Supero X8SIU-F User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X8SIU-F

Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: May 19, 2011

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Preface

This m a n u al is written f o r s y s tem integrato r s , P C t e chnicians and

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

X8SIU-F motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X8SIU-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 and L3400 Series, Core

TM

i5

Dual Core, Core

TM

i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors (LGA1156 socket). With

the Intel 3420 chipset built-in, the X8SIU-F offers substantial enhancements in price/

system performance ratio in a high-efcient, space optimal twin solution design.

Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates

on supported processors. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by

professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 provides quick installation instructions. Chapter 2 describes the features,

specications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed informa-

tion about the chipset. Chapter 3 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 4, which

describes troubleshooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored

in the CMOS. Chapter 5 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed

information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes., and Appendix B lists Other Soft-

ware Program 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 pro-

vides information for correct system setup.

Preface

iii

Contacting Supermicro

v

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-Paci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

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3

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

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

Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7

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

Intel 3420 Chipset Features .......................................................................... 1-10

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

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11

Onboard Voltage Monitoring .........................................................................1-11

Fan Status Monitor with Software ..................................................................1-11

CPU Overheat LED and Control ...................................................................1-11

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-12

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard.................................................................. 1-12

Main Switch Override Mechanism ................................................................ 1-12

1-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13

1-7 Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller ..................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

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

Installing the LGA1156 Processor ................................................................... 2-2

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

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-6

2-3 System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-7

How to Install DIMMs ...................................................................................... 2-7

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-7

Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-8

Installing and Removing DIMMs ................................................................... 2-10

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Table of Contents

Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-12

Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-12

2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-12

Installation Instructions .................................................................................. 2-13

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

Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-16

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-17

Rear UID (Unit ID) Switch ........................................................................ 2-17

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-18

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-19

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-20

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-20

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-20

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-20

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-21

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Front UID LED ................................................... 2-21

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-22

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-22

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-23

8-Pin Auxiliary Power Connector.............................................................. 2-23

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-24

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-24

Internal Speaker/Buzzer ........................................................................... 2-25

External Speaker ...................................................................................... 2-25

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-26

Power Supply I2C Connector.................................................................... 2-26

T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers .............................................................................. 2-27

Compact Flash/DOM PWR Connector ..................................................... 2-27

Universal I/O Power Connector (UIOP) ................................................... 2-28

Unit ID Switch ........................................................................................... 2-29

Trusted Platform Module Header ............................................................. 2-29

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

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

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-30

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

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-31

SBX1 Slot Conguration Select ............................................................... 2-31

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USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-32

BMC Jumper (JPB) .................................................................................. 2-32

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-33

LAN LEDs ............................................................................................... 2-33

IPMI Dedicated LAN ................................................................................. 2-33

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

IPMI Heartbeat LED ................................................................................. 2-34

Unit ID LED .............................................................................................. 2-35

Memory Status LED ................................................................................. 2-35

2-9 SATA Drive Connections ............................................................................... 2-36

SATA Connections .................................................................................... 2-36

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-1

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

Lost System Setup Conguration ................................................................... 3-2

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

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

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

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-6

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-1

How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 4-2

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

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

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-20

4-5 Boot Settings ................................................................................................4-21

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-22

Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

B-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................B-2

Appendix C - BIOS Recovery

C-1 Recovery Process from a USB Device/Drive (Recommended Method) .............C-1

C-2 Recovery Process from an IDE/SATA ATAPI Disc Drive ....................................C-2

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard•

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)•

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

One (1) User's Manual (MNL-1223)•

One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)•

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Motherboard Image

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

sion available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've

received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this

manual.

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-3

Motherboard Layout

See Chapter 3 for detailed informa-

•

tion on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1

front panel connections.

" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

•

Jumpers not indicated are for test-•

ing only.

B1

+

+

DIMM5DIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3DIMM6

JF1

12

1516

1

JL1

JPW1

JPW2

4

MH7

MH2

MH5

MH1

MH3

MH4

MH6

U1

FAN4

1

FAN5

1

4

41

FAN1

4

1

FAN2

4

1

FAN3

LE3

LE4

C

LE7

SPKR1

+

JBT1

JPG1

J32

JLED

1

3

JPL1

JPL2

JPUSB1

JPB

3

1

C490

JTPM

1

2

J12

10

7

2

1

2

817

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

718

2

JPI2C

1

5

SW1

JSPK

LE5

AC

BAR CODE

12/13

USB

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPES

JPUSB1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

USB 10/11

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JLED:Power LED

OH/FF

COM2

JPT1:TPM

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

GNDGND5V

SBX1: PCI-E 2.0 X16 or X8+X8

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

DIMM2C

DIMM1C

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JWF1:DOM_PWR

SBX2: PCI-E X4 in X8

UIOP

UID-LED

USB0/1/IPMI_LAN

USB 4

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

JF1

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

X8SIU

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPL2 LAN2

LED

PF

KB/MS

RST

PWR ON

1

NIC

UID

2

PS

FAIL LED

PWR

HDD

1

NIC

COM1

SPEAKER

LAN1

VGA

LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPG1 VGA

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

I-SATA5

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

When LE4 (Onboard Power LED •

Indicator) is on, standby power is on.

Unplug the power cable before install-

ing or removing any components.

Some motherboard illustrations in •

this manual have been rotated -90

degrees to provide better detail.

Important Notes to the User

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B1

+

+

DIMM5DIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3DIMM6

JF1

12

1516

1

JL1

JPW1

JPW2

4

MH7

MH2

MH5

MH1

MH3

MH4

MH6

U1

FAN4

1

FAN5

1

4

41

FAN1

4

1

FAN2

4

1

FAN3

LE3

LE4

C

LE7

SPKR1

+

JBT1

JPG1

J32

JLED

1

3

JPL1

JPL2

JPUSB1

JPB

3

1

C490

JTPM

1

2

J12

10

7

2

1

2

817

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

718

2

JPI2C

1

5

SW1

JSPK

LE5

AC

BAR CODE

12/13

USB

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPES

JPUSB1

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP

JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker

USB 10/11

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JLED:Power LED

OH/FF

COM2

JPT1:TPM

2-3:Disable

1-2:Enable

JI2C1/JI2C2

OFF:Disable

ON:Enable

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPB:BMC

GNDGND5V

SBX1: PCI-E 2.0 X16 or X8+X8

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

DIMM2C

DIMM1C

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JWF1:DOM_PWR

SBX2: PCI-E X4 in X8

UIOP

UID-LED

USB0/1/IPMI_LAN

USB 4

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

JF1

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

X8SIU

REV:1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPL2 LAN2

LED

PF

KB/MS

RST

PWR ON

1

NIC

UID

2

PS

FAIL LED

PWR

HDD

1

NIC

COM1

SPEAKER

LAN1

VGA

LAN2

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

JPG1 VGA

CMOS CLEAR

1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

JPL1 LAN1

I-SATA5

JL1:CHASSIS INSTRUSION

X8SIU-F Quick Reference

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Switches, Headers & Connectors

Number Connector Description

1 UIOP Universal I/O Power Connector

2 SBX2 SBX2 PCIE Slot, x4 in x8 Slot

3 JWF1 Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Header

5 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

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

7 SATA 0~5 SATA Ports (0~5)

8 SBX1 SBX1 PCIE 2.0 Slot (x16 or x8 + x8, set by jumper 25)

9 USB 10/11 Front Panel USB Header (USB 10/11)

10 DIMM Slots 1~3 DIMM Memory Slots (Bank 1)

11 USB 4 Internal Type A USB Port (USB 4)

12 DIMM Slots 4~6 DIMM Memory Slots (Bank 2)

13,14,15,17,18 Fan 5,4,3,2,1 System Fan Power Connectors

16 JPW2 8-Pin Auxilliary Power

19 JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector

20 JF1 Front Panel Control Header

22 JPI2C PWR supply (I

2

C) System Management Bus

23 JLED Power LED Indicator Header

24 CPU LGA 1156 CPU Socket

26 JTPM TPM Header

27 USB 12/13 Front Panel USB Header (USB 12/13)

29 COM2 COM2 Header

31 KB/MS Keyboard (Purple) and Mouse (Green) PS/2 Ports

32 IPMI_LAN (Top) Back Panel IPMI LAN Port

33 COM1 Back Panel COM1 Port

34 VGA Back Panel VGA Port

35 LAN1 Back Panel LAN1 Port

36 LAN2 Back Panel LAN2 Port

38 SW1 Unit ID (UID) Switch

41 USB 0/1 (Bottom) Back Panel USB Ports (USB0, USB1)

42 B1 Onboard Battery

43 SPKR1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

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Jumpers

Number Jumper Description Default

4 JPB BMC Jumper Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

25 J32 SBX1 Slot Conguration Select Pins 1-2 (PCIE x16)

Pins 2-3 (PCIE x8 + x8)

28 JSPK External Speaker Select Pins 1-2 (External)

Pins 3-4 (Onboard)

30 JPUSB1 USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

39 JPL2 LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

40 JPL1 LAN1 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

44 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 3

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

LED Indicators

Number LED Description Color/State Status

21 LE4 Standby Power LED Green: Solid On Power On

37 LE5 Unit ID LED Blue: Solid On UID On

45 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking IPMI Normal

47 LE3 Memory Status LED Yellow: Blinking Unsupported Memory

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Xeon® 3400 and L3400 Series, Core

TM

i5

Dual Core, Core

TM

i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors

(LGA1156 socket)

Memory Six (6) 240-pin, DDR3 ECC SDRAM DIMM sockets with

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

(with Xeon CPU only) 1333/1066/800 MHz memory.

Supports dual-channel memory architecture

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB

RDIMM 512MB,1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB

Chipset Intel® 3420 Chipset

Expansion Slots One (1) SBX PCI-E 2.0 (x16 or x8+x8) Slot

One (1) SBX PCI-E 2.0 x4 in an x8 Slot

One (1) UIOP Slot (Universal I/O Riser Card Power Con-

nector)

Integrated Graphics Matrox® G200eW with 16MB of memory

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

Controllers.

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

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY to support IPMI 2.0

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA Ports Six (6)

RAID Support Windos O/S: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

Linux O/S: RAID 0, 1, 10

Integrated IPMI 2.0

IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC

USB Devices

Two (2) USB ports on the rear IO panel

Four (4) USB devices via three (2) USB headers for front
access

One (1) Type A internal connector

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections (One 9-pin RS-232
port on the back panel, and one 9-pin header onboard)

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O W83627DHG UBE

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BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and
SMBIOS 2.5

PowerConguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main switch override mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External modem ring-on

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

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

CPU 4-Phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

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

support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® 3420 chipset utilities

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

UID LED Support

Dimensions Proprietary form factor, 8" x 13"

Note: For IPMI Conguration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded

IPMI Conguration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.

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X8SIU-F System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

DDR3 (CHA)

PCIe2.0_x16

VRM 11.1

VID[0-7]

RoHS 6/6

LPC I/O

W83627DHG

PCIe x16 SLOT

RJ45

RJ45

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

4 UDIMM

MISC VRs

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

x4 DMI

2.5Gb

PCH

2.5Gbps

PCIe_x4

PCIe x8 SLOT

6 SATA PORTS

SATA-II

300MB/s

7 USB PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

FLASH
SPI 32Mb

SPI

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN1
82574L

CK505
Rev1.0

CLOCK

COM1,2

P/S2

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

P13-16

LPC

TPM1.2

LPC

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

Intel 3420

GLAN2
82574L

RMII

VGA
PORT

RTL8201
PHY

HERMON WPCM450
WINBOND

PCI32

Xeon 3400 Series

6 RDIMM

(4 Quad rank
RDIMM run on
800MHz)

DIMM3

DIMM3

(reserved)

RJ45

UBE

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The X8SIU-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 and L3400 Series, Core

TM

i5 Dual

Core, Core

TM

i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors (LGA1156 socket). Built

upon the functionality and the capability of the single-chip Intel 3420 chipset,

the X8SIU-F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for

single-processor-based systems with conguration options optimized for cost-

effective server platforms.

The Intel 3420 chipset features a high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for

chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the processor. This feature al-

lows the X8SIU-F to achieve up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data transfer

in each direction, achieving better performance than comparable systems. The

X8SIU-F also features a high-efcient VRM design, ECC Error Reporting, Intruder

Detect and TCO timer which will enable the system to recover from a software/

hardware lock.

Intel 3420 Chipset Features

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

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

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

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support•

PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 2.5 GT/s)•

SATA Controller (up to 3Gb/s)•

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)•

Chapter 1: Introduction

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8SIU-F. These

features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

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

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set-

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

core, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +3.3V Stdby, 5V Stdby, VBAT, Memory. Once a voltage

becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage

monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this

temperature reaches this pre-dened overheat threshold, the CPU thermal trip

feature will be activated and send a signal to the buzzer and, at the same time, the

CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking

and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Press the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff

state, the ATX power supply provides power the system to keep the required cir-

cuitry "alive". In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power,

just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no

power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-5 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The X8SIA/X8SIA-F accommodates ATX12V standard power supplies. Although

most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some

are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom-

mended.

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

ATX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that

the 12V 8-pin power connection on the motherboard (JPW2) be used for adequate

power supply. In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose

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

you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power

surges.

Chapter 1: Introduction

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1-6 Super I/O

The X8SIU-F provides two high-speed, 16550-compatible serial communication

ports (UARTs). This 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 sup-

port higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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1-7 Overview of the Nuvoton BMC Controller

The NuvotonSM WPCM450 is a combined Baseboard Management Controller and

2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with PCI interface, Virtual Media and Keyboard,

and a Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) module.

The 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 an LPC interface to control Super I/O func-

tions and connects to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared

NCSI connections.

The Nuvoton BMC communicates with onboard components via six SMBus in-

terfaces, fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and

General Purpose I/O .

It also includes the following features:

One X-Bus parallel interface for expansion I/O connections•

Three ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs•

Two serial for boundary scan and debug•

There are two different versions of the Nuvoton BMC chip used on Supermicro

X8SIx series motherboards, the Nuvoton WPCM150 (Manufacturer P/N WPC-

M150GA0BX5) and Nuvoton WPCM450 (Manufacturer P/N WPCM450RA0BX).

The Nuvoton WPCM450 has all the features described above plus IPMI 2.0 support.

This particular chip is installed in the X8SIU-F motherboard model.

Note: For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the Embed-

ded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/. For detailed information regarding Nuvoton BMC products,

go to Nuvoton's website at http://www.nuvoton.com and enter the manufacturer

part numbers mentioned above in the website's Product Search.

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

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

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

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that

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

heatsink.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied

multi-directional heatsink only.

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

the CPU heatsinks.

When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre-installed, make sure

that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins

are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support.

Load Lever

Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,

from its locking position.

1

!

Installing the LGA1156 Processor

Chapter 2: Installation

2-3

Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys.

Once the CPU key is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the

socket. (Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizon-

tally or vertically.

Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the top center edge

and the bottom center edge of the CPU.

3

4

Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.

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Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make

sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close

properly, do not force it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the

load plate again and double-check if the CPU is aligned properly.

Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid

damage to the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.

5

CPU properly

installed

Load lever locked

into place

Chapter 2: Installation

2-5

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

amount has already been applied.

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Motherboard

Mounting

Holes

Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.

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

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

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

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

neath.

1

2

3

4

Heatsink Bracket

Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046P heatsink with BKT-0028L

bottom bracket

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Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed.

However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc-

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

or the CPU socket.

Removing the Heatsink

!

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

in the illustration below.

Loosen screws in se-

quence as shown.

Screw#2

Motherboard

Remove the Heatsink

Bracket from under-

neath the mother-

board.

Screw#1

Screw#3

Screw#4

1
2
3
4

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

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

re-installing the CPU and the heatsink.

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

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

force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

Chapter 2: Installation

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2-3 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

Platform DIMM Type Intel® Xeon® Series Processors

X8SIU-F Non-ECC UDIMM Only Not Supported

ECC UDIMM Only Supported (see Table 1)

RDIMM Only (with ECC) Supported (see Table 2)

Mixed ECC with non-ECC Not Supported

Mixed UDIMM/RDIMM Not Supported

Table 1 - DDR3 ECC/Unbuffered (UDIMM) Memory Support

ECC UDIMM 1Gb (x8 DRAM) 2Gb (x8 DRAM)

Single Rank Up to 4GB

(4 x 1GB DIMM Modules)*

Up to 8GB
(4 x 2GB DIMM Modules)*

Dual Rank Up to 8GB

(4 x 2GB DIMM Modules)*

Up to 16GB
(4 x 4GB DIMM Modules)*

Quad Rank Not Supported Not Supported

*Note: For ECC UDIMMs, only Slot 1 and Slot 2 may be populated per channel.

How to Install DIMMs

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with 1.

DIMM1A (Slot 1, Channel A - see Figure A on the following page). Insert each

DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bot-

tom of the module to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. 2.

Repeat step 1 to install DIMM1B if needed. See Page 3-13 for details.

Memory Support

The X8SIU-F supports up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC UDIMM or up to 32GB of ECC

DDR3 RDIMM (1333/1066/800 MHz in 6 DIMM slots.) Populating these DIMM

modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will

result in interleaved memory, which will improve memory performance. Please

refer to the table below:

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory modules that

have been validated with the X8SIU-F motherboard.

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Table 2 - DDR3 ECC Registered (RDIMM) Memory Support

RDIMM 1Gb (x8 DRAM) 2Gb (x8 DRAM)

Single Rank Up to 6GB

(6 x 1GB DIMM Modules)

Up to 12GB
(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)

Dual Rank Up to 12GB

(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)

Up to 24GB
(6 x 4GB DIMM Modules)

Quad Rank Up to 16GB

(4 x 4GB DIMM Modules)**

Up to 32GB
(4 x 8GB DIMM Modules)**

Note: All other memory sizes, types, die, density, that are not listed in these

tables are NOT supported. **For Quad Rank RDIMMs, only Slot 1 and Slot 2 are

populated per channel.

Memory Population Guidelines

Please follow the tables below when populating the X8SIU-F.

DDR3 ECC UDIMM Memory

DIMM Slots
per Channel

DIMMs
Populated
per Channel

DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM

(any combination)

3 1 Unbuffered

DDR3 ECC

1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual

Rank

3 2 Unbuffered

DDR3 ECC

1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual

Rank

3 3 N/A Not Supported Single Rank, Dual

Rank

Note: For ECC UDIMMs , only Slot 1 and/or Slot 2 may be populated per chan-

nel.

Figure A (rotated -90 degrees)

+

DIMM5DIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3DIMM6

JF1

12

1516

JPW1

JPW2

4

MH5

MH6

FAN4

1

41

FAN1

4

1

FAN2

4

1

FAN3

LE4

C

1

3

JPI2C

1

5

JPI2C:PWR I2C

OH/FF

DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required

DIMM2C

DIMM1C

JF1

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

LED

PF

RST

PWR ON

1

NIC

UID

2

PS

FAIL LED

PWR

HDD

1

NIC

Slot 1, Channel B

Slot 2, Channel B

Slot 3, Channel B

Slot 1, Channel A

Slot 2, Channel A

Slot 3, Channel A

(Blue)

(Blue)