Supero C7SIM-Q User Manual

C7SIM-Q

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

Manual Revision: Revision 1.0c

Printed Date: March 11, 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.
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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.

Preface

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Manual Organization

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

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

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

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages. Appendix B provides Driver soft­ware installation instructions. Appendix C are setup instructions for the Intel Active
Management Techology (AMT), and Appendix D describes the BIOS Recovery
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.

!

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
C7SIM-Q motherboard. The C7SIM-Q supports a single Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5,
Core i3 and Pentium® processor series in an LGA1156 socket. Featuring the In­tel Q57 Express, the C7SIM-Q also offers substantial enhancement in price/sys­tem performance ratio in a cost-effective, small form-factor package. Please refer
to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on supported
processors. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional
technicians.

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Table of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii

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

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

Quick-Start Guide .........................................................................................................vii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................... 1-2

C7SIM-Q Image ........................................................................ 1-3

C7SIM-Q Layout ......................................................................... 1-4

C7SIM-Q Quick Reference .......................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-7

System Block Diagram ............................................................................... 1-9

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-11

1-4 Power Conguration Settings ....................................................................... 1-11

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Super I/O ...................................................................................................... 1-13

1-6 Intel vPro Technology ................................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ................................................................ 2-4

2-4 System Memory ............................................................................................. 2-12

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports ............................................................... 2-15

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports................................................................ 2-15

2. Front Control Panel ....................................................................................2-16

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ............................................................ 2-17

Power LED ............................................................................................. 2-17

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-17

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-18

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 2-18

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-18

Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-19

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-20

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ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-20

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-21

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-21

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-22

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-23

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-23

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-24

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-24

LAN1/LAN2 Ports ..................................................................................... 2-25

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-25

High Denition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-26

S/PDIF Header ......................................................................................... 2-26

Front Panel Audio Control ........................................................................ 2-27

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-27

VGA Port ..................................................................................................2-28

DVI-D Port ................................................................................................ 2-28

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 2-29

Power Supply I

2

C Connector ................................................................... 2-29

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-30

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-30

Audio Enable .......................................................................................... 2-31

HD/AC97 Select ..................................................................................... 2-31

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB ........................................................................ 2-31

Speaker Select ....................................................................................... 2-32

LAN Port Enable/Disable ....................................................................... 2-32

Intel Management Engine (ME) ............................................................. 2-32

TPM Support Enable ................................................................................ 2-33

Clear CMOS ............................................................................................. 2-33

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-34

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-35

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-35

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-36

2-9 Disk Drive Connections ................................................................................ 2-37

SATA Disk Drive Connectors .................................................................... 2-37

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-4 Security Settings ............................................................................................ 4-21

4-5 Boot Settings .................................................................................................. 4-22

4-6 Exit Options .................................................................................................... 4-23

Appendices:

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

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions ...........................................................B-1

Appendix C: Intel® AMT Management Engine Setup ................................................C-1

Appendix D: BIOS Recovery ......................................................................................D-1

Quick-Start Guide

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1

Installing the Processor

2

Installing the Heatsink and Fans

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

3

4

Installing the Memory Modules

Installing the I/O Shield

1

2

Note: The chassis image included here is for illustration purposes only.

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2

3

Lock

Lock

Press Down

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5

Installing the Motherboard

6

Connecting the Power Supply

1

2

3

4

1

2

JPUSB2

JPUSB2

JPUSB2

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Installing Internal Peripherals

8

Installing External Peripherals

Add-on Cards

SATA Drives

1

2

DVI-D

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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.

All of the following items are included in the Retail Box Only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00033-ON)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL-1174)

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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-Pacic      

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan
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], ext.132 or 139

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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've received may or may not look exactly the same as the one shown in this

manual.

C7SIM-Q Image

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JPUSB2

Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes 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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C7SIM-Q Quick Reference

Number Connectors Description

40 JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

19,20 COM1, COM2 Serial Port 1 & 2 Headers

44 DIMM 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B

Memory Slots

12,35,36,43 Fans 4,2,1,3 Fan 4: CPU Fan, Fan 1/2/3: Chassis Fan Headers

29 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SATA)

37 JF1 FP Control Panel Header

33 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

38 JLED Onboard Power LED Connector

2 VGA Video/Graphics Connector

21 JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

23 JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

32 SPK Onboard Speaker/Buzzer

3 DVI Digital Visual Interface (DVI-D)

17 J5 Front Panel Audio Header Connector

1 J8 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

42 JPW2 12V 8-Pin Power Connector

11 J6 Back Panel Audio Ports

6 LAN1 RJ45 Connector for LAN1

9 LAN2 RJ45 Connector for LAN2

39 LED2 Standby Power LED Indicator

28 SATA 0,1,2,3,4,5 SATA Connectors

45 JPCIE4 PCI-E 2.0 x16 Slot

47 JPCIE3 PCI-E x1 Slot

48 JPCIE2 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 Slot)

49 JPCIE1 PCI-32 (5V) Slot

5 USB 0, 1, 2, 3 (Back Panel) USB Ports

7 USB 4/5 (Back Panel) USB Ports

10 USB 6/7 (Back Panel) USB Ports

22,24 USB 8, 9 Type A USB Ports

31 USB 10/11, 12/13 Front Panel USB Headers

41 JPI2C PWR supply (I

2

C) System Management Bus

25 BATT Onboard Battery

15 JS/PDIF S/PDIF Header

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Number Jumpers Description Default Setting

27 JBT1 CMOS Clear

(See Chapter 2)

16 JI

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

14 JPAC Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

4, 46 JPUSB1, JPUSB2

USB Wake-up Enable
(JPUSB1: Back Panel, JPUSB2:
Front Panel)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

30 JD1 External Buzzer/Speaker

Pins 3-4 (Internal Buzzer)

Pins 1-4 (External Speaker)
8 JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
13 JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

26 JPT1 Trusted Platform Module Enable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

34 JP3 Intel Management Engine Open (Enabled)

18 JL2

AC97/HD Audio Selector
(Front Panel)

Open (HD Audio)

Closed (AC97)

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium® series

processor in an LGA1156 socket.

Memory Four (4) 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with sup-

port for up to 16GB of UDIMM memory (Non-ECC/DDR3
1333/1066/800 MHz memory only.)

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB

Chipset Intel Q57 Express Chipset

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x16

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot)

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x1

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA Ports Six (6)

USB Device Connectors

Four (4) USB 2.0/1.0 ports in two on-board headers

Eight (8) rear USB 2.0/1.0 ports (back panel)

Two (2) on-board Type A USB ports (2.0/1.0)

Network Connections

Two LAN Ports: One (1) RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
(LAN1, Intel 82578DM) and One (1) RJ45 10/100/1000
Ethernet port (LAN2, Intel 82574L)

Keyboard/Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports (back panel)

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) 16550 Fast UART serial headers (on-board)

Audio

Six (6) I/O Jacks for High Denition audio support (HD 7.1),

One (1) S/PDIF header

Video and Graphics

One (1) Digital Visual Port (DVI-D) port

One (1) back panel VGA connector

BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS

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Plug and Play (PnP), APM 1.2, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0, USB
Keyboard Support

PC Health Monitor-

ing

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage, memory
voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5 +/-12V, +3.3V standby, +5V
standby, Vbat (battery voltage), HT, Memory, Chipset.

Fan status monitor with rmware for 4-pin fan speed con­trol

CPU 4-Phase-switching voltage regulator

SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Power-on mode control for recovery from AC power loss

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

BIOS support for USB keyboard

Internal/External modem ring-on

Other Features Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) support

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

Suspend-to-RAM

Supports VRD 11.1

Intel

®

Active Management Technology (AMT)

Intel

®

vProTM Technology

Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED

RoHS 6/6 compliant

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software utilities for the Intel Q57 chipset

Dimensions Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" (243.8 mm x 243.8 mm)

Note: Motherboard specications listed above are subject to change without no-

tice.

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C7SIM-Q 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 specications of each motherboard.

Block Diagram

DDR3 (CHA)

PCIe2.0_x16

RoHS 6/6

LPC I/O

W83627DHG-P

PCIe x16 SLOT

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

4 UDIMM

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

PCH

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

CK505
Rev1.0

CLOCK

COM1,2

PS/2

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

Intel Q57

Intel
LGA1156
Processor

TPM1.2

PCIe_5~8_x4

2.5Gbps

PCIe x16 SLOT

PCIe x1 SLOT

PCIe_3_x1

2.5Gbps

x4 DMI

2.5Gb

x8 FDI

GLAN1
82578DM

RJ45

GLAN2
82574L

RJ45

PCIe_1_x1

2.5Gbps

PCIe_2_x1

2.5Gbps

VRM 11.1

VID[0-7]

MISC VRs

DDPD_DVI

PCI 32

1 PCI 32 SLOT

6 SATA PORTS

SATA-II

300MB/s

14 USB PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

DVI-D

VGA

VGA

ALC889

HD 7.1

HD

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The C7SIM-Q supports the Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium

®

proces­sor series for the LGA 1156 socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability
of the single-chip Intel Q57 Express chipset, the C7SIM-Q motherboard provides
the performance and feature set required for single-processor-based systems with

conguration options optimized for Small Ofce/Home Ofce (SOHO) computing

platforms.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel Q57 chipset
enables the C7SIM-Q motherboard to offer a high-speed Direct Media Interface
(DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the processor. This
feature allows the motherboard to achieve up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent
data transfer on each direction, achieving better performance than comparable
systems. The C7SIM-Q also features Function Disable, Intruder Detect, and a TCO
timer to enable the system to recover from a software/hardware lock.

Intel Q57 Express Chipset Features

Active Management Technology•

Anti-Theft Technology•

Remote PC Assist•

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 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C7SIM-Q. These
features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip.

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 press 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 Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU
core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, 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

PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero
Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this

temperature reaches this pre-dened overheat threshold, the CPU thermal trip

feature will be activated and send a signal to the buzzer and, at the same time, the
CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

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

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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 the suspend mode. When the user presses any
key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator 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 as a normal
keyboard during system bootup.

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
SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended, and the hard drive will spin down.
Press the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff
state, the ATX power supply provides power to the system to keep the required
circuitry "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 C7SIM-Q accommodates ATX12V standard power supplies. 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.

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

ATX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that

the 12V 8-pin power connection (JPW2) be used for adequate power supply. 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.

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1-6 Super I/O

The C7SIM-Q provides two onboard high-speed, 16550-compatible (UART) serial
communication headers. 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 manage­ment through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.

1-7 Intel® vProTM Technology

Intel vPro technology is a set of hardware and software elements built into a PC’s
motherboard and other hardware. It is a combination of processor technologies,
hardware enhancements, management features, and security technologies that
allow remote access to the PC for monitoring, maintenance, and management.
Intel vPro allows the user to run these features independently from the state of the
operating system (OS), or power state of the PC. It is intended to help businesses
gain critical maintenance and servicing capabilities, security enhancements, and

system cost benets.

PCs with vPro have three main elements: 1) a processor with vPro support; 2) in­tegrated components to reduce the number of discrete components in the system;
and 3) hardware-based management and security technology, such as Intel AMT
which is built into this motherboard.

Intel vPro elements supported by the C7SIM-Q motherboard include:

Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT)

Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) is a set of hardware-based
features that allow remote access to the PC for management and security tasks,
regardless whether an OS is down or the PC is powered off. It includes Remote

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conguration technology for AMT that enable a user to congure “bare-bones”

systems before the OS and/or software management agents are installed.

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) is used to verify a launch envi­ronment. It establishes the root of trust, which allows software to establish a
chain of trust for virtualized environments. Intel TXT also protects secrets during
power transitions for both orderly and disorderly shutdowns.

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) is a hardware-based technology. Intel
VT lets you run multiple Operating Systems on the same PC, or run a specialized
or critical application in a separate space (a virtual PC on the physical system)
in order to help protect the application, or privacy of sensitive information.

Truste Platform Module (TPM) Support (v. 1.2)

Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, including Microsoft Windows Vista Bit­Locker with an industry-standard Trusted Platform Module.

For more information on Intel vPro, please visit the Intel vPro Technology section
at Intel's website (http://www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm).

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices

Electro-static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent 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 as specied by the manu­facturer. 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 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 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.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Pan head screws (8 pieces)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are eight (8) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

Stand Offs

(Only if needed, up
to 8 pieces)

Caution: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please
do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during
motherboard installation. 2) Some components are very close to the mount­ing holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these
components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout on the
previous page for mounting hole locations.

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the
chassis as needed. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the
mounting holes on the chassis.

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother­board components.

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its
matching mounting hole on the chassis, using the Philips screwdriver.

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

I/O Shield

1

2

3

Stand Off

4

5

6

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in 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 fan.

Notes:

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 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 serverboard into the chassis before you install
the CPU heatsinks.

When receiving a serverboard 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 web site for updates on CPU support.

Load Lever

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

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Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys. Once
the CPU key is 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.) With the CPU inside

Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the top center edge

and the bottom center edge of the CPU.

3

4

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

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Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make
sure it is properly inserted 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 if the CPU is aligned properly.

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

5

CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked
into place

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

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Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die for the required
amount has already been applied.

Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Motherboard

Mounting
Holes

Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.

Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e., the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug
(do not over-tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.)

Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are
aligned with those on the Motherboard and the Heatsink Bracket under­neath.

1

2

3

4

Heatsink Bracket

Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046P heatsink with BKT-0028L

bottom bracket

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Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed.

However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc-

tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU

or the CPU socket.

Removing the Heatsink

!

Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown
in the illustration below.

Loosen screws in se-

quence as shown.

Screw#2

Motherboard

Remove the Heatsink
Bracket from under­neath the mother­board.

Screw#1

Screw#3

Screw#4

1
2
3
4

Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink, removing the used thermal
grease. Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before
re-installing the CPU and the heatsink.

Once the CPU is loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU socket.

Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

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Thermal Grease

Heatsink Fins

Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink

Locate the CPU Fan power con­nector on the motherboard.

Position the heatsink so that the
heatsink fan wires are closest
to the CPU fan power connector
and are not interfered with other
components.

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

Remove the thin layer of the pro-

tective lm from the copper core

of the heatsink.

Warning: CPU overheat may

occur if the protective lm is not

removed from the heatsink.

Apply the proper amount of ther­mal grease on the CPU.

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

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 ns of the heatsink.

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2

3

4

5

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Recommended Supermicro heatsink:

SNK-P0046A4 active heatsink

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. (Note: Make sure to orient
each fastener so that the narrow end
of the groove is pointing outward.)

Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heat­sink fasteners into the mounting holes.

7

8

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.

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Unplug the power cord from the power
supply.

Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from
the CPU fan header.

Use your nger tips to gently press on

the fastener cap and turn it counter­clockwise to make a 1/4 (900) turn,
and then pull the fastener upward to
loosen it.

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

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

Active Heatsink Removal

Removing the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re­moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow
the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to
the CPU or other components.

1

2

3

4

5

Remove

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Memory Banks

2-4 System Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

How to Install DIMMs

Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with 1.
DIMM1A (Channel 1, DIMMA - see the Figure below), then DIMM2A, DIMM1B
& DIMM2B. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to
the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent incorrect DIMM module
installation.

Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. 2.
Repeat step 1 to install DIMM1B/DIMM if needed. See Page 2-13 for details.

Memory Support

The C7SIM-Q supports up to 16GB of DDR3 Non-ECC UDIMMs (1333/1066/800
MHz) in 4 DIMM slots. Populating these DIMM slots with a pair of memory mod­ules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory, which will
improve memory performance.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory modules that
have been validated with the C7SIM-Q motherboard.

Channel 1, DIMM A

(DIMM1A)

Channel 2, DIMM A

(DIMM2A)

Channel 1, DIMM B

(DIMM1B)

Channel 2, DIMM B

(DIMM2B)

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Insert the DIMM mod­ule vertically and press
down until the module
snaps into place.

To Remove:
Use your thumbs to
gently push the Lock/
Release tabs near both
ends of the module.
Pull the DIMM module
upwards.

Installing and Removing DIMMs

Position the bottom
key of the DIMM
module so it aligns
with the receptive
point on the slot.

When the module
is properlly in­serted, the Lock/
Release tabs
will automatically
secure the DIMM
module, locking it
into place.

Push the Lock/Release
tabs to their Release
positions. Make sure
that the notches on a
DIMM module align with
the Lock/Release tabs
on the memory slot as it
is pressed in.

Lock/Release Tabs

Notches

Release

Release

Lock

Lock

1

2

3

4

Release

Release

5

Press Down

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Note: Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that
remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is
used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional.

For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented a design change in Win-

dows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specic

to the Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver
compatibility. For more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s
Knowledge Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

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

Firmware Hub ash memory (System

BIOS)

1 MB 3.99

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

512 MB 3.01

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and other ap­plications

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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

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

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

BackPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. DVI-D Port

4. VGA

5. USB Port 0

6. USB Port 1

7. USB Port 2

8. USB Port 3

9. USB Port 4

10. USB Port 5

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12

42

5 9

3 6

8

1

10

7

15

14

13 16

17

18

Rear View

11. LAN 1 Port

12. USB Port 6

13. USB Port 7

14. LAN 2 Port

15. Side Surround (Grey)

16. Back Surround (Black)

17. Center/Subwoofer (LFE) (Orange)

18. Microphone-In (Pink)

19. Front (Green)

20. Line-In (Blue)

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2. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally
located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are de-

signed specically for use with Super Micro server chassis. See Figure below for

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

the following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

PowerButton

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

ResetButton

2

HDD LED

PowerLED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

Power Fail LED

LED_Anode+

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Power LED

The Power LED connection is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 LED_Anode+

16 PWR LED Signal

3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. PWR LED connector

B. HDD LED connector

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a
hard drive LED cable here to display
disk activity (for any hard drives on
the system, including SAS and Serial
ATA). See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 LED_Anode+

14 HD Active

PowerButton

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

ResetButton

2

HDD LED

PowerLED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

Power Fail LED

LED_Anode+

A

B

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B

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A. NIC1 LED

B. NIC2 LED

C. OH/FF LED

D. Power Fail

NIC1/NIC2 Indicator

The NIC1 and NIC2 (Network Inter­face Controller) LED connection for
the GLAN ports are located on pins
11 & 12, and 9 & 10 of JF1. Attach
the NIC LED cables to display network
activity. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

GLAN 1 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

11 LED_Anode+

12 NIC1 LED

Signal

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail
connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to
provide advanced warnings of chassis
overheating or fan failure. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 LED_Anode+

8 OH/Fan Fail

LED Signal

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

B

A

PowerButton

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

ResetButton

2

HDD LED

PowerLED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

Power Fail LED

LED_Anode+

A

B

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JF1 Header Pins

C

Power Fail LED

Connect an LED to the Power Fail
connection on pins 5 and 6 of JF1
to provide warnings of power failure.
Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

D

C

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily
contacting both pins will power on/off
the system. This button can also be con-

gured to function as a suspend button

(with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter

4). To turn off the power when the system
is set to suspend mode, press the button
for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table

on the right for pin denitions.

Note: Do not close or short Pins 1

& 2 since this will cause the system

to continuously reboot.

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located
on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a
hardware reset switch on the computer
case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset

B. PWR Button

PowerButton

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

ResetButton

2

HDD LED

PowerLED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

LED_Anode+

Ground

Ground

NIC2 LED

LED_Anode+

Power Fail LED

LED_Anode+

A

B

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A

B

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2-6 Connecting Cables

ATX/Auxiliary Power
Connectors

A 24-pin main power connector is lo­cated at JPW1. This power connector
meets the SSI EPS 12V specica­tion. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

A

B

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8-Pin Auxiliary Power Connector

In addition to the ATX main power, the
8-pin 12V power connector located
at JPW2 is also required to provide
power to the South Bridge, North
Bridge and all VRMs. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

12V 8-pin Power Connec-

torPinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 8-pin PWR

A

B

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are 14 USB 2.0 (Universal
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
motherboard. Eight (8) of them are
back panel USB ports (USB 0/1/2/3,
USB 4/5 and USB 6/7). There are also
four (4) headers that can be used for
front panel connections (USB 10/11,
USB 12/13), and two (2) vertical
"Type A" USB ports (USB 8 and USB

9). See the tables on the right for pin

denitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located
at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an
appropriate cable from the chassis to
inform you of a chassis intrusion when
it is opened.

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A. Back panel USB Ports 0/1/2/3

B. Back panel USB Ports 4/5

C. Back panel USB Ports 6/7

Back Panel

USB (0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Panel USB (10/11/12/13) and Front-

Accessible Onboard USB (8/9)

Connections

Pin # Denition

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

B

A

D

E

C

F

Front Panel USB 10/11, USB 12/13

USB port 8 (Type A)

USB port 9 (Type A)

Chassis Intrusion

G

B

A

D
E

C

F

G

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Fan Headers

The C7SIM-Q has four chassis fan headers
(Fan 1 to Fan 4). Fan 4 is the CPU Fan. Fan
1 to Fan 3 are system/chassis fans.

Note: Pins 1-3 of a 4-pin fan headers

are backward compatible with the tradi-

tional 3-pin fans.) See the table on the

right for pin denitions. *The onboard

fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS Hardware Moni­toring in the Advanced Setting. (Default:

Disabled. When using Thermal Manage-

ment settings, please use all 3-pin fans

or all 4-pin fans on the motherboard.)

Fan Header

PinDenitions(Fan1-3)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

A

B

C

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4 (CPU Fan)

A

B

C

D

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
mouse ports are located at J8. The
mouse port is above the keyboard
port. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

Serial Ports

COM1 and COM2 are serial port
headers. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

SerialPortPinDenitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

(Pin 10 is available on COM2
only. NC: No Connection.)

B

A

C

B

A

C

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A. WOR

B. WOL

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR. This function allows
your computer to "wake-up" when
receiving an incoming call when in
the suspend state. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. You must

have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable
to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located
at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A

B

A

B

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Speaker

A Speaker/Buzzer header is located
on the motherboard. See the table on

the right for speaker pin denitions.

Note: The speaker connector

pins are for use with an external

speaker. If you wish to use the

onboard speaker, you should

close pins 3-4 with a jumper.

LAN 1 and LAN 2 (Gigabit
Ethernet Ports)

Two (2) built-in 100/1000 LAN ports
are located on the I/O backpanel.
These ports accept RJ45 type ca­bles.

Speaker Connector

(J9)

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

LAN1 / LAN2

A

B

A. LAN 1

B. LAN 2

C. Speaker/Buzzer

A

B

C

C

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JPUSB2

A. HD Audio

B. S/PDIF Header

HighDenitionAudio(HDA)

The C7SIM-Q features a 7.1+2 Channel High

Denition Audio (HDA) codec that provides

10 DAC channels, simultaneously supporting

7.1 sound playback and two channels of
independent stereo sound output (multiple
streaming) through the front panel stereo out
for front L&R, rear L&R, center and subwoofer
speakers. This feature is activated with the
Advanced software in the CD-ROM that came
with your motherboard. Sound is output through
the Line In, Line Out and MIC jacks.

S/PDIFPinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 S/PDIF Out

2 Ground

Grey: Side
Surround

Black: Back
Surround

Orange:
CEN/LFE

Pink: Mic-In

Green:Front

Blue: Line-In

A

B

B

A

S/PDIF Header

S/PDIF (Sony®/Philips® Digital Interconnect
Format) is a specication developed for car­rying digital audio signals between digital
devices. This header supports a 2-pin cable for
CD-ROM/DVD drives (not supplied). Please
do not connect 4-pin/3-wire analog cables to
this port.

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JPUSB2

Front Panel Audio Control

If supplied with our chassis, attach
the Front Panel audio interface card
to this header. Note that if front panel
headphones are plugged in, the back
panel audio output is disabled. In
addition, if the front panel interface card
is not connected to the front panel audio
header, jumpers should be installed
on the header pin pairs: 1-2, 5-6, and
9-10. If these jumpers are not installed,
the back panel line out connector will
be disabled and microphone input Pin

1 will be left oating, which can lead to

excessive back panel microphone noise
and cross talk. See the table below for

pin denitions.

A. Front Panel Audio

B. PWR LED

Power LED

The Power LED connector is designated
JLED. This connection is used to pro­vide LED Indication of power supplied to
the system. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

PWR LED

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Key

3 Ground

B

A

HighDenitionFronPanel

Audio

Pin# Signal

1 MC_L

2 AUD_GND

3 MC_R

4 FP_Audio-Detect

5 Line_2_R

6 Ground

7 FP_Jack-Detect

8 Key

9 Line_2_L

3 Ground

B

A

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JPUSB2

A. VGA

B. DVI-D

A

A

DVI-D Port

The DVI-D port (Digital Visual Interface) is
a multi-pin interface designed for carrying
high-resolution video signals. The DVI Port
is located below the VGA Connector on the
I/O backpanel. Refer to the board layout be­low for the location. This connector is used

to display high denition video for monitors

that support DVI signals.

Note: DVI-D is a connector that carry
digital signals only, compared to DVI-I,
which contains both analog and digital
signals, and DVI-A which support analog
signals only.

B

B

(Top)

(Bottom)

VGA Port

A VGA port is located next to the Keyboard/
Mouse port on the back panel. Refer to the
board layout for the location.

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Serial_Link-SGPIO

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

1 NC 2 NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 NC

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers

Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur­pose Input/Output) headers are located
near the SATA connectors on the moth­erboard. These headers are used to
communicate with the enclosure manage­ment chip in the system. See the table on

the right for pin denitions. Refer to the

board layout below for the locations of
the headers.

NC: No Connections

JPUSB2

A

B

Power Supply I

2

C Connector

Power Supply (I2C) Connector, located
at JPI2C on the motherboard monitors
the status of the power supply, fan and
system temperature. See the table on

the right for pin denitions.

PWR Supply I2C

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 3.3V

A. T-SGPIO

B. JPI

2

C

A

B

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between
optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identied with a square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed" means the jumper is on and "Open" means

the jumper is off the pins.

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A. JI2C1 / JI2C2

C. Audio Enable

C. HDA/AC97 Select

JPUSB2

Audio Enable

(JPAC)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

Audio Enable

JPAC enables or disables the onboard
audio connections. See the table on the
right for jumper settings. The default
setting is Enabled.

A

B

C

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con­nect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System
Management Bus. The default setting is
open to disable the connection. See the
table on the right for jumper settings.

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (*Default)

A

B

HD/AC97 Select

JL2 allows selection be tween High

Denition Audio output or legacy AC97

audio. see the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default setting is
HD Audio.

HD Audio / AC97 Audio

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed AC97

Open HD Audio (*Default)

C

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JPUSB2

A

B

Speaker

On the JD1 header, Pins 3~4 are used
for internal speaker. Close Pins 3~4
with a cap to use the onboard speaker.
If you wish to use an external speaker,
close Pins 1~4 with a cable. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Speaker Connector

PinDenitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3~4 Internal Speaker

Pins1~4 External Speaker

LAN Port Enable/Disable

Use JPL1/JPL2 to enable or disable LAN Port
1 and LAN Port 2 on the motherboard. See
the table on the right for jumper settings. The
default setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

Intel Management Engine

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled (*Default)

Open Disabled

Intel Management Engine (ME)

Use this jumper to enable or disable the Intel
Management Engine feature of the mother­board. See the table on the right for jumper
settings. The default setting is enabled.

C

D

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Clear CMOS

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads
to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such
as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the
system, remove the AC power cord and then close pins 1 and 2 to clear
CMOS.

JPUSB2

A. TPM enable

B. Clear CMOS

A

B

A

B

TPM Support Enable

JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM
(Trusted Platform Modules) support
to enhance data integrity and system
security. See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default setting is
disabled.

TPM Support Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled

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JPUSB2

USB Wake-Up

Use the JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of
"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which allows
you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a key
on the USB or PS/2 keyboard or by clicking the
USB or PS/2 mouse of your system. The JPUSB
jumpers are used together with the USB Wake-Up
function in the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers and
the BIOS setting to allow the system to "wake-up
via USB Devices". See the table on the right for
jumper settings and jumper connections.

Note 1: JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports

0~7 and PS/2 ports, while JPUSB2 is for Front

Panel USB ports 10~13.

Note 2: The default jumper setting for the USB

ports is "Disabled". However, when the "USB

Wake-Up" function is enabled in the BIOS,

and the desired USB ports are enabled via

the JPUSB jumper, please be sure to remove

all USB devices from the USB ports whose

USB jumpers are set to "Disabled" before the

system goes into the standby mode.

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A

B

A. JPUSB1

JPUSB2

A

B

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JPUSB2

GLAN LEDs

There are two Gigabit-LAN ports. Each of
these Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports has two
LEDs. The yellow LED (right) indicates
activity, while the Link/Speed LED (left)
may be green, amber or off to indicate the
speed of the connection. See the tables
at right for more information.

2-8 Onboard Indicators

Activity LED

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

Color Status Denition

Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Link/Speed LED Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

Link/Speed LED

Rear View
(When viewing from the rear side
of the chassis.)

A

A

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JPUSB2

A. Power LED

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Denition

Off System Off

On Standby Power On

Green System On

Onboard Power LED (LED2)

The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED
is located at LED2 on the motherboard.
When LED2 is off, the system is off.
When the LED light is green, the
system is on. When the LED is on, the
Standby Power is on. Unplug the power
cable before removing or installing
components. See the layout below for
the LED location.

A

A

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2-9 Disk Drive Connections

SATA Disk Drive Connectors

Six Serial ATA (SATA) disk drive con­nectors (I-SATA 0~5) are located on the
motherboard. See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

SATA Connectors

PinDenitions

Pin# Signal

1 Ground

2 SATA_TXP

3 SATA_TXN

4 Ground

5 SATA_RXN

6 SATA_RXP

7 Ground

JPUSB2

B

A

C

D

F

E

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

B

A

C

D

F

E

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all
of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support
Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.
Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any
hardware components.

Before Power On

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

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the
keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated), connect the chassis
speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper settings as
well.

5. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the Manufacturer.

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

6. Make sure that the 8-pin 12v power connector at JPW2 is connected to your
power supply.

No Power

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

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

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

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies
~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and
cables.

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2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for
details on beep codes.

Note: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed.

2. You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory (see the next page). Also, it is
recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system.
See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

3. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and
noting the results.

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

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

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power
supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to
Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies
~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that
as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so

it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specic system conguration

that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked
Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (http://

www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support.

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

com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed; it depends on the modications to the boot

block code.

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3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Super Micro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

system rst boots up)

• System conguration

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready
when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached
by e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at:[phone], option 2,
or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The C7SIM-Q supports unbuffered, non-ECC DDR3 1333/1066/800

MHz UDIMM memory modules. See Section 2-4 for details on installing
memory.

Question: Why does Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista show

less memory than what is physically installed?

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

Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specic to the Physical Ad­dress Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility. For
more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge
Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

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

on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our
BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our

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

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

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

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

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

le named "ami.bat" with the new BIOS .rom le from your bootable device or

USB pen/thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> ami xxxxxxxx.rom <Enter>

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Notes: Be sure to type in a space after "ami". The drive letter "F:\>" is used
only as an example and is the drive letter of your bootable device or USB pen/

thumb drive. It may be different on your system. Always use the le named

“ami.bat” to update the BIOS.

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

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

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

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

without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to
complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS
to prevent possible system boot failure!

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

show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will need to load the BIOS defaults.
Press <F1> to go to the BIOS setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default
settings. Next, press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To
repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA
at Supermicro for service.

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

Answer: Please see Appendix D, BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that

will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and
install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers
for Windows and security and audio drivers.

Question: How do I utilize the onboard HD sound?

Answer: The onboard HD sound available on the C7SIM-Q can be enabled

with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package.
When activated, sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port
according to the audio connection descriptions listed on Chapter 2. You must
also set the HD Audio setting to "Auto" in the Advanced Chipset section of the
BIOS setup.

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Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any sound.

What should I do?

Answer: Go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Accessories>, <Entertainment> and then

<Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of devices in
the menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS

only detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

Answer: The chipset does not support memory remapping, and PCI-E memory

requires a large amount of memory, so there is a memory hole located around
the 4GB memory address.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be­fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning
to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the
outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and
handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service
is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

4-1

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C7SIM-Q. The AMI ROM
BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter de­scribes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery, please refer to the instruction
guide posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the
system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS
setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as
<F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup
menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

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

congured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the
left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it. (Note:
the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to
include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".
Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the
setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar­row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

HowToChangetheCongurationData

The conguration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing
<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.
As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of
the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

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

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related
issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the
system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you
have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the
BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

4-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the
top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Main Ad vanced

Security

Boot

Exit

 Select Screen
 Select Item

+- Change F i eld
T a b Select F i eld
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.

System Overview

System Ti me [09:20:40]

System Date [Tue 12/14/2009]

Supermicro C7SIM-Q

Version : 1.00
Build Date : 12/09/09
ID : 10607000

Processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5
Speed : XXXXXX MHz
Physical Count : X
Logical Count : X

System Memory

P o pulated Size : XXXXMB
A v ailable Size : XXXXMB

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT- T AB] to
select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-
tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between elds. The date must be entered in

Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time
is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)

Supermicro C7SIM-Q

Version

Build Date

Processor

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

Type of Processor

Speed

Physical Count

Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:

Populated Size

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4-3 AdvancedSetupCongurations

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

BOOT Feature

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed
for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modied between POST mes­sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select
Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op­tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This sets the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force BIOS and
Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

This feature selects the Power-on state for Numlock key. The options are Off
and On.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This feature enables support for the PS/2 mouse. The options are Disabled,
Enabled and Auto.

BIOS SETUP UTILTY

Main Ad vanced

Security

Boot

Exit

vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.

Ad vanced Settings

 Boot F e ature

 Processor & Clock Options
 Ad vanced Chipset Control
 SAT A /Floppy Configuration
 PCI/PnP Configuration
 Super IO Device Configuration
 Remote Access Configuration
 Hard ware Health Configuration
 AC PI Configuration
 T r usted Computing
 Event Log Configuration
 Intel TXT (LT) Configuration

 Select Screen
 Select Item

+- Change F i eld
T a b Select F i eld
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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Wait For 'F1' If Error

This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error occurs. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Unsupported CPU/Memory Check

This feature displays a warning message when an unsupported CPU or memory
is installed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hit 'Del' Message Display

This feature displays "Press DEL to run Setup" during POST. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive
for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

This setting allows you to decide if the power button will turn off the system in­stantly or wait for 4 seconds when it is pressed. The options are Instant Off and
4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power-Off for
the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system
power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to
resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Power-Off
and Last State.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this
item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt
19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function
as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap­tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not
function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

EUP Support

EuP, or Energy Using Product is a European energy-saving specication that sets

a standard on the maximum total power consumption on electrical products. Se­lect Enabled to activate EUP support, select Disabled for normal S5 sleep mode
(system wakeup capability).

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Resume on RTC Alarm

This feature enables or disables the RTC to generate a wake event. The options
are Enabled and Disabled. If this is set to Enabled, the following appears:

RTC Alarm Date (Days) - select using the [-] or [+] keys to select from Every
Day through 1-31.

RTC Alarm Time [HH:MM:SS] - Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select

a eld. Use the [+] or [-] keys to select.

Processor & Clock Options

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

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause
system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

CPU Ratio

This feature allows the user to use the CPU clock multiplier to multiply CPU speed
in order to enhance performance. Select Manual to Manually set the multiplier set­ting. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically select the CPU multiplier setting for
your system. The options are Auto and Manual.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to
monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by
the components whenever needed. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc­tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to
improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The
CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering

This feature allows the user to choose the method of ordering for the Multiple APIC
Description Table (MADT). Select Modern Ordering if you have Microsoft Windows
XP and later version of the OS. Select Legacy Ordering if you use Windows
2000 or earlier version of the OS. The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy
Ordering.

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

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform
to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat­ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled
and Disabled. Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power
off and restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web
site for detailed information.

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

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor
to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

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

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)

Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyper-Threading Technology, which will result in increased
CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to
Intel's web site for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Intel® EIST Technology

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically
adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump­tion and heat dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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

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

conditions. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C1E Support

Select Enabled to use the "Enhanced Halt State" feature. C1E signicantly reduces

the CPU's power consumption by reducing the CPU's clock cycle and voltage during
a "Halt State." The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Intel® C-STATE Tech

If enabled, C-State is set by the system automatically to either C2, C3 or C4 state.
The options are Default and Enabled.

C-State package limit setting

If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package
register. The options are Auto, C1, C3, C6 and C7.

C1 Auto Demotion

When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6 or C7 requests to C1 based
on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

C3 Auto Demotion

When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based
on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Advanced Chipset Control

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

IGD Graphics Mode Select (Available when supported by the CPU)

This feature enables the Internal Graphics Device (IGD). The options are Disabled,

Enabled 32MB, Enabled 64MB, and Enabled 128MB.

DVMT Mode Select (Enabled if supported by the CPU)

This feature appears if Dynamic Video Memory Technology is supported by the
CPU.

DVMT/FIXED Memory

This feature selects the amount of xed memory to be used or select DVMT.

The options are 128MB, 256MB and Maximum DVMT.

Memory Remap Feature

When enabled, this feature allows the remapping of everlapped PCI memory above
the total physical memory. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Frontside Audio Mode

Select HD Audio for High Denition Audio or AC'97 for legacy audio for the front
panel audio ports.

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d
by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.
This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms,

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providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in networking and
data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions
between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This maximizes power-saving
and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The
options are Disabled, PCI and LPC.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be
enabled. The Options are: Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support (available if USB Functions above is Enabled)

Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy
USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed
on the motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disabled, Enabled
and Auto.

SATAConguration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

SATA#1Conguration

If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, selecting
Enhanced will set SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled, Com­patible, Enhanced.

CongureSATAas

This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options
are IDE, RAID and AHCI.

SATA#2Conguration(Available if IDE is enabled under "Congure SATA#1

as" above)

Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Dis­abled and Enhanced

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IDE Detect Timeout (sec)

Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

SATA 0 ~ 5

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the disc storage devices at­tached to the SATA ports. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen

for detailed options of these items. Set the correct congurations accordingly. The

items included in the submenu are:

Type

Use this item to select the type of device connected to the system. The options
are Not Installed, Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities
over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.
If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that
supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode
is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select
Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at
a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple
sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the
IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use
this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate
of 3.3 MBs.

Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate
of 5.2 MBs.

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Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate
of 8.3 MBs.

Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate
of 11.1 MBs.

Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data transfer band­width of 32-Bits. Select Enabled to enable 32-Bit data transfer.

DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the
IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a
data transfer rate of 2.1 MBs.

Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1. It has a
data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a
data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a
data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a
data transfer rate of 13.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a
data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs.

Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer
rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word
DMA mode 2.

Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer
rate of 25 MBs.

Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer
rate of 33.3 MBs.

Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer
rate of 66.6 MBs.

Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 . It has a data
transfer rate of 100 MBs.

The options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de-

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tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using
the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to
support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

PCI/PnPConguration

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

items:

Clear NVRAM

This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and
Yes.

Plug & Play OS

Selecting Yes allows the OS to congure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required

for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to

allow the AMI BIOS to congure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select
64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128,
160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Bus Master

When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

ROM Scan Ordering

This item determines what kind of option ROM to activate over another. The options
are Onboard First and Add-on First.

PCI Slot 4, PCIe Slot 5~7 OPROM

Use this feature to enable or disable PCI/PCIe slot Option ROMs. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Select

This feature selects whether to load the iSCSI or PXE onboard LAN option ROM.
The options are iSCSI and PXE.

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Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

This feature is to enable or disable the onboard option ROMs. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Boot Graphics Adapter Priority

Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot
device. The options are Onboard VGA and Other.

SuperIODeviceConguration

Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address

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

of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from
accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial
port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to
use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options
for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are
Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

RemoteAccessConguration

Remote Access

This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Dis­abled and Enabled.

If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user to decide which serial port to be used for Console
Redirection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2.

Base Address, IRQ: 3F8h, 4 [COM1], 2F8h, 3 [COM 2]

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.
The options are 115200 8, n 1; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and
9600 8, n, 1.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection. The

options are None, Hardware, and Software.

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Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test
(POST). Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after
POST. (Note: This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.)
Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot
Loader. The options are Disabled, Boot Loader, and Always.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi­rection. The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

This is a terminal keyboard denition that provides a way to send commands

from a remote console. Available options are Enabled and Disabled.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

This feature denes the length of time in seconds to display memory information.

The options are No Delay, Delay 1 Sec, Delay 2 Sec, and Delay 4 Sec.

Hardware Health Conguration

This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review
the status of each item when displayed.

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de­termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible
CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predened

by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability. When
the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold, the CPU and system cool­ing fans will run at full speed.

The options are:

The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (includ-•

ing the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature

reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU manufacturer.

The Default Alarm• : Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature
reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predened by the CPU
manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU

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and system cooling. In both the alarms above, please take immediate action
as shown below.

CPU Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected
by the BIOS:

Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature
is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

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

User intervention: No action required.

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and
generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU
is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

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

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

User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU
fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem­perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate
an overheat alarm:

The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High
condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full
speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases
even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and
the Overheat LED will turn on.

The Early Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly
when the High level is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the
CPU temperature down.

Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as shown below.
See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take
action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room
temperature to correct any problems. Note: the system may shut down if it con­tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU.

Notes: The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures
(Celsius/Fahrenheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel
in its newer processors. The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded
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‘Temperature Threshold’ or ‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been assigned at
the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during
different CPU temperature conditions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan speed,
triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc). Since CPUs can have different ‘Tem­perature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send its ‘Temperature Toler­ance’ to the motherboard resulting in better CPU thermal management.

Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to
certain thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This
makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status,
rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25oC).

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information on
thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.

System Temperature

This feature displays the absolute system temperature (i.e., 34oC).

Fan1 ~ Fan4 Reading

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through
Fan5.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for effective
system cooling. Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed (of
100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. The Full Speed

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

Performance for the onboard fans to run at 70% of the Initial PWM Cycle for better
system cooling. The Performance setting is recommended for high-power-consum­ing and high-density systems. Select Balanced for the onboard fans to run at 50%
of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling
and power saving. The Balanced setting is recommended for regular systems with

normal hardware congurations. Select Energy Saving for the onboard fans to run

at 30% of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power efciency and maximum quietness.

The Options are: Full Speed (@100% of PWM Cycle), Performance (@70% of
PWM Cycle), Balanced (@50% of PWM Cycle), and Energy Saving (@30% of
PWM Cycle).

CPU Vcore, AVCC, 3.3Vcc, 12V, V_DIMM, 5V, CPU VTT, 3.3Vsb, and Vbat

This feature displays the voltage readings for the described components.

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ACPIConguration

Use this section to congure the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface

(ACPI) power management settings for your system.

High Performance Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces
periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in
synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de­pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc­tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PS2 KB/MS Wakeup

This feature is used to awaken the system from Standby mode by a PS/2 mouse or
PS/2 keyboard. This must be enabled in the system level and Operating System
(O/S) as well, if supported).

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

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

Force Enabled - Wake up support is always enabled regardless whether it
is disabled in the O/S.

Force Disabled - Wake up support is always disabled regardless whether it
is enabled in the O/S.

Wake on Ring Support

This feature allows support for system wake up if a ring signal is detected through
an optional modem. The selections are Disabled and Enabled.

ACPI Aware O/S

Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat­ing System. Otherwise, disable this feature. The options are Yes and No.

Suspend Mode

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

Power Interface) state for the system when it is in the Suspend mode. The options
are S1 (POS), S3 (STR) and Auto.

ACPI APIC Support

Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT (Root System
Description Table) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

This feature is used to enable the system to function without a keyboard, monitor
or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Version Features

The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website
for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/

Trusted Computing

TCG/TPM Support

Select Yes to enable support for trusted platforms (TPM 1.1/1.2) and allow the BIOS
to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms

specied. The options are Yes and No.

TPM Owner

This feature enables or disables the installation of, or Clears TPM ownership.
The options are Don't Change, Enable Install, Disable Install and Clear.

Execute TPM Command

This feature enables or disables the sending of commands to the TPM. The
options are Don't Change, Enabled and Disabled.

Clearing the TPM

Press <Enter> to clear the TPM memory. This will erase all information related
to TPM support.

If TCG/TPM Support is set to Yes, the TPM Status will display:

TPM Enable/Disable Status

TPM Owner Status

EventLogConguration

View Event Log

Use this option to view the System Event Log.

Mark all events as read

This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel.

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Clear event log

This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. The options are OK
and Cancel.

PCIE Error Log

Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system's PCIe bus.
The options are Yes and No.

MESubsystemConguration

BootBlock HECI Message

Enable this option to allow Boot Block HECI messaging between the systemBIOS

and the ME rmware. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

HECI Message

This feature enables or disables the HECI message. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

End of Post S5 HECI Message

Enable this option to allow HECI messaging when the system is in the off (S5) state.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MEHECIConguration

The Host Embedded Controller Interface (HECI) is used for Active Management
Technology (AMT), which allows communication with the Management Engine
(ME).

ME-HECI

This option enables or disables HECI. The settings are Enabled and Dis­abled.

ME-IDER

Use this feature to enable or disable IDE Redirection on a system that sup­ports AMT. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

ME-KT

Use this feature to enable or disable Keyboard and Text redirection (KT) on a
system that supports AMT. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Management Engine Version

This displays the ME rmware version and is for informational purposes only.

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ME Firmware Image ReFlash

Enable this option to allow the reashing of the ME rmware. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Intel®AMTConguration

Intel AMT Support

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

Force IDER

This option enables IDE Redirection. The options are Disabled, IDER Pri. Master,
IDER Pri. Slave, IDER Sec. Master and IDER Sec. Slave.

Force SOL

This option enables Serial Over LAN (SOL) redirection. The options are Disabled,
and Enabled.

UncongureAMT/ME

This option resets the Intel Active Management Technology/Management Engine to
its default values. The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

Activate Remot Assistance

The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

MEBx Ctrl+P Delay (Seconds)

This option sets the delay (in seconds) during boot when the user can enter the
ME BIOS extension (MEBx) . The options are from 0~255.

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4-4 Security Settings

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

words, the Supervisor password must be set rst.

Supervisor Password

This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used, Set means a supervisor password has
been entered for the system.

User Password:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used, Set means a user password has been
entered for the system.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and enter a new
Supervisor Password.

User Access Level (Available when Supervisor Password is set as above)

Select Full Access to grant full user read and write access to the Setup Utility, se-

lect View Only to allow view-only access to the Setup Utility (the elds cannot be

changed), select Limited to allow only limited elds to be changed such as Date

and Time, select No Access to prevent User access to the Setup Utility. The options
are No Access, View Only, Limited and Full Access.

Change User Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu , and then enter a
new User Password.

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Security Settings

Supervisor P a ssword : Installed
User P a ssword : Installed

Change Supervisor P a ssword
User Access Level [Full Access]

Change User P a ssword

Clear User P a ssword
P a ssword Check [Setup]

Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Disabled]

Install or Change the
password.

 Select Screen
 Select Item

+- Change F i eld
T a b Select F i eld
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Use this feature to congure Boot Settings:

Boot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device.
The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device, 4th boot device,
5th boot device and Disabled.

1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy Drive•

2nd Boot Device - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]•

3rd Boot Device - [SATA: XXXXXXXXX]•

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

5th Boot Device - [Network: XXXXXXXXX]•

Clear User Password (Available only if User Password has been set)

Password Check

Available options are Setup and Always.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

When Enabled, the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program (or virus) is­sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard
disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

4-5 Boot Settings

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Security

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Exit

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Boot Settings

 Boot Device Pr iority

 Hard Disk Drives
 Removable Drives
 CD/DV D Drives

Specifies the
Boot Device
Pr iority sequence.

 Select Screen
 Select Item

+- Change F i eld
T a b Select F i eld
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Hard Disk Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority from the available
Hard Drives.

1st Drive [SATA: XXXXXXXXXX]

•

2nd Drive [SATA: XXXXXXXXXX]•

Removable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable
Drives. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, and Disabled.

1st Drive•

2nd Drive - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]•

Retry Boot Devices

Select this option to retry booting from the congured boot devices if the systems

fail to boot initially. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

4-6 Exit Options

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

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Exit

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Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults
Load F a ilsafe Defaults

Exit system setup
after saving the
changes.

F10 key can be used
for this operation.

 Select Screen
 Select Item

+- Change F i eld
T a b Select F i eld
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Save Changes and Exit

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

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

guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit

menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the
AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. Then, select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De­faults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system
performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not
for maximum performance.

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time
the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue
the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up
procedure. If a fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufac­turer for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.
The numbers on the fatal error list, on the following page, correspond to the num­ber of beeps for the corresponding error.

Appendix A: AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

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BIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.

(Ready to power up)

5 short beeps, 1 long
beep

Memory error No memory detected in the

system

1 long beep, 8 short
beeps

No VGA The installed CPU does not

have a graphics engine or
an external VGA card is not
present

1 continuous beep
(with the front panel
OH LED on)

System Overheat 1 continuous beep with the

front panel OH LED on

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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Notes:

1. Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les

for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from
top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot
the system before proceeding with the next item on the list. The bottom icon
with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

A. Installing Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below
will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not
yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons
to the right of these items. (Note: To install the Windows Operating System,
please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.
com/support/manuals/.)

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

B.ConguringSupero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports
remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.
The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program
included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor
the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial
system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See
the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

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

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

precedence over the BIOS settings. When rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts

the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent
changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD
III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS
temperature threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same
as those set in the BIOS.

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

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

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

ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII
User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/User­Guide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.

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Intel® AMT Management Engine Setup

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Appendix C

Intel® AMT Management Engine Setup

This section describes how to setup the Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
Engine using the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension.

Intel Active Management Technology

The AMT feature built into this motherboard, combined with Intel processors that
feature Intel's vPro technology and a third party software management application,
provides corporate IT organizations with new capabilities for tamper-resistant remote
troubleshooting. Intel AMT is part of the Intel Management Engine built into PCs
with Intel vPro technology. In this particular motherboard, you may enter AMT setup
by accessing the Intel Management Engine interface immediately after POST.

Key Features

Management over the Network (LAN, WLAN)•

Encrypted software updates•

Capable of Remote Inventory of Assets (Hardware / Software)•

Console redirection via SOL (Serial Over LAN)•

Dedicated ash memory•

Remote Diagnostic and Repair, even if the hardware is off•

Requirements

An Intel processor that supports vPro Technology•

IP Networking with connectivity•

A third party management application•

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Setup

1. Immediately after POST, press <Ctrl-P> to enter the AMT conguration.

2. To log into the Intel Management Engine (ME), enter the password. If this is

your rst login, the default password is "admin". Intel ME will then prompt you to

generate a new password. Please enter it twice to conrm the password. Please

note the following password guidelines:

- Password length must be between 8 and 32 characters long

- Must contain both upper and lower case Latin characters

- Must have at least one numeric character

- Must have at least one ASCII non-alphanumeric character (!, @, #, $, %, ^,
&, *)

Intel (R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v6.0.3.019
Copyright (C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Intel (R) ME Firmware versioin 6.0.4.0.1215
Press <CTRL-ALT-F1> to enter Remote Assistance
Press <CTRL-P> to enter Intel (R) ME Setup

Intel (R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v6.0.3.019/Intel (R) ME Firmware versioin 6.0.4.0.1215

Copyright (C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

[ MAIN MENU ]

Intel (R) ME General Settings
Intel (R) AMT Configuration
Exit

Intel (R) ME Password

[ESC]=Exit [ENTER]=Submit

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