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X8SIL / X8SIL-F / X8SIL-V
QuICk referenCe guIde
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MNL-1130-QRG
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consent. All Trademarks are property of their respective entities. All information provided is deemed accurate at the time of printing; however, it is not guaranteed.
This motherboard supports up to 16GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) or up to 32GB of
Registered (RDIMM) DDR3 ECC 800/1066/1333 MHz memory in 4 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
10 JPB BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
11, 12 JPL1, JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
13, 14 JI
2
C1, JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
17 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
21 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
31 JPES Energy Saving Feature Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
41 JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Item # Connector Description
1 KB/Mouse Keyboard/mouse connectors
2 IPMI LAN IPMI LAN Port (X8SIL-F Only)
3, 20 USB0/1, USB 2/3 Back Panel USB 0/1, Front panel accessible USB 2/3
4, 16 COM1, COM2 COM1/2 Serial connection headers
5 VGA Onboard Video Port
6 JTPM Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header
36, 35, 29, 24, 7 Fans 1~5 System/CPU fan headers
8, 9 LAN1, LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) ports (LAN1/LAN2)
18 USB 10/11 Front Panel USB header (X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V Only)
19 USB 4 Type A USB Connector
22 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA ports (X8SIL has 4 Serial ATA Ports)
23 DOM PWR Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector
25 T-SGPIO1, T-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SATA)
26 JL1 Chassis Intrusion header
30 JF1 Front Panel Control header
32 JLED Power LED Indicator header
33 JD1 Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal, 1~4:External)
34 SPKR1 Internal speaker/buzzer
37 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector
38 JPI2C PWR supply (I
2
C) System Management Bus
39 JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required)
40 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required)
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
15 LE7 IPMI Heartbeat LED (X8SIL-F Only) Green: Blinking IPMI: Normal
27 LE3
Unsupported Memory Installed
Indicator
Yellow: Blinking
Unsupported Memory
Installed
28 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 X8SIL/X8SIL-F/X8SIL-V.
DDR3 ECC UDIMM Memory
DIMM Slots
per Channel
DIMMs
Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM
(any combination)
2 1 Unbuffered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
2 2 Unbuffered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
DDR3 ECC RDIMM Memory
DIMM Slots
per Channel
DIMMs
Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM
(any combination)
2 1 Registered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
2 1 Registered
DDR3 ECC
1066 Quad Rank
2 2 Registered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
2 2 Registered
DDR3 ECC
800* Quad Rank
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 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.
= mounting hole
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
DIMM2A
Towards the edge of the motherboard
Towards the CPU
DIMM1A
DIMM2B
DIMM1B
A. Keyboard F. COM 1
B. Mouse G. VGA
C. USB Port 0 H. LAN1
D. USB Port 1 I. LAN2
E. IPMI LAN
(X8SIL-F Only)
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
LED_Anode+
Ground
Ground
X
X
NIC2 LED
LED_Anode+
MAC CODE
JPI2C
JF1
JPW1
U26
J8
J6
J5
J14
1
J13
U61
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
J24
JLAN2
JLAN1
SPKR1
JBT1
JI2C1
1
JI2C2
1
LE4
LE2
LE3
LE7
1
JPB
JLED1
1
1
JPUSB1
1
JPL1
1
JPL2
JPG1
JD1
1
FAN2
FAN1
FAN5
1
FAN4
FAN3
J16
PCI1
U2
BAR CODE
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE
JPL2:LAN2 JPL1:LAN1
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE
JPB:BMC
JPI2C:PWR I2C
JD1:Buzzer/Speaker
COM2
FLOPPY
DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required
VGA
COM1
USB4
JBT1:CMOS CLEAR
SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2
JPT1:TPM
JL1
LAN1
JPUSB1:B/P USB WAKE UP
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
USB 10/11
JI2C1/JI2C2
USB2/3
SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2
2-3:Disable
1-2:Enable
CPU
JLED1:Power LED
OFF:Disable
ON:Enable
2-3:Disable
1-2:Enable
REV:1.00
X8SIL
DESIGNED IN USA
2-3:DISABLE
1-2:ENABLE
:CHASSIS INTRUSION
ON
LEDLED
PWRHDD
NIC1
NIC2
OH/FFXRST
PWR
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
I-SATA5
SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8
SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ
KB/MOUSE
DIMM1B
JPG1: VGA
DIMM1A
JTPM
JL1
DOM PWR
JPES
1
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
3
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 17 18 19 20
21
22
23
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
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24
25
26
27
28
Screw #1
Screw #2
Motherboard
Screw #3
Mounting Hole
Heatsink Bracket

