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PaCkage Contents

(Appliestosingle-packonly)

X8DA3 / X8DAi

QuICk referenCe guIde

• One(1)SupermicroMotherboard

• One(1)FloppyRibbonCable

• One(1)1394aConnectorCable

• Two(2)SASCables(forX8DA3)

• Four(4)SerialATACables(forX8DA3)

• Six(6)SerialATACables(forX8DAi)

• One(1)I/OBackPanelShield

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JWOL1

JC2

JSM1

JSM2

JPS1

JPI1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPL2

JI2C3

JI2C4

JPL1

JF1

LE1

LES1

LES2

JPI2C

JD1

SP1

JL1

JPS2

KB/Mouse

JPW3

JPW1JPW2

Fan8/CPU1 Fan

Fan6

Fan5

Fan2

Fan4

Fan3

Fan7/CPU2

Fan1

Slot5 PCI 33MH

Slot4 PCI 33MH

Slot3 PCI-E X16

P2 DIMM3A

USB

0/1/2/3

COM1

AUDIO

JBT1

Slot2 PCI-E X4

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

Slot1 PCI 33MH

T-SGPIO2

Slot0 SIMLC

Floppy

USB6/7

USB4/5

USB8

COM2

LAN

CTRL

LAN

CTRL

CD1

Slot6 PCI-E x16

SPI BIOS

I-Button

I-SATA3

I-SATA2

JOH1

X8DA3/i

Battery

SAS 0~3

SAS 4~7

82573V

82573L

SAS CTRL

1068E

LAN1/2

Intel 5520

Intel

ICH10R

South

Bridge

P2 DIMM3B

P2 DIMM2A

P2 DIMM2B

P2 DIMM1A

P2 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM3A

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM1B

IOH-36D

S I/O

T-SGPIO1

1394

CTRL

JFDD1

CNF1

CNF2

USB9

JWF1

CPU1

CPU2

Motherboard Layout and Features

CPU Installation

DIMM Installation

Jumpers, Connectors, and LED Indicators

Connectors

Memory Support

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-

DIMM1A. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory

population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of

the DIMM slots.

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 CPU2

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

6 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 1A 2A 3A

DIMMs

1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and

CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

Heatsink Installation

Front Panel Control (JF1)

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual on detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.

Note: Graphics shown in this quick guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.

Back Panel IO Connectors

LED Indicators

Connectors Item# Description

Audio 7 Audio Input, Output, Mic Header

CD1 10 CD-ROM Header

CNF1, CNF2 11 IEEE 1394a Connectors 1/2

COM1, COM2 3, 4 COM1/COM2 Serial Ports

FAN 1~4 36, 32, 29, 23 System Fan Headers

Fan 5~8 42, 41, 35, 5 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)

Floppy 28 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

J5 27 SMB I

C Header

JC2 9 HD Audio Header

JD1 33 Speaker/Power LED Header

JF1 30 Front Panel Connector

JL1 20 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 34 Overheat LED Header

JPI

C 38 Power Supply SMBus I

C Header

JPW1, JPW2 37, 40 +12V 8-pin Secondary PWR Connector

JPW3 39 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector

JWF1 18 Compact Flash PWR (for R 2.0 or later board)

JWOL1 24 Wake-On-LAN Header

KB/Mouse 1 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse

LAN1/2 6 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 15 (Intel South Bridge) SATA Ports

SAS 0 ~3, 4~7 25, 26 SAS Connectors (X8DA3 only)

T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 17 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

USB 0/1/2/3 2 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

USB 4/5, 6/7, 8, 9 16, 12, 14, 13 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

LED Item# Description State Status

LE1 31

Onboard Standby PWR

On System Power On

LES1 (for X8DA3) 49

SAS Activity LED

Green: Blinking SAS Active

LES2 (for X8DA3) 48 SAS Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking SAS Normal

Jumpers

This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or

up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333

MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 12 DIMM 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.

Note: Item num-

bers are listed in

counterclockwise

order.

= mounting hole

A. Keyboard I. LAN 1

B. PS/2 Mouse J. LAN 2

C. USB 0 K. Side Sur

D. USB 1 L. Back Sur

E. USB 2 M. CEN/LFE

F. USB 3 N. Mic In

G. COM 1 O. Front

H. COM 2 P. Line-In

Motherboard

Screw#1

Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 47 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 in User Manual

C1, JI

C2 45 SMB to PCI-Exp. Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

C3, JI

C4 44 SMB to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPI1 46 CNF1/CNF2 (1394a_1/2) Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 43, 8 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 21 SAS Enable (X8DA3) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS2 22 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8DA3) Closed (SR RAID Enabled)

JWD1 19 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED