................3-38

10Gb_LAN LED (X8DTU-6TF+) ...............................................................3-39

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 3-39

Rear UID LED ......................................................................................... 3-40

BMC Heartbeat LED ............................................................................... 3-40

SAS Activity & SAS Heartbeat LEDs ...................................................... 3-41

SAS Error LED ........................................................................................ 3-41

3-9 Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connections ............... 3-42

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 3-42

SAS Ports ................................................................................................. 3-42

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

4-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ...........................................................................4-1

4-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................4-4

4-3 Frequently Asked Questions ...........................................................................4-5

4-4 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................4-6

Chapter 5 BIOS

5-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 5-1

5-2 Main Setup ......................................................................................................5-2

5-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations...................................................................... 5-4

5-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 5-26

5-5 Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................5-27

5-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 5-28

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

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

B-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................B-2

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Quick Installation Guide

1-1 Installing the CPU

A B

Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide

Chapter 1

A. Press the socket clip down to unlock

it. Gently lift the socket clip to open the
load plate.

C

C. Align CPU Pin 1 against Socket Pin

1. Once they are aligned, lower the CPU
down to the socket.

To avoid damage, do not rub the CPU pins against the socket.

B. Align the CPU key with the socket
key.

D

D. Once the CPU is fully seated on

the socket, press the socket clip down
to lock it.

1-2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink

A. Do not apply thermal grease on

the CPU or the heatsink; the required
amount has been applied.

Screw#1

Screw#4

Screw#2

B. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU,
making sure that the mounting holes are
aligned with those on the retention mech­anism on the back side of the CPU.

C. Install two diagonal screws and
tighten them until just snug. (Do not fully
tighten the screws to avoid damaging
the CPU.)

D. Finish the installation by fully install­ing all sc rews.

1-1

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1-3 Installing the Memory Modules

A B C

A. Align the key on the DIMM module

against that of the DIMM socket.
B. Insert the DIMM module straight down

to the DIMM socket.

1-4 Installing the I/O Shield

A

C. Press the notches on the ends of

the DIMM module inwards to lock it.

B

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

different from what you have.

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A

C

B

X8DTU-6F+

D

1-6 Connecting the Power Supply

X8DTU-6F+

A

B

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1-7 Installing Internal Peripherals

SATA / SAS Drives

1-8 Installing External Peripherals

Mouse

Keyboard

IPMI LAN

USB 0/1

Serial Port
(COM1)

VGA Port

LAN 1/2 Ports

TLAN 1/2 Ports UID

Switch

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Chapter 2: Overview

Chapter 2

Overview

2-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00038-0N) •

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities•

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL#1188)•

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Motherboard Image

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

Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard
you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics
shown in this manual.

2-2

Motherboard Layout

LED2

LED7

UID

UIOP

(10Gb LAN2)

TLAN2

LAN2

(10Gb LAN1)

TLAN1

LAN1

Chapter 2: Overview

USB0/1

VGA

COM1

IPMI_LAN

KB/MOUSE

J120

JI2C1

JI2C2

SAS0~3

LED3

JPG1

SAS BBU

SAS4~7

LED5

JPS1

BMC
CTRL

LED6

JWD1

LED4

SAS
CTRL

LSI 2108

J1: PCI-E 2.0 X4 (in X16)

Intel 82599

10 Gb LAN 1/2
CTRL

J2: PCI-E 2.0 X16

JPTLAN

JPL1

CPU1

Intel 82576

LAN 1/2
CTRL

FAN8/CPU1

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM1C

P1-DIMM1B

PHY

SP1

Battery

P1-DIMM3C

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM2C

P1-DIMM3B

X8DTU-6F+

P1-DIMM3A

JF1

LED1

Intel

IOH 36D

JOH1

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM3C

FAN4

FAN5

IPMB

P2-DIMM2C

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM2B

FAN3

P2-DIMM1C

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM1B

FAN2

CPU2

FAN7/CPU2

JPI2C1

JPW3

FAN1

JPW2

TPM

JL1

ICH 10R

COM2

I-SATA0

USB6

USB4/5

I-SATA5

Intel

I-SATA1
I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

JWF1

JBT1

BIOS

USB7

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

FAN6

Notes

TLAN (10 Gb LAN) Ports 1 &2 are available on the X8DTU-6TF+ only.

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IPMI 2.0 support is available on the • motherboard. For more information, refer
to the user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/
manuals/

JPW1

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E

D2

UID

UIOP

LED7

(10Gb LAN2)

TLAN2

LAN2

(10Gb LAN1)

TLAN1

LAN1

VGA

COM1

USB0/1

IPMI_LAN

KB/MOUSE

J120

JI2C1

JI2C2

SAS0~3

LED3

JPG1

SAS BBU

SAS4~7

LED5

JPS1

BMC
CTRL

LED6

LED4

JWD1

SAS
CTRL

LSI 2108

J1: PCI-E 2.0 X4 (in X16)

Intel 82599

10 Gb LAN 1/2
CTRL

J2: PCI-E 2.0 X16

JPTLAN

JPL1

CPU1

Intel 82576

LAN 1/2
CTRL

FAN8/CPU1

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM1C

P1-DIMM1B

X8DTU-6F+

PHY

SP1

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM2C

Battery

P1-DIMM3C

P1-DIMM3B

P1-DIMM3A

JF1

LED1

Intel
IOH 36D

JOH1

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM3C

FAN4

FAN5

IPMB

P2-DIMM2C

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM2B

FAN3

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM1C

TPM

JL1

USB4/5

ICH 10R

COM2

I-SATA0

USB6

I-SATA5

Intel

I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

I-SATA4

JWF1

JBT1

USB7

T-SGPI

T-SGPI

BIOS

FAN

Notes:

" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

•

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •

When LED1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug •
the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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FAN2

CPU2

FAN7/CPU2

JPI2C1

JPW1

JPW3

FAN1

JPW2

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X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Jumpers

Jumper

JBT1

2

JI

C1/JI2C2

JPG1

Description Default Setting

Clear CMOS See Chapter 3
SMB to PCI-E Slots Off (Disabled)

VGA Enable Pins 1~2 (Enabled)
JPL1 (G-bit) LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPTLAN (10G-bit) TLAN1/2 Enable (for X8DTU -6TF+) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1~2 (Reset)

X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Connectors

Connectors Description

Battery Onboard Battery
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Connections
FAN 1~8 CPU//System Fan Headers (Fans 7, 8: CPU Fans)
IPMB 4-pin External BMC I

2

C Header (for an IPMI Card)
I-SATA 0~5 Intel SB SATA Connectors 0~5
JF1 Front Panel Control Header
J1 PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x16 Slot
J2 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot
JL1 Chassis Intrusion
JOH1 Overheat/Fan Fail LED

2

JPI

C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header
JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector (See Warning on Pg. 2-6.)
JPW2/JPW3 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors (See Warning on Pg. 2-6.)
JPTM1 Trusted Platform Support Header (JPTM1)
JWF1 SATA DOM (Disk_On_Module) Power
KB/MS PS2 Keyboard/Mouse
LAN1/LAN2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2
TLAN1/TLAN2 10 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1/2 (for X8DTU -6TF+)
IPMI_LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN
SAS 0~3, 4~7 SAS (Serial_ Attached SCSI) Connectors
SAS BBU (J120) SAS Battery-Backup Unit Connector (Part# BTR-0018L-0000-

LSI)
SP1 Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker)
T-SGPIO 1/2 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers
USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 0/1

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USB 4/5 Front-panel accessible USB Connections
USB 6 Type A USB Embedded Drive Connector
USB 7 USB Embedded Drive Connector
UID UID (Unit Identifi er) Switch
UIOP Universal I/O Add-on Card Power Header (See the Warning

below.)

VGA VGA Port

X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR LED Indicators

LED Description State Status

LED 1 Power LED Green: On PWR On

LED 2 UID LED
LED 3 BMC Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking BMC Normal

LED 4 SAS Activity LED Blinking SAS Active
LED 5 SAS Heartbeat LED Blinking SAS Normal

LED 6 SAS Error LED On

10Gb LAN Dual-port

LED7

LED (Up: TLAN1,
Bottom: TLAN2)

Blue: Solid On (from UID Switch),
Blinking (from IPMI)

10Gb Link: Green On
10Gb Active: Green Blinks
1Gb Link: Yellow On
1Gb Active: Yellow Blinks

Unit Identi­fi ed

SAS Errors
Occurred

Warnings!

To avoid damaging the power supply or motherboard, please use a power sup-

•

ply 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 to do so will void the manufacturer
warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

To provide adequate power to the add-on cards installed on the motherboard,

•

please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply for these cards
to work properly.

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CPU

Chapter 2: Overview

Two Intel•
ports two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links with a total of
up to 51.2 GT/s Data Transfer Rate (6.4 GT/s per direction)

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 confi guration tables in
Chpt. 3.)

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
confi guration tables in Chpt. 3.)

®

5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors; each processor sup-

LRDIMM (Load Reduced DIMM, for X8DTU-6F+-LR and 8XDTU-6TF+-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 X8DTU+-6F+, use the X8DTU+-6F+BIOS. For the X8DTU+-6F+­LR, use the X8DTU+-6F+-LR BIOS.

For the X8DTU+-6TF+, use the X8DTU+-6TF+ BIOS. For the X8DTU+­6TF+-LR, use the X8DTU+-6TF+-LR BIOS.

To fl ash the BIOS, refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/mother-
board/QPI/5500/X8DTU_.cfm?IPMI=Y.

UDIMM

•

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

•

48 GB memory

DIMM Sizes

UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4GB•

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RDIMM 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB•

Chipset

Intel® 5520 Chipset (IOH-36D & ICH10R)•

Expansion

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (J2)•

Slots

One (1) PCI Express2.0 x4 in x16 slot (J1)•

Graphics

Winbond BMC Video Controller (Matrox G200eW)•

Network

One Intel 82576EB Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet •

Dual-Channel Controller

One Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-Channel Controller for TLAN 1/2 •
ports with two Small_Form-Factor Pluggable Transceivers (SFPs) (X8DTU-6TF+
only)

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI_LAN 2.0

•

I/O Devices SATA Connections

Six (6) SATA Ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support for Windows, RAID 0, 1, 10 •
support for Linux

SAS Connections

Eight (8) SAS Ports with RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 support•

Integrated IPMI 2.0

IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 BMC•

Keyboard/Mouse

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

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections: one 9-pin RS-232 port and one •
header

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Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O 83527HG•

USB Devices

Two (2) USB ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0/1) One (1) Type A connector •
(USB 6)

Two Front Panel Accessible USB connections (USB 4, 5)

•

One Embedded USB drive connector (USB7)•

BIOS

Chapter 2: Overview

32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS

APM 1.2, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard, Plug & Play (PnP) and •
SMBIOS 2.5

®

SM Flash BIOS

Power Confi guration

ACPI/ACPM Power Management•
Main switch override mechanism•
Power-on mode for AC power recovery•

PC Health

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

CPU 6-Phase switching voltage regulator

•

CPU/System overheat LED and control•
CPU Thermal Trip support•
Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support•

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with fi rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width Modulation) fan speed •
control

Low noise fan speed control

•

System Management

PECI (Platform Environment Confi guration Interface) 2.0 support•
System resource alert via Supero Doctor III•
SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI•
Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection•

Dimensions

16.50" (L) x 12.80" (W) (419.10 mm x 325.12 mm)•
Note: For IPMI Confi guration, refer to the Embedded IPMI Confi guration

User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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DDR3 DIMM

C

I-PASS

I-PASS

B

DDR3 DIMM

LSI

SAS 2108

Optional BBU

512 MB
800 MHz
DDR2

A

B

Processor#1

C

DDR3 DIMM

Gen2 x4

PCI-E x4

in x8 Slot

Gen2 x16

PCI-E x16

Gen2 x8

(Lane Reversal)

COM1
COM2

VGA Connection

PORT0

PORT1

QPI

PORT1

PORT

1,2

PORT

7, 8, 9,10

PORT

5,6

PORT

USB

8,10

BMC

QPI

IOH

ESI

ESI

LPC

RJ45

PORT0

Processor#0

PORT1

QPI

PORT0

PORT

3,4

36D

CLINK

CLINK

Gen2 x8

ICH10R

SIO

W83527HG

PS2 KB/MS

D

E

F

Intel
82599EB
10Gb

TPM

SLB9635TT

1.2

DDR3 DIMM

BIOS

SPI

E

DDR3 DIMM

SFP+

SFP+

PCIE Port 1-4

PCIE Port 5-6

SATAPCI

SATA #0
SATA #1

SATA #2
SATA #3
SATA #4
SATA #5

F

USB

USB 0/1
USB 4/5
USB 6, 7

DDR3 DIMM

Gen1 x4

Intel

82576EB

RJ45 RJ45

System Block Diagram

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

features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for
the actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

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Chapter 2: Overview

2-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the X8DTU­6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR mother bo ard pr ovide s the pe r for manc e and
feature sets required for dual-processor-based high-end systems HPC/Cluster
platforms. The 5520 platform consists of the 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) pro­cess or, t he IOH- 36D (IOH Hub), and the I CH10R (South Br idge). With the Intel
Quick Path inter conn ect (QPI) c ontro ller bui lt in, the 5 50 0/5 60 0 Ser ies Pr oce ssor
is the fi rst dual -pr oces sing plat for m that of fers t he next ge nerati on point- to- poi nt
system interconnect interface, greatly enhancing system performance by utilizing
seria l link interc onne ctio ns whic h allow s for inc reased b andwi dth and s calab ilit y.

The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Intercon­nect (QPI) link. Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes
for data t r a ns mi s s i o n in a dd it i o n to a d iffer en ti a l fo rwar de d c l o c k . A f u ll-wi dt h Q PI
link pair provides 84 signals. Each processor supports two QuickPath links, one
going to t he other p roce ssor an d the oth er to the 5 520 IO Hub.

The 552 0 chipset s uppor ts up t o 36 PCI E xpres s Gen2 la nes, pee r-to- peer r ead
and write transactions. The ICH10R provides up to six PCI-Express ports, six
SATA po rt s and si x USB c onnec tion s.

In addit ion, the 5520 c hipset also of fers a wi de range of R AS (Reliab ility, Avail­ability and Serviceability) features. These features include memory interface ECC,
x4/x8 S ingle Devic e Data C orrec tion (SDD C), Cyclic Redund ancy Chec k (CRC),
parit y pr otect ion, o ut- of- ban d regi ster ac ce ss vi a SM Bus, m emor y m ir ror ing, an d
Hot-p lug supp or t on the P CI- Ex pres s Inter fac e.

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

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

Two full-width Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) links, up to 6.4 GT/s of data •
transfer rate in each direction

Virtualization Technology, Integrated Management Engine supported

•

Point-to-point cache coherent interconnect, fast/narrow unidirectional links, and •
concurrent bi-directional traffi c

Error detection via CRC and error correction via Link-level retry

•

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2-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting for you to determine how the
system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You
can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must press
the power switch to turn it back on), or for it to automatically return to a power-on
state. See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default
setting is Last State.

2-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the motherboard. All
have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor­ing. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously:
CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, 1.5V, 5V, 5VSB, 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 defi 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 the
Hardware Monitoring section 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-defi 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 the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis
temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide
adequate airfl ow to your system.

System Resource Alert

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

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environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to
notif y the user of cer tain system events. For example, you can also confi gure
Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU
temperat ures, volt ages a nd fan spe eds go beyon d a predefi ned range.

2-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi ca-
tion defi nes a fl 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 also
provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating
system-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and
Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with the Windows 2003, 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.

2-6 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 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR motherboard accommodates 24­pin ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi ca-
tions required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, 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! 1. To avoid damaging 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
to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and
motherboard.

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2. To provide adequate power to the add-on cards installed on the mother­board, please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX
power supply Specifi cation 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more
information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line
fi 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.

2-7 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with PCI interface, Virtual
Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules.

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

The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller also supports 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 and an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1
Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

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

Note: For more information on IPMI confi guration, please refer to the
Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.super­micro.com/support/manuals/.

2-8 Super I/O

The Super I/O chip (Winbond W83527HG) provides functions that comply with ACPI
(Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy
and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin.

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Chapter 3: Installation

Chapter 3

Installation

3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam­aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi 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 that your system chassis provides excellent

•

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

Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi 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 prevent static damage.
When unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static pro­tected.

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3-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on
the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before adding, 1.
removing, or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install
the processor into the CPU socket before installing the CPU heatsink.

Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before installing the 2.
CPU heatsink and heatsink fans.

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

Refer to the M other boar d Features Se cti on for mo re detai ls on CPU su ppor t.4.

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

Press the socket clip to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, 1.
from its locking position.

Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate.2.

Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to remove it from the 3.
CPU socket.

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After removing the plastic cap, using your thumb and the index fi nger, hold 4.
the CPU at the north and south center edges.

Align the CPU key, the semi-circle cutout, against the socket key which is the 5.
notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket.

Once both CPU and the socket are aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight 6.
down into the socket. (To avoid damaging the CPU or the socket, do not rub
the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins.)

With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make 7.
sure that the CPU is properly installed.

Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket, lower the CPU load plate to 8.
the socket.

Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock.9.

Warning: Be sure to save the plastic cap. The motherboard must be
shippe d wit h th e plas tic c a p pro pe rl y inst all ed to p rote ct t he C PU so cket
pins. Shi pme nt wi th out t he pl ast ic c ap p ro per l y inst al led w il l ca use d am ­age to the s ocket pins .

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Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the 1.
required amount has already been applied.

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU, making sure that the four mounting 2.
holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.

3. Install two d iagonal sc rews (e.g. the #1 and th e #2 scr ews) and tighten the m
until snug (Do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the
CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully installing all screws.

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