Quick reference (1.3a)
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X8ST3-F / X8STE
QuICk referenCe guIde
• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard
• Six(6)SATACables
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• One(1)I/OShield
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BMC JTAG
1
SAS1
SAS2
SAS7
SAS3
SAS4
SAS5
SAS6
JWOL
Battery
JD1
SPKR1
JAR
JI2C1
JI2C2
JPS2
JL1
1
JOH
1
JF1
LES1
LE1
COM1
FAN4
FAN3
FAN5
FAN2
FAN1
JPW1
SMBUS_PS1
JPW2
JPG1
JPUSB3
JBMC1
JPS1
JPUSB2
JPL1
JPL2
JLED
JWD
JPUSB1
IPMI_LAN
COM2
Floppy
I-Button
T-SGPIO1
3-SGPIO2
3-SGPIO1
USB 6/7
USB 4/5
USB3USB2
Slot6 PCI-E 2.0 X8 on X16
Slot3 PCI-E 2.0 X8
I-SATA 4
I-SATA 5
Slot4 PCI-E 2.0 X4 on X8
Slot2 PCI 33MHz
Slot5 PCI-E 2.0 X8
I-SATA 2
I-SATA 3
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
DIMM3B
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM3A
I-SATA 0
I-SATA 1
X8ST3-F/X8STE
USB 0/1
LAN2
LAN1
VGA
KB/Mouse
BIOS
JBT1
Slot1 PCI 33MHz
SAS0
T-SGPIO2
LAN CTRL
for IPMIl LAN
LAN CTRL1
LAN CTRL2
SI/O
BMC CTRL
BMC Firmware
SAS CTRL
Intel ICH10R
South Bridge
Intel X58-Express
North Bridge
Intel Processor
LES2
LSI 1068E
WPCM 450
CPU FAN
This motherboard supports up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 ECC or
Non-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/JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
11 JBMC1 BMC Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
12 JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chpt. 2 in User Manual
15 JPUSB3 FP USB 2, 3 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
17 JPS2 SAS RAID Mode (X8ST3-F only) On (Software RAID)
20 JPS1 SAS Enable (X8ST3-F only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
23 JPUSB2 FP USB 4/5, 6/7 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
30 JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
38 JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
40 JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
43 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chpt. 2 in User Manual
Item # Connector Description
1 KB/Mouse Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
2 USB 0/1 (Backpanel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
3, 9 COM1, COM2 COM Port 1/COM Port 2 Serial Connection Header
4 VGA Video Port
5, 6 LAN1, LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
7, 19, 21, 29, 34 Fan5, Fan4, Fan3, Fan2, Fan1 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan 1: CPU Fan)
10 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
13, 14, 24, 25 USB 2, 3, 4/5, 6/7 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
16, 18 SAS 0~3, 4~7 Serial Attached SCSI Ports (X8ST3-F only)
22 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
26 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA Ports
27 JAR Alarm Reset
28 JD1 Speaker Header (Pins 3/4: Internal)
31 JOH Overheat LED Header
32 JF1 Front Panel Control Header
33 JLED Power LED Indicator Header
35 JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (required)
36 SMB_PS1 PWR Supply (I
2
C) System Management Bus
37 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connector (required)
39 IPMI_LAN IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8ST3-F only)
42 JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header
44 3-SGPIO-1/2 Serial link IO Headers for SAS (X8ST3-F only)
47 T-SGPIO-1/2 Serial General Purpose IO Headers (for SATA)
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
45 LES2 SAS Heartbeat LED (X8ST3-F only) Green: Blinking SAS: Normal
46 LES1 SAS Activity (X8ST3-F only) Green: Blinking SAS Active
48 LE1 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.
Memory Population (UDIMM Only Routing)
DIMM
Slots per
Channel
DIMMs
Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type POR Speeds
(in MHz)
Ranks per DIMM
(any combination;
SR=Single Rank,
DR=Dual Rank)
2 1 Unbuffered DDR3
(with or without ECC)
800,1066,1333 SR, DR
2 2 Unbuffered DDR3
(with or without ECC)
800,1066 SR, DR
Population Rules: Any combination of x8 and x16 UDIMMs, with 1Gb or 2Gb DRAM density.
Memory Population (UDIMM 3 DIMMs per Channel Routing)
DIMM
Slots per
Channel
DIMMs
Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type POR Speeds
(in MHz)
Ranks per DIMM
(any combination;
SR=Single Rank,
DR=Dual Rank)
3 1 Unbuffered DDR3
(with or without ECC)
800,1066,1333 SR, DR
3 2 Unbuffered DDR3
(with or without ECC)
800,1066 SR, DR
Population Rules: Any combination of x8 UDIMMs, with 1Gb or 2Gb DRAM density.
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
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
Towards the edge of the motherboard
Towards the CPU
DIMM2B
DIMM3B
DIMM2A
DIMM3A
A. Keyboard
B. PS/2 Mouse
C. USB Port 0
D. USB Port 1
E. IPMI LAN
F. COM1
G. VGA
H. LAN1
I. LAN2
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9
10
11
12
13
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
48
24
25 26 27
28
Screw #1
Screw #2
Motherboard
Screw #3
Mounting Hole
Heatsink Bracket
for X8ST3-F only
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
Power Fail LED
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
PWR
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Ground
Ground
1920
Vcc
X
Ground
NMI
X
Vcc
NIC2 LED