Supermicro X9SPU-F operation manual

X9SCV-Q

X9SCV-QV4

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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Manual Revision 1.0b

Release Date: November 3, 2011

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

X9SCV-Q motherboard product series. This product is intended to be

professionally installed and serviced by a technician.

About This Motherboard

The X9SCV-Q motherboard series is a value-driven product aimed at users who de-

mand a reduced-cost, low-power motherboard for PC or storage server applications.

The X9SCV-Q motherboard series features an Intel® "Sandy Bridge-M" CPU on a

G2 socket. They also offer many features, including two SO-DIMM support, 4 SATA

2.0 ports, 2 SATA 3.0 ports, an on-board VGA, 2 HDMI ports, and an LVDS header

on the X9SCV-QV4. This enables the X9SCV-Q motherboard series to deliver

cost-effective performance in a small form-factor package.

Manual Organization

Preface

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

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

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

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

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

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

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists Driver Installation Instructions.

Appendix C provides the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions.

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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]

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

X9SCV-Q Layout ............................................................................................. 1-3

X9SCV-QV4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................... 1-5

X9SCV-Q / X9SCV-QV4 Quick Reference ..................................................... 1-6

Ports and Connectors ..................................................................................... 1-7

Jumper Descriptions ....................................................................................... 1-7

Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-8

X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series Block Diagram ............................................. 1-10

1-2 Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................1-11

1-3 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12

Recovery from AC Power Loss ..................................................................... 1-12

Onboard Voltage Monitoring ........................................................................ 1-12

Fan Status Monitor with Software ................................................................. 1-12

1-4 Power Conguration Settings........................................................................ 1-13

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ........................................... 1-13

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard.................................................................. 1-13

Main Switch Override Mechanism ................................................................ 1-13

1-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13

1-6 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2

Installation

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

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

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

X9SCV-Q Image .......................................................................... 1-2

X9SCV-QV4 Image ..................................................................... 1-4

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

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

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

Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 2-3

2-3 System Memory .............................................................................................. 2-4

How to Install SO DIMMs ............................................................................... 2-4

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-4

The SO DIMM Socket ..................................................................................... 2-5

2-4 Connectors/I/O Ports ....................................................................................... 2-6

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ............................................................ 2-6

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports .............................................................. 2-7

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................ 2-8

Serial Ports ................................................................................................. 2-9

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-10

LAN Ports ..................................................................................................2-11

HDMI Port ................................................................................................2-11

Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-12

JF1 Header Pins ...................................................................................... 2-12

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions............................................................... 2-13

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-13

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-13

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-13

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-14

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14

NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-14

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-15

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-15

2-5 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................ 2-16

ATX Power Connectors ........................................................................... 2-16

4-pin 12V Power Source .......................................................................... 2-16

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-17

Front Panel Audio Header ........................................................................ 2-18

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-18

SATA DOM Power .................................................................................... 2-19

Power SMB I2C Connector ...................................................................... 2-19

SGPIO 1/2 Headers ................................................................................. 2-20

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1) ................................................................ 2-20

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-21

Internal Speaker/Buzzer ........................................................................... 2-21

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TPM Header (X9SCV-Q Only) ................................................................. 2-22

LVDS header (X9SCV-QV4 Only) ............................................................ 2-23

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-24

LAN Port Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-25

2

C) Bus to PCI Slots...................................................................... 2-25

SMB (I

Power Force On Enable/Disable .............................................................. 2-25

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-26

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header ................................................................. 2-26

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-27

TPM Support Enable (X9SCV-Q only) ..................................................... 2-28

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-28

LVDS Voltage Select (X9SCV-QV4 only) ................................................. 2-28

2-7 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-29

LAN Port LEDs ......................................................................................... 2-29

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

2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections ................................................................. 2-31

SATA Connections (SATA1~SATA6) ........................................................ 2-31

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

If You Lose the System’s Setup Conguration ............................................... 3-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



BOOT Feature .............................................................................................. 4-4

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

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

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

Wait For 'F1' If Error ................................................................................... 4-5

Interrupt 19 Capture ................................................................................... 4-5

Watch Dog Function ................................................................................... 4-5

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

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



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

Clock Spread Spectrum ............................................................................. 4-5

Hardware Prefetcher .................................................................................. 4-5

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch ................................................................... 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology ................................................................. 4-6

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

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

Intel® AES-NI ............................................................................................. 4-6

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology ........................................................... 4-6

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

EIST ............................................................................................................ 4-6

CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report ............................................................... 4-7

Turbo Mode ................................................................................................ 4-7



Chipset Conguration ................................................................................... 4-7



CPU Bridge Conguration ............................................................................ 4-7

Memory Frequency .................................................................................... 4-7



System Agent Conguration ......................................................................... 4-7

VT-d ............................................................................................................ 4-7

PEG#0 Gen ................................................................................................ 4-8

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

GbE Controller ............................................................................................ 4-8

Wake on LAN ............................................................................................. 4-8

USB Functions ........................................................................................... 4-8

Legacy USB Support .................................................................................. 4-8

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BIOS EHCI Hand-Off.................................................................................. 4-8

Azalia HD Audio ......................................................................................... 4-8

Azalia Internal HDMI ................................................................................. 4-9



IDE/SATA Conguration ............................................................................... 4-9

SATA Controller(s) ...................................................................................... 4-9

SATA Mode Selection ................................................................................. 4-9

Aggressive LPM Support (AHCI and RAID SATA Mode) .......................... 4-9

Serial ATA Port 0~5 .................................................................................... 4-9



PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration ....................................................................... 4-9

PCI ROM Priority ........................................................................................ 4-9

PCI Latency Timer ...................................................................................... 4-9

Active State Power Management ............................................................. 4-10

PCIe Max Read Request Size ................................................................. 4-10

PCIe Slot 1 Option ROM .......................................................................... 4-10

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-10

Load Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROM ................................................. 4-10



Super IO Device Conguration ................................................................. 4-10

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 ...................................................................... 4-10

Serial Port 1 ~ 2 Settings ......................................................................... 4-10



Remote Access Conguration ....................................................................4-11

Bits per Second (BPS) ..............................................................................4-11

Flow Control ............................................................................................. 4-12



Hardware Health Conguration ........................................................ 4-12

Fan Speed Control Mode ......................................................................... 4-12

CPU Temperature ..................................................................................... 4-12

PCH, System, Peripheral Temperature .................................................... 4-13

Fan 1 ~ 3 Speed ...................................................................................... 4-13

Vcore_CPU, VCC_SA, VCore_GFX, 5VCC, 12V, 3.3VCC, 3VSB, and VBAT
4-13



ACPI Conguration ..................................................................................... 4-13

High Precision Event Timers .................................................................... 4-13

Suspend Mode ......................................................................................... 4-13

PS/2 KB/MS Wake Up ............................................................................. 4-13



Trusted Computing Conguration .............................................................. 4-14

TPM Support ............................................................................................ 4-14

TPM State ................................................................................................ 4-14



Intel TXT(LT) Conguration ........................................................................ 4-14

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-14

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Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-14

AMT Conguration ..................................................................................... 4-15

Un-Congure AMT/ME ............................................................................. 4-15

WatchDog Timer ....................................................................................... 4-15

4-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 4-16

Smbios Event Log .................................................................................... 4-16

Erase Event Log ....................................................................................... 4-16

When Log is Full ...................................................................................... 4-16

MECI ......................................................................................................... 4-16

METW ....................................................................................................... 4-16

4-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-17

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

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

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

4-6 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 4-18

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

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

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

4-7 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-19

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

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

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

Restore Defaults ....................................................................................... 4-19

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

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

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

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

Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

Recoverable POST 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

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Notes

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

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

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

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

•One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

•Two (2) SATA cables

•One (1) I/O shield

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

•One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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X9SCV-Q Image

Note: All graphics and images 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 image shown in

this manual.

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X9SCV-Q Layout

Chapter 1: Introduction

Important Notes to the User

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

panel connections.

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

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X9SCV-QV4 Image

Note: All graphics and images 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 image shown in

this manual.

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X9SCV-QV4 Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

•Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

panel connections.

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

1-5

J1

JPT1

LED1

JBT1

SLOT1

JOH1

JWD1
JI2C1
JI2C2

SP1

JL1

JPF1

X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series User's Manual

X9SCV-Q / X9SCV-QV4 Quick Reference

(not drawn to scale)

JUSB1

J5

U14

JPL1

FAN1

JWOL

U20

J7

LAN2

JPL2

LAN1

SODIMM1

JP2
JP3

JPUSB1

COM1 (TOP)

VGA

SODIMM2

PS/2 (TOP)

J8

FAN3

FAN2

CPU

J12

JP1

TPM1

JD1

X9SCV-QV4 motherboard ONLY

JPUSB1

Note: On the X9SCV-QV4 motherboard, JPUSB1, JP2 and JP3 are on different
locations as illustrated above. An LVDS port and jumper JLCDVCC have also been
added. There is no support for a TPM header.

JWF1

J9

JP3

I-SATA6 I-SATA3
I-SATA5 I-SATA2
I-SATA4 I-SATA1

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JF1

JPI2C

LVDSJLCDVCCJP2

J16

Chapter 1: Introduction

Ports and Connectors

Connectors/LED Description

J1 Front Panel Audio Header

LED1 Power LED

SLOT1
JOH1 Overheat LED

SP1 Onboard Speaker/Buzzer

JD1 Power LED/Speaker Header

TPM1 TPM Header (X9SCV-Q Only)

J9 4-pin 12V Power Source for internal Hard Drive/DVD Drive

JWF1 DOM Power Connector

I-SATA1~I-SATA6 SATA Connectors (White connectors: SATA 3, Black: SATA 2)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

J16 4-Pin ATX Power Connector (X9SCV-QV4 Only)

J12 24-Pin ATX Power Connector (X9SCV-Q Only)

FAN2, FAN3, FAN1 CPU Fan, System Fan and Auxilliary Fan Headers

JL1 Chassic Intrusion Header

PS/2 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Combo Back Panel Connector

J8, U20 USB4/5, USB0~3 Back Panel Connectors

COM1, JP1 (COM2) COM1 Back Panel Serial Port, COM2 Internal Serial Header

VGA VGA Back Panel Port

LAN1/LAN2 LAN1/LAN2 Back Panel Ports

U14 HDMI1 (Top), HDMI2 Back Panel Ports

JPI2C JPI2C, PWR supply (I2C) System Management Bus

JUSB1 USB12 (Type A Internal USB Ports)

J7, J5 USB10/11, USB6/7 Internal USB Headers

JP2, JP3 SGPIO 1, SGPIO 2, Serial General Purpose I/O headers

LVDS LVDS header (X9SCV-QV4 Only)

SODIMM1/SODIMM2 SODIMM Memory Sockets

CPU CPU / Processor

PCI-E x16 Gen 2 Slot

Jumper Descriptions

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots (See Chapter 2)
JPF1 Power Force On Open (Disabled, X9SCV-Q)
JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1 USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWOL Wake On LAN Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPT1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Enable (X9SCV-Q Only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JLCDVCC LVDS Voltage Select, 3.3V or 5V, (X9SCV-QV4 Only) Pins 2-3 (3.3V)

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(See Chapter 2)

Pins 1-2 (Reset)

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® Sandy Bridge-M CPU (Socket G2)

Memory Two (2) SO-DIMM slots support up to 16 GB of DDR3, un-

buffered, 1066/1333 MHz, non-ECC SO-DIMM memory

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

SO-DIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8GB

Chipset Intel® QM67 (3.9W)

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-E x 16, Gen 2 Slot

Graphics Intel (Integrated)

Network Connections Two (2): One (1) Intel 82579LM and One (1) Intel 82574L

Two (2) RJ-45 Rear IO Panel Connectors with Link and
Activity LEDs

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 3.0 Ports Two (2) (SATA 1/2)

RAID 0, 1 Support

SATA 2.0 Ports Four (4) (SATA 3~6)

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Devices

Six (6) USB ports on the rear I/O panel (USB 0~5)

Five (5) USB connectors for front access USB 12 (Type A)
and USB6/7, USB10/11 (USB headers).

HDMI Ports

Two (2) Back panel HDMI ports

LVDS Header

One (1) LVDS Header (X9SCV-QV4 Only)

Graphics

One (1) Back panel VGA port

Audio Devices

One (1) Front Audio Mic/Headphone Header

Keyboard/Mouse

Combination PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
backpanel

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 connections: one 9-pin RS-232
port (Backpanel COM1 port) and one header (COM2)

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Super I/O

Winbond Super I/O NCT6776F

BIOS 8 MB SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS

Play and Plug, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and
SMBIOS 2.3

Power ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Suspend-To-RAM (STR)

One (1) Disk-On-Module (DOM) Power Connector

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, +5V Stdby, VBAT, Chipset

Tachometer Monitoring

CPU & chassis environment Monitoring

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® QM67 Express chipset
utilities

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

One (1) TPM Header (X9SCV-Q Only)

Dimensions Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7")

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X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series

BLOCK DIAGRAM R2.00

X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the Motherboard Features pages

for details on the features of the motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

Th e X 9SCV-Q Motherboard Series suppor ts a single Intel® "Sandy Bridge-M" processor in a G2

Socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel QM67 Express chipset, the moth-

erboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance and storage capability for high

performance platforms in a compact package.

The Intel® QM67 Express chipset is part of the mobile Intel 6 series Chipset family, with a single-chip

architecture. Among its features are

•3.9W Power Consumption

•Intel® vPro

TM

Technology

•Intel Anti-Theft Technology

•Intel Active Management Technology

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

•SATA Controller (up to 6G/s)

For more information regarding the Intel QM67 Express chipset, please visit Intel's

website at:

http://www.intel.com

or at:

http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/chipsets/ec-qm67/ec-qm67-overview.htm

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X9SCV-Q Moth-

erboard Series. These motherboards have an onboard System Hardware Monitor

chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

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

ting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU

core, +3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, Memory, Chipset. Once

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

screen. The User can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the sensitivity of the

voltage monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter a

Soft Off state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up. During the

SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry

in the system "alive." In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the

power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off

and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series accommodates 12V ATX power sup-

plies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specications required by

the CPU, some are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is

strongly recommended.

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1-6 Super I/O

The Super I/O provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

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

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To pre-

vent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully.

The following measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment

from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 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.

Caution: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please

take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components

when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Note: The above items are not provided with this motherboard.

Pan head screws (4 pieces)

Stand Offs (4 pieces)

(Only if needed)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are four (4) mounting holes on the X9SCV-Q motherboard series.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Caution: 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.

Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

1

I/O Shield

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout on the

previous page for mounting hole locations.

2

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the

chassis as needed. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the

3

mounting holes on the chassis.

Stand Off

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother-

board components.

4

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its

matching mounting hole on the chassis, using the Philips screwdriver.

5

Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws to all mounting holes.

6

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis.

7

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2-3 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory modules that

have been validated with the X9SCV-Q motherboard series.

How to Install SO DIMMs

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

DIMM1, then DIMM2. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the mod-

ule to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation.

2. Insert each DIMM module at an angle vertically and snap it into place. Repeat

step 1 to install DIMM2 if needed. See instructions on the next page.

Memory Support

The X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series supports up to 16GB of unbuffered Non-ECC

DDR3 SODIMMs (1066/1333 MHz in 2 SODIMM slots).

Installing and Removing DIMMs

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DIMM1

DIMM2

The SO DIMM Socket

Position the SO DIMM
module's bottom key

1

so it aligns with the
receptive point on the
slot.

Insert the SO DIMM

module vertically at

2

about a 45 degree

angle.

Press down until the
module locks into

3

place. The side clips
will automatically

secure the SO DIMM
module, locking it into

place.

Insert this end rst

Locking clip

Align

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Press down until the module
locks into place.

Locking clip

4

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to

gently push the side
clips near both ends
away from the module.
This should release

it from the slot. Pull
the SO DIMM module

upwards.

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3

5

6

8

6

2-4 Connectors/I/O 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.

Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports

I/O Port Locations and Denitions

1. USB 4/5

2. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

3. VGA Port

4. COM 1 Port

5. LAN 1

6. LAN 2

7. HDMI 1

8. HDMI 2

9. USB 0~3

Back Panel Connectors

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2

3

1

2

3

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard/PS/2 mouse

port is located next to the Back Panel

USB Ports 0/1 on the motherboard. See

the table at right for pin denitions.

PS/2 KB/Mouse

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 KB Data

2 MS Data

3 Ground

4 Vcc

5 KB CLK

6 MS CLK

Note:

This motherboard offers three Keyboard/Mouse connection options as

shown in the graphic below.

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

port.

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

other end to USB Port 0.

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

other end to USB Port 1.

Keyboard/Mouse

(For a keyboard cable or Mouse cable)

Back Panel USB (2.0)#8

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

Back Panel USB (2.0)#9

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

Back Panel Connectors

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3

1

2

5

1

2

4

3

5

2

1

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Six Universal Serial Bus ports (USB

0~5) are located on the I/O backpanel.

Additionally, one Type A Internal USB

port (USB 12) and 4 USB ports (USB

6/7, 10/11) on 2 headers are also lo-

cated on the motherboard to provide

front chassis access. (Cables are not

included). See the tables on the right for

pin denitions.

Back Panel USB 1/2/3/4,

Type A USB 10 Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin# Denition

1 +5V 5 +5V

2 USB_PN 6 USB_PN

3 USB_PP 7 USB_PP

4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB 5/6/7/8/9

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 +5V 6 +5V

2 USB_PN 7 USB_PN

3 USB_PP 8 USB_PP

4 Ground 9 Ground

5 NA 10 Key

Backpanel USB 4/5

Backpanel USB 0~3

USB 10/11 header

USB 6/7 header

USB 12 Type A header

Back Panel Connectors

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1

2

1

2

Serial Ports

Two COM connections (COM1, COM2)

are located on the motherboard. COM1

is located on the back I/O panel. A COM2

header is located near the PCI-E slot

to provide an additional onboard serial

port. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Serial Ports-COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4

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

Pin Denitions

(Backpanel) COM1

COM2 header

Back Panel Connectors

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1

1

VGA Connector

A VGA connector is located below

the COM1 Port on the I/O back

panel. This connector is used to pro-

vide video display. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

15-pin VGA Connector

VGA Port/Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 Red Video 9 +5V DC

2 Green Video 10 Ground (Vsync, DDC)

3 Blue Video 11 Reserved

4 Reserved 12 I

5 Ground 13 H Sync

6 Red Return 14 V Sync

7 Green Return 15 I

8 Blue Return

2

C Data

2

C Clock

VGA Port/Connector

Back Panel Connectors

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1

2

2

1

2

4

3

4

3

4

3

LAN Ports

Two gigabit LAN ports are located on the

I/O back panel. These ports accept RJ45

type cables. These are used to connect

the motherboard to a network.

HDMI Port

Two HDMI (High-Denition Multimedia

Interface) Ports are located next to the

LAN2 Connector on the I/O backpanel.

Refer to the board layout below for the

location. This connector is used to dis-

play both high denition video and digital

sound through an HDMI-capable display,

using a single (HDMI) cable.

RJ45/LAN

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 TX_D1+ 5 BI_D3-

2 TX_D1- 6 RX_D2-

3 RX_D2+ 7 BI_D4+

4 BI_D3+ 8 BI_D4-

HDMI Port

LAN1

LAN2

HDMI1

HDMI2

Back Panel Connectors

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2

Front Control Panel

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

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

(Motherboard rotated 90 degrees)

Power Button

Reset Button

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

Power Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC2 LED

NIC1 LED

HDD LED

Pin 1

Pin 19

Pin 2

Pin 20

Vcc

NMI

X

Power LED

X

Ground

19 20

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Front Control Panel Pin Denitions

Chapter 2: Installation

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located on

pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located on

pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a hard

drive LED cable here to display disk

activity (for any hard drive activities on

the system, including Serial ATA and

IDE). See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller

or Ethernet 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. Attach

the NIC LED cables to display network

activity. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +3.3V

16 Ground

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +3.3V

14 HD Active

NIC 1/2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

11/9 Vcc

12/10 Ground

A

POWER LED

HDD LED

B

C

NIC1

NIC2

D

Power Button

Reset Button

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

X

NMI

19 20

JF1 Header Pins

1

2-13

2

Ground

Ground

Power Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC2 LED

NIC1 LED

HDD LED

Power LED

X

Ground

D

C

B

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2

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED Cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1

to provide advanced warnings of chassis

overheat or fan failure. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is lo-

cated on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20 of

JF1. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power Button

Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

Power Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

NMI Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

Power Fail LED

B

NMI Button

C

Reset Button

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

X

NMI

C

19 20

Ground

Power Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC2 LED

NIC1 LED

HDD LED

Power LED

X

Ground

B

A

JF1 Header Pins

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2

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

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

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off the

system. To turn off the power when set

to suspend mode, press the button for

at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

Power Button

B

Reset Button

A

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

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 Ground

A

B

Ground

Ground

Power Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Reset Button

PWR Button

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

X

NMI

19 20

JF1 Header Pins

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NIC1 LED

HDD LED

Power LED

X

Ground

X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series User's Manual

2-5 Connecting Cables

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

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

ATX Power Connectors

The 24-pin (J12) and 4-pin (J16) power

connectors are used to provide power

to the motherboard. These connectors

meets the SSI EPS 12V specication.

See the tables on the right for pin de-

nitions. Note: J12 is supported on the

X9SCV-Q and J16 is supported only on

the X9SCV- QV4.

4-pin 12V Power Source

The 4-pin 12V Power Source on J9 is

used to provide power to devices such

as hard disks & CD-ROM drives. This

power connector supports 12V and 5V

devices. Do NOT connect the power

supply to this connector. Its purpose is

to supply power to devices such as CD

drives, hard drives and similar devices,

it is not meant to receive power from the

power supply.

C

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

(Required)

12V 4-pin CPU Power

Connector

Pin Denitions

Pins Denition

1 and 2 Ground

3 and 4 +12V

(Required)

4-Pin 12V Power Source

Pin Denitions

Pin Denition

1 +12V

2 Ground 1

3 Ground 2

A

4 +5V

2-16

(Optional)

A

24-pin PWR (X9SCV-Q)

4-pin PWR (X9SCV-QV4)

B

B

4-pin 12V Power Source

C

Fan Headers

The X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series has

three fan headers (Fan1~Fan3). These

fans are 4-pin fan headers. However,

Pins 1~3 of the fan headers are back-

ward compatible with the traditional 3-pin

fans. (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. Refer to the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Note: The speeds of 4-pin (PWM)

fans are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS Hardware

Monitoring in the Advanced Setting.

(The default setting is Disabled.)

Chapter 2: Installation

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan2

A

Fan3

B

Fan1

C

B

C

A

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Front Panel Audio Header

The Front Panel Audio header on J1 is

used to connect the chassis' front panel

High Denition Audio (HDA) controls to

the motherboard. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach the

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

A

High Denition Front Panel

Pin# Signal

1 MC_L

2 AUD_GND

3 MC_R

4 FP_Audio-Detect

5 Line_2_R

6 Ground

7 FP_Jack-Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_L

10 Ground

Audio

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions (JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A

Front Panel Audio

Chassis Intrusion

B

B

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SATA DOM Power

The SATA DOM Power on JWF1 is used

to supply power to SATA Disk-on-Module

(DOM) solid-state storage devices.

Power SMB I2C Connector

Power System Management Bus (I2C)

Connector on J15 monitors the status

of the power supply, fan and system

temperature. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

SATA DOM Power

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

PWR Supply I2C

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

A

SATA DOM Power

SMB I2C Connector

B

A

B

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SGPIO 1/2 Headers

The SGPIO 1 and SGPIO 2 (Serial-Link

General Purpose Input/Output) headers

on JP2 and JP3 are located near the

SATA connectors on the motherboard.

These headers are used to communicate

with the enclosure management chip in

the system. See the table on the right for

pin denitions. Refer to the board layout

below for the locations of the headers.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to connect an

LED to provide warnings of chassis over-

heat. This LED will also blink to indicate

a fan failure. Refer to the table on right

for pin denitions.

Serial_Link-SGPIO

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

Overheat LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status Message

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

T-SGPIO Headers

A

OH/Fan Fail LED

B

B

Note: Please refer to Page 1-6

for the JP2 and JP3 header

locations on the X9SCV-QV4

motherboard..

A

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Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1~3 are used for

a power LED and pins 4~7 are used for

an external speaker. If you wish to use

the onboard speaker, you should close

pins 6-7 with a jumper. See the table on

the right for speaker pin denitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

Speaker Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Internal Speaker/Buzzer

The Internal Speaker on SP1 can be

used to provide audible indications for

various beep codes. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. Refer to

the layout below for the locations of

the Internal Buzzer (SP1).

B

Internal Buzzer

Pin Denition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

PWR LED/SPKR

A

Internal Speaker/Buzzer

B

Speaker

A

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TPM Header (X9SCV-Q Only)

This header is used to connect a Trusted Plat-

form Module (TPM), available from a third-party

vendor. A TPM is a security device that allows

encryption and authentication of hard drives.

It enables the motherboard to deny access if

the TPM associated with the hard drive is not

installed in the system. See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

A

TPM Header

Trusted Platform Module Header

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME 4 No Pin

5 LRESET 6 VCC5

7 LAD3 8 LAD2

9 VCC3 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 RSV0 14 RSV1

15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN

19 LPCPD 20 RSV2

A

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LVDS header (X9SCV-QV4 Only)

Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS)

is an industry-standard electrical signaling

system. This signaling system can run at

very high speeds over inexpensive copper

wires using low power.

The LVDS bus on the X9SCV-QV4 moth-

erboard is used to transport video data

from the built-in graphics engine to a com-

patible LCD display. This motherboard's

LVDS connector is located where JP2 and

JP3 used to be on the X9SCV-Q.

X9SCV-QV4 Motherboard

LVDS Header

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 +12V 2 +12V

3 +12V 4 +12V

5 +12V 6 GND

7 +5V 8 GND

9 LCDVCC 10 LCDVCC

11 DDC CLK 12 DDC DATA

13 BKLTCTL 14 VDD ENABLE

15 BKLTEN 16 GND

17 LVDS A0- 18 LVDS A0+

19 LVDS A1- 20 LVDS A1+

21 LVDS A2- 22 LVDS A2+

23 LVDS ACLK- 24 LVDS ACLK+

25 LVDS A3- 26 LVDS A3+

27 GND 28 GND

29 LVDS B0- 30 LVDS B0+

31 LVDS B1- 32 LVDS B1+

33 LVDS B2- 34 LVDS B2+

35 LVDS BCLK- 36 LVDS BCLK+

37 LVDS B3- 38 LVDS B3+

39 GND 40 GND

A

LVDS Header

A

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is 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.

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LAN Port Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 is used to enable or disable LAN

Port1 and/or LAN Port2 on the motherboard.

See the table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

SMB (I2C) Bus to PCI Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you to con-

nect the System Management Bus (SMB) to

PCI-E and PCI slots. The default setting is

set to Disabled. See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

Power Force On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF1 allows you to enable (force on)

or disable the Power Force On function. If en-

abled, the power will always stay on automati-

cally. If this function is disabled (the normal

setting), the user needs to press the power

button to power on the system.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

I2C to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Denition

On Enabled

Off Disabled (Default)

Power Force On

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Open Normal

Closed Force On

LAN Port 1 Enable

A

B

LAN Port 2 Enable

2

C1/JI2C2

JI

C

D

Power Force On

B

A

C

D

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins,

this "jumper" consists of contact pads to pre-

vent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear

CMOS, use a metal object such as a small

screwdriver to touch both pads at the same

time to short the connection. Always remove

the AC power cord from the system before

clearing CMOS.

Important: For an ATX power supply, you

must completely shut down the system,

remove the AC power cord and then short

JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Legacy Wake-On-LAN Header

Please be noticed that the onboard LANs

(LAN1 and L AN2) do not need a WOL header

to support its Wake-On- LAN feature. We

preserved the legacy WOL header simply

to provide convenience for some embedded

customers who need an internal power source

from the motherboard.

Motherboard

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A

B

Metal contact pads

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Denitions

(JWOL)

CMOS Clear

Wake On LAN Enable

A

B

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USB Wake-Up

Use the JPUSB1 jumper to enable system

"wake-up" via a USB device. This jumper

allows you to "wake-up" the system by

pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by

clicking the USB mouse of your system.

The JPUSB1 jumper is used together with

the USB Wake-Up function in the BIOS.

Enable both the jumper and the BIOS set-

ting to activate this function. See the table

on the right for jumper settings and jumper

connections.

Note: The default jumper setting is "Dis-

abled". When the "USB Wake-Up" function

is enabled, it will be active on all USB ports.

Please refer to Page 1-6 for the location of

JPUSB1 on the X9SCV-QV4.

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled (Default)

USB Wake-up

A

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TPM Support Enable (X9SCV-Q only)

JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM (Trust-

ed Platform Module) support to enhance

data integrity and system security. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. The

default setting is enabled.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system monitor that

can reboot the system when a software ap-

plication hangs. Close pins 1~2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close pins

2~3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

LVDS Voltage Select (X9SCV-QV4 only)

The LVDS Voltage Select (JLCDVCC) allows

the user to choose between 3.3V or 5V sup-

port for the LVDS port.

TPM Support Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

LVDS Voltage Select

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 5V

Pins 2-3 3.3V

(Default)

Watch Dog

(default)

Jumper Settings

(default)

TPM Enable

A

Watch Dog Enable

A

B

Note: Please refer to Page
1-6 for the LVDS Voltage
Select jumper location.

B

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port LEDs

Two LAN ports are located on the I/O

Backplane. Each Ethernet LAN port has

two LEDs. The yellow Activity LED (right,

see below) indicates activity, while the Link/

Speed LED (left) may be green, amber or off

to indicate the speed of the connection. See

the tables at right for more information.

Link/Speed LED

Rear View (when facing the

rear side of the chassis)

B

Activity LED

A

GLAN Link/Speed LED Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

Color Denition

Yellow (Flashing) ConnectionActive

A

LAN Port 1

B

LAN Port 2 (

A

B

Back Panel Connectors

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Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at

LED1 on the motherboard. When LED1

is on, the AC power cable is connected

and the system is running.

A

Onboard PWR LED (LED1)

LED Status

Status Denition

Off System Off (Soft Switch)

On System is Running

A

LED1

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2-8 Serial ATA and HDD Connections

Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and hard disk drive

cables:

• Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector. Refer to Page 1-1 for cables

that came with your shipment.

SATA Connections (SATA1~SATA6)

Two Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors (I-SATA 1/2) are located on the motherboard.

In addition, four SATA 2.0 (I-SATA 3~6) connectors are also located on the board.

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 below for pin denitions.

C7Q67 SATA Connector Types

Port# Connection Type Connector Color

SATA 1/2, SATA 3.0 White

SATA 3/4/5/6 SATA 2.0 Black

F

C

SATA 2.0/3.0 Connectors

Pin Denitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

I-SATA1 (3.0)

A

I-SATA2 (3.0)

B

I-SATA3

C

I-SATA4

D

I-SATA5

E

I-SATA6

F

E

A

D

B

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

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

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

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

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

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the compo -

nents.)

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

sis.

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

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

4. Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check

all jumper settings as well.

No Power

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

sis.

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

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

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

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

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

No Video

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

all the add-on cards and cables rst.

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

for details on beep codes.)

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

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

Memory Errors

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

in the slots.

2. Please check Section 2-3 and make sure that you are using the correct memory.

Also, it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type

and speed for all DIMMs in the system.

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

see if you can locate the faulty modules.

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

If You Lose the System’s Setup Conguration

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

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

1-5 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

(http://ww w.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical

Support.

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

com/support/bios/).

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

on the modications to the boot block code.

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

still 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 (OS version, peripheral devices, power supply type, etc)

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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

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

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

2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer:

The X9SCV-Q Motherboard Series supports up to 16GB of unbuffered Non-

ECC DDR3 1066/1333 MHz, two -way interleaved or non-interleaved SODIMM

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

Question: Why does Microsoft Windows show less memory than what is

physically installed?

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

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

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

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

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

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

le named "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.xxx <Enter>

Notes: 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., X9SCV) and build version as the extension. For

example, "X9SCV0.526".

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

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

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

the system to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS

without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes

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

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

to prevent possible system boot failure!

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

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

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

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

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.

If your BIOS crashes and your motherboard will no longer boot, please read Ap-

pendix C - UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions for 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 and audio drivers.

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

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

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

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

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

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

ping 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 your motherboard. The AMI

ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter

describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery, please refer to the instruction

guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

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>, <F4>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow

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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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.

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.

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

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

System Time [09:20:40]

System Date [Tue 06/14/2010]

X9SCV-Q/X9SCV-QV4
Version 1.0b
Build Date 07/21/2011

Event Logs

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

Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2820QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
Speed 2300MHz
Physical Count 1
Logical Count 8

System Memory
Size 4096MB

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.

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 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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 Sys-

tem 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.)

Supermicro X9SCV-Q

Version

Build Date

Processor

The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below:

Type of Processor

Speed

Physical Count

Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:

System Memory

Size

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4-3 Advanced Setup Congurations

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

items:

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

Main Security Boot ExitEvent Logs

Advanced

 Boot Feature

 Processor & Clock Options
 Chipset Configuration
 IDE/SATA Configuration
 PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
 Super I/O Configuration
 Remote Access Configuration
 Hardware Health Configuration
 ACPI Configuration
 Trusted Computing Configuration
 AMT Configuration

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.



BOOT Feature

System Boot Feature Setting.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modied between POST text

messages or the Supermicro logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages.

Select Enabled to display the Supermicro logo instead of the normal POST mes-

sages. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This sets 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 Numlock key. The options are Off

and On.

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

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.

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive

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

Power Button Function

This setting allows you to decide if the power button will turn off the system in-

stantly or wait for 4 seconds when it is pressed. The options are Instant Off and

4 Seconds Override.

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 state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Power-Off

and Last State.



Processor & Clock Options

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to

monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by

the components whenever needed. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher

If set to Enabled, the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc-

tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to

improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

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

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

Intel® Virtualization Technology

Select Enabled to use the feature of 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. Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power

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

site for detailed information.

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® AES-NI

Set to Enabled to use the processor's Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) feature.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology

Set to Enabled to use the processor's Hyper Threading Technology feature. En-

abling hyper-threading results in increased 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.

EIST

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically

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

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

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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CPU C3 Report, CPU C6 Report

This BIOS feature enables or disables C3 or C4 reporting to the operating system.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.



Turbo Boost Technology

Turbo Mode

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

specic conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Long duration power limit - this is the processor power consumption limit

(in Watts) during a long duration time window.

Long duration maintained - this is the time in milliseconds where the Long

Duration Power Limit is maintained.

Short duration power limit - During Turbo Mode, the system may exceed

the processor's default power setting and exceed the Short Duration Power

limit. By increasing this value, the processor can provide better performance

for a short duration.



Chipset Conguration

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

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause

system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

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



CPU Bridge Conguration

Memory Frequency

This option allows the user to select the desired frequency setting for the onboard

memory modules. The options are Auto, Force DDR-800, Force DDR-1066

and Force DDR-1333.



System Agent Conguration

VT-d

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

Tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel

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

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

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PEG#0 Gen

Use this option to congure PEG port Gen speed with compliant PCIe Gen

speed. The options are Auto, Gen1 and Gen2.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

This option allows the user to select the desired Primary Display adapter be-

tween the onboard Intel Graphics Accelerator (iGFX) or an optional PCI Express

Graphics (PEG). The options are Auto, iGFX/PEG and PEG/iGFX



South Bridge Conguration

GbE Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.

Wake on LAN

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

Ethernet controller. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user enable or disable the onboard USB ports. The Op-

tions are Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support

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

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

devices available only for EFI applicatioins. The options are Enabled, Disabled

and Auto.

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

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

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

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Azalia Internal HDMI

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

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 Controller(s)

This option is used to enable or disable the built-in SATA controllers. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

SATA Mode Selection

This feature allows the user to select the mode under which the SATA controllers

operate. The options are IDE, AHCI and RAID.

Aggressive LPM Support (AHCI and RAID SATA Mode)

Enables PCH to aggressively enter link power state. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Serial ATA Port 0~5

This feature displays the model and capacity of the detected device attached to the

port. This is informational only.



PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration

This feature allows the user to set the PCIe/PCI/PnP congurations for the follow-

ing items:

PCI ROM Priority

In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI-compatible), this feature species

what ROM to launch. The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM.

PCI Latency Timer

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

64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The 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.

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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

PCIe Slot 1 Option ROM

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

abled and Enabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM.

The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load 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

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

Disabled.

Serial Port 1 ~ 2 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).

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).

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

Remote Access Conguration

Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection for COM1, COM2 and COM3 (PCI

Dev22, Func3) ports. The options are Enabled and Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

Congure the following options for the Console Redirection Settings. The

most common settings are set as default:

Terminal Type : Select ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8

Bits per Second (BPS): 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2

Flow Control: None or Hardware RTS/CTS

Recorder Mode: Disabled or Enabled

Resolution 100x31: Disabled or Enabled

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution: 80x24 or 80x25

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management

Windows Emergency Services (EMS)

Console Redirection

Use this feature to enable console redirection of the Serial Port for Out-of-Band

Management Windows Emergency Services (EMS). The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port

Use this feature to select which port to activate Microsoft Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS). The options are COM1, COM2 and COM3 (PCI

Dev0,Func0) (Disabled).

Terminal Type

Use this feature to select what terminal emulation to use with Remote Access. The

options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, or VT-UTF8.

Bits per Second (BPS)

The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200

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Flow Control

The options are None, Hardware RTS/CTS and Software Xon/Xoff

The following are for information only and cannot be changed:

Data Bits: 8 or 7

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Mark, or Space

Stop Bits: 1 or 2



Hardware Health Conguration

This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review

the status of each item when displayed.

Fan Speed Control Mode

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speed 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 all

the times. Select Standard for the onboard fans to run initially at 50% in order to

balance the needs between system cooling and power saving, then automatically

adjust speed as needed by the system. This setting is recommended for regular

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

Standard.

CPU Temperature

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

by the BIOS.

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

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

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

User intervention: No action required.

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

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

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

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

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

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

fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

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

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

an overheat alarm:

PCH, System, Peripheral Temperature

This feature displays the absolute system temperature (i.e., 90oC).

Fan 1 ~ 3 Speed

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces (in RPM)

Vcore_CPU, VCC_SA, VCore_GFX, 5VCC, 12V, 3.3VCC, 3VSB, and VBAT

This feature displays the voltage readings for the described components.



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

Suspend Disabled, S1 (POS), and S3 (STR).

PS/2 KB/MS Wake Up

This feature is used to congure the PS/2 mouse or PS/2 keyboard wake up setting.

The options are S1 (OS Control), S5 (OS Control), Force Enable and Force Disable.

S1 (OS Control) - Wake up from S1

S5 (OS Control) - Wake up from S5 and above

Force Enable - Wake up support is always ON; regardless of whether it is disabled

in the OS device manager.

Force Disable - Wake up support is always OFF; regardless of whether it is enabled

in the OS device manager.

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

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



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.

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AMT Conguration

Un-Congure AMT/ME

This option allows the user to un-congure the Management Engine (ME) without

a password. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

WatchDog 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 (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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4-4 Event Logs

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

Main Advanced Security Boot ExitEvent Logs

 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.

 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

Smbios Event Log

Change this item to enable or disable all features of the Smbios Event Logging

during boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Erase Event Log

This option erases all logged events. The options are No, Yes, Next reset and

Yes, Every reset.

When Log is Full

This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is

full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

MECI

The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of oc-

curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented.

This is a numeric value.

METW

The Multiple Event Time Window (METW) denes number of minutes must pass

between duplicate log events before MECI is incremented. This is in minutes, from

0 to 99.

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4-5 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass-

words, the Supervisor password must be set rst.

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

Main Advanced Boot ExitEvent Logs

Security

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]

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.

Set Setup Administrator
Password.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

• 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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4-6 Boot Settings

Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

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

SecurityMain Advanced ExitEvent Logs

Boot

Setup Prompt Timeout 1

 Boot Options Priority

Hard Disk Drives

 Delete Boot Option

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.

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

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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.

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.

•3rd Boot Device - [SATA: XXXXXXXXX]

•4th Boot Device - [Network: XXXXXXXXX]

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4-7 Exit Options

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

screen.

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

Exit

BootSecurityMain Advanced Event Logs

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 v1365

Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
Set ME to disable Mode [Disabled]

Version x.xx.xxxx. Copyright (C) XXXX American Megatrends, Inc.

Exit system setup after saving
the changes.

 : Select Screen
 : Select Item

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

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.

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.

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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.



Set ME to Disable Mode

Select this feature and choose Enabled to run Management Engine (ME) recovery

mode on reboot. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the AMI BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

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

code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep

codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep with the front panel Overheat LED on - system overheat

8 short beeps - display memory read/write error

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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.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to

view the readme les for each item. Click a computer icon to the

right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at

a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the system

before proceeding with the next item on the list. The bottom icon

with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

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B-2 ConguringSuperoDoctorIII

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.

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

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

Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the

BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within

Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For

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

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

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

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

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

site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also

download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/

Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you

use Supero Doctor II.

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Disclaimer

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.