SUPER MICRO Computer X8STE Floppy Drive, Bios, Power Configuration, USB Devices, Keyboard/Mouse

Chapter 1: Introduction

SAS Connections (for the X8ST3-F only)

•Eight (8) SAS ports supported by the LSI 1068E Controller

•Supports RAID 0, 1, 5*, 10 under the Windows OS environment

•Supports RAID 0, 1 , 5*, 10 under the Linux OS environment

Notes:

1.RAID 5 is supported when the I-Button (AOC-IButton68) is installed on the motherboard. For more information on the AOC-IButton68, please refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-IButton68. cfm.

2.For the LSI 1068 Controller User's Guide, please refer to http://www. supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Integrated IPMI 2.0 (for the X8ST3-F only)

•IPMI 2.0 supported by the WPCM450 Server BMC

Note: For IPMI Configuration Instructions, please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User's Guide available @ http://www.supermicro.com/ support/manuals/.

Floppy Drive

•One (1) floppy port interface (up to 1.44 MB)

USB Devices

•Two (2) USB ports (USB 0~1) on the IO backplane for rear access

•Six (6) USB connections for front access (Two Type A connectors: USB 2,

USB 3 and two headers: USB 4/5, 6/7)

Keyboard/Mouse

•PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports on the I/O backplane

Serial (COM) Ports

•Fast UART 16550 Connections: one COM port and one header

Super I/O

•Winbond Super I/O 83627DHG

BIOS

•4 MB SPI AMI BIOS® SM Flash BIOS

•DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5

Power Configuration

•ACPI/ACPM Power Management

•Main switch override mechanism

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