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X8DAL-3 / X8DAL-i

QuICk referenCe guIde

• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard

• Six(6)SerialATACables(forX8DAL-i)

• Eight(8)SerialATACables(forX8DAL-3)

• One(1)I/OBackPanelShield

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Motherboard Layout and Features

CPU Installation

DIMM Installation

Jumpers, Connectors, and LED Indicators

Connectors

Memory Support

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-

DIMM1A. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory

population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of

the DIMM slots.

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3A

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 CPU2

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

6 DIMMs P1-DIMM1A P1-DIMM2A P1-DIMM3A P2-DIMM1A P2-DIM-

M2A

P2-DIMM3A

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and

CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

Heatsink Installation

Front Panel Control (JF1)

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual on detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.

Note: Graphics shown in this quick guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.

Back Panel IO Connectors

LED Indicators

Connectors Item# Description

Audio 7 Audio Input, Output, Mic

CD1 8 CD-ROM Header

COM1, COM2 3, 10 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header

Fan 1-3 33, 32, 30 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 1~2: CPU Fans)

Fan 4~6 21, 5, 4 System Fan Headers

I-Button 27 I-Button for HostRAID Storage (X8DAL-3 only)

JC1 9 HD Audio Header

JD1 12 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)

JF1 28 Front Panel Connector

JL1 23 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 26 Overheat LED Header

JPI

C 36 Power Supply SMBbus I

C Header

JPW1 31 24-pin ATX PWR

JPW2, JPW3 34, 35 8-pin Secondary PWR

KB/Mouse 1 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

LAN1, LAN2 6 G-LAN (RJ45) Ports

SAS 0~7 20 SAS Ports 0~7 (X8DAL-3 only)

I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 18 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports

3-SGPIO-1, 3-SGPIO-2 22 Serial General Purpose I/O HDRs for SAS (X8DAL-3 only)

T-SGPIO-1, T-SGPIO-2 17 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SATA

USB 0~3 2 Backplane Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

USB 6/7, 8/9 15, 16 Front Panel USB Connections

LED Item# Description State Status

LE1 29

Onboard Standby PWR

On System Power On

LES2 (for X8DA3) 24 SAS Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking SAS Normal

Jumpers

This motherboard supports up to 96 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or

up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333

MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 6 DIMM slots.

Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been validated by

Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.

supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

A. Keyboard I. LAN 2

B. PS/2 Mouse J. Side Sur

C. USB 0 K. Back Sur

D. USB 1 L. CEN/LFE

E. USB 2 M. Mic In

F. USB 3 N. Front

G. COM 1 O. Line-In

H. LAN 1

Motherboard

Screw#1

Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 40 CMOS Clear See Chpt. 2 in User Manual

C1/JI

C2 39 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JPAC1 14 Audio Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 38 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 25 SAS Enable (X8DAL-3 only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS2 19 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8DAL-3 only) Closed (SR RAID)

JPUSB1 37 Backpanel USB Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB2 13 Front Access USB Wake-Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JWD 11 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Note: Item numbers are listed in counterclockwise order.

= mounting hole

COM1

JC1

CD1

JPI2C

JPS1

JPL1

JPL2

JPUSB1

JPUSB2

JF1

FAN5

FAN6

FAN1

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

Battery

JL1

JD1

JI2C2

JI2C1

USB

0/1/2/3

Slot4 PCI 33MHz

JBT1

Slot6 PCI-E 2.0x16

Slot3 PCI-E 2.0x4 (in x16 Slot)

Slot2 PCI-E x4(in x 8 Slot)

ICH10R

5500

LES2

P1-DIMM3A

P1-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM3A

P1-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM1A

KB/Mouse

LAN1/2

Slot5 PCI 33MHz

JPAC1

USB8/9

USB6/7

3-SGPIO2

3-SGPIO1

JPW3

JPW1

JPW2

FAN3

LAN

CTRL

LAN

CTRL

Audio

BIOS

LE1

JWD

SP1

SPKR

LSI 1068

SAS CTRL

Intel

SIO

Audio

CTRL

Monitor

X8DAL-3/i Rev.2.0

FP CTRL

JOH1

FP Audio

COM2

FAN2

IOH-24D

South Bridge

JPS2

I-Button

FAN4

CPU1

CPU2

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

SAS6

SAS5

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

SAS0

I-SATA0

SAS7