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X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 User's Manual

Serial Ports

Serial Port Pin Deﬁnitions

(COM1/COM2)

A COM Port is located on the IO Backplane and a Serial port is lo- cated next to FP USB 2/3 to provide front access. See the table on the right for pin deﬁnitions.

Pin # Deﬁnition

1CDC

2RXD

3TXD

4DTR

5Ground

Pin # Deﬁnition

6DSR

7RTS

8CTS

9RI

10NC

1. COM1

2. COM2

1

2

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SUPER MICRO Computer X8STI-F, X8STI-LN4, X8STI-3F user manual Serial Ports

Contents

X8STi X8STi-F X8STi-3F X8STi-LN4 Page Preface About This Motherboard Manual Organization Conventions Used in the Manual Europe Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters Asia-Paciﬁc Table of Contents Vii Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Checklist Overview Motherboard X8STi-3F Image Important Notes to the User Motherboard Layout X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Quick Reference X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Headers/Connectors Connector Description X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 LED Indicators LED Motherboard Features Sata Connections USB Devices SAS Connections for the X8STi-3F onlyIntegrated Ipmi 2.0 for the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F only Keyboard/Mouse CPU Monitoring Fan Control X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 System Block Diagram Dimmchb Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 Chipset Chipset Overview Power Conﬁguration Settings PC Health Monitoring Bios Support for USB Keyboard Power SupplySlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Main Switch Override Mechanism Super I/O Page X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 User’s Manual Unpacking PrecautionsStatic-Sensitive Devices Socket Clip Load Plate Plastic Cap Processor and Heatsink InstallationInstalling an LGA 1366 Processor CPU Socket Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink #SNK-P0037 Removing the Heatsink Installation Instructions Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis Installing and Removing DDR3 Memory Installing and Removing the Memory ModulesInstalling & Removing DIMMs Same bank Memory Support Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Keyboard ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsMouse Universal Serial Bus USB Front Panel USB 2/3, 4/5, 6 Pin Deﬁnitions Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Deﬁnition Serial Ports Video Connector JF1 Header Pins Front Control Panel NMI Button Power LEDFront Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions HDD LED/UID Switch NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs *NIC3/NIC4 X8STi-LN4 Power Fail LED Overheat OH/Fan Fail/Blue UID LED Reset Button Power Button Connecting Cables ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors Fan Headers Chassis Intrusion Internal Buzzer Speaker Overheat/Fan Fail LED NIC3LED/NIC4LED X8STi-LN4 Only Onboard Power LED Power Supply I2C Connector Alarm Reset Sgpio 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers Wake-On-LAN Button X8STi-3F only Power Supply Failure Unit Identiﬁer Switches Explanation of Jumpers Jumper SettingsLAN Port Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/Disable Cmos Clear PCI SlotSMB Enable VGA Enable USB Wake-Up SAS Enable/Disable X8STi-3F Only SAS RAID Mode Select X8STi-3F Only JBMC1 X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only Ipmi Dedicated LAN LEDs X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F Only Onboard IndicatorsLAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs SAS Activity LED X8STi-3F Only SAS Heartbeat LED X8STi-3F Only BMC Heartbeat LED UID-LED SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections SATA/SAS Connections SAS for X8STi- 3F only Floppy Connector No Power Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Video Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Technical Support ProceduresMemory Errors Question What type of memory does my motherboard support? Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestion How do I update my BIOS? Returning Merchandise for Service Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Introduction Starting Bios Setup UtilityHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data Main Setup How to Start the Setup Utility System Memory System Time/System DateProcessor Advanced Setup Conﬁgurations Xboot Feature XProcessor & Clock Options Active Processor Cores Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUClock Spread Spectrum Core Ratio Limit Intel Eist TechnologyIntel Turbo Boost Conﬁguration Turbo Ratio Limit Program ~ 3 Core Ratio Limit C1E Support XAdvanced Chipset ControlXqpi and IMC Conﬁguration QPI Links Speed QPI L0s and L1 Memory ModeQPI Frequency Memory Frequency High Performance Event Timer Inlet TemperatureTemperature Rise Throttling Open Loop Intel I/OAT Active State Power ManagementIntel VT-d USB Functions Xide / Floppy Conﬁguration DMA Mode LBA/Large ModePIO Mode Block Multi-Sector Transfer Bit Data Transfer XPCI/PnP ConﬁgurationA.R.T. For Hard disk drives Clear Nvram XSuper IO Device Conﬁguration XRemote Access Conﬁguration XHardware Health Conﬁguration CPU Temperature Xacpi Conﬁguration Xipmi Conﬁguration X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only Abled BMC Watch Dog Timer ActionSet PEF Conﬁguration View Event Log BMC WatchDog TimeOut MinSecXEvent Log Conﬁguration Mark all events as read User Password Security SettingsSupervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Boot ConﬁgurationXBoot Device Priority XRemovable Drives Exit OptionsXHard Disk Drives XCD/DVD Drives Discard Changes and Exit Load Optimal DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Discard Changes Appendix a Post Error Beep Codes Recoverable Post Error Beep CodesPage Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Installing Drivers Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Conﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control