Supermicro X8DTH-6 Quick Reference Manual

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Motherboard Layout and Features

1
1
1 1 7
1
8
DP5 LAN2
JPL1
1 FAN8
9
1
1 2
1
1 0
1
1 3
1
JI2C2
1 JI2C1
1 4
1
1
1 5
JWOL1
1
1 6
1
1 7
1
1 8
1
1 9
1
2 0
1
2 1
1
2 2
1
1 2 4
2 3
JWF1
1
2 5
1
2 6
JPS1
1
2 7
1
2 8
1 1
3 1 3 2
1
2 9
SAS4~7 SAS0~3
1
1 3 7
3 6
Battery FAN3 JOH1
SMBus1
1
3 0
JD1
1
3 3 1
1 3 5
3 4
CPU Installation

Heatsink Installation

CPU Keys
Socket Keys
Screw#1
Motherboard
Mounting Hole
Note: Graphics shown in this quick guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
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1 1 4
5
1 1 1
6 2 1
COM1
VGA
LAN1 USB0/1 KB/MS
1 3
FAN5
1
4 8
IPMI LAN
1
4 7
CPU1
1
4 6
1
4 5
CPU2
= mounting hole
1
4 4
Note: Item num-
bers are listed in
1
4 0
counterclockwise
1
3 9
FAN7 FAN1
FAN2 JF1
JWD
order.
1
1 4 1 1 1
3 8 4 2 4 3
Front Panel Control (JF1)
20 19
Screw#4
Ground
NMI
Screw#2
X
X
Vcc
Power LED
Vcc
HDD LED
Screw#3 NIC1 LED Vcc
NIC2 LED Vcc
Vcc
OH/Fan Fail LED
PWR Fail LED Vcc
Reset
Ground
Ground PWR
2 1
P C
aCkage ontents
(Applies to single-pack only)
• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard
• One (1) USB 2.0 Cable
• One (1) COM Port Cable
• Six (6) Serial ATA Cables (X8DTH-i/-iF)

Jumpers/Connectors/LED Indicators

Jumpers
Jumper Item # Description
JBT1 21 Clear CMOS
JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 10 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots
JPG1 13 VGA Enable
JPL1 8 LAN1/2 Enable
JPS1 27 SAS2.0 Enable
JWD 39 Watch Dog

Connectors

Connectors Item# Description
Buzzer 33 Onboard Buzzer/Internal Speaker
COM1/COM2 4, 15 Serial Ports 1/2
FAN 1-4 43, 38, 34, 29 System/CPU Fan Headers
FAN 5-8 48, 47, 42, 9 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)
IPMI LAN 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8DTH-iF/6F only)
JD1 35 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 1~3: PWR LED, Pins 4~7:
Speaker)
JF1 41 Front Panel Connector
JHB1 14 Front Panel IPMI Heartbeat LED Connection Header
JL1 30 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 36 Overheat LED Header
JP I 2 C1 46 Power Supply SMBbus I
JPW1 45 24-pin ATX PWR
JPW2, JPW3 44 8-pin Secondary PWR
JWF1 23 SATA DOM (Disk-On-Module) Power Header
JWOL1 16 Wake-On-LAN Header
KB/MS 1 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse
LAN1/2, 6, 7 G-LAN (RJ45) Ports (Dedicated LAN: X8DTH-6F/iF)
I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 22 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports
RAIDKey 28 RAIDKey for RAID5 support (JIBTN1) (X8DTH-6/6F)
SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7 32, 31 SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7 (X8DTH-6/6F only)
SMBUS1 37 System Management Bus Header
SATA-SGPIO-1/-2 20 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SATA
TPM Header 12 Trusted Platform Module Header
USB 0/1, 3, 4/5, 6/7 2, 19, 18, 17 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
VGA 5 VGA Connector

LED Indicators

LED Item# Description
40 Onbard Standby Power
DP4
11 BMC Activity LED
DP5
26 SAS Heartbeat LED
DP6
Reset Button
25 SAS Error LED
DP7
Power Button
24 SAS Activity LED
LED5
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual on detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
• Four (4) Serial ATA Cables (X8DTH-6/-6F)
• Two (2) iPass to SATA Cables (X8DTH-6/-6F)
• One (1) IO Back Panel Shield

Memory Support

This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or
up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333
Default
MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 12 DIMM slots.
Open (Normal)
Closed/Closed (Enabled)
Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been validated by
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DTH-6/-6F only)
Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-
DIMM1A. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory
population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of
the DIMM slots.
Memory Population for Optimal Performance
(For a motherboard with one CPU [CPU1] installed)
Branch 0
3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A
6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A
2 C Header Memory Population for Optimal Performance
(For a motherboard with two CPUs installed)
Branch 0
6 DIMMs 1A
12 1A 1B
DIMMs

Back Panel IO Connectors

X8DTH-iF/6F only
B
State Status
E
Green System Power On
Green: On BMC is Active
Green: On SAS is Normal
Red: On SAS Error Occurred
D F
A
Green: On SAS is Active
C
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and
CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

DIMM Installation

Branch 1 Branch 2
P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3A
P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B
CPU1 CPU2
Branch 1 Branch 3 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 3
2A 3A 1A 2A 3A
2A 2B 3A 3B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B
A. Keyboard F. COM 1
B. Mouse G. VGA
C. USB 0 H. LAN1
D. USB 1 I. LAN2
E. IPMI LAN
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