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PACKAGE CONTENTS (Applies to single-pack only)

X8DA3 / X8DAiQUICK REFEREN CE GUIDE

• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard• One (1) Floppy Ribbon Cable• One (1) 1394a Connector Cable• Two (2) SAS Cables (for X8DA3)

• Four (4) Serial ATA Cables (for X8DA3)• Six (6) Serial ATA Cables (for X8DAi)• One (1) I/O Back Panel Shield

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JPL2

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KB/Mouse

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Fan6Fan5

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Fan7/CP

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JWD1

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I-Button

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SAS 0~3 SAS 4~7

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SAS CTRL

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LAN1/2

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Intel ICH10R South Bridge

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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 Performance-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance-For a motherboard with One CPU (CPU2) installed

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A

6 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B

Memory Population for Optimal Performance-For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed

CPU1 CPU2

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

6 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 1A 2A 3A

12 DIMMs

1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B

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# DescriptionAudio 7 Audio Input, Output, Mic HeaderCD1 10 CD-ROM HeaderCNF1, CNF2 11 IEEE 1394a Connectors 1/2COM1, COM2 3, 4 COM1/COM2 Serial Ports FAN 1~4 36, 32, 29, 23 System Fan Headers Fan 5~8 42, 41, 35, 5 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fans 7~8: CPU Fans)Floppy 28 Floppy Disk Drive ConnectorJ5 27 SMB I2C HeaderJC2 9 HD Audio HeaderJD1 33 Speaker/Power LED HeaderJF1 30 Front Panel ConnectorJL1 20 Chassis Intrusion HeaderJOH1 34 Overheat LED HeaderJPI2C 38 Power Supply SMBus I2C HeaderJPW1, JPW2 37, 40 +12V 8-pin Secondary PWR Connector JPW3 39 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector JWF1 18 Compact Flash PWR (for R 2.0 or later board)JWOL1 24 Wake-On-LAN HeaderKB/Mouse 1 PS/2 Keyboard and MouseLAN1/2 6 Gigabit Ethernet PortsI-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 15 (Intel South Bridge) SATA PortsSAS 0 ~3, 4~7 25, 26 SAS Connectors (X8DA3 only)T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 17 Serial General Purpose Input/Output HeadersUSB 0/1/2/3 2 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus (USB) PortsUSB 4/5, 6/7, 8, 9 16, 12, 14, 13 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers

LED Item# Description State StatusLE1 31 Onboard Standby PWR On System Power OnLES1 (for X8DA3) 49 SAS Activity LED Green: Blinking SAS ActiveLES2 (for X8DA3) 48 SAS Heartbeat LED Yellow: Blinking SAS Normal

Jumpers This motherboard supports up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 12 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 I. LAN 1

B. PS/2 Mouse J. LAN 2

C. USB 0 K. Side Sur

D. USB 1 L. Back Sur

E. USB 2 M. CEN/LFE

F. USB 3 N. Mic In

G. COM 1 O. Front

H. COM 2 P. Line-In

Motherboard

Screw#1 Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 47 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 in User ManualJI2C1, JI2C2 45 SMB to PCI-Exp. Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)JI2C3, JI2C4 44 SMB to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled)JPI1 46 CNF1/CNF2 (1394a_1/2) Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPL1/JPL2 43, 8 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPS1 21 SAS Enable (X8DA3) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPS2 22 SAS RAID Mode Select (X8DA3) Closed (SR RAID Enabled)JWD1 19 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys CPU Keys

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

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NIC1 LED

Reset Button

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HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

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Vcc

Vcc

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Ground

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PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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