SUPER MICRO Computer X8STE User Manuals

Table of Contents

• About This Motherboard

  3
• Manual Organization

  3
• Conventions Used in the Manual:

  4
• Contacting Supermicro

  5
• Overview

  1
• Checklist

  1
• Motherboard Features

  1
• Chipset Overview .

  1
• PC Health Monitoring

  1
• Recovery from AC Power Loss

  1
• Onboard Voltage Monitoring

  1
• Fan Status Monitor with Software

  1
• CPU Overheat LED and Control

  1
• Power Configuration Settings

  1
• Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

  1
• BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

  1
• Main Switch Override Mechanism

  1
• Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

  1
• Power Supply

  1
• Super I/O

  1
• Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller

  1
• Static-Sensitive Devices

  2
• Precautions

  2
• Unpacking

  2
• Processor and Heatsink Installation

  2
• Installing an LGA 1366 Processor

  2
• Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

  2
• Removing the Heatsink

  2
• Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis

  2
• Installing and Removing the Memory Modules

  2
• Installing & Removing DIMMs

  2
• Connectors/IO Ports

  2
• Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports

  2
• ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports

  2
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)

  2
• Ethernet Ports

  2
• Serial Ports

  2
• Video Connector

  2
• Front Control Panel

  2
• Front Control Panel Pin Definitions

  2
• NMI Button

  2
• HDD LED

  2
• NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

  2
• Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

  2
• Power Fail LED

  2
• Reset Button

  2
• Power Button

  2
• Connecting Cables

  2
• ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors .

  2
• Fan Headers

  2
• Internal Buzzer

  2
• Speaker

  2
• Overheat/Fan Fail LED

  2
• Chassis Intrusion

  2
• Power Supply I2C Connector

  2
• Onboard Power LED

  2
• T-SGPIO 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers

  2
• Alarm Reset

  2
• Wake-On-LAN

  2
• I-Button

  2
• Jumper Settings

  2
• Explanation of Jumpers

  2
• LAN Port Enable/Disable

  2
• CMOS Clear

  2
• Watch Dog Enable/Disable

  2
• SMB to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Speeds

  2
• (BMC) VGA Enable

  2
• USB Wake-Up

  2
• SAS Enable/Disable (X8ST3-F Only)

  2
• SAS RAID Mode Select (X8ST3-F Only)

  2
• BMC IPMI Enable (X7ST3-F only)

  2
• Onboard Indicators

  2
• LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs

  2
• IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs (X8ST3-F Only)

  2
• SAS Activity LED (X8ST3-F Only)

  2
• SAS Heartbeat LED (X8ST3-F Only)

  2
• Onboard Power LED

  2
• Serial ATA and Floppy Drive Connections

  2
• SATA Connectors

  2
• Floppy Connector

  2
• Troubleshooting Procedures

  3
• Before Power On

  3
• No Power

  3
• No Video

  3
• Memory Errors

  3
• Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

  3
• Technical Support Procedures

  3
• Frequently Asked Questions

  3
• Returning Merchandise for Service

  3
• Introduction

  4
• Starting BIOS Setup Utility

  4
• How To Change the Configuration Data

  4
• Starting the Setup Utility

  4
• Main Setup

  4
• Advanced Setup Configurations

  4
• Security Settings

  4
• Boot Configuration

  4
• Exit Options

  4