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PACKAGE CONTENTS (Applies to single-pack only)

X8DTL-6/-6F/-L/-6LQUICK REFEREN CE GUIDE

• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard• Eight (8) Serial ATA Cables (X8DTL-6/6F)• One (1) IO Back Panel Shield

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Motherboard Layout and Features

CPU Installation

DIMM Installation

Jumpers, Connectors, and LED Indicators

Connectors

Memory Support

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1-DIMM1A. For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory population order. Refer to the motherboard layout (at left) for the location of the DIMM slots.

Memory Population for Optimal PerformanceFor a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed

(To Populate P1-DIMM slots)Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A

Memory Population for Optimal PerformanceFor a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed

(To Populate P2-DIMM slots)Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A

Memory Population for Optimal PerformanceFor a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 (To populate P1-DIMMs)

CPU2 (To populate P2-DIMMs)

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

6 DIMMs P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual for detailed information on memory support and CPU/motherboard installation instructions.

Heatsink Installation Front Panel Control (JF1)

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 of the User Manual on detailed information on jumpers, connectors, and LED indicators.Note: Graphics shown in this quick guide are for illustration only. Your components may or may not look exactly the same as drawings shown in this guide.

Back Panel IO Connectors

LED Indicators

Connectors Item# DescriptionCOM1, COM2 4, 14 COM1, COM2 Serial Port/HeaderFans 1~3 45, 43, 42 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 1~2: CPU Fans)Fan 4~6 35, 9, 10 System Fan HeadersIPMB 18 IPMB I2C Header (for an IPMI card) (X8DTL-6F)IPMI LAN 3 IPMI Dedicated LAN (for X8DTL-6/-6F only)JD1 19 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 4~7: Speaker)JF1 40 Front Panel ConnectorJIBTN1 29 RAIDKey HeaderJL1 37 Chassis Intrusion HeaderJOH1 39 Overheat LED HeaderJPI2C 48 Power Supply SMBbus I2C HeaderJPW1 44 24-pin ATX PWRJPW2, JPW3 46, 47 8-pin Secondary PWRJWOL 22 Wake-On-LAN HeaderJWOR 15 Wake-On-Ring HeaderKB/Mouse 1 PS/2 Keyboard and MouseLAN1, LAN2 6, 8 G-LAN (RJ45) PortsI-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 28 (Intel South Bridge) SATA PortsSAS 0~7 31 SAS Ports 0~7 (for X8DTL-6F/-6L only)3-SGPIO-1, 3-SGPIO-2 36 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SAS (X8DTL-6F/6)T-SGPIO-1, T-SGPIO-2 26 Serial General Purpose I/O Headers for SATASP1 17 Internal Speaker/BuzzerUSB 0/1, 2/3, 4/5, 6 2, 21, 24, 25 Universal Serial Bus (USB) PortsUID 12 Rear Unit Identify SwitchVGA 5 VGA Connector

LED Item# Description State StatusD20 13 BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator Green: Blinking BMC NormalDS6 32 SAS Error LED Green: Blinking Normal

DS7 33 SAS Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking Normal

LE1 41 Onboard Standby LED Indicator Green System Power OnLE2 11 Rear UID LEDLED1 34 Reserved

Jumpers This motherboard supports up to 96 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or up to 24 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 6 DIMM slots.

Note: For memory optimization, use only DIMM modules that have been validated by Supermicro. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.

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A. Keyboard

B. PS/2 Mouse

C. USB 0

D. USB 1

E. IPMI LAN

F. COM 1

G. VGA

H. Gigabit LAN 1

I. Gigabit LAN 2

J. UID Switch

Motherboard

Screw#1 Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 30 CMOS Clear Open (Normal)JI2C1, JI2C2 23 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Open/Open (Disabled)JPG1 16 VGA Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPL1, JPL2 7 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPRST1 27 Alarm Reset Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPS1 38 SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DTL-6F/6L)JWD 20 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys CPU Keys

X8DTL-6/-6F only

Note: Item numbers are listed in counterclockwise order.= mounting hole

JPW

3JP

W2

JBT1

JPI2C

COM1

I-SATA0

JPS1

JWD

JPL2 JPL1

JF1

SP1

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LE1

D20

JBAT1

JL1

JOH

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J16

JD1

Slot3 P

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1.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

7HG

5ADG

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W8379

W8352

Slot6 P

CI-E

2.0 x8 (in x16 Slot)

JI2C2

SAS6

SAS5

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

Slot4 P

CI-E

2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

BMC CTRL WPCM450R

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5500(IOH-24D)

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P1-D

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P2-D

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3A

P1-D

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P2-D

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P2-D

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KB/Mouse

USB0/1

VGA

LAN1

UID

LE2

Slot2 P

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Slot1 P

CI 33M

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CO

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IPMB

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I-SATA5

T-SGPIO

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I-SATA3

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

3-SGPIO2

3-SGPIO1

LSI SAS2 2008

SAS0

FAN5

FAN4

FAN6

FAN

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LAN2

IPMI LAN

LANCTRL

SAS7

JI2C1

LANCTRL PHY

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JPW

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Slot5 P

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2.0 x4 (in x8 Slot)

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Flash ROMBMC

Battery

Buzzer

FAN

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JPG1

JIBTN1

I-SATA1

LED1

DS7

DS6

JWO

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JPRST1

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CPU1

CPU2

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc/Front UID LED

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Ground

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Vcc

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Ground NMI

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VccNIC2 LED

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