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USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1c X8ST i-F X8ST i-3F X8ST i X8ST i-LN4.
Manual Revision 1.1c Release Date: September 30, 2010 Unless yo u request and receive wri tten permission from Super Micro Com puter , Inc., you may not copy any part of this document.
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/X8ST i-F/X8 ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4 mothe rboard.
X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-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 th.
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vi X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual T able of Contents Prefac e About This Motherboard ................................................................................................ 3 Manual Organization .........................
vii T able of Contents Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports ........................................................... 2-1 0 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .............................................2-1 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) .........
X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4 User ’s Manual viii USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-3 2 SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only) ...................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulat ions on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ack nowledged 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.
1-2 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Motherbo ard (X8STi-3F) Im age Note : All graphics sh own in this manual wer e based upon the late st PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received m ay or may not look exac tly the same as the gra phics shown in this manual.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front • panel con nections. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • Jumpers n ot indicated are for testing o nly .
1-4 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Quick Reference X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBMC1 BMC Jumper (X8ST i-F/-3F Only) Pins 1-2 (Default) ( Note Below ) JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 W ake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPUSB2 FP USB 2/3, 4/5 W ake-up Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPUSB3 FP USB 6, 7 W ake-up Pins .
1-6 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 LED Indicators LED Description Color/State Status DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel® Core™ i7 and and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series processors in • an LGA1366 socket. Memory Six 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with support for unbuffered ECC or • non ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory .
1-8 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Supports RAID 0, 1, 10 under the Linux OS environment • SAS Connections (for the X8STi-3F only) Eight (8) SAS ports supported by the LSI 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Main switch override mechanism • Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off • USB Wake-up from Soft-Off • W ake-on-LAN • Power-on mode for AC power recovery • PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory V oltage, Chipset V oltage, • +1.
1-10 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 System Block Diagram Note: This is a general bl ock diagram and may not exactly represent the featu res on your motherboard. See the following pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt upo n the f unc ti onal it y and th e ca pabi lit y of th e Intel X58 E xpr ess c hip set, t he X8S Ti/ X8 STi - F/X 8ST i- 3F/ X8ST i- L N4 m.
1-12 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8STi/X8ST i-F/ X8ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4. These features are supported by an onboard System Hard - ware Monitor chip.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 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 CP U is in the su spend mode. When the us er pr esses any key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
1-14 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual tions required by the CPU, some are inade quate. A 2-Amp of current suppl y on a 5V Standb y rail is strongly recommended. It is strongly reco mmended that yo u use a high quality p ower supply that meets A TX12V standard power supply Specication 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-15 The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces, fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and General Purpose I/O (3SGPIO) ports.
1-16 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Notes.
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 s ystem board, it i s im portant to handle it very care fully . The fol lowing measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.
2-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When h andling the pro cessor pack age, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. No te s: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re - 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 After rem oving the p lastic cap, using 4. your thumb and the index nger , hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key , the semi-circle 5. cutout, a gainst the socket key , the notch bel ow the gold color dot on the side of the socket.
2-4 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Install a Heatsink Br acket on the reverse side of the board Notes : A heatsink bracket (BKT_0023L) is • required for a screw_type heatsink (-which is a non-pushpin heatskink as shown on the right.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Removing the Heatsink War ning: We do not rec omm end that the CPU or t he h eatsi nk b e re - moved. H owever , i f yo u do n eed to rem ove th e h eatsi nk, ple ase fol low the instr uctions below to uninst all the he atsink and pr ev ent damage to the CPU or other components.
2-6 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis All motherboard s h ave standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis . Make sure that the locations of all mounting holes for the motherboard and the chas - sis match.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note : Chec k the S uper mic ro web site f or re com mend ed me mor y mo dule s. CAU TI O N Exe rci se ex tr eme c ar e wh en in sta llin g or rem ovin g DI MM mo dule s to p revent any p oss ibl e dam age.
2-8 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Memory Support The X 8ST i/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8ST i-LN4 supports up t o 24 GB unbuffered ECC or Non ECC DDR3 1333 /1066/800 in 6 DIMM slots.
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 ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.
2-10 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports The I/O port s are color coded in conformance w ith the PC 99 spe cication. See th e gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 A TX PS/2 Keyboa rd and PS/2 Mouse Ports Th e A TX P S/ 2 key bo ar d and PS/ 2 mouse are l ocated next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the mother - board.
2-12 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 1. Backplane USB 0 2. Backplane USB 1 3. Front Panel USB 2/3 4. Front Panel USB 4/5 5. Front Panel USB 6 6. Front Panel USB 7 Universal Serial Bus (USB) T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Ethernet Ports T wo Etherne t ports (LAN1/ LAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the IO Backplane. T wo additional Ether - ne t por ts (LA N3/ LA N4) a re loc ate d on t he X 8S Ti-L N4 m ot her bo ar d.
2-14 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 1 2 Serial Ports A CO M Por t is lo cate d on t he IO Bac kpla ne an d a Se ria l por t is lo - cat ed n ext to FP US B 2 /3 to p rovi de fro nt ac ce ss. S ee th e ta ble o n the ri ght f or p in de ni tio ns.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 1. VGA Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located n e x t t o t h e C O M P o r t o n t h e I O ba c kp la ne . Th is c o nn ec to r i s us e d to pro vi d e vi de o an d CRT di sp la y . Refer to the board la yout bel ow for the location.
2-16 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 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 specically for use with Supermicro server chass is.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Front Control Panel Pin Denitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin denitions. NMI Button Th e no n- m as ka bl e in te rr up t b ut t on header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1.
2-18 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Pow er Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Rese t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Pow er L ED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UI.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Pow er Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Rese t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Pow er L ED #3~4 #1~2 Vcc Vcc/UID Switch Vcc Vcc/Blue UID LED Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X.
2-20 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can also be con - gured to function as a suspend button (with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4).
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out denitions for onboard headers and connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector . • For information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports, refer to Page 2-14.
2-22 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Fan Header PinDenitions Pin# Denition 1 Ground (Black) 2 2.5A/+16V (Red) 3 T achometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The X 8STi/X 8STi-F /X8S Ti-3F/ X8S T i- LN4 h as six fan headers (F an1 ~ Fan6).
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Internal Buzzer The Inte rnal Buzzer (SPKR1) can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes. See the table on the right for pin denitions. Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer .
2-24 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED B. NIC3_LED (X8ST i-LN4) C. NIC4_LED (X8ST i-LN4) Overheat/Fan Fail LED The JOH header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas - sis overhe at.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. PWR LED B. PWR SMB Power Supply I 2 C Connector Power Supply (I 2 C) Connector , locat - ed at SMB_PS1 on th e motherbo ard. Th is con ne cto r mon ito rs t he sta tu s of the power supply , fan and system temperature.
2-26 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Serial_Link-SGPIO PinDenitions Pin# Denition Pin Denition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DAT A Out 5 Load 6 Gr.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 W ake-On-LAN T he Wak e - O n - L A N h ea d e r is l o c a te d at J WO L o n t h e m o th e r b oa r d. S ee t he t a bl e on the r ight f or pin d enit ion s. ( Y ou mu st a lso have a L A N ca rd wi th a Wake - On - L AN c on - nec tor an d ca ble to use t his fe ature.
2-28 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A. PWR Supply Failure B. UID A B Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Supply Failure header at JPWF to provide a warning of p ower supply fail ure.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o mod ify the op eration of the motherbo ard, ju mp er s ca n be us ed t o ch oo se be tw ee n optional settings. Jumpers create shorts be - tween two pins to change the function of the connector.
2-30 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent ac cidental clearing of CMOS.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Denition Short Enabled Open (Default) Disabled A B A.
2-32 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. BP USB 0/1 W ake-up B. FP USB 2/3, 4/5 W ake-up C. FP USB 6, 7 W ake-up USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2/ JPUSB3) to "wake-up" your s ystem by pressing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the U SB mouse of your system.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Settings Denition Pins 1-2 Enabled (Default) Pins 2-3 Disabled SAS Enable/Disable (X8STi-3F Only) JPS1 al lows you to e nabl e or di sabl e SAS C onne cto rs.
2-34 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual JBMC1 Jumper Settings Settings Denition Pins 1-2 Default ( Note : Do not change the manufacturer's default setting.) JBMC1 (X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F Only) Note : JBMC1 (BMC Jumper) is reserved for internal testing only .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs T wo LAN ports (L AN 1/LA N 2) are l ocated on the IO Backplane o f the mother board. Another two LA N ports (LAN 3/ LAN 4) a re located on t he X8ST i-LN 4. Each Etherne t LAN port has t wo LEDs.
2-36 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8STi-3F Only) A SA S Hea r tbe at LED is lo cate d at LES 2. Wh en LES 2 bl inks, SA S c onn ect ors ar e rea dy fo r us e. Refe r to the tabl e on t he ri ght for det ails .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Settings LED Color Denition Off System Off On System on, or System off and PWR Cable Connected Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard.
2-38 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual UID-LED The Unit Identier LED Ind icator is located at LE2 on the motherboard. When the blue light is on, the unit (system ) that m ight be in need of s ervic e i s identi ed. See t he layout below for the LE D locat ion.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-39 LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 2-9 SA T A/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections Note the f ollowing conditions when connecting the Serial A T A and oppy disk drive cables: • Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector . Refer to Page 1-1 for cables that came with your shipment.
2-40 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual LSI 1068E NIC4 LED JBMC1 A A. Floppy Floppy Connector The oppy c onn ecto r is l oca ted nex t to the I - But ton on t he moth erb oard. See the t abl e on t he r ight for p in denitions.
3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol lowin g p roc edure s to tr ouble sho ot you r syst em.
3-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual 2. Us e t he spe aker t o de term ine if a ny be ep co des exi st. (Ref er t o A ppe ndix A for d etai ls on b eep c ode s.
3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting com/support /bios/ ). Note: Not all BIOS can be ashe d. Some can not be ash ed; it depe nds on the modications to the boot block code.
3-4 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Qu es ti on: How d o I up da te my B IO S? Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencin g any p roblems with your system . Upda ted BI OS le s are l ocated on our web site at http://www .
3-5 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting and inst all the app lic ation s you nee d. A pplic ati ons on t he C D inc lude ch ipset drivers for Windows, security and audio drivers. Qu es ti on: I ins ta lle d t he R SC- R 2 UW- 3 E8 a dd - on car d on slo t 2 , bu t t he syst em do es n ot d et ec t i t .
3-6 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Notes.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8ST i/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/ X8ST i-LN4 . The AMI R OM BIOS is stored in a Flas h EEPROM and can be ea sily updated. This chap ter desc ribes th e basic navigatio n of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.
4-2 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memo ry is being test ed, press the <D elete> key to en ter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/Syst em Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys - tem Date using the arro w key s. En ter new v alues through the keyboard.
4-4 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items: BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Thi s f orc es the syst em t o wai t u ntil the ' F 1' key is pre sse d if an er ror oc cu rs. T he opti ons a re Di sabl ed and Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s f eatu re d isp lays "Pr es s D EL t o r un Setup" du rin g P OST .
4-6 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual ting. Select Auto fo r t he BIOS to automaticall y select the CPU multipli er setting for your system.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Intel AES-NI (When supported by the CPU) Intel® AES instructions are a new set of instructions available beginning with the the all new 2010 Intel® Core ™ processor family based on the 32nm Inte l® microarchitecture.
4-8 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual TDC Limit V alue This optio n sets the p rocessor's elec trical current value. The de fault setting is 880. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value. TDP Limit Override Select Enabled to override the default power setting for the processor .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efciency . Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses.
4-10 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Memory Mode The options are Independent , Channel Mirror , Lockstep and Sparing. Independent - All DIMM s are availa ble to the operating system. Channel Mirror - The motherboard maintai ns two identical copies of all dat a in memory for redundancy .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 SR-IOV Support Enable this item to support Single Root I/O Virtualization and Sharing (SR-IOV). The options are Disabled and Enbaled. Intel I/OA T The Int el I/OA T (I/O Accel eration T echnology) signican tly reduces CPU overhead by le veraging C PU archite ctural imp rovements, freeing res ources for more other tasks.
4-12 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Floppy A This feature allows the user to select the type of oppy drive connected to the sys - tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing. If not, contact your manufacturer or install an A T A/133 IDE controller card that supports 48-bit LBA mode.
4-14 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Select MWD MA0 t o all ow th e BIO S to use Mu lti Word D MA mod e 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MB/s. Select MWD MA1 t o all ow th e BIO S to use Mu lti Word D MA mod e 1. It has a data tran sfer rate o f 13.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Y es. Plug & Play OS Selecting Y es allows the O S to c ongure Plu g & Pla y devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .
4-16 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Load SAS Option ROM (X8STi-3F Only) This feature is to load the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) option ROM, if available. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use this fe ature to se lect the gr aphics contro ller to be used as th e p rimary boot device.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection. The options are None , Hardware, and Software. Redirection After BIOS POST Se le c t D i sa bl ed to t ur n of f Co ns ol e R ed ir ec t io n a f te r Powe r- On S el f-T es t (PO ST).
4-18 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual The Default Alarm • : Select this setti ng if you want the CPU overh eat alarm (including the LED and the buzzer) t o be triggered when t.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 Note: In both the alar ms abov e, ple ase ta ke imm ediate action as shown belo w . See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings.
4-20 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for ef fective system cooling. Select Ful l Speed to allo w the onboard f ans to run at full s peed (of 100% Pu lse Width Modulatio n Duty Cy cle) for maximum cooling.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to incl ude the ACPI APIC T able Pointer in the RSDT (Root System Description T able) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Dis abled. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supp orted by the system.
4-22 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Set LAN Conguration Set this feature to congur e the IPMI LAN adapt er with a network ad dress. Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Cong com - mand. This is initially set to [1] .
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 Event Log Conguration 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 This opt ion clears the Event Log memory of all mes sages.
4-24 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass - words, the Supervisor password must be set rst. Superv isor Pa ssword This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-25 Use t his fe ature t o co ngu re Bo ot Set ting s: Boot Device Priority This f eature allow s the user to specify th e sequence of prior ity for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boo t device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot devi ce, 4th boot device, 5th boot device a nd Disabled.
4-26 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utili ty scr een to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-27 guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup witho ut maki ng any perma nent cha nges to the system con guration, and reboot th e computer .
4-28 X8ST i/X8STi-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual Notes.
Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Po wer On Self T est ) error beep codes for the AMI BIO S. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.
A-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Notes.
Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all har dware components ha ve been installe d, you must rs t c ongure Intel South Bridge RA ID Setting s before you i nstall the Windows OS an d other software drivers.
B-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8STi-LN4 User's Manual Guide B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Insert Mi crosoft's Win dows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1. system will start booting up from CD. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.
Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les for each i tem. Click a com puter icon to th e right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time.
C-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III The Supe ro Doctor III program is a Web-base manage ment tool that supports remote m anagement cap ability .
Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revisio n 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:/ /ftp.supermicro. com/utility/Supe ro_Doctor_III/. Y ou c an al so download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .
C-4 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User's Manual Notes.
Appendix D: BIOS Recovery D-1 Appendix D - BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by y our Superm icro T echnical Support represen tative, o r in cases of e mergencies where the syst em no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS.
D-2 X8STi/X8ST i-F/X8ST i-3F/X8ST i-LN4 User ’s Manual 5. When the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete, the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen.
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