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X8DTU / X8DTU-F

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• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard

• Six(6)SerialATACables

• 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 Support for the Motherboard

with the 5500 Processor(s) Installed

RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM

Slots per

Channel

DIMMs

Populated

per Channel

DIMM Type (Reg.=

Registered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

(any combination;

SR=Single Rank,

DR=Dual Rank,

QR=Quad Rank)

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 1 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 QR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 (Note ) Mixing SR, DR, QR

Note: 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz (-BIOS automatic downgrading)

UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w/5500 Processors Installed

DIMM

Slots per

Channel

DIMMs

Populated

per Channel

DIMM Type (Unb.=

Unbuffered)

Speeds (in MHz) Ranks per DIMM

(any combination;

SR=Single Rank,

DR=Dual Rank,

QR=Quad Rank)

3 1 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066,1333 SR or DR

3 2 Unb. DDR3 ECC/Non-ECC 800,1066 Mixing SR, DR

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

CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for additional memory support.

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

COM1, COM2 4, 12 COM1, COM2 Serial Port/Header

FAN 1~4 34, 33, 32, 30 System Fan Headers

FAN 5~8 21, 13, 38, 39 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)

IPMB 15 IPMB I

C Header (for an IPMI Card) (X8DTU-F)

IPMI LAN 3 IPMI 2.0 Dedicated LAN (X8DTU-F)

JD1 31 Speaker/Power LED Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)

JF1 27 Front Panel Control Connector

JL1 22 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 26 Overheat LED Header

JPI

C 35 Power Supply SMBbus I

C Header

JPW1 36 20-pin ATX Main Power Connector

JPW2/JPW3 37 8-pin Secondary PWR Connector

JUIDB 9 Rear Unit Identier Switch

KB/MS 1 Keyboard and Mouse

LAN1, LAN2 6, 7 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 29 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports

T-SGPIO-1

T-SGPIO-2

25 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

UIOP 10 Universal IO Riser Card Power Connector

(Required for Add-on cards)

(B/P) USB0/1 2 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

USB 2/3 4/5, 6, 7 23, 20, 17, 18 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

VGA 5 Video Port

LED Item# Description State Status

LE1 28

Onboard Standby PWR

On System Power On

LE2 8 UID LED

Blue: On (Windows OS),

Blinking (Linux)

Unit Identied

Jumpers

This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or

up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333

MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 12 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.

Note: Item num-

bers are listed in

counterclockwise

order.

= mounting hole

A. Keyboard

B. PS/2Mouse

C. USB Port 0

D. USB Port 1

E. IPMI LAN

F. COM Port 1

G. VGA

H. Gigabit LAN 1

I. Gigabit LAN 2

J. UID Switch

Motherboard

Screw#1

Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 19 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 in User Manual

C1/JI

C2 16 SMB to PCI-Exp. Slots Off (Disabled)

JPG1 14 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 11 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD 24 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

for X8DTU-F only

KB/MS

Fan8

(CPU1Fan)

IPMI LAN

USB 0/1

COM1

PHY

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

LAN CTRL

BMC CTRL

BIOS

COM2

USB6

USB7

USB4/5

JPI2C

P1-DIMM3A

P1-DIMM3B

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

LE2

JUIDB

JPL1

J10

UIOP

SXB2: PCI-E 2.0 x 8

SXB1: PCI-E 2.0 x 16

SXB3: PCI-E 2.0 x 8 in x 4 Slot

JPG1

Fan6

IPMB

JI2C1

JBT1

J13

J14

J12

Fan5

JL1

USB2/3

T-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

JWD

JF1

JOH1

LE1

Fan4

Fan3

SP1

Buzzer

Fan2

Fan1

JPW1

JPW3

JPW2

JD1

I-SATA 5

I-SATA 4

I-SATA 3

I-SATA 2

I-SATA 1

I-SATA 0

X8DTU/-F

Fan7(CPU2 Fan)

FP CTRL

CPLD

PWRLED/SPK

Rev. 2.01

JI2C2

CPU1

Intel ICH10R

South Bridge

Intel 5520

IOH

CPU2

Power Button

Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/

PWR FaiL/UID LED

NIC1 Link LED

Reset Button

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

FP PWRLED

Reset

PWR

3.3 V

ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby

Red+ (Blue Led Cathode)

Ground

1920

3.3V

Ground

NMI

NIC2 Link LED

NIC2 Active LED

NIC1 Active LED