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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X8STi-F

X8STi-3F

X8STi

X8STi-LN4

Manual Revision 1.0a

Release Date: March 3, 2009

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FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely

to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your

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Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”.

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this

product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to

the State of California to cause birth defects and other

reproductive harm.

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 supports the Intel® Core™ i7

processor and future Nehalem family processors in the LGA 1366 socket. These

processors support the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, providing

the next generation point-to-point system interface which replaces the current Front

Side Bus. With the Intel X58 Express chipset built-in, the X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/

X8STi-LN4 offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased

bandwidth and unprecedented scalability, optimized for intense-computing and

high-end server platforms. Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.

com/products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to

be installed and serviced by professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the mother-

board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the

system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-

shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions.

Appendix C lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions.

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Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and

to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro-

vides information for correct system setup.

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.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual: ................................................................................. 4

Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................................. 5

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

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

1-2 Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................1-11

1-3 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings........................................................................ 1-12

1-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-14

1-7 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F Only)

...................................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

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

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor .................................................................. 2-2

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink (#SNK-P0037) ......................................... 2-4

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-5

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis ................................................... 2-6

2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ............................................... 2-7

Installing & Removing DIMMs ......................................................................... 2-7

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-10

Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-10

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................2-11

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-12

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-13

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-14

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-15

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-16

Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ nitions............................................................... 2-17

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-17

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Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-17

HDD LED/UID Switch ............................................................................... 2-18

NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs (*NIC3/NIC4: X8STi-LN4) ....................... 2-18

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Blue UID LED .................................................... 2-19

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-19

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-20

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-20

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-21

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors .............................................. 2-21

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-22

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-22

Internal Buzzer ......................................................................................... 2-23

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-23

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................ 2-24

NIC3_LED/NIC4_LED (X8STi-LN4 Only) ................................................. 2-24

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-25

Power Supply I2C Connector.................................................................... 2-25

T-SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers ..................................................... 2-26

Alarm Reset .............................................................................................. 2-26

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-27

I-Button (X8STi-3F only) ........................................................................... 2-27

Power Supply Failure ............................................................................... 2-28

Unit Identiﬁ er Switches ............................................................................. 2-28

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-29

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-29

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-29

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-30

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-30

PCI Slot_SMB Enable .............................................................................. 2-31

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

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

SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only) ...................................................... 2-33

SAS RAID Mode Select (X8STi-3F Only) ................................................ 2-33

Jumper JBMC1 (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F) ........................................................ 2-34

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-35

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-35

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only).............................. 2-35

SAS Activity LED (X8STi-3F Only) ........................................................... 2-36

SAS Heartbeat LED (X8STi-3F Only) ...................................................... 2-36

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Onboard Power LED ............................................................................................................ 2-37

BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-37

UID-LED .................................................................................................. 2-38

2-9 SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections.................................................... 2-39

SATA/SAS Connections (SAS: for X8STi-3F only) .................................. 2-39

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-40

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

4-3 Advanced Setup Conﬁ gurations...................................................................... 4-4

4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-23

4-5 Boot Conﬁ guration ........................................................................................ 4-24

4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-25

Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix B Installing the Windows OS

B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System ................................................B-1

B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System ........................................B-2

Appendix C Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................C-1

C-2 Conﬁ guring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................C-2

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

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

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

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

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)•

One (1) ﬂ oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022L)•

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

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

One (1) User's Manual (MNL-1068)•

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Motherboard (X8STi-3F) Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon 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 the graphics

shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front •

panel connections.

" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

•

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •

JBMC1 is reserved for internal testing only. • Do not change the jumper setting

pre-set by the manufacturer.

When LE1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug

•

the power cable before installing or removing any components.

LSI 1068E

NIC4 LED

JBMC1

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LSI 1068E

NIC4 LED

JBMC1

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Quick Reference

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBMC1 BMC Jumper (X8STi-F/-3F Only) Pins 1-2 (Default) (Note Below)

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2)

JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL3/JPL4 LAN 3/4 Enable (X8STi-LN4) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 SAS Enable (X8STi-3F) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS2 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8STi-3F) Closed (Software RAID)

Note: JBMC1 is reserved for internal testing only. Do not change the jumper

setting pre-set by the manufacturer.

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X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers

JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB2 FP USB 2/3, 4/5 Wake-up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPUSB3 FP USB 6, 7 Wake-up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Headers/Connectors

Connector Description

COM1/COM2 COM1/2 Serial connection headers

Fans 1~6 System/CPU fan headers

Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector

I-Button (For X8STi-3F) I-Button for RAID data storage (See P. 2-27 for more info.)

JAR Alarm Reset

JD1 Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External)

JF1 Front Panel Control header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion header

JLED Power LED Indicator header

JOH Overheat LED header

JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required)

JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required)

JPWF Power-Fail indication header

JWOL Wake-On-LAN header

KB/Mouse Keyboard/mouse connectors

LAN1~LAN4 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) ports (LAN3/4: X8STi-LN4)

(IPMI) LAN IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8STi-F/-3F only)

NIC3_LED, NIC4_LED LAN 3/LAN 4 LED Connectors for front access (X8STi-LN4)

I-SATA 0~5 Serial_ATA ports

SAS 0~3, 4~7 SAS Ports (X8STi-3F only)

SMB_PS1 PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

SPKR1 Internal speaker/buzzer

3-SGPIO-0/1 Serial_link IO headers for SAS (X8STi-3F)

T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SATA)

UID Switch Unit Identiﬁ er Switch (used in conjunction w/UID LEDs)

USB0/1, USB 2/3, 4/5,

USB6, 7

Backplane USB 0/1, Front panel accessible USB 2/3, 4/5,

USB 6, USB 7

VGA Onboard Video Port

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X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal

LE1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Indicator Green: Solid on PWR On

LE2 UID LED Indicator (used with UID Switch) Blue: Solid on Unit is Identiﬁ ed

LES1 SAS Activity (X8STi-3F only) Green: Blinking SAS: Active

LES2 SAS Heartbeat (X8STi-3F only) Yellow: Blinking SAS: Normal

Differences between Main Features of the X8STi/X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F/

X8STi-LN4 Models

X8STi X8STi-F X8STi-3F X8STi-LN4

LAN3/LAN4 No No No Yes

NIC3(LAN3)_LED/ NIC4(LAN4)_LED No No No Yes

JPL3/JPL4 (LAN3/4 Enable) No No No Yes

IPMI 2.0 Support/IPMI Jumper (JBMC1) No Yes Yes No

IPMI Dedicated_LAN No Yes Yes No

I-Button No No Yes No

SAS Ports 0~7 No No Yes No

3-GPIO1/2 (Serial_Link IO) No No Yes No

SAS LEDs (LES1/LES2) No No Yes No

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Motherboard Features

CPU

Single Intel® Core™ i7 and future Nehalem Family processors in the LGA1366 •

socket

Memory

Six 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with support for unbuffered ECC or •

non ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory.

Note: Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC DIMM modules are supported

by the motherboard. Using ECC or Non-ECC memory on your motherboard

depends on the CPU installed.

Supports 3-channel memory bus

•

Supports DIMM sizes of 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB •

Chipset

Intel® X58 Express Chipset•

Intel ICH10R •

Expansion Slots

One (1) (PCI-Express x16 Gen2 + PCI-Express x8 in x4) slot•

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz slot (Slot 1)•

Integrated Graphics

Matrox G200ew with 8 MB Video Memory •

Network Connections

Two Intel 82574L Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet Controllers for LAN 1 •

and LAN 2 ports, additional two 82574L for LAN 3 and LAN 4 ports on the

X8STi-LN4 model

Two (2) or four (4)* RJ-45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs

•

(*Four RJ-45 ports are available on the X8STi-LN4 only)

Single Realtek RTL8201N PHY for the Dedicated IPMI 2.0LAN for the X8STi-

•

F/-3F

One (1) RJ45 Rear I/O Panel Dedicated IPMI 2.0 Connector for the X8STi-F/-

•

I/O Devices•

SATA Connections

Six (6) SATA ports supported by the Intel ICH10R SATA Controller

•

Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 under the Windows OS environment •

Supports RAID 0, 1, 10 under the Linux OS environment•

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SAS Connections (for the X8STi-3F only)

Eight (8) SAS ports supported by the LSI 1068E Controller**

•

Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Windows OS environment •

Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Linux OS environment •

*RAID 5 is supported when the I-Button (AOC-IButton68) is installed on

the motherboard. (I-Button is available on the X8STi-3F only) For more

information on the AOC-IButton68, please refer to http://www.supermicro.

com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-IButton68.cfm.

**For the LSI 1068 Controller User's Guide, please refer to http://www.

supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Integrated IPMI 2.0 (for the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F only)

IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC

•

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

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

support/manuals/.

Floppy Drive

One (1) ﬂ oppy port interface (up to 1.44 MB)•

USB Devices

Two (2) USB ports (USB 0~1) on the rear IO panel

•

Six (6) USB connections for front access (Two Type A connectors: USB 6, •

USB 7 and two headers: USB 2/3, 4/5)

Keyboard/Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backplane

•

Serial (COM) Ports

Fast UART 16550 Connections: one COM port and one header

•

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O 83627DHG

•

BIOS

32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS• ® SM Flash BIOS

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

•

Power Conﬁ guration

ACPI/ACPM Power Management•

Main switch override mechanism•

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off•

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USB Wake-up from Soft-Off•

Wake-on-LAN•

Power-on mode for AC power recovery•

PC Health Monitoring

CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory Voltage, Chipset Voltage,

•

+1.8V, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V, Standby, VBat and ±12V

CPU 6-Phase switching voltage regulator

•

CPU/System overheat LED and control•

CPU Thermal Trip support•

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support•

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with ﬁ rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width Modulation) fan

•

speed control

Low noise fan speed control

•

System Management

PECI (Platform Environment Conﬁ guration Interface) 2.0 support•

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III •

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI•

I• 2C temperature sensing logic

Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection

•

Pb Free•

CD Utilities

BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility•

Drivers and software for Intel® X58 Express chipset utilities •

Dimensions

ATX form factor, 12" x 9.6" (304.8 x 243.8 mm)•

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X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual speciﬁ cations of each motherboard.

Intel

VRD 11.1

Intel

Intersil

QPI: Up to 6.40 GT/s

PCIE_x16 PCI-E Gen2 x16

X58

W83627DHG

COM1

COM2

FloppyKeyboard

Mouse

SPI

SPI BIOS

ICH10R

LPC I/O

DMI

Intel 82574L PCIE_x1

RJ45

SATAII /3.0G

USB x 8

SATA x6

USB2.0

DDR3:1333/1066/800

LGA1366_Socket CPU DIMM_CHB

DIMM_CHA

DIMM_CHC

PCI 32 X 1 Slots

PCI_32_BUS

SAS1068E PCIE_x8

SAS x8

(X8STi-3F)

BMC WPCM450

IPMI LAN Onboard

VGA

PCI-E Gen1 x8 in x4

PCIE_x8

(X8STi-3F)

PCIE_x1

( for X8STi-

F/3F only)

(2 DIMMs per Channel, 6 DIMMs total)

Intel 82574L

(X8STi-LN4 only)

(6 DIMMs)

North Bridge

South Bridge

RJ45

PCIE_x1

Intel 82574L

RJ45

(X8STi-LN4 only)

Intel 82574L

RJ45

PCIE_x1

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel X58 Express chipset, the

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 motherboard provides the performance and

feature set required for single-processor-based high-end systems with conﬁ gura-

tion options optimized for intensive application and high-end server platforms.

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 supports Intel® Core™ i7 or a Nehalem

Family processor in the LGA1366 socket, the Intel X58 Express chipset, and the

ICH10R. With Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology built in, the X8STi/

X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 is one of the ﬁ rst motherboards on the market that

offers the next generation point-to-point system interconnect interface, replacing

the current Front Side Bus technology, providing substantial system performance

enhancement by utilizing serial link interconnections to increase bandwidth and

scalability.

Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 Chipset

Intel QuickPath Interconnect link, up to 6.4 GT/s of data transfer rate in each •

direction

Virtualization Technology, Integrated Management Engine support

•

Point-to-point cache coherent interconnect, Fast/narrow unidirectional links, and •

Concurrent bi-directional trafﬁ c

Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry

•

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8STi/X8STi-F/

X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4. These features are supported by an onboard System Hard-

ware Monitor chip.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

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

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

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

Core, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V

Standby, Vbat and ±12V. Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning

or send an error message to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds

to deﬁ ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

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

Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

in the BIOS. This allows the user to deﬁ ne an overheat temperature. When this tem-

perature reaches this pre-deﬁ ned overheat threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature

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

CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings

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

power settings.

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is deﬁ ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN trafﬁ c is kept to

a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power

supply.

1-5 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 accommodates ATX12V stan-

dard power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ ca-

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tions required by the CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a

5V Standby rail is strongly recommended.

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

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

the 12V 8-pin power connection (JPW2) be used for adequate power supply. In

areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

ﬁ lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-6 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. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with ﬂ oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K,

720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,

500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports

(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud

rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys-

tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well

as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support

higher speed modems.

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

1-7 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For

X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F Only)

The Winbond WPCM450, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), supports

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

Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) Redirection modules.

The WPCM450 BMC interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to com-

municate 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.

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The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces,

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

Purpose I/O (3SGPIO) ports.

The WPCM450 also includes the following features:

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

•

Three ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs•

Two serial for boundary scan and debug•

Note: For more information on IPMI conﬁ guration, please refer to the

Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.super-

micro.com/support/manuals/.

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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 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

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

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

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

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-1.

moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the

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

Intel's boxed processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem-2.

bly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certiﬁ ed

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the 3.

CPU heatsink and heatsink fans.

When purchasing an LGA 1366 processor or when receiving a motherboard 4.

with an LGA 1366 processor pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic

cap is in place, and none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the

retailer immediately.

Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.5.

Press the socket clip to release 1.

the load plate, which covers the

CPU socket, from its locking

position.

Gently lift the socket clip to 2.

open the load plate.

Hold the plastic cap at its north 3.

and south center edges to re-

move it from the CPU socket.

Note: The photos on this

page and succeeding pag-

es 2-3 through 2-9 are for

illustration purposes only.

They do not necessarily

reﬂ ect the exact product(s)

described in this manual.

Socket Clip

Load Plate

Plastic Cap

Hold the north & south edges of

the plastic cap to remove it

Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

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After removing the plastic cap, using 4.

your thumb and the index ﬁ nger,

hold the CPU at the north and south

center edges.

Align the CPU key, the semi-circle 5.

cutout, against the socket key, the

notch below the gold color dot on

the side of the socket.

Once both the CPU and the socket 6.

are aligned, carefully lower the CPU

straight down into the socket. (Do

not rub the CPU against the surface

of the socket or its pins to avoid

damaging the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, in-7.

spect the four corners of the CPU to

make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

Once the CPU is securely seated 8.

on the socket, lower the CPU load

plate to the socket.

Use your thumb to gently push the 9.

socket clip down to the clip lock.

Warning: Please save the plas-

tic cap. The motherboard must

be shipped with the plastic cap

properly installed to protect the

CPU socket pins. Shipment

without the plastic cap properly

installed will cause damage to

the socket pins.

CPU

CPU Socket

Load Plate

CPU

Align CPU keys with socket keys.

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Install a Heatsink Bracket on

the reverse side of the board

Notes:

A heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) is

•

required for a screw_type heatsink

(-which is a non-pushpin heatskink

as shown on the right.) The required

heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) can

be purchased from Supermicro.

Do not apply any thermal grease to

•

the heatsink or the CPU die because

the required amount has already

been applied.

If you use a screw_type heatsink, 1.

please install a heatsink bracket

(BKT_0023L) on the reverse side

of the motherboard before installing

the heatsink. (To install the heatsink

bracket, please insert four screws

to the mounting holes to secure the

bracket on the motherboard.) If you

do not use a screw_type heatsink,

please skip this step.

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU 2.

so that the four mounting holes are

aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

Install two diagonal screws (ie the 3.

#1 and the #2 screws) and tighten

them until just snug (-do not fully

tighten the screws to avoid possible

damage to the CPU.)

Finish the installation by fully tight-4.

ening all four screws.

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink (#SNK-P0037)

Screw#1 Screw#2

Install Screw#1

Install Screw#2

Screw#1

Screw#3

Screw#4

Heatsink Bracket (BKT_0023L)

(for a Screw-Type Heatsink only)

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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.

Unplug the power cord from the 1.

power supply.

Disconnect the heatsink fan 2.

wires from the CPU fan header.

Using a screwdriver, loosen and 3.

remove the heatsink screws

from the motherboard in the se-

quence as show in the picture

on the right.

Hold the heatsink as shown 4.

in the picture on the right and

gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not

use excessive force when wrig-

gling the heatsink.)

Once the heatsink is loosened, 5.

remove it from the CPU socket.

To reinstall the CPU and the 6.

heatsink, clean the surface of

the CPU and the heatsink to get

rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of

thermal grease on the surface

before reinstalling them on the

motherboard.

Using a screwdriver to

remove Screw#1

Remove Screw#2

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to ﬁ t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all mounting holes for the motherboard and the chas-

sis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners,

metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the

chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then

use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray. (See the

layout on the right for mounting hole locations.)

Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

all necessary precautionary measures to avoid damaging these compo-

nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver•

(9) Pan head #6 screws•

Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield in your chassis. This 1.

is provided with your motherboard.

Locate the mounting holes on the mother-2.

board. Refer to the layout on the right for

mounting hole locations.

Place Standoffs on the chassis as 3.

needed.

Place the motherboard inside the chassis. 4.

Locate the matching mounting holes on 5.

the chassis. Align the mounting holes on

the motherboard against the mounting

holes on the chassis.

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mount-6.

ing hole on the motherboard and its

matching mounting hole on the chassis,

using a Philips screwdriver.

Repeat Step 6 until all mounting holes 7.

are secured.

Location of Mounting Holes

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2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

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.

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into

place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.

To Remove:

Use your thumbs

to gently push the

release tabs near both

ends of the module.

This should release it

from the slot.

Press down the release tabs

Insert & press down a

DIMM module into the slot

Installing & Removing DIMMs

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1.

slots, starting with DIMM1A. When populating multiple

DIMM modules within a channel, always start with

blue slot ﬁ rst. (For best performance, please use the

memory modules of the same type and same speed

in the same bank.)

Press down the release tabs on the ends of a 2.

memory slot. Insert each DIMM module vertically into

its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom

of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module

incorrectly.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps 3.

into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules.

Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM mod-4.

ules from the motherboard.

Installing and Removing DDR3 Memory

Top View of DDR3 Slot

Release Tab Release Tab

Note: Notch should align

with the receptive key

point on the slot.

Notch Notch

Front View

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Maximum Memory Possible

Single Rank UDIMMs - 12GB (6x 2GB DIMMs), Dual Rank UDIMMs - 24GB (6x

4GB DIMMs)

Note 1: Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC DIMM modules are supported

by the motherboard. Using ECC or Non-ECC memory on your motherboard

depends on the CPU installed.

Note 2: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show

more than 4 GB of memory.

Note 3: Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of mem-

ory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB

of RAM is used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional.

DIMM3B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM3A

Memory Support

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 supports up to 24 GB Unbuffered ECC or

Non ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 in 6 DIMM slots. Populating these DIMM slots with

a pair (or pairs) of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in

interleaved memory, which will improve memory performance.

DIMM Module Population Conﬁ guration

Note : The motherboard may NOT boot if DIMM module(s) are installed

in any of the black slots but none in the blue slots. The ﬁ rst DIMM mod-

ule must be installed in DIMM1A, and all blue slots must be ﬁ lled before

populating any black slot(s).

Channel 3 Slots

DIMM1A Slot

Channel 2 Slots

Channel 1 Slots

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Remaining (-Available)

(4 GB Total System Memory)

Firmware Hub ﬂ ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 GB

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76 GB

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51 GB

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on

256-MB boundary- 512 MB 3.01 GB

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 GB

TSEG 1 MB 2.84 GB

Memory available for the OS & other applications 2.84 GB

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2-5 Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speciﬁ cation. See the

ﬁ gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple) 7. VGA

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 8. LAN1

3. USB Port 0 9. LAN2

4. USB Port 1 10. LAN3 (X8STi-LN4)

5. IPMI LAN (X8STi-F/-3F) 11. LAN4 (X8STi-LN4)

6. COM 1 12. Unit Identiﬁ er (UID) Switch

67 8 9

10 11

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2

Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2

mouse are located next to the Back

Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the mother-

board. See the table at right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Deﬁ nitions

PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data

2 No Connection 2 No Connection

3 Ground 3 Ground

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V) 4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock

6 No Connection 6 No Connection

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. Mouse (Green)

Keyboard

Mouse

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LSI 1068E

NIC4 LED

JBMC1

1. Backplane USB 0

2. Backplane USB 1

3. Front Panel USB 2/3

4. Front Panel USB 4/5

5. Front Panel USB 6

6. Front Panel USB 7

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB

0/1) are located on the I/O back panel.

Additional six USB connections (USB

2/3, USB 4/5, USB 6 and USB 7) are

used to provide front chassis access.

USB 6 and USB 7 are Type A Connec-

tors. (USB Cables are not included).

See the tables on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

Back Panel USB 0/1

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0

3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0

4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB 2/3, 4/5, 6, 7

Pin Deﬁ nitions

USB 2, 4, 6, 7

Pin # Deﬁ nition USB 3, 5

Pin # Deﬁ nition

1 +5V 6 +5V

2 USB_PN2 7 USB_PN3

3 USB_PP2 8 USB_PP3

4 Ground 9 Ground

5 No Con-

nection 10 Key

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Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are

located next to the VGA port on the

IO Backplane. Two additional Ether-

net ports (LAN3/LAN4) are located

on the X8STi-LN4 motherboard. In

addition, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is

also located above USB 0/1 ports on

the X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F to provide a

dedicated network connection for IPMI

2.0 support. These ports accept RJ45

type cables.

Notes:

1. The IPMI Dedicated LAN

is for the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F

only. LAN3 and LAN4 are for

X8STi-LN4 only.

2. Please refer to the LED

Indicator Section for LAN

LED information.

LAN Ports

Pin Deﬁ nition

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 88 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

1. LAN1

2. LAN2

3. LAN3 (X8STi-LN4)

4. LAN4 (X8STi-LN4)

5.IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8STi-

F/-3F only)

LSI 1068E

NIC4 LED

JBMC1

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Serial Ports

A COM Port is located on the IO

Backplane and a Serial port is lo-

cated next to FP USB 2/3 to provide

front access. See the table on the

right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Serial Port Pin Deﬁ nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition

1 CDC 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

1. COM1

2. COM2

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1. VGA

Video Connector

A Video (VGA) connector is located

next to the COM Port on the IO

backplane. This connector is used

to provide video and CRT display.

Refer to the board layout below for

the location.

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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. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin deﬁ nitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Pin 19Pin 20

Pin 1

Pin 2

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc/UID Switch

Vcc

Vcc/Blue UID LED

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground NMI

Vcc

NIC2 LED

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Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ nitions

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc/UID Switch

Vcc

Vcc/Blue UID LED

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground NMI

Vcc

NIC2 LED

NMI Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc/UID Switch

Vcc

Vcc/Blue UID LED

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground NMI

Vcc

NIC2 LED

NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs

(*NIC3/NIC4: X8STi-LN4)

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for LAN port 1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1,

and the LED connection for LAN Port

2 is on Pins 9 and 10. NIC3_LED

and NIC4_LED are 2-pin NIC LED

headers. Attach NIC LED cables to

NIC3_LED and NIC4_LED to display

network activities for LAN 3 and LAN4.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

HDD LED/UID Switch

The HDD LED and UID Switch con-

nections are located on pins 13 and 14

of JF1. Attach a cable here to indicate

HDD activity or UID (Unit Identiﬁ er)

status. See the table on the right for

pin deﬁ nitions.

HDD LED/UID Switch

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

13 +5V/UID Switch

14 HD Active

LAN1/LAN2 LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

A. HDD LED/UID Switch

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

D. NIC3 LED (X8STi-LN4)

E. NIC4 LED (X8STi-LN4)

LSI 1068E

NIC4 LED

JBMC1

NIC3/NIC4 LED Headers

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(X8STi-LN4)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

Pin 1 Vcc 3.3V Standby

Pin 2 Signal

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc/UID Switch

Vcc

Vcc/Blue UID LED

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground NMI

Vcc

NIC2 LED

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Blue UID

LED

Connect an LED cable to the Blue UID

and OH/Fan Fail connections on pins

7 and 8 of JF1 to display blue UID

signals or to provide advanced warn-

ings for chassis overheat/fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the table on the right for pin deﬁ ni-

tions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

7 Vcc/Blue UID LED

8 OH/Fan Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Deﬁ nition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

ing Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be con-

ﬁ gured to function as a suspend button

(with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter

4). To turn off the power in the suspend

mode, press the button for at least 4

seconds. Refer to the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

Power Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a

hardware reset switch on the computer

case to reset the system. Refer to the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

#3~4

#1~2

Vcc

Vcc/UID Switch

Vcc

Vcc/Blue UID LED

Ground

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Vcc

Ground NMI

Vcc

NIC2 LED

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2-6 Connecting Cables

This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out deﬁ nitions for onboard headers

and connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector.

• For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports, refer to Page

2-14.

• For information on COM Port 1 and COM Port 2, please see Page 2-16.

A. 24-Pin ATX Main PWR

B. 8-Pin Processor PWR

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JPW1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

(Required)

12V 8-pin Power Connec-

tor Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pins Deﬁ nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR

Connectors

The 24-pin main power connector

(JPW1) is used to provide power to

the motherboard. The 8-pin CPU PWR

connector (JPW2) is also required for

the processor. These power connec-

tors meet the SSI EPS 12V speciﬁ ca-

tion. See the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

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Fan Header

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 2.5A/+16V

(Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Headers

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 has

six fan headers (Fan1 ~ Fan6). These fans are

4-pin fan headers. However, Pins 1-3 of the

fan headers are backward compatible with the

traditional 3-pin fans. A fan speed control setting

in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section allows

the BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based

on the system temperature. The default setting

is Disabled which allows the onboard fans to

run at full speed. Refer to the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

A. Fan1

B. Fan2

C. Fan3

D. Fan4

E. Fan5

F. Fan6

G. Chassis Intru-

sion

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on

the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable

from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru-

sion when the chassis is opened.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JL1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Note: Please use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin fans on a motherboard. Please

do not use 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans on the same board.

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Internal Buzzer

The Internal Buzzer (SPKR1) can be

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin deﬁ nitions. Refer to

the layout below for the locations of

the Internal Buzzer.

A. Internal Buzzer

B. Speaker

Internal Buzzer

Pin Deﬁ nition

Pin# Deﬁ nitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

On the JD1 header, Pins 3~4 are used

for internal speaker. Close Pins 3~4

with a cap to use the onboard speaker.

If you wish to use an external speaker,

close Pins 1~4 with a cable. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Speaker Connector

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin Setting Deﬁ nition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

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A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED

B. NIC3_LED (X8STi-LN4)

C. NIC4_LED (X8STi-LN4)

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

The JOH header is used to connect

an LED to provide warnings of chas-

sis overheat. This LED will also blink

to indicate a fan failure. Refer to the

table on right for pin deﬁ nitions and

LED status.

Overheat LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

NIC3_LED/NIC4_LED (X8STi-LN4

Only)

NIC3_LED and NIC4_LED headers

provide LAN3/LAN4 Activity LED

connections to the front panel of

your chassis. Connect appropriate

cables to NIC3_LED and NIC4_LED

to indicate LAN3 and LAN4 activi-

ties. See the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions. Refer to the layout below

for the locations of the NIC_LED3 and

NIC_LED4. (Refer to Page 2-18 for

information on LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs.)

NIC3/NIC4 LED Headers

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(X8STi-LN4)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

Pin 1 Vcc 3.3V Standby

Pin 2 Signal

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A. PWR LED

B. PWR SMB

Power Supply I2C Connector

Power Supply (I2C) Connector, locat-

ed at SMB_PS1 on the motherboard.

This connector monitors the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

PWR Supply I2C

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

Onboard Power LED

An onboard Power LED header is

located at JLED. This Power LED

header is connected to Front Control

Panel located at JF1 to indicate the

status of system power. See the table

on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Onboard PWR LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 VCC

2 No Connection

3 Connection to PWR

LED in JF1

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Serial_Link-SGPIO

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin Deﬁ nition

1NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

T-SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers

Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur-

pose Input/Output) headers are located

next to USB 6 and USB 7 connectors

on the motherboard. Additionally, two

3-SGPIO ports are also located next to

SAS Port 3 on the X8STi-3F motherboard.

These headers are used to communicate

with the enclosure management chip in

the system. See the table on the right for

pin deﬁ nitions. Refer to the board layout

below for the locations of the headers.

NC: No Connections

A. T-SGPIO 0

B. T-SGPIO 1

C.3-SGPIO 0 (X8STi-3F)

D. 3-SGPIO 1 (X8STi-3F)

E. Alarm Reset

Alarm Reset

If three power supplies are installed and

Alarm Reset (JAR) is connected, the sys-

tem will notify you when any of the three

power modules fail. Connect JAR to a

micro-switch to turn off the alarm that is

activated when a power module fails. See

the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Alarm Reset

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin Setting Deﬁ nition

Pin 1 Ground

Pin 2 +5V

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Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located at

JWOL on the motherboard. See the table on

the right for pin deﬁ nitions. (You must also

have a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN con-

nector and cable to use this feature.)

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. WOL

B. I-Button (X8STi-3F only)

I-Button (X8STi-3F only)

An onboard I-Button, located next to the ﬂ oppy

drive, is an 1-wire computer chip enclosed in

a durable stainless steel can. I-Button stores

instructions, provides electronic interface and

allows HostRAID to operate with Mega-RAID

ﬁ rmware. Please note that I-Button does not

come with your motherboard.

Note: RAID 5 is supported when the

I-Button (AOC-IButton68) is installed

on the motherboard. For more infor-

mation on the AOC-IButton68, please

refer to http://www.supermicro.com/

products/accessories/addon/AOC-

IButton68.cfm.

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A. PWR Supply Failure

B. UID

Power Supply Failure

Connect a cable from your power supply to

the Power Supply Failure header at JPWF

to provide a warning of power supply failure.

This warning signal is passed through the

PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure

on the chassis. See the table on the right for

pin deﬁ nitions. Note: This feature is only available when using

Supermicro redundant power supplies.

PWR Supply Fail LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 PWR 1: Fail

2 PWR 2: Fail

3 PWR 3: Fail

4 Signal: Alarm Reset

Unit Identiﬁ er Switches

There are two Unit Identiﬁ er (UID) Switches

on the motherboard. The Front Panel UID

Switch is connected to a pin in the Front

Control Panel (JF1). The Rear UID Switch

(SW1) is located next to Fan6. When you

push the UID Switch on the Front Control

Panel, both Rear UID and Front Panel UID

Indicators will be turned on. Push the FP UID

Switch or the Rear UID Switch-SW1 again to

turn off both Indicators. These UID Indicators

provide easy identiﬁ cation of a system unit

that may be in need of service.

UID Switch

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 Button In

4 Ground

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard,

jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts be-

tween two pins to change the function of the

connector. Pin 1 is identiﬁ ed with a square

solder pad on the printed circuit board.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed" means

the jumper is on and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

A. LAN Port 1 Enable

B. LAN Port 2 Enable

C. LAN Port 3 Enable

(X8STi-LN4)

D. LAN Port 4 Enable

(X8STi-LN4)

LAN Port Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable LAN Port 1/LAN

Port 2 on the motherboard. In addition, JPL3/

JPL4 are used to enable or disable LAN3

and LAN4 on the X8STi-LN4. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The default

setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent 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.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove

the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a system monitor that can

reboot the system when a software appli-

cation hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close pins

2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

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PCI Slot_SMB Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition

Short Enabled

Open (Default) Disabled

A. JI2C1

B. JI2C2

C. VGA Enable

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Both Jumpers Deﬁ nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

VGA Enable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable

the onboard VGA connector. The default

position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable

VGA. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

PCI Slot_SMB Enable

Use Jumpers I2C1/I2C2 to enable PCI

Slot_SMB (System Management Bus)

support to improve system management

for the PCI slots. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

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A. BP USB 0/1 Wake-up

B. FP USB 2/3, 4/5 Wake-up

C. FP USB 6, 7 Wake-up

USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2/

JPUSB3) to "wake-up" your system by pressing

a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB

mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers

are used together with the USB Wake-Up fea-

ture in the BIOS. Enable these USB jumpers

and the USB feature in the BIOS to wake-up

your system via USB devices. See the table

on the right for jumper settings and jumper

connections.

Note: JPUSB1 is used for Backpanel USB

ports #0/1, JPUSB2 is for Front Panel

USB ports #2/3, and #4/5. JPUSB3 is

used for Front Accessible USB Ports 6

and 7. When the USB function is set to

Enabled in the BIOS, and a USB Wake-up

jumper is set to Disabled, be sure to re-

move the USB devices from the USB ports

whose USB jumper is Disabled before the

system goes into the standby mode.

JPUSB1 (BackPanel USB

0/1 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

2/3, 4/5 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (Default)

JPUSB3 (Front Panel USB

6, 7 Wake-up Enable)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (Default)

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SAS Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Settings Deﬁ nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only)

JPS1 allows you to enable or disable

SAS Connectors. The default position is

on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

SAS RAID Mode Select

Jumper Settings

Settings Deﬁ nition

Close Software RAID Enabled (Default)

Open IT Mode Enabled

SAS RAID Mode Select (X8STi-3F

Only)

JPS2 allows you to select the SAS RAID

mode. You can use either Software RAID

or IT Mode. Close this jumper to use

Soft ware R AID (Default). Set this jumper

to open to use the IT Mode.

A. RAID Enable

B. SAS RAID Mode Se-

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Jumper Settings

Settings Deﬁ nition

Pins 1-2 Default

(Note: Do not change the

manufacturer's default

setting.)

JBMC1 (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only)

Note: JBMC1 (BMC Jumper) is

reserved for internal testing only.

Do not change the jumper setting

pre-set by the manufacturer.

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LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs

Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located

on the IO Backplane of the motherboard.

Another two LAN ports (LAN 3/LAN 4) are

located on the X8STi-LN4. Each Ethernet

LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow LED

indicates activity, while the Link LED may

be green, amber or off to indicate the speed

of the connections. See the tables at right

for more information.

2-8 Onboard Indicators

A. LAN Port 1

B. LAN Port 2

C. LAN Port 3 (X8STi-LN4)

D. LAN Port 4 (X8STi-LN4)

E. IPMI LAN (X8STi-F/-3F)

LAN 1/LAN 2/LAN3/LAN 4

Link LEDs (Green/Amber/Off)

LED Color Deﬁ nition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

LAN 1/LAN 2/LAN 3/LAN 4

Activity LEDs (Yellow)

Color Status Deﬁ nition

Yellow Blinking Active

Rear View

Activity LED

Link LED

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8STi-F/

X8STi-3F Only)

In addition to LAN 1/LAN 2/LAN 3/LAN4,

an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located on

the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F. The yellow LED on

the right indicates activity, while the green

LED on the left indicates the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for more

information.

Link LED Activity LED

IPMI LAN (X8STi-F/-3F only)

IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) &

Activity LED (Right)

Color Status Deﬁ nition

Link (Left) Green: Solid 100 Mbps

Activity

(Right) Yellow: Blink-

ing Active

LAN3 LAN4 (X8STi-LN4 only)

LAN1 LAN2

Activity LED

Link LED

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SAS Heartbeat LED (X8STi-3F Only)

A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at LES2.

When LES2 blinks, SAS connectors are

ready for use. Refer to the table on the

right for details. Also see the layout below

for the LED location.

SAS Heartbeat LED Indicator (LE5)

LED Settings

Blinking: Yellow SAS is ready for use

SAS Activity LED (X8STi-3F Only)

A SAS Activity LED is located at LES1.

When LES1 blinks, SAS is active. Refer

to the table on the right for details. Also

see the layout below for the LED loca-

tion.

SAS Activity LED Indicator

LED Settings

Blinking: Green SAS is active

A. SAS Heartbeat LED

B. SAS Activity LED

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Onboard PWR LED Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Deﬁ nition

Off System Off

On System on, or

System off and PWR

Cable Connected

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1

on the motherboard. When LE1 is on, the

AC power cable is connected. Make sure to

disconnect the power cable before removing

or installing any component. See the layout

below for the LED location.

A. Onboard PWR LED

B. BMC Heartbeat LED

BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC (Baseboard Management Con-

troller) Heartbeat LED is located at DP1.

When DP1 blinks, the BMC functions

properly. Refer to the table on the right

for details. Also see the layout below for

the LED location.

BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator (DP1)

LED Settings

Green: Blinking BMC is ready for use

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The Unit Identiﬁ er LED Indicator is located

at LE2 on the motherboard. When the blue

light is on, the unit (system) that might be

in need of service is identiﬁ ed. See the

layout below for the LED location.

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2-9 SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections

Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and ﬂ oppy disk drive

cables:

• Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector. Refer to Page 1-1 for cables

that came with your shipment.

• A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1.

SATA/SAS Connections (SAS: for X8STi-

3F only)

Six Serial ATA (SATA) connectors (I-SATA

0~5) are located on the motherboard. In

addition to six SATA ports, eight SAS con-

nections are also located on the X8STi-3F.

These Serial Link connections provide faster

data transmission than the connections of

traditional Parallel ATA. The SATA connectors

are supported by the Intel ICH10R. The SAS

connectors on the X8STi-3F are supported by

the LSI SAS controller. See the table on the

right for pin deﬁ nitions.

SATA/SAS Connectors

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

A. I-SATA 0

B. I-SATA 1

C. I-SATA 2

D. I-SATA 3

E. I-SATA 4

F. I-SATA 5

G. SAS 0~3 (X8STi-3F)

H. SAS 4~7 (X8STi-3F)

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A. Floppy

Floppy Connector

The ﬂ oppy connector is located next

to the I-Button on the motherboard.

See the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

Note the following when con-

necting the ﬂ oppy cable:

• The ﬂ oppy disk drive cable has

seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically

designates the location of pin 1.

• A single ﬂ oppy disk drive ribbon

cable has 34 wires and two con-

nectors to provide for two ﬂ oppy

disk drives. The connector with

twisted wires always connects

to drive A, and the connector

that does not have twisted wires

always connects to drive B.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 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.

Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure that the Standby PWR LED (LE1) is not lit. (Note: If LE1 is on, the

onboard power is on. Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or

removing the components.)

2. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas-

sis.

3. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the

keyboard and mouse. Also, be sure to remove all add-on cards.

4. Install a CPU and heatsink (be sure that it is fully seated) and then connect the

chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper

settings as well.

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas-

sis.

2. Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check if the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still

supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to remove

all the add-on cards and cables ﬁ rst.

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2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. (Refer to Appendix A

for details on beep codes.)

3. Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on, check

the specs of memory modules, reset the memory or try a different one.)

Memory Errors

1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in

the slots.

2. You should be using unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR3 (1.5V) 1333/1066/800

MHz memory (recommended by the manufacturer). Also, it is recommended

that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs

in the system.

3. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to

see if you can locate the faulty modules.

4. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration

1. Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply

may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies

~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not ﬁ x the Setup Conﬁ guration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all

the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro

does not sell directly to end users, so it is best to ﬁ rst check with your distributor or

reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)

with the speciﬁ c system conﬁ guration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical

Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at (http://www.supermicro.

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com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ﬂ ashed. Some cannot be ﬂ ashed; it depends

on the modiﬁ cations to the boot block code.

3. If you've followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system, and still

cannot resolve the problem, then contact Supermicro's technical support and

provide them with the following information:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your

system ﬁ rst boots up)

•System conﬁ guration

An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached

by e-mail at support@supermicro.com, by phone at: (408) 503-8000, option

2, or by fax at (408)503-8019.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 supports up to 24 GB of un-

buffered ECC or non-ECC DDR3 (1.5V) 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM. See Sec-

tion 2-4 for details on installing memory. (Note: Both ECC and Non-ECC memory

modules are supported. However, using ECC or Non-ECC memory depends on

the CPU installed on the motherboard.)

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. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ﬁ le to your computer.

Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your

BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip ﬁ le and the .exe ﬁ le. If

you choose the zip BIOS ﬁ le, please unzip the BIOS ﬁ le onto a bootable device or

a USB pen. Run the batch ﬁ le using the format ﬂ ash.bat ﬁ lename.rom from your

bootable device or USB pen to ﬂ ash the BIOS. Then, your system will automati-

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cally reboot. If you choose the .exe ﬁ le, please run the .exe ﬁ le under Windows to

create the BIOS ﬂ ash ﬂ oppy disk. Insert the ﬂ oppy disk into the system you wish

to ﬂ ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the ﬂ oppy disk. The BIOS utility will

automatically ﬂ ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process

may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused

for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS

to prevent possible system boot failure!

Also, the SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To

repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to

RMA at Supermicro for service.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that

will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and

install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers

for Windows, security and audio drivers.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required

before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. (For faster

service, you may also obtain RMA authorizations online (http://www.supermicro.

com/support/rma/). When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should

be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid

or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that

must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages

incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor ﬁ rst for any product prob-

lems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/

X8STi-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.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the

system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS

setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as

<F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be conﬁ gured. Grayed-out options cannot be conﬁ gured. Options in blue can be

conﬁ gured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the

left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it. (Note:

the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to

include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".

Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar-

row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

How To Change the Conﬁ guration Data

The conﬁ guration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start 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. An AMI BIOS identiﬁ cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

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. If you

have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you ﬁ rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-

tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between ﬁ elds. The date must be entered in

Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time

is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)

AMIBIOS

Version

Build Date

Processor

The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below:

Type of Processor

Speed

Physical Count

Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:

Populated Size

Available Size

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4-3 Advanced Setup Conﬁ gurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu

items:

XBOOT Feature

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed

for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modiﬁ ed between POST mes-

sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select

Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This sets the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force BIOS and

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

This feature selects the Power-on state for Numlock key. The options are Off

and On.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This feature enables support for the PS/2 mouse. The options are Disabled,

Enabled and Auto.

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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.

Watch Dog Function

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.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power-Off for

the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system

power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to

resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Power-Off

and Last State.

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" Interrupt

19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

XProcessor & Clock Options

Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause

system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

CPU Ratio

This feature allows the user to use the CPU clock multiplier to multiply CPU speed

in order to enhance performance. Select Manual to Manually set the multiplier set-

ting. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically select the CPU multiplier setting for

your system. The options are Auto and Manual.

Ratio CMOS Setting

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

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setting to the previous state.) The default setting depends on the type of CPU is

installed. The default setting for the Intel® Core i7™ 965 is [24].

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. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat-

ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled

and Disabled. Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power

off and restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web

site for detailed information.

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and

the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor

to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ﬂ ooding illegal codes

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)

Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyper-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.

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Intel® EIST Technology

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically

adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump-

tion and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

The options are Disable (Disable GV3), and Enable (Enable GV3).

Intel® TurboMode Tech (Available if Intel® EIST technology is Enabled)

This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speciﬁ c

conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Intel Turbo Boost Conﬁ guration

Turbo Ratio Limit Program

Select Enabled to set the processor's clock ratio in relation to the bus speed.

The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default value depends on the type

of CPU installed. (For example, the values shown below indicate that an Intel®

Core™ i7 processor 965 Extreme Edition is installed.)

1 - Core Ratio Limit

This increases (multiplies) the processor's core 1 clock speed in relation to

the bus speed. The default setting is 26. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to

change this value.

2 ~ 3 - Core Ratio Limit

This increases the processor's core 2~3 clock speeds in relation to the bus

speed. The default setting is 25. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change

this value.

TDC Limit Override

This option will override the system's default electrical current setting for the

processor. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

TDC Limit Value

This option sets the processor's electrical current value. The default setting is

880. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value.

TDP Limit Override

Select Enabled to override the default power setting for the processor. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

TDP Limit Value

Use this option to set the processor's power value. The default setting is 1040.

Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value.

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C1E Support

Select Enabled to use the "Enhanced Halt State" feature. C1E signiﬁ cantly reduces

the CPU's power consumption by reducing the CPU's clock cycle and voltage during

a "Halt State." The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C-STATE Tech

If enabled, C-State is set by the system automatically to either C2, C3 or C4 state. The op-

tions are Disabled and Enabled.

C-State package limit setting

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package register.

The options are Auto, C1, C3, C6 and C7.

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. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCA Technology

This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices. Note: A TOE device is a special-

ized, dedicated processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle

some or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard, the TOE device is

built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip. This feature is supported only by some types of

processors (i.e., Intel Nehalem-WS 1S). The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DCA Prefetch Delay

A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution

cycles and maximize data processing efﬁ ciency. Prefetching too frequently can saturate the

cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses. This feature reduces or increases the

frequency the system prefetches data. The options are [8], [16], [32], [40], [48], [56], [64],

[72], [80], [88], [96], [104], [112], [120]

XAdvanced Chipset Control

The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below.

XQPI and IMC Conﬁ guration

QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) is the connection between the CPU and the motherboard's

I/O hub. Use this feature to modify speed and power management settings.

QPI Links Speed

Use this feature to select QPI data transfer speed. The options are Slow-mode,

and Full Speed.

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QPI Frequency

Use this option to set the QPI frequency. The options are Auto, 4.800 GT, 5.866

GT, and 6.400 GT.

QPI L0s and L1

Select Enabled to lower the QPI power state. L0s and L1 are automatically selected

by the motherboard. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Memory Frequency

Use this option to force the system memory to run at a different frequency than the

default frequency. The available options are Auto, Force DDR-800, Force DDR-

1066, and Force DDR-1333.

Memory Mode

The options are Independent, Channel Mirror, Lockstep and Sparing.

Independent - All DIMMs are available to the operating system.

Channel Mirror - The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in

memory for redundancy.

Lockstep - The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of

operations in parallel.

Sparing - A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail-over. The

spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed

memory.

Demand Scrubbing

Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory

errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a demand-read

command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error, the

error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the original source). Memory is updated

as well. Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Patrol Scrubbing

Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory

errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor (the

original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the North Bridge will read and

write back one cache line every 16K cycles, if there is no delay caused by internal

processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge

will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Throttling - Open Loop

If set to Enabled, Throttling - Open Loop will be activated when the projected

memory temperature exceeds a predeﬁ ned trip-point. This process can effectively

improve memory thermal performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Inlet Temperature

This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet. Each step is in 0.5oC

increment. The default is [070]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change

this value.

Temperature Rise

This item allows the user to deﬁ ne the temperature rise parameter of a memory

module to be used to improve memory power management. Each setting is in

0.5oC increments. The default setting is [020]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard

to change this value.

Air Flow

This item allows the user to set the desired speed of air ﬂ ow to the DIMM mod-

ules. Each increment is one mm/sec. The default is [1500]. Press "+" or "-" on

your keyboard to change this value.

Altitude

This item allows the user to specify the altitude of the location where the com-

puter is used. For Tylersburg-EP platforms, system memory thermal solution

is de-rated up to 900m. To comply with CPU speciﬁ cations, BIOS will attempt

to adjust and correct DIMM velocity based on the altitude where the system is

located in order to improve DIMM thermal performance. Altitude is deﬁ ned as the

number of feet above the sea level where the computer is located. The options

are Sea Level or Below, 1~300 (above-), 301~600 (above-), 601~900 (above-),

901~1200 (above-), 1201~1500 (above-), 1501~1800 (above-), 1801~2100

(above-), 2101~2400 (above-), 2401~2700 (above-), and 2701~3000 (above-)

the sea level.

DIMM Pitch

Use this feature to specify the distance of 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.

High Performance Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in

synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-

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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.

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d

by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.

This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms,

providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in networking and

data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel I/OAT

The Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology) signiﬁ cantly reduces CPU overhead

by leveraging CPU architectural improvements, freeing resources for more other

tasks. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions

between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This maximizes power-saving

and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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, and

8 USB ports.

USB 2.0 Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2.0 controller. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

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, Enabled and Auto.

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XIDE / Floppy Conﬁ guration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

Floppy A

This feature allows the user to select the type of ﬂ oppy drive connected to the sys-

tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB

3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".

SATA#1 Conﬁ guration

If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se-

lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,

Compatible, Enhanced.

Conﬁ gure SATA#1 as

This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options

are IDE, RAID and AHCI.

ICH RAID CodeBase (Available if RAID is selected above)

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Adaptec to use the

Adaptec Host RAID Utility. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

SATA#2 Conﬁ guration (Available if IDE is enabled under "Conﬁ gure SATA#1

as" above)

Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are

Disabled, 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. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master,

and Fourth IDE Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave,

Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third and Fourth IDE Master slots. Hit <Enter> to

activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the

correct conﬁ gurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:

Type

Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,

Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

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LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.

In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities

over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.

If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that

supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data

transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode

is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select

Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at

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. As the PIO mode increases, the

cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use

this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

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.

Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate

of 8.3 MBs.

Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate

of 11.1 MBs.

Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data transfer band-

width of 32-Bits. Select Enabled to enable 32-Bit data transfer.

DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the

IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a

data transfer rate of 2.1 MBs.

Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1. It has a

data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

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Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a

data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a

data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a

data transfer rate of 13.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a

data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs.

Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer

rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word

DMA mode 2.

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.

Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer

rate of 66.6 MBs.

Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 . It has a data

transfer rate of 100 MBs.

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. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de-

tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using

the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to

support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

XPCI/PnP Conﬁ guration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP conﬁ gurations for the following

items:

Clear NVRAM

This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and

Yes.

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Plug & Play OS

Selecting Yes allows the OS to conﬁ gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required

for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to

allow the AMI BIOS to conﬁ gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select

64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128,

160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Bus Master

When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

PCIE Width

This feature selects the bus width of the motherboard's PCIE slots. The options are

X8X8X8X8 and X16X8X8.

Note: PCI-E Slot 2 (below) will be grayed-out when this item (PCIE Width)

is set to X16X8X8.

PCI Express Slots 1~3 & PCI Slot 4

Use this feature to enable or disable a PCI-E or a PCI slot. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Load Onboard LAN3 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN4 Option ROM (X8STi-

LN4 Only)

This feature is to enable LAN OPROM for PXE. This is to boot computers using a

network interface. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Load SAS Option ROM (X8STi-3F Only)

This feature is to load the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) option ROM, if available.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

XSuper IO Device Conﬁ guration

Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address

This option speciﬁ es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from

accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial

port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to

use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options

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for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are

Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port 2 Mode

Use this feature to conﬁ gure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA

and ASK IR. IrDA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remote control de-

vices. ASK IR (Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared) is a protocol compatible with

Sharp® branded PDAs and other infrared devices.

Floppy Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard Floppy Controller. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

XRemote Access Conﬁ guration

Remote Access

This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console

Redirection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2. An additional option, Onboard

IPMI is featured on the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F motherboard only and becomes the

default.

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.

The options are 115200 8, n 1; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and

9600 8, n, 1.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ﬂ ow control for Console Redirection. The

options are None, Hardware, and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test

(POST). Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after

POST. (Note: This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.)

Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot

Loader. The options are Disabled, Boot Loader, and Always.

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Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi-

rection. The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

A terminal keyboard deﬁ nition that provides a way to send commands from a

remote console. Available options are Enabled and Disabled.

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.

XHardware Health Conﬁ guration

This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review

the status of each item when displayed.

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which determines

when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature

predeﬁ ned by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system

instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predeﬁ ned threshold, the

CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed.

The options are:

The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (includ-

•

ing the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature

reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predeﬁ ned by the CPU manufacturer.

The Default Alarm

• : Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature

reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predeﬁ ned by the CPU

manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU

and system cooling. In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as

shown below. (See the notes on P. 4-18 for more information.)

CPU Temperature/System Temperature

This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System.

The following items will be displayed for your reference only:

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CPU Temperature

The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures (Celsius/Fahr-

enheit) 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. 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). Since CPUs can

have different ‘Temperature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send informa-

tion to the motherboard what its ‘Temperature Tolerance’ is, and not the other way

around. This results in better CPU thermal management.

Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain

thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This makes it easier

for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status, rather than by just simply

seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25oC). The CPU Temperature feature will display

the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS:

Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

run normally as conﬁ gured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and

generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU

is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as conﬁ gured in the BIOS. The

fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

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.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take action

immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room temperature

to correct any problems.

Notes: 1. The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to

prevent damage to the CPU.

2. The information provided above is for your reference only. For more

information on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at

www.Intel.com.

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System Temperature: The system temperature will be displayed (in degrees in

Celsius and Fahrenheit) as it is detected by the BIOS.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.

Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation. Select Server if your

system is used as a Server. Select “Disabled, (Full Speed @12V)” to disable the

fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full

speed (12V). The Options are: Disabled, 4-pin (Server), and 4-pin (Workstation).

Fan1 ~ Fan 6 Reading

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through

Fan5.

Vcore, 3.3Vcc, 12V, V_DIMM, 5V, -12V, 3.3VSB, and VBAT

XACPI Conﬁ guration

Use this feature to conﬁ gure Advanced Conﬁ guration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

USB Device WakeUp

This feature is used to awaken from Standby mode by a Universal Serial Bus (USB)

device (such as, a USB mouse or USB keyboard). The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

PS/2 KB/MS WakeUp

This feature is used to awaken from Standby mode by a PS/2 mouse or PS/2

keyboard. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Aware O/S

Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat-

ing System. Otherwise, disable this feature. The options are Yes and No.

Headless Mode

This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard, monitor or

mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Version Features

The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website

for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/

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XIPMI Conﬁ guration (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only)

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. For more information on the IPMI speciﬁ cations, please visit Intel's website

at www.intel.com.

IPMI 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. This is an informational feature which

returns the status code of the BMC micro controller.

IPMI Function

Select Enabled to turn on this motherboard's IPMI capability. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

View BMC System Event Log

This feature is used to view any BMC events. It shows the total number of entries

and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down on an Entry Number

and pressing Enter.

Clear BMC System Event Log

This feature is used to clear the System Event Log. Caution: Any cleared information

is unrecoverable. Make absolutely sure you no longer need any data stored in the

log before clearing the BMC Event Log.

Set LAN Conﬁ guration

Set this feature to conﬁ gure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address.

Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Conﬁ g com-

mand. This is initially set to [1]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change

the Channel Number.

Channel Number Status - This feature returns the channel status for the

Channel Number selected above: "Channel Number is OK" or "Wrong Channel

Number".

IP Address - Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in decimal

and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-digit

number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

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Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be-

longs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not

exceed 255.

Default Gateway - This feature displays the status of the default Gateway

(-000,000,000,000.)

MAC Address - The BIOS will automatically enter the MAC address of this

machine, however it may be over-ridden. MAC addresses are 6 two-digit hexa-

decimal numbers (Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separated by dots. (i.e.,

00.30.48.D0.D4.60)

Set PEF Conﬁ guration

Set this feature to conﬁ gure the Platform Event Filter (PEF). PEF interprets BMC

events and performs actions based on pre-determined settings or 'traps' under IPMI

1.5 speciﬁ cations. For example, powering the system down or sending an alert when

a triggering event is detected.

The following will appear if PEF Support is set to Enabled. The default is Dis-

abled.

PEF Action Global Control - These are the different actions based on BMC

events. The options are Alert, Power Down, Reset System, Power Cycle, OEM

Action, Diagnostic Interface.

Alert Startup Delay - This feature inserts a delay during startup for PEF alerts.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PEF Alert Startup Delay - This sets the pre-determined time to delay PEF

alerts after system power-ups and resets. Refer to Table 24.6 of the IPMI 1.5

Speciﬁ cation for more information at www.intel.com. The options are No Delay,

30 sec, 60 sec, 1.5 min, 2.0 min.

Startup Delay - This feature enables or disables startup delay. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

PEF Startup Delay - This sets the pre-determined time to delay PEF after

system power-ups and resets. Refer to Table 24.6 of the IPMI 1.5 Speciﬁ cation

for more information at www.intel.com. The options are No Delay, 30 sec, 60

sec, 1.5 min, 2.0 min.

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 informa-

tion 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. The options are Disabled, Reset System, Power Down, Power Cycle.

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BMC WatchDog TimeOut [Min:Sec]

This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action (above) is enabled. This

is a timed delay in minutes or seconds, before a system power down or reset

after an operating system failure is detected. The options are [5 Min], [1 Min],

[30 Sec], and [10 Sec].

XEvent 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. The options are OK

and Cancel.

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4-4 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. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password

has been entered for the system.

User Password:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has

been entered for the system.

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)

Available options are Full Access: grants full User read and write access to the

Setup Utility, View Only: allows access to the Setup Utility but the ﬁ elds cannot be

changed, Limited: allows only limited ﬁ elds to be changed such as Date and Time,

No Access: prevents User access to the Setup Utility.

Change User Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu , and then type in a

new User Password.

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Use this feature to conﬁ gure Boot Settings:

XBoot 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.

1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy Drive

•

2nd Boot Device - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]•

3rd Boot Device - [SATA: XXXXXXXXX]•

4th Boot Device - [Network: XXXXXXXXX]•

5th Boot Device - [Network: XXXXXXXXX]•

Clear User Password (Available only if User Password has been set)

Password Check

Available options are Setup and Always.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

When Enabled, the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program (or virus) is-

sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard

disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-6 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-

XHard Disk Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard

disk drives. The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have

been detected (i.e., 1st Drive, 2nd Drive, 3rd Drive, etc).

XRemovable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable

Drives. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, and Disabled.

1st Drive

•

2nd Drive - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]•

XCD/DVD Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD

Drives (i.e., 1st Drive, 2nd Drive, etc).

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ﬁ guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit

menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conﬁ guration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. Then, select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De-

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>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not

for maximum performance.

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

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Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the AMI BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST

code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep

codes:

1 long and eight short beeps - video conﬁ guration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep with the front panel Overheat LED on - system overheat

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

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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.

Please note that the Intel ICH10R South Bridge used on this motherboard

does not support HostRAID settings.

B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH10R" into 4.

Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are speciﬁ ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 7.

XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device ﬁ les and then, continue the

Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-8.

matically reboot.

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B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette you want to install into Drive A: and press the <En-4.

ter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to proceed with the installation process. (If you need 5.

to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are speciﬁ ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 6.

XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device ﬁ les and then continue with

the Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-7.

matically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 8.

Drive during system boot, and the main screen shown on Page C-1 in Ap-

pendix C will display. Follow the instructions given in Appendix C to complete

software installation.

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the

readme ﬁ les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to

install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each

item, you must re-boot the system before proceeding with the next item

on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire

contents of the CD.

Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Drivers

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. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items.

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁ rst installed, Supero

Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the

BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within

Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For

the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please

change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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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.

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Notes

(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. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so

entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and

proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.

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