Page 2 - Printed in the United States of America
Manual Revision 1.0a Release Date: Oct. 11, 2011 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 tradem...
Page 3 - Preface; About This Motherboard; iii
Preface T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF...
Page 4 - Iv; Conventions Used in the Manual; to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Iv 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 inju...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters
Table of Contents v 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: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.co...
Page 7 - vii
vii Table of Contents Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions ........................................... 3-15 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 3-16 Universal Serial Bus (USB) .....................................................................
Page 8 - Procedures; Chapter 5 BIOS
X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual viii 3-8 Onboard LED Indicators ............................................................................... 3-38 GLAN 1/2 LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-38 IPMI Dedicat...
Page 9 - -2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink; Chapter 1; -1 Installing the CPU
1-1 Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide To avoid damage, do not rub the CPU pins against the socket. 1-2 Installing the Passive CPU Heatsink Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide 1-1 Installing the CPU A B C D A. Press the socket clip down to unlock it. Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plat...
Page 10 - -3 Installing the Memory Modules; Note
1-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User’s Manual 1-3 Installing the Memory Modules 1-4 Installing the I/O Shield A B C A B Note : Chassis and I/O plate images are for illustration only. They may be different from what you have. A. Align the key on the DIMM module against that of the DIMM socke...
Page 11 - Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide; -5 Installing the Motherboard
1-3 Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide X8DTU-6F+ 1-5 Installing the Motherboard 1-6 Connecting the Power Supply A B C D A B X8DTU-6F+
Page 13 - Checklist; The following items are included in the retail box.
Chapter 2: Overview 2-1 Chapter 2 Overview 2-1 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 performan...
Page 14 - : All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB
2-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User’s Manual Motherboard 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 t...
Page 15 - IPMI 2.0 support is available on the
Chapter 2: Overview 2-3 Motherboard Layout Notes TLAN (10 Gb LAN) Ports 1 &2 are available on the X8DTU-6TF+ only. • IPMI 2.0 support is available on the • motherboard. For more information, refer to the user guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com/support/ manuals/ JPI2C1 FA N 4...
Page 19 - Motherboard Features; CPU; Two Intel; Memory; RDIMM; to 800 MHz. (Refer to the notes in the memory confi guration tables in; UDIMM; DIMM Sizes
Chapter 2: Overview 2-7 Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel • ® 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors; each processor sup- ports 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 RDIMM • 240-pin Reg. DDR3 ECC 13...
Page 22 - System Block Diagram; This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the
2-10 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User’s Manual System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifi cations of each motherboard. Processor#1 QPI DDR3 DI M M C A B ...
Page 23 - -2 Chipset Overview; going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 IO Hub.
Chapter 2: Overview 2-11 2-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform, the X8DTU- 6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR motherboard provides the per formance and feature sets required for dual-processor-based high-end systems HPC/Cluster platforms. The 552...
Page 24 - -3 Special Features; Recovery from AC Power Loss; Last State; -4 PC Health Monitoring; Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control; System Resource Alert
2-12 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User’s Manual 2-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I/O System (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 powe...
Page 25 - Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator; your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.
Chapter 2: Overview 2-13 environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notif y the user of cer tain 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 ...
Page 26 - board, please connect the UIOP PWR connector to the power supply.; -7 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller; For more information on IPMI confi guration,
2-14 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User’s Manual 2. To provide adequate power to the add-on cards installed on the mother- board, 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 ...
Page 27 - Chapter 3: Installation; Chapter 3; Precautions; Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking
Chapter 3: Installation 3-1 Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipm...
Page 28 - -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; the label area of the fan.; Installing an LGA 1366 Processor; from its locking position.
3-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual 3-2 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, 1. removing, or changing any ...
Page 29 - Warning
Chapter 3: Installation 3-3 Warning : Be sure to save the plastic 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 dam- age to the socket pins. After removing the plastic cap, u...
Page 30 - Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink; required amount has already been applied.
3-4 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the 1. required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU, making sure that the four mounting 2. holes are align...
Page 31 - Removing the Passive Heatsink
Chapter 3: Installation 3-5 Screw#1 Screw#2 Removing the Passive 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 to avoid damaging the CPU or other componen...
Page 32 - ! CPU overheat may occur if the protective fi lm is not removed from; fan wires and the fi ns of the heatsink.; : Make sure to properly orient each fastener; Fan Wires; Installing an Active Heatsink; Locate the CPU Fan power connector on the motherboard. (Refer to the
3-6 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Remove the thin layer of the protective fi lm from the copper core of the heatsink. 4. ( Warning ! CPU overheat may occur if the protective fi lm is not removed from the heatsink.) Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU. ( 5. Note ...
Page 33 - Removing the Active Heatsink
Chapter 3: Installation 3-7 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes, and the 10. heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU fan connector. Removing the Active Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the hea...
Page 34 - -3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules; CAUTION; Installing & Removing DIMMs; Removing Memory Modules
3-8 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual 3-3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Check Supermicro's website for recommended memor y modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Installing & Removing DI...
Page 35 - Memory Support; slots; DIMM Module Population Confi guration; Memory Population for Optimal Performance
Chapter 3: Installation 3-9 Memory Support RDIMM • 240-pin Reg. DDR3 ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory with support of up • to 288 GB in 18 slots Note 1. 240-pin Dual Rank (DR) 16 GB Reg. ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory will support up to 288 GB. Memory speed will be downgraded to 800 MHz. (Refer to th...
Page 37 - V LRDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors
Chapter 3: Installation 3-11 Memory Support for the Motherboard with the 5600 Processor(s) Installed 1.5V DIMMs • 1.5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type (Reg.=Registered) Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM (any c...
Page 38 - : Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show
3-12 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR 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...
Page 39 - -4 Motherboard Installation; Tools Needed; Philips Screwdriver; Location of Mounting Holes; ) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components,
Chapter 3: Installation 3-13 X8DTU-6F+ 3-4 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 moun...
Page 40 - Installing the Motherboard
3-14 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Installing the Motherboard Install the I/O shield into the chassis. 1. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. 2. Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes 3. on the motherboard against those on the chass...
Page 41 - Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions
Chapter 3: Installation 3-15 3-5 Control Panel Connectors/I/O Ports The I/O por ts are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O por ts. Back Panel Connectors/I/O Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nition...
Page 42 - Mouse Ports; mouse are located next to the Back
3-16 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual X8DTU-6F+ 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 moth- erboard. See the table at right for pin defi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin Defi nitions PS2 K...
Page 44 - Serial Ports; Video Connector
3-18 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual X8DTU-6F+ Serial Ports Tw o C O M c o n n e c t i o n s ( C O M 1 & COM2) are located on the motherboard. COM1 is located on the Backplane I/O panel. COM2 is located next to the BMC controller to provide additional serial connection support...
Page 45 - 0Gb TLAN Ports and SFP+
Chapter 3: Installation 3-19 X8DTU-6F+ 1. LAN1 2. LAN2 3. IPMI-Dedicated LAN 4. TLAN 1 (w/SFP+) (X8DTU-6TF+ only) 5. TLAN 2 (w/SFP+) (X8DTU-6TF+ only) Gigabit Ethernet Ports Tw o E t h e r n e t p o r t s ( L A N 1 / L A N 2 ) are located on the I/O backplane on the X8DTU-6F+/6TF+. An additional IPM...
Page 47 - Front Control Panel; following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.; JF1 Header Pins
Chapter 3: Installation 3-21 X8DTU-6F+ 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...
Page 48 - Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions
3-22 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Power Button OH/Fan Fail/PWRFail/UID LED 1 Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR 3.3V FP UID Switch/3.3V SB 3.3V Ground Ground 19 20 Blue_LED_Cathode(UID)/5V SB Key Ground Key NIC2 (Activity) LED PWR Fail LED NIC2 (Link) LED NIC1(Link) LED...
Page 49 - NIC1 LED Indicator
Chapter 3: Installation 3-23 Power Button Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/PWR FaiL/UID LED 1 NIC1 Link LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED FP PWRLED Reset PWR 3.3 V ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby Red+ (Blue Led Cathode) Ground Ground 19 20 3.3V X Ground NMI X NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED NIC1 Active LED X8DTU-6F+ B ...
Page 50 - NIC2 LED Indicator
3-24 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Power Button Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/PWR FaiL/UID LED 1 NIC1 Link LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED FP PWRLED Reset PWR 3.3 V ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby Red+ (Blue Led Cathode) Ground Ground 19 20 3.3V X Ground NMI X NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED N...
Page 51 - Power Fail LED
Chapter 3: Installation 3-25 Power Button Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/PWR FaiL/UID LED 1 NIC1 Link LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED FP PWRLED Reset PWR 3.3 V ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby Red+ (Blue Led Cathode) Ground Ground 19 20 3.3V X Ground NMI X NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Active LED NIC1 Active LED Power Fail L...
Page 53 - -6 Connecting Cables; Power Connectors
Chapter 3: Installation 3-27 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 54 - Fan Headers
3-28 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 55 - Internal Speaker
Chapter 3: Installation 3-29 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 56 - Overheat LED/Fan Fail; DOM Power Connector
3-30 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 57 - A B
Chapter 3: Installation 3-31 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 58 - UIO Power Connector
3-32 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 59 - Trusted Platform Module Header
Chapter 3: Installation 3-33 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 60 - -7 Jumper Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; GLAN and TLAN Enable
3-34 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 61 - CMOS Clear
Chapter 3: Installation 3-35 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 64 - -8 Onboard LED Indicators; IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs
3-38 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 65 - Onboard Power LED
Chapter 3: Installation 3-39 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 66 - Rear UID LED
3-40 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 67 - SAS Error LED
Chapter 3: Installation 3-41 JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6 USB4/5 COM2 UID TLAN2 LAN2...
Page 68 - Serial ATA Ports
3-42 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual JPI2C1 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 1 FAN 2 J120 LED7 IPMB UIOP LED6 LED3 LED2 JWF1 SP1 JF1 I-SATA0 I-SATA1I-SATA2 I-SATA3 I-SATA4 I-SATA5 JPW1 JPW3 X8DTU-6F+ JPTLAN JPS1 JPG1 JWD1 TPM JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JOH1 SAS4~7 SAS0~3 LED1 SAS BBU Battery USB0/1 USB7 USB6...
Page 69 - Before Power On
4-1 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4-1 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 ...
Page 70 - No Video; for details on beep codes.; System Boot Failure; Check for any error beep from the motherboard speaker.; Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration; Refer to Section 2-6 for details on recommended power supplies.
4-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR 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. System Boot Failure If the system does not di...
Page 72 - -2 Technical Support Procedures
4-4 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual tings in the BIOS to make sure that the CPU and System temperatures are within normal range. Also check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides a...
Page 73 - do not
4-5 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration that was sold to you. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked 1. Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site ( h...
Page 74 - : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS; : The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed.; What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?; dispose of your used battery properly.; -4 Returning Merchandise for Service; maintenance of products.
4-6 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual 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 ...
Page 75 - Starting BIOS Setup Utility
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-1 Chapter 5 BIOS 5-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/ X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR. 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 s...
Page 76 - Motherboard; How To Change the Confi guration Data; Starting the Setup Utility
5-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual 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 ...
Page 78 - -3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations; Boot Features
5-4 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual 5-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced and press <Enter> to access the submenu items. Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled, this feature will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time ...
Page 79 - Processor and Clock Options
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-5 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 boot disk functions. When this item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS...
Page 82 - Advanced Chipset Control
5-8 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Intel® Turbo Boost (Available when Intel EIST Technology is enabled) Select Enabled to use the TurboMode Technique to boost system performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled. C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of En...
Page 84 - North Bridge Chipset Confi guration
5-10 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Memory Mode If this item is set to Independent, all DIMMs are available to the operating system. If this item is set to Channel Mirroring, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy. If this ...
Page 85 - South Bridge Confi guration
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-11 DCA Technology (Available when Intel I/OAT is enabled) Select Enabled to use Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to enhance data transfer effi ciency. The options are Enabled and Disabled. DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch dat...
Page 86 - IDE/SATA Confi guration
5-12 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disa...
Page 88 - User’s Manual; MWDMAn, and UDMAn. See the table below for DMA Mode Select Options.; Option Selected
5-14 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual 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 bet...
Page 89 - PCI/PnP Confi guration
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-15 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....
Page 90 - Super IO Device Confi guration
5-16 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Select iSCSI to use iSCSI Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device. Select iSCSI to use PXE Option ROMs to boot the computing using a network device. The options are iSCSI and PXE . Load...
Page 91 - Hardware Health; Monitor
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-17 Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi- rection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2 . Base Address, IRQ This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specifi ed above. Serial Port Mode This feature ...
Page 92 - CPU Overheat Alarm
5-18 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual 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. Warning! 1.Any temperature that exceeds ...
Page 94 - ACPI Confi guration
5-20 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Select "Balanced/BL" for the onboard fans to run at a speed that will balance the needs between system cooling and power saving. The BL setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware confi gurations. Select ...
Page 96 - Enabled
5-22 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Reset TPM Establishment Flag (Available when Intel TXT(LT) Initialization is enabled) Select Enabled to reset Trusted Platform Module Establishment Flag for safe com- puting. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Trusted Computin...
Page 97 - IPMI Confi guration; IPMI Firmware Version; View BMC System Event Log
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-23 IPMI Confi guration 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...
Page 98 - Set LAN Confi guration
5-24 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log now Select OK and press the <Enter> key to clear the BMC system log immediately. Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log. The options are OK and Cancel. Caution : Any cleared in...
Page 99 - Event Log Confi guration
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-25 Gateway Address (When IP Address Source is set to 'Static') The BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address for the system when the IP Address Source is set to 'Static'. It can also allow the user to set a Gateway address for the system If the IP Address Source is set ...
Page 100 - -4 Security Settings
5-26 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Memory ECC Error Log Select Yes to activate and display ECC Memory Error event log. The options are Yes and No. 5-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass- words, the Superviso...
Page 101 - system to check for a password at bootup. The options are; Setup; disk drive. The options are Enabled and; Disabled; -5 Boot Confi guration; Use this feature to confi gure boot settings.; Boot Device Priority; th boot device and Disabled.
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-27 Change User Password Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu , and then type in a new User Password. Clear User Password (Available only when User Password has been set) This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered. Passwo...
Page 102 - Removable Drives; Retry Boot Devices; and
5-28 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR Motherboard User’s Manual Hard Disk Drive, CD/DVD-ROM Drive, Removable Drive 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...
Page 103 - AMI BIOS Utility Program.; Load Optimal Defaults; performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.; Load Fail-Safe Defaults; for maximum performance.
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 5-29 Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con- fi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and pre...
Page 104 - Notes
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Page 105 - Fatal errors; A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes; BIOS Error Beep Codes; Beep Code
A-1 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. The error...
Page 107 - Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen; Appendix B; B-1 Installing Software Programs
Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/Tool 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....
Page 108 - Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information); B-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III; below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.; : 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN.
B-2 X8DTU-6F+/X8DTU-6TF+/X8DTU-6(T)F+-LR User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a web-based management tool that supports remote management. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The...
Page 109 - Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions; Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control); : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web
Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 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://w w ...