Supero X8DAi, X8DA3 User Manual

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SUPER

X8DA3
X8DAi

(Preliminary Draft)

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Manual Revision 1.0 (Draft 3)

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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

X8DAi motherboard. The

platform, the fi rst dual-processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Inter-

connect Technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system interface,

replacing the current Front Side Bus. With the Tylersburg-EP platform built-in,

the X8DA3/X8DAi offers substantial enhancement in system performance with

increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for workstations,

high-end CAD systems and intensive applications. Please refer to our web site

(http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on supported processors. This

product is intended to be professionally installed.

X8DA3/X8DAi supports the Intel Tylersburg-EP

Preface

X8DA3/

Manual Organization

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

board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

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

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the 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.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and

to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to

ensure correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ........................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ........................................................................................ iii

Conventions Used in the Manual ....................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................. 1-2

X8DA3/X8DAi Image ................................................................. 1-3

X8DA3/X8DAi Layout ................................................................ 1-4

Quick Reference ...................................................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features ................................................................................ 1-6

Intel Tylersburg-E System Block Diagram ............................................... 1-8

1-3 Chipset Overview ................................................................................... 1-9

1-4 Special Features ................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 PC Health Monitoring ............................................................................ 1-10

1-6 ACPI Features ...................................................................................... 1-11

1-7 Power Supply ....................................................................................... 1-12

1-8 Super I/O ................................................................................................ 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs ..................................................................................... 2-6

2-4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports ................................................. 2-9

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-8

2. Front Control Panel ................................................................................. 2-10

3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ..........................................................2-11

NMI Button ..............................................................................................2-11

Power LED ..............................................................................................2-11

HDD LED .............................................................................................. 2-12

NIC1/NIC2 LED ..................................................................................... 2-12

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-13

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-13

Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-14

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Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-14

2-5 Connecting Cables ............................................................................... 2-15

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-15

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-15

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ................................................................ 2-16

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-16

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-17

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

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

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-18

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-19

Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-19

GLAN (Ethernet Ports) ............................................................................. 2-20

T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-20

Power SMB Connector ............................................................................. 2-21

IPMB I

2

C SMB Connector ........................................................................ 2-21

High Defi nition Audio ................................................................................ 2-22

CD Header ............................................................................................... 2-22

Front Panel Audio ..................................................................................... 2-23

2-6 Jumper Settings .................................................................................... 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-24

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-24

Clear CMOS ............................................................................................. 2-25

Watch Dog ................................................................................................ 2-25

2

I

C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp. Slots Enable/Disable ..................................... 2-26

2

I

C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-X Slots Enable/Disable ......................................... 2-26

SAS Enable .............................................................................................. 2-27

SAS RAID Enable .................................................................................... 2-27

1394_1/1394_2 Enable ............................................................................ 2-28

2-7 Onboard Indicators ............................................................................... 2-29

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-29

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

SAS LED Indicators ................................................................................. 2-30

2-8 Floppy, SIMSO, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections ........... 2-31

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-31

Serial ATA Ports ....................................................................................... 2-32

SIMLP IPMI Slot ...................................................................................... 2-32

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi 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

Appendices

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes ............................................................ A-1

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

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers .......................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

detail to provide you with 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

•

Two (2) SAS cable for SATA/SAS Backplane (CBL-0097L-02) (For X8DA3)

•

One (1) fl oppy ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)

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Four (4) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx4) (For X8DA3)

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Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) (For X8DAi)

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One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-74301-001)

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One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

•

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL#1031)

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1-2 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (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]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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X8DA3/X8DAi Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

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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X8DA3/X8DAi Motherboard Layout

0/1

USB

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

JC2

82573V

LAN

CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

CD1

KB/Mouse

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

Fan5

LAN2

Fan6

JPL1

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

1

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

X8DA3/i

JI2C3
JI2C4

1394_1

CPU2

JPW3

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

JBT1

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

JPW1

Fan1

CPU1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

LE1

Fan2

JF1

Fan3

Intel IOH

Floppy

USB9

J23

J15

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

T-SGPIO1

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-Button

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

LES2

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

LES1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

JSM2

JSM1

J5

SAS 4~7

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

Fan4

Notes:

Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

1.

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

2.

panel connections.

" " indicates the location of Pin 1.

3.

When LE1 LED is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to

4.

unplug the power cables before removing or installing components.

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X8DA3/X8DAi Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10)

2

JI

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI-Express Slots 2-3 (Disabled)

2

JI

C3/JI2C4 SMB to PCI Slots 2-3 (Disabled)

JPF1 1394_1/1394_2 Enable 1-2 (Normal)

JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS2 SAS RAID Enable Closed (SR RAID Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

1394_1/1394_2 1394 Connection Headers

Audio/CD1/JC2 Audio Input_Output_Mic/CD-ROM/HD Audio Headers

COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header

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

Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector

J5 IPMB I

J6 Power Supply SMBbus I

2

C Header (for IPMI Card)

2

C Header

JD1 Speaker Header

JF1 Front Panel Connector

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

JPW1/JPW2 +12V 8-pin Secondary Power Connector

JPW3 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector

JWOL1 Wake-On-LAN Header

LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

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

SIMLC (Low Profi le) SIMLC IPMI 2.0 Socket

T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

(B/P) USB0/1/2/3 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

F/P USB 4/5, 6/7, 8, 9 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

LED Description

LE1 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator

LES1/LES2 SAS LED Indicators

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Motherboard Features

CPU

•

Two Intel® Nehalem-EP (LGA 1336) processors, each processor supporting two

full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links with a total of up to 51.2 GB/s Data

Transfer Rate (6.4 GB/s per direction)

Memory

Twelve 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 96 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC

•

Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)

Chipset

Intel Tylersburg chipset, including: the Tylersburg Hub (IOH-36D) and the

•

ICH9R.

Expansion Slots

Two PCI-E x16 slot (Slot3 and Slot6)

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One PCI-E x4 slot (Slot2)

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Three 32-bit PCI 33 slot (Slot1, Slot4 and Slot5)

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One SIMLC IPMI Slot (Slot0)

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BIOS

32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM

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PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, RTC (Real Time Clock)

•

Wakeup, USB Keyboard support, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, Memory voltage,

•

+3.3V, +3.3V Standby, +5V, +5V Standby, +12V, −12V and Vbatt

Fan status monitor with fi rmware control

•

CPU/chassis temperature monitors

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Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

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Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

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CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

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CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

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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

•

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ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

•

Main switch override mechanism

•

ACPI Power Management

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Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-off

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Onboard I/O

Intel ICH9R supports six SATA2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5

•

supported in the Windows OS Environment)

LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports (For X8DA3)

•

One SIMLC IPMI socket

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Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support dual Giga-bit

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LAN ports

One fl oppy port interface

•

Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

•

PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

•

Up to ten USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (4 Ports, 2 Front Headers, and 2

•

Type A H ea d er s)

Super I/O: Winbond W83627HG

•

High Defi nition 7.1 Audio with Line-in, Line-out and Microphone

•

Two TI 13 94 p or ts

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Other

External modem ring-on

•

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

•

Console redirection

•

Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

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CD/Diskette Utilities

BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers

•

Dimensions

Ext. ATX 13.05" (L) x 12.075" (W) (331.47 mm x 306.71 mm)

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DDR3

1333/1066/800

Ports
#0~3

Ports
#4~7

P2DIMM2B

P2DIMM2A

P2DIMM1B

P2DIMM1A

#6

PCI-E X16

SAS

LSI 1068

#1

PCI-E X8

PHY#1

iI82573V

PHY#2
i82573L

1394

TI

PCI-33

PCI-33

PCI-33

SIMLC

P2DIMM3B

P2DIMM3A

PROCESSOR#2

PCI-E x16

#3

PCI-Ex16

PCI-E X16

PCI-Ex4

PCI-Ex4

PCI-Ex1

PCI-Ex1

PCI 33MMZ

#5

#4

#1

#0

QPI

Ports

#3-6

TYLERSBURG

Ports
#7-10

Ports

#1-2

LANES1/2

LANE5

LANE6

MS

KB

QPI

IOH-36D

ICH9

PROCESSOR#1

QPI

Port

#0

ESI

PCIEx4

DMI

R

SIO

W83627

HG

COM1
External

3.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

LPC

COM2
External/SOL

SPI
TPM

#0

#0

#1

#1

DDR3

#2

#2

P1DIMM3B

P1DIMM3A

1333/1066/800

AC'97

#5

#4

#3

SATA

#5

#3

USB

P1DIMM1B

P1DIMM1A

P1DIMM2B

P1DIMM2A

4 Rear
4 Front
2 Type-A

#9

#8

#7

#6

Block Diagram of the Tylersburg-EP Platform

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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1-3 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Tylersburg-EP platform, the

X8DA3/X8DAi motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for

dual-processor-based high-end systems with confi guration options optimized for

workstations, high-end CAD systems, and intensive applications. The Tylersburg-

EP platform consists of the Nehalem-EP (LGA 1336) processor, the Tylersburg

IOH (IOH-D36), and the South Bridge (ICH9R). With the Intel QuickPath intercon-

nect controller built in the processor, the Tylersburg-EP platform is the fi rst dual-

processing platform to offer the next generation point-to-point system interconnect

interface, replacing the current Front Side Bus Technology, providing substantial

system performance enhancement by utilizing serial link interconnections, allowing

for increased bandwidth and scalability.

The IOH connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Inter-

connect 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

QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals. Each processor supports two

QuickPath link, one going to the other processor and the other to the Tylersburg

IOH-36D.

The Tylersburg IOH-36D supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes, and the

IOH-36D supports peer-to-peer read and write transactions. The ICH9R provides

up to 6 PCI-Express ports, six SATA ports and 10 USB connections.

In addition, the Tylersburg- EP platform also of fers a wide range of RAS (Reliabilit y,

Availability and Serviceability) features. These features include memory interface

ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC), Cyclic Redundancy Check

(CRC), parity protection, out-of-band register access via SMBus, memory mirror-

ing, memory sparing, and Hot-plug support on the PCI-Express Interface.

Nehalem-EP Processor and Tylersburg IOH Features

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

•

Two full-width Intel QuickPath interconnect links, up to 6.4 GT/s of data transfer

•

rate in each direction

Virtualization Technology, Integrated Management Engine supported

•

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

•

Concurrent bi-directional traffi c

Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry

•

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1-4 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

to remain powered off (in which case you must 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.

1-5 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DA3/X8DAi. All

have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU

Core, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage, +5V, +3.3V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby,

+12V, −12V and VBatt. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or

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

to 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

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-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 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.

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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CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

tion in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When

the CPU temperature passes this threshold, both the overheat fan and the warning

LED are triggered.

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 confi gure

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

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

1-6 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

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 both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003

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

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the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold

the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of

the BIOS Setup routine.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to

a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power

supply.

1-7 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates.

The X8DA3/X8DAi can accommodate 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. In addition, the 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.

Note: The + 12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector (JPW2) is also required to

support Intel 64-bit CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in

CPU PWR Failure. See Section 2-5 for details on connecting 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.

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1-8 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl 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 fl 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 Confi guration

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

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

measures are generally 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 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 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 avoid static damage. When

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

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.

Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem-

bly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3.

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

CPU heatsink and fan.)

4.

When purchasing a Nehalem-EP processor or when receiving a motherboard

with a Nehalem-EP processor pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic

cap is in place, and none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the

retailer immediately.

5.

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

Installing an LGA Processor

Press the socket clip to release the

1.

load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Socket Clip

Gently lift the socket clip to open the

2.

load plate.

Use your thumb and your index fi nger

3.

to hold the CPU at the North Center

Edge and the South Center Edge of

the CPU.

Load Plate

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

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Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

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4.

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner marked with a triangle

cutout.

Align the CPU key, the semi-circle

5.

cutout below a gold dot, against the

socket key, which is the notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

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gold dot

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

Pin 1 w/a Tri-

angle Corner

Once aligned, carefully lower the

6.

CPU straight down into the socket.

(Do not drop the CPU on the

socket. Do not move the CPU hori-

zontally or vertically. Do not rub the

CPU against the surface or against

any pins of the socket to avoid dam-

aging the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, in-

7.

spect the four corners of the CPU to

make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

Use your thumb to gently push the

8.

socket clip down to the clip lock.

If the CPU is properly installed into

9.

the socket, the plastic cap will be

automatically released from the load

plate when the clip is pushed in the

clip lock. Remove the plastic cap

from the motherboard.

Socket clip

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if the CPU

is properly

installed.

Warning: Please save the plas-

tic cap. The motherboard must

be shipped with the plastic cap

properly installed to protect the

CPU socket pins. Shipment

without the plastic cap properly

installed will cause damage to

the socket pins.

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Installing a CEK Heatsink

Do not apply any thermal grease to

1.

the heatsink or the CPU die because

the required amount has already been

applied.

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU

2.

so that the four mounting holes are

aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the

#1 and the #2 screws) until just snug

(-do not fully tighten the screws to avoid

possible damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening

all four screws.

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1 Screw#2

Screw#1

Un-installing the Heatsink

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

moved. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow

the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done

to the CPU or the CPU socket.

Unscrew and remove the

1.

heatsink screws from the mother-

board in the sequence as show in

the picture on the right.

Hold the heatsink as shown in

2.

the picture on the right and gently

wriggle the heatsink to loosen

it from the CPU. (Do not use

excessive force when wriggling

the heatsink.)

Screw#2

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3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove

the heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. 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 you re-install the CPU and the

heatsink.

Screw#1

Screw#2

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

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

chassis match. 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 avoid damaging these components when you

install the motherboard to the chassis.

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2-3 Memory Installation

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (See step 1).

DIMM Installation

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

1.

DIMM #1A. When populating two DIMM modules within a channel, always

start with Bank1 fi rst. For optimal memory performance, please install a pair

(or pairs) of memory modules of the same type and same speed at a time

with the maximum of 12 modules. (See the Memory Installation Table Below.)

Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch

2.

along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor-

rectly.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

3.

Repeat for all modules.

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Memory Support

The X8DA3/X8DAi supports up to 96 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066

MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs.

DIMM Module Population Confi guration

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

DIMM Population Table

DIMM
Slots per
Channel

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR, DR

2 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066, QR

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

2 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 SR, DR, QR

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)

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 Memory Availability Table.)

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl 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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Installing and Removing DIMMs

X8DA3/i

To Remove:

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

Notch

Release

Tab

DIMM DDR3

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

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

3

Release Tab

Notch

Release

Tab

Release Tab

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

13

X8DA3/i

10

12

11

16

15

14

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

Keyboard (Purple)

1.

PS/2 Mouse (Green)

2.

Back Panel USB Port 0

3.

Back Panel USB Port 1

4.

Back Panel USB Port 2

5.

Back Panel USB Port 3

6.

COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

7.

COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

8.

Gigabit LAN 1

9.

Gigabit LAN 2

10.

Side_Surround (Grey)

11.

Back_Surround (Black)

12.

CEN/LFE (Orange)

13.

Microphone-In (Pink)

14.

Front (Green)

15.

Line-In (Blue)

16.

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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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

specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the

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

following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

JF1 Header Pins

1920

X8DA3/i

Ground

X

NMI

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

NMI Button

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The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi 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 defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

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A. NMI

B. PWR LED

Ground

X

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

A

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activity (for any hard drive ac-

tivities on the system, including SAS,

Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on

the right for pin defi 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

defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

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A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

Ground

X

Power LED

A

HDD LED

B

NIC1 LED

C

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

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Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED Cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of

JF1 to provide advanced warnings

of chassis overheating or fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi 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

defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

X8DA3/i

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A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

B

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

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 defi 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 confi 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 defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

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A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

A

Reset Button

B

Power Button

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2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

There are a 24-pin main power sup-

ply connector(JPW3) and two 8-pin

CPU PWR connectors (JPW1/JPW2)

on the motherboard. These power

connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V

specification. For the 8-pin PWR

(JPW1/JPW2), please refer to the

item listed below.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

connector, the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR

connectors at JPW1/JPW2 must also

be connected to your power supply.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi 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 Power Con-

nector

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

0/1

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

C

Fan5

Fan6

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPL1

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

KB/Mouse

USB

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JC2

CD1

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

A

JPW3

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

B

J6

JPW1

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B/C.8-pin Processor

Fan1

PWR

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

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E

F

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are ten USB 2.0 (Universal

Serial Bus) ports/headers on the

motherboard. Back Panel USB Ports

0/1/2/3 are located at JUSB1. The

other six are Front Panel Accessible

USB headers. USB 4/5 (JUSB 2),

USB 6/7 (JUSB 3), USB 8 (J24) and

USB 9 (J23) provide front panel USB

access. See the tables on the right

for pin defi nitions.

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.

Back Panel USB

(USB0/1/2/3)

Pin# Defi nitions

1 +5V

2PO-

3PO+

4 Ground

5N/A

Front Panel USB

(USB8/9)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Vcc

2 Data-

3 Data+

4 Ground

5NA

Front Panel USB

Pin Defi nitions (USB4/5/6/7)

USB4/6
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

USB5/7
Pin # Defi nition

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Fan5

Fan6

2/3

A

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPL1

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

1394_1

JI2C3
JI2C4

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JPW3

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

C

USB6/7

JUSB3

B

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

LE1

LES1

J5

JSM2

JSM1

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

A. Backpanel USB

Fan1

0/1/2/3

B. Front Panel USB 4/5

C. Front Panel USB 6/7

D. Front Panel USB 8

JD1

JOH1

E. Front Panel USB 9

Fan2

F. Chassis Intrusion

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

SAS 4~7

SAS 0~3

Fan4

2-16

Fan Headers

F

E

D

G

The X8DA3/X8DAi has six chassis/system fan

headers (Fan1 to Fan6) and two CPU fans

(Fan7/Fan8) on the motherboard. All these

4-pin fans headers are backward compatible

with the traditional 3-pin fans. However, fan

speed control is available for 4-pin fans only.

The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via Hardware Monitoring in the

Advanced Setting in the BIOS. (The Default

setting is Disabled.) See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Power LED/Speaker

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Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used for

power LED indication, and pins 4-7 are for

the speaker. See the table on the right for

speaker pin defi nitions. Please note that the

speaker connector pins (4-7) are for use with

an external speaker. If you wish to use the

onboard speaker, you should close pins 6-7

with a jumper.

0/1

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan5

Fan6

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

H

Slot6 PCI-E x16

JPL1

1

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_1

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

KB/Mouse

USB

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JC2

CD1

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPW3

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES1

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

JL1

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

Speaker Connector

Pin Setting Defi nition

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

JPW1

A

Fan1

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

LE1

JD1

JOH1

I

Fan2

B

JF1

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

F. F an 6

G. Fan 7 (CPU1 Fan)

H. Fan 8 (CPU2 Fan)

Fan3

C

Floppy

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

I. PWR LED/Speaker

2-17

X8DA3/X8DAi User's Manual

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse are located on the back panel.

See the table on the right for pin defi -

nitions. (The mouse port is above the

keyboard port. See the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.)

Serial Ports

COM1 and COM2 are serial connec-

tors located on the I/O Backpanel.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5Clock

6NC

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 CDC 6 DSR

2RXD 7RTS

3TXD 8 CTS

4DTR 9RI

5 Ground 10 NC

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

(NC: No Connection.)

Fan5

Fan6

JPW2

A

KB/Mouse

0/1

2/3

USB

USB

B

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

C

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

2-18

Chapter 2: Installation

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL1 on the motherboard. You

must also have a LAN card with a

Wake-On-LAN connector and a cable

to use this feature. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

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 defi nitions.

Wake-On-LAN
Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

Fan5

0/1

COM1

Fan6

KB/Mouse

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

JPW1

Fan1

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. Overheat/Fan Fail

LED

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

B

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

A

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

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X8DA3/X8DAi User's Manual

GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet
Ports)

Two G-bit Ethernet ports are located

on the I/O backplane. These ports

accept RJ45 type cables.

T-SGPIO Headers

Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General

Purpose Input/Output) headers (T-

SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2) are located at

J14/J15 on the motherboard. These

headers support serial link interfaces

for the onboard SATA and SAS con-

nectors. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

GLAN2

GLAN1

T-SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition

1NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 Data

5 Load 6 Ground

7NC 8 NC

Note: NC= No Connections

Fan5

0/1

USB

COM1

KB/Mouse

2/3

USB

Fan6

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN1

AUDIO

A

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

JC2

JPL1

JPL2

LAN
CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

C

B

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J24

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. GLAN1/2

B. T-SGPIO-1

C. T-SGPIO-2

JD1

2-20

Chapter 2: Installation

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power System Management Bus

2

(I

C) Connector (J6) monitors power

supply, fan and system temperatures.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

IPMB I2C SMB

A System Management Bus header

for the IPMI slot is located at J5.

Connect the appropriate cable here

to use the IPMB I

your system.

2

C connection on

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

SMB Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2 Ground

3Clock

4 No Connection

Fan5

0/1

COM1

Fan6

KB/Mouse

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

A

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

B

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. PWR SMB

B. IPMB SMB

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X8DA3/X8DAi User's Manual

High Defi nition Audio (HD Audio)

This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Chan-

nel High Defi nition Audio (HDA) codecs that

provide 10DAC channels, simultaneously sup-

porting 7.1 sound playback with 2 channels

of independent stereo sound output (multiple

streaming) through the front panel stereo out

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

speakers. Use the Advanced software in-

cluded in the CD-ROM with your motherboard

to enable this function.

CD Header

Orange:
CEN/LFE

Black: Back
Surround

Grey: Side
Surround

Blue: Line-In

Green:Front

Pink: Mic-In

There is a 4-pin CD header (CD1) and a Front

Pane Accessible Audio header (JC2) on the

motherboard. These headers allow you to use

the onboard sound for audio CD playback.

Connect an audio cable from your CD drive

to the CD header that fi ts your cable's con-

nector. Only one CD header can be used at

a time. See the tables at right for pin defi ni-

tions. (For details on FP Audio, please see

the next page.)

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan5

Fan6

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

JPW3

X8DA3/i

CPU2

A

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

Slot6 PCI-E x16

JPL1

JI2C3

1

JI2C4

Slot5 PCI 33MH

JPL2

Slot4 PCI 33MH

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

B

Slot0 SIMLC

1394_1

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES1

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

JL1

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

CD1 Pin Defi ni-

tion

Pin# Defi nition

1Left

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 Right

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. HD Audio

B. CD

JD1

2-22

Chapter 2: Installation

Front Panel Audio

When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output is dis-

abled. This is done through the FP Audio header (JC2). If the front panel interface

card is not connected to the front panel audio header, jumpers should be installed

on the header (JC2) pin pairs: 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10. If these jumpers are not installed,

the back panel line out connector will be disabled and microphone input Pin 1 will

be left fl oating, which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross

talk. See the table below for pin defi nitions.

High Definition Front Panel Audio
Pins# Signal

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

MIC_L
AUD_GND
MIC_R
FP_Audio-Detect
Line_2_R
Ground
FP_Jack-Detect
Ke y
Line_2_L
Ground

Fan5

0/1

COM1

Fan6

KB/Mouse

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

A

CD1

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. Front Panel Audio

JD1

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X8DA3/X8DAi User's Manual

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

2-6 Jumper Settings

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 identifi 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

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN

Port1/GLAN Port2 on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

Enabled.

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

Fan5

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan6

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

A

JPL1

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

82573V

LAN
CTRL

B

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

1394_1

JI2C3
JI2C4

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JPW3

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

LES1

JSM2

JSM1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

A. GLAN Port 1 Enable

Fan1

B. GLAN Port 2 Enable

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

J5

SAS 4~7

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

Fan4

2-24

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

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

0/1

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan5

Fan6

KB/Mouse

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

A

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

B

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

JD1

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D

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to

connect the System Management Bus

2

(I

C) to PCI-Express slots. The default

setting is Open to disable the connec-

tion. See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

I2C to PCI-Exp

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (Default)

I2C Bus to PCI-X Slots

Jumpers JI2C3, and JI2C4 allow you to

connect the System Management Bus

2

(I

C) to PCI-X slots. The default setting is

Open to disable the connection. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan5

Fan6

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

C

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN
CTRL

A

JI2C1

JI2C2

B

JC2

CD1

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

LES2

SAS CTRL

1068E

I2C to PCI-X

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (Default)

2

A. JI

B. JI

2

C1

C2

JPW1

Fan1

C. JI2C3

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWD

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

D. JI

2

C4

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SAS Enable/Disable

Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or

disable the onboard SAS connections.

The default setting is Pins 1-2 to enable

the connection. See the table on the right

for jumper settings.

SAS RAID Select

Jumper JPS2 allows you to select RAID

Confi guration settings for the onboard

SAS connections. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

SAS Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

1-2 SAS Enabled (Default)

2-3 SAS Disabled

SAS RAID Confi g. Select

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Integrated Target Mode (IT)

Closed Software RAID (SR)

Fan5

0/1

COM1

Fan6

KB/Mouse

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN

CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

B

A

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. SAS Enable

B. SAS RAID Confi g.

Select

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1394_1/1394_2 Enable

Jumper JPF1 allows you to enable or

disable 1394_1/1394_2. The default

setting is Pins 1-2 to enable the con-

nection. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

1394 Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

1-2 Normal (Default)

2-3 1394 Disabled

Fan5

COM1

Fan6

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

JPW2

2/3

USB

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

SPI BIOS

A

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN
CTRL

JPL1

JPL2

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

JC2

CD1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

JPW1

Fan1

A. 1394_1/1394_2 En-

able

CPU1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Intel IOH

Floppy

LES1

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the moth-

erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port

has two LEDs. The green LED indicates

activity, while the Link LED may be green,

amber or off to indicate the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for

more information.

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1

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.

Activity

LED

Link

LED

Rear View (when facing the
rear side of the chassis)

GLAN Activity Indicator

LED Settings

Color Status Defi nition

Green Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Defi nition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Defi nition

Off System Off (PWR cable

Green System On

Green:
Flashing
Quickly

Green:
Flashing
Slowly

not connected)

ACPI S1 State

ACPI S3 (STR) State

Fan5

0/1

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

Fan6

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

A

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPL1

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

KB/Mouse

2/3

USB

USB

82573V

LAN

CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JI2C3

JI2C4

JPW3

JPF1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

SPI BIOS

JBT1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

I-SATA4

J23

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JOH1

B

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. GLAN Port LEDs

B. Onboard Power LED

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SAS LED Indicators

Two Onboard SAS LED are located at

LES1/LES2 on the motherboard. When

this LES1 is lit, SAS Connections 0~3 are

active. When this LES2 is lit, SAS Con-

nections 4~7 are active. See the tables

at right for more information.

Onboard SAS LED Indicators

(LES1/LES2) Settings

LED Color Defi nition

LES1 SAS#0~3: Active

LES2 SAS#4~7: Active

Fan5

0/1

USB

COM1

KB/Mouse

2/3

USB

Fan6

JPW2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

JPW3

X8DA3/i

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

CPU2

JI2C3

JI2C4

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

LAN1

AUDIO

LAN2

82573V

LAN

CTRL

82573L

JC2

JPL1

JPL2

LAN
CTRL

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

USB4/5

JUSB2

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J6

JPW1

Fan1

A. GLAN Port LEDs

B. Onboard Power LED

CPU1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Intel IOH

A

B

LES1

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

JWD

JL1

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J24

J23

Floppy

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-8 Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk
Drive Connections

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

•

The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

•

A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to

•

provide for two fl 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 fl oppy connector is located close

to the Front Panel Control on the

motherboard. See the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi 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 Defi nitions

Fan5

Fan6

JPW2

KB/Mouse

0/1

USB

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

82573V

LAN

CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

2/3

USB

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

JPL2

JI2C2

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

LAN2

Slot6 PCI-E x16

JPL1

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

JI2C1

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JI2C3
JI2C4

JPW3

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

JUSB3

USB4/5

J6

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Super IO

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J24

JUSB2

Intel IOH

I-Button

J15

J14

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

USB9

J23

LES2

1068E

SAS CTRL

JWD

JPW1

Fan1

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

A

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

A. Floppy

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D

Serial ATA Ports

Six Serial ATA Ports (I-SATA0~I-

SATA 5) are located at JS1~JS6

on the motherboard. These ports

provide serial-link signal transmis-

sion, which is faster than that of the

traditional Parallel ATA. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

SIMLC IPMI Slot

The SIMLC IPMI (Supermicro Intel-

ligent Management) Slot is located at

Slot 0 on the motherboard. Refer to

the layout below for the SIMLC IPMI

Slot location.

Serial ATA

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

Fan5

Fan6

JPW2

KB/Mouse

0/1

2/3

USB

USB

COM1

COM2

LAN1

AUDIO

82573V

LAN
CTRL

82573L

LAN
CTRL

JC2

CD1

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

LAN2

JPL2

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPL1

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM3A

P2 DIMM3B

Slot6 PCI-E x16

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

1394_2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

Slot1 PCI 33MH

Slot0 SIMLC

1

1394_1

X8DA3/i

CPU2

JI2C3

JI2C4

JPW3

Super IO

SPI BIOS

JPF1

JBT1

Battery

USB6/7

USB4/5

JUSB2

JUSB3

ICH9R
Intel
South
Bridge

USB8

J6

JPW1

Fan1

A. I-SATA0

B. I-SATA1

CPU1

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

Intel IOH

LES2

1068E

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

SAS CTRL

J14

B

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

A

C

J15

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

I-SATA5

USB9

I-SATA4

J24

J23

Fan7/CPU1

SP1

JD1

JOH1

Fan2

LE1

JF1

Fan3

Floppy

LES1

J5

JSM2

SAS 4~7

JSM1

SAS 0~3

JWD

JWOL1

JL1

JPS1

JPS2

Fan4

C. I-SATA2

D. I-SATA3

E. I-SATA4

F. I -S ATA 5

G. SIMLC

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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

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

1.

chassis.

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

2.

the keyboard and mouse.

Remove all add-on cards.

3.

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

4.

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

as well.)

No Power

Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis.

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

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No Video

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

1.

cables.

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

2.

for details on beep codes.

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

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

1.

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

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

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

2.

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

If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your

3.

vendor for repairs.

Memory Errors

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

1.

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

2.

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

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

Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333

3.

MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz SDRAM (recommended by the manufacturer.)

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

4.

all memory slots and check the results.

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

5.

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

2.

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

6.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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 fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

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

confi guration that was sold to you.

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

1.

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

(

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

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at

2.

supermicro.com/support/bios/

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

3.

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 fi rst boots up)

System confi guration

•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at

•

supermicro.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 [email protected] or by fax at: [phone], option 2.

).

(http://www.

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

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

support?

Answer: The X8DA3/X8DAi has 12 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Regis-

tered ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz SDRAM modules. It is strongly recom-

mended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. Please

follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2-3 in Chapter 2.

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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 fi les are located on

our web site at

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

web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than

your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and download

the BIOS fi le to your computer. Unzip the BIOS fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and

reboot your system. Follow the Readme.txt to continue fl ashing the BIOS.

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/). Please check our

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 at Supermicro for

repair.

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

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that

will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you 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.

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 fi rst for any product problems.

3-4

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix A

BIOS POST Error Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the AMI BIOS. POST

codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following

beep codes:

6 Beeps-Memory Errors

8 Beeps-VGA Errors

(To be updated)

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides

posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems with
RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the

1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a

2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify

3.

additional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into

4.

Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

5.

the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to

6.

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The

7.

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue

the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will

8.

automatically reboot.

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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.

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the

readme fi 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 re-boot 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.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base 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 fi 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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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web

site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also

download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/

Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you

use Supero Doctor II.

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