Supermicro C2SBC-Q operation manual

C2SBC-Q

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1b

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Manual Revision 1.1b

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technician and knowledgeable

PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

C2SBC-Q motherboard. The C2SBC-Q supports single Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad

Processor with a system bus speed of 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz. The Intel

Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad Processor supports the 775-Land Grid Array Package that

interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. With support of the Dual-

Core Technology, Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution,

FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory

Access, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2), the C2SBC-Q delivers unparalleled

system performance and great power efciency in a slim package. Please refer to

the motherboard specications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/

Products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be

installed and serviced by professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-

stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the

system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-

shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Error Codes.

Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions.

Appendix C lists Other Software Program Installation Instructions.

Preface

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,

to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to

ensure correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization .................................................................................................... iii

Conventions Used in the Manual .................................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1-1

Checklist ..................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Super Micro .............................................................................. 1-2

C2SBC-Q Image ....................................................................... 1-3

C2SBC-Q Layout ........................................................................ 1-4

C2SBC-Q Quick Reference ......................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-6

Intel Q35 Chipset: System Block Diagram ................................................. 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Recovery from AC Power Loss ....................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring ....................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features .................................................................................................... 1-10

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................... 1-11

1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities ............................................................................... 1-12

1-8 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Motherboard Installation ..................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................................................. 2-2

2-4 Installing DIMMS ................................................................................................. 2-6

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports .................................................................... 2-8

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ............................................................... 2-8

2. Front Control Panel ................................................................................... 2-9

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ......................................................... 2-10

PWR LED ............................................................................................... 2-10

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-11

OH/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................................2-11

Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-12

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PWR Button ............................................................................................. 2-12

2-6 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-13

ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-13

GLAN1 and GLAN2 Ports ........................................................................ 2-13

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-14

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-14

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-15

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-16

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-16

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-17

Speaker/Buzzer ........................................................................................ 2-18

System Management Bus ........................................................................ 2-18

High Denition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-19

CD Header/Auxiliary Audio Header .......................................................... 2-19

Front Panel Audio Control ........................................................................ 2-20

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-20

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 2-21

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-21

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-21

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-22

PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to SMB Speeds ......................................................... 2-23

Clear CMOS ............................................................................................. 2-23

IDE Enable/Disable .................................................................................. 2-24

Audio Enable ............................................................................................ 2-24

USB Wake-up ........................................................................................... 2-25

2-8 Onboard Indicators .......................................................................................... 2-26

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-26

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-27

2-9 Parallel Port Connections ................................................................................ 2-28

Parallel Port Connector ............................................................................ 2-28

IDE Connector .......................................................................................... 2-29

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures .............................................................................. 3-1

Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1

No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1

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No Video .................................................................................................. 3-2

Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ................................................ 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................... 3-3

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .............................................................................. 3-4

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service .................................................................... 3-5

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup ....................................................................................................4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 4-2

4-4 Advanced Setup ................................................................................................... 4-6

4-5 Security Setup .................................................................................................. 4-18

4-6 Trusted Platform Moudule (TPM)........................................................................4-20

4-7 Boot Settings ...................................................................................................... 4-21

4-8 Exit ..................................................................................................................... 4-22

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS ....................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...................................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All the following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Super Micro Mainboard

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

One (1) IDE hard drive cable (CBL-0036L-3)

One (1) Super Micro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic      

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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C2SBC-Q Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The

motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as

those in this manual.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

JF1

JP3

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Motherboard Layout

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Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

• " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

• For RAID Conguration and OS installation instructions, please refer to the

user guides posted on our web site at www. supermicro.

Chapter 1: Introduction

C2SBC-Q Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JP3 TPM (See Page 4-21) Leave at Disabled

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JP2 IDE Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP5 Audio Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 Gigabit LAN 1/LAN 2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-5 Enable/USB 6-11 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

CD1 Audio CD Input Header

COM 1 COM Port 1

COM 2/3/4 Serial Port Headers 2/3/4

Fans 1-3 Fan 1: CPU Fan, Fan 2/3: Chassis Fan Headers

IDE IDE # 1 Connector

J9 Speaker Header

J12 Front Panel Audio Connector

ATX PWR/J41 ATX 24-Pin Power /12V 4-Pin Power Connectors

J46 Audio Port

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator

JSMB System Management Bus (SMB) Header

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

LAN1/LAN2 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connectors

SATA 0-5 SATA Headers

SPKR1 Internal Buzzer

S_GPIO Serial_Link_General Purpose I/O Header

USB 0-1 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports

USB 2-5 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports

USB 6/7-8/9 (Front Panel) USB Headers

USB 10-11 Front Accessible USB Ports

VGA Video Graphics Connector

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad processor with a system bus speed of •

1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

Single or dual channel non-ECC unbuffered DDR2 up to 8GB/s at 800/667 •

MH for single channel mode or dual-channel interleaved mode in four DIMM

sockets

Chipset

Intel Q35 GMCH•
ICH9DO with support for RAID 0,1,5,10 (for Windows) and RAID 0,1,10 (for •

Linux)

Expansion Slots

One (1) PCI-Express x16 •
One (1) PCI-Express x4 (x8 physical slot) •
Five (5) 32-bit PCI 33MHz •

BIOS

16 Mb Firmware SPI Phoenix BIOS Flash BIOS •  
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, SMBIOS 2.3, and Plug and Play (PnP)•

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Core Voltage, Memory Voltage,• +1.8V, +3.3V,

+5V standby, +5V, ±12V, Vbat (battery voltage), and Hyper-Threading.

Fan status monitor with rmware 4 pin fan speed control•

3-Phase CPU switching voltage regulator•
SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI•
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•
CPU/System overheat LED and control•
System resource alert via Supero Doctor III•
Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core•
CPU Thermal Trip support•
Thermal Management 2 (TM2) support•

ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard •

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Main switch override mechanism•
External modem ring-on•

Onboard I/O

Built in ICH9DO SATA Controller, 6 connectors for up to 6 devices•
4 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port/header•
Intel 82566DM and Intel 82573 Gigabit Ethernet controllers •
PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports•
ITE-8213 IDE Controller with one IDE channel/two devices supported •
12 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports •

Realtek ALC 883 7.1 Channel High Denition Audio (HDA) codecs supports 10 •

DAC Channels
Built-in GMCH and onboard VGA Connector •

Other

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)•
Wake-on-Ring (WOR)•
Suspend-to-RAM•
Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")•
Lead Free•

CD Utilities

BIOS ash upgrade utility•

Drivers and software for Intel Q35 chipset utilities •

Chapter 1: Introduction

Dimensions

ATX form factor, 12.0" x 9.6" (304.8 x 243.8 mm)•

Note:

For RAID Conguration and OS installation instructions, please refer to the

user guides posted on our web site at www. supermicro.com.

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LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH9DO

MS.KB.

PRN.

VRM 11.0

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

LPC

PCI_32

DDR2_800/667

VRM V11.0

DMI

1# PCI_x32

DIMM_CHA

S-ATA/300

6x SATAII

CK505 CLK

1 PCIE_x16

GRAPHIC

Q35 GMCH

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x16

INTEGRATED

GRAPHIC

Super I/O-1

W83627DHG

7.1-CH
HD_AUDIO

FSB: 1333/1066/800 MHz

USB2.0/1.1

HD-A

BEARLAKE-Q

NINEVEH

82566 G_LAN

PCIE_x1

RJ45 PORT1

HD_AUDIO
PORT 1X3

Drives 3 PCI

PCI_32

PCI_Arbiter

COM 1, 2

COM 3, 4

82573

Super I/O-2

W83627DHG

PCI_32

ITE 8213

1 ch IDE

PCIE_x1

2# PCI_x32

4# PCI_x32

3# PCI_x32

6# PCI_x32

PCIE_x4

5# PCIE_x 4

RJ45 PORT2

2 USB

(On board)

4 USB Port

(2 headers)

7# PCI_Ex16

6 USB (Back panel)

Block Diagram

C2SBC-Q

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual specications of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel Q35 Chipset is specially designed for use with Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad

core processors. It consists of two primary components: the Graphic Memory Con-

troller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9). The GMCH manages the

data ow between the CPU interface, the System Memory interface, the External

Graphics interface, and the I/O Controller through the Direct Media Interface (DMI).

The ICH9DO provides a multitude of I/O related functions.

Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

Utilizing a single LGA 775 socket processor, the Q35 GMCH supports an FSB

frequency of 1333/1066/800 MHz. Host-initiated I/O cycles are decoded to the PCI-

Express, the DMI, or the GMCH conguration space. Host-initiated memory cycles

are decoded to PCI-Express, DMI or system memory. The GMCH supports 36-bit

host bus addressing and a cache line size of 64 bytes.

The GMCH supports one or two channels of DDR2 memory with up to two DIMMs

per channel with a maximum bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s in asymmetric mode or 12.8

GB/s in symmetric mode using DDR2 800 MHz memory. It also supports an op-

portunistic refresh scheme, a memory thermal management scheme and Partial

Writes to Memory using Data Mask (DM) signals.

The GMCH contains one PCI-Express x16 port intended for an external PCI-Express

graphics card that is compatible with the PCI Express Base Specication revision

1.1. This PCI-E x16 port runs at a frequency of 2.5 GB/s on each lane and supports

a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 40 GB/s in each direction for an aggregate of

8 GB/s @ x16. It supports traditional PCI-/AGP-style trafc and a PCI Enhanced

Addressing Mechanism with advanced capabilities in automatic discovery, negotia-

tion and training of link out of reset.

Providing the high-speed, chip-to-chip connection between the GMCH and ICH9DO

is the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The DMI integrates advanced priority-based

servicing, allowing for concurrent trafc, true isochronous transfer capabilities and

permitting current as well as legacy software to function seamlessly.

Intel ICH9DO System Features

The Intel 9th Generation I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO) supports a variety of I/O

related functions and PCI devices, including the following:

DMI-to PCI Bridge•

LPC Controller•

SATA Controllers #1 and #2•

Thermal Subsystem•

SMBus Controller•

USB FS/LS UHCI Controllers #1, #2 and #3•

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1-3 Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control

setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set-

ting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C2SBC-Q. The

motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU

Core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V standby, +5V, Vbat and ±12V continuously. Once a voltage

becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage moni-

tor by using SuperO Doctor III.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica-

tion denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its

hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to

automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI pro-

vides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating- sys-

tem-independent interface for conguration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and

Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003,

Windows 2003 Servers.

Enhanced Power Management

The onboard ICH9DO chip provides advanced power management functions that

will greatly improve the performance of various low-power (suspend) states and en-

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hance clock control. A hardware-based component provides software-independent

thermal management that is compatible with the ACPI Revision 3.0a.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

CPU will wake-up and the LED 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.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is de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 traf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.

1-6 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 C2SBC-Q accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some are in-

adequate. A 2A of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets

12V ATX power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V

4-pin power connection (J41) be used for high-load congurations. In areas where

noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line lter to shield

the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge

protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

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1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities

HighDenitionAudio

The High Denition Audio Controller embedded in the ICH9DO delivers up to four

codecs that can be used for different types of codecs, such as audio and modem

codecs. Operating at 3.3V or 1.5V, the embedded Audio Controller supports a

multi-channel audio stream, 32-bit sample depth, up to 192 kHz of same rate, and

can be used with a variety of microphones for input. With these versatile audio

capabilities built in, the C2SBC-Q provides the user with a state of the art audio

experience that is larger than life.

I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)

With the Intel ICH9DO built in, the C2SBC-Q supports I/O Virtualization Technology

(VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in indepen-

dent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory, and

behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection across

multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports the

virtualization of platforms is installed on the motherboard.

1-8 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-

tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K,

720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,

500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports

(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud

rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys-

tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well

as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support

higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with the ACPI (Advanced Congura-

tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man-

agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electro-static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. Touch a •

grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral •

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.•
Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in •

use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent •

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.
Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manu-•

facturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo-

sion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU onto the motherboard.

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

(Caution: 1. Please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting

screw during motherboard installation. 2. Some components are very close to the

mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these

components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.)

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you

install the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the

CPU heatsink.

2. The Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and

heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use

only Intel-certied multi-directional heatsink and fan.

4. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install

the CPU heatsink and fan.

5. When receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 Processor pre-installed,

make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins

are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately. Refer to the MB

Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installing an LGA 775 Processor

1. Pr ess th e lo ad lev er to

release the load plate, which

covers the CPU socket, from

its locking position.

2. Gently lift the load lever to

open the load plate.

2-2

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

Load Lever

Load Plate

(with PnP Cap

attached)

Chapter 2: Installation

3. Use your thumb and your index n-

ger to hold the CPU at the top center

edge and the bottom center edge of

the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU k ey tha t is the

semi-circle cutout below a golden dot

against the socket key, the Notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the so cket.

(Do not drop the CPU on the socket.

Do not move the CPU horizontally or

vertically. Do not rub the CPU against

the surface or against any pins of the

socket to avoid damage to the CPU

or the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU

to make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

Load Lever

Top Center Edge

Bottom Center Edge

golden dot

CPU Pin1

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

load lever down to the lever lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be

automatically released from the load

plate when the load lever is pushed

in the lever lock. Remove the PnP cap

from the motherboard.

Warning: Please save the plastic

PnP cap. The motherboard must be

shipped with the PnP cap properly

installed to protect the CPU socket

pins. Shipment without the PnP cap

properly installed will cause dam-

age to the socket pins.

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if CPU

properly

installed.

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Installing the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother-

board. (Refer to the layout on the right

for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink in such a way

that the heatsink fan wires are closest

to the CPU fan and are not interfered

with other components.

3. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make

sure that the wires are routed through

the bottom of the heatsink.

4. Remove the thin layer of the protec-

tive lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheating may

occur if the protective lm is not

removed from the heatsink.

5. Apply the proper amount of thermal

grease on the CPU.

Note: if your heatsink came with

a thermal pad, pl ea se ignore

this step.)

Thermal Grease

CPU

Fan Wires

6. If necessary, rearrange the wires

to make sure that the wires are not

pinched between the heatsink and the

CPU. Also make sure to keep clear-

ance between the fan wires and the

ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasten-

ers with the mounting holes on the

motherboard. Gently push the pairs of

diagonal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 &

#4) into the mounting holes until you

hear a click.

Note: Make sure to orient each

fastener in a way that the nar-

row end of the groove is point-

ing outward.

Heatsink Fins

#4

2-4

Heatsink

Fastener

#1

#3

#2

Narrow end of the groove

points outward

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely insert-

ed into the mounting holes and the heatsink

is properly installed on the motherboard, con-

nect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan

connector.

Removing the Heatsink

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the

CPU fan header.

Chapter 2: Installation

3. Use your nger tips to gently press on the

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to

make a 1/4 (900) turn, and then pull the fas-

tener upward to loosen it.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

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2-4 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

Warning: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that

the memory is interleaved to improve performance. (See step

1).

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

DIMM1A. The memory scheme is interleaved; therefore, we recommend that

you install two modules at a time, beginning with DIMM1A, DIMM1B, then,

DIMM2A and DIMM2B

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along

the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

Repeat for all modules. (See step 1 above).

Memory Support

The C2SBC-Q supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 800/677 MHz in

4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM1A,DIMM1B, and/or DIMM2A, DIMM2B with memory

modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel, two-

way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel, non-interleaved

memory.

Notes:

1. Due to the OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more

than 4GB of memory.

2. Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC memory modules can be installed in

the memory slots. However, the functionality of ECC is not supported by the

chipset.

3. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available

for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction

in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the following Memory Avail-

ability Table for details.) For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented

a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows

Vista. This change is specic to the Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode

behavior which improves driver compatibility. For more information, please

read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge Base website at: http://

support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

Chapter 2: Installation

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ash memory (System

BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other ap­plications

To Install:
Insert module verti­cally and press down
until it snaps into
place. Pay attention
to the notch.

To Remove:
Use your thumbs to
gently push each
release tab outward
to release the DIMM
from the slot.

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

2.84

Installing and Removing DIMMs

Notch

Front View

Note: Notch should align

Release Tab

wit h the rec ep tiv e ke y
point on the slot.

Notch

Release Tab

Top View of DDR2 Slot

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See the

graphics below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

8

2

4

1

3

7

11

10

6

5

9

12

15

14

13

BackPanelI/OPort LocationsandDenitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. COM 1

4. VGA

5. USB Port 0

6. USB Port 1

7. USB Port 2

8. USB Port 3

9. USB Port 4

10. USB Port 5

11. Gigabit LAN 1

12. Gigabit LAN 2

13. Microphone-In (Pink)

14. Front (Green)

15. Line-In (Blue)

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

X

X

LED_Anode+

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2. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located

on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed speci-

cally for use with Super Micro server chassis. See graphics for the descriptions of

the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section

for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

X

X

LED_Anode+

1516

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activity (for any hard drives on

the system, including SAS and Serial

ATA). See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 LED_Anode+

16 PWR LED Signal

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 LED_Anode+

14 HD Active

A. PWR LED connector

B. HDD LED connector

A

B

2-10

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

X

X

LED_Anode+

1516

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1,

and the LED connection for GLAN

Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach NIC

LED cables to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of

JF1 to provide advanced warnings

of chassis overheating or fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 LED_Anode+

8 OH/Fan Fail

LED Signal

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

A. NIC1 LED

B. NIC2 LED

C. OH/Fan Fail LED

A

B

C

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

X

X

LED_Anode+

1516

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con-

tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-

tem. This button can also be congured

to function as a suspend button (with a

setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To

turn off the power when set to suspend

mode, press the button for at least 4

seconds. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Note: Do not close or short Pins 1

& 2 since this will cause the system

to continuously reboot.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

A. Reset

B. PWR Button

2-12

A

B

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

2-6 Connecting Cables

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 4-pin PWR

ATX/Auxiliary Power
Connectors

A 24-pin main power connector is locat-

ed at J40, and a 4-pin power connector

is located at J41 on the motherboard.

These power connectors meet the SSI

EPS 12V specication.

Note: The 4-pin 12V PWR supply

is also required to provide adequate

power to the system. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

GLAN 1 and GLAN 2 (Giga-bit
Ethernet Port)

Two (Giga-bit) Et hernet ports ar e

located on the IO backplane. GLAN

1 is located above USB Ports 1 & 2.

Both GLAN ports accept RJ45 type

cables.

Chapter 2: Installation

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 4-pin Power Con-

nector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 and 2 Ground

3 and 4 +12V

Required Connection

GLAN1 GLAN2

B

C

D

A

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are 12 USB 2.0 (Universal

Serial Bus) p orts/he aders on the

motherboard. Six of them are Back

Panel USB ports: USB 0/1 (J11) and

USB 2/3/4/5 (J43). USB 6/7 (J44), and

USB 8/9 (J45) are headers that can

be used for front panel connections.

Additionally, USB 10 (J47) and USB

11 (J48) are onboard USB connectors

that can be accessed from the front

side of the chassis. See the tables on

the right for pin denitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

it is opened.

Back Panel USB

(0-5)

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Panel USB (6/7/8/9 and Front-

Accessible Onboard USB (10/11)

Connections

Pin # Denition

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A. Back panel USB Ports 0/1

B. Back panel USB Ports 2/3/4/5

C. Front Panel USB 6/7

D. Front Panel USB 8/9

B

A

C

D

F

E

G

2-14

E. USB 10

F. USB 11

G. Chassis Intrusion

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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Fan Headers

The C2SBC-Q has three chassis fan head-

ers (Fan 1 to Fan 3). Fan 1 is the CPU Fan.

Fan 2 to Fan 3 are system/chassis fans.

Note: Pins 1-3 of a 4-pin fan head-

ers are backward compatible with the

traditional 3-pin fans. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. The onboard

fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Man-

agement via BIOS Hardware Monitoring

in the Advanced Setting. (Note: Default:

Disabled. When using Thermal Manage-

ment settings, please use all 3-pin fans or

all 4-pin fans on the motherboard.)

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (JG1) is located next to the

USB ports on the IO backplane. Refer to the

board layout below for the location.

Chapter 2: Installation

Fan Header

PinDenitions(Fan1-3)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

C

A

A. Fan 1 (CPU Fan)

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

B

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse are located at J28. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(The mouse port is above the key-

board port. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.)

Serial Ports

COM1 (JGS1) is a connector located

on the IO Backpanel, and COM2-4 are

headers located at J13-15. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

SerialPortPinDenitions

PinDenitions

5 Ground 10 NC

(Pin 10 is available on COM2, COM3,
COM4 only. NC: No Connection.)

A

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

B

C. COM2

D. COM3

E. COM4

D

C

E

2-16

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des-

ignated JWOR. This function allows

your computer to receive and be

"awakened" by an incoming call when

in the suspend state. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. You must

have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable

to use this feature.

Chapter 2: Installation

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with

a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.)

A

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. JWOR

B. JWOL

B

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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Speaker

A Speaker/Buzzer header is located

on the motherboard. See the table on

the right for speaker pin denitions.

Note: The speaker connector pins

are for use with an external speaker.

If you wish to use the on bo ar d

speaker, you should close pins 3-4

with a jumper.

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

SMB

The System Management Bus Header

(For the PCI bus) is located at JSMB

near the CPU fan. Connect the ap-

propriate cable here to utilize SMB on

your system. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

A

PWR SMB

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No connection

B

A. Speaker/Buzzer

B. SM Bus Header

2-18

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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HighDenitionAudio (HDA)

The C2SBC-Q features a 7.1+2 Channel High

Denition Audio (HDA) (J46) codec that provides

10DAC channels, simultaneously supporting

7.1 sound playback, and two channels of

independent stereo sound output (multiple

streaming) through the front panel stereo out for

front L&R, and center. This feature is activated

with the software included in the CD-ROM that

came with your motherboard. Sound is then

output through the Line In, Line Out and MIC

jacks (See at the picture at right).

CD Header

A 4-pin CD header is located at CD1, and an

Auxiliary header is located at J12 on the moth-

erboard. These headers allow you to use the

onboard sound for audio CD playback. Con-

nect an audio cable from your CD drive to the

header that ts your cable's connector. Only

one CD header can be used at any one time.

See the tables at right for pin denitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

Blue: Line-In

Green:Front

Pink: Mic-In

CD1PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 Left Stereo Signal

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 Right Stereo

Signal

A. HD Audio

B. CD-In

C. Front Panel Audio

A

B

C

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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Front Panel Audio Control

When front panel headphones are

plugged in, the back panel audio output

is disabled. This is done through the

FP Audio header (J12). If the front

panel interface card is not connected to

the front panel audio header, jumpers

should be installed on the header

(J12) pin pairs: 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10. If

these jumpers are not installed, the

back panel line out connector will be

disabled and microphone input Pin 1

will be left oating, which can lead to

excessive back panel microphone noise

and cross talk. See the table below for

pin denitions.

FP Audio

PinDenitions

Pin# Den.

1 MIC_L

2 AUD_GND

3 MIC_R

4 FP-Audio-Detect

5 Line_2_R

6 Ground

7 FP-Jack-Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_L

10 Ground

Power LED

The Power LED connector is desig-

nated JLED. This connection is used

to provide LED Indication of power

supplied to the system. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

A

2-20

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Key

3 Ground

A. Front Panel Audio

B. PWR LED

B

PWR LED

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Chapter 2: Installation

Explanation of
Jumpers

To m o di f y th e o p e ra t i on o f t h e

motherboard, jumpers can be used

to choose between optional settings.

Jumpers create shorts between two

pins to chang e the function of the

connector. Pin 1 is identied with a

square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout

pages for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"

me ans th e jumpe r is on an d

"Open" means the jumper is off

the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables GLAN 1 Port

and JPL2 enables or disables GLAN

2 Port on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

JPL1/JPL2

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN Port 1 Enable

B. GLAN Port 2 Enable

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

B

A

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot

the system when a software application hangs.

Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an applica-

tion hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a non-

maskable interrupt signal for the application that

hangs. See the table on the right for jumper set-

tings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS. (Note: When enabled, the user needs to

write his/her own application software to disable

the Watch Dog Timer.)

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

A. Watch Dog Enable

2-22

A

Chapter 2: Installation

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to connect

PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System Manage-

ment Bus. The default setting is open to

disable the connection. See the table on the

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (Default)

right for jumper settings.

Clear CMOS

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the

system, remove the AC power cord and then close pins 1 and 2 to clear

CMOS.

A. JI2C1

B. JI2C2

C. JBT1

A
B

C

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

IDE Enable/Disable

JP2 enables or disables IDE on the

C2SBC-Q. See the table on the right

for jumper settings. The default setting

is Enabled.

Audio Enable

JP5 enables or disables the onboard

audio connections. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. The default

setting is Enabled.

IDE Enable

(JP2)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

Audio Enable

(JP5)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. IDE Enable

B. Audio Enable

B

A

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of

"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al-

lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a

key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB

mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are

used together with the USB Wake-Up function in

the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS

setting to allow the system to "wake-up via USB

Devices". See the table on the right for jumper

settings and jumper connections.

Note: JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB

ports:0/1/2/3/4/5, and JPUSB2 is for Front

Panel USB ports:6/7/8/9 and 10/11.)

The default jumper setting for the USB ports is

Disabled. However, when the "USB Wake-Up"

function is enabled in the BIOS, and the desired

USB ports are enabled via the JPUSB jumper,

please be sure to remove all USB devices from

the USB ports whose USB jumpers are set

to "Disabled" before the system goes into the

standby mode.

Chapter 2: Installation

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (Default)

2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (default)

A

A. JPUSB1

B. JPUSB2

B

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

2-8 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two Gigabit-LAN port (J50,

J11). Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has

two LEDs. The yellow GLAN Activity LED

(right, see below) indicates activity, while

the GLAN Link/Speed LED (left) may be

green, amber or off to indicate the speed

of the connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

GLAN Link/Speed LED

GLAN Activity LED

Rear View
(When viewing from the rear side
of the chassis.)

GLAN Link/Speed LED Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

Color Denition

Yellow (Flashing) ConnectionActive

A. GLAN 1 LEDs

B. GLAN 2 LEDs

A

B

2-26

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

Chapter 2: Installation

The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED is

located at LE1 on the motherboard. When

LE1 is off, the system is off. When the

LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the

power cable before removing or installing

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Denition

Off System Off

On Standby Power On

components. See the layout below for the

LED location.

A. Power LED

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

2-9 Parallel Port Connector and IDE Hard Drive
Connections

Note the following when connecting the hard disk drive cables:

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

Parallel (Printer) Connector

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel (printer) connector is lo-

cated next to Fan 2. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed-

3 Data Bit 0 4 Error-

5 Data Bit 1 6 Init-

7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN-

9 Data Bit 3 10 GND

11 Data Bit 4 12 GND

13 Data Bit 5 14 GND

15 Data Bit 6 16 GND

17 Data Bit 7 18 GND

19 ACK 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 Write Data

23 PE 24 Write Gate

25 SLCT 26 NC

PinDenitions

A. Parallel connector

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JPL1

JF1

JWD
JLED

Battery

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

COM1

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

VGA

USB

2/3/4/5

Audio

J41

LGA 775 CPU

Slot7 PCI-E x16

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

JPL2

Slot3 PCI-33MHz

Slot2 PCI-33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

Slot1 PCI-33MHz

JPUSB2

IDE

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JL1

LE1

Intel Q35

Intel ICH9

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

COM4

Front Audio

W83627DHG

Printer

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

COM3

COM2

USB 10

USB 11

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FAN2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

Fan3

JPUSB1

LAN 1

Slot5 PCI-E x4

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

JP5

JI2C1

JSMB

LAN 2 CTRL

LAN 1 CTRL

JBT1

USB

0/1

LAN 2

ATX Power

C2SBC-Q

IDE Connector

There is one IDE Connector on the

C2SBC-Q. This connection supports

two IDE devices. Be sure to close Pin

1 and Pin 2 of JP2 to enable the IDE

connector before using it. (Please refer

to section 2-7 for more details.) See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

IDE Connector

PinDenitions

Pins# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

A. IDE

A

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Notes

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any

hardware components.

Before Power On

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 1.

chassis.

Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for 2.

the keyboard and mouse.

Remove all add-on cards.3.

Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the 4.

chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper

settings as well.

Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the Manu-5.

facturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Make sure the 4-pin 12v power connector at J41 is connected to your power 6.

supply.

No Power

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 1.

chassis.

Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.

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Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.3.

Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.4.

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-5.

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and

cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for

details on beep codes.

Note: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card

is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 1.

You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory (see the next page). Also, it 2.

is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the

system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots 3.

and noting the results.

Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.4.

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power

supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to

Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-

plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that

as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so

it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specic system conguration

that was sold to you.

Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked 1.

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at 2. (http://www.

supermicro com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed; it depends on the modications to the boot block

code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Super Micro for technical support:

Motherboard model and PCB revision number•

BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your •

system rst boots up)

System conguration•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at • (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by

e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at:[phone], option 2, or by

fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The C2SBC-Q supports unbuffered, DDR2 667/800 MHz memory

modules. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.

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Question: Why does Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista show

less memory than what is physically installed?

Answer: Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service

Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specic to the Physical Ad-

dress Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility. For

more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge Base

website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on

our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS

warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web

site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS (.rom) le to your

computer. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer

than your BIOS before downloading. You may choose the zip le or the .exe le.

If you choose the zipped BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable

device or a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch le named

"ash.bat" with the new BIOS .rom le from your bootable device or USB pen/

thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> ash xxxxxxxx.rom <Enter>

Note: Be sure to insert a space immediately after " ash" and use only the le

named “ash.bat” to update the BIOS.

When completed, your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .exe

le, please run the .exe le under Windows to create the BIOS ash oppy disk.

Insert the oppy disk into the system you wish to ash the BIOS. Then, boot the

system to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS without

any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete.

Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent possible system boot failure!

When the BIOS ashing screen is completed, the system will reboot and will

show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will need to load the BIOS defaults.

Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default

settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To

repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA

at Supermicro for service.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that

will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and

install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers

for Windows and security and audio drivers.

Question: How do I utilize the onboard HD sound?

Answer: The onboard HD sound available on the C2SBC-Q can be enabled with

the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package. When

activated, sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port according

to the audio connection descriptions listed on Page 2-8. You must also set the HD

Audio setting to "Auto" in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup.

Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any sound.

What should I do?

Answer: Go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Accessories>, <Entertainment> and then

<Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of devices in the

menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS

only detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

Answer: Because the chipset does not support memory remapping, and PCI-E

memory requires a great deal of memory, so there is a memory hole located

around the 4GB memory address.

Question: How do I connect the ATA100/66 cable to my IDE device(s)?

Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin high-density ATA100/66 IDE cable that came with

your system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must be

used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100/66 technology offers. Connect

the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector(s)

to your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive

for details on actual jumper locations and settings.

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Question: Why doesn't my USB devices work after installing the Intel Chipset

Software Installation Utility in Windows XP or Windows Ser ver 2003?

Answer: This is a timing conict between Windows File Protection and the

Setup program. This is described in greater detail, and a hotx is available at

Microsoft's website at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921411/en-us

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/rma/).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the C2SBM-Q.The

Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a

oppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have

been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro web site

<http://www.supermicro.com> for any changes to the BIOS not reected

in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and

PS/2® compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters,

types of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires

very little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a backup battery pro-

vides power to the CMOS logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time

the computer is powered on, the computer is congured with the values stored in

the CMOS logic by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

HowToChangetheCongurationData

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the

<Delete> key during the POST (Power On Self Test) routine. From the main menu,

you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus.

Beginning with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter

setting in the Setup utility.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS

to prevent possible boot failure.

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4-2 Running Setup

Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the

appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described

in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand

how to set the options (see the next page).

When you rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-

vated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two

ways:

1. By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or

2. When the message shown below appears briey at the bottom of the screen

during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate

the main Setup menu.

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen

is displayed below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.

Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in

detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon. With the item highlighted,

press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate

elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year elds, and enter the correct

data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

BIOS Date

The item displays the date that the BIOS was built.

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

When enabled, this feature will add a delay to provide time needed for HDD self-

initialization before the HDD is accessed by the BIOS for the rst time. Some

HDDs will hang if accessed by the BIOS without proper initialization. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Native Mode Operation

Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto (Native Mode) for ATA. The options are:

Serial ATA and Auto.

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (For the Windows OS envi-

ronment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this item is

set to Enabled, the item: ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select

either Intel or Adaptec HOST RAID rmware to be activated. Is this item is set to

Disabled, the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

SATA AHCI Enable

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take

caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.

The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP-SP1 OS and the IAA

driver is used.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA Port0/SATA Port1/SATA Port2/SATA Port3/SATA
Port4/SATA Port5/Ext. Primary Master/Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of slots indicated above. Hit

<Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these

items. Set the correct congurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-

menu are the following:

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Type

This option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow

the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads,

etc.). Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters for the HDD installed

at this connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined

HDD type. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a re-

movable disk drive is installed.

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0

Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32 Bit I/O

This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of a 32-bit data

transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard,

Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled,

Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have

sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

Boot Features

Quiet Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display dur-

ing bootup.

QuickBoot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by

skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine whether you want to use the ACPI (Advanced Con-

guration and Power Interface) power management on your system. The options

are Yes and No.

ACPI Sleep Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to use the ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface) power management on your system when the system enter

into the sleep mode. The options are S1, S3 and S1S3.

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High Precision Event Time

Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable of

producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock

(RTC) in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reduc-

ing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices in a CPU. The HPET is

used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The default setting is No.

Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power on or power off immediately as soon

as the user hits the power button. The options are Instant-Off and 4-second Over-

ride.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to "wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your

modem. The options are On and Off.

Resume On PME#

Select On to “wake your system up” from the PME#. The options are On and Off.

PS2 KB/MS Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S1 and S3 state via a PS2 key-

board or mouse. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S1 and S3 state via a USB device.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after

an unexpected loss of power. The default setting is Last State.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to enable Legacy USB Support. The default setting is Enabled.

Watch Dog

Set to Enabled to automatically reset the system if it is not active for more than a

predened time period. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

Select Enable to show the summary screen which displays the system congura-

tion during bootup.

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Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor.

Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU.)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The

options are: Default, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10 and x11.

Frequency High Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU.)

The feature allows the user to set the high ratio internal frequency multiplier for the

Intel SpeedStep CPUs. The default setting is X12.

Note: If a wrong ratio that is not supported by the CPU is selected, the sys-

tem may hang. If this happens, clear the CMOS to recover the system.

Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in increased

CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Core-Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond (Please refer to Intel's

web site for more information). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Intel Enhanced Debug (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond (Please refer to Intel's

web site for more information). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to

detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specic registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

L3 Cache (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the function of L3 Cache to optimize the system and CPU

performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2,) which will lower the CPU

voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predened overheat

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threshold. Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking

to be regulated via the CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature

reaches the overheat threshold. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU.)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if set to Enabled. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Set Maximum Ext. CPUID=3

When set to Enabled, the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency

to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

Intel ® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one plat-

form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions,

creating multiple virtual systems in one computer. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and

restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web

site for detailed information.

No Execute Mode Memory Protection (Available when supported by the
CPU and the OS.)

Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify

areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and

thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a ood of codes to

overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Note: For more information regarding the hardware/software support for

this function, please refer to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

Enhanced Intel Speed Step Support (Available when supported by the
CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the

system to automatically adjust the processor voltage and core frequency in an effort

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to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Enabled (-C

States, GV1/GV3 are enabled), GV1/GV3 Only (C States: Disabled), C-States Only

(-G1/G3: Disabled), and Disabled (-C States, GV1/GV3 are disabled).

Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Be cautious when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect

setting, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may re-

sult in system instability. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

Integrated Device Control Sub-menu

Memory Reclaiming

Select Enable to enable the functionality of Memory Remapping above 4GB. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable VT-d

Select Enable to enable the functionality of the Intel Virtualization Technology for

Direct I/O support, which offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the

Intel platforms, providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability

in networking and data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Default Primary Video Adapter

This feature allows the user to select the video device used by the BIOS during

POST. If set to Auto, PEG, PCI, and IGD (Internal Graphics Device) devices

will be selected. If set to IGD (Internal Graphics Device), IGD and PCI devices

will be selected. If set to PEG, PEG and PCI devices will be selected. If set to

PCI, PCI, PEG and IGD devices will be selected.

IGD-Device 2

This feature allows the user to enable or disable Internal Graphics Device#2 by

entering a specied value. Select Auto to allow this device to be automatically

enabled when detected by the BIOS.

IGD-Device 2, Function 1

This feature allows the user to auto or disable Function#1 of Internal Graphics

Device#2 by entering a specied value. Select Auto to allow this device to be

automatically enabled when detected by the BIOS.

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DVMT 4.0 Mode

This feature allows the user to congure the DVMT 4.0 Graphics Memory to be

used by the Internal Graphics Device. The options are Fixed, DVMT and Auto.

Pre-allocated Memory Size

This feature allows the user to set the total amount of pre-allocated graphics

memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device. The options are 1 MB and

8 MB.

IGD Memory Size

This feature allows the user to set the total amount of graphics memory to be

used by the Internal Graphics Device. The settings are 128 MB, 256 MB (default

in Fixed mode) and MAXDVMT (default in DVMT mode).

Fixed Graphics Memory

This feature will allow the BIOS to automatically display the Fixed Graphics

settings.

DVMT Graphics Memory

This feature allows the user to display the DVMT Graphics settings.

Azalia Audio

Select Auto to enable Azalia Audio automatically when detected by the BIOS.

The settings are Auto and Disabled.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to.

The options are Disabled, PCI and LPC.

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Memory Cache

Cache System BIOS Area

Use this setting to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a

System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved memory

area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will be reserved

for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this function and make this

area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

Use this setting to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as

a Video BIOS buffer and allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved

memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be re-

served for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this function

and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the base memory area of block

0-512K to be cached into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM)

or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.

Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be

cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Se-

lect Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of

Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from

the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data process-

ing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and

Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the memory area of 512K-640K to

be cached into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or written into

L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached

to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the

buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect

to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512K-640K.

Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without

writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The

options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the extended memory area to be

cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or written

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into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached

to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the

buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to

prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB. Select

Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writ-

ing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The

options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

PNPConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PNP (Play &

Plug) devices.

PCI 32 Device Slot # 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high-

throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and

other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after

the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting and try

again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

PCI-E x4 Slot 5

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high-

throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and

other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after

the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting and try

again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

PEG (PCI-Express Graphics) Port Sub-menu (Slot 7)

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following:

PCI-Express Graphics (PEG) Port (This submenu is for debugging only.)

Select Auto to automatically enable the PCI-Express Graphics Port if a PCI

add-on card is detected. Select Disabled to always disable the PEG Port. Select

Enabled to always enable the PEG Port. (Debugging is enabled if a Debug card

is detected.) The default setting is Auto.

When the PCI-Exp. Graphics Port is enabled, the following items will be dis-

played:

PEG Port Enabled=

PEG Port Number=

PEG Port Width=

PEG Port Slot Number=

PEG Port Power Limit=

PEG Port Slot Detect=

Onboard LAN 1, LAN 2

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high-

throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and

other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after

the installation of a new software, you may want to change this setting and try

again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

I/ODeviceConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

KBC Clock Input

This setting allows you to select the clock frequency for the Keyboard Controller.

The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.

COM 1

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls COM 1. The options are

Enabled (user dened), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS-controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The options

are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port A. The

options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

COM 2

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls COM 2. The options are

Enabled (user dened), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial Port

B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The options

are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

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Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The

options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

COM 3

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls COM 3. The options are

Enabled (user dened), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port C. The options

are 220 and 238.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port C. The

options are IRQ5 and IRQ10.

COM 4

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls COM 4. The options are

Enabled (user dened), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port D. The options

are 220 and 238.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port D. The
options are IRQ5 and IRQ10.

Parallel Port

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls the parallel port. The

options are Enabled (user dened), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS or OS-controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The

options are 378, 278 and 3BC.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port.

The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

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Mode

This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output

Only, Bi-Directional, EPP, and ECP.

DMA Channel

This setting allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options

are DMA1 and DMA3.

Hardware Monitoring

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de-

termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible

CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature

predened by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system

instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold,

the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed.

The options are:

The Default Alarm Setting: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature

reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predened by the CPU

manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU

and system cooling.

The Early Alarm Setting: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature

reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU manufacturer.

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take

precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doctor III

adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any

subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc-

tor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows

OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the

SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

CPU Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected

by the BIOS:

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Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

run normally as congured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and

generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU

is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as congured in the BIOS. The

fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU

fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem-

perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate

an overheat alarm:

The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High

condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full

speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases

even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and

the Overheat LED will turn on.

The Early Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly

when the High level is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the

CPU temperature down.

Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as shown below.

See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take

action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room

temperature to correct any problems. Note: the system may shut down if it con-

tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU.

Notes: The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures

(Celsius/Fahrenheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by

Intel in its newer processors. The basic concept is each CPU is embedded

by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read. This

‘Temperature Threshold’ or ‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been assigned

at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action

during different CPU temperature conditions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan

speed, triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc). Since CPUs can have different

‘Temperature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send information to

the motherboard what its ‘Temperature Tolerance’ is, and not the other way

around. This results in better CPU thermal management.

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Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain

thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This makes it easier

for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status, rather than by just simply

seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25oC).

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information on

thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.

System Temperature

This feature displays the system's absolute temperature as detected.

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

Vcore A, 12V/-12V, V_DIMM, 5V, 3.3V/3.3Vsb, Vbat

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4-5 Security Settings

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed

by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security

BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password

has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has

been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change

supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item Set User Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the

user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up.

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Select Normal to enable the function of Write-Protect to protect the boot sector on

the hard drives against viruses.

Password on Boot

When this feature is set to Enabled, a password is required for a user to enter the

system at bootup. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled

(password not required).

Trusted Platform Support

Select Enabled to enable support for trusted platforms and allow the BIOS to auto-

matically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specied.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

If set to Enabled, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) State submenu will display.

(See the next section.)

NOTE: The TPM feature has been updated and is now exclusively enabled

or disabled using this BIOS feature. As a result, jumper JP3 on this particu-

lar motherboard is no longer used to enable/disable the TPM feature. For

security reasons, leave jumper JP3's setting to Disabled (default setting)

regardless of the BIOS' Trusted Platform Support setting.

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4-6 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) State

(Note: This submenu is available when the TPM Support Option is enabled

in the Security Setting on the previous page. For detailed information on

TPM Support settings, please refer to the note on the bottom of the same

page.)

Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display.

Current TPM State

This item shows the current TPM State only.

Change TPM State

Select Enabled & Activate to enable TPM support for the system. Select De-activate

& Disabled to disable the function of TPM support. If No Change is selected, no

changes will be done to the current TPM State. Select Clear to clear or erase all

information related to TPM support.

If set to Clear, the sub-menu: Physical Presence Operations will appear. Select Re-

ject to cancel the selection. Select Execute to proceed with selection. All information

related to TPM Support will be erased.

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4-7 Boot Settings

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and

specs of boot devices in the Item Specic Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are

described in this section.

Boot List

Candidate
List

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in

the sequence of boot order as specied. The boot functions for the devices included

in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a <-> key to

move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the type of

an USB device, either xed or removable. You can select one item from the boot

list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to make its

resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently, you can select an

item from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the candidate

list and put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable device. See

details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specic

Help window.

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4-8 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this

section.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any

changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the

BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you made. You

will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will remain

in the Setup utility.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the

Setup Utility.

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST

code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep

codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep w/Front Panel Overheat LED on - System Overheat

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before installing the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. (Note: The Intel

ICH9R HostRAID Controller does not support the Windows 2000 OS.)

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS for Systems
with RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH9R" into Drive 4.

A: and press the <Enter> key.

Choose the Intel(R) ICH9R 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all

devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 7.

XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then, continue the

Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-8.

matically reboot.

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B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for
Systems without RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 2.

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then continue

with the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will 3.

automatically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 4.

Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below

will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not

yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the

readme les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to

install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each

item, you must re-boot the system before proceeding with the next item

on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire

contents of the CD.

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C-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero

Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the

BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within

Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For

the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please

change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web

site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also

download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/

Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you

use Supero Doctor II.

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(Disclaimer Continued)

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.