Chapter 2: Installation

Ethernet Ports

Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the IO Backplane. 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

5 . I P M I D e d i c a t e d L A N (X8SIL-F only)

KB/MOUSE

 

 

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JPI2C

 

COM1

 

RSTALARMJAR:PSU

 

FLOPPY

UDIMM/RDIMM1066/1333DDR3 required

JAR

 

DIMM1BDIMM1ADIMM2B DIMM2A

 

JPUSB1

 

 

 

 

3

LE7JPB JPL1 JPL2VGA FAN5 JLAN2 JLAN1 LAN1 J8J5J6

JI2C1

JI2C2

SLOT7 PCI-E X8 GEN2

SLOT6 PCI-E X8 GEN2

 

 

REV:1.00

USA

 

 

SLOT5 PCI-E X4 on X8

 

 

IN

SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ

 

X8SIL

DESIGNED

 

JL1:CHASSIS INTRUSION

 

 

USB 10/11

CPU

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

JF1

LE4

LE3

LE2

JBT1

JBT1:CMOS CLEAR

I-SATA5 I-SATA1 I-SATA3

I-SATA4 I-SATA0 I-SATA2

FAN1

 

 

FAN2

 

 

 

JLED1:Power LED

JD1:Buzzer/Speaker

SPKR1

JLED1

JD1

 

 

JF1

 

FAN3

 

T-SGPIO2

 

 

T-SGPIO1

 

JPT1

COM2

JL1

JPG1

USB4

USB2/3

FAN4

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X8SIL specifications

SUPER MICRO Computer X8SIL, X8SIL-F, and X8SIL-V are advanced server motherboards designed to meet the demanding needs of today's data centers and enterprise environments. These motherboards from Supermicro deliver exceptional performance, scalability, and reliability, making them suitable for a wide range of applications, including virtualization, cloud computing, and database management.

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