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SUPER
X6QT8
X6QTE+
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
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The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make
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Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X6QT8/X6QTE+ motherboard. The X6QT8/X6QTE+ supports single, dual ® or quad 64-bit Intel Xeon processor MP, 7000 Series and 7100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 800 or 677 MHz. Based upon the 64-bit Intel Xeon MP/7000 Series/7100 Series processors, the X6QT8/X6QTE+ supports the dual system
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in this Manual .............................................................................. iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ........................................
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Table of Contents Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-11 Power Fail LED .........................................................................................2-11 Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-12 Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-12 2-5 Connecting Cables ..........................
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual 2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy, IPMI, Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections .......... 2-29 Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-29 IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-30 Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors ..................................................................... 2-31 IPMI 2.0 Socket .....................................................
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All included in the retail
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbo
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. X6QT8 Image Important Notes to the User 1. All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual. 2. The X6QTE+ does not contain onboard SCSI components and dual PXH Con- trollers. It has only one PCI-Exp. slot (Slot 6: PCI-Exp. x16). 3. When one CPU is used, install i
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SMB DIMM B8 DIMM A8 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 DIMM A5 DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 JS2 JS1 JWF2 J27 JPA1 DA2 DA1 JFSB1 ® (South Bridge) X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Figure 1-2A. SUPER X6QT8 Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) X6QT8 SUPER JCOM1 JVGA1 GLAN1 JLAN1 GLAN2 JLAN8 Battery *Notes: •1.Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •2. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". •3. SCSI, PCI Slots #1-#5, ZCR and PXHs are available on the X6QT8
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Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference (X6QT8) Jumper Description Default Setting J27 Processor Speed Strapping Enable On (Enabled)(*Chpt.2) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JFSB1 Front Side Bus Speed Select Off (200 MHz) JP13 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPA2/JPA3 SCSI Chan.A/Chan.B Term. Enable Off (Enable) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN1/LAN 2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 Watch Dog Enable
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual LED Indicator Description DA1, DA2 Onboard SCSI Chan. A & Chan. B LEDs OH LED Overheat LED (JOH1) Onboard PWR LED Power LED Indicator (LE1) 1-6
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SMB DIMM B8 DIMM A8 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 DIMM A5 DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 JS2 JS1 JWF2 J27 JFSB1 ® (South Bridge) Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-2B. SUPER X6QTE+ Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) SUPER X6QTE+ JCOM1 JVGA1 GLAN1 JLAN1 GLAN2 JLAN8 Battery *Notes: •1. Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •2. " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". •3. Both IDE#1 and IDE#2 support compact fl ash cards. When a compact fl ash card
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Quick Reference (X6QTE+) Jumper Description Default Setting J27 Processor Speed Strapping Enable On (Enabled)(*Chpt.2) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JFSB1 Front Side Bus Speed Select Off (200 MHz) JP13 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN1/LAN 2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24-pin ATX PWR Connector (JPW1) (Requ
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Chapter 1: Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology! ® • supports single, dual or quad 64-bit Intel Xeon processor MP, 7000 Series and 7100 Series processors at front side bus speed of 800 or 677 MHz • supports the dual system bus architecture with increased bus speeds and bandwidth, especially designed or the 4-way server platform (*Note: The X6QTE+ supports up to 95W CPUs.) Memory • 16 (Sixteen) 240-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB Registered ECC DDR2 533/4
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual • Fan Status Monitor for fan speed/on-off control 0 0 0 0 • VRM Protection Feature (88 C, *98 C, 108 C) (*Default: 98 C) ACPI Power Features • Main switch override mechanism • Wake-on-Ring (WOR)/Wake-on-LAN (WOL) support • Power-on mode for AC power recovery • Chassis Intrusion LED Indicators • SCSI Activity LEDs (*X6QT8 only) • Power LED Software • IPMI 2.0 optional • Supero DoctorIII • Watch Dog/NMI Onboard I/O • Adaptec AIC-7902 Ultra 320 dual-channel SCSI connecto
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DATA CTRL ADDR ADD/DATA/CNTL DATA CTRL ADDR Chapter 1: Introduction PROCESSOR#1 PROCESSOR#3 VRM VRM CPU1 CPU3 PROCESSOR#2 PROCESSOR#4 VRM VRM CPU2 CPU4 4 DDRII 400 IMI A DDRII-400 Gbit LAN PCI EXP. D X4 XMB DIMMs Ophir 82571EB 1 PCI-X PCI-X BUS(133 MHZ) SLOT B PXH PCI4 PCI EXP. B X8 4 DDRII 400 IMI B DDRII-400 #2 XMB E8501 DIMMs A PCI-X BUS(133 MHZ) 1 PCI-X PCI-EXPx16 SLOT SLOT PCI EXP. C X 8 PCI3 PCIEXP2 4 DDRII 400 IMI C DDRII-400 PCI-EXPx8 XMB DIMMs PCI EXP. A(4~7) X4 SLOT PCIEXP1 PCI-X BU
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual 1-2 Chipset Overview The E8501 Chipset Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E8501 chipset, the X6QT8/ X6QTE+ motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for 4-Way servers with confi guration options optimized for communications, storage, computa- tion or database applications. The Intel E8501 chipset is built around the E8501 chipset North Bridge (NB), and the Intel E8501 chipset external Bridge (XMB). The E8501 chipset North Bridg
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage. You can select Power-Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss. The default setting is Last State. 1-4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring fe
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X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Thermal Management/CPU VRM Overheat 0 When the CPU reaches 70 C and above (Overheat), the CPU will go into throttling state. CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption. When the 0 CPU temperature reaches 78 C (*Default) and above, the Overheat LED and the Alarm Buzzer will be turned on in addition to the slowing down of the CPU. Once the CPU temperature returns to normal, the CPU voltage will return to normal as well, allowing the CPU to run at ma
