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USER’S MANUAL

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Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: January 11, 2008

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Preface

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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

C2SBM-Q motherboard. The C2SBM-Q supports a single Core 2 Duo/Core 2

Quad processor with a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz. The Intel Core 2

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

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

Technology, the 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 C2SBM-Q delivers unparalleled

system performance and great power efﬁciency in a slim package. Please refer

to the motherboard speciﬁcations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.

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

be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, speciﬁcations and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting

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

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages.

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.

Appendix C provides software installation instructions.

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.

C2SBM-Q User’s Manual

Table of Contents

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 Supermicro ............................................................................... 1-2

C2SBM-Q Image ....................................................................... 1-3

C2SBM-Q Layout ....................................................................... 1-4

C2SBM-Q Quick Reference ........................................................ 1-5

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

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 ........................................................................... 1-1

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-

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 Deﬁnitions ............................................................ 2-10

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

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

NIC1 LED Indicators .............................................................................. 2-11

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

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

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

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

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-1

Table of Contents

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

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-1

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-1

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-1

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

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

GLAN1 Port .............................................................................................. 2-18

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-18

High Deﬁnition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-19

CD Header/Auxiliary Audio Header .......................................................... 2-1

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

Audio Enable .......................................................................................... 2-22

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

CPU Front Side Speed ............................................................................ 2-23

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-9 IDE Hard Drive Connections

........................................................................ 2-28

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

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration ................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

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 ............................................................................................... 4-7

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-19

4-6 TPM State ....................................................................................................... 4-21

4-7 Boot Settings .................................................................................................. 4-22

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

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages .........................................................................A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ................................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions ...........................................................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. Supermicro 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 mother

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

All of the following items are included in the Retail Box Only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

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

One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00015-ON)

One (1) Supermicro 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: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)

support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁc

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

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

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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C2SBM-Q Image

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've received may or may not look exactly the same as those

in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

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

panel connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1.'

Overclocking Considerations

Warning: Please be aware of the following conditions when "overclocking" is

used: Setting a high CPU FSB speed (overclocking), DRAM frequency or se-

lecting a high CPU V-Core voltage, memory voltage, chipset voltage, ICH chipset

voltage, or FSB termination voltage may result in system instability. If this occurs,

revert to the default settings. In addition, extra fans may be needed for proper system

cooling. The C2SBM-Q offers the option of "overclocking" however, Supermicro is

not responsible for any damage caused by the use of overclocking.

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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C2SBM-Q Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear

(See Chapter 2) JFSB1/JFSB2/JFSB3 Front Side Bus Frequency All Pins 1-2 (Auto) JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled) JPAC

Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPT1

Trusted Platform Module Enable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1 USB Wake-up Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPUSB2 USB Wake-up Disable Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JP2 IDE Device Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

ATX PWR ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

CD1 Audio CD Input Header

COM1-4 COM Port/Serial Port 1-4 Connectors

DIMM 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B

Memory Slots

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

IDE IDE # 1 Connector

JF1 FP Control Panel Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

Buzzer/Speaker (Pins 3-4 Internal Buzzer, Pins 1-4 External Speaker)

J12 Front Panel Audio Connector

J28 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

J41 12V 4-Pin Power Connector

J46 Audio Port

LAN Ethernet (Gigabit LAN) Connector

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

SATA 0

,1,2,3 SATA Headers (See note page 1-7)

Slot 4, 6 PCI 33 MHz Slots

Slot 5 PCI-Express x4 Slot (x8 physical)

Slot 7 PCI-Express x16 Slot

USB 0-1 (Back Panel) USB Ports

USB 2-5 (Back Panel) USB Ports

USB 6/7,8/9 (Front Panel) USB Headers 6-7 (J44), 8-9 (J45)

USB 10 Vertical USB Port (J47)

VGA Video/Graphics Connector (JG1)

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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.

• Supports Intel Dual Core Technology, Hyper-Threading, Wide Dynamic Execu-

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

Memory Access, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

Memory

• Supports single or dual channel unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 up to 8GB at 800/667

MHz for single channel mode or dual-channel interleaved mode in four DIMM sock-

ets. Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Chipset

• Intel Q35 GMCH

• ICH9DO with support for RAID 0,1,5,10 in Windows and 0,1,10 in Linux

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16 (Slot 7)

• One (1) PCI-Express x4 (x8 physical) (slot 5)

• Two (2) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (Slot 4 and 6)

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 ﬁrmware 4 pin fan speed control

• CPU 4-Phase-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 Monitor 2 (TM2) support

ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

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Onboard I/O

• Built in ICH9DO SATA Controller, four connectors for up to four devices

Note: The onboard SATA 0,1,4,5 may be displayed as SATA 0,1,2,3 as the order

on the silkscreen may differ from the one shown in the BIOS (see Chapter 4).

• Four Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port/header

• Intel 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet controller

• PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports

• IT8213 ITE controller supports up to two IDE devices

• 11 USB 2.0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps

• Realtek ALC 883 7.1 Channel High Deﬁnition Audio (HDA) codecs supports 10

DAC Channels

• Built-in GMCH and Onboard VGA Connector

Other

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support

• Wake-on-LAN

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• System Bus Clock Frequency Selection (Overclocking) Support

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")

• Pb Free

CD Utilities

• BIOS ﬂash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel Q35 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" (243.8 mm x 243.8 mm)

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C2SBM-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 speciﬁcations of each motherboard.

Block Diagram

SLOTS

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-9DO

LPC I/O

MS.

SER.1/2

VRM 11.0

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

LPC

PCI_32

DDR2_800/667

VRM V11.0

DMI

2_PCI_x32

DIMM_CHA

S-ATA/300

4x SATAII

CK505 CLK

1 PCIE_x16

GRAPHIC

Q35

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x16

INTEGRATED

GRAPHICS

PCIE_x4

W83627DHG

7.1-CH HD_AUDIO

FSB: 1333/1066MHz

USB2.0/1.1

HD-A

1_PCIE_x8

SLOTS

TPM

PORTS

11x USB2.0

LPC

GMCH/MCH

82566 G_LAN

PCIE_x1

RJ45 PORT

HD_AUDIO

PORTS

ITE8213

IDE 1

PCI_32

LPC I/O

W83627DHG

SER.3/4

LPC

KB.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

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

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

ler Hub (GMCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO). The GMCH manages the

data ﬂow between the CPU interface, the System Memory interface, the External

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

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 conﬁguration 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 Speciﬁcation 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 trafﬁc and a PCI-Exp. 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 ICH9

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

servicing, allowing for concurrent trafﬁc, 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

Note: For more information on the ICH9DO, please refer to Intel's website.

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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 C2SBM-Q. The

motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the voltages of 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 deﬁne the sensitivity of

the voltage monitor by using SuperO Doctor III.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface. The ACPI speciﬁca-

tion deﬁnes a ﬂexible 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 conﬁguration 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 ICH9 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 defined 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 traffic 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.

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 C2SBM-Q accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most

power supplies generally meet the speciﬁcations required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom-

mended.

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

12V ATX power supply Speciﬁcation 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V

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

noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line ﬁlter 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.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power sup-

ply.

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1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities

High Deﬁnition Audio

The High Deﬁnition Audio Controller embedded in the ICH9 delivers up to 4 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 C2SBM-Q provides the user with a surreal audio experience that is larger

than life.

I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)

With the Intel ICH9 built in, the C2SBM-Q supports I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-

d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in independent

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

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

tions. 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 generator,

drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. 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 four 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 Conﬁgura

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.

Chapter 2: Installation

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-

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

measures are generally sufﬁcient 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 speciﬁed 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 ﬁt 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.

Note: 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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Installation of the LGA 775 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Load lever

2. Gently lift the load lever to open the

load plate.

PnP cap on

top of the load

plate

Load plate

(with PnP cap

attached)

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 adding, 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 as-

sembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certiﬁed

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

heatsink and fan.

4. When purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or 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.

5. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Chapter 2: Installation

2-3

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

Bottom Center Edge

Top Center Edge

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if CPU

properly

installed.

3. Use your thumb and your index ﬁn-

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 key that 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 socket.

(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.

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

damage to the socket pins.

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

CPU Pin1

Corner with a

triangle cutout

golden dot

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Fan Wires

Thermal Grease

CPU

Heatsink

Fastener

Heatsink Fins

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 ﬁlm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheat may

occur if the protective ﬁlm 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, please ignore this

step.

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

ﬁns 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 fas-

tener in a way that the narrow end

of the groove is pointing outward.

Installation of the Heatsink

Narrow end of the groove

points outward

Chapter 2: Installation

2-5

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,

connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU

Fan connector.

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the

CPU fan header.

3. Use your ﬁnger tips to gently press on the

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise

to make a 1/4 (90

) turn, and then pull the

fastener 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.

Heatsink Removal

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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 so you must 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 C2SBM-Q

supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 800/677 MHz in 4

DIMMs. Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B with memory

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

interleaved memory that 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.)

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FPUSB 8/9

FPUSB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FPCTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

FrontAudio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

IntelICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

DDR2 FBD DIMM

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it

snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.

Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.

Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot

DDR2

Top View of DDR2

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

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

Firmware Hub ﬂash memory (System BIOS)

1 MB 3.99

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-

512 MB 3.01

VGA Memory

16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other ap

plications

2.84

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FPUSB 8/9

FPUSB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FPCTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

FrontAudio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

IntelICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speciﬁcation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Deﬁnitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. COM 1

4. VGA

5. COM 2

6. USB 2

7. USB 3

8. USB 4

9. USB 5

10. USB Port 0

11. USB Port 1

12. Gigabit LAN

13. Side Surround (Grey)

14. Back Surround (Black)

15. CEN/LFE (Orange)

16. Microphone-In (Pink)

17. Front (Green)

18. Line-In (Blue)

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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 speciﬁ-

cally for use with Super Micro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of

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

for descriptions and pin deﬁnitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Rese

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin deﬁnitions.

Power LED

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

15 LED_Anode+

16 PWR LED Signal

3. Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions

A. PWR LED connector

B. HDD LED connector

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 deﬁnitions.

HDD LED

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

13 LED_Anode+

14 HD Active

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Rese

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

Header Pins

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

NIC1 Indicator

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for the GLAN port

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1.

Attach the NIC LED cables to display

network activity. Refer to the table on

the right for pin deﬁnitions.

GLAN 1 LED

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

LED_Anode+

12 NIC1 LED

Signal

A. NIC1 LED

B. OH/Fan

Fail LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED 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 deﬁnitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

7 LED_Anode+

8 OH/Fan Fail

LED Signal

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Deﬁnition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flashing

Fan Fail

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Rese

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

Header Pins

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Rese

PWR

LED_Anode+

Ground

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 conﬁgured

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 deﬁnitions.

Note: Do not close or short Pins 1

& 2 since this will cause the system

to continuously reboot.

Power Button

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

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 deﬁnitions.

Reset Button

Pin Deﬁnitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset

B. PWR Button

Header Pins

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

2-6 Connecting Cables

ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power connector is

located at J40. This power connector

meet the SSI EPS 12V speciﬁcation.

See the table on the right for pin

deﬁnitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Deﬁnitions

Pin# Deﬁnition Pin # Deﬁnition

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 Deﬁnitions

Pins Deﬁnition

1 and 2 Ground

3 and 4 +12V

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

4-pin PWR

4-pin CPU Power Connector

A 4-pin 12V power connector is located

at J41 on the motherboard. This power

connector also meets the SSI EPS

12V speciﬁcation, and is required to

ensure adequate power to the proces-

sor. See the table on the right for pin

deﬁnitions.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are 11 USB 2.0 (Universal

Serial Bus) ports/headers on the

motherboard. Six of them are Back

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

USB 2/3/4/5 (J43). The other four are

headers that can be used for front

panel connections: USB 6/7 (J44),

USB 8/9 (J45) and one vertical USB

port, USB 10. See the tables on the

right for pin deﬁnitions.

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.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Deﬁnitions (JL1)

Pin# Deﬁnition

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

E. One board vertical USB

port 10

F. Chassis Intrusion

Back Panel USB

(0-5)

Pin# Deﬁnitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

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

cessible Onboard USB (10) Connections

Pin # Deﬁnition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

Chapter 2: Installation

2-15

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

Fan Headers

The C2SBM-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 headers

are backward compatible with the tradi-

tional 3-pin fans.) See the table on the

right for pin deﬁnitions. *The onboard

fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via B IOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting.

(Default: Disabled. When using Ther-

mal Management settings, please use

all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin fans on the

motherboard.)

A. Fan 1 (CPU Fan)

Fan 2

Fan 3

Fan Header

Pin Deﬁnitions (Fan1-3)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

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.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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 deﬁnitions.

(The mouse port is above the key-

board port. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁnitions.)

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Deﬁnitions

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

Serial Ports

COM 1 (JGS1) and COM 2 (JGS1)

are connectors located on the IO

Backpanel, COM 3 (J14) and COM 4

(J15) are headers. See the table on

the right for pin deﬁnitions.

Serial Port Pin Deﬁnitions

Pin # Deﬁnition Pin # Deﬁnition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

A. Keyboard/Mouse

COM1

C. COM2

D. COM3

E. COM4

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

Chapter 2: Installation

2-17

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. WOR

WOL

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 deﬁnitions. You must

have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable

to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁnitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with

a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Deﬁnitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Deﬁnitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. GLAN1

Speaker/Buzzer

Speaker

A Speaker/Buzzer header (J9) is

located on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for speaker pin

deﬁnitions.

Note: The speaker connector

pins are for use with an external

speaker. If you wish to use the

onboard speaker, you should

close pins 3-4 with a jumper.

GLAN 1 (Gigabit Ethernet Port)

A G-bit Ethernet port is located at J11

on the IO backplane. This port accepts

RJ45 type cables.

Speaker Connector

(J9)

Pin Setting Deﬁnition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

GLAN1

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. HD Audio

B. CD-In

C. Front Panel Audio

High Deﬁnition Audio (HDA)

The C2SBM-Q features a 7.1+2 Channel

High Deﬁnition 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, rear L&R, center and subwoofer

speakers. This feature is activated with the

Advanced software 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).

CD1 Pin Deﬁnition

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 Left Stereo Signal

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 Right Stereo

Signal

Grey: Side Surround

Black: Back Surround

Orange: CEN/LFE

Pink: Mic-In

Green:Front

Blue: Line-In

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 ﬁts your cable's connector. Only

one CD header can be used at any one time.

See the tables at right for pin deﬁnitions.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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 ﬂoating, which can

lead to excessive back panel microphone

noise and cross talk. See the table below

for pin deﬁnitions.

A. Front Panel Audio

B. PWR LED

Power LED

The Power LED connector is designated

JLED. This connection is used to pro-

vide LED Indication of power supplied to

the system. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁnitions.

PWR LED

Pin Deﬁnitions

Pin# Deﬁnition

1 +5V

2 Key

3 Ground

High Deﬁnition Front Panel

Audio

Pins# Signal

1 MC_L

2 AUD_GND

3 MC_R

4 FP_Audio-Detect

5 Line_2_R

6 Ground

7 FP_Jack-Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_L

10 Ground

Chapter 2: Installation

2-21

2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To mo di fy t he op er a t i o n of th e

motherboard, jumpers can be used

to choose between optional settings.

Jumpers create shorts between two

pins to change the function of the

connector. Pin 1 is identiﬁed with a

square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout

pages for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"

means the jumper is on and "Open"

means the jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN

Port on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Pin# Deﬁnition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Settin

3 2 1

3 2

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. Audio Enable

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD controls the Watch Dog function. 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 Deﬁnition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

IDE Enable

(JPAC)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

Audio Enable

JPAC enables or disables the onboard audio

connections. See the table on the right for jumper

settings. The default setting is Enabled.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. JFSB1

JFSB2

C. JFSB3

D. JI2C1

E. JI2C2

CPU Front Side Bus Speed

JFSB1, JFSB2 and JFSB3 allow you to

set the Front Side Bus Frequency. See

the table on the right for pin deﬁnitions.

(*Default: Auto.)

CPU FSB Jumper Settings

JFSB3 JFSB2 JFSB1 Frequency

1-2 1-2 1-2 *Auto

Open 2-3 2-3 333MHz

2-3 2-3 2-3 266MHz

2-3 Open 2-3 200MHz

2-3 2-3 Open 133MHz

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con-

nect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System Management Bus. The default setting is

open to disable the connection. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Deﬁnition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (*Default)

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

IDE Enable/Disable

JP2 enables or disables IDE#1 on the

C2SBM-Q. See the table on the right

for jumper settings. The default setting

is enabled.

IDE Enable

(JP2)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A. IDE Enable

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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 1: JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB

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

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

Note 2: 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.

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Deﬁnition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (*default)

A. JPUSB1

B. JPUSB2

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GLAN LEDs

There is one Gigabit-LAN port (J11).

This Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two

LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity,

while the Link LED may be green, amber

or off to indicate the speed of the con-

nection. See the tables at right for more

information.

2-8 Onboard Indicators

Activity LED

GLAN Activity Indicator

Color Status Deﬁnition

Yellow

Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Color Deﬁnition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

Link

LED

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

FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

A. Power LED

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Deﬁnition

Off System Off

On Standby Power On

Green System On

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED is

located at LE1 on the motherboard. When

LE1 is off, the system is off. When the

green light is on, the system is on. When

the LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the

power cable before removing or installing

components. See the layout below for the

LED location.

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FAN1

JI2C2

JWOR

JFSB3

JF1

JWD

JLED

Battery

J40

DIMM1A

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

J28

VGA

JGS1

USB

2/3/4/5

J43

J11

USB 0,1

J46

Audio

J41

4-Pin PWR

LGA 775 CPU

JFSB2

JFSB1

PCI2

Slot5 PCI-E x4

JPAC

Buzzer

SPKR

Slot4 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

J12

IDE#1

J45

FP USB 8/9

FP USB 6/7

J44

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

Intel Q35

24-pin ATX PWR

Audio CTRL

CD-IN

CD1

Front Audio

W83627DHG

S I/O 1

IDE CTRL

ITE 8213

USB 10

JWOL

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JS4

JS3

JS1

JS2

FAN2

Fan3

JPUSB1

PCI3

Slot7 PCI-E x16

JI2C1

JP2

Intel ICH9DO

JPUSB2

J47

JPL1

COM2

W83627DHG

S I/O 2

J14

COM3

Slot6 PCI-33MHz

PCI1

JPT1

DIMM2B

LAN CTRL

LAN 1

C2SBM-Q

COM1

J31

JBT1

2-9 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.

IDE Connector

There is one IDE Connector on the

C2SBM-Q. Be sure to close Pin 1 and

Pin 2 of JP2 to enable the IDE connector

before using it. (Please refer to the jumper

section for more details.) See the table

on the right for pin deﬁnitions.

IDE Connector Pin Deﬁnitions

Pin# Deﬁnition

Pin # Deﬁnition

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

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

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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

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

sis.

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

keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

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

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

settings as well.

5. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as speciﬁed by the Manufacturer.

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

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

supply.

No Power

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

sis.

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

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

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

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

~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.

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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 diagnos

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

Memory Errors

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

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

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

system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

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

noting the results.

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration

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 supplies

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

3. If the above steps do not ﬁx the Setup Conﬁguration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

that as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly to end-us-

ers, so it is best to ﬁrst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the speciﬁc system

conﬁguration that was sold to you.

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

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

www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support.

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

com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ﬂashed; it depends on the modiﬁcations to the boot

block code.

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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 ﬁrst boots up)

• System conﬁguration

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 support@supermicro.com, by phone at:(408) 503-8000, option 2,

or by fax at (408)503-8019.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The C2SBM-Q supports unbuffered, DDR2 667/800 MHz memory mod-

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

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

riencing problems with your system. Updated BIOS ﬁles 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. Also,

check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS

before downloading. Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS ﬁle to

your computer. Unzip the BIOS update ﬁle and follow the readme.txt to ﬂash the

BIOS.

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 C2SBM-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.

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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.

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.

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 ﬁrst for any product problems.

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1

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 ﬂash chip and can be easily upgraded using a

ﬂoppy 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 reﬂected 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 conﬁgured with the values stored in

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

How To Change the Conﬁguration 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 at the appropriate time during system boot. (See below.)

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As

the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the

BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens,

such as the Security and Power menus. Beginning with Section 4-3, detailed de-

scriptions 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 next page).

When you ﬁrst 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 brieﬂy 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.

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-3

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

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

ﬁelds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year ﬁelds, 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 featyre will add a delay to provide time needed for HDD self-

initialization before the HDD is accessed by the BIOS for the ﬁrst 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

environment, 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 ﬁrmware to be activated. Is this item is set to

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

and Disabled.

ICH RAID Code Base

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA RAID ﬁrmware. Select Adaptec to use the

Adaptec HostRAID ﬁrmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

SATA AHCI Enable

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

caution whe 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 AHCI Legacy Enable

Select Enable to use Legacy Mode for SATA Advanced Host Interfacing. When

the feature is set to Enabled, SATA Port 5 and SATA Port 6 are disabled. (*Take

caution enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface.(*Take caution

whe using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.) The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-5

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave/SATA Port2/SATA Port3/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 conﬁgurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-

menu are the following:

Type

This option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. The option: Auto

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

of heads, etc.). The option User allows 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 removable disk drive is installed.

CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

TYPE: This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device.

Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders.

Headers: This item indicates the number of headers.

Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of

the system.

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The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

LBA Format

Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in the

LBA Format.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA

Format.

Multi-Sector Transfers

This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used

in the multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and

16 Sectors.

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.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being

present in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being

present in the system.

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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

during 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

Conﬁguration and Power Interface) power management on your system. The

options are Yes and No.

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ACPI Sleep Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to use the ACPI (Advanced Conﬁguration

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

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

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) can in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and

reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86

RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU. The High Precision Event Timer 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 Override.

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. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S1 and S3 state. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Loss Control

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

after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and

Last State.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to enable the functionality of the Legacy USB Support. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Watch Dog

Select Enabled to automatically reset the system if the system is not active for

more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays

the system conﬁguration during bootup.

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 system

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-speciﬁc registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Fast String Operations (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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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 predeﬁned overheat

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 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.

Echo TPR

Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system. 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/frequen

cy to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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

Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by

the CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

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

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

Compatible FPU Code (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled

to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code (OPCode)

in the ﬂoating point (FP) state. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Split Lock Operation

Set to Enabled to mask alignment check exceptions for split-lock transactions. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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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 ﬂood of codes to

overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack.

Note:

This feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function

of Execute Disable Bit.) 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.

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 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). Please

refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

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 result

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

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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, 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 speciﬁed value.

IGD-Device 2, Function 1

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

Device#2 by entering a speciﬁed value.

DVMT 4.0 Mode

This feature allows the user to conﬁgure 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 and MAXDVMT.

Fixed Graphics Memory

This feature allows the user to 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. 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

This setting allows you 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

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

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

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

reserved 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 will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block

0-512K to be cached (written) 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. Select 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 processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through,

Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K

to be cached (written) 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.

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Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow 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 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 writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation.

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

PNP Conﬁguration

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

Plug) devices.

PCI 32 Device Slot#4 - PCI Device Slot#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 beneﬁt 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:

PCI Express Port#1

Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex1 Port#1. Select Disabled to disable

PCI-Ex1 Port#1 and all other PCI-E ports. When set to Auto, PCI-Ex1 Port#1

will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected. The options are Auto, Enabled

and Disabled.

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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 beneﬁt 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

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

displayed:

PEG Port Enabled= PEG Port Number= PEG Port Width= PEG Port Slot Number= PEG Port Power Limit= PEG Port Slot Detect=

Onboard IDE/Onboard LAN

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 beneﬁt 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 Conﬁguration

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.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port A. The options

are Enabled (user deﬁned), 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.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port B. The options

are Enabled (user deﬁned), 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.

Serial Port C

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port C. The options

are Enabled (user deﬁned), 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 B. The

options are IRQ5 and IRQ10.

Serial Port D

This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port C. The options

are Enabled (user deﬁned), 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 B. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ10.

Hardware Monitoring

CPU Temperature Threshold

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature overheat threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set

temperature threshold. The Default setting is 80

C. (*See the note below.)

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

CPU1 Temperature

/System Temperature

Fan1 - Fan 5

If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fan as speciﬁed.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When

the CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice

versa. If the option is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width

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Modulation (PWM). Select “Workstation” if your system is used as a Workstation.

Select “Disable” to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard

fans to constantly run at full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable and 2.

Optimized for Workstations with 4-pin.

Note:

In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-

cedence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁrst 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.

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed: Vcore A 12

V V_DIMM 5V

3.3

-12V 3V Standby Vbatt.

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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

automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms

speciﬁed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

If set to Enabled, the TPM State screen displays. (See the next section.)

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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

Reject to cancel the selection. Select Execute to proceed with selection. All information

lated to TPM Support will be erased.

4-6 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) State

(Available if the TPM Support Option is enabled in the Security Setting)

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

keys. You should see the following display.

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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 Speciﬁc Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are

described in this section.

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 speciﬁed. 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 ﬁxed 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 Speciﬁc

Help window.

Boot List

Candidate List

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4-9 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 Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the

BIOS Setup utility.

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.

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Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob-

lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is

a list of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not conﬁgured properly. Check to see if ﬁxed disk is at-

tached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the ﬁxed-disk type is correctly identiﬁed.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identiﬁed in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not working or not con-

ﬁgured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery and

run Setup to reconﬁgure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default conﬁguration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modiﬁed incorrectly, perhaps by an

application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default

Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values.

If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require

setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default conﬁguration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers

to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected,

the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup

settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup

and verify that the waitstate conﬁguration is correct. This error is cleared the next

time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error

Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that

the drive is deﬁned with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive

is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of ﬂoppy drive A: not correctly identiﬁed in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of ﬂoppy drive B: not correctly identiﬁed in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache

jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows

system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory

Access) registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conﬂict

Address conﬂict for speciﬁed device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Conﬁguration Utility to resolve resource conﬂict for the speciﬁed

device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identiﬁed.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory

test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above

for offset address of the failure in System,Extended, or Shadow memory.

Fixed Disk n

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Fixed disk n (0-3) identiﬁed.

Invalid System Conﬁguration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conﬂict

I/O device IRQ conﬂict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-storage

devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and

see if ﬁxed disk and drive A: are properly identiﬁed.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display

it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method

for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been

corrupted.

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it

on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process

or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous

screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write

down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identiﬁed.

Run the I2O Conﬁguration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Conﬁguration Request bit set

in the LCT. Run an I2O Conﬁguration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating

released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man-

ager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST

codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the follow-

ing beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conﬁguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing

so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the

error in the top left corner of the screen. The following is a list of codes that may

be written to port 80h.

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode

03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)

04h Get CPU type

06h Initialize system hardware

07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.

08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values

09h Set IN POST ﬂag

0Ah Initialize CPU registers

0Bh Enable CPU cache

0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values

0Eh Initialize I/O component

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE

10h Initialize Power Management

11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values

12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot

13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices

14h Initialize keyboard controller

16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization

1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization

1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller

20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB

28h Auto size DRAM

29h Initialize POST Memory Manager

2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM

2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*

2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of

memory bus

2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

36h Warm start shut down

38h Shadow system BIOS ROM

3Ah Auto size cache

3Ch Advanced conﬁguration of chipset registers

3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values

41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot (optional)

42h Initialize interrupt vectors

45h POST device initialization

46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

48h Check video conﬁguration against CMOS

49h Initialize PCI bus and devices

4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice

4Fh Initialize MultiBoot

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA board (optional)

52h Test keyboard

54h Set key click if enabled

55h Enable USB devices

58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

59h Initialize POST display service

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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5Ah Display prompt “Press <ESC> to enter SETUP”

5Bh Disable CPU cache

POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB

60h Test extended memory

62h Test extended memory address lines

64h Jump to UserPatch1

66h Conﬁgure advanced cache registers

67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC

68h Enable external and CPU caches

69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

6Ah Display external L2 cache size

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

70h Display error messages

72h Check for conﬁguration errors

76h Check for keyboard errors

7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors

7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring (optional)

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present

80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs (optional)

81h Late POST device initialization

82h Detect and install external RS232 ports

83h Conﬁgure non-MCD IDE controllers

84h Detect and install external parallel ports

85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

86h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.

87h Conﬁgure Motherboard Conﬁgurable Devices

(optional)

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area

89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

8Ch Initialize ﬂoppy controller

8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

90h Initialize hard-disk controllers

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

92h Jump to UserPatch2

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

95h Install CD ROM for boot

96h Clear huge ES segment register

97h Fix up Multi Processor table

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98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful. One

long, two short beeps on checksum failure

POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ch Set up Power Management

9Dh Initialize security engine (optional)

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts

9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

A0h Set time of day

A2h Check key lock

A4h Initialize typematic rate

A8h Erase <ESC> prompt

AAh Scan for <ESC> key stroke

ACh Enter SETUP

AEh Clear Boot ﬂag

B0h Check for errors

B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST (optional)

B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system

B4h 1 One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

B6h Check password (optional)

B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures

B9h Prepare Boot

BAh Initialize SMBIOS

BCh Clear parity checkers

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BEh Clear screen (optional)

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

C2h Initialize error logging

C3h Initialize error display function

C4h Initialize system error ﬂags

C6h Console redirection init.

C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled

C8h Force check (optional)

C9h Extended ROM checksum (optional)

CDh Reclaim console redirection vector

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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POST Code Description

D2h Unknown interrupt

D4h Check Intel Branding string

D8h Alert Standard Format initialization

DEh Log error if micro-code not updated properly

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset

E1h Initialize the bridge

E2h Initialize the CPU

E3h Initialize system timer

E4h Initialize system I/O

E5h Check force recovery boot

E6h Checksum BIOS ROM

E7h Go to BIOS

E8h Set Huge Segment

E9h Initialize Multi Processor

EAh Initialize OEM special code

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

ECh Initialize Memory type

EDh Initialize Memory size

EEh Shadow Boot Block

EFh System memory test

F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

F1h Initialize Run Time Clock

F2h Initialize video

F3h Initialize System Management Manager

F4h Output one beep

F5h Clear Huge Segment

* If the BIOS detects errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an

additional word-bitmap (

xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have failed. For

example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means

data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also

sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It ﬁrst displays the checkpoint code,

followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte

of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Notes:

1. Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme ﬁles

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.

Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

A. 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.

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

B. Conﬁguring 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 ﬁrst 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 set-

tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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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/User-

Guide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.

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