SUPER MICRO Computer C2SEE, C2SEA User Manual

C2SEA
C2SEE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

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Release Date: June 18, 2008
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Preface

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

About this Motherboard

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

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and detailed information about

the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system.

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

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

Appendix A and Appendix B list BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages. Ap­pendix C provides Software Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,
to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to
ensure correct system setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

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

Europe

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

Asia-Pacifi c

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

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions .........................................................2-10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appendices:

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

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

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

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

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

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

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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C2SEA Motherboard Image

Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The
motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as
those in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

CPU Fan

Fan1

VGA

J17

J3

J18

J7

J4

J6

LAN1

Lan

CTRL

HDMI

J12

FP Audio

S I/O

SPDIF_Out

USB2/3/4/5

USB/0/1

HD AUDIO

JPL1

Fan5

JPUSB1

Slot7 PCI-E x1

JI2C1

JI2C2

CD1

Printer

Slot6 PCI-E Gen2 x16

Slot5 PCI 33MHZ

Slot4 PCI-E x4 on x16

Slot3 PCI 33MHz

Slot2 PCI 33MHz

JPAC

Slot1 PCI 33MHz

JWOR

COM1

J13

CPU

Floopy

Intel

G45 (C2SEA)
G43 (C2SEE)

C2SEA/C2SEE

SPI BIOS

CMOS CLEAR

Battery

SPKR1

JWOL1

1394_1

1394_2

JBT1

JD1

JPD1

JPI1

DIMM1A

DIMM1

JL1

DIMM1B

DIMM2

Intel

ICH10

IDE

CTRL

DIMM2A

DIMM3

USB 10/11

USB 8/9

USB6

IDE

DIMM2B

DIMM4

JWD1

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

SMBUS_PS1

JPW1

LE1

JLED1

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

JPUSB2

USB7

Fan4

J14

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

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

• " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

Fan2

Fan3

JF1

JOH1

Differences between the C2SEA and C2SEE Models

C2SEA C2SEE

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

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Jumpers Description Default Setting

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

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots See Chapter 2

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

Connectors Description

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

PDIF_Out
COM 1 COM Port 1

C2SEA/C2SEE Quick Reference

Pins 1-2 (Reset)

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

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

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

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator

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

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Motherboard Features

Processor

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

Memory

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

•

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

•

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

Chipset

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

Expansion Slots

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

BIOS

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

•

Keyboard support

PC Health Monitoring

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

Fan status monitor with fi rmware 4 pin fan speed control

•

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

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ACPI Features

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

Onboard I/O

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

nels

Chapter 1: Introduction

Built-in GMCH and onboard VGA Connector

•

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

Other

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

CD Utilities

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

Dimensions

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

Overclocking Considerations

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

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Block Diagram

VRM 11.1

DIMM_CHA

DIMM_CHB

DDR3:1066/800

LGA775_Processor

G45(C2SEA)
G43(C2SEE)

MCH

PCI_E x4
SATA x6
USB x 12

PCIE_x4

SATAII /300

USB2.0

ICH10

W83627DHG

FAN x5

LPC I/O

KB. Floppy COM1 Parallel

MS.

FSB: 1333/1066/800

PCIE_x16

MUX &

Level Shift

DMI

PCIE_X1
PCIE_x1

PCI_32_BUS

SPI

HDA

PCI_E x16
HDMI(C2SEA)
CRT

Realtek RTL8111C

PCI_E x1 Slot
ITE 8213F IDE

PCI 32 x4 (C2SEE)

PCI 32 x2 (C2SEA)

TI TSB43AB22A
SPI EEPROM
Realtek ALC888

C2SEA/C2SEE

System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the
actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

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

Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

Utilizing a single LGA 775 socket processor, the G45/G43 GMCH supports an FSB
frequency of 1333/1066/800 MHz. Host-initiated I/O cycles are decoded to the
PCI-Express, the DMI, or the GMCH confi guration space. Host-initiated memory
cycles are decoded to PCI-Express, DMI or system memory. Memory accesses
initiated from PCI-Express will be snooped on the host bus between DMI to sys­tem SDRAM. The GMCH supports one or two channels of DDR3 controller with a
maximum of two DIMMs per channel.

Direct Media Interface (DMI)

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

Intel ICH10 System Features

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

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

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1-3 Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

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

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

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

Enhanced Power Management

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

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

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

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

1-6 Power Supply

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

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

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

C2SEA/C2SEE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although

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1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities

High-Defi nition Audio and HDMI Connections

The High-Defi nition Audio Controller, embedded in the ICH10, delivers up to four
codecs, supporting different types of codecs. Operating at 3.3V or 1.5V, the embed­ded Audio Controller supports a multi-channel audio stream, 32-bit sample depth, up
to 192 kHz of same rate, and can be used with a variety of microphones for input. In
addition to the HD Audio connection, the C2SEA also includes a High-Defi nition Mul-
timedia Interface (HDMI) connector on the motherboard. This connector transmits
digital signals, providing superb multimedia interface support. With these versatile
audio and video capabilities built in, this motherboard provides the user with a state
of the art audio/video experience that is larger than life.

I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)

With the Intel ICH10 built in, the C2SEA/C2SEE supports I/O Virtualization
Technology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to
run in independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical
memory , and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection
across multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports
the virtualization of platforms is installed on the motherboard.

1-8 Super I/O

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

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys­tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well
as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support
higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with the ACPI (Advanced Confi gura-
tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man­agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power manage­ment to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

•

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

•

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

For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

•

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

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

•

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

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and
chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting
fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother­board to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in
tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard
tray. Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing
the motherboard to the chassis.

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add­ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you
install the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the
CPU heatsink.

2. The Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and heat­sink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only
Intel-certifi ed multi-directional heatsink and fan.

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

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

Installing an LGA 775 Processor

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

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

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate

Load Lever

Load Plate
(with PnP Cap
attached)

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

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

5. Align the CPU key that is the
semi-circle cutout below a golden dot
against the socket key, the Notch on
the same side of the triangle cutout
on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the
CPU straight down to the socket.
(Do not drop the CPU on the socket.
Do not move the CPU horizontally or
vertically. Do not rub the CPU against
the surface or against any pins of the
socket to avoid damage to the CPU
or the socket.)

Top Center Edge

Socket Key
(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi­circle cutout)
below the circle.

Corner with a
triangle cutout

Bottom Center Edge

golden dot

CPU Pin1

7. With the CPU inside the socket,
inspect the four corners of the CPU
to make sure that the CPU is properly
installed.

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

9. If the CPU is properly installed into
the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be
automatically released from the load
plate when the load lever is pushed
in the lever lock. Remove the PnP cap
from the motherboard.

Warning: Please save the plastic
PnP cap. The motherboard must be
shipped with the PnP cap properly
installed to protect the CPU socket
pins. Shipment without the PnP cap
properly installed will cause dam­age to the socket pins.

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

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

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Installing the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother­board. (Refer to the layout on the right
for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink in such a way
that the heatsink fan wires are closest
to the CPU fan and are not interfered
with other components.

3. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make
sure that the wires are routed through
the bottom of the heatsink.

4. Remove the thin layer of the protec­tive fi lm from the copper core of the
heatsink.

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

Thermal Grease

5. Apply the proper amount of thermal
grease on the CPU.

Note: if your heatsink came with
a thermal pad, please ignore
this step.)

6. If necessary, rearrange the wires
to make sure that the wires are not
pinched between the heatsink and the
CPU. Also make sure to keep clear­ance between the fan wires and the
fi ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasten­ers with the mounting holes on the
motherboard. Gently push the pairs of
diagonal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 &
#4) into the mounting holes until you
hear a click.

CPU

Fan Wires

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink
Fastener

#1

#3

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

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#4

#2

Narrow end of the groove
points outward

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

Removing the Heatsink

1. Unplug the power cord from the power
supply.

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

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

0

) turn, and then pull the fas-

tener upward to loosen it.

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

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

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2-4 Installing DIMMs

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

Warning: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

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

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with
DIMM1A, DIMM2A, then, DIMM1B and DIMM2B

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along
the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The C2SEA motherboard supports up to 8 GB Unbuf fered non-ECC DDR3@1066/800
MHz in 4 DIMMs, and the C2SEE board supports up to 4 GB Unbuffered non-ECC
DDR3@1066/800 MHz in 2 DIMMs.

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

Chapter 2: Installation

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System
BIOS)

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

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

plications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

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

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Installing and Removing DIMMs

C2SEA/C2SEE

To Remove:

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

Notch

Release

Tab

DDR3

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Release

Tab

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

Top View of DDR3 Slot

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. VGA

4. HDMI (C2SEA only)

5. S/PDIF_Out

6. USB Port 2

7. USB Port 3

8. USB Port 4

9. USB Port 5

10. USB Port 0

11. USB Port 1

12. Gigabit LAN 1
Side Surround (Grey)

13.
Back Surround (Black)

14.
CEN/LFE (Orange)

15.

16. Microphone-In (Pink)

17. Front (Green)

18. Line-In (Blue)

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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