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X8SIL
X8SIL-F
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a
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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. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves t
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Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8SIL/X8SIL-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processors in an LGA 1156 socket. With the Intel 3400/3420 chipset built-in, the X8SIL/X8SIL-F of- fers substantial enhancements in price/system performance ratio in a cost-effective, small form-factor package. Please re
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Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Inf
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3 Conventions Used in the Manual: ................................................................................. 3 Contacting Supermicro ............................................................
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Table of Contents Installing and Removing DIMMs ................................................................... 2-12 Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-14 Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-14 2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-14 Installation Instructions ................
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-35 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ..................................................................... 2-35 Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-36 IPMI Heartbeat LED ................................................................................. 2-36 2-9 SATA and Floppy Drive Connections ..................
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Table of Contents Notes
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. The following items are includ
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual Motherboard (X8SIL-F) Image Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual. 1-2
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Chapter 1: Introduction Motherboard Layout JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP 1-2:ENABLE JPI2C:PWR I2C KB/MOUSE 2-3:DISABLE FLOPPY JPW1 1 JPUSB1 JI2C1 1 JI2C2 1 SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2 JI2C1/JI2C2 ON:Enable OFF:Disable LE4 SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2 LE3 SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8 JBT1 MAC CODE SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ JBT1:CMOS CLEAR BAR CODE I-SA TA1 I-SA TA5 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA4 I-SA TA0 I-SA TA2 PCI1 JPG1: VGA 1-2:Enable 2-3:Disable J16 J24 JL1:CHASSIS INTRUSION USB 10/11 JPL2:LAN2 JPL1:LAN1 1-2:ENABLE 1-2:ENABLE JPG1 2-3:DISABLE 2-
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual 38 37 36 35 34 1 1 1 1 1 JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP 1-2:ENABLE JPI2C:PWR I2C KB/MOUSE 2-3:DISABLE 1 FLOPPY JPW1 1 1 JPUSB1 2 1 3 1 4 33 1 1 32 5 1 1 31 6 1 1 7 1 30 1 8 1 29 1 9 1 10 1 JI2C1 1 28 JI2C2 1 1 SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2 11 1 JI2C1/JI2C2 ON:Enable OFF:Disable 27 1 12 LE4 1 SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2 26 1 LE3 13 1 25 1 SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8 JBT1 14 MAC CODE SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ 1 JBT1:CMOS CLEAR 24 BAR CODE I-SA TA5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 1 I-SA TA4 I-SA TA0 I-SA TA2 PCI1 JPG1: VGA 1-2
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Chapter 1: Introduction X8SIL/X8SIL-F Headers/Connectors Number Connector Description 4,16 COM1/COM2 COM1/2 Serial connection headers 33,32,27,23,7 Fans 1~5 System/CPU fan headers 34 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector 5 JAR Alarm Reset 30 JD1 Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External) 28 JF1 Front Panel Control header 18 JL1 Chassis Intrusion header 29 JLED Power LED Indicator header 37 JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required) 36 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required) 1 KB/
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processor in an LGA1156 socket. Memory Four (4) 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with sup- port for up to 16GB of UDIMM or up to 32GB of RDIMM memory (ECC/DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory only.) Supports dual-channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4GB RDIMM 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB Chipset Intel® 3420 Chipset (X8SIL-F) Intel® 3400 Chipset (X8SIL) Expansion Slots Two (2) PCI Express 2.0 (x8) slot One
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Chapter 1: Introduction I/O Devices USB Devices (X8SIL-F) (Continued) Two (2) USB ports on the rear IO panel Four (4) USB header connectors for front access One (1) Type A internal connector Keyboard/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backplane Serial (COM) Ports Two (2) Fast UART 16550 Connections: one 9-pin RS-232 port and one header Super I/O Winbond Super I/O 83627DHG-P ® BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS SM Flash BIOS DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5 Power C
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel® 3400/3420 chipset utilities Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free) Dimensions Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" Note: For IPMI Configuration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/ support/manuals/. 1-8
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5 4 3 2 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Note: ES1 Lynnfield (A0 stepping Q1XX) can not be used on the board; ES2 Lynnfield (A1 stepping Q2XX) need to uninstall R52, R53; QS Lynnfield (B1 stepping Q3XX) or later can be used. All Clarkdale samples or later can be used. D D BLOCK DIAGRAM RoHS 6/6 AD16 PREQ_0 PCI-32 PIRQ E F G H PCLK3 Hermon AD19 PIRQ H PREQ_3 PCLK0,1 P5-8 Based on customer spec P9 DDR3 (CHA) DIMM1(Far) JPL1 JI2C2JI2C1 Xeon 3400 Series Gb_LAN 1 I2C bus for PCI Slot P19 PCIe2.0_x8 PCIe x8
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual 1-2 Chipset Overview The X8SIL/X8SIL-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 processor series. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the single-chip Intel 3400 chipset, the X8SIL/ X8SIL-F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for single-processor-based systems with configuration options optimized for entry- level server platforms. The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel 3400/3420 (Ibex Peak) chipset enables t
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8SIL/X8SIL-F. These features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip. Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatic
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X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink- ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on. BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot-up. Main Switch Overrid
