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X8STi(-F) / X8STi-3F / X8STi-LN4
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LSI 1068E
NIC4 LED
JBMC1
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
13, 4 JPL3, JPL4 LAN 3/4 Enable (X8STi-LN4 only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
44, 12 JPL1, JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
14 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
16 JBMC1 (factory use only) BMC Jumper (X8STi-F/-3F only) Pins 1-2 (Default) (do not change)
18, 52 JPUSB2, JPUSB3
FP USB 2/3, 4/5 Wake up; FP USB 6, 7 Wake-up
Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
35 JWD Watch Dog Timer Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
42 JPUSB1 BP USB0/1 Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
47 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
48 JI
2
C1, JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chpt. 2 in User Manual)
50 JPS1 SAS Enable (X8STi-3F only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
51 JPS2 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8STi-3F only) Closed (Software RAID)
Item # Connector Description
1 KB/Mouse Keyboard and Mouse connectors
2, 17, 19, 21, 22 USB 0/1, 2/3, 4/5, 6, 7 Backplane USB (0/1), Front panel USB (2/3, 4/5, 6, 7)
3, 15 COM1, COM2 COM Port 1, COM 2 Header
5 VGA Onboard Video Port
6, 7 LAN 1/3, LAN 2/4 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) ports (LAN3/4: X8STi-LN4 only)
8, 26, 32, 33, 37, 39
Fans 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 System/CPU fan headers (CPU: Fan 1)
9, 45 NIC4_LED, NIC3_LED LAN 3/4 LED Connectors for front access (X8STi-LN4 only)
11 UID SW1 Unit Identier Switch (used in conjunction w/UID LED)
20 I-SATA 0~5 Serial ATA Ports
23 T-SGPIO-1/2 Serial General Purpose IO headers
28 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive connector
29 JPWF Power-Fail indication header
24 SAS 0~7 SAS Ports (X8STi-3F only)
25 JL1 Chassis Intrusion
27 3-SGPIO-1/2 Serial_link IO headers for SAS (X8STi-3F only)
30 JAR Alarm Reset
31 JD1 Speaker header (Pins 3/4: Internal)
34 JF1 Front Panel Control header
36 JLED Power LED Indicator header
38 JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power connector (required)
40 SMBUS_PS1 PWR supply (I
2
C) System Management Bus
41 JPW1 24-pin ATX main power connector (required)
43 (IPMI) LAN IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8STi-F/-3F only)
49 JWOL Wake-On-LAN header
56 JOH Overheat LED header
57 I-Button RAID data storage (For X8STi-3F only; See pg 2-27 in User Manual)
Item # LED Description Color/State Status
10 LE2 UID LED Indicator (use with UID SW) Blue: Solid on Unit is Identied
46 DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC: Normal
53 LES2 SAS Heartbeat (X8STi-3F only) Yellow: Blinking SAS: Normal
54 LES1 SAS Activity (X8STi-3F only) Green: Blinking SAS: Active
55 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
J
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
Towards the PCI-E Slots
Towards the CPU
DIMM2B
DIMM3B
DIMM2A
DIMM3A
A. Keyboard G. VGA
B. PS/2 Mouse H. LAN 1
C. USB Port 0 I. LAN 3
D. USB Port 1 J. LAN 2
E. IPMI LAN K. LAN 4
F. COM 1 L. UID Switch
and UID LED
1245678 3
9
1011121314
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
49
24
25
26 27 28
50
51
52
53
55
56
57
54
K
L
Screw #1
Screw #2
Motherboard
Screw #3
Mounting Hole
Heatsink Bracket
for X8STi-LN4 only
for X8STi-F/X8STi-3F only
Power Button
OH/Fan Fail LED
1
NIC1 LED
Reset Button
2
Power Fail LED
HDD LED
Power LED
#3~4
#1~2
Vcc
Vcc/UID Switch
Vcc
Vcc/Blue UID LED
Ground
Ground
1920
Vcc
X
Ground
NMI
X
Vcc
NIC2 LED