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  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 1

    X8DTL-6 X8DTL-6F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0 X8DTL-L X8DTL-6L ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 2

    Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer , Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders. Copyright © 2009 by ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 3

    Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8DTL-6/ X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L motherboard. About this Motherboard The X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L supports the Intel® 5500 Series Processor , the fi rst dual-pro ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 4

    W arning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components. Note: Additional Information given to dif ferentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup. X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual iv ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 5

    Contacting Supermicro v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 6

    X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual vi T able of Contents Preface About this Manual ......................................................................................................... iii About this Motherboard ................................................................................................. iii Manual Organiz ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 7

    T able of Contents vii Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-14 2. Front Control Panel ................................................................................... 2-15 3. Front Control Panel Pin De fi nitions .......................................................... 2-1 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 8

    X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual viii Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-34 Rear UID LED ......................................................................................... 2-34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures ....................... ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 9

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 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 the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that the following items have all been i ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 10

    1-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L Image Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual. ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 11

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Differences between X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L X8DTL-6 X8DTL-6F X8DTL-L X8DTL-6L PCI Slots Slots 1~6 Slots 1~6 Slot 6 Slot 6 80W CPU Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s SA T A (ICH10R) Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s LSI SAS2 (SAS2 2008) Y es Y es No Y es 3-SGPIO 1/2 Y es Y es No Y es Onboard BMC, IPMI 2.0 w/KVM No Y es No No Notes SAS Ports ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 12

    1-4 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. • " " indicates the location of Pin 1. • When LE1 is on, the onboard power connection is on. Make sure to unplug the • power cables before removing or installing components. W arning ! 1. T o prevent damage to the power supply ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 13

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Open (Normal) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Open/Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPRST1 Alarm Reset Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 14

    1-6 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU T wo Intel • ® 5500 Series (LGA 1366) processors with each processor supporting two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) @6.4 GT/s with a total of up to 51.2 GB/s Data T ransfer Rate (6.4 GB/s per direction) Memory Six 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 24 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 15

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Sys tem re so urc e al er t via S upe ro D oc tor I II • ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Mai n s wit ch o ve rride m echa nism • AC PI Po wer Ma na g em en t • K e y b o a r d W a k e u p f r o m S o ft -o ff • Onboard I/O Intel ICH10R supports six SA T A2 ports (with RAID0, RAID1, ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 16

    1-8 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5500 Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother- board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. Intel 82574L RJ45 X1 82574L RJ45 X1 DDR3 DIMM E F C A B D E F 3 LSI SAS2008/ SATA #2 SATA #3 SATA #4 SATA #5 SATA #6 E ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-3 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on th e fu nct io nali t y and t he c apa bil it y of th e 55 0 0 pl at fo rm, t he X8 DTL - 6 / X8 DTL - 6 F / X8 DTL - L / X8 DTL - 6 L mo the r boa rd p rovi de s the p er fo rm anc e an d feat ure s et req uire d fo r dual - p ro ce ss or-b ase d hig h- end sy stem s opt imize d fo r HC ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 18

    1-10 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual 1-4 Special Features 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. Y ou can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back o ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 not if y t he u ser o f ce r t ain sy stem even ts. Fo r examp le, you c an a ls o co n fi gure S up e ro Do ct o r to pr o v id e y ou wi t h w ar ni n g s w h en th e s y st em t e mp e ra t u r e , CP U temp er ature s, vol tag es an d fan s pee ds go b eyond a p re - d e fi ned range. 1-6 ACPI Features ACPI stand ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 20

    1-12 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual 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 : W ake-On-LAN requires an A TX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply . 1-7 Power Supply As with all ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 21

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption. 1-9 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450R Controller (For X8DTL-6F Only) The Winbond WPCM450R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that supports the 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interf ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 22

    1-14 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Notes ...

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions Use a grounded wr ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 24

    2-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual X8DTL-6F Series Rev. 1.3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes 3. on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed. 4. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother- 5. ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 25

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 2-3 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 so ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 26

    2-4 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Socket Keys After removing the plastic cap, 1. using your thumb and the index fi nger , hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key , the semi- 2. circle cutout, against the socket key , the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket. Once both the CPU a ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 27

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Installing a CPU Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Do not apply any thermal 1. grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap- plied. Screw#1 Screw#2 Install Screw#1 Place the heatsink on top of the 2. CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 28

    2-6 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Removing the Heatsink War ni ng: We do no t rec om men d that t he C PU or t he he atsi nk be re - m o v e d . H o w e v e r , i f y o u d o n e e d t o r e m o v e t h e h e a t s i n k , p l e a s e f o l l o w th e inst r uct io ns be low to u nins ta ll th e heat sin k and pr event dam ag ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 29

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 X8DTL-6F Series Rev. 1.3 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Chec k th e Sup er mic ro we bsi te for r ec om men de d mem or y mod ule s. CAUTI O N E x e r ci s e e x t r e m e ca r e w h e n i n s t a l l i n g o r r e m o v i n g D IM M mo dul es to p revent a ny pos si ble d ama ge. Installing & ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 30

    2-8 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Memory Support The X8DTL-6F Series motherboard supports up to 24 GB of DDR3 Reg. ECC Memory or up to 12 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz memory in six DIMMs (with max. 4 GB of Registered ECC and 2 GB of Unbuffered memory per DIMM slot.) Note: Memory Speed support de ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 31

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Possible System Memory Allocation & A vailability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB T otal 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 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 32

    2-10 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual X8DTL-6F Series Rev. 1.3 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Th e I/O p or ts a re c ol or c od ed in c o nfor m anc e wi th t he PC 9 9 s pec i fi cati on. Se e th e pic tu re be low f or t he c ol or s and l oc at io ns of t he var io us I /O po r t s. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 33

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0~1 on the moth- erboard. See the table at right for pin de fi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin De fi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 ...

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    2-12 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual X8DTL-6F Series Rev. 1.3 1. Backpanel USB 0 2. Backpanel USB 1 3. Front Panel USB 2/3 4. Front Panel USB 4/5 5. Front Panel USB 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0 and USB 1) are located on the I/O back panel. Additionally , fi ve USB con- nections (USB 2/3, ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 35

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Serial Ports T wo COM connections (COM1 & COM2) are located on the motherboard. COM1 is located on the Backplane IO panel. COM2 is located next to the onboard buzzer to provide additional serial connection support. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Serial Ports-COM1/COM2 Pin De fi nitions Pin # De ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 36

    2-14 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual X8DTL-6F Series Rev. 1.3 1. LAN1 2. LAN2 3. LAN5 (X8DTL-6F/6 only) Ethernet Ports T wo Ethernet ports (LAN 1/LAN2) are located at on the IO backplane. In ad- dition, an IPMI_Dedicated LAN is also located on the X8DTL-6F/-6 to provide KVM support for IPMI 2.0. All these ports accept RJ45 type ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 37

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 38

    2-16 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 40

    2-18 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Rese t Button 2 Po wer Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc/Front UID LED Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED Power Fail LED Th e Power Fail LE D co nne ct io n is lo ca ted on p ins 5 an d 6 of JF1 . Re - fer ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 41

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Rese t Button 2 Po wer Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED Rese t PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc/Front UID LED Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc NIC2 LED Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con- tacting both pins will power on/off ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 42

    2-20 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 44

    2-22 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 46

    2-24 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 48

    2-26 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 49

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 50

    2-28 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual CMOS Clear J BT 1 is u sed t o cl ear C M OS. I nste ad of pi ns, t his " jum per " co nsi sts o f co nt act pad s to pr event the a cc i dent al c le ar ing of C M OS. T o c lea r CM OS, u se a m eta l ob jec t suc h as a s mal l scr ewdr ive r to tou ch b oth p ads at t he sa me ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 51

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 52

    2-30 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 53

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Pin Setting De fi nition On Enable Off Disable Alarm Reset If t hre e powe r supp lie s are i nst all ed and A la rm Re set (JPRST 1 ) is e nab led, th e syste m wil l not if y yo u wh en any of th e thr ee p ower m odu les f ail s. C onn ec t J P R S T 1 t o a m i cr o- s wi t ch to e n a b ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 54

    2-32 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 55

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL WPCM450R LC4128ZE- ICH10R (So ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 56

    2-34 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual JPW3 JPW2 JBT1 JPI2C COM1 I-SAT A0 JPS1 JWD JPL2 JPL1 JF1 SP1 1 JWOL LE1 D20 JBAT1 JP3 JL1 JOH1 JPB JP5 J16 JD1 CPU1 FAN Slot3 PCI-E 1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) 7HG 5ADG 7TN100C W8379 W8352 Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot) JI2C2 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot) BMC CTRL ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 57

    3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting 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 ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 58

    3-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and 1. cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix 2. for details on beep codes. Losing the System’ s Setup Con fi guration Make sure that you are using a high quality pow ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 59

    3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures Before contacting T echnical Support, please take the following steps. Also, please 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 kn ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 60

    3-4 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Qu e st io n: How d o I u pd at e my B IO S? 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 website at http://www .supermicro.com/support/bios/ . Please check our BIOS warning messa ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 61

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/ X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L motherboard. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EE- PROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Note : For instructions o ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 62

    4-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual How T o Change the Con fi guration Data The con fi guration data that determine 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. Starting the Setup Utility Nor ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 63

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 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. Key in new values through the keyboard and press <Enter>. Press the <T ab> key to move between fi elds. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:M ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 64

    4-4 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual 4-3 Advanced Setup Con fi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items.  Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled, this option will skip certain tests to reduce the time needed for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Quiet B ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 65

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Th is fo rc es t he sys tem to wa it unt il th e <F 1> ke y i s pr es sed i f an er r or o cc ur s. T he opt io ns ar e Dis ab led a nd Enable d . Hit 'Del' Message Display If t his fe atur e is set t o Enabl ed, t he me ss age: " Pr es s DEL to r un S etup" w ill b ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 66

    4-6 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Ratio CMOS Setting (A vailable when the item-CPU Ratio is set to Manual) Press <+> or <-> on your keyboard to set the ratio between the CPU Core clock and the FSB Frequency . The default setting is [19] . Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Clock Spectrum support, which ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 67

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU) Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi-Threading T echnology to enhance 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 website ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 68

    4-8 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual ACPI T State Select Enabled to report CPU throttling state in ACPI. The options are Enabled and Disabled. DCA T echnology Select Enabled to enhance the performance of a T OE device, which is a special- ized, dedicated processor installed on an add-on card to handle some or all packet processi ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 69

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 Memory Mode The options are Independent , Channel Mirror, and Lockstep. 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 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 70

    4-10 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual T emp. Rise (Closed Loop/Open Loop)) This is the temperature rise used for the DIMM thermal zone. Each step is in 0.5 o C increments. The default is [020] . Press <+> or <-> on your keyboard to change this value. Air Flow (Closed Loop/Open Loop) This is the air fl ow speed to th ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 71

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Active State Power Management Se lec t Ena ble d to use A ct ive - St ate Power M ana ge ment f or si gna l tr ansa ct io ns bet we en L0 an d L 1 Links o n the P CI E xp res s Bu s. Thi s ma xi mize s power- savin g and t ra nsa ct ion s pe ed. Th e opt io ns ar e Enab led a nd Disabled . USB Functions This feature allows ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 72

    4-12 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual SA T A#2 Con fi guration (Available when "IDE" is selected) Selecting Enhanced will set SA T A#2 to native SA T A mode. The options are Disabled, and Enhanced . IDE Detect Timeout (sec) Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the A T A and A T API devices ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 73

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MB/s. Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MB/s. Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 1 1.1 MB/s. Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 74

    4-14 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB/s. The options are Auto , SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn. S.M.A.R.T . For Hard disk drives Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting T echnology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select Aut ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 75

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 Slot 1 PCI 33MHz, Slot 2 PCI 33MHz, Slot 3 PCIE x4 1.0 in X8 Slot, Slot 4 PCIE 2.0 x4 in x8 Slot, Slot 5 PCIE x4 in x8 Slot, Slot 6 PCIE x8 in x16 Slot This feature allows you to Enable or Disable any of the PCI slots. The options are Enable and Disable. Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This feature allows the user to select t ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 76

    4-16 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Re- direction. The options are COM 1 and COM 2. (When BMC is present, COM2 will be enabled for SOL.) Base Address, IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port speci fi ed ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 77

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de- termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat. W arning! 1.Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera- ture prede fi ned by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU over ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 78

    4-18 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual prevent damage to the CPU. 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 CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures ( ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 79

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 V oltage Readings The following voltage readings will be displayed. CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, 1.5V , 5V , 5VSB, 12V , -12V , 3.3Vcc, 3.3VSB, VBA T and Vtt  ACPI Con fi guration Use this feature to con fi gure Advanced Con fi guration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management settings for your system. High Performance ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 80

    4-20 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual tem. The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. For more information, please refer to ACPI's website at http://www .acpi.info/.  T rusted Computing TCG/TPM (T rusted Platform Module) Support Select Y es on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 81

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21  IPMI Con fi guration Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is used to monitor and manage the system from a remote site. For more information, please visit Intel's website at www .intel.com. IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI fi rmware revision. Status of BMC Baseboard Management ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 82

    4-22 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Caution : Make sure that you no longer need any data stored in the event log before clearing the BMC Event Log because you will not be able to recover any data included in the event log once you've "cleared" it.  Set LAN Con fi guration Set this feature to con fi gure the ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 83

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 BMC W atch Dog TimeOut [Min:Sec] This option appears if BMC W atch Dog T imer Action is not set to Disabled. This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power-down or system reset after an operating system failure is detected. The options are [5 Min] , [1 Min], [30 Sec], and [10 Sec].  Event Log Con fi g ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 84

    4-24 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system. "Not Installed" means a Supervisor password has not been used. User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. " N ot In - st all ed" me ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 85

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 4-5 Boot Con fi guration Use this feature to con fi gure boot settings.  Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device, 4th boot device, 5th boot device and Disabled. 1st Boot Device/2nd Boot ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 86

    4-26 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Retry Boot Devices If this feature is enabled, the system will continue to search for the next boot device if the current boot device is not available. The options are Enabled, and Disabled . 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup menu to enter the Exit Setup screen. Save C ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 87

    A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-T est) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur . Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal e ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 88

    A-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Notes ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 89

    Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note 1 . Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click on 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 reboot the ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 90

    B-2 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2 Con fi 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 ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 91

    Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III S of t wa re Revi sio n 1 .0 c a n be dow nl oad ed f rom o ur Web site at : f tp:// f tp. supe r mic ro.c om /ut ilit y/ Supe ro _ D oc to r_I II/ . Y o u c an al so download SDIII User's Guide at: ht tp ://w w w .su ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 92

    B-4 X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual Notes ...

  • Supermicro X8DTL-6F - page 93

    (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 signi fi cant injury ...

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