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  • Page 1 X8DTU X8DTU-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1c...
  • Page 2 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    X8DTU/ X8DTU-F motherboard. About This Motherboard X8DTU/X8DTU-F supports the Intel 5500/5600 Series processors, the fi rst dual-processing platform that offers the Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Tech- nology, providing the next generation point-to-point system interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the 5500/5600 Series Processor built in, the X8DTU/...

  • Page 4: Contacting Supermicro

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 5 Preface Notes...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    PC Health Monitoring ..................1-10 ACPI Features ....................1-11 Power Supply ....................1-11 Super I/O ....................... 1-12 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8DTU-F Only) ..1-12 Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices .................. 2-1 Motherboard Installation .................. 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation..............2-3 Memory Installation ..................
  • Page 7 C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots ................ 2-30 VGA Enable ....................2-30 Onboard Indicators ..................2-31 GLAN LEDs ....................2-31 IPMI_Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DTU-F) ........... 2-31 Onboard Power LED ................2-32 Rear UID LED ..................2-32 Serial ATA and PCI-E Connections ............... 2-33 Serial ATA Ports..................
  • Page 8 Advanced Setup Confi gurations..............4-4 Security Settings ................... 4-23 Boot Confi guration ..................4-25 Exit Options ....................4-26 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Installing Software Programs ................B-1 Confi guring Supero Doctor III ................. B-2 viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    • Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) • One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT7L) (For X8DTU) • One (1) I/O backpanel shield (MCP-260-00027-0N) (For X8DTU-F) • One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities • One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL#1081)
  • Page 10 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual X8DTU/X8DTU-F Image Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as...
  • Page 11 Dedicated LAN & PHY chip Note IPMI 2.0, WPCM450 BMC Controller, the PHY chip and Dedicated LAN port w/KVM support are available on the X8DTU-F only. For more information, refer to the user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/ support/manuals/...
  • Page 12 IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.0 is supported by the X8DTU-F. For more information on IPMI confi guration, refer to the Embedded BMC IPMI User Guide @http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/. Warning! To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard, please use a power supply that contains a 20-pin and two 8-pin power connec- tors.
  • Page 13 COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-8 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans) IPMB IPMB I C Header (for an IPMI Card) (X8DTU-F) Speaker/Power LED Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker) Front Panel Control Connector Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header...

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Motherboard Features • ® Two Intel 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors; each processor supports two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links with a total of up to 51.2 GT/s Data Transfer Rate (6.4 GT/s per direction) Memory •...
  • Page 15 • Super I/O: Winbond W83527HG • IPMI 1.5/2.0 with full KVM support (X8DTU-F only) Note: IPMI 1.5/2.0 is supported by the X8DTU-F. For more information on IPMI confi guration, refer to the Embedded BMC IPMI User Guide @http:// www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/. Other •...
  • Page 16 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual PROCESSOR#0 PROCESSOR#1 Port1 Port0 Gen2 x4 Gen2 x16 Intel 82576 Ports Ports 7,8,9,10 (Lane Reversal) Intel 5520 RJ45 RJ45 Gen2 x8 Ports CLINK Ports 25VF016 Gen2 x8 (Lane Reversal) CLINK PCIE Ports 1-6 Ports Intel ICH10R 8,10...

  • Page 17: Chipset Overview

    Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the X8DTU/X8DTU-F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual-processor-based high-end systems with confi guration optimized for HPC/ Cluster servers and intensive applications. The 5520 platform consists of the 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processor, the 5520 (IO Hub), and the ICH10R (South Bridge).

  • Page 18: Special Features

    To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate airfl ow to your system. System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to 1-10...

  • Page 19: Acpi Features

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

  • Page 20: Super I/O

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual installed on the motherboard, please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specifi cation 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (For more information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/).

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Installation

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

  • Page 22: Motherboard Installation

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother- board to the chassis.

  • Page 23: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re- moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 24 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual After removing the plastic cap, using your thumb and the index fi nger, hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key, the semi- circle cutout, against the socket key, the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket.

  • Page 25: Installing A Cpu Heatsink

    Chapter 2: Installation Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap- plied. Screw#1 Screw#2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
  • Page 26 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re- moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components.

  • Page 27: Memory Installation

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

  • Page 28: Memory Support

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Memory Support The X8DTU/X8DTU-F supports up to 192 GB* Registered ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz in 12 DIMMs. (Refer to our website at www.supermicro.com for the recommended memory list.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Installation 1.5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type (Unb.= Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered) (any combination; Channel per Channel SR=Single Rank, DR=Dual Rank, QR=Quad Rank) Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR Unb.
  • Page 30 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual 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...

  • Page 31: Control Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard (Purple) PS/2 Mouse (Green) Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 IPMI_Dedicated LAN (X8DTU-F) COM Port 1 (Turquoise) VGA (Blue) Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 UID Switch (See Section 2-5 for details.)

  • Page 32: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Ports

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual 2. Back Panel IO & USB Pin Defi nitions ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Mouse Ports Defi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition...

  • Page 33: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Back Panel USB Front Panel USB (USB 0/1) (USB 6/7) There are eight USB 2.0 (Universal Pin# Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Serial Bus) connections on the motherboard. Backpanel USB Ports Data- 0/1 are located next to Keyboard/ Data+ Mouse Connectors.

  • Page 34: Gigabit Lan (Ethernet) Ports

    IPMI_Dedicated_LAN with full KVM TD0- P3V3SB support is located above the USB TD1+ Link 100 LED Ports 1/2 on the X8DTU-F. These (Yellow, +3V3SB) ports accept RJ45 type cables. TD1- Link 1000 LED (Note: Please refer to the LED (Yellow, +3V3SB)

  • Page 35: Serial Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Serial Ports Serial Ports-COM1 Two COM connections (COM1 & Pin Defi nitions COM2) are located on the moth- Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition erboard. COM1 is located next to the Video port on the Backplane IO panel.

  • Page 36: Vga Connector

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual VGA Connector VGA/CRT Pin Defi nitions A VGA connector is located next to Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition COM Port1 on the IO backplane. This Ground connector provides video and CRT Green display. Refer to the board layout...

  • Page 37: Unit Identifi Er Switches

    ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby Note: UID can also be triggered NIC1 Link LED NIC1 Active LED NIC2 Active LED via IPMI on the X8DTU-F moth- NIC2 Link LED Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/ Red+ (Blue Led Cathode) erboard. For more information on PWR FaiL/UID LED Power Fail LED 3.3V...

  • Page 38: Front Control Panel

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual 3. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 39: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    Chapter 2: Installation 4. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The non-maskable interrupt button Pin# Defi nition header is located on pins 19 and 20 Control of JF1. Refer to the table on the right Ground for pin defi...

  • Page 40: Hdd Led/Uid Switch

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual HDD LED/UID Switch HDD LED/UID Switch Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The HDD/UID LED connection is lo- Pin# Defi nition cated on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach UID Switch/3,3V a hard drive LED cable here to display...

  • Page 41: Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail/Pwr Fail/Uid Led

    Chapter 2: Installation Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/ OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/Blue_UID UID LED LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Pin# Defi nition Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and Blue_LED Cathode (UID) 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat/Fan OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED Fail/Power Fail and UID LED connec- tions.

  • Page 42: Reset Button

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Defi nitions (JF1) The Reset Button connection is located Pin# Defi nition on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a Reset hardware reset switch on the computer Ground case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 43: Connecting Cables

    Chapter 2: Installation Connecting Cables 20-pin Main Power Connector Pin Defi nitions ATX Power Connector Pin# Defi nition Wire Color Pin # Defi nition Wire Color There are a 20-pin main power +3.3Vdc Orange +3.3Vdc Orange supply connector(JPW1) and +3.3Vdc Orange -12Vdc Blue...

  • Page 44: Uio Riser_Card Power Connector

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual UIO Riser_Card Power Connector Universal IO PWR Connector Pin Defi nitions In addition to the Primary 20-pin Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition power connector and the 8-pin CPU P3V3 PWR connectors, the Universal IO P3V3...

  • Page 45: Fan Headers

    Chapter 2: Installation Fan Headers Fan Header The X8DTU/X8DTU-F has six chassis/system Pin Defi nitions fan headers (Fan1 to Fan6) and two CPU fans Pin# Defi nition (Fan7/Fan8) on the motherboard. All these Ground 4-pin fans headers are backward compatible +12V with the traditional 3-pin fans.

  • Page 46: T-Sgpio Headers

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual T-SGPIO Headers T-SGPIO Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pin Defi nitions Purpose Input/Output) headers (T- Pin# Defi nition Defi nition SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2) are located at below the front panel control connec- Ground Data tor (JF1) on the motherboard. These...

  • Page 47: Power Smb (I C) Connector

    See the table on the right for pin PWR Fail defi nitions. Ground +3.3V SMB Header IPMB I C SMB (X8DTU-F) Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition A System Management Bus header Data for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB.

  • Page 48: Jumper Settings

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers cre- Jumper ate shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi...

  • Page 49: Cmos Clear

    Chapter 2: Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

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

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots C to PCI-Exp Jumper Settings Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to Jumper Defi nition connect the System Management Bus Closed Enabled C) to PCI-Express slots. The default Open Disabled (Default) setting is Open to disable the connec- tion.

  • Page 51: Onboard Indicators

    IPMI_Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8DTU-F) IPMI_LAN (X8DTU-F) L i n k Activity In addition to LAN1 and LAN2, the X8DTU-F has an IPMI_Dedicated LAN located on the IO Backpanel. The yellow IPMI LAN LED Indicator LED (Right) indicates activity; the green LED Settings Color/State Defi...

  • Page 52: Onboard Power Led

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1) LED Settings An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 LED Color Defi nition on the motherboard. When this LED is on, System Off (PWR cable not connected) the system is on. Be sure to turn off the...

  • Page 53: Serial Ata And Pci-E Connections

    Chapter 2: Installation Serial ATA and PCI-E Connections Serial ATA Serial ATA Ports Pin Defi nitions Six Serial ATA Ports (I-SATA0~I-SATA 5) Pin# Defi nition are located at JS1~JS6 on the motherboard. Ground These ports provide serial-link signal trans- TX_P mission, which is faster than that of the tradi- TX_N tional Parallel ATA.
  • Page 54 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Notes 2-34...

  • Page 55: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 56: Losing The System's Setup Confi Guration

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes. Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.

  • Page 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X8DTU/X8DTU-F has 12 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes.

  • Page 58: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual 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...

  • Page 59: Chapter 4 Bios

    BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTU/X8DTU-F. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

  • Page 60: Starting The Setup Utility

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS SuperMicro X8DTU • Version : This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system. • Build Date : This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed. Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system: •...

  • Page 62: Advanced Setup Confi Gurations

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual Advanced Setup Confi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items: Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot.

  • Page 63: Processor And Clock Options

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Hit 'Del' Message Display Select Enabled to display Press DEL to run Setup during POST. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture"...
  • Page 64 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable Clock Spread Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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...

  • Page 66: Advanced Chipset Control

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual C-State Package Limit Setting If this item is 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 this item is set to Enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un-core auto-demote information.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS IDs are allocated to an agent, it will assign a Transaction ID to an event so that it can be processed in the QPI. Select Balanced to allocate transaction IDs to an agent based on the setting 32-24-32. Select IO Bias to allocate RTIDs based on the setting 32-16-40.
  • Page 68 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual Throttling - Closed Loop/Throttling - Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states. Available options are Disabled and Enabled. North Bridge Confi guration This feature allows the user to confi gure Intel IOH settings.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS IOH PCI-E Max Payload Size Some add-on cards perform faster with coalesce, which limits the payload size to 128B; while others, with a payload size of 256B which inhibits coalesce support. Please refer to your add-on card user guide for the desired setting. The options are 256B and 128B.
  • Page 70 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Select Enabled to support BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand-Off sup- port. When enabled, the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS-controlled to the OS-controlled.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items.
  • Page 72 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. The options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn. See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 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.
  • Page 74 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual 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 for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

  • Page 75: Hardware Health Event Monitoring

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Select Enabled to enable a terminal keyboard to send commands from a remote console. The 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.
  • Page 76 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 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.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Celsius and Fahrenheit) as it is detected by the BIOS. Fan 1 ~ Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan 1 through Fan 8. Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans.
  • Page 78 The default setting is Enabled. IPMI Confi guration (X8DTU-F 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.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS  View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log (SEL). It shows the total number of entries of BMC System Events. To view an event, select an Entry Number and pressing <Enter> to display the information as shown in the screen. •...
  • Page 80 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual IP Address Source This features allows the user to decide how an IP address is assigned to a client computer or network device. Select DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol) to allow a client (computer or device) to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server that manages a pool of IP addresses and network information on a "request and grant"...

  • Page 81: Security Settings

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Clear Event Log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. The options are OK and Cancel. PCIe Error Log Use this option to enable PCI-Exp. error (PERR) logging. The options are Yes and No. Memory Error Log Use this option to enable memory error logging.
  • Page 82 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual User Access Level (Available when Supervisor Password is set as above) Select Full Access to grant the user full access to the Setup utility, and change Setup settings. Select View Only to allow the user to access the Setup utility to view the settings without making changes.

  • Page 83: Boot Confi Guration

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Boot Confi guration Use this feature to confi gure boot settings. Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the priority sequence of boot devices, includ- ing the1st boot device, 2nd boot device, etc. The options are Removable Devices, Hard Drive, CD/DVD, USB, Network, and Disabled.

  • Page 84: Network Drives

    X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual CD/DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD Drives. • 1st Drive/2nd Drive USB Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available USB Drives. Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Network Drives.
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so that the new system confi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.
  • Page 86 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User’s Manual Notes 4-28...

  • Page 87: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process.
  • Page 88 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 89: Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

    Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B-1 Installing Software Programs After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 90 The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 91 Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you...
  • Page 92 X8DTU/X8DTU-F User's Manual Notes...
  • 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 signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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