Supero C7Q67 User Manual

C7Q67

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: January 1, 2011

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

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate
warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”.

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

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Preface

Preface

This m a n u al is written f o r s y s tem integrato r s , P C t e chnicians and

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

C7Q67 motherboard.

About This Motherboard

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

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

the C7Q67 motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance

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

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

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

professional technicians.

Manual Organization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains 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

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-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

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

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

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HD Audio ....................................................................................................... 2-16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ....................................................... 3-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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VFC ............................................................................................................4-5



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

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

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU) ... 4-6

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) 4-6

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

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

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

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

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

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

P-STATE Coordination ............................................................................... 4-6

CPU C3 Report .......................................................................................... 4-7

CPU C6 Report .......................................................................................... 4-7

Package C-State limit ................................................................................. 4-7

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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (Available if Intel® EIST technology is

Enabled) ..................................................................................................... 4-7

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



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



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

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



North Bridge Conguration ...................................................................... 4-8

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

Active State Power Management ............................................................... 4-8

PCIE Maximum Payload Size .................................................................... 4-8

PCI Express Port ........................................................................................ 4-8

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

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

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South Bridge Conguration ..................................................................... 4-9

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

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

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

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

Azalia HD Audio ......................................................................................... 4-9

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

Frontside Audio Mode ................................................................................ 4-9

Deep Sx ...................................................................................................... 4-9

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On Board Chip Conguration ................................................................ 4-10

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

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

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

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

IDE Mode ................................................................................................. 4-10

Serial-ATA Controller 0~1 ......................................................................... 4-10

SATA Port0~Port5 .................................................................................... 4-10

AHCI Mode ............................................................................................... 4-10

Aggressive Link Power Management ....................................................... 4-10

SATA Port0~Port5 .....................................................................................4-11

Staggered Spin Up ....................................................................................4-11

External SATA Port ....................................................................................4-11

Hot Plug .....................................................................................................4-11

RAID Mode ................................................................................................4-11

SATA Port0~Port5 .....................................................................................4-11

Hot Plug .....................................................................................................4-11

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PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration ......................................................................4-11

PCI Latency Timer .....................................................................................4-11

SR-IOV Support ........................................................................................4-11

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

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select ........................................................... 4-12



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

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

Serial Port1 Settings/ Serial Port2 Settings ............................................. 4-12



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

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

CPU Temperature Display Mode .............................................................. 4-13

Fan1 ~ Fan5 Reading .............................................................................. 4-13

VIN0, VIN1, VIN2, VIN3, AVCC, 3VCC, VSB3, VBAT ............................. 4-13



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

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

NUMA Support ......................................................................................... 4-14



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



Intel® TXT (LT) Conguration .................................................................... 4-15

Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) .............................................................. 4-15

Intel TXT (LT) Support .............................................................................. 4-15

4-3 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-16

Administrator Password .......................................................................... 4-16

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User Password: ........................................................................................ 4-16

Boot Sector Virus Protection .................................................................... 4-16

4-4 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 4-17

Setup Prompt Timeout ............................................................................. 4-17

Boot Option #1, Boot option #2, Boot Option #3, etc .............................. 4-17

Network Devices ...................................................................................... 4-17

Hard Disk Drives ...................................................................................... 4-17

4-5 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-18

Save Changes and Exit ........................................................................... 4-18

Discard Changes and Exit ...................................................................... 4-18

Discard Changes ...................................................................................... 4-18

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

Save As User Defaults ............................................................................. 4-19

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

Boot Override ........................................................................................... 4-19

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

Appendix B Software Installation Instructions

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

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

Appendix C BIOS Recovery

C-1 Recovery Process from a USB Device/Drive (Recommended Method) ........C-1

Part 1: Boot Sector Recovery Process ...........................................................C-1

Part 2: BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing) ..................................................C-2

C-2 BIOS Recovery from an IDE/SATA_ATAPI Disc Drive ...................................C-2

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Notes

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

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

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

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

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Motherboard•

Six (6) SATA cables•

One (1) I/O shield •

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

One (1) User's Manual•

One (1) Quick-Installation Guide•

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C7Q67 Motherboard Image

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

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

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

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C7Q67 Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

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

panel connections.

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

Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. •

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

the power cable before installing or removing any components.

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C7Q67 Jumpers

Jumper Description Default

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chpt. 2)

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

JI

2

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

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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

JPME1 Intel ME Mode Select Off (Normal)

C7Q67 Quick Reference

Audio FP

JPAC1

JSPDIF_IN
JSPDIF_OUT

COM4

COM3

JPME1

JBT1

JWOR1

USB 4/5

USB 2/3

USB 11/12

JWOL
JL1

JD1

JLED1

LED1

JF1

FAN3

B1

FAN2

JPT1

JPW1

COM2

FAN1

JCPUVRD-SMB

FAN4

JPW2

KB/MOUSE

USB 8/9

VGA

COM1

HDMI 1
HDMI 2

LAN 1

USB (3.0) 0/1

LAN 2

USB (3.0) 10/13

HD AUDIO

JI2C1

JI2C2

JPL2

JWF1

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

I-SATA4
I-SATA5

I-SATA2
I-SATA3

SLOT7

SLOT6

SLOT5

SLOT4

SP1

CPU

JHD AC1

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C7Q67 Headers/Connectors

Connector Description

Audio_FP Front Panel Audio Header

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

B1 Onboard Battery

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

BIOS AMI SPI BIOS

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

JCPUVRD SMB CPU Overclocking SMB(System_Management_Bus) Header

(Note)

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

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Power LED Indicator Header

JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

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

KB/Mouse Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

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

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

JWF1 SATA DOM (Device_On_Module) Power Connector

JWOL Wake_On_LAN Header

JWOR Wake_On-Ring Header

Slot 7 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot

Slot 6 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Slot

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Slot (5V)

Slot 5 PCI-Express 2.0 x4 Slot

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

SP1 Internal Buzzer

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

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

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

C7Q67 LED Indicators

LED Description Color/State Status

LED1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power On

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Motherboard Features

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

cessor in an LGA1155 socket.

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

fered, Non-ECC 1333/1066 memory

Supports dual-channel memory bus

DIMM sizes

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

Chipset Intel® Q67 Express

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot

One (1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot

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

Network Connections Two (2) Gigabit Ethernet Controllers:

LAN1: Intel 82579LM PHY
LAN2: Intel 82574L

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

I/O Devices SATA Connections

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

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

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

RAID (Linux) RAID 0, 1, 10

USB Devices

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

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

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

Keyboard/Mouse

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

Serial (COM) Ports

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

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

Audio

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

the Back Panel

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Front Panel Audio Header

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

SP/DIF In and SP/DIF Out Headers

Super I/O

Nuvoton NCT6776F

BIOS 64 Mb AMI BIOS

®

SPI Flash BIOS

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

PowerConguration ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External Modem Ring-On

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

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

CPU 4-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

Fan Control

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

Modulation) fan speed control

Low noise fan speed control

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

support

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® Q67 Express chipset utili­ties

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

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

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System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

C7Q67 Block Diagram

INTEL LGA1155

PCIe2.0_x16

PCIe x16 SLOT #7

5.0GT/s

VRM 12

SVID

P10

DDR3 (CHA)

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1A (Blue)
DIMM1B

DIMM2A (Blue)
DIMM2B

4 UDIMM

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

x4 DMI
5GT/s

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x1

PCIe x1 SLOT #6

5GT/s

PCIe2.0_x4

PCIe x4 SLOT #5

33MHz

5V PCI

PCI SLOT #4

4 SATA-II PORTS

SATA-II
300MB/s

10 USB PORTS

USB2.0
480Mbps

2 SATA-III PORTS

SATA-III
600MB/s

GLAN2
82574L

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

RJ45

RJ45

PCIe2.0_x1

2.5GT/s

GLAN1
82579LM

Intel Q67

Intel

PCH

LPC

TPM1.2 Pin Header

COM1/2

PS2 KB/MS

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

LPC I/O

NCT6776F

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

PCIe2.0_x1

5GT/s

RoHS 6/6

x4 FDI

2.7 Gbps

HDMI D

Digital port D

Digital port C

HDMI C

COM 3/4

LPC

ITE 8760

NEC uPD720200

2 USB3.0 PORTS

Analogl port A

VGA

RealTEK ALC889

AZALIA

CPU

Chapter 1: Introduction

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1-2 Chipset Overview

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

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

Express chipset, the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system

performance and storage capability for high performance platforms in a sleek

package.

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

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

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

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

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

perform tasks, including Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel Q67 Express Chipset Features

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

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

Dual NAND Interface•

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

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support•

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

SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)•

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)•

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting for you to determine how the system will

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

for the system to remain powered off, (in which case you must press the power

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

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

Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

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

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

Environmental Temperature Control

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

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

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

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

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

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

the chassis temperature is too high.

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

adequate airow to your system.

System Resource Alert

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

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

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

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

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

thresholds.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers.

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

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

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

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

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

2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

1-6 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates.

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

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

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

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

must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

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

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

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

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

void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

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

DOM PWR connector (JWF1) to the power supply.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

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

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

Chapter 2: Installation

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

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

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

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

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

battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes:

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

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

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

heatsink.

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

multi-directional heatsink only.

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

the CPU heatsink.

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

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

pins are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support.

Load Lever

Installing the LGA1155 Processor

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

from its locking position.

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Load Plate

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

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

edge and the South center edge of the CPU.

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

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

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

cally.

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

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

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

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

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

aligned properly.

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked

into place

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

avoid damaging the CPU or the socket.)

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

sure that the CPU is properly installed.

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