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PACKAGE CONTENTS (Applies to single-pack only)

X8DAH+/-F/-LR/-F-LRQUICK REFEREN CE GUIDE

• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard• One (1) Floppy Ribbon Cable• One (1) IDE ATA66 Cable

• Six (6) Serial ATA Cables• One (1) I/O 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 Performance for PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer Boards with One CPU Installed in CPU Socket 1

P1-DIMMs To Populate P1-DIMMs

Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2

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

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

9 DIMMs(RDIMMs only)

P1-1A P1-1B P1-1C P1-2A P1-2B P1-2C P1-3A P1-3B P1-3C

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

Memory Population for Optimal Performance for PCB Rev. 2.0 or Newer Boards with Two CPUs Installed in CPU Sockets 1 & 2

CPU 1 (To Populate P1-DIMMs) CPU 2 (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

12 DIMMs P1-1A/1B P1-2A/2B P1-3A/3B P2-1A/1B P2-2A/2B P2-3A/3B

18 DIMMs(For RDIMMs only)

P1-1A/1B/1C

P1-2A/2B/2C

P1-3A/3B/3C

P2-1A/1B/1C

P2-2A/2B/2C

P2-3A/3B/3C

Note: Max. of 6 UDIMM modules are supported by a CPU.

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 Connections 8 BP 7.1 HD Audio, BP Audio Header, CD InCNF1/CNF2 20 1394a-1/-2 PortsCOM1/COM2 2, 15 Backplane Serial Port/FP Serial HeaderFAN 1-4 38, 36, 33, 29 System/CPU Fan Headers (CPU Fans 1 & 2)FAN 5~8 44, 45, 42, 9 System Fan Headers (Fan7 = CPU Fan1, Fan8 = CPU Fan2)Floppy 32 Floppy DriveIDE 31 IDE DriveI-FAN 1, I-FAN 2 21, 25 Fans 1 & 2 Headers for IOH Chips 1 & 2IPMI LAN 5 Dedicated IPMI LAN (X8DAH+-F only)JD1 35 PWR LED/Speaker Header (Pins 1~3: Power LED, Pins 6~7:

Onboard Buzzer, Pins 4~7: External Speaker)JF1 37 Front Panel ConnectorJL1 17 Chassis Intrusion HeaderJOH1 28 Overheat LED HeaderJPI2C1 43 Power Supply SMBbus I2C HeaderJPW1 41 24-pin ATX PWR,JPW2/JPW3 40, 39 8-pin Secondary PWRKB, Mouse 1 PS2 Keyboard and MouseLAN1, LAN2 7 G-LAN (RJ45) Ports (Dedicated LAN: X8DAH+-F/(-LR))I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 27 (Intel South Bridge) SATA PortsSMBUS1 14 System Management Bus HeaderSP1 34 Onboard Buzzer/Internal SpeakerUSB 0/1, 2~5 4, 6 Backpanel Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports 0/1, 2~5USB 6/7, 8, 9 19, 24, 23 Front Panel (Accessible) USB Ports 6/7 , USB 8, USB 9 VGA 3 Onboard Video Display (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)

LED Item# Description State StatusDP4 16 Onboard Standby PWR On System Power OnDP5 11 BMC Heartbeat LED Blinking BMC Normal

Jumpers This motherboard supports up to 288 GB of Registered (RDIMM)/Load Reduced (LRDIMM) ECC or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz 3-channel (per CPU) memory in 18 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 K. USB 5

B. Mouse L. LAN 2

C. VGA M. LAN 1

D. COM 1 N. Side Sur

E. USB 0 O. Back Sur

F. USB 1 P. CEN/LFE

G. IPMI LAN Q. Mic In

H. USB 2 R. Front

I. USB 3 S. Line In

J. USB 4

Motherboard

Screw#1 Screw#2

Mounting Hole

Screw#3

Screw#4

Jumper Item # Description Default

JBT1 26 CMOS Clear Open (Normal)JI2C1/JI2C2 10 SMB to PCI/PCI-E Slots Open/Open (Disabled)JPG1 13 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (X8DAH+-F/(-LR) only)JPI1 22 1394-1/1394 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JPIDE1 30 Compact Flash Enabled Closed (Enabled)JPL1 12 LAN1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)JWD1 18 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Socket Keys CPU Keys

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

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Vcc

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PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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for X8DAH+-F/(LR) only

JBT1

DP5

JPI2C

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CNF1

USB6/7

VGA (Top)AUDIO

JPI1

JPG

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SP1FAN2

FAN6

FAN5

JBAT1

JOH

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JD1

KB/MS

JPIDE1

USB2/3/4/5

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2AP

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M3C

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1BP

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M1C

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1AP

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M3C

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2CP

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M2B

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1CP

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FAN 8CPU FAN 2

FLOPPY

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Slot5 P

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Slot4 P

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Slot3 P

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Slot2 P

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LAN2 (Top)

COM1(Bottom)

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FPCTL JF1

FAN7

FAN1 CPU

BMC

AudioCTRL

BMCFirmware

CTRLLANCTRL

Intel

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JPL1

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CPU1

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I-SATA

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Battery

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

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