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  • Page 1 X8DTH-6 X8DTH-6F X8DTH-i X8DTH-iF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

  • Page 3: Preface

    Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the dual Intel 5520 chips built in, the X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability op- timized for High Performance Computing (HPC)/Clustering systems and intensive applications.
  • Page 4 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual 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.

  • Page 5: Contacting Supermicro

    Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel:...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contacting Supermicro ....................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ................1 Overview ......................1-1 Checklist ......................1-1 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF Quick Reference ......1-5 Motherboard Features ................... 1-6 Chipset Overview .................... 1-9 Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset ..... 1-9 Special Features ...................
  • Page 7 CMOS Clear ..................... 2-26 Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..............2-26 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ................ 2-27 VGA Enable ....................2-27 SAS Enable (X8DTH-6/6F Only) .............. 2-28 Onboard LED Indicators ................2-29 GLAN LEDs ....................2-29 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DTH-iF/6F) ..........2-29 BMC Activity LED (X8DTH-iF/6F) ............
  • Page 8 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual SAS Error LED (X8DTH-6/6F) ..............2-31 Onboard Power LED ................2-32 SATA and SAS Connections ................. 2-33 SATA/SAS Connections (SAS: X8DTH-6/6F) .......... 2-33 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting ................ 1 Troubleshooting Procedures ................3-1 Before Power On .................... 3-1 No Power ......................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    • Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (X8DTH-i/iF) • Four (4) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (X8DTH-6/6F) • Two (2) iPass to SATA cables (CBL-0097L-02) (X8DTH-6/6F) • One I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00027-0N) • One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities •...
  • Page 10 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-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...
  • Page 11 @ http://www.supermicro. com/support/manuals/, • SAS2.0, LSI SAS2.0 2008 Controller, SAS Ports 0~7 are available on the X8DTH-6/6F only. For more information on LSI RAID Confi guration, refer to the LSI user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/sup- port/manuals/...
  • Page 12 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Quick Reference P2-DIMM3A JPI2C JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 P2-DIMM3B FAN6 P2-DIMM2A P2-DIMM2B P2-DIMM1A P2-DIMM1B CPU1 PWR_LED CPU2 P1-DIMM1B P1-DIMM1A P1-DIMM2B P1-DIMM2A P1-DIMM3B Slot7 PCI-E 2.0 X8 P1-DIMM3A X8DTH Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 X8 Rev. 1.01 Intel 5520 Battery Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 X8...

  • Page 13: X8Dth-6/X8Dth-6F/X8Dth-I/X8Dth-If Quick Reference

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports VGA Connector Description Onboard Standby Power LED LED Indicator (Power LED) BMC Activity LED Indicator SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator: green (X8DTH-6/ X8DTH-6F only) SAS Error LED Indicator: red (X8DTH-6/ X8DTH-6F only) LED5 SAS Activity LED Indicator (X8DTH-6/ X8DTH-6F only)

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores • System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III...
  • Page 15 Up to seven USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 Backpanel USB Ports and 5 Front Panel Accessible USB connections) • Super I/O: Winbond W83527HG • LSI SAS2 2008 Controller supports eight SAS ports (X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F only) (Note 2) • IPMI 2.0 with full KVM support (X8DTH-6F/iF only) (Note 3) Other •...
  • Page 16 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual #0-6 #1-6 #0-5 #1-5 #0-4 #1-4 #0-3 #1-3 #0-2 #1-2 #0-1 #1-1 PROCESSOR#2 PROCESSOR#1 (5500 Series) (5500 Series) Ports 1&2 PCI-E X8 Ports 3&4 PCI-E X8 Intel 5520 Intel 5520 Ports 5&6 PCI-E X8 IOH2-36D PCI-E X8 IOH1-36D Ports 3&4...

  • Page 17: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5500 Series Processor and the 5520 chipset, the X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual-processor-based high-end systems optimized for High Performance Computing (HPC)/Clustering severs.

  • Page 18: Special Features

    Warning! To avoid system overheating, be sure to provide adequate air fl ow to the system. System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS 1-10...

  • Page 19: Acpi Features

    Chapter 1: Introduction environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can also confi gure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre-defi...

  • Page 20: Super I/O

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual The X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-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.
  • Page 21 Chapter 1: Introduction The Winbond Hermon WPCM450 Controller 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 Winbond WPCM450 BMC is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module.
  • Page 22 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 24: Motherboard Installation

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual 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 mother- board to the chassis.

  • Page 25: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation 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- moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 26 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual After removing the plastic cap, using your thumb and the index fi nger, hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key, the semi- circle cutout, against the socket key, the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket.

  • Page 27: Installing A Cpu Heatsink

    Chapter 2: Installation Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap- plied. Screw#1 Screw#2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 28 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re- moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components.

  • Page 29: Memory Installation

    Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules. Memory Support The X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF supports up to 96 GB of Registered ECC or 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz Memory in 12 DIMMs.
  • Page 30 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Note: Memory speed support depends on the CPU used on the moth- erboard. DIMM Module Population Confi guration For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory installation: DIMM Population Table DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type (FBD=...
  • Page 31 Chapter 2: Installation Installing and Removing DIMMs DIMM DDR3 Notch Notch X8DTH Rev. 1.01 Release Note: Notch Release should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the align- ment notch at the bottom.

  • Page 32: Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports X8DTH Rev.

  • Page 33: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Defi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition mouse are located next to the Back KB Data Mouse Data Panel USB ports on the motherboard.

  • Page 34: Serial Ports

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Serial Ports Serial Ports Pin Defi nitions Two COM connections (COM1 & COM_ Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition DBG) are located on the motherboard. COM1 is located on the Backplane IO panel to provide serial connection sup- port for the motherboard.

  • Page 35: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB Front Panel USB (USB 0/1) (USB 3) Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB Pin# Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. Additionally, five USB connections Data- (USB 3, 4/5, 6/7) are on the mother- Data+...

  • Page 36: Ethernet Ports

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Defi nition Two Ethernet ports (LAN 1/LAN2) are Pin# Defi nition located at on the IO backplane. In P2V5SB SGND addition, a dedicated LAN is also lo- TD0+ Act LED cated on the X8DTH-iF/6F to provide...

  • Page 37: Front Control Panel

    Chapter 2: Installation 2. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front side of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 38: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual 3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions NMI Button NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button Pin Defi nitions (JF1) header is located on pins 19 and 20 Pin# Defi nition of JF1. Refer to the table on the right Control for pin defi...

  • Page 39: Hdd Led

    Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The HDD LED connection is located Pin# Defi nition on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ- HD Active ity. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 40: Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail Led

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Connect an LED cable to the OH/ Pin# Defi nition Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warn- OH/Fan Fail LED ings for chassis overheat/fan failure.

  • Page 41: Reset Button

    Chapter 2: Installation Reset Button Reset Button Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The Reset Button connection is located Pin# Defi nition on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a Reset hardware reset switch on the computer Ground case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 42: Connecting Cables

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Power Connectors +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/ PS_ON JPW3) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi...

  • Page 43: Fan Headers

    Chapter 2: Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Defi nitions This motherboard has eight CPU/system Pin# Defi nition fan headers (Fan 1 to Fan8) on the moth- Ground erboard. All these 4-pin fans headers are +12V backward compatible with the traditional Tachometer 3-pin fans.

  • Page 44: Power Led/Speaker

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Power LED/Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Defi nitions On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used Pin Setting Defi nition for power LED indication, and pins 4-7 Pin 1 Anode (+) are for the speaker. See the tables...

  • Page 45: Overheat Led/Fan Fail (Joh1)

    Chapter 2: Installation Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions The JOH1 header is used to connect Pin# Defi nition an LED indicator to provide warnings 5vDC of chassis overheating or fan failure. OH Active This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs.

  • Page 46: System Management Bus

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual System Management Bus SMB Header Pin Defi nitions A System Management Bus header Pin# Defi nition is located at SUBUS1 on the mother- Data board. Connect an appropriate cable Ground here to use the SMB connection on Clock your system.

  • Page 47: Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2: Installation Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers cre- Jumper ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi...

  • Page 48: Cmos Clear

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

  • Page 49: C Bus To Pci-Exp. Slots

    Chapter 2: Installation C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots C for PCI-E slots Jumper Settings Use Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 to connect Jumper Setting Defi nition the System Management Bus (I C) to Closed Enabled (Default) PCI-Express slots in order to improve Open Disabled PCI slot performance.

  • Page 50: Sas Enable (X8Dth-6/6F Only)

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual SAS Enable (X8DTH-6/6F Only) SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings Defi nition SAS Connectors. The default position is Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS. See the...

  • Page 51: Onboard Led Indicators

    Chapter 2: Installation Onboard LED Indicators LAN1/LAN2 Activity LED Link LED GLAN LEDs Rear View (when facing the Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located rear side of the chassis) on the IO Backplane of the motherboard. LAN 1/LAN 2 Activity LED (Right) LED State Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs.

  • Page 52: Bmc Activity Led (X8Dth-If/6F)

    When DP5 is on, BMC (Baseboard Management Control- ler) is active. See the tables at right for more information. SAS Activity LED (X8DTH-6/6F) A SAS Activity LED is located at LED5. SAS Activity LED Indicator LED Settings When LED5 is on, SAS is active.

  • Page 53: Sas Heartbeat Led (X8Dth-6/6F)

    Chapter 2: Installation SAS Heartbeat LED (X8DTH-6/6F) SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator Settings A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at DP6. Defi nition When DP6 is on, SAS functions normally. Green: On SAS: Normal Refer to the table on the right for details.

  • Page 54: Onboard Power Led

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Settings An Onboard Power LED is located at LED Color Defi nition DP4 on the motherboard. When this System Off (PWR cable not connected) LED is on, the system is on. Be sure...

  • Page 55: Sata And Sas Connections

    In addition to Pin# Signal six SATA ports, eight SAS connections are also Ground located on the X8DTH-6/6F. These Serial Link SATA_TXP connections provide faster data transmission SATA_TXN than the connections of traditional Parallel ATA.
  • Page 56 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes 2-34...

  • Page 57: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 58: No Video

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes.

  • Page 59: Technical Support Procedures

    Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF has 12 240-pin DIMM slots that support up to 96 GB of Reg. ECC or up to 24 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes.

  • Page 60: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Question: How do I update my BIOS? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site.

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 Bios

    BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/ X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

  • Page 62: Starting The Setup Utility

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Supermicro X8DTH • Version : This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system. • Build Date : This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed. Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system: •...

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup Confi Gurations

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Advanced Setup Confi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and hit <Enter> to access the sub- menu items: BOOT Features Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Wait For 'F1' If Error This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Hit 'Del' Message Display This feature displays "Press DEL to run Setup" during POST. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

  • Page 66: Processor And Clock Options

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual  Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to confi gure the Processor and Clock settings. CPU Ratio If set to Manual, this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU) Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi-Threading Technology, which will result in increased CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's web site for more information.) The options are All, 1 and 2.

  • Page 68: Advanced Chipset Control

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual C1 Auto Demotion When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and Enabled. C3 Auto Demotion When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un-core auto-demote information.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS QPI L0s and L1 This enables the QPI power state to low power. L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected. The available options are Auto, Force DDR-800, Force DDR-1066, and Force DDR-1333.
  • Page 70 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Guardband Temperature (Closed Loop only) This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold. Each step is in 0.5 C increment. The default is [006]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS interfaces for sharing the resources of a PCI Express (PCIe) device under a virtual environment. The options are Disabled and Enabled. NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non-Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance.
  • Page 72 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Code Base will appear. When the option-AHCI is selected, the item-SATA AHCI will be available.) ICH RAID Code Base (This feature is available when the option-RAID is selected) Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware to confi gure Intel's SATA RAID settings.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled. PIO Mode The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller.
  • Page 74 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs. Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 33.3 MBs.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives. The options are Disabled and Enabled. PCIe I/O Performance Some add-on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature, which limits the pay- load size to 128 MB;...
  • Page 76 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi- rection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2. Base Address, IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specifi ed above.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de- termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat. Warning! 1.Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera- ture predefi...
  • Page 78 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage. High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem- perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate an overheat alarm.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS tion and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed. The Options are: Full Speed, Server, Workstation/Desktop, and Super Quiet. Voltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed. CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 Vtt, CPU2 Vtt, CPU1 DIMM, CPU2 DIMM, 1.1V, 1.5V, 1.8V, 3.3V, 12V, 5V, 3.3 Vsb, and VBAT ACPI Confi...
  • Page 80 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled. IPMI Confi guration Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Clear BMC System Event Log Select OK and press the <Enter> key to clear the BMC system log. Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log. The options are OK and Cancel. Caution: Any cleared information is unrecoverable. Make absolutely sure that you no longer need any data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log.
  • Page 82 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual  SET PEF Confi guration PEF Support Select Enabled to enable the function of Platform Event Filter (PEF) which will interpret BMC events and perform actions based on pre-determined settings or events and performs actions based on pre-determined settings or 'traps' under IPMI 1.5 specifi...

  • Page 83: Security Settings

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Event Log Confi guration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log. Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel. Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages.

  • Page 84: Boot Confi Guration

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then type in a new Supervisor Password. User Access Level (Available when Supervisor Password is set as above) The Options are Full Access, View Only, Limited, and No Access •...

  • Page 85: Boot Device Priority

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device, 4th boot device, 5th boot device and Disabled. •...

  • Page 86: Exit Options

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual CD/DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD Drives (i.e., 1st Drive, 2nd Drive, etc). 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen.
  • Page 87 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS faults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. Load Fail-Safe Defaults To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 88: Bios Recovery

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual BIOS Recovery Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update.

  • Page 89: 4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery From An Ide Cd-Rom

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM This process is almost identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device, except that the BIOS image fi le is loaded from a CD-ROM. Use a CD-R or CD-RW drive to burn a CD with the BIOS image fi...
  • Page 90 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual 4. Power on your system and click the <Connect> button in the Hyper Terminal. The terminal screen will display the following messages. Press <SpaceBar> to update BIOS. Confirm update BIOS? (y/n) y Begin remote BIOS flash? (y/n) y Starting remote flash.
  • Page 91 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Once the ROM fi le extraction is completed, the message: "New BIOS re- ceived OK" will display. 8. Once remote BIOS fl ash is completed, the system will reboot. Note: AMIBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications program that supports VT-100 and XModem protocols, including protocols designed for GNU/LINUX &...
  • Page 92 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes 4-32...

  • Page 93: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue with the boot-up process.
  • Page 94 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 95: Appendix B Installing The Windows Os

    Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

  • Page 96: B-2 Installing The Windows Os To A Non-Raid System

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008/Windows Vista Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display.

  • Page 97: Appendix C Software Installation Instructions

    Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C-1 Installing Software Programs After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.

  • Page 98: C-2 Confi Guring Supero Doctor Iii

    The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 99 Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web- site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you...
  • Page 100 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes...
  • Page 101 (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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