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X8SIE / X8SIE-F / X8SI6-F
X8SIE-LN4 / X8SIE-LN4F
QuICk referenCe guIde
• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard
• Six(6)SATACables
• Two(2)iPasstoSASCables
• One(1)FloppyDriveRibbon
• One(1)I/OShield
• One(1)QuickReferenceGuide
MNL-1144-QRG
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4
1
JPW2
1
JPW1
5 1
+
B1
+
J8
J5
Y2
JS8
JS7
J13
J14
JWF1
JF1
JSPK
J25
FAN2
FAN1
1
FAN5
FAN3
FAN4
JI2C1
JIBTN
1
JLED
JPG1
JPS1
J28
D1
J12
LE2
LE4
SPKR1
U89
U2
USB4
USB5
FAIL
PWR
NIC_LED4
NIC_LED3
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE
JPL4:LAN4
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE
JPL3:LAN3
2-3:Disable
1-2:Enable
JPB:
JPT1:
1-2:Enable
2-3:Disable
DOM PWR
JWOL:
I-SATA4I-SATA5
UID
DIMM2A
DIMM2B
DIMM2C
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
SW1
JPB
Chassis Intrusion
Wake on Lan
CMOS CLEAR
USB2/3
JWOL
JL1
LE3
LE8
LE6
JBT1
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE
JPL2:LAN2
JPL1:LAN1
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE
JPB:BMC
JPI2C
JSPK:Buzzer/Speaker
FLOPPY
DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required
COM1VGA
UID LED
JPL1
JPL2
JPL3
JPL4
LAN1/LAN3
LAN2/LAN4
LE7
COM2
JPUSB1
KB/Mouse
JL1:
JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE
JI2C1/JI2C2
USB10/11
SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X16
2-3:Disable
1-2:Enable
JAR:
PSU ALARM RST
CPU
JLED1:Power LED
OFF:Disable
ON:Enable
REV:1.00
X8SIE
DESIGNED IN USA
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE
JF1
ON
LED LED
PWRHDD
NIC1
NIC2
OH/FF
RST
PWR
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO-1
T-SGPIO-2
I-SATA1
SLOT2 PCI-E X4 on X8
SLOT1 PCI 33MHZ
DIMM1C
JPG1: VGA
C A
LE5
JI2C2
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
SAS4~7
SAS0~3
USB0/1
IPMI LAN
This motherboard supports up to 32 GB of Registered (RDIMM) or up to 16GB of
Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 ECC 800/1066/1333 MHz memory in 6 memory 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.
Item # Jumper Description Default
8 JPL1~JPL4 LAN1~LAN4 Enable (LAN3 & LAN4 for
X8SIE-LN4 and X8SIE-LN4F only)
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
11 JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
12 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
38 JPUSB1 USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
40 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
41 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
45 JPS1 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Item # Connector Description
1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/mouse connectors
2 USB0/1 Backpanel USB 0/1
3, 14 COM1, COM2 COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Headers
4 VGA Onboard Video Port
33, 32, 28, 25, 5 Fans 1~5 System/CPU fan headers (CPU Fan: Fan 1, #33)
6, 7 LAN1/LAN3, LAN2/LAN4 Gigabit Ethernet, RJ45 ports (LAN3 & LAN4: X8SIE-LN4 and
X8SIE-LN4F only)
10 SW1 (UID LED) Unit ID Switch
15, 16 USB 10/11, USB 2/3 Front Panel USB headers
17 JWOL Wake on LAN
18 JL1 Chassis Intrusion header
19 JIBTN I-Button for RAIDKey (RAID 5 SAS support, X8SI6-F)
20 JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector
21 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA ports
46, 22 USB 4, USB 5 Type A USB Connectors
24, 23 SAS 0~3, 4~7 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports (X8SI6-F only)
26 T-SGPIO-1/2 Serial General Purpose I/O headers
27 NIC_LED3, NIC_LED4 LED connectors for LAN ports 3/4 (X8SIE-LN4 and
X8SIE-LN4F only)
29 JF1 Front Panel Control header
30 JLED Power LED Indicator header
31 JSPK Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal)
34 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector
35 JPI2C PWR supply (I
2
C) System Management Bus
36 JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required)
37 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required)
39 IPMI LAN IPMI LAN Port (X8SIE-F/X8SI6-F/X8SIE-LN4F only)
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
9 UID Unit ID LED Blue: Solid On UID On
13 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking IPMI: Normal
42 LE3 Unsupported Memory Installed LED Yellow: Blinking Unsupported Mem Inst.
43 LE6 SAS Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking SAS: Normal
44 LE8 SAS Error LED Yellow: Solid On SAS: Error
47 LE4 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on PWR On
Motherboard Layout and Features
Jumpers, Connectors and LED Indicators
Jumpers
Connectors
LED Indicators
Note: Graphics shown in this quick reference guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.
Heatsink Installation
Front Panel Control (JF1)
CPU Installation
Memory Population Guidelines
Please follow the tables below when populating the memory slots.
DDR3 ECC/Unbuffered (UDIMM) Memory Support
ECC UDIMM 1Gb (x8 DRAM) 2Gb (x8 DRAM)
Single Rank Up to 4GB
(4 x 1GB DIMM Modules)*
Up to 8GB
(4 x 2GB DIMM Modules)*
Dual Rank Up to 8GB
(4 x 2GB DIMM Modules)*
Up to 16GB
(4 x 4GB DIMM Modules)*
Quad Rank Not Supported Not Supported
*For ECC UDIMMs, only Slot 1 (Dimm A) and Slot 2 (DIMM B) may be populated per channel
DDR3 ECC Registered (RDIMM) Memory Support
RDIMM 1Gb (x8 DRAM) 2Gb (x8 DRAM)
Single Rank Up to 6GB
(6 x 1GB DIMM Modules)
Up to 12GB
(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)
Dual Rank Up to 12GB
(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)
Up to 24GB
(6 x 4GB DIMM Modules)
Quad Rank Up to 16GB
(4 x 4GB DIMM Modules)**
Up to 32GB
(4 x 8GB DIMM Modules)**
**For Quad Rank RDIMMs, only Slot 1 and Slot 2 (DIMM A and DIMM B) are populated per channel
Back Panel IO Connectors
Memory Support
Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/
motherboard installation instructions.
DIMM Installation
Note: Refer to Chapter 1 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
= mounting hole
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
Towards the edge of the motherboard
Towards the CPU
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1C
DIMM2C
A. Keyboard G. VGA
B. PS/2 Mouse H. LAN1
C. USB Port 0 I. LAN3
D. USB Port 1 J. LAN2
E. IPMI LAN K. LAN 4
F. COM1 L. UID Switch
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 29 30 31 32 33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
24 25 26 27 28
K
L
Screw #1
Screw #2
Motherboard
Screw #3
Mounting Hole
Heatsink Bracket
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
UID LED
Ground
Ground
Power Fail LED
NIC2 LED
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
X8SIE-F, X8SIE-LN4F, and X8SI6-F only
X8SIE-LN4 and X8SIE-LN4F only