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USER'S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a

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  • Page 1 X8DT3 X8DTi X8DT3-F X8DTi-F X8DT3-LN4F X8DTi-LN4F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Super Micro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: Preface

    Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next gen- eration point-to-point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the 5500 Series Processor platform built in, the X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/ X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for high-end servers, High Performance Computing (HPC) systems and intensive applications.
  • Page 4 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ..........1-11 Main Switch Override Mechanism ..............1-11 Wake-On-LAN (WOL) ..................1-11 Power Supply ....................1-12 Super I/O ....................... 1-12 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DT3/i-F/X8DT3/i-LN4F Only) ........................1-13 Chapter 2 Installation ................2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................. 2-1 Precautions ..................... 2-1 Unpacking .......................
  • Page 7 GLAN Enable/Disable ................2-26 CMOS Clear ..................... 2-27 Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..............2-27 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ................ 2-28 VGA Enable ....................2-28 SAS Enable/Disable (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F only) ..... 2-29 SAS RAID Select (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DT3-LN4F only) ......2-29 Onboard LED Indicators ................2-30...
  • Page 8 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual GLAN LEDs ....................2-30 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DT3/i-F/-LN4F Only) ....... 2-30 SAS Heartbeat/Activity LED Indicators ............ 2-31 BMC Heartbeat LED ................2-31 Onboard Power LED ................2-32 Floppy Drive, Serial ATA and SAS Connections ........... 2-33 Floppy Connector ..................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    • Four (4) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DT3/X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F) • Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044L) (For X8DTi/X8DTi-F/X8DTi-LN4F) • Two (2) SAS cable for SATA/SAS Backplane (CBL-0097L-02) (For X8DT3/ X8DT3-F/X8DT3-LN4F) • One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00027-0N) • One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities •...
  • Page 10 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 LAN3/LAN4 & JPL2 (Jumper) Notes LAN Port 3, LAN Port 4, and LAN Controller#2 are for the X8DT3/i-LN4F only. IPMI Dedicated LAN is for X8DT3/i-F, X8DT3/i-LN4F only. SAS connectors, jumpers, and the LSI 1068E chip are available on the X8DT3/-F/-LN4F only. For SAS RAID confi guration, refer to the LSI User Guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/...
  • Page 12 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Motherboard Layout KB/MOUSE Fan6 Fan5 JPW3 JPW2 JPW1 P2-DIMM3A Fan1 P2-DIMM3B P2-DIMM2A P2-DIMM2B CPU1 P2-DIMM1A P2-DIMM1B Fan7/ CPU1 Fan8/ CPU2 FAN LAN1 P1-DIMM1B LAN3 CPU2 P1-DIMM1A LAN2 P1-DIMM2B LAN4 P1-DIMM2A P1-DIMM3B P1-DIMM3A Slot6 PCI-E 2.0x8 SPEC CTRL Intel 5520 Slot5 PCI-E 2.0x8 in x16...

  • Page 13: Quick Reference

    FAN 1-8 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans) Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector I-Button I-Button for data storage (optional for X8DT3/-F/LN4F only) IPMB I C Header (for an IPMI card) Power Supply SMBbus I C Header PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    • One PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (Slot 4) (X8DTi/X8DTi-F only) • Three PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16) slots (Slot 5/Slot 6, and Slot 4 for X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DTi/3-LN4 only) • One PCI-E x4 slot (Slot 2) or Two PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots (for X8DTi/ X8DTi-F) •...
  • Page 15 Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment) (Note 1) • LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports (with RAID 5 optional) (For X8DT3/-F/- LN4F) (Note 2) • Intel 82576EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controllers support Giga-bit LAN ports (an additional 82576EB is available on the X8DT3/i-LN4F only) •...
  • Page 16 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual #1-6 #0-6 #1-5 #0-5 #1-4 #0-4 #1-3 #0-3 6 PHASE 6 PHASE #1-2 #0-2 #1-1 #0-1 PROCESSOR#1 PROCESSOR#2 (Optional) PCI-E X16 Ports #7-10 Port PHY#1 LAN#2 Ports 82576EB Intel 5520 PHY#2 Option #1-2 Port Ports#0~3 LSI 1068...

  • Page 17: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview Built upon the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/ X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual-processor-based high-end systems with confi gura- tion optimized for workstations, High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, and intensive applications.

  • Page 18: Special Features

    Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DT3/X8DTi/ X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F. All have an onboard System Hard- ware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU1 Vcore/CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 DIMM/CPU2 DIMM, 1.5V, 3.3Vcc (V), 3.3V SB (V), 12Vcc (V), 5Vin, and Battery...

  • 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: Power Supply

    Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera- tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic.

  • Page 21: Overview Of The Winbond Wpcm450 Controller (For X8Dt3/I-F/X8Dt3/I-Ln4F Only)

    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.
  • Page 22 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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

    Chapter 2: Installation Memory Installation Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance (See step 1). DIMM Installation Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM #P1-DIMM1A.

  • Page 30: Memory Support

    6 DIMMs DIMMs Memory Support The X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F supports up to 96 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs. Please note that Memory Speed support is also depending on the type of CPU used in the motherboard.
  • Page 31 Chapter 2: Installation 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in memory availability is dispropor- tional. (See the following Memory Availability Table.) Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB Total System Memory) Firmware Hub fl...

  • Page 32: Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Dedicated LAN (X8DT3/i-F/ X8DT3/i-LN4F only) COM Port 1 (Turquoise) VGA (Blue) Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 3 (for X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F only) Gigabit LAN 2 Gigabit LAN 4 (for X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F only)(See Section 2-5 for details.) 2-10...

  • 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 0~1 on the moth- No Connection...

  • Page 34: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB Front Panel USB (USB 0/1) (USB 2/3) Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB Pin# Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 0 and USB 1) are located on the I/O back panel. Additionally, six USB con-...

  • Page 35: Serial Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Serial Ports Serial Ports-COM1/COM2 Pin Defi nitions Two COM connections (COM1 & COM2) Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition are located on the motherboard. COM1 is located on the Backplane IO panel. COM2 is located next to the onboard battery to provide additional onboard serial connection support.

  • Page 36: Ethernet Ports

    LAN 3/LAN4 are supported TD0+ Act LED on the X8DT3/i-LN4F. A dedicated TD0- P3V3SB LAN is also located on the X8DT3/i-F/ TD1+ Link 100 LED X8DT3/i-LN4F to provide KVM sup- (Yellow, +3V3SB) port for IPMI 2.0. All these ports ac-...

  • Page 37: Front Control Panel

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

  • Page 38: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a Pin Defi nitions (JF1) hard drive LED cable here to display Pin# Defi nition disk activity (for any hard drive ac- tivities on the system, including SAS, HD Active Serial ATA and IDE).

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

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings Ground of chassis overheating or fan failure.

  • Page 41: Reset Button

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

  • Page 42: Connecting Cables

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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(JPW3) and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW1/ PS_ON JPW2) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi...

  • Page 43: Fan Headers

    LES2 LES1 BIOS (X8DT3/i-LN4F) JBT1 ICH10R Slot2 PCI-E x4 JSM2 BMC/VGA T-SGPIO1 1068E South Bridge CTRL T-SGPIO2 JI2C1 I-BUTTON (*X8DT3 Models only) JI2C2 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Battery JSM1 JPT1 I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1 COM2 USB3 USB2 USB6/7 USB4/5 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2...

  • Page 44: Internal Speaker

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer (SP1) Pin Defi nition The Internal Speaker, located at SP1, Pin# Defi nitions can be used to provide audible indica- Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In tions for various beep codes. See the Pin 2 Neg.

  • Page 45: Wake-On-Lan

    LES2 LES1 BIOS (X8DT3/i-LN4F) JBT1 ICH10R Slot2 PCI-E x4 JSM2 BMC/VGA T-SGPIO1 1068E South Bridge CTRL T-SGPIO2 JI2C1 I-BUTTON (*X8DT3 Models only) JI2C2 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Battery JSM1 JPT1 I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1 COM2 USB3 USB2 USB6/7 USB4/5 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2...

  • Page 46: T-Sgpio Headers

    See the table on the right for pin defi ni- Note: NC= No Connections tions. Refer to the board layout below for the location. I-Button (Optional for X8DT3/-F/ LN4F only) An onboard I-Button, located next to USB Ports 2~3, is an 1-wire computer chip enclosed in a durable stainless steel can.

  • Page 47: Power Smb (I 2 C) Connector

    LES2 LES1 BIOS (X8DT3/i-LN4F) JBT1 ICH10R Slot2 PCI-E x4 JSM2 BMC/VGA T-SGPIO1 1068E South Bridge CTRL T-SGPIO2 JI2C1 I-BUTTON (*X8DT3 Models only) JI2C2 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Battery JSM1 JPT1 I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1 COM2 USB3 USB2 USB6/7 USB4/5 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2...

  • Page 48: Jumper Settings

    Use JPL1 to enable or disable the GLAN Disabled Ports 1 & 2. Use JPL2 to enable or disable the GLAN Ports 3 & 4 on the X8DT3/i- GLAN 3 & 4 Enable LN4F. See the tables on the right for Jumper Settings (JPL2) jumper settings.

  • Page 49: Cmos Clear

    LES2 LES1 BIOS (X8DT3/i-LN4F) JBT1 ICH10R Slot2 PCI-E x4 JSM2 BMC/VGA T-SGPIO1 1068E South Bridge CTRL T-SGPIO2 JI2C1 I-BUTTON (*X8DT3 Models only) JI2C2 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Battery JSM1 JPT1 I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1 COM2 USB3 USB2 USB6/7 USB4/5 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2...

  • Page 50: I 2 C Bus To Pci-Exp. Slots

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots C to PCI-Exp Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to Jumper Settings connect the System Management Bus Jumper Setting Defi nition C) to PCI-Express slots. The default Enabled setting is Open to disable the connec- Disabled (Default) tion.

  • Page 51: Sas Enable/Disable (X8Dt3/X8Dt3-F/X8Dt3-Ln4F Only)

    SAS Disabled The default setting is Pins 1-2 to enable the connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. SAS RAID Select (X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DT3-LN4F only) SAS RAID Confi g. Select Jumper Settings Jumper JPS2 allows you to select RAID Jumper Setting Defi...

  • Page 52: Onboard Led Indicators

    In addition to LAN 1/LAN 2, an IPMI Dedicat- ed LAN is also located on the IO Backplane IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) & Activity LED (Right) of the X8DT3/i-F/-LN4F. The amber LED on Color Status Defi nition the right indicates activity, while the green...

  • Page 53: Sas Heartbeat/Activity Led Indicators

    LES2 LES1 BIOS (X8DT3/i-LN4F) JBT1 ICH10R JSM2 Slot2 PCI-E x4 BMC/VGA T-SGPIO1 1068E South Bridge CTRL T-SGPIO2 I-BUTTON JI2C1 (*X8DT3 Models only) JI2C2 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Battery JSM1 JPT1 I-SATA5 I-SATA3 I-SATA1 COM2 USB3 USB2 USB6/7 USB4/5 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2...
  • Page 54 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED (LE1) An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 Settings on the motherboard. When this LED is lit, LED Color Defi nition the system is on. Be sure to turn off the...

  • Page 55: Floppy Drive, Serial Ata And Sas Connections

    Floppy Connector Ground Motor Enable The fl oppy connector is located next Ground Drive Select B to the Super I/O chip on the mother- Ground Drive Select B board. See the table on the right for Ground Motor Enable pin defi nitions.

  • Page 56: Serial Ata Ports

    SAS Ports 0~3, 4~7, located at JSM1/ JSM2, provide Serial-Attached SCSI connections on the X8DT3/X8DT3-F/ X8DT3-LN4F. See the layout below for SAS port locations. 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/.

  • 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

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 Appendix A 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 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F has 12 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/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

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3- LN4/X8DTi-LN4. 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: Main Setup

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 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 X8DT3 BIOS Build Version: This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system. BIOS Build Date: This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed. AMI BIOS Core Version: This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built.

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup Confi Gurations

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Advanced Setup Confi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu 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: Processor And Clock Options

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Hit 'Del' Message Display This feature displays "Press DEL to run Setup" during POST. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture"...
  • Page 66 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) If set to Enabled, the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc- tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance.

  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Control

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below: CPU Bridge Confi...
  • Page 68 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Demand Scrubbing A memory error-correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor. The op- tions are Enabled and Disabled. Patrol Scrubbing A memory error-correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS DIMM Pitch This is the physical space between each DIMM module. Each step is in 1/1000 of an inch. The default is [400]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. North Bridge Confi guration This feature allows the user to confi...
  • Page 70 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disabled, and Enabled.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Host Interface. (Take caution when using this function. This feature is for ad- vanced programmers only.) The options are IDE, RAID (Intel), RAID (Adaptec) and AHCI. SATA#2 Confi guration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, and Enhanced.
  • Page 72 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Select UDMA5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs. Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs.
  • Page 74 Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 PXE Option ROMs. This is to boot computers using a network interface. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled.  Super IO Device Confi guration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Watch Dog Timer If enabled, the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Remote Access Confi guration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature.

  • Page 76: System Health Monitor

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defi nes the length of time in seconds to display memory information. The options are No Delay, Delay 1 Sec, Delay 2 Sec, and Delay 4 Sec.  System Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS information that the motherboard can read. This ‘Temperature Threshold’ or ‘Tem- perature Tolerance’ has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan speed, triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc).
  • Page 78 (12V). The Options are: Disabled (@full-speed), 4-pin (Server), 4-pin (Workstation), 4-pin (Quiet) and , 4-pin (Super Quiet). Fan1 ~ Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan8.

  • Page 79: Trusted Computing

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc- 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. Trusted Computing TCG/TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable...
  • Page 80 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual • Timestamp • Generator ID • Event Message Format User • Event Sensor Type • Event Sensor Number, • Event Dir Type • Event Data. Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the <Enter> key to clear the BMC system log. Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Allocation) to allow the host server to allocate an IP address based on a table containing MAC Address/IP Address pairs that are manually entered (probably by a network administrator). Only clients with a MAC address listed in the MAC/ IP Address Table will be assigned an IP address.
  • Page 82 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection. VLAN Tagging Select Enabled to enable VLAN (Virtual LAN) Tagging support which allows mul- tiple networks to transparently share the same physical network without leaking information between the bridged networks.

  • Page 83: Security Settings

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Event Message for PEF Action This enables of disables Event Messages for PEF action. Refer to Table 24.6 of the IPMI 1.5 Specifi cation for more information at www.intel.com. The options are Disabled and Enabled. BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes.

  • Page 84: Boot Confi Guration

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system. "Not Installed" means a Supervisor password has not been used. User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. "Not In- stalled"...

  • 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

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con- fi...

  • Page 87: Bios Recovery

    A user can download the BIOS image into a USB fl ash device, and name the fi le "SUPER.ROM" for the recovery process to load the fi le. A USB fl ash device such as a USB Flash Drive, a USB CDROM or a USB CDRW device can be used for this purpose, Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image (the ROM fi...
  • Page 88 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 le in it, and name the fi le "SUPER. ROM" for the recovery process to load the fi le.
  • Page 89 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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 90 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-LN4/X8DTi-LN4 User’s Manual 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 91: 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 the boot-up process.
  • Page 92 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 93: 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 94: B-2 Installing The Windows Os To A Non-Raid System

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F 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 95: 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 96: C-2 Confi Guring Supero Doctor Iii

    X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual 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 97 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 use Supero Doctor II.
  • Page 98 X8DT3/X8DTi/X8DT3-F/X8DTi-F/X8DT3-LN4F/X8DTi-LN4F User's Manual Notes...

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