X8DT6/X8DT6-F/X8DTE/X8DTE-F User’s Manual

LAN1/LAN2

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 ports for network support. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

LAN1 Option ROM/LAN2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 PXE Option ROMs to boot the computer using a network interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Super IO Device Configuration

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Floppy A

This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys- tem as specified. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2". The default setting for Floppy A is 1.44MB

3 1/2".

Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address for Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, a serial port will physically become unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ5, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ5, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port 2 Mode

Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA and ASK IR. IrDA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remote control de- vices. ASK IR (Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared) is a protocol compatible with Sharp® branded PDAs and other infrared devices.

Serial Port3 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 3. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port will physically be- come unavailable. Select 3E8/IRQ5 to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its I/O port address and IRQ5 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port3 are Disabled and 3E8/IRQ5.

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X8DTE-F, X8DT6-F, X8DT6, X8DTE specifications

Super Micro Computer offers a robust line of server motherboards designed for high performance, reliability, and scalability. Among these are the X8DTE, X8DT6, X8DT6-F, and X8DTE-F models, which cater to diverse computing needs in enterprise environments.

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