Supero Super X8DTL-3, X8DTL-iF, X8DTL-i, X8DTL-3F User Manual

X8DTL-3
X8DTL-i

X8DTL-3F

X8DTL-iF

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Manual Revision 1.0a
Release Date: June 2, 2009

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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
X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF motherboard.

About this Motherboard

The X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF supports the Intel® 5500 Se­ries Processor, the fi rst dual-processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system
interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the Intel 5500 Series Processor
built in, the X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF substantially enhances system
performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for
high-end HCP/Cluster 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 installed and serviced by professional technicians.

X8DTL-3/

Preface

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 in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A 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.

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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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Contacting Supermicro

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

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

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

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

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: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

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

About this Manual ......................................................................................................... 3

About this Motherboard ................................................................................................. 3

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

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

Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................................. 5

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

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

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

X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F/ X8DTL-i/ X8DTL-iF Quick Reference............................1-5

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

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 ....................................................................................................... 1-12

1-9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF
Only) 1-13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ...............................................2-7

Installing & Removing DIMMs .........................................................................2-7

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports...............................................................2-10

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-10

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................2-11

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-12

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-13

Video Connector .......................................................................................2-13

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-14

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2. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................2-15

3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions .......................................................... 2-16

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-16

Power LED ..............................................................................................2-16

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-17

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-17

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Front UID LED ................................................... 2-18

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-18

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-20

Power Connectors ...................................................................................2-20

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-21

Chassis Intrusion .....................................................................................2-21

Internal Speaker .......................................................................................2-22

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-22

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-23

Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) ................................................................2-23

T-SGPIO 1/2 & 3-SGPIO 1/2 Headers .....................................................2-24

I-Button .....................................................................................................2-24

Power SMB (I

2

C) Connector .................................................................... 2-25

IPMB .........................................................................................................2-25

Unit Identifi cation Switch/LEDs ................................................................ 2-26

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-27

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-27

GLAN Enable/Disable ..............................................................................2-27

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-28

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-28

2

I

C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ........................................................................ 2-29

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-29

SAS Enable/Disable (X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F only) ...................................... 2-30

SAS RAID Mode Select (X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F only) ................................ 2-30

Manufacture Mode (X8DTL-iF/-3F) .......................................................... 2-31

ME Recovery (X8DTL-iF/-3F)...................................................................2-31

2-8 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-32

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-32

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DTL-iF/-3F) ............................................. 2-32

SAS Heartbeat LED (X8DTL-3/-3F) ......................................................... 2-33

BMC Heartbeat LED (X8DTL-iF/3F) ........................................................ 2-33

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Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-34

Rear UID LED ......................................................................................... 2-34

2-9 Serial ATA and SAS Connections ................................................................. 2-35

Serial ATA Ports........................................................................................ 2-35

SAS Ports (X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F only) ...................................................... 2-35

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup 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

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

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

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

How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 4-1

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2

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

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

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-23

4-5 Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................4-25

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-26

4-7 BIOS Recovery ............................................................................................. 4-27

How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block) ..................... 4-27

4.7.1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device ..........................................4-27

4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM ..................................... 4-28

4.7.3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port ("Serial Flash") ................... 4-28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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

•

Eight (8) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F)•

Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DTL-i/X8DTL-iF)•

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT7L) (X8DTL-3/i)•

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-0002) (X8DTL-3F/iF)•

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities•

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual•

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X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF Image

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

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

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COM1

VGA

USB0/1

LE2

W8379

D20

FAN5

FAN6

UID

5ADG

W8352

7HG

BMC CTRL
WPCM450-R

KB/Mouse

IPMI LAN

LAN1

LAN2

BMC

Flash ROM

COM2

JPL1

JPL2

LAN
CTRL

PHY
Chip

LAN
CTRL

JPG1

X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF Layout

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM1A

CPU2

X8DTL Series

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM3A

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

Intel
5500

Intel

ICH10R
(South Bridge)

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

(North Bridge)

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

JBT1

JPS2

JP3

JWD

Buzzer

SP1

JD1

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8

JPB

Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4

JI2C2

JI2C1

IPMB

USB2/3

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JWOL

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

USB4/5

JP5

LC4128ZE-

J16

USB6

7TN100C

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

BIOS

I-SATA5

I-SATA0

CPU1

Battery

JBAT1

SAS0

SAS1

JPI2C

SAS2

JPW3

SAS3

LSI SAS1068E

SAS4

JPW2

JPW1

SAS5

SAS6

I-Button

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

SAS7

FAN1/

CPU2 FAN

FAN2/

CPU1FAN

FAN3

LE1

JF1

JOH1

LES2

JL1

FAN4

1

JPS1

Differences between X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/ X8DTL-iF

SATA (ICH10R) Yes Yes Yes Yes

SAS (1068E) Yes No Yes No

3-SGPIO 1/2 Yes No Yes No

IPMI 2.0 w/KVM No No Yes Yes

Notes

SAS Ports, SAS jumpers, and the LSI 1068E chip are available on the 1.
X8DTL-3/-3F only. For SAS RAID confi guration, refer to the LSI User Guide
posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

IPMI 2.0, the PHY chip, and the Dedicated LAN (w/KVM support) are avail-2.
able on the X8DTL-3F/-iF only. For more information, refer to the IPMI user
guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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Quick Reference

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM1A

CPU2

CPU1

COM1

VGA

USB0/1

KB/Mouse

IPMI LAN

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1

JPL2

LAN
CTRL

PHY
Chip

X8DTL Series

JPI2C

JPW3

JPW2

JPW1

FAN1/

CPU2 FAN

FAN2/

CPU1FAN

FAN3

1

Notes

LE2

D20

W8379

FAN5

FAN6

UID

5ADG

W8352

BMC CTRL
WPCM450-R

Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. •
" " indicates the location of Pin 1.•

7HG

COM2

LAN
CTRL

BMC

Flash ROM

JPG1

Buzzer

SP1

JWD

JI2C2

JI2C1

JD1

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x8

JPB

Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4

J16

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JWOL

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

IPMB

USB4/5

USB2/3

USB6

LC4128ZE-

7TN100C

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

BIOS

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM3A

Intel
5500
(North Bridge)

JP5

SAS2

SAS3

LSI SAS1068E

SAS4

SAS5

SAS6

Intel

ICH10R
(South Bridge)

I-SATA5

I-SATA4

JBT1

Battery

JBAT1

JPS2

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

JP3

SAS1

SAS0

I-SATA0

I-Button

3-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO2

SAS7

LE1

JF1

JOH1

JPS1

LES2

JL1

FAN4

When LE1 is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to unplug the •
power cables before removing or installing components.

Warning! 1. To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard,
please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power
connectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1)
and the two 8-pin (JPW2, JPW3) power connectors on the motherboard.
Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power sup­ply and motherboard. 2. To avoid possible system overheating, be sure to
provide adequate airfl ow to the system.

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X8DTL-3/X8DTL-3F/ X8DTL-i/ X8DTL-iF Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Open (Normal)

2

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

JI

JP3 Manufacture Mode Open (Normal) (X8DTL-iF/3F)

JP5 ME Firmware Recovery Open (Normal) (X8DTL-iF/3F)

JPG1 VGA Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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

JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DTL-3/3F)

JPS2 SAS RAID Select Closed (SR RAID Enabled) (X8DTL-3/3F)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header

FAN 1-6 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 1~2: CPU Fans)

I-Button I-Button for RAID data storage

2

IPMB IPMB I

2

C Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header

JPI

C Header (for an IPMI card) (X8DTL-iF/3F)

JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Connector

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

JPW1, JPW2/JPW3 24-pin ATX PWR, 8-pin Secondary PWR (*Warning P. 1-4)

JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header

LAN1/2, Dedicated LAN G-LAN (RJ45) Ports (Dedicated LAN: X8STL-iF/3F)

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

SAS 0~7 SAS Ports 0~7 (X8DTL-3/-3F only)

3-SGPIO-1/3-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SAS (X8DTL-3/3F)

T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SATA

USB 0/1, 2,3, 4/5, 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

UID Rear Unit Identify Switch

VGA VGA Con nec tor

LED Description

D20 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator

LE1 O nboa rd St andby L ED Ind ica tor

LE2 Rear UID LED

LES2 SAS Heartbeat LED

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Motherboard Features

CPU

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

®

5500 Series (LGA 1366) processors, each processor supporting two

Memory

Six 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 24 GB of DDR3 Reg. ECC Memory •
(See Section 2-4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)

Chipset

Intel 5500 chipset, including: the 5500 (North Bridge) and the ICH10R (South •
Bridge).

Expansion Slots

One PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16) slot (Slot 6)•
One PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot (Slot 4)•
One PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot (Slot 5)•
One PCI-E 1.0 x4 (Slot 3)•
Two 32-bit PCI 33 slot (Slot 1 and Slot 2)•

BIOS

32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM•
PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, USB Keyboard sup-•

port, and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

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

-12V, 3.3Vcc, 3.3VSB, VBAT and Vtt
Fan status monitor with fi rmware control and CPU fan auto- of f in sle ep mod e

•

Platfo rm Environme nt Control In terfac e (PECI) ready and The rmal Moni tor 2 •
(TM2) support

CPU/chas sis tempe rature m onitor s and CPU sl ow- down on ove rheat

•

Pulse Wi dth Mo dulati on (PW M) Fan Contr ol •
CPU ther mal tr ip supp or t for pro ces sor pr otecti on, power L ED•
Power-up mod e cont rol for r ecover y fr om AC power l oss•
Auto- switc hing vol tage r egulato r for CPU c ore s•
System over heat /Fan Fail LED I ndic ator and c ontr ol•
Chassis i ntrus ion detec tion•
System re sourc e aler t vi a Super o Doc tor III•

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ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
Main switch override mechanism•
ACPI Pow er Ma nag eme nt•
Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-off •

Onboard I/O

Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5 •
supported in the Windows OS and RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 in the Linux plat­forms) (Note 1)

LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports support RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, and op-

•

tional RAID5 w/I-Button 68 (For X8DTL-3/-3F) (Note 2)
Dual 82574L Giga bit Ether net c ontro llers s uppor t G igabi t LA N1/2 port s

•

A PHY chip su ppor ts t he Dedic ated IP MI L AN (X8 DTL-iF/3F only) (Note 3)•
One VGA Por t sup por ted by the W inbon d G20 0EW•
Two COM p or ts(1 header, 1 por t)•
PS/2 mo use and PS /2 keyboa rd por ts•
Up to seven US B 2.0 (U niver sal S eri al Bus) (2 Backp anel U SB Por t s, 1 Front •

USB Hea der, and 2 Type A H eader s)
Super I/ O: Winbo nd W83 627DH G -P

•

IPMI 1.5/2 .0 wit h full K VM s uppor t ( X8DTL-3F/iF on ly) (• Note 3)

Other

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)•
Console redirection•
Onboa rd Fan Spee d Contr ol by Ther mal Ma nagem ent via BI OS•

CD/Diskette Utilities

BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers•

Dimensions

Ext . ATX 12.00" (L) x 10.00 " (W ) (30 4.80 m m x 254. 20 mm)•

Note 1: For more information on SATA HostRAID confi guration, please
refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User's Guide posted on our website @
http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Note 2: For more information on LSI SAS RAID confi guration, please refer
to the LSI MegaRAID User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.
supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Note 3: 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/.

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C

DDR3 DIMM

SAS #0
SAS #1
SAS #2
SAS #3
SAS #4
SAS #5
SAS #6
SAS #7

B

DDR3 DIMM

DDR3 DIMM

PCI-E x8 (Slot5)

PCI-E x16 (Slot6)

LSI 1068E

PCI 32bit_33MHz

A

Gen2

Gen2

CPU1

LGA1366

Port

x4

Ports

x8

Ports

Gen2

CSI

1
1,2

Intel 5500

7,8

ESI

3

Port

x4

DMI

Ports

CLIN

CPU2

LGA1366

Port 0

9,10

CLINK

AT25DF321

SPI

ICH10R

Gen2

ATMEL

D

x8

Ports 1-4

PCI-E x8 (Slo4)

Gen1

Port 5

Port 6

DDR3 DIMM

E

x4

x1

x1

F

DDR3 DIMM

82574L

82574L

DDR3 DIMM

PCI-E x8 (Slot3)

RJ45

RJ45

PCI32/33 (Slot1)

PCI32/33 (Slot2)

COM1
COM2

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother­board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

RJ45

BMC

VGA CONN

SATA

SATA #1
SATA #2
SATA #3
SATA #4
SATA #5
SATA #6

USB

Rear

Front
Front

Type A

USB #0/1

USB #2/3

USB #4/5

USB #6

Block Diagram of the 5500 Chipset

LPC

SIO

W83527DHG-P

PS2 KB/MS

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1-3 Chipset Overview

Built upo n the f unct iona lit y and the c apa bilit y of th e 550 0 pl atf orm, t he X8DT L-3/
X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF motherboard provides the performance and fea­ture set required for dual-processor-based high -end systems w ith confi guration
optimize d fo r H C P/Clu ste r syst em s an d inte ns i ve ap pl ication s. T h e 5 5 00 plat f o r m
cons ists of t he 550 0 Ser ies ( LGA 1366) proc esso r, the 550 0 (Nor th Brid ge), and
the ICH10R (South B ridge). With th e I nte l Q u ickPath inte rconnect (QPI) contr o l le r
built in, th e 5 5 0 0 p latfor m i s th e fi rst dual- p ro c e s sin g pl at f or m t hat o ffers t he n ex t
generation point-to-point system int erconnect interface, replacing the current Front
Side Bus T echnology, substantially enhancing system performance with increased
bandwidth and scalability.

The 5500 North Bridge connects to each processor through an independent
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link. Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirec­tiona l diff erenti al lanes fo r trans missi on and rec eivin g in addit ion to a dif fere ntial
forwarded clock. A full-width QPI link pair provides 84 signals. Each processor
suppor ts t wo Quick Path links, on e going to th e other pro cesso r and the othe r to
the 5500 (North Bridge).

The 55 00 Plat f o rm supports u p to 36 PCI Ex p r e s s Gen2 lane s, p e e r-to-p e e r r ea d
and write transactions. The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI-Express ports, six SATA
por ts and 10 US B conn ecti ons.

In additi on, the 5 50 0 plat form a lso of fers a w ide ran ge of R AS (Reli abilit y, 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),
parity protection, out-of-band register access via SMBus, memory mirroring,
memor y spa ring, a nd Hot- plug su ppor t on t he PCI -E xpre ss Inter f ace.

Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5500
Chipset

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 X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/
X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup­ports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard volt­ages continuously: CPU0 Vcore, CPU1 Vcore, 1.5V, 5V, 5VSB, 12V, -12V, 3.3Vcc,

3.3VSB, VBAT and Vtt. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or
an error message is sent to the screen. 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 chas­sis temperature is too high.

To avoid possible system overheating, be sure to provide adequate airfl ow
to the system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is availab le when used with S upero Doctor III in the Windows OS
environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

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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 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 Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2008
and Windows Vista Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system
suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be
suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again
will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system "alive." In case
the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold
the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the
BIOS Setup routine.

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

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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 X8DTL-3/X8DTL-i/X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF 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 two 12V 8-pin power connections
are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power
supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning: To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please
use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors.
Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the two
8-pin (JPW2,JPW3) power connectors on the motherboard for adequate
power supply to your system. Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer
warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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

1-8 Super I/O

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-

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

1-9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For
X8DTL-3F/X8DTL-iF Only)

The Winbond WPCM450 Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface,
Virtual Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. With
blade-oriented Super I/O capability built-in, the WPCM450 Controller is ideal for
legacy-reduced server platforms.

The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via 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 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 IPMI
user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/
manuals/

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam­age 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 motherboar d is shipped i n a ntistati c pa ckaging to avoid static da mage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and
chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting
fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother­board to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in
tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard
tray. Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing
the motherboard to the chassis.

Tools Needed

1. Phillips Screwdriver

Locations of Mounting Holes

2. Pan head #6 screws

X8DTL Series

Installation Instructions

Install the IO shield into the chassis. 1.

Locate the mounting holes on the moth-2.
erboard. Refer to the layout above for
mounting hole locations.

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes 3.
on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.4.

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother-5.
board components.

Warning: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please
do not apply any force greater than 8 lb/sq.in (8 lbs. per square inch) when
installing a screw into a mounting hole.

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its 6.
matching mounting hole on the chassis, using a Phillips screwdriver.

Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws to all mounting holes.7.

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis.8.

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2-3 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, re-1.
moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the
processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

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

When purchasing a motherboard without a 5500 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.

Chapter 2: Installation

Refer to the M B Features S ecti on for mo re deta ils on CPU s uppor t.4.

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

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

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

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

Socket Clip

Plastic Cap

Load Plate

Hold the north & south edges of
the plastic cap to remove it

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After removing the plastic cap, 1.
using your thumb and the index
fi nger, hold the CPU at the

CPU CPU SocketLoad Plate

north and south center edges.

Align the CPU key, the semi-2.
circle cutout, against the socket
key, the notch below the gold
color dot on the side of the
socket.

Once both the CPU and the 3.
socket are aligned, carefully
lower the CPU straight down

Socket Keys

into the socket. (Do not rub the
CPU against the surface of the
socket or its pins to avoid dam­aging the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, 4.
inspect the four corners of the
CPU to make sure that the CPU
is properly installed.

Once the CPU is securely 5.
seated on the socket, lower the
CPU load plate to the socket.

Use your thumb to gently push 6.
the socket clip down to the clip
lock.

Warning: Please s ave the
plastic cap. The mother­board must be shipped
with the plastic cap prop­erly ins tal led to p rotec t the
CPU socket pins. Ship­ment without the plastic
cap properly installed will
cause damage to the sock­et pins.

CPU Keys

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Installing a CPU Heatsink

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

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

3. Install two diagonal screws (ie
the #1 and the #2 screws) and
tighten them until just snug (-do
not fully tighten the screws to
avoid possible damage to the
CPU.)

Screw#1

Screw#1

Install Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#2

4. Finish the installation by fully
tightening all four screws.

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Removing the Heatsink

Warni ng: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re­moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow
the inst ructions be low to uninstall th e heatsink and prevent da mage to
the CPU or ot her co mpone nts.

Unplug the power cord from the 1.
power supply.

Disconnect the heatsink fan 2.
wires from the CPU fan header.

Using a screwdriver, loosen and 3.
remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the se­quence as show in the picture
on the right.

Using a screwdriver to
remove Screw#1

Hold the heatsink as shown 4.
in 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.)

Once the CPU is loosened, 5.
remove the heatsink from the
CPU socket.

To reinstall the CPU and the 6.
heatsink, clean the surface of
the CPU and the heatsink to get
rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of
thermal grease on the surface
before reinstalling them on the
motherboard.

Remove Screw#2

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2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

Note: Check the S uper micro we b site for r ecom mende d memor y mo dules .

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

module s to prevent a ny possi ble dam age.

Installing & Removing DIMMs

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1.
slots, starting with P1-DIMM #1A. When populating
multiple DIMM modules within a channel, always start
with Bank1 fi rst. (For best performance, please use the
memory modules of the same type and same speed in
the same bank.)

Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory 2.
slot. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot.
Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the
module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor­rectly.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps 3.
into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules.

Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM mod-4.
ules from the motherboard.

otch

DIMM DDR3

Press down the release tabs

Insert & press down a
DIMM module into the slot

Notch

X8DTL Series

To Remove:

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

Release Tab

Release

Tab

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Release

Tab

To Install : Insert module vertically and press
down unt il it sn aps in to plac e. Pay at tent ion to t he
align ment n otch at t he bot to m.

3

Release Tab

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Memory Support

The X8DTL-3/-i/-3F/iF supports up to 24 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066
MHz/800 MHz in six DIMMs.

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

DIMM Module Population Confi guration

For memor y to wor k pro perl y, follow the tab les be low for me mor y inst allati on:

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed
(To Populate P1-DIMM slots)

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

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

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed
(To Populate P2-DIMM slots)

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

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

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 (To populate P1-

DIMMs)

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

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

Memory Population Table

DIMM
Slots per
Channel

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

DIMMs
Populated
per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=
Registered)

CPU2 (To populate P2-

DIMMs)

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 r ema ins avai lab le fo r op erat io nal u se wi ll be r edu ce d wh en
4 GB of R A M is us ed. T he re duc tio n in me mor y ava ilab ili ty i s disp rop or­tiona l. (See the fo llowi ng Table.)

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