Supermicro C7Q67 operation manual

C7Q67

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

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Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”.

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.0b

Release Date: June 1, 2011

Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not
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Copyright © 2011 by Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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Printed in the United States of America

Preface

Thi s m a n u a l i s w r i t ten f o r s y s t e m i n t egrator s , P C t e c h n i cians a n d

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

C7Q67 motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The C7Q67 supports a single 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 DT

processor in an LGA 1155 socket. With the Intel® Q67 Express chipset built in,

the C7Q67 motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance

and storage capability for high performance system platforms in a sleek package.

Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor and

memory support updates. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by

professional technicians.

Manual Organization

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

board, and provides detailed information on the Intel Q67 Express chipset.

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.

Preface

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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:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury

Warning: Critical information to prevent damage to the components or

data loss.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installa-

tion or to relay safety precautions.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro-

vides information for 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)

Contacting Supermicro

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Motherboard ................................................................................................iii

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

Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv

Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

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

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

Intel Q67 Express Chipset Features ............................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

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

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

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control .................................................. 1-10

Environmental Temperature Control ............................................................. 1-10

System Resource Alert ................................................................................. 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ................................................................................................1-11

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................1-11

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

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

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

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-1

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

Installing the LGA1155 Processor ................................................................. 2-2

Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan ................................................... 2-5

Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 2-7

2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory ................................................................................. 2-8

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 2-8

Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-8

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-9

Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-9

2-4 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................2-11

Tools Needed .................................................................................................2-11

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Location of Mounting Holes ...........................................................................2-11

Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-12

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports ...................................................................................... 2-13

Backplane I/O Panel .....................................................................................2-13

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-16

(Back_Panel) High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ..................................... 2-16

Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-17

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-18

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-19

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-19

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-19

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 2-20

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-20

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-21

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-21

2-6 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-22

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors (JPW1 & JPW2) ................... 2-22

Fan Headers (Fan 1 ~ Fan 4) .................................................................. 2-23

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) ........................................................................... 2-23

Internal Buzzer (SP1) ............................................................................... 2-24

Speaker (JD1) .......................................................................................... 2-24

Onboard Power LED (JLED) .................................................................... 2-25

Serial Ports (COM1 ~ COM4) .................................................................. 2-25

DOM PWR Connector (JWF1) ................................................................. 2-26

Wake-On-LAN (JWOL) ............................................................................. 2-26

Wake-On-Ring (JWOR) ............................................................................ 2-27

SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out (JSPDIF_IN/JSPDIF_OUT) .................................. 2-27

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-28

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-28

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL2) .............................................................. 2-28

CMOS Clear (JBT1) ................................................................................. 2-29

PCI Slot SMB Enable (I2C1/I2C2) ............................................................. 2-29

ME Recovery Enable (JPME1) ................................................................ 2-30

HD FP Audio/AC' 97 FP Audio Select (JHD AC1) ................................... 2-30

Audio Enable (JPAC1)..............................................................................2-31

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-32

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LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs .................................................................................. 2-32

Onboard Power LED ............................................................................... 2-32

2-9 SATA Connections ......................................................................................... 2-33

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5) .................................................... 2-33

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 Conguration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation .................................................................... 3-5

Battery Removal .............................................................................................. 3-5

Proper Battery Disposal .................................................................................. 3-5

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-6

Battery Installation ........................................................................................... 3-6

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 4-1

How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 4-2

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

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: ....... 4-3

System Time/System Date ........................................................................ 4-3

Supermicro C7Q67 ..................................................................................... 4-3

Version ........................................................................................................ 4-3

Build Date ................................................................................................... 4-3

Processor ................................................................................................... 4-3

Type of Processor ...................................................................................... 4-3

Speed ......................................................................................................... 4-3

Physical Count ........................................................................................... 4-3

Logical Count ............................................................................................. 4-3

System Memory ........................................................................................4-3

Size............................................................................................................. 4-3

4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations...................................................................... 4-4



Boot Feature ................................................................................................. 4-4

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Quiet Boot .................................................................................................. 4-4

AddOn ROM Display Mode ........................................................................ 4-4

Bootup Num-Lock ....................................................................................... 4-4

Wait For 'F1' If Error ................................................................................... 4-4

Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-4



Power Conguration ..................................................................................... 4-5

Power Button Function ............................................................................... 4-5

Restore on AC Power Loss ........................................................................ 4-5



Processor & Clock Options .......................................................................... 4-5

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) ................. 4-5

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) ... 4-5

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) 4-5

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and

the CPU) ..................................................................................................... 4-6

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Available when supported by the OS

and the CPU) ............................................................................................. 4-6

Active Processor Cores .............................................................................. 4-6

Power Technology ...................................................................................... 4-6



Turbo Boost Technology (Available when EIST technology is Enabled) ..... 4-7

Factory Long Duration Power Limit............................................................ 4-7

Long Duration Power Limit ......................................................................... 4-7

Factory Long Duration Maintained ............................................................ 4-7

Long Duration Maintained ......................................................................... 4-7

Recommended Short Duration Power Limit ............................................... 4-7

Short duration power limit .......................................................................... 4-7



Chipset Conguration ................................................................................... 4-8

Memory Frequency .................................................................................... 4-8

VT-d ............................................................................................................ 4-8

PEG Force Gen1 ........................................................................................ 4-8

Detect Non-Compliant Device .................................................................... 4-8

Initiate Graphics Adapter ............................................................................ 4-8

IGD Memory ............................................................................................... 4-9

Render Standby ......................................................................................... 4-9

IGD Multi-Monitor ....................................................................................... 4-9

GbE Controller ............................................................................................ 4-9

Wake on LAN from S5 ............................................................................... 4-9

Legacy USB Support .................................................................................. 4-9

Port 60/64 Emulation .................................................................................. 4-9

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off.................................................................................. 4-9

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Azalia HD Audio ....................................................................................... 4-10

Azalia Internal HDMI Codec ..................................................................... 4-10

Frontside Audio Mode .............................................................................. 4-10

Deep Sx .................................................................................................... 4-10

USB 3.0 Legacy Support ......................................................................... 4-10

XHCI Hand-off .......................................................................................... 4-10



IDE/SATA Conguration ............................................................................. 4-10

SATA Mode ............................................................................................... 4-10



PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration ..................................................................... 4-12

PCI Latency Timer .................................................................................... 4-12

Active State Power Management ............................................................. 4-12

PCIe Max Read Request Size ................................................................. 4-12

PCI-E Slot 4, 5, 6, & 7 OPROM............................................................... 4-12

Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROM .......................................................... 4-12



Super IO Device Conguration ................................................................. 4-12

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 / Serial Port 3 / Serial Port 4 ....................... 4-12

Serial Port 1 ~ 4 Settings ......................................................................... 4-12



Hardware Health Conguration .................................................................. 4-13

Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-13

CPU Temperature ..................................................................................... 4-13

System Temperature / Peripheral Temperature ....................................... 4-14

Fan 1 ~ Fan 4 Reading ............................................................................ 4-14

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, VTT_CPU, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT . 4-14



ACPI Conguration ..................................................................................... 4-14

High Precision Event Timers .................................................................... 4-14

Suspend Mode ......................................................................................... 4-14

PS2 KB/MS Wake up ............................................................................... 4-15



Trusted Computing Conguration .............................................................. 4-15

TPM Support ............................................................................................ 4-15

TPM State ................................................................................................ 4-15



Intel® TXT (LT) Conguration .................................................................... 4-16

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-16

Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-16

AMT Conguration .....................................................................................4-16

AMT .......................................................................................................... 4-16

Watch Dog Timer ...................................................................................... 4-16

4-3 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-17

Administrator Password ..........................................................................4-17

User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-17

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Boot Sector Virus Protection .................................................................... 4-17

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

Setup Prompt Timeout .............................................................................4-18

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc .............................. 4-18

Network Devices ...................................................................................... 4-18

Hard Disk Drives ......................................................................................4-18

4-5 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-19

Save Changes and Exit ........................................................................... 4-19

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-19

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-19

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-20

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-20

Restore User Defaults .............................................................................. 4-20

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-20

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device ................................................. 4-20



Reset System with ME disabled Moded ............................................................... 4-20

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................................A-1

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ..............................................................................................B-1

B-2 Conguring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................B-2

Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS ......................................................................C-1

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block)....................C-1

C-3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB-Attached Device ..........................C-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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.

One (1) Supermicro Motherboard•

Six (6) SATA cables•

One (1) I/O shield •

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities•

One (1) User's Manual•

One (1) Quick-Installation Guide•

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C7Q67 Motherboard Image

Note: All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision

available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you've received

may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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C7Q67 Motherboard Layout

Chapter 1: Introduction

Important Notes to the User

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

panel connections.

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

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •

When LED1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power is on. Unplug •

the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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C7Q67 Quick Reference

HD AUDIO

USB (3.0) 10/13

USB (3.0) 0/1

LAN 2

LAN 1

HDMI 1
HDMI 2

VGA

COM1

KB/MOUSE

USB 8/9

Audio FP

JHD AC1

JPAC1

JSPDIF_IN
JSPDIF_OUT

COM4

COM3

JPME1

JBT1

JWOR1

USB 4/5

USB 2/3

USB 11/12

JWOL
JL1

JD1

JLED1

LED1

SLOT4

JF1

SP1

SLOT5

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

FAN3

JPL2

SLOT6

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

JWF1

B1

FAN2

SLOT7

I-SATA0 (3.0)
I-SATA1 (3.0)

JPT1

JI2C1

JPW2

FAN4

JCPUVRD-SMB

JI2C2

CPU

FAN1

COM2

JPW1

C7Q67 Jumpers

Jumper Description Default

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

JHD AC1 High Denition Front Panel Audio/AC 97' FP Audio Select (See Chpt. 2)

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

JI

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL2 LAN2 Disable/Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME1 Intel ME Mode Select Off (Normal)

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C7Q67 Headers/Connectors

Connector Description

Audio_FP Front Panel Audio Header

HD Audio High-Denition Audio Connectors (on the I/O back panel)

B1 Onboard Battery

COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 COM1 Port (Back Panel) COM 2/3/4 Serial Port Headers

BIOS AMI SPI BIOS

Fan1~Fan4 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan1: CPU Fan)

JCPUVRD SMB PWM SMB programming header(for debugging only)

JD1 Speaker/buzzer (Pins 1-2: Buzzer, Pins 1~4: External Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Power LED Indicator Header

JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 +12V 4-pin CPU power Connector (Required)

KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

LAN1/LAN2 Gigabit (RJ45) Ports (LAN1/2)

JSPDIF_In/JSPDIF_OUT SPDIF_(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)_In/ SPDIF_Out Headers

JWF1 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connector

JWOL Wake_On_LAN Header

JWOR Wake_On-Ring Header

Slot 7 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot

Slot 6 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Slot

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Slot (5V)

Slot 5 PCI-Express 2.0 x4 Slot

(I-)SATA (3.0) 0/1, (2.0) 2~5 (Intel) Serial ATA 3.0 Ports 0/1. Serial ATA 2.0 2~5

SP1 Internal Buzzer

USB (2.0) 10/13, 8/9 Backpanel USB 2.0 Ports 10/13, 8/9

USB (3.0) 0/1 Backpanel USB 3.0 Ports 0/1

USB2/3, USB4/5, 11/12 Front Accessible USB Connections 2/3, 4/5, 11/12

C7Q67 LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

LED1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power On

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single 2nd generation Intel Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 DT pro-

cessor in an LGA1155 socket.

Memory Four (4) SDRAM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuf-

fered, Non-ECC 1333/1066 memory

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB, and 8GB

Chipset Intel® Q67 Express

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot

One (1) PCI 33 MHz slots (5 Volts)

Network Connections Two (2) Gigabit Ethernet Controllers:

I/O Devices SATA Connections

LAN1: Intel 82579LM PHY
LAN2: Intel 82574L

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear I/O Panel Connectors with Link and
Activity LEDs

SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) Two (2) (SATA 0~1)

SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) Four (4) (SATA 2~5)

RAID (Windows) RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

RAID (Linux) RAID 0, 1, 10

USB Devices

Two (2) USB 3.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 3.0 0/1)

Four (4) USB 2.0 ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 10/13,
USB 8/9)

Six (6) Front Accessible USB 2.0 ports on three headers
(USB 2/3, USB 4/5, USB 11/12)

Keyboard/Mouse

One shared PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

Three (3) front accessible Serial Port headers (COM2,
COM3, COM4)

One (1) Serial Port on the back panel (COM1)

Audio

Five (5) Female Mini Jacks for High Denition Audio on

the Back Panel

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Front Panel Audio Header

One (1) SP/DIF Optical Out on the back panel

SP/DIF In and SP/DIF Out Headers

Super I/O

Nuvoton NCT6776F

BIOS 64 Mb AMI BIOS

®

SPI Flash BIOS

Play and Plug (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0,
USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.5

PowerConguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External Modem Ring-On

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +5V,
+12V, +3.3V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, VCORE for CPU

CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin (Pulse Width

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Interface) 2.0

support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® Q67 Express chipset utili­ties

Other ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)

Dimensions Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6")

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INTEL LGA1155

PCIe2.0_x16

PCIe x16 SLOT #7

5.0GT/s

VRM 12

SVID

P10

DDR3 (CHA)

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1A (Blue)
DIMM1B

DIMM2A (Blue)
DIMM2B

4 UDIMM

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

x4 DMI
5GT/s

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x1

PCIe x1 SLOT #6

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x4

PCIe x4 SLOT #5

33MHz

5V PCI

PCI SLOT #4

4 SATA-II PORTS

SATA-II
300MB/s

10 USB PORTS

USB2.0
480Mbps

2 SATA-III PORTS

SATA-III
600MB/s

GLAN2
82574L

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

RJ45

RJ45

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

GLAN1
82579LM

Intel Q67

Intel

PCH

LPC

TPM1.2 Pin Header

COM1/2

PS2 KB/MS

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

LPC I/O

NCT6776F

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

PCIe2.0_x1

5GT/s

RoHS 6/6

x4 FDI

2.7 Gbps

HDMI D

Digital port D

Digital port C

HDMI C

COM 3/4

LPC

ITE 8760

NEC uPD720200

2 USB3.0 PORTS

Analogl port A

VGA

RealTEK ALC889

AZALIA

CPU

C7Q67 Block Diagram

System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

The C7Q67 supports a single 2nd generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3 DT processor in

the LGA 1155 Socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Q67

Express chipset, the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system

performance and storage capability for high performance platforms in a sleek

package.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel Q67 Express

chipset supports high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true iso-

chronous communication, providing up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data

transfer rate on each read/write direction. In addition, the C7Q67 also features a

TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software/hardware lock and

perform tasks, including Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel Q67 Express Chipset Features

Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)•

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology•

Dual NAND Interface•

Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support•

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support•

PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)•

SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)•

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)•

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

Basic I/O System (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 press the power

switch to turn it back on), or for it to automatically return to a power-on state. See

the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is

Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board. All have an

onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring. An

onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously: CPU Vcore,

12V, 1.5V, 3.3V, 3.3VSB, and Battery Voltage. Once a voltage becomes unstable,

a warning is given, or an error message is sent to the screen. The user can adjust

the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The

onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS

(under the Hardware Monitoring section in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once the ther-

mal sensor detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn

on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis

thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when

the chassis temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide

adequate airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in

the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero

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Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can

also congure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system

temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond predened

thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

way 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.

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

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating

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

Play BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows

2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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.

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.

This motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most

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

inadequate. In addition, the 12V 4-pin power connector located at JPW2 is also

required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Warning! 1. To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard,

please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and a 8-pin power con-

nectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the

4-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will

void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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2. To provide adequate power to SATA devices, please connect the SATA

DOM PWR connector (JWF1) to the power supply.

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

power supply Specication 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more

information, please refer to the web site at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in

areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports 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 ACPI (Advanced Conguration

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

ment through an 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. To avoid dam-

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

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

Precautions

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

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. 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 that the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

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

heatsink.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied

multi-directional heatsink only.

Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install

the CPU heatsink.

When receiving a server board without a processor pre-installed, make

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

pins are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, 1.

from its locking position.

Load Plate

Load Lever

2-2

Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.2.

Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the North center 3.

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

North Center Edge

Chapter 2: Installation

South Center Edge

Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys. 4.

Once it is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket. (Do

not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti-

cally.

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Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to 5.

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

With the CPU inside the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make 6.

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.7.

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked

Warning: You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction.

Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the

load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force it as it may damage your

CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check that the CPU is

aligned properly.

into place

2-4

Installing an Active CPU
Heatsink with Fan

Locate the CPU Fan power connec-1.

tor on the motherboard. (Refer to

the layout on the right for the CPU

Fan location.)

Position the heatsink so that the 2.

heatsink fan wires are closest to the

CPU fan power connector and are

not interfered with other compo-

nents.

Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make 3.

sure that the wires are routed

through the bottom of the heatsink.

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Thermal Grease

Remove the thin layer of the protec-4.

tive lm from the heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheat may

occur if the protective lm is not

removed from the heatsink.

Apply the proper amount of thermal 5.

grease on the CPU.

Note: if your heatsink came with

a thermal pad, please ignore

this step.

If necessary, rearrange the wires 6.

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 ns of the heatsink.

Heatsink
Fins

Recommended Supermicro

heatsink:

SNK-P0046A4 active heatsink

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Align the four heatsink fasten-7.

ers with the mounting holes

on the motherboard. Gently

push the pairs of diagonal

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

#4) into the mounting holes

until you hear a click. Also,

make sure to orient each

fastener so that the narrow

end of the groove is pointing

outward.

Repeat Step 7 to insert all 8.

four heatsink fasteners into

the mounting holes.

Once all four fasteners are 9.

securely inserted into the

mounting holes, and the heat-

sink is properly installed on

the motherboard, connect the

heatsink fan wires to the CPU

Fan connector.

2-6

Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend

that the CPU or the heatsink be

removed. However, if you do

nee d to remove the he atsink,

please follow the instructions be-

low to remove the heatsink and to

prevent damage done to the CPU

or other components.

Active Heatsink Removal

Unplug the power cord from the 1.

power supply.

Disconnect the heatsink fan wires 2.

from the CPU fan header.

Use your nger tips to gently press 3.

on the fastener cap and turn it

counterclockwise to make a 1/4 (900)

turn, and pull the fastener upward to

loosen it.

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Unplug the

PWR cord

Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners 4.

from the mounting holes.

With all fasteners loosened, remove 5.

the heatsink from the CPU.

Pull Up

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2-3 Installing DDR3 Memory

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod-

ules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

DIMM Installation

Insert the desired number of DIMMs 1.

into the memory slots, starting with

DIMM1A (Slot A, Channel 1, see the

next page for the location). For best

performance, please use the memory

modules of the same type and speed

in the same bank.

Push the release tabs outwards on 2.

both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock

it.

Align the key of the DIMM mod-3.

ule with the receptive point on the

memory slot.

Align the notches on both ends of 4.

the module against the receptive

points on the ends of the slot.

Notches

Use two thumbs together to press 5.

the notches on both ends of the

module straight down into the slot

until the module snaps into place.

Press the release tabs to the lock 6.

positions to secure the DIMM module

into the slot.

Removing Memory Modules

Reverse the steps above to remove the

DIMM modules from the motherboard.

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Release Tabs

Press both notches

straight down into

the memory slot.

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Memory Support

The C7Q67 supports up to 32GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 Non-ECC

1333/1066 MHz in 4 memory slots. Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of

me mory m odu les of t he s ame t ype and sam e si ze w ill res ult in int erle aved m emo r y,

which will improve memory performance. Please refer to the table below:

Towards the CPU

Slot B, Channel 1

Slot A, Channel 1

(Blue Slot)

Slot B, Channel 2

Slot A, Channel 2

(Blue Slot)

Towards the edge of the motherboard

Memory Population Guidelines

Please follow the table below when populating the C7Q67.

DDR3 Unbuffered Non-ECC (UDIMM) Memory

DIMM Slots per

Channel

2 1 Unbuffered

2 2 Unbuffered

DIMMs Populat-

ed per Channel

DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM (any

DDR3

DDR3

1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank

1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual Rank

combination)

Notes

Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that •

remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM

is used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional. See the

following table for details.

For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented a design change in the •

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is

specic to the behavior of Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode which

improves driver compatibility. For more information, please read the following

article at Microsoft’s Knowledge Base website at: http://support.microsoft.

com/kb/888137.

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB
boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other applications 2.84

512 MB 3.01

Remaining (-Available)

(4 GB Total System

Memory)

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2-4 Motherboard Installation

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

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

chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas-

teners, 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.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Philips Screws

Location of Mounting Holes

(8 Pieces)

Standoffs

(8 Pieces)

Only if Needed

Caution: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components,

please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw

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

mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging

these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installing the Motherboard

Install the I/O shield into the back of the chassis. 1.

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. (See the previous page.)2.

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes 3.

on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.4.

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other 5.

motherboard components.

Using the Philips screwdriver, insert a Philips head #6 screw into a mounting 6.

hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis.

Repeat Step 5 to insert #6 screws into all mounting holes.7.

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis.8.

Note: Images displayed are is for illustration only. Your chassis or compo-

nents might look different from those shown in this manual.

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F

2-5 Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

Backplane I/O Panel

HD Audio

C

E

G

J

M

P

S

B

A

D

I

H

Backplane I/O Panel

A. USB 2.0 Port 9 H. USB 3.0 Port 0 N. SPDIF Out

B. USB 2.0 Port 8 I. USB 3.0 Port 1 O. Surround Out

C. Keyboard/Mouse J. Gb LAN Port 1 P. Center/LFE Out

D. VGA Port K. USB 2.0 Port 13 Q. Mic In

E. Serial Port (COM1) L. USB 2.0 Port 10 R. Line Out

F. HDMI Port 1 M. Gb LAN Port 2 S. Line In

G. HDMI Port 2

L

K

HD Audio

O

R

N

Q

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

Ports

The ATX PS/2 ke yboard and

PS/2 mouse are located next to

the Back Panel USB Ports 13/10

on the motherboard. See the

table at right for pin denitions.

PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data

2 No Connection 2 No Connection

3 Ground 3 Ground

4 Mouse/KB VCC

5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock

6 No Connection 6 No Connection

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Denitions

(+5V)

4 Mouse/KB VCC

(+5V)

Note:

This motherboard offers three Keyboard/Mouse connection options as

shown in the graphic below.

A.• Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 8.

B.• Plug in a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a mouse cable on

other end to USB Port 9.

C. • Connect a keyboard cable or a mouse cable to the PS2 KB/Mouse

port.

C

Keyboard/Mouse

(For a keyboard cable or Mouse cable) (optional)

BP USB (2.0)#8

B

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable) (optional)

BP USB (2.0)#9

A

A. Backpanel USB 2.0 #9

B. Backpanel USB 2.0 #8

C. PS2 Keyboard/Mouse

(For a Y cable that connects to a KB cable and a Mouse Cable) (optional)

C

B

A

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F

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (8/9, 13/10) are located on the I/O back panel,

in addition to two USB 3.0 Ports (0/1) that are located below LAN1. USB headers

2/3, 4/5 & 11/12 are used to provide front chassis access using USB cables (not

included). See the tables below for pin denitions.

Front Panel USB (2.0) #2/3, 4/5, 11/12

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 +5V 2 +5V

3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3

5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 Key 10 Ground

Pin# Pin# Signal Name Description

1 10 VBUS Power

2 11 D- USB 2.0 Differential Pair

3 12 D+

4 13 Ground Ground of PWR Return

5 14 StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed Receiver

6 15 StdA_SSRX+ Differential Pair

7 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for Signal Return

8 17 StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed Transmitter

9 18 StdA_SSTX+ Differential Pair

PinDenitions

Back Panel USB (3.0) #0/1

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PN0

3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PP0

4 Ground 8 Ground

Back Panel USB (2.0) #8/9, 13/10

PinDenitions

A. Backpanel USB 2.0 #9

B. Backpanel USB 2.0 #8

C. Backpanel USB 3.0 #0

D. Backpanel USB 3.0 #1

E. Backpanel USB 2.0 #13

F. Backpanel USB 2.0 #10

G. Front Panel USB 2.0 #4/5

H. Front Panel USB 2.0 #2/3

I. Front Panel USB 2.0 #11/12

G

H

B

A

D

E

C

I

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F

Ethernet Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1/

LAN2) are located next to the HD Au-

dio Connector on the I/O Backpanel to

provide network connections. These

ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Note

Please refer to the LED In-

dicator Section for LAN LED

information.

A. GLAN1

B. GLAN2

LAN Ports

PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 88 Ground

(NC: No Connection)

A

(Green, +3V3SB)

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

B

(Back_Panel) HighDenitionAudio(HDAudio)

This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Channel High Denition Audio (HDA) codec that

provides 10 DAC channels. The HD Audio connections simultaneously supports

multiple-streaming 7.1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo output

through the front panel stereo out for front, rear, center and subwoofer speakers.

Use the Advanced software included in the CD-ROM with your motherboard to

enable this function.

C

B

A

HD Audio

A.SPDIF_Out

B. Surround_Out

C. CEN/LFE_Out

E

D

D. Mic_In

E. Line-Out

F. Line_In

(BP) HD Audio

Conn# Signal

SPDIF_Out

A

Surround_Out

B

CEN/LFE_Out

C

Mic_In

D

Line_Out

E

Line_In

F

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Front Accessible Audio Header

A 10-pin Audio header is also

located on the motherboard. This

header allows you to use the on-

board sound for audio playback.

Connect an audio cable to the au-

dio header to use this feature. See

the tables at right for pin denitions

for these headers.

A. Audio Header

A

10-in Audio

PinDenitions

Pin# Signal

1 Microphone_Left

2 Audio_Ground

3 Microphone_Right

4 Audio_Detect

5 Line_2_Right

6 Ground

7 Jack_Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_Left

10 Ground

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

X

X

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

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 spe-

cically for use with Supermicro chassis. See the gure below for the descriptions

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

for descriptions and pin denitions.

Pin 15Pin 16

JF1 Header Pins

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Pin 2

Pin 1

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

X

X

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

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Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

cable here to indicate the status of

HDD-related activities, including IDE,

SATA activities. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

A. PWR LED

B. HDD LED

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

A

B

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

X

X

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2)

The NIC (Network Interface Controller)

LED connection for LAN port 1 is located

on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and the LED

connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9

and 10. NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are

2-pin NIC LED headers. Attach NIC LED

cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators

to display network activities. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail

Connect an LED cable to OH/Fan Fail

connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide warnings for chassis overheat/fan

failure. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

LAN1/LAN2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Vcc/Blue UID LED

8 OH/Fan Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

A. NIC1 LED

B. NIC2 LED

C. OH/Fan Fail

A

B

C

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Reset Button

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

X

X

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

The Reset Button connection is located

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

hardware reset switch on the computer

case to reset the system. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con-

tacting both pins will power on/off the sys-

tem. This button can also be congured

to function as a suspend button (with a

setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To

turn off the power in the suspend mode,

press the button for at least 4 seconds.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

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2-6 Connecting Cables

This section provides brief descriptions and pin-out denitions for onboard headers

and connectors. Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector. For

information on Backpanel USB and Front Panel USB ports, refer to Page 2-17. For

Front Panel Audio, please refer to Page 2-19.

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR
Connectors (JPW1 & JPW2)

The 24-pin main power connector

(JPW1) is used to provide power to

the motherboard. The 4-pin CPU PWR

connector (JPW2) is also required for

the processor. These power connectors

me et t he S SI E PS 12 V sp eci cat ion . S ee

the table on the right for pin denitions.

A

24-Pin Main PWR

4-Pin Processor PWR

B

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions(JPW1)

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin Power Connec-

torPinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

(Required)

B

A. 24-Pin ATX Main PWR

B. 4-Pin Processor PWR

A

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Fan Headers (Fan 1 ~ Fan 4)

The C7Q67 has four fan headers (Fan 1~Fan

4). These fans are 4-pin fan headers. However,

Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are backward com-

patible with the traditional 3-pin fans (without

speed control). A fan speed control setting in

the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section allows

the BIOS to automatically set fan speeds based

on the system temperature. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Note: Please use all 3-pin fans or all

4-pin fans on a motherboard. Please

do not use 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans

on the same board.

Chassis Intrusion (JL1)

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on

the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable

from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru-

sion when the chassis is opened.

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground (Black)

2 2.5A/+12V

(Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

D

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

A

E. Chassis Intrusion

E

C

B

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Internal Buzzer (SP1)

The Internal Buzzer (SP1) can be

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Speaker (JD1)

On the JD1 header, Pins 3~4 are used

for internal speaker. Close Pins 3~4

with a cap to use the onboard speaker.

If you wish to use an external speaker,

close Pins 1~4 with a cable. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Internal Buzzer

PinDenition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

Speaker

A. Internal Buzzer

B. Speaker Header

A

B

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Onboard Power LED (JLED)

An onboard Power LED header is lo-

cated at JLED. This Power LED header

is connected to Front Control Panel

located at JF1 to indicate the status of

system power. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Serial Ports (COM1 ~ COM4)

In addition to COM1, which is located

on the I/O back panel, there are three

Serial port headers on the motherboard

for COM2, COM3 and COM4. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

D

Onboard PWR LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 VCC

2 No Connection

3 Connection to PWR

LED in JF1

Serial Ports-COM2/COM3/COM4

PinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

E

A. PWR LED

B. COM2

C. COM3

D. COM4

E. COM1

C

B

A

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DOM PWR Connector (JWF1)

The Disk-On-Module (DOM) power

connector, located at JWF1, provides

5V (Gen1/Gen) power to a solid state

DOM storage device connected to one

of the SATA ports. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Wake-On-LAN (JWOL)

The Wake-On- LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with

a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.)

DOM PWR

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A.DOM PWR

B. WOL

A

B

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Wake-On-Ring (JWOR)

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This function allows your

computer to wake up when receiving

an incoming call to the modem while

in the suspend state. See the table

on the right for pin denitions. You

must have a Wake-On-Ring card and

a cable to use this feature.

SPDIF_In/SPDIF_Out (JSPDIF_IN/
JSPDIF_OUT)

The SPDIF In (JSPDIF_In) and SPDIF

Out (JSPDIF_Out) are used for digital

audio. You will also need the appropri-

ate cables to use these features.

B

C

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

SPDIF_In

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_In

2 Ground

SPDIF_Out

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF_Out

2 Ground

A.WOR

B. SPDIF_In

C. SPDIF_Out

A

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother-

board, 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 identied

with a square solder pad on the printed

circuit board.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper is on,

and "Open" means the jumper is

off the pins.

LAN Port Enable/Disable (JPL2)

Jumper JPL2 enables or disables LAN

Port 2 on the motherboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The de-

fault setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A

A. LAN Port 2 Enable

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CMOS Clear (JBT1)

JBT1 is used to clear the saved system setup stored in the CMOS chip. To clear

the contents of the CMOS, completely shut down the system, remove the AC power

cord and then short JBT1 with a jumper. Remove the jumper before powering on

the system again. This will erase all user settings and revert everything to their

factory-set defaults.

PCI Slot SMB Enable (I2C1/I2C2)

Use Jumpers I2C1/I2C2 to enable PCI

SMB (System Management Bus) support

to improve system management for the

PCI slots. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

C

B

PCI Slot_SMB Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Short Enabled

Open (Default) Disabled

A. Clear CMOS

B. JI

C. JI

2

C1

2

C2

A

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ME Recovery Enable (JPME1)

Close JPME1 to enable ME (Manufacture

Mode) Recovery. See the table on the right

for jumper settings.

HD FP Audio/AC' 97 FP Audio Select
(JHD AC1)

Jumper JHD AC1 allows the user to select

between High-Denition Front Panel Audio

and AC' 97 Front Panel Audio support. See

the table on the right for jumper settings.

B

ME Recovery

Jumper Settings

Settings Denition

On Enabled

Off Normal (Default)

HD Audio/AC' 97 Audio Select

Jumper Settings

Settings Denition

On AC'97 Audio Front Panel

Off HD Audio Front Panel

(Default)

A. ME Recovery

B. HD Aud io /A C' 97

Audio Select

A

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Audio Enable (JPAC1)

JPAC1 allows you to enable or disable

the onboard audio support. The default

position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable on-

board audio connections. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

A

Audio Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Both Jumpers Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

A. Audio Enable

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs

Two LAN ports (LAN 1/LAN 2) are located

on the I/O backplane of the motherboard.

Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The

yellow LED indicates activity, while the Link

LED may be green, amber, or off to indicate

the speed of the connections. See the

tables at right for more information.

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located

at LED1 on the motherboard. When

LED1 is on, the AC power cable is

connected. Make sure to disconnect

the power cable before removing or

installing any component. See the

layout below for the LED location.

Link LED

LAN1 LAN2

Activity LED

LAN 1/LAN 2

Link LEDs (Green/Amber/Off)

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Onboard PWR LED Indicator

LED Status

Status Denition

Off System Off

On System on, or

System off and PWR
Cable Connected

A. LAN Port 1

B. LAN Port 2

C. PWR LED

A

B

C

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F

2-9 SATA Connections

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5)

Two Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors (I-SATA 0/1) are located on the motherboard.

In addition, four SATA 2.0 (I-SATA 2~5) connectors are also located on the board.

The SATA 2 ports are supported by the Intel P67 PCH chip; while SATA 3.0 ports

are supported by the Intel PCH and Marvel SATA Controllers. The SATA 3.0 ports

support RAID 0, 1 while the SATA 2.0 ports support RAID 0, 1, 5 &10. These Serial

Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

SATA 2.0/3.0 Connectors

C7Q67 SATA Connector Types

Port# Connection Type

I-SATA 0/1, SATA 3.0

I-SATA 2/3/4/5 SATA 2.0

PinDenitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

A. I-SATA 3.0 #0

B. I-SATA 3.0 #1

C. I-SATA 2.0 #2

D. I-SATA 2.0 #3

E. I-SATA 2.0 #4

F. I-SATA 2.0 #5

C

E

A

B

D

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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 the Standby PWR LED is not on. (1. Note: If it is on, the

onboard power is on. Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or

removing the components.)

Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 2.

chassis.

Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for 3.

the keyboard and mouse. Also, be sure to remove all add-on cards.

Install a CPU and heatsink (-be sure that it is fully seated) and then connect 4.

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

settings as well.

No Power

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

chassis.

Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.

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

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

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still 5.

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

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No Video

If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to re-1.

move all the add-on cards and cables rst.

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

for details on beep codes.)

Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on, 3.

check the specs of memory modules, reset the memory or try a different one.)

Memory Errors

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

the slots.

You should be using unbuffered Non-ECC DDR3 (1.5V) 1333/1066 MHz 2.

memory (recommended by the manufacturer). Also, it is recommended that

you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in

the system. Do not use memory modules of different sizes, different speeds

and different types on the same motherboard.

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

see if you can locate the faulty ones.

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

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

Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power sup-1.

ply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup information. Refer to Section

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

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

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all

the steps listed below. Also, Note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro

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does not sell directly to end users, so it is best to rst check with your distributor or

reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)

with the specic system conguration that was sold to you.

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

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

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

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at 2. (http://www.supermi-

cro.com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed. Some cannot be ashed; it depends

on the boot block code of the BIOS.

If you've followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system, and still 3.

cannot resolve the problem, then contact Supermicro's technical support and

provide them with the following information:

Motherboard model and PCB revision number•

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

system rst boots up)

System conguration•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at • (http://www.su-

permicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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

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

reached by e -mail at [e-mail], by phone at: (408) 503 -

8000, option 2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The C7Q67 supports up to 32GB of unbuffered Non-ECC DDR3 SDRAM

(1.5V, 1333/1066 MHz). See Section 2-3 for details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: We do NOT recommend that you upgrade your BIOS if you are not

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

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

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

site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM le to your

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

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

choose the zipped BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable device or

a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch le named "ami.bat" with

the new BIOS ROM le from your bootable device or USB pen/thumb drive. Use

the following format:

F:\> ami.bat BIOS-ROM-lename.x xx <Enter>

Note: Always use the le named “ami.bat” to update the BIOS, and insert

a space between "ami.bat " and the lename. The BIOS-ROM-lename

will bear the motherboard name (i.e., C7Q67) and build version as the

extension. For example, "C7Q670.115".When completed, your system will

automatically reboot.

If you choose the .exe le, please run the .exe le under Windows to create

the BIOS ash oppy disk. Insert the oppy disk into the system you wish

to ash the BIOS. Then, boot the system to the oppy disk. The BIOS util-

ity will automatically ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that

this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if

the screen is paused for a few minutes.

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

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

defaults. Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to

load the default settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system

will then reboot.

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

to prevent possible system boot failure!

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

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

to RMA at Supermicro for service.

Question: I think my BIOS is corrupted. How can I recover my BIOS?

Answer: Please see Appendix C-BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions.

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,

security programs, and audio drivers.

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Question: Why do I get an error message “IASTOR.SYS read error” and "press F6

to install Intel RAID driver" when installing Windows on my motherboard?

Answer: To solve this issue, disable the IPMI jumper. Another solution is to use a

USB oppy drive instead of the onboard oppy drive. For the IPMI jumper location,

please check Chapter 1.

Question: What is the heatsink part number for my C7Q67 motherboard?

Answer: For the 1U passive heatsink, ask for SNK-P0046P (back plate is included).

For the 2U active heatsink, use SNK-P0046A4.

Question: Why can't I recover the BIOS even when I’ve followed the instructions

in the user’s manual for the motherboard?

Answer: Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again. For the jumper location,

please check Chapter 1.

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal

To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:

Power off your system and unplug your power cable.1.

Locate the onboard battery as shown below.2.

Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver, push the battery lock out-3.

wards to unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

Remove the battery.4.

Battery
Lock

Battery

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning! Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the bat-

tery in any way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into

the environment. Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public

landll. Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous

waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly.

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Battery Installation

To install an onboard battery, follow the steps 1& 2 above and continue 1.

below:

Identify the battery's polarity. The positive (+) side should be facing up.2.

Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a 3.

click to ensure that the battery is securely locked.

Warning: When replacing a battery, be sure to only replace it with the

same type.

Battery Holder

1

This side up

2

Press down until
you hear a click.

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service

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

before any warranty ser vice will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. For faster

service, you may also obtain RMA authorizations online (http://www.supermicro.

com/support/rma/). When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer, the

RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping

carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will

be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

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

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

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product prob-

lems.

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C7Q67. The 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.

Note: For AMI BIOS Recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Recovery

Instructions in Appendix C.

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 congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

con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>, ar-

row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

HowToChangetheCongurationData

The con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.

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Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

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System Overview

System Time [12:10:24]

System Date [Thu 03/17/2011]

Supermicro C7Q67
Version 1.00
Build Date 03/02/2011

Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU@ 3.1GHz
Speed 3100MHz
Physical Count 1
Logical Count 4

System Memory
Size 2048MB

Set the time. Use tab
to switch between Time
elements.

How to Start the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) 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

screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the

system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you

have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you 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.

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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 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 the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears

as 17:30:00.

The following BIOS items will also be displayed:

Supermicro C7Q67

Version

Build Date

Processor

The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in the

motherboard as shown below:

Type of Processor

Speed

Physical Count

Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:

Size

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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
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System Boot Feature Setting.

 Boot Feature

 Processor & Clock Options
 Chipset Conguration
 IDE/SATA Conguration
 PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration
 Super IO Conguration
 Hardware Health Conguration
 ACPI Conguration
 Trusted Computing Conguration
 AMT Conguration

4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and press <Enter> to access the submenu

items:



Boot Feature

Quiet Boot

Use this feature to select the screen display between POST messages or the OEM

logo at bootup. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select Enabled

to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Use this feature to set the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force

BIOS and Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

This feature selects the Power-on state for the Numlock key. The options are Of f

and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this

item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19

at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

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as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.



PowerConguration

Power Button Function

This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed.

Select 4_Seconds_Override for the user to power off the system after pressing and

holding the power button for 4 seconds or longer. Select Instant Off to instantly

power off the system as soon as the user presses the power button. The options

are 4 Second Override and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature 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 power state before a power loss. The options are Power-On,

Power-Off and Last State.



Processor & Clock Options

Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect

value, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing setting

may cause system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the

setting to its manufacture default setting.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised.

Select Disabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

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

Select Enabled to use the Intel Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to

run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat-

ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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

restar t the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s

web site for detailed information.

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

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor

to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal 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.)

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Available when supported by the OS
and the CPU)

Select Enabled to enable Hyper_Threading support to increase CPU performance.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

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 All, 1, 2 and 3.

Power Technology

Use this feature to select a power-saving scheme for the motherboard. The options

are Disabled, Energy Efcient and Custom. If Custom is selected, the following

options become available:

EIST

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automati-

cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power

consumption and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed

information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

P-STATE Coordination

This feature selects the type of coordination for the P-State of the processor.

P-State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor's voltage and

frequency. This makes the processor more energy efcient, resulting in further

energy gains. The options are HW_ALL, SW_ALL and SW-ANY.

CPU C3 Report

Select Enabled for the CPU to report C3 (ACPI C2) state to the operating system.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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CPU C6 Report

Select Enabled for the CPU to report C6 (ACPI C3) state to the operating system.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Package C-State limit

Select Auto for the AMI BIOS to automatically set the limit on the C-State package register.

The options are C0, C1, C6, C7 and No Limit.



Turbo Boost Technology (Available when Intel® EIST

technology is Enabled)

This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specic

conditions.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

This feature displays the value of the processor power consumption limit (in Watts)

set by the manufacturer for a long duration time window.

Long Duration Power Limit

Use this feature to set the processor power consumption limit (in Watts) value for

a long duration time window.

Factory Long Duration Maintained

This feature displays the manufacture-preset time value in milliseconds when the

Long Duration Power Limit is maintained.

Long Duration Maintained

Use this feature to set the time value when the Long Duration Power Limit is

maintained.

Recommended Short Duration Power Limit

The system's power consumption may exceed the processor's default power setting

and the Short Duration Power Limit when operating in the turbo mode. This feature

displays the Short Duration Power Limit value recommended by the manufacturer

for turbo mode operation. By increasing this value, the processor can provide bet-

ter performance for a short duration operation. The default setting is 1.25* Long

Duration (that means, 1.25 times the value of Long Duration Power Limit indicated

above.)

Short duration power limit

The system's power consumption may exceed the processor's default power setting

and the Short Duration Power Limit when operating in the turbo mode. By increas-

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ing this value, the processor can provide better performance for a short duration

operation.



ChipsetConguration

WARNING: Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system

to malfunction.



CPUBridgeConguration

This item displays the current CPU Revision, Current CPU1 Memory Fre-

quency, Memory Type and Memory Reference Code Revision.

Memory Frequency

This feature allows the user to select the memory speed. Under normal

conditions, please set this to Auto. The options are Auto, Force DDR-800,

Force DDR-1066, and Force DDR-1333.



SystemAgentConguration

This item displays the current North Bridge Revision.

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 reliabil-

ity, security and availability in networking and data-sharing. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.

PEG Force Gen1

This feature forces Gen1 support on the PCI Express Graphics (PEG)

port. The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

Detect Non-Compliant Device

This feature enables or disables the detection of a non-compliant device

that is attached to the PCI Express Graphics (PEG) port. The options are

Disabled, and Enabled.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

This feature selects which graphics controller to use as a boot device. The

options are IGD, PEG/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD and PEG/PCI. .

Note: IGD = Integrated Graphics Device.

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IGD Memory

This feature selects the amount of memory for the Integrated Graphics

Device (IGD). The options are Disabled, 32M, 64M and 128M.

Render Standby

This feature enables or disables render standly by the Internal Graphics

Device (IGD). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IGD Multi-Monitor

This feature enables or disables multi-monitor support by the Internal

Graphics Device (IGD). The options are Disabled and Enabled.



SouthBridgeConguration

This item displays the current South Bridge Revision.

GbE Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Wake on LAN from S5

Select Enabled to enable the capabiltiy to 'wake-up' the system from the

S5 power state (Soft Off State) through the Ethernet controller. The set-

tings are Enabled and Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

This feature enables support for legacy USB devices. Select Auto to dis-

able legacy support if USB devices are not present. Select Disable to

have USB devices available only for EFI applications. The options are

Enabled, Disabled and Auto.

Port 60/64 Emulation

This feature enables or disables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support.

This should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for

non-USB-aware Operating Systems. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced Host

Controller Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI ownership

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change will be claimed by the EHCI driver. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled.

Azalia HD Audio

Select Enabled to enable the Azalia High Denition Audio feature. The

settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Azalia Internal HDMI Codec

Select Enabled to enable the internal HDMI CODEC (Coder-Decoder) for

Azalia. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Frontside Audio Mode

This feature selects the type of audio output on the frontside audio header/

interface. Select HD Audio for High Denition, otherwise select AC '97

for legacy audio.

Deep Sx

Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support. The settings are

Enabled and Disabled.



OnBoardChipConguration

This item displays the current South Bridge Revision.

USB 3.0 Legacy Support

Select Enabled to enable the USB 3.0 ports to support legacy devices.

The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

XHCI Hand-off

Select Enabled for Operating Systems without XHCI hand-off support. The

XHCI ownership change will be claimed by the XHCI driver. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.



IDE/SATAConguration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

SATA Mode

This item selects the mode for the installed drives. The options are Disabled, IDE

Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode.

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AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected:

Aggressive Link Power Management

This feature Enables or Disables Agressive Link Power Management sup-

port for Cougar Point B0 stepping and later. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

Staggered Spin Up

Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial-ATA Controller 0~1

This feature is used to activate/deactivate the SATA controller, and sets

the compatibility mode. The options are Enhanced and Compatible. The

default of Serial-ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced.

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

SATA Port0~Port5

This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives

on the particular SATA port.

Hot Plug

Set this item to Enabled to enable hot-plugging. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

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

PCIe/PCI/PnPConguration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP congurations for the following

items:

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 bus clock cycles. The options are 32 PCI Bus

Clocks, 64 PCI Bus Clocks, 96 PCI Bus Clocks, 128 PCI Bus Clocks, 160 PCI Bus

Clocks, 192 PCI Bus Clocks, 224 PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to enable Active-State Power Management for signal transactions

between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus in order to maximize power-

saving and transaction speeds. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCIe Max Read Request Size

This item manually sets the maximum read request size of the PCI Express device

or allows the system BIOS to choose the value (Auto). The options are Auto, 128

Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes

PCI-E Slot 4, 5, 6, & 7 OPROM

Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROM

This feature enables or disables the onboard ROM option for LAN1 and LAN2. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.



SuperIODeviceConguration

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 / Serial Port 3 / Serial Port 4

Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Serial Port 1 ~ 4 Settings

This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 1 ~ 4. Select Auto to let the BIOS automatically assign the base I/O

and IRQ address.

The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, 10,

11), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=4, 10, 11) and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,

10, 11).

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The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto, (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, 10,

11), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=4, 10, 11) and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,

10, 11).

The options for Serial Port 3 are Auto, (IO=3E8h; IRQ=10), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, 10,

11), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=4, 10, 11) and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,

10, 11).

The options for Serial Port 4 are Auto, (IO=2E8h; IRQ=11), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4, 10,

11), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 10, 11), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=4, 10, 11) and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,

10, 11).



HardwareHealthConguration

Fan Speed Control Mode

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 for effective

system cooling. Select "Full Speed" to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed

(of 100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. This setting

is recommended for special system conguration or debugging. Select "Standard"

for the onboard fans to run at 50% of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the

needs between system cooling and power saving. This setting is recommended for

regular systems with normal hardware congurations. The options are Full Speed

(@100% of PWM Cycle), and Standard (@50% of PWM Cycle).

CPU Temperature

This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS (i.e., +34

perature status in text ("Low", "Medium" or "High"). The options are Text Mode

or DTS.

If Text Mode is selected, the CPU Temperature Display Mode will show the CPU

temperature status as follows:

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

temperature is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The mother-

board fans and CPU will run normally as congured in the BIOS (Fan Speed

Control).

User intervention: No action required.

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

and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition,

but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU

‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally

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as congured in the BIOS. The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending

on the Fan Speed Control settings.

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

fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

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

‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may

activate an overheat alarm:

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

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

System Temperature / Peripheral Temperature

This feature displays the temperature readings from the system sensor (chassis)

and peripheral devices.

Fan 1 ~ Fan 4 Reading

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through

Fan4 and FanA.

VCORE, 12V, VDIMM, 5VCC, VTT_CPU, AVCC, 3.3VCC, VSB, VBAT

This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors.



ACPIConguration

Use this feature to congure Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

High Precision Event Timers

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in

synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-

pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-

tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace

the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Suspend Mode

This setting allows you to congure the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power

Interface) sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode. The options

are Suspend Disabled, S1 (POS), and S3 (STR). S3 (STR) is the deepest sleep

state in these options.

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PS2 KB/MS Wake up

This feature is used to awaken the system from Standby mode by a PS/2 mouse or

PS/2 keyboard. This must be enabled in the system level and Operating System

(O/S) as well, if supported).

S1 (OS Control) - Enables system wake up from S1 (default).

S5 (OS Control) - Enables system wake up from S1/S3/S4/S5.

Force Enable - Wake up support is always enabled regardless whether it is

disabled in the O/S.

Force Disable - Wake up support is always disabled regardless whether it is

enabled in the O/S.



TrustedComputingConguration

TPM Support

Select Enable to activate support for trusted platforms (TPM 1.1/1.2) and allow

the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the

platforms specied. The options are Disable and Enable.

TPM State

This feature changes the TPM State. The options are Disable and Enable. Note:

The system will restart to change the TPM State.

Pending TPM operation

Displays any TPM-related operation by the system.

The following are informational status messages that indicate the current TPM

State:

TPM Enabled Status

TPM Active Status

TPM Owner Status

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

Intel®TXT(LT)Conguration

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX)

This feature can be congured if it is supported by the processor. Enable this feature

to activate Intel TXT, below. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel TXT (LT) Support

Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) helps protect against software-based at-

tacks and ensures protection, condentiality and integrity of data stored or created

on the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

AMTConguration

AMT

This option enables Intel AMT support. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Watch Dog Timer

Allows AMT to reset or power down the system if the operating system or BIOS

hangs or crashes. The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

OS WatchDog Timer / BIOS WatchDog Timer

These options appear if Watch Dog Timer (above) is enabled. This is a timed

delay in seconds, before a system power down or reset after a BIOS or operating

system failure is detected. Directly enter the value, in seconds.

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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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+/- : Change Opt.
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F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
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Set Setup Administrator
Password.

Password Description

If ONLY the administrator’s password is set,
then this only limits access to Setup and is
only asked for when entering Setup.
If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will
have Administrator rights.
The password must be 3 to 20 characters long.

Access Level Administrator
Administrator Password

User Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

If the Administrator password is dened ONLY - this controls access to the •

BIOS setup ONLY.

If the User's password is dened ONLY - this password will need to be entered •

during each system startup or boot, and will also have Administrator rights in

the setup.

Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long.•

Administrator Password

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing Administrator password.

User Password:

Press Enter to create a new, or change an existing User password.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

When Enabled, the BIOS 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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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

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Setup Prompt Timeout 1

 Boot Options Priority

Network Devices
Hard Disk Drives

Number of seconds to
wait for setup activation key.
65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite
waiting.

4-4 Boot Settings

Setup Prompt Timeout

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Enter 65535 (0xFFFF) to

wait indenitely.



Boot Options Priority

This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order

of priority from which the systems boots from during startup.

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc

The settings are Built-in EFI Shell, [any detected boot device] and Disabled.

Network Devices

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc

Hard Disk Drives

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc



Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the removal of a boot device and the order of priority from which

the systems boots from during startup.

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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

Enter: Select
+/- : Change Opt.
F1 : General Help
F2 : Previous Values
F3 : Optimized Defaults
F4 : Save & Exit
ESC : Exit

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Exit system setup after saving
the changes.

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes

Restore Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults

Boot Override
IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1363
P4: WDC WD800AAJS-00B4A0

Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device

4-5 Exit Options

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

screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system conguration changes, select this option

to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con-

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 con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.

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Restore Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability, but not for

maximum performance.

Save As User Defaults

To set this feature, select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use

Restore User Defaults

To set this feature, select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press <En-

ter>. Use this feature to retrieve user-dened settings that were saved previously.

Boot Override

Set this feature to override a previously dened boot device. The available devices

will be listed below.

LaunchEFIShellfromlesystemdevice

This feature when initiated, will attempt to launch an EFI shell application (shellx64.

e) from one of the available le system devices. Press <Enter> to activate.



Reset System with ME disabled Moded

If this feature is activated, the system will reset and temporarily disable ME. Press

<Enter> to activate.

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

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

with bootup. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue to bootup. If a fatal error oc-

curs, 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 correspond to the number of beeps for the

corresponding error.

A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes

BIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code/LED Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.

5 short beeps + 1 long
beep

8 beeps Display memory

OH LED On System OH System Overheat

Memory error No memory detected in the

read/write error

(Ready to power up)

system

Video adapter missing or with
faulty memory

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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-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: To install the Windows Operating System, please

refer to the instructions posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

support/manuals/.)

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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

readme les for each item. Click on a computer icon to the right of an item

to install this item (from top to the bottom), one at a time. After installing

each item, you must reboot 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.

Note 2. When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver

CD, please set the SATA Conguration to "Compatible Mode" and congure

SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup. After making the driver diskette, be sure

to change the SATA settings back to your original settings.

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B-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based 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 baseboard 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 The default user name and password are ADMIN.

Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings

take precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doc-

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

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

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

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

SDIII settings to be the same as those set in 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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Appendix C: UEFI BIOS Recovery

Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the

system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you

need to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the

BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure.

C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS

The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specication provides a software-

based interface between the operating system and the platform rmware in the

pre-boot environment. The UEFI specication supports an architecture-independent

mechanism for add-on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader, which is stored

in the add-on card, to boot up the system. UEFI offers a clean, hand-off control to

a computer system at bootup.

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main
BIOS Block)

An AMIBIOS ash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block

(a main BIOS image). The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes, including

memory detection and recovery codes for the user to ash a new BIOS image if the

original BIOS image is corrupted. When the system power is on, the boot sector

codes execute rst. Once it is completed, the main BIOS code will continue with

system initialization and bootup.

Note: Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery

when the main BIOS block crashes. However, when the BIOS Boot sec-

tor crashes, you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro

for RMA repair.

C-3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB-Attached
Device

This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB-attached device

without additional utilities used. A USB ash device such as a USB Flash Drive, or

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a USB CD/DVD ROM/RW device can be used for this purpose. However, a USB

Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time.

To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB-attached device, follow the instruc-

tions below.

Using a different machine, copy the "Super.ROM" binary image le into the 1.

disc Root "\" Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD/DVD.

Note: If you cannot locate the "Super.ROM" le in your driver disk, visit our

website at www.supermicro.com to download the BIOS image into a USB

ash device and rename it to "Super ROM" for BIOS recovery use.

Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image ("Super.ROM") into 2.

your USB drive and power on the system

While powering on the system, keep pressing <Ctrl> and <Home> simultane-3.

ously on your PS2 keyboard until your hear two short beeps. This may take

from a few seconds to one minute.

After locating the new BIOS binary image, the system will enter the BIOS 4.

Recovery menu as shown below.

Note: At this point, you may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov-

ery. If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery, follow the procedures

below.

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Appendix C: UEFI BIOS Recovery

When the screen as shown above displays, using the arrow key, select the 5.

item- "Proceed with ash update" and press the <Enter> key. You will see the

progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below.

Note: Do not interrupt the process of BIOS ashing until it is com-

pleted.

After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete, press any key to reboot the 6.

system.

Using a different system, extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB ash 7.

drive.

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When a DOS prompt appears, enter AMI.BAT BIOSname.### at the prompt. 8.

Note: Do not interrupt this process until BIOS ashing is completed.

After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed, unplug the AC pow-9.

er cable from the power supply to clear CMOS, and then plug the AC power

cable in the power supply again to power on the system.

Press <Del> continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 10.

Press <F3> to load default settings. 11.

After loading default settings, press <F4> to save the settings and exit the 12.

BIOS Setup utility.

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(Disclaimer Continued)

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.