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  • Page 1 X8DTH-6 X8DTH-6F X8DTH-i X8DTH-iF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c...
  • 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: About This Manual

    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

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1-1 Chipset Overview .................... 1-9 Special Features ................... 1-10 PC Health Monitoring ..................1-10 ACPI Features ....................1-11 Power Supply ....................1-11 Super I/O ....................... 1-12 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DTH-6F/iF Only) ... 1-12 Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices ..................
  • Page 7 CMOS Clear ..................... 2-28 Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..............2-28 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ................ 2-29 VGA Enable ....................2-29 SAS Enable (X8DTH-6/6F Only) .............. 2-30 Onboard LED Indicators ................2-31 GLAN LEDs ....................2-31 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DTH-iF/6F) ..........2-31 BMC Activity LED (X8DTH-iF/6F) ............
  • Page 8 Main Setup ...................... 4-2 Advanced Setup Confi gurations..............4-4 Security Settings ................... 4-24 Boot Confi guration ..................4-25 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Installing Software Programs ................B-1 Confi guring Supero Doctor III ................. B-2 viii...

  • 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. 2.0 Intel 5520 Battery Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 X8...
  • Page 13 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports VGA Connector Description Onboard Standby Power 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 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 WPCM450 Controller interfaces with the host system via a PCI inter- face 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.
  • 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: Installing And Removing Dimms

    Chapter 2: Installation Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB Total System Memory) Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System 1 MB 3.99 GB BIOS) Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)

  • 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, and COM2 is located close to PCI-E Slot1 to provide serial connec- tions to 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: Fp Ipmi Heartbeat Led Header (X8Dth-6F/If Only)

    Chapter 2: Installation Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header Pin Defi nitions A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition header is located on the motherboard LPC Clock to provide TPM support to enhance LPC FRAME# data integrity and system security.

  • Page 48: Dom Power Connector

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual DOM Power Connector DOM PWR Pin Defi nitions A power connector for SATA DOM Pin# Defi nition (Disk_On_Module) Devices is located at JWF1. Connect the appropriate Ground cable here to provide power support Ground for your DOM devices.

  • Page 49: 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 50: 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 51: 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 52: 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 53: 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 54: Bmc Activity Led (X8Dth-If/6F)

    When DP5 is on, Green: On BMC is active BMC (Baseboard Management Control- ler) is active. See the tables at right for more information. SAS Activity LED (X8DTH-6/6F) SAS Activity LED Indication A SAS Activity LED is located at LED5. Color/Status Defi nition When LED5 is on, SAS is active.

  • Page 55: Sas Heartbeat Led (X8Dth-6/6F)

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

  • Page 56: Onboard Power Led

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indications 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 57: 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 58 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes 2-36...

  • Page 59: 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 60: 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 61: 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 62: 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 63: 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 64: 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 65 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 66: 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 press <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 67: Processor And Clock Options

    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 the "Press DEL to run Setup" message during POST. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 68 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual CPU Ratio If set to Manual, this option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. (Note: if an invalid ratio is entered, the AMI BIOS will restore the setting to the previous state.) The options are Auto and Manual.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specifi c registers (MSRs).

  • Page 70: Advanced Chipset Control

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Intel® C-STATE Tech If enabled, C-State is set by the system automatically to either C2, C3 or C4 state. The options are Disabled and Enabled. C-State package Limit Setting (Available when C-State support is enabled) If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package register.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 to run at a frequency other than what the system has detected. Select Force SPD (Serial Presence Detect) to force the memory to run at a frequency based on the SPD Standard (Table). The available options are Auto, Force DDR-800, Force DDR-1066, Force DDR-1333, and Force SPD.
  • Page 72 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual North Bridge Confi guration Intel I/OAT The Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology) signifi cantly reduces CPU over- head by leveraging CPU architectural improvements, freeing the system resource for other tasks. The options are Disabled and Enabled. DCA Technology Select Enabled to use Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to improve data transfer effi...
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS South Bridge Confi guration USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be enabled. The Options are: Disabled, 2 USB ports, 4 USB ports, 6 USB ports, 8 USB ports, 10 USB ports and 12 USB ports.
  • Page 74 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual SATA#2 Confi guration (This feature is available when the option-IDE is selected for SATA#1) Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, and Enhanced. IDE Detect Timeout (sec) Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI devices installed in the system.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MB/s. Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MB/s.
  • Page 76 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB/s. The options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn. S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM. This is to boot computer using a network interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard SAS Option ROM.
  • Page 78 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Base Address, IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specifi ed above. The default setting for COM1 is 3F8/IRQ4, and for COM 2 is 2F8/IRQ3. Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS system instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predefi ned threshold, the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed. 2. To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate airfl ow to your system. The options are: •...
  • Page 80 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes: 1. The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures (Celsius/ Fahrenheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors. The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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 guration Use this feature to confi gure Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management settings for your system.
  • Page 82 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to enhance system recovery and health monitoring.
  • Page 83 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS IPMI Confi guration Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a used to monitor and manage system health from a remote site. For more information, please visit Intel's website at www.intel.com. IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI fi rmware revision. Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware.
  • Page 84 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual 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.  Set LAN Confi guration This feature allows the user to confi gure the IPMI LAN settings.
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This feature allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs or crashes. The options are Disabled, Reset System, Power Down, Power Cycle. If this feature is not set to Disabled, the following item will display. BMC Watch Dog TimeOut [Min:Sec] This feature sets a timed delay (in minutes or seconds) before a system powers down or resets after an operating system failure is detected.

  • Page 86: Security Settings

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass- words, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system. "Not Installed"...

  • Page 87: Boot Confi Guration

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Change User Password Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then enter a new User Password. Clear User Password (Available only when User Password has been set) This item allows the user to clear a user password after it has been entered. Password Check Select Setup to allow the system to check for a user or supervisor password when- ever it enters into the BIOS Setup.

  • Page 88: Hard Disk Drives

    X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard Disk Drives. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, and Disabled. 1st Drive - [SATA: XXXXXXX]/2nd Drive - [SATA: XXXXXXX] Removable Drives...
  • Page 89 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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 guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.
  • Page 90 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes 4-28...

  • 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 whenever 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 92 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 93: Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

    Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B-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 94: B-2 Confi Guring Supero Doctor Iii

    The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based 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 95 Appendix B: 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 96 X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF User's Manual Notes...
  • Page 97 (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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