SUPER MICRO Computer X8STI, X8STI-3F, X8STI-F, X8STI-LN4 1-5 Power Supply

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink-

ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user presses any

key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking

and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff

state, the ATX power supply provides power the system to keep the required cir-

cuitry "alive". In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power,

just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no

power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is deﬁ ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN trafﬁ c is kept to

a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power

supply.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 accommodates ATX12V stan-

dard power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ ca-

Contents

Main Printed in the United States of America Preface About This Motherboard iii Manual Organization Conventions Used in the Manual: v Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Europe Asia-Paci c vi Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installation vii Page Page Page Page 1-4 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Headers/Connectors 1-6 Page Page Page 1-10 X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Users Manual 1-11 1-2 Chipset Overview Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 Chipset 1-12 1-3 PC Health Monitoring Recovery from AC Power Loss Onboard Voltage Monitoring Fan Status Monitor with Software CPU Overheat LED and Control 1-5 Power Supply 1-14 1-6 Super I/O 1-7 Overview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller (For X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F Only) Page Page 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Precautions Unpacking 2-2 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 2-3 CPU 2-4 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink (#SNK-P0037) 2-5 Removing the Heatsink 2-6 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis Tools Needed Installation Instructions 2-7 2-4 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Front View Top View of DDR3 Slot CAUTION Installing & Removing DIMMs 2-8 Maximum Memory Possible Memory Support DIMM Module Population Con guration Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 2-10 2-5 Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 2-11 2-12 2-13 2-14 2-15 2-16 Front Control Panel 2-17 Front Control Panel Pin De nitions 2-18 2-19 2-20 2-21 2-6 Connecting Cables 2-22 2-23 2-24 2-25 2-26 2-27 2-28 2-29 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers 2-30 2-31 2-32 2-33 2-34 2-35 2-8 Onboard Indicators 2-36 2-37 2-38 2-39 2-9 SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections 2-40 3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power On No Power No Video 3-2 Technical Support Procedures 3-3 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions 3-4 Warning 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Con guration Data 4-2 4-2 Main Setup 4-3 4-4 4-3 Advanced Setup Con gurations XBOOT Feature 4-5 XProcessor & Clock Options Warning 4-6 4-7 4-8 XAdvanced Chipset Control XQPI and IMC Con guration 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 XIDE / Floppy Con guration 4-13 4-14 XPCI/PnP Con guration 4-15 XSuper IO Device Con guration 4-16 XRemote Access Con guration 4-17 XHardware Health Con guration 4-18 4-19 XACPI Con guration 4-20 XIPMI Con guration (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only) 4-21 4-22 XEvent Log Con guration 4-23 4-4 Security Settings Page 4-25 4-6 Exit Options XHard Disk Drives XRemovable Drives XCD/DVD Drives 4-26 Page Page B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System B-2 B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System C-1 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C-1 Installing Drivers C-2 C-2 Con guring Supero Doctor III