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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