Supermicro C2SEA, C2SEE User Manual

C2SEA
C2SEE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technician and knowledgeable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the C2SEA/
C2SEE motherboard.

About this Motherboard

The C2SEA/C2SEE supports single Core 2™ Extreme/Core 2™ Quad/Core 2™
Duo Processor with a system bus speed of 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz. The Intel
Core 2™ Extreme/Core 2™ Quad/Core 2™ Duo Processor supports the 775-Land
Grid Array Package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket.
With support of Quad-Core/Dual-Core Technology, Wide Dynamic Execution, FSB
Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI), Advanced Digital Media Boost, Smart Memory Ac­cess, and Thermal Management 2 (TM2), the C2SEA/C2SEE delivers unparalleled
system performance and great power effi ciency for desktop systems. Please refer
to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.
com/Products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to
be professionally installed.

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and 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.

Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the
system setup stored in CMOS, in case you encounter problems.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B list BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages. 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.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset: System Block Diagram ...........................1-8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C2SEA/C2SEE Image ............................................................... 1-2

C2SEA/C2SEE Layout ............................................................... 1-4

C2SEA/C2SEE Quick Reference ................................................1-5

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions .........................................................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

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

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

GLAN1 Port ..............................................................................................2-13

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

GLAN1 Port ..............................................................................................2-14

Overheat LED/Fan Fail LED .................................................................... 2-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-15

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-16

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-16

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................2-17

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-Ring .........................................................................................2-18

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-18

Power Supply SMB Connector.................................................................2-19

High-Defi nition Audio (HDA) .....................................................................2-19

Front Panel Audio Header ...................................................................... 2-20

CD Header ............................................................................................... 2-20

S/PDIF_Out Connector ............................................................................ 2-21

HDMI Connector .......................................................................................2-21

1394_1/1394_2 Connections ................................................................... 2-22

Power LED ...............................................................................................2-22

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 2-23

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-23

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-23

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-24

IEEE 1394a Enable .................................................................................. 2-24

PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to SMB Speeds ......................................................... 2-25

Clear CMOS .............................................................................................2-25

IDE Enable/Disable .................................................................................. 2-26

Audio Enable ............................................................................................2-26

USB Wake-up ...........................................................................................2-27

Onboard Speaker Enable .........................................................................2-28

2-8 Onboard Indicators .......................................................................................... 2-29

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-29

Power LED ...............................................................................................2-30

2-9 Parallel Port and IDE Connections .................................................................. 2-31

Parallel Port Connector ............................................................................2-31

IDE Connector .......................................................................................... 2-32

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

4-3 Advanced Setup ................................................................................................... 4-4

4-4 Security Setup ....................................................................................................4-17

4-5 Boot Settings ......................................................................................................4-18

4-6 Exit .....................................................................................................................4-19

Appendices:

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

Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Messages................................................................... B-1

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. 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 motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Two (2) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

One (1) IDE hard drive cable (CBL-0036L-3) (C2SEA only)

One (1) IO Shield (MCP-260-00021-0N)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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C2SEA Motherboard 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 have received may or may not look exactly the same as
those in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

Fan1

VGA

J17

J3

J18

J7

J4

J6

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

J12

FP Audio

S I/O

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

J13

CPU

Floopy

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

SPKR1

JWOL1

1394_1

1394_2

JBT1

JD1

JPD1

JPI1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

IDE

DIMM2B

DIMM4

JWD1

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

LE1

JLED1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

J14

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

• " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

Fan2

Fan3

JF1

JOH1

Differences between the C2SEA and C2SEE Models

Chipset Intel G45 Intel G43
Memory DDR3 in four DIMM Sockets DDR3 in two DIMM Sockets
PCI 33 MHz slots Two (Slots 1/2) Four (Slots 1/2/3/5)
IDE/IDE CTRL One socket, two devices Not available
1394a Connections 1394_1, 1394_2 headers Not available
HDMI One Connector Not available

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Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JD1 Onboard Speaker Enable Pins 3-4 (Enabled)

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chapter 2

JI
JP11 (C2SEA) 1394_1/ 1394_2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPAC Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPD1 (C2SEA) IDE Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 Gigabit LAN 1/LAN 2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1/JPUSB2 USB 0-5 Enable/USB 6-11 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Timer Out

Connectors Description

1394_1, 1394_2 1394_1 and 1394_2 Headers (C2SEA)
Audio, CD1, FP Audio, S/

PDIF_Out
COM 1 COM Port 1

C2SEA/C2SEE Quick Reference

Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Audio: Backplane HD Audio Header, CD1: Audio CD In­put, FP Audio: Front Panel Audio, S/PDIF_Out Header

Fans 1-5 Fan 1: CPU Fan, Fans 2~5: Chassis/System Fans
HDMI High-Defi nition Multimedia (Audio/Video) Interface Con-

nector (C2SEA)
JF1 FP Control Panel Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JLED1 Onboard Power LED Indicator
JPW1, JPW2 ATX 24-Pin Power and 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors
JOH1 Overheat LED
JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header
JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header
Printer Printer (Parallel) Header
LAN1 Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector
SATA 0-5 SATA Headers
SPKR1 Internal Buzzer
SMB_PS1 PWR Supply System Management Bus (SMB) Header
USB 0~1, 2~5 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports
USB 6, 8~9, 10~11 Front Panel Accessible USB Headers
VGA Video Graphics Connector

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

Note: IDE, 1394a and HDMI connections are available on C2SEA only.

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Motherboard Features

Processor

Single Intel Core 2™ Extreme/Quad/Duo processor with an FSB of •
1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

Up to 8GB of Unbuffered non-ECC DDR3@1066/800 memory for single-channel

•

or dual-channel interleaved mode in four DIMM sockets (C2SEA)
Up to 4GB of Unbuffered non-ECC DDR3@1066/800 memory for single-channel

•

or dual-channel interleaved mode in two DIMM sockets (C2SEE)

Chipset

Intel G45 GMCH (C2SEA) or G43 GMCH (C2SEE)•
ICH10•

Expansion Slots

One (1) PCI-Express (2.0) x16 (Slot6) •
One (1) PCI-Express x4 (x16 physical slot) (Slot4)•
One (1) PCI-Express x1 (Slot7) •
Two (2) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (Slot1, Slot2) (C2SEA)•
Four (4) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (Slot1, Slot2, Slot3, and Slot5) (C2SEE) •

BIOS

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

•

Keyboard support

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Core Voltage, Memory Voltage,• +1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +5V standby, ±12V, Vbat (battery voltage), and Hyper-Threading.

Fan status monitor with fi rmware 4 pin fan speed control

•

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

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ACPI Features

Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard •
Main switch override mechanism•
External modem ring-on•

Onboard I/O

Built in ICH10 SATA Controller, 6 connectors for up to 6 devices•
One fast UART 16550 compatible serial port•
Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Ethernet controllers •
PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports•
ITE 8213F Controller supports one IDE channel & two devices (C2SEA only) •
12 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports •
Realtek ALC 888 High-Defi nition Audio (HDA) codecs supports 10 DAC Chan-•

nels

Chapter 1: Introduction

Built-in GMCH and onboard VGA Connector

•

High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Connector (C2SEA only)•
Two IEEE 1394a Headers (C2SEA only)•

Other

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)•
Wake-on-Ring (WOR)•
System Bus Clock Frequency Selection (Overclocking) Support •
Suspend-to-RAM•
Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")•

CD Utilities

BIOS fl ash upgrade utility•
Drivers and software for Intel G45/G43 Express chipset utilities •

Dimensions

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

Overclocking Considerations

Please be aware of the following conditions when "overclocking" is used: Setting
a high CPU FSB Speed (overclocking), DRAM Frequency or selecting a high CPU
V-Core voltage, memory voltage, chipset voltage, ICH chipset voltage, or the FSB
termination voltage may result in system instability. If this occurs, revert the setting
to the default setting. In addition, extra fans may be needed for proper system cool­ing. The C2SEA/C2SEE offers the option of "overclocking"; however, Supermicro is
not responsible for any damage caused by the use of overclocking.

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Block Diagram

VRM 11.1

DIMM_CHA

DIMM_CHB

DDR3:1066/800

LGA775_Processor

G45(C2SEA)
G43(C2SEE)

MCH

PCI_E x4
SATA x6
USB x 12

PCIE_x4

SATAII /300

USB2.0

ICH10

W83627DHG

FAN x5

LPC I/O

KB. Floppy COM1 Parallel

MS.

FSB: 1333/1066/800

PCIE_x16

MUX &

Level Shift

DMI

PCIE_X1
PCIE_x1

PCI_32_BUS

SPI

HDA

PCI_E x16
HDMI(C2SEA)
CRT

Realtek RTL8111C

PCI_E x1 Slot
ITE 8213F IDE

PCI 32 x4 (C2SEE)

PCI 32 x2 (C2SEA)

TI TSB43AB22A
SPI EEPROM
Realtek ALC888

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the
actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

C2SEA/C2SEE

System Block Diagram

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset is specially designed for use with Intel Core
2™ Extreme/Core Quad/Core Duo LGA 775 processors. It consists of two primary
components: the Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), and the I/O Con­troller Hub (ICH10). The GMCH manages the data fl ow between the CPU interface,
the System Memory interface, the External Graphics interface (or PCI-Express
Interface), and the I/O Controller through the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The
ICH10 provides a multitude of I/O related functions.

Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

Utilizing a single LGA 775 socket processor, the G45/G43 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 confi guration space. Host-initiated memory
cycles are decoded to PCI-Express, DMI or system memory. Memory accesses
initiated from PCI-Express will be snooped on the host bus between DMI to sys­tem SDRAM. The GMCH supports one or two channels of DDR3 controller with a
maximum of two DIMMs per channel.

Direct Media Interface (DMI)

Providing the high-speed, chip-to-chip connection between the GMCH and ICH10
is the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The DMI integrates advanced priority-based
servicing, allowing for concurrent traffi c, true isochronous transfer capabilities and
permitting current as well as legacy software to work normally.

Intel ICH10 System Features

The Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH10) supports a variety of I/O related functions and
PCI devices, including the following:

DMI-to PCI Bridge•
LPC Controller•
SATA Controllers #1 and #2•
Thermal Subsystem•
SMBus Controller•
USB FS/LS UHCI Controllers #1, #2 and #3•

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1-3 Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when
AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system
to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back
on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Control
setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set­ting is Power-Off.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C2SEA/C2SEE.
The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC
health monitoring.

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU
Core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V standby, +5V, Vbat and ±12V continuously. Once a voltage
becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.
Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage moni-
tor by using SuperO Doctor III.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi ca-
tion defi nes a fl exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard
to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its
hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to
automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard
disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC
such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI pro­vides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating- sys­tem-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and
Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003,
Windows 2003 Servers.

Enhanced Power Management

The onboard ICH10 chip provides advanced power management functions that will
greatly improve the performance of various low-power (suspend) states and en­hance clock control. A hardware-based component provides software-independent
thermal management that is compatible with the ACPI Revision 3.0a.

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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 defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept
to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL
without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used
with a LAN add-on card only.

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

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The
most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU, some
are inadequate. A 2A of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom­mended.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets
12V ATX power supply Specifi cation 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V
8-pin power connection be used for the system to work properly. In areas where
noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line fi lter to shield
the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge
protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

C2SEA/C2SEE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although

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1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities

High-Defi nition Audio and HDMI Connections

The High-Defi nition Audio Controller, embedded in the ICH10, delivers up to four
codecs, supporting different types of 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. In
addition to the HD Audio connection, the C2SEA also includes a High-Defi nition Mul-
timedia Interface (HDMI) connector on the motherboard. This connector transmits
digital signals, providing superb multimedia interface support. With these versatile
audio and video capabilities built in, this motherboard provides the user with a state
of the art audio/video experience that is larger than life.

I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)

With the Intel ICH10 built in, the C2SEA/C2SEE 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 partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports
the virtualization of platforms is installed on the motherboard.

1-8 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a data separator,
write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera­tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of
functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components
required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K,
720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,
500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys­tem. 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 Confi gura-
tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man­agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power manage­ment to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam­age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.•
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic •

bag.
Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

•

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

•

Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in •
use.

For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

•

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

Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the manu-

•

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

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

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and
chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting
fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother­board to the chassis. 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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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before 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 assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only
Intel-certifi ed multi-directional heatsink and fan.

4. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install
the CPU heatsink and fan.

5. When receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 Processor pre-installed,
make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins
are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately. Refer to the MB
Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installing an LGA 775 Processor

1. Press the load lever to
release the load plate, which
covers the CPU socket, from
its locking position.

2. Gently lift the load lever to
open the load plate.

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate

Load Lever

Load Plate
(with PnP Cap
attached)

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3. Use your thumb and your index fi n-
ger to hold the CPU at the top center
edge and the bottom center edge of
the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner
marked with a triangle) against the
socket corner that is marked with a
triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU 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.)

Top Center Edge

Socket Key
(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi­circle cutout)
below the circle.

Corner with a
triangle cutout

Bottom Center Edge

golden dot

CPU Pin1

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.

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap
is released
from the
load plate
if CPU
properly
installed.

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Installing the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother­board. (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 protec­tive fi lm from the copper core of the
heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheating may
occur if the protective fi lm is not
removed from the heatsink.

Thermal Grease

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 clear­ance between the fan wires and the
fi ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasten­ers 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.

CPU

Fan Wires

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink
Fastener

#1

#3

Note: Make sure to orient each
fastener in a way that the nar­row end of the groove is pointing
outward.

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#4

#2

Narrow end of the groove
points outward

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink
fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely insert­ed into the mounting holes and the heatsink
is properly installed on the motherboard, con­nect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan
connector.

Chapter 2: Installation

Removing the Heatsink

1. Unplug the power cord from the power
supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the
CPU fan header.

3. Use your fi nger tips to gently press on the
fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to
make a 1/4 (90

0

) turn, and then pull the fas-

tener upward to loosen it.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from
the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the
heatsink from the CPU.

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2-4 Installing DIMMs

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

Warning: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that
the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with
DIMM1A, DIMM2A, then, DIMM1B 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 C2SEA motherboard supports up to 8 GB Unbuf fered non-ECC DDR3@1066/800
MHz in 4 DIMMs, and the C2SEE board supports up to 4 GB Unbuffered non-ECC
DDR3@1066/800 MHz in 2 DIMMs.

Populating DIMM1A,DIMM2A, and/or DIMM1B, DIMM2B with memory modules of
the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel, two-way interleaved
memory which is faster than the single channel, non-interleaved memory.

Notes:

1. Due to the OS limitations, some operating systems may not show
more than 4GB of memory.

2. Both Unbuffered ECC and non-ECC memory modules can be installed
in the memory slots. However, the functionality of ECC is not supported
by the chipset.

3. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail­able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The
reduction in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the following
Memory Availability Table for details.)

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

Chapter 2: Installation

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System
BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary­VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85
TSEG 1 MB 2.84
Memory available to OS and other ap-

plications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

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

2.84

Installing and Removing DIMMs

C2SEA/C2SEE

To Remove:

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

Notch

Release

Tab

DDR3

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Release

Tab

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

Top View of DDR3 Slot

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See The
fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. VGA

4. HDMI (C2SEA only)

5. S/PDIF_Out

6. USB Port 2

7. USB Port 3

8. USB Port 4

9. USB Port 5

10. USB Port 0

11. USB Port 1

12. Gigabit LAN 1
Side Surround (Grey)

13.
Back Surround (Black)

14.
CEN/LFE (Orange)

15.

16. Microphone-In (Pink)

17. Front (Green)

18. Line-In (Blue)

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

12

8

15

18

2

5

1

3

4

7
6

11

10

14
13

17

16

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2. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located
on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifi -
cally for use with Supermicro 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 defi nitions.

JF1 Header Pins

1516

C2SEA/C2SEE

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Ground

Ground

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

X

X

2

LED_Anode

LED_Anode+

X

Reset Button

Power Button

1

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3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a
hard drive LED cable here to display
disk activity (for any hard drives on
the system, including SAS and Serial
ATA). See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 LED_Anode+
16 PWR LED Signal

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 LED_Anode+
14 HD Active

A. PWR LED connector

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

VGA

CPU

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

FP Audio

S I/O

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

JPAC

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

JWOL1

Floopy

LAN1

CTRL

Lan

CPU Fan
Fan1

Intel

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_1

1394_2

JD1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM2

DIMM4

DIMM3

Fan2

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

JWD1

JLED1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan3

LE1

JF1

JOH1

Fan4

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

JL1

IDE

B. HDD LED connector

A

Power LED

B

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

X

OH/Fan Fail LED

X

Ground

Ground

1516

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode

LED_Anode+

X

Reset Button

Power Button

2

1

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NIC1 LED Indicators

Chapter 2: Installation

The NIC (Network Interface Control­ler) LED connection for GLAN port1
is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1.
Attach NIC LED cables to display
network activity. Refer to the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan
Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of
JF1 to provide advanced warnings
of chassis overheating or fan failure.
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

GLAN1 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
11 Vcc
12 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 LED_Anode+
8 OH/Fan Fail

LED Signal

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

A. NIC1 LED
B. OH/Fan Fail LED

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

VGA

CPU

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

FP Audio

S I/O

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

JPAC

Floopy

LAN1

CTRL

Lan

CPU Fan
Fan1

Intel

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

SPKR1

JWOL1

1394_1

1394_2

JPD1

JPI1

JD1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

SMBUS_PS1

1516

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

JPW1

Power LED

HDD LED

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

A

DIMM4

DIMM3

Fan2

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

JLED1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan3

LE1

JF1

JOH1

Fan4

Intel

IDE

NIC1 LED

B

OH/Fan Fail LED

Ground

Ground

X

X

2

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode

LED_Anode+

X

Reset Button

Power Button

1

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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 defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con­tacting both pins will power on/off the sys­tem. This button can also be confi gured
to function as a suspend button (with a
setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To
turn off the power when set to suspend
mode, press the button for at least 4
seconds. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal
2 +3V Standby

Note: Do not close or short Pins 1
& 2 since this will cause the system
to continuously reboot.

A. Reset

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

VGA

CPU

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

FP Audio

S I/O

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

JPAC

Floopy

LAN1

CTRL

Lan

CPU Fan
Fan1

Intel

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

SPKR1

JWOL1

1394_1

1394_2

JPD1

JPI1

JD1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM2

IDE
CTRL

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

B. PWR Button

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1516

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

X

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

X

X

A

Reset Button

B

Power Button

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2-6 Connecting Cables

A. 24-pin ATX PWR
B. 8-pin PWR

Chapter 2: Installation

ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power connector is
located at JPW1, and a 8-pin power
connector is located at JPW2 on the
motherboard. These power connectors
meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation.

Note: The 8-pin 12V PWR sup­ply is also required to provide
adequate power to the processor.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
15 COM 3 COM
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
17 COM 5 COM
18 COM 6 +5V
19 COM 7 COM
20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK
21 +5V 9 5VSB
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 +12V
24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin CPU PWR

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition
1 through 4 Ground
5 through 8 +12V

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

B

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

A

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

Required Connection

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A. Back panel USB

Ports 0~1
B. Back panel USB
Ports 2~5

C. FP USB 6
D. FP USB 8~9
E. FP USB 10~11
F. GLAN1

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are 12 USB 2.0 (Universal
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
motherboard. Six of them are Back
Panel USB ports: USB 0~1 (J4) and
USB 2~5 (J7). USB 6, USB 8~9 and
USB10~11 Front Panel USB headers
that can be accessed from the front
side of the chassis. See the tables on
the right for pin defi nitions.

GLAN 1 (Giga-bit Ethernet Port)

A Giga-bit Ethernet port is located
above USB Ports 0~1 on the IO back­plane. This GLAN port accepts RJ45
type cables.

Back Panel USB

(0~5)

Pin# Defi nitions
1 +5V
2 PO­3 PO+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Front Accessible Panel USB (6, 8~9,

10~11) Connectors

USB 8/10
Pin # Defi nition

USB 6/9/11

Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 Key 5 No connection

VGA

F

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

B

USB2/3/4/5

A

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

D

C

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

E

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

GLAN1

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Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect
an LED to provide warning of chassis
overheating. This LED will blink to in­dicate a fan failure. Refer to the table
on right for pin defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located
at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an
appropriate cable from the chassis to
inform you of a chassis intrusion when
it is opened.

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 5vDC
2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

B

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Overheat LED
B. Chassis Intrusion

A

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Fan Headers

The C2SEA/C2SEE has fi ve chassis fan
headers (Fan 1 to Fan 5). Fan 1 is the
CPU Fan. Fan 2 to Fan 5 are system/

chassis fans.
Note: Pins 1-3 of a 4-pin fan headers

are backward compatible with the tradi­tional 3-pin fans. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions. The onboard fan speeds
are controlled by Thermal Management
via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Ad­vanced Setting. (Note: Default: Disabled.
When using Thermal Management settings,
please use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin fans on
the motherboard.)

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions (Fan1-3)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWR Modulation

VGA Connector

A VGA connector is located next to the USB
ports 2~5 on the IO backplane. Refer to the
board layout below for the location.

JPW2

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

F

HDMI

FP Audio

S I/O

KB/MOUSE

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

E

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

JPAC

CPU

Floopy

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

JWOL1

CPU Fan

A

Fan1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

JL1

1394_1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

DIMM3

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Fan 1 (CPU Fan)
B. Fan 2
C. Fan 3
D. Fan 4
E. Fan 5
F. VGA

B

C

D

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Chapter 2: Installation

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
mouse are located on the backplane.
See the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions. (The mouse port is above the
keyboard port. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.)

Serial Ports

COM1 is located between the fl oppy
drive connector and the printer port.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2NC
3 Ground
4 VCC
5 Clock
6NC

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

A

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

B

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

(NC: No Connection.)

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Keyboard/Mouse
B. COM1

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR. This function allows
your computer to wake-up when
receiving an incoming call while in
the suspend state. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou 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 defi nitions.
(You must also have a LAN card with
a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable
to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring
Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V Standby
2 Ground
3 Wake-up

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

A

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

B

1394_1

SPI BIOS

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

SPKR1

1394_2

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM1

DIMM2

JBT1

Intel

ICH10

JD1

JPD1

JPI1

IDE

CTRL

JL1

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. JWOR
B. JWOL

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Chapter 2: Installation

SMB_PS1 Connector

SMB_PS1 (I

2

C) Connector monitors power sup­ply , fan and system temperatures. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

High-Defi nition Audio (HDA)

The C2SE A /C2SEE featu res a 7.1+2 Channel
High-Defi nition Audio (HDA) (J8) codec that
provides 10 DAC channels, simultaneously
supporting 7 .1 sound playback and two channels
of independent stereo sound output (multiple
streaming) through the front panel stereo out for
the front L&R, rear L&R, center and subwoofer
speakers. This feature is activated with an
advanced software included in the CD-ROM
that came with your motherboard. Sound is
then output through the Line In, Line Out and
MIC jac ks. (See at the pi cture at r ight.)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

Orange:
CEN/LFE

Black: Back
Surround

Grey: Side
Surround

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Blue: Line-In

Green:Front

Pink: Mic-In

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

B

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan

Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

CTRL

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

A

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. SMB_PS1 Connector
B. High-Defi nition Audio

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C2SEA/C2SEE User's Manual

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 fl oating, which
can lead to excessive back panel microphone
noise and cross talk. See the table below for
pin defi nitions.

CD Header

In addition to the front panel audio connector,
a 4-pin CD header is located at CD1 on the
motherboard.These headers allow you to use
the onboard sound for audio CD playback. Con­nect an audio cable from your CD drive to the
header that fi ts your cable's connector. Only one
CD header can be used at any one time. See
the tables at right for pin defi nitions.

FP Audio

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi n.
1 MIC_L
2 AUD_GND
3 MIC_R
4 FP-Audio-Detect
5 Line_2_R
6 Ground
7 FP-Jack-Detect
8 Key
9 Line_2_L
10 Ground

CD1 Pin Defi nition

Pin# Defi nition
1 Left Stereo Signal
2 Ground
3 Ground

4 Right Stereo

Signal

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

A

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

B

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Front Panel Audio
B. CD-In

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Chapter 2: Installation

S/PDIF_Out Connector

An S/PDIF_Out connector is located next to the Backpanel USB ports on the moth­erboard. The S/PDIF(Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format) connector is used for
transporting stereo digital audio signals. It is commonly used to connect the output of
a DVD player to a home theater receiver that supports Dolby Digital or DTS surround
sound. The S/PDIF_Out connector includes the top component (S/PDIF_RCA) and
the bottom component (S/PDIF). See the tables below for pin defi nitions.

S/PDIF_RCA (Top Compo-

nent) Pin Defi nition

Pin Location Defi nition
Outside Ground
Inside S/PDIF Signal

HDMI Connector (C2SEA only)

A High-Definition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) connector is located on the IO Back­plane on the motherboard. This connector
provides HD audio/video interface support
to the onboard audio and video connections.
See the table below for pin defi nitions.

JPW2

VGA

HDMI

KB/MOUSE

CPU

B

CPU Fan

Fan1

S/PDIF (Bottom Compo-

nent) Pin Defi nition

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Vcc
3 S/PDIF Signal

HDMI

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi n. Pin# Defi n.
1 TMDS Data2+ 2 GND
3 TMDS Data2- 4 TMDS Data1+
5 GND 6 TMDS Data1­7 TMDS Data0+ 8 GND
9 TMDS Data0- 10 TMDS Clock+
11 GND 12 TMDS Clock­13 CEC 14 Reversed (NC)
15 SCL 16 SDA
17 DDC/CED GND 18 +5V PWR <=50mA
19 Hot Plug Detect NA

SMBUS_PS1

A. S/PDIF
B. HDMI Connector

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

A

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

JPAC

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

FP Audio

S I/O

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

IDE

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DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

JWD1

JPW1

LE1

JLED1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

Fan2

Fan3

JF1

JOH1

C2SEA/C2SEE User's Manual

1394_1/1394_2 Connections (C2SEA
only)

1394_1 and 1394_2 provide the IEEE
1394a connections on the motherboard.
See the tables on the right for pin defi -
nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connector is designated
JLED. This connection is used to pro­vide LED Indication of power supplied
to the system. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

1394_1 Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi n. Pin# Defi n
1 PTPA0+ 2 PTPA0­3 GND 4 GND
5 PTPB0+ 6 PTPB0­7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394
9NC 10ZX

J1394_2 Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi n. Pin# Defi n
1 PTPA1+ 2 PTPA1­3 GND 4 GND
5 PTPB1+ 6 PTPB1­7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394
9NC 10ZY

(NC=No connection)

PWR LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V
2 Key
3 Ground

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

A

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

B

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. 1394_1
B. 1394_2
C. PWR LED

C

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Chapter 2: Installation

Explanation of
Jumpers

T o modify the operation of the 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 identifi ed with
a square solder pad on the printed circuit
board. See the motherboard layout pages
for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"
means the jumper is on and "Open"
means the jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables GLAN1 Port on
the motherboard. See the table on the
right for jumper settings. The default set­ting is enabled.

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

GLAN Enable

JPL1

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

A

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan

Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

CTRL

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. GLAN Port 1 Enable

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a sy stem monitor that c an re­boot the sys tem when a s oft ware a pplic ation
hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an
application hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate
a non- m aska ble i nter r upt si gn al fo r the a pp li ­catio n that hangs. S ee the tab le on the ri ght
for jumpe r sett ings. Watch D og must a lso be
enable d in the BIOS. (Note: When enabled,
the user n eeds to writ e his/her ow n applica ­tion software to disable the WD Timer.)

IEEE 1394a Enable

JP1 1 allows the user to use the onboard IEEE
1394_1 and 1394_2 connections. Close Pins
1 and 2 of this jumper to use this feature. See
the table on the right for jumper settings. The
default setting is Enabled.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

1394a Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

B

IDE

CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Watch Dog Enable
B. 1394_1/1394_2 Enable

A

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Chapter 2: Installation

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds

Jumpers JI

2

C1/JI2C2 allow you to connect

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

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Closed Enabled

ment Bus. The default setting is open to
disable the connection. See the table on the

Open Disabled (Default)

right for jumper settings.

Clear CMOS

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads
to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such
as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the
system, remove the AC power cord and then close pins 1 and 2 to clear
CMOS.

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

A

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

B

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

CPU

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan

Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

C

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

CTRL

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE

2-25

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. JI2C1

2

C2

B. JI
C. JBT1

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IDE Enable/Disable (C2SEA Only)

JPD1 enables or disables IDE on the
C2SEA. See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default setting
is Enabled.

Audio Enable

JP AC enables or disables the onboard
audio connections. See the table on the
right for jumper settings. The default
setting is Enabled.

IDE Enable

(JPD1)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

Audio Enable

(JPAC)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

B

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

A

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. IDE Enable
B. Audio Enable

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USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of
"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al­lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a
key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB
mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are
used together with the USB Wake-Up function in
the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS
setting to allow the system to "wake-up via USB
Devices". See the table on the right for jumper
settings and jumper connections.

Note: JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB
ports:0~1, 2~5, and JPUSB2 is for Front
Panel USB ports:6, 8~9 and 10~11.) The
default jumper setting for the Front Panel

USB ports is Disabled. However, when the
"USB Wake-Up" function is enabled in the BIOS,
and the desired USB ports are enabled via the
JPUSB jumper, please be sure to remove all
USB devices from the USB ports whose USB
jumpers are set to "Disabled" before the system
goes into the standby mode.

Chapter 2: Installation

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (Default)
2-3 Disabled

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled
2-3 Disabled (default)

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

A

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. JPUSB1
B. JPUSB2

B

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Onboard Speaker Enable

An onboard speaker (Buzzer) enable
jumper is located at JD1 on the moth­erboard. Close pins 3-4 to use the
onboard speaker. Connect a cable to
pins 1-4 to use an external speaker.

Onboard Speaker Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 3-4 Onboard Speaker
Pins 1-4 External Speaker

VGA

LAN1

Lan
CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

JPAC

CPU

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

A

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

CTRL

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Onboard Speaker En­able

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LED Indicators

There is a Gigabit-LAN port (LAN1) on the
motherboard. This Gigabit Ethernet LAN
port has two LED indicators. The green
LED indicates activity; while the Link LED
may be green, amber or off to indicate the
speed of the connection. See the tables
at right for more information.

Chapter 2: Installation

Activity
LED

Rear View

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

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Defi nition
Off No Connection or 10 Mbps
Green (On) 100 Mbps
Amber (On) 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity Indicator

LED Setting

Color Status Defi nition
Green Flashing Active

Link
LED

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

KB/MOUSE

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

HD AUDIO

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

USB2/3/4/5

A

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

JPL1

Printer

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan
Fan1

DIMM1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM2

JL1

DIMM1B

Intel

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. GLAN 1 LEDs

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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
LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the
power cable before removing or installing
components. See the layout below for the
LED location.

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Defi nition
Off System Off
On Standby Power On

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan

Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

A

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. Power LED

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2-9 Parallel Port Connector and IDE Hard Drive
Connections

Note the following when connecting the hard disk drive cables:

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

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel (printer) connector is
located at J13 on the motherboard.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

VGA

CPU

HDMI

CPU Fan
Fan1

Parallel (Printer) Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed­3 Data Bit 0 4 Error­5 Data Bit 1 6 Init­7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN­9 Data Bit 3 10 GND
11 Data Bit 4 12 GND
13 Data Bit 5 14 GND
15 Data Bit 6 16 GND
17 Data Bit 7 18 GND
19 ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 Write Data
23 PE 24 Write Gate
25 SLCT 26 NC

A. Printer

SMBUS_PS1

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

A

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

JI2C2

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

JPAC

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

FP Audio

S I/O

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

ICH10

IDE
CTRL

Intel

DIMM2A

DIMM4

DIMM3

I-SATA4

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

IDE

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DIMM2B

JWD1

I-SATA5

JPW1

LE1

JLED1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

Fan2

Fan3

JF1

JOH1

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IDE Connector (C2SEAOnly)

There is one IDE Connector on the
C2SEA. This connection supports two
IDE devices. Be sure to close Pin 1
and Pin 2 of JPD1 to enable the IDE
connector before using it. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

IDE Connector
Pin Defi nitions

Pins# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Reset IDE 2 Ground
3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8
5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9
7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10
9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 Key
21 DRQ3 22 Ground
23 I/O Write 24 Ground
25 I/O Read 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE
29 DACK3 30 Ground
31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16
33 Addr1 34 Ground
35 Addr0 36 Addr2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground

VGA

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

SPDIF_Out

FP Audio

S I/O

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3/4/5

JPUSB1

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

CPU

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

JWOL1

Floopy

SPI BIOS

Battery

1394_1

CPU Fan

Fan1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

JD1

JPD1

SPKR1

JPI1

1394_2

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

A

IDE

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

DIMM2B

DIMM4

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

JWD1

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JLED1

JF1

JOH1

I-SATA0
I-SATA1

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

A. IDE Connector

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all
of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support
Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.
Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any
hardware components.

Before Power On

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

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

Remove all add-on cards.3.

Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the 4.
chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper
settings as well.

Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the Manu-5.
facturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.

Make sure the 8-pin 12v power connector at JPWR2 is connected to your 6.
power supply.

No Power

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

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

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

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

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-5.
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

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

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

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

Memory Errors

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

You should be using unbuffered DDR3 memory (see the next page). Also, it 2.
is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the
system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power
supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to
Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup­plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

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3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that
as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so
it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.
They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration
that was sold to you.

Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked 1.
Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site
(

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

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at 2.

supermicro com/support/bios/

Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed; some cannot be fl ashed. It depends
on the modifi cations to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when
contacting Supermicro for technical support:

Motherboard model and PCB revision number

•

BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your •
system fi rst boots up)

System confi guration

•

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready
when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by
e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at:[phone], option 2, or by
fax at [phone].

).

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?
Answer: The C2SEA/C2SEE supports unbuffered, DDR3 1066/800 MHz memory

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

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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 fi les are located on our web
site at

(http://www.supermicro com/support/bios/). Please check our BIOS warning

message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site. 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 fi le to
your computer. Unzip the BIOS update fi le and follow the readme.txt to fl ash the
BIOS.

Also, the SPI BIOS chip used in the motherboard cannot be removed. To repair or
replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard back to our RAM
department.

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 C2SEA/C2SEE can be enabled

with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package. When
activated, sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port according
to the audio connection descriptions listed on Page 2-8. You must also set the HD
Audio setting to "Auto" in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup.

Question: I installed my microphone correctly, but I can't record any sound.
What should I do?

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

<Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of devices in the
menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS
only detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

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

memory requires a great deal of memory , so there is a memory hole located around
the 4GB memory address.

Question: How do I connect the ATA100/66 cable to my IDE device(s)?
Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin high-density ATA100/66 IDE cable that came with your

system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must be used
to take advantage of the speed the ATA100/66 technology of fers. Connect the blue

connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector(s) to your hard

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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 be­fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning
to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the
outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and
handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service
is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super­micro.com/support/rma/).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

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

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Notes

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C2SEA/C2SEE. The AMI
ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter
describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the
system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen.
There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup
menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can
be confi gured. Grayed-out options cannot be confi gured. Options in blue can be
confi gured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key
legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the
left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it. (Note:
the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to
include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys.
Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the
setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow
keys, etc. (Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.)

How To Change the Confi guration Data

The confi guration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by
entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing
<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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 AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

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screens. An AMI BIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of
the screen, below the copyright message.

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

to prevent possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you fi rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility , you will enter the Main setup screen.
You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the
top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys­tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between fi elds. The date must be entered in
DAY/MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.(Note: The time
is in 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00.)

AMIBIOS
Version
Build Date
ID

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Processor

When you select this option, the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of
processors as shown below:

Speed
Count
Core

System Memory

This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory modules installed
in the system.

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4-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu
items:

XBIOS Features

QuickBoot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed
for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

QuietBoot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes-
sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display
the POST messages. Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the
OEM logo.

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Select Enable to allow the system to wait for the user to press F1 when an error
occurs. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

High Performance Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produce
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 Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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XACPI Confi guration

Use this feature to confi gure ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface)
power management settings for your system.

ACPI Aware OS

Select Yes to enable ACPI support for the OS. Disable this feature if ACPI is not
supported by your OS. The options are Yes and No.

Suspend Mode

This setting allows you to confi gure the ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Power
Interface) state for your system when it is in the Supsend mode. The options
are S1, S3 and Auto.

Report Video on S3 Resume

If set to Yes, VGA BIOS will be activated when the system is set to the S3/STR
Resume mode. The options are Yes and No.

ACPI Version Feature

This feature allows the user to select ACPI Version for the system. The options
are ACPI 1.0, ACPI 2.0, and ACPI 3.0.

Watch Dog Function

Selec t Ena bl e to en ab le Watc h D o g Ti me r an d all ow t he sy ste m to re b oot w he n it
is inact ive for mo re tha n 5 minutes. T he opti ons are En abled a nd Disabled.

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

Selec t Enable to "w ake-up" th e system via a US B device whe n the system is in
S3 or S4 S tate. The o ption s are Enabl ed and Disabled.

Restore on AC Power Loss

The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage. Select
Power-Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On
for the system power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow
the system to resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power-On,

Power-Off and Last State.

MPS Revision

This feature allows the user to specify the version of the Multi-Processor Specifi ca-
tion (M PS) the moth erbo ard is us ing. The o ptions a re 1.4 a nd 1.1.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this
item is set to Ena bl e d, th e RO M B IO S of t h e ho st a dapt or s w i ll "c a ptu re" I nterrupt

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19 at boot and allow t he drives t hat are att ached to t hese ho st adaptors t o func ­tion as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BI OS of the ho st
adaptors w ill not ca pture Interr upt 19, and the dr ives att ached to the se adaptor s
will not function as bootable devices.

XProcessor & Clock Options

Warning

When you fi rst enter the Advanced Setup screen, the Setup Warning will

!

be displayed. Follow the instructions and set the correct value for each
item to ensure that the system functions properly.

Ratio CMOS Setting

This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the
FSB Frequency. (Note: if an invalid ratio is entered, the AMI BIOS will restore the
setting to the previous state.)

CPU VID

This feature allows the user to set VID for the processor. When this feature is
set to Enabled, C1E and TM2 might not function properly. The default setting
is Default.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc­tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to
improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

The CPU fetc hes t he cac he lin e for 6 4 byte s if th is opti on is set t o Disa bled. T he
CPU fetche s both c ache li nes for 128 byte s as com pris ed if Enabled.

Max CPUID Value Limit

This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function
to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended
CPUID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS.).

Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization T echnology to allow one platform
to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat­ing mult iple " vi r tu al" sy stems i n one p hysic al c o mput er. The opti ons ar e Enabled
and Dis abled. Not e: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power

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off an d restart th e sy s tem for the change to take effe ct. Plea se refer to Inte l’s web
site for detailed information.

Execute Disable Bit (Available when supported by the OS and the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit to allow the processor to classify
areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where
it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a fl ood of codes to
overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)

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(R) Speed Step(tm) Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow 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
and Disable.

Intel(R) C-State Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the Intel C-State Technology and allow the BIOS to automati­cally set the system power to C2/C3/C4 State in an effort to reduce power consump­tion and heat dissipation.The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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XAdvanced Chipset Settings

The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below:

XNorthBridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel 945GME
NorthBridge chipset.

Memory Remap Feature

PCI memory resources will overlap with the total physical memory if 4GB of
memory or above is installed on the motherboard. When this occurs, Enable this
function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above the
total physical memory to resolve the memory overlapping situation.The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI MMIO Allocation

Use this feature to assign the address for PCI Memory-mapped IO (MMIO)
allocation. The Default setting is 4 GB to 3072 MB.

DRAM Frequency

This feature allows the user to select the DRAM Frequency setting. The options
are Auto (Auto-detect), 533 MHz, 667 MHz, 800 MHz, and 1067 MHz.

Confi guring DRAM Timing by SPD

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to read the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip
which is built in the memory module in order to get the exact memory specifi ca-
tions. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Hole

Use the feature to allocate memory resource reserved for use of PCI devices. If
set to 15 MB~16MB, the reserved memory will be placed in the location around
15 MB~16 MB. The options are Disabled and 15 MB~ 16 MB.

Initiate Graphic Adapter

Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot
device. The options are IGD, PCI/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD, and PEG/PCI.

IGD Graphics Mode Select

Use the feature to set the amount of system memory to be used by the Internal
Graphics Devices. The options are Disabled, Enabled 32 MB, Enabled 64 MB,
and Enabled 128 MB.

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IGD GTT Graphics Memory Size

This feature allows the user to select the IGD GTT Graphics Size. The Default
setting is No VT Mode, 2 MB.

PAVP Mode

Use the feature to select the Protect Audio Video Path Mode. The options are

Disabled, Lite, and Paranoid.

PEG Port Confi guration

PEG Port

Use the feature to confi gure the PEG Port. The Default setting is Auto to
allow the PEG Port to be automatically detected and confi gured by the
BIOS.

XVideo Function Confi guration

DVMT Mode Select

This option allows the user to set the DVMT mode. The options are Fixed Mode,
and DVMT Mode.

DVMT/Fixed Memory

This option allows the user to set the amount of memory to be used for
the operation of DVMT/Fixed Mode. The options are 128 MB, 256 MB and
Maximum DVMT.

Flat Panel Type

This option allows the user to select the Flat Panel Type. The options are Type
1~ Type 9. The default setting is Type 3.

Backlight Control Support

This feature allows the user to determine how Backlight Control Support is man­aged by the system. The options are VBIOS-Default, Both BLC & BIA Disabled,
and BLC Enabled.

BIA Control

This feature allows the user to determine how the Video Adaptor's Burned-In­Address Control is managed by the system. The options are VBIOS-Default,
BIA Disabled, BIA Enabled at Level 1, BIA Enabled at Level 2, BIA Enabled at
Level 3, BIA Enabled at Level 4, and BIA Enabled at Level 5.

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TV Standard

This feature allows the user to determine how TV-Standard is handled by the
system. The options are VBIOS-Default, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, SMPTE 240M,
ITU-R-Television, SMPTE 295M, SMPTE 296M, EIA-770.2, and EIA-770.3.

Spread Spectrum Mode

If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference
caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference when­ever neede d. The opt ions ar e Enable d and Disabled.

HDA Controller

Select Enabled to enable the High-Defi nition Audio Controller. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d
by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.
This feature 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.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to enable Active-State Power Management for signal transactions
betwe en L0 and L1 Link s on the PCI Expr ess Bus in order to m aximize power­saving an d trans acti on spee ds. The o ption s are Enabl ed and Disabled.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en­abled. The Options are: Disabled, 2 USB ports, 4 USB ports, 6 USB ports, 8 USB
ports, 10 USB ports, and 12 USB ports.

USB Port Confi guration
This feature allows the user to confi gure the USB port settings. The options are 6

x6 and 8 x 4.

USB2.0 Controller
Select Enabled to act ivate the onboard U SB2.0 contr oller. The options are En -

abled and Disabled.

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XUSB Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure USB settings for the motherboard.

USB Devices Enabled

This item displays the USB devices that are detected by the BIOS.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy USB
support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the
motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disabled, Enabled and Auto.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to select the USB 2.0 Controller mode. The options are

Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full Speed (12 Mbps).

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to
provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI
Hand-Off support. When enabled, the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS­controlled to the OS-controlled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

USB Beep Message

Select Enabled to activate a beep alarm when an error occurs on a USB device at
bootup. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

XIDE Confi guration Submenu

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

Floppy A

This feature allows the user to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the sys-
tem. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB

3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".

SATA#1 Confi guration/SATA#2 Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure SATA#1/SATA#2 settings. The options
for SATA1 are Disabled, Compatible, and Enhanced. The options for SATA2 are
Disabled and Enhanced.

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Confi gure SATA#1 As

This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options are

IDE and AHCI.

Primary IDE Channels Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Channels Maser/Slave
and Third IDE Channels Maser/Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave,
Secondary IDE Master/Slave and Third IDE Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to
activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the
correct confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities
over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.
If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that
supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode
is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select
Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at
a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple
sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the
IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to
allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the
IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS
to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow the
AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to
allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.
Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate
of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data
transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives
manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives,
check the specifi cations of the drive.

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DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the
IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS
to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 2.1 MBs. Select
SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1. It has a data
transfer rate of 4.2 MBs. Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word
DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select MWDMA0 to allow
the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.
Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a data
transfer rate of 13.3 MBs. Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word
DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. Select UDMA0 to allow
the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. It
has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2. Select
UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate
of 25 MBs. Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has
a data transfer rate of 33.3 MBs. Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra
DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 66.6 MBs. Select UDMA4 to allow
the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 . It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs. The
options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de­tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using
the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to
support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enabled to enable 32-Bit data transfer. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to use the feature of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from
being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out

This feature allows the user to set the system time-out value to allow the BIOS to
detect the ATA, ATAPI devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5,
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35.

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XPCI/PnP Confi guration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP confi gurations for the following
items:

Clear NVRAM
Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot. The options are Yes and No.

Plug & Play OS

Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to
allow the AMI BIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select

64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The default setting is 64.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Select Yes to allow the system to give the VGA adapter card an interrupt address.
The options are Yes and No.

Palette Snooping

Select Enabled to inform the onboard PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is
installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The op­tions are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster to read from and write
to the onboard IDE drives. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card

This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off-board PCI/ISA
IDE c ar d in o r de r f or i t to f u nc t i o n pr o p erly. The optio n s ar e Au to, PCI Slot1, PCI
Slot2 , PCI Slot 3, PCI Slot 4, PCI Slot5 , and PCI Sl ot6.

PCI Slot1~Slot5

Select Yes to enable OPROM for a PCI slot specifi ed. The options are Yes (to en-
able OPROM for the slot specifi ed) and No.

Load Onboard LAN Option ROM

Select Enabled to load the onboard LAN Option ROM. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.

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XSuper IO Confi guration

Serial Port1 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of
Serial Port 1. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system
resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically becomes
unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port ad­dress and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3,

3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

Parallel Port I/O Address

This item allows the user to select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The
options are Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC.

Parallel Port

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

Normal, Bi-Directional, ECP, EPP & ECP.

Parallel Port IRQ

This setting allows the to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The
options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

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XHardware Health Confi guration

This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review
the status of each item when displayed.

System Temperature,

CPU Temperature

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. Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation. Select Server
if your system is used as a Server. Select “Full Speed @12V” to disable the fan
speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed
(12V). The Options are: 1. Full Speed @12V, 2. Optimized Server w/4-pin, and 3.
Optimized Workstation w/4-pins.

Fan1-Fan5 Speeds:

If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display
the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Voltage Monitoring

Vcore, AVcc, +3.3V, +12V, V DIM M, +5V, -12V, 3.3VStandby, and Vbat t.

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take
precedence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III
adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any
subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc­tor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows
OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the
SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

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4-4 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass­words, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

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.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then type in a
new Supervisor Password.

Change User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu , and then type in a
new User Password.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. When Enabled, the
AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format
command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-5 Boot Confi guration

Use this fe ature to co nfi gure Boot Settings:

XBoot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De­vice.

The settings are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled. The default settings are the fol­lowing:

1st boot device – 1st Floppy Drive

•

XRemovable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov­able Drives.

1st Drive

•

This opt ion allow t he user to spe cify t he boot seq uence fo r the fi rst Removable
Drive. The options are 1st Floppy Drive, and Disabled.

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4-6 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS
Setup screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option
to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con­fi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit
menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes
to the system confi guration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and
Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the
AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. Then, select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De­faults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system
performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not
for maximum performance.

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Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time
the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue
the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up
procedure. If a fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufac­turer for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.
The numbers on the fatal error list, on the following page, correspond to the num­ber of beeps for the corresponding error.

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.
(Ready to power up.)

5 short, 1 long Memory error No memory detected in
system

8 beeps Display memory read/write error Video adapter missing or
with faulty memory

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Appendix B

BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

When the AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self T est, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O
port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment
can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.

B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization code check-

D1h Initializing the DMA controller , performing the keyboard controller BAT test, starting

D3h Starting memory sizing next.
D4h Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next.
D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000:0000h. The

D6h Control is in segment 0. Next, checking if <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed and veri-

sum will be verifi ed.

memory refresh and entering 4 GB fl at mode next.

initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment

0.

fying the system BIOS checksum. If either <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed or the
system BIOS checksum is bad, next will go to checkpoint code E0h. Otherwise,
going to checkpoint code D7h.

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B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base

E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.
E6h Enabling the fl oppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache mem-

Edh Initializing the fl oppy drive.
Eeh Looking for a fl oppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the fi rst sector of the diskette.
Efh A read error occurred while reading the fl oppy drive in drive A:.
F0h Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le in the root directory.
F1h The AMIBOOT .ROM fi le is not in the root directory.
F2h Next, reading and analyzing the fl oppy diskette FAT to fi nd the clusters occupied

F3h Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le, cluster by cluster.
F4h The AMIBOOT .ROM fi le is not the correct size.
F5h Next, disabling internal cache memory.
FBh Next, detecting the type of fl ash ROM.
FCh Next, erasing the fl ash ROM.

512 KB memory test.

ory.

by the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le.

FDh Next, programming the fl ash ROM.
FFh Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution.
These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.

Checkpoint Code Description

03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition.
05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory.
06h Uncompressing the POST code next.
07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.
08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next.
0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status register for

0Bh The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required initialization

0Ch The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the

0Eh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verifi ed. Next, performing

0Fh The initialization after the keyboard controller BA T command test is done. The key-

10h The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the Pin 23 and 24

11h Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. Initializing

12h Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2.
13h The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next, initializing

14h The 8254 timer test will begin next.
19h Next, programming the fl ash ROM.
1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next.

date and time next.

before the keyboard BAT command is issued.

keyboard controller.

any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.

board command byte is written next.

blocking and unblocking command.

CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was
set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was pressed.

the chipset.

2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required confi guration before the

video ROM test.

2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Look-

ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it.

2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required pro-

cessing after the video ROM had control

23h Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next.

Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary confi gura-
tion before initializing the interrupt vectors.

24h The confi guration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed. In-

terrupt vector initialization is about to begin.

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Checkpoint Code Description

25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG

27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.
28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Confi guring the mono-

2Ah Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the

2Eh Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not

2Fh The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write test is

30h The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking next.
31h The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed. Performing the alter-

32h The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for alternate display

34h Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.
37h The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next.
38h Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last page of

39h Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this chapter for

switch is on.

chrome mode and color mode settings next.

last page for additional information.

found, performing the display memory read/write test next.

about to begin.

nate display memory read/write test next.

retrace checking next.

this chapter for additional information.

additional information.

3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> mes-

3Bh The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about

40h Preparing the descriptor tables next.
42h The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the memory test

43h Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.
44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory

45h Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and fi nding the total sys-

46h The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been done.

47h The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing patterns to the

48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB

49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verifi ed.
4Bh The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verifi ed. Checking for a

sage next.

to start.

next.

wraparound at 0:0 next.

tem memory size next.

Writing patterns to test memory next.

base 640 KB memory next.

next.

soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a
power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory

4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size

4Eh The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the fi rst

4Fh The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory

50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the displayed

51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.
52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the memory size

53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering real mode

54h Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line,

57h The A20 address line, parity , and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size

58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit

59h The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Starting

above 1 MB next.

next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.

64 KB memory size next.

test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

memory size for relocation and shadowing next.

information next.

next.

parity, and the NMI next.

depending on relocation and shadowing next.

<DEL> message next.

the DMA and interrupt controller test next.

60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register

62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2

65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1

66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259 interrupt

67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization.
7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress.
80h The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck

81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard controller

82h The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command byte and

83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Check-

84h Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS

85h The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for a password

test next.

base register test next.

and 2 next.

controller next.

keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next.

interface test command next.

initializing the circular buffer next.

ing for a locked key next.

RAM data next.

or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WIN-

87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the

88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary

89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on

8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.
8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk controller

8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset. Confi guring the fl oppy drive controller

91h The fl oppy drive controller has been confi gured. Confi guring the hard disk drive

95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter

96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.
97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adap-

98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Perform-

BIOS Setup next.

WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility
next.

programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

screen message next.

next.

next.

controller next.

for additional information.

tor ROM check is next.

ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control.

99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Confi guring the

9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.
9Bh Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initializa-

9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coproces-

9Dh Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coproces-

9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended keyboard,

A2h Displaying any soft errors next.
A3h The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate next.
A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states next.
A5h Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and enabling parity

A7h NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before passing control

A8h Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed. Passing

timer data area and printer base address next.

tion before the Coprocessor test next.

sor next.

sor test next.

keyboard ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.

and the NMI next.

to the adaptor ROM at E000 next.

control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required

Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system

Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.
B0h The system confi guration is displayed.
B1h Copying any code to specifi c areas.
00h Code copying to specifi c areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader

after the E000 option ROM had control next.

confi guration next.

next.

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below
will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not
yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons
to the right of these items.

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the
readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to
install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each
item, you must re-boot the system before proceeding with the next item
on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire
contents of the CD.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports
remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.
The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program
included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor
the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial
system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See
the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.
Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero
Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the
BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within
Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For
the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please
change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS.

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

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web

site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also
download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/
Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you
use Supero Doctor II.

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