Chapter 2: Installation

Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the I/O Backpanel. In addition, an IPMI Dedi- cated LAN is also located above USB 0/1 ports on the X8SIL-F to provide a dedicated network connection for IPMI

2.0support. These ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Notes:

1.The IPMI Dedicated LAN is for the X8SIL-F only.

2.Please refer to the LED

Indicator Section for LAN LED information.

LAN Ports

Pin Definition

Pin#

Definition

 

 

1

P2V5SB

10

SGND

2

TD0+

11

Act LED

3

TD0-

12

P3V3SB

4

TD1+

13

Link 100 LED

 

 

 

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

5

TD1-

14

Link 1000 LED

 

 

 

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

6

TD2+

15

Ground

7

TD2-

16

Ground

8

TD3+

17

Ground

9

TD3-

88

Ground

(NC: No Connection)

1.LAN1

2.LAN2

3.IPMI Dedicated LAN (X8SIL- F only)

KB/MOUSE

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPI2C

 

COM1

 

FLOPPY

requiredUDIMM/RDIMM1066/1333DDR3

JPUSB1

DIMM1BDIMM2ADIMM2BDIMM1A

3

VGA

JTPM

FAN5

JLAN1

LAN1

JLAN2

JPBJPL1JPL2

J6

J5

LE7

J8

JI2C1

JI2C2

SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2

SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2

 

REV:1.00

USA

SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8

 

IN

X8SIL

DESIGNED

SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ

COM2

JL1:CHASSIS INTRUSION

USB 10/11

JPG1

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JLED1:Power LED

JD1:Buzzer/Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

SPKR1

JLED1

JD1

CPU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JF1

 

 

JPES

 

 

 

 

LE4

 

FAN3

 

 

 

 

 

LE3

 

 

 

MAC CODE

LE2

JBT1

 

 

T-SGPIO2

JL1

 

 

JBT1:CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA4

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

SGPIO1-T

 

 

BAR CODE

I-SATA5 I-SATA1 I-SATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAN4

USB4

USB2/3

 

 

 

 

DOM PWR

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SUPER MICRO Computer X8SIL-V, X8SIL-F Ethernet Ports, NC No Connection LAN1 LAN2 Ipmi Dedicated LAN X8SIL- F only

X8SIL-V, X8SIL-F, X8SIL specifications

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