Supermicro X8STI - Manual

Supermicro X8STI

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Printed in the United States of America
  • Page 3 – Preface; About This Motherboard; iii
  • Page 4 – Conventions Used in the Manual:; to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:; iv
  • Page 5 – Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters
  • Page 6 – Table of Contents; Supply; Chapter 2 Installation; Devices
  • Page 7 – vii
  • Page 9 – Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 1; Checklist; The following items are included in the retail box.
  • Page 10 – Note; : All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB
  • Page 11 – Motherboard Layout; Important Notes to the User; Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.
  • Page 15 – Motherboard Features
  • Page 16 – Floppy Drive; USB Devices; BIOS
  • Page 17 – PC Health Monitoring; CPU Monitoring; System Management
  • Page 19 – Overview; Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 Chipset; direction
  • Page 20 – -3 PC Health Monitoring; Recovery from AC Power Loss; ting is; Last State; Onboard Voltage Monitoring; to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SD III.; Fan Status Monitor with Software; CPU speed will be decreased.; Confi guration Settings
  • Page 21 – Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator; power will be provided to the motherboard.; clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.
  • Page 24 – Notes
  • Page 25 – Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Precautions; • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking
  • Page 26 – -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; Installing an LGA 1366 Processor
  • Page 27 – CPU
  • Page 29 – Removing the Heatsink
  • Page 30 – -3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis; Tools Needed; Installation Instructions
  • Page 31 – -4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules; CAUTION; Installing & Removing DIMMs; Installing and Removing DDR3 Memory; Top View of DDR3 Slot; Front View
  • Page 34 – Ports; fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.; Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports; Back Panel Connectors
  • Page 35 – Mouse Ports; mouse are located next to the Back; Keyboard
  • Page 36 – Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB
  • Page 38 – Serial Ports; A CO M Por t is loc ated on the IO
  • Page 39 – Video Connector; n e x t t o t h e C O M P o r t o n t h e I O
  • Page 40 – Front Control Panel; following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.; JF1 Header Pins
  • Page 41 – Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions
  • Page 44 – Reset Button
  • Page 45 – Cables
  • Page 46 – Fan Headers
  • Page 47 – Speaker
  • Page 48 – Overheat/Fan Fail LED
  • Page 49 – Power Supply I; Onboard Power LED
  • Page 52 – Power Supply Failure; Unit Identifi er Switches
  • Page 53 – Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; LAN Port Enable/Disable
  • Page 55 – VGA Enable
  • Page 58 – reserved for internal testing only.
  • Page 59 – Indicators
  • Page 63 – -9 SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections
  • Page 64 – Floppy Connector
  • Page 65 – Chapter 3: Troubleshooting; Chapter 3; Procedures; Before Power On; Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.; No Video
  • Page 66 – -2 Technical Support Procedures
  • Page 67 – Question: What type of memor y does my motherboard suppor t?
  • Page 68 – Warning; : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS; What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?; -4 Returning Merchandise for Service; must be mailed when ser vice is complete.
  • Page 69 – Starting BIOS Setup Utility; system is booting up.; setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as; : Options printed in; Bold; are default settings.; How To Change the Confi guration Data
  • Page 70 – How to Start the Setup Utility
  • Page 71 – System Time/System Date; System Time; Processor
  • Page 72 – -3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations; BOOT Feature
  • Page 73 – Processor & Clock Options
  • Page 76 – User’s Manual; C1E Support; Advanced Chipset Control; QPI Links Speed; and; Full Speed
  • Page 80 – IDE / Floppy Confi guration; of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:
  • Page 82 – PCI/PnP Confi guration; Clear NVRAM
  • Page 83 – Super IO Device Confi guration
  • Page 84 – Remote Access Confi guration
  • Page 85 – Hardware Health; Confi guration
  • Page 87 – ACPI Confi guration
  • Page 90 – Event Log Confi guration; View Event Log; Use this option to view the System Event Log.; Mark all events as read; This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel.; Clear event log
  • Page 91 – Supervisor Password
  • Page 92 – Boot Device Priority
  • Page 93 – Options; Save Changes and Exit; Hard Disk Drives; st Drive
  • Page 94 – Discard Changes and Exit; AMI BIOS Utility Program.; Load Optimal Defaults; performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.; Load Fail-Safe Defaults; for maximum performance.
  • Page 95 – Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes; Appendix A; This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.; Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes; long and eight shor t beeps - video confi guration error
  • Page 97 – B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System; SATA RAID Controller
  • Page 98 – B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System; Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the
  • Page 99 – Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions; Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen; : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the; Appendix C; Drivers; to the right of these items.
  • Page 100 – Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information); C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III; the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.
  • Page 101 – Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control); : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web
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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

X8STi-F

X8STi-3F

X8STi

X8STi-LN4

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Summary

Page 2 - Printed in the United States of America

Manual Revision 1.0a Release Date: March 3, 2009 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 X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/...

Page 4 - Conventions Used in the Manual:; to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:; iv

X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 User’s Manual 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 catast...

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